Form 8-K

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

May 10, 2016

 

 

COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware   0-9286   56-0950585

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

4100 Coca-Cola Plaza, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(704) 557-4400

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

(a) Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (the “Company”) held its 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 10, 2016.

(b) The certified results of the matters voted upon at the meeting, which are more fully described in the Company’s proxy statement, are as follows:

Proposal #1 – Elect twelve directors:

 

Nominee

   Votes
For
     Votes
Withheld
     Broker
Non-Votes
 

J. Frank Harrison, III

     47,707,659         1,351,578         1,110,556   

Alexander B. Cummings, Jr.

     47,687,285         1,371,952         1,110,556   

Sharon A. Decker

     48,124,576         934,661         1,110,556   

Morgan H. Everett

     48,067,366         991,871         1,110,556   

Henry W. Flint

     47,639,169         1,420,068         1,110,556   

James R. Helvey, III

     49,020,446         38,791         1,110,556   

William H. Jones

     49,002,629         56,608         1,110,556   

Umesh M. Kasbekar

     48,066,540         992,697         1,110,556   

James H. Morgan

     48,113,739         945,498         1,110,556   

John W. Murrey, III

     48,998,809         60,428         1,110,556   

Sue Anne H. Wells

     48,064,509         994,728         1,110,556   

Dennis A. Wicker

     48,106,991         952,246         1,110,556   

Proposal #2 – Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2016:

 

Votes
For
  Votes
Against
  Abstentions   Broker
Non-Votes
50,141,504   19,443   8,846   -0-


Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

      COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED
        (REGISTRANT)          
Date: May 16, 2016       BY:  

/s/    Clifford M. Deal, III        

        Clifford M. Deal, III
       

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant)