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 11, 2010

COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		0-9286		56-0950585
(State or other jurisdiction		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation)

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)

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

The Company held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 11, 2010. The certified results of the matters voted upon at the meeting, which are more fully described in our proxy statement, are as follows:

Proposal #1 — Elect eleven directors:

										Broker
Director Name		For				Withheld				Non-Votes
J. Frank Harrison, III			44,496,294				1,691,607				861,827
H.W. McKay Belk			46,109,496				78,405				861,827
Alexander B. Cummings, Jr.			46,072,960				114,941				861,827
Sharon A. Decker			46,124,672				63,229				861,827
William B. Elmore			44,496,359				1,691,542				861,827
Deborah H. Everhart			46,098,300				89,601				861,827
Henry W. Flint			46,086,559				101,342				861,827
Ned R. McWherter			46,030,455				157,446				861,827
James H. Morgan			46,125,914				61,987				861,827
John W. Murrey, III			46,111,778				76,123				861,827
Dennis A. Wicker			46,122,709				65,192				861,827

Proposal #2 — Ratify the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year 2010:

						Broker
For		Against		Abstain		Non-Votes
47,001,548		39,318		8,862		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 17, 2010		BY:		/s/ James E. Harris
				James E. Harris Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant and Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer