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 15, 1996 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 of incorporation) Identification No.) 1900 Rexford Road, Charlotte, North Carolina 28211 (Address of principal executive offices Zip Code) (704) 551-4400 Registrant's telephone number, including area codeItem 5. Other Events On May 15, 1996, the Company issued the following press release: Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (NASDAQ National Market: COKE) announced that its Board of Directors authorized repurchase of up to an aggregate of one million shares of its Common Stock from time to time at the discretion of the Company's Executive Committee. Signatures 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 thereunto duly authorized: COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED (REGISTRANT) Date: May 23, 1996 BY: /s/ David V. Singer ------------------------------------------- David V. Singer Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant and Vice President, Chief Financial Officer