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) DECEMBER 6, 1999 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.) 4100 Coca-Cola Plaza, 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 December 6, 1999, the Company issued the following press release:
NEWS RELEASE [LOGO] COCA-COLA Media Contact: Lauren C. Steele BOTTLING CO. VP Corporate Affairs CONSOLIDATED 704-551-4551 Investor Contact: David V. Singer VP, Chief Financial Officer 704-551-4604 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 6, 1999 COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED DEFERS PURCHASE OF JOINT VENTURE CHARLOTTE, NC---Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated said in a statement today that it plans to defer the purchase of The Coca-Cola Company's 50 percent interest in Piedmont Coca-Cola Bottling Partnership, a joint venture with selling territories in North Carolina and South Carolina. The decision was made at the company's December board meeting. The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola Consolidated have mutually determined not to continue negotiations to complete the transaction as stated in the non-binding letter of intent signed on November 5, 1999. The parties expect to re-institute discussions for the acquisition of The Coca-Cola Company's interest in Piedmont Coca-Cola Bottling Partnership by Coca-Cola Consolidated at some point in the future. Coca-Cola Consolidated will continue to operate the business under a long-term management contract. Since 1993, the Charlotte-based bottler has been a joint venture partner with The Coca-Cola Company in the Piedmont Coca-Cola Bottling Partnership, a company with franchise territories in much of South Carolina and parts of Eastern North Carolina. Coca-Cola Consolidated has served those territories under a management agreement since the formation of the joint venture. --30-- COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED, 4100 COCA-COLA PLAZA, CHARLOTTE, NC 28211 (704) 551-4400
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: December 10, 1999 BY: /s/ David V. Singer --------------------------------------------- David V. Singer Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant and Vice President, Chief Financial Officer