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): February 23, 2005
COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in 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)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On February 23, 2005, the Board of Directors of Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated (the “Company”), upon approval of its Compensation Committee, ratified and approved certain objective performance goals and criteria for 2005 under the Company’s Annual Bonus Plan (the “Annual Plan”). Under the Annual Plan, cash bonus awards, if any, are paid annually to certain key management employees based on a percentage of base salary, individual performance and the Company’s achievement of objective performance goals set by the Compensation Committee.
Each participant’s bonus percentage of base salary is determined annually by the Compensation Committee. For fiscal year 2005, the bonus percentages for the executive officers who will be “named executive officers” for purposes of the Company’s proxy statement for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and who are eligible to participate in the Annual Plan for 2005 are as follows: J. Frank Harrison, III—100%; William B. Elmore—100%; David V. Singer—60% and C. Ray Mayhall—50%.
The Company’s objective performance goals are set annually by the Compensation Committee with respect to the following performance indicators: operating cash flow, free cash flow, net income, unit volume, market share and a value measure. The Compensation Committee assigns different weights to each of the performance indicators based on the perceived need to focus more or less on a particular objective in a given year. For fiscal year 2005, the following weights were assigned to the performance indicators: operating cash flow—30%, free cash flow—40%, net income—10%, unit volume—5%, market share—5% and value measure—10%.
A description of the Annual Plan for 2005 (the “Description of the 2005 Annual Bonus Plan”) is filed as Exhibit 10.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference. The summary of the Annual Plan for 2005 contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the Description of the 2005 Annual Bonus Plan.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
| Exhibit Number |
Exhibit Description | |
| 10.1* | Description of the 2005 Annual Bonus Plan. |
| * | Management Contract |
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED | ||||
| (REGISTRANT) | ||||
| Date: February 28, 2005 |
By: | /s/ David V. Singer | ||
| David V. Singer | ||||
| Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC
EXHIBITS
CURRENT REPORT
ON
FORM 8-K
| Date of Event Reported: | Commission File No: | |
| February 23, 2005 | 0-9286 |
COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit Description | |
| 10.1* | Description of the 2005 Annual Bonus Plan. |
| * | Management Contract |