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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 9, 2023
 COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED, INC.
(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, NC
 28211
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (980) 392-8298

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share COKE The Nasdaq Global Select Market
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.    ☐




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

(a)
On May 9, 2023, Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”).
(b)
At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s stockholders (i) elected all 11 of the Company’s nominees for director to serve until their terms expire at the Company’s 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders or until their successors are duly elected and qualified; (ii) approved, on an advisory basis, the Company’s named executive officer compensation in fiscal 2022; (iii) voted, on an advisory basis, in favor of holding future advisory votes to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation every three years; (iv) ratified the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2023; and (v) approved the amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to limit the personal liability of certain senior officers of the Company as permitted by recent amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Each of these proposals is further described in the Company’s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission on March 20, 2023.
The final voting results for each of the proposals submitted to the Company’s stockholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

1. Election of directors:

Nominee Votes For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes
J. Frank Harrison, III 23,973,622  2,164,377  627,819 
Elaine Bowers Coventry 25,831,584  306,415  627,819 
Sharon A. Decker 25,827,723  310,276  627,819 
Morgan H. Everett 25,825,259  312,740  627,819 
James R. Helvey, III 26,096,178  41,821  627,819 
William H. Jones 26,062,766  75,233  627,819 
Umesh M. Kasbekar 25,872,447  265,552  627,819 
David M. Katz 23,984,539  2,153,460  627,819 
James H. Morgan 24,340,824  1,797,175  627,819 
Dennis A. Wicker 24,141,232  1,996,767  627,819 
Richard T. Williams 26,094,946  43,053  627,819 

2. Advisory vote to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation in fiscal 2022:

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
26,020,023  95,535  22,441  627,819 

3. Advisory vote on the frequency of future advisory votes to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation:

1 Year 2 Years 3 Years Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
2,900,447  9,488  23,210,441  17,623  627,819 

4. Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP to serve as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2023:

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
26,679,809  77,677  8,332  — 





5. Approval of the amendment to the Company’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation to limit the personal liability of certain senior officers of the Company as permitted by recent amendments to the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware:

Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes
23,666,849  2,455,515  15,635  627,819 

(d) In accordance with the recommendation of the Company’s Board of Directors, the Company’s stockholders voted, on an advisory basis, in favor of holding future advisory votes to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation every three years. Based on the voting results, the Company will include an advisory stockholder vote to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation in its proxy materials every three years until the next required advisory vote on the frequency of stockholder votes to approve the Company’s named executive officer compensation, which will occur no later than the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders in 2029.





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 CONSOLIDATED, INC.
Date: May 12, 2023
 By: /s/ E. Beauregarde Fisher III
E. Beauregarde Fisher III
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary