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 code
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Item 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.
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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
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David V. Singer
Principal Financial Officer of the Registrant
and
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
