UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008
OR
o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission File No. 1-2217
CARIBBEAN REFRESCOS, INC. THRIFT PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
(Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan)
One Coca-Cola Plaza
Atlanta, Georgia 30313
(Address of the plan and address of issuers
principal executive offices)
CARIBBEAN REFRESCOS, INC.
THRIFT PLAN
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
As of December 31, 2008 and 2007
and for the Year Ended December 31, 2008
with Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
CARIBBEAN REFRESCOS, INC. THRIFT PLAN
Financial Statements and Supplemental Schedule
As of December 31, 2008 and 2007
and for the Year Ended December 31, 2008
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Supplemental Schedule |
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Schedule H, line 4i Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year) |
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BANKS, FINLEY, WHITE & CO.
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To the Thrift Plan Committee of
Caribbean Refrescos, Inc.
Caribbean Refrescos, Inc.
Cidra, Puerto Rico
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Caribbean Refrescos, Inc. Thrift Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 and the related statement of changes in net assets available for benefits for the year then ended December 31, 2008. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plans management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 2008 and 2007, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the year ended December 31, 2008 in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule of assets held at end of year is presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplemental information required by the Department of Labors Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. This supplemental schedule is the responsibility of the Plans management. The supplemental schedule has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/ |
BANKS, FINLEY, WHITE & CO. |
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June 25, 2009 |
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College Park, Georgia |
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CARIBBEAN REFRESCOS, INC. THRIFT PLAN
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
December 31, 2008 and 2007
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2008 |
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2007 |
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ASSETS |
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Investments (Notes 3 and 4) |
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$ |
23,742,741 |
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$ |
30,501,511 |
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NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS |
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$ |
23,742,741 |
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$ |
30,501,511 |
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Refer to Notes to Financial Statements.
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CARIBBEAN REFRESCOS, INC. THRIFT PLAN
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits
Year Ended December 31, 2008
Additions to net assets: |
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Investment income: |
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Dividend income from common stock |
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$ |
569,212 |
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Interest and dividend income |
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205,341 |
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Total investment income |
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774,553 |
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Contributions: |
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Employer |
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591,815 |
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Participants |
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1,392,713 |
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Total contributions |
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1,984,528 |
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Total additions |
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2,759,081 |
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Deductions from net assets: |
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Net depreciation in fair value of investments |
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7,437,913 |
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Distributions to Participants |
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2,070,244 |
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Administrative expenses |
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9,694 |
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Total deductions |
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9,517,851 |
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Net decrease in net assets available for benefits |
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(6,758,770 |
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Net assets available for benefits, beginning of year |
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30,501,511 |
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NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS, END OF YEAR |
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$ |
23,742,741 |
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Refer to Notes to Financial Statements.
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CARIBBEAN REFRESCOS, INC. THRIFT PLAN
Note 1 Description of Plan
The following description of the Caribbean Refrescos, Inc. Thrift Plan (the Plan) provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Summary Plan Description for a more complete description of the Plans provisions.
General
The Plan is a defined contribution pension plan covering a majority of the employees of Caribbean Refrescos, Inc. (the Company), a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company. Eligible employees may begin participating in the Plan after reaching age 18 and completing three months of service. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (ERISA).
Plan Amendments
Effective March 30, 2007, the Plan was amended to permit participants to direct the investment of employer contributions to any investment option under the Plan, including The Coca-Cola Company Common Stock Fund, and to redirect their investment in The Coca-Cola Company Common Stock Fund attributable to employer contributions to other investment options under the Plan.
Contributions
The election to contribute to the Plan by employees (Participants) is voluntary. Participant contributions are in the form of payroll deductions with the Company currently making a matching contribution equal to 100% of the first 3% of compensation contributed by a Participant subject to certain limitations imposed by the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 1994 (the Code).
Participants may contribute to the Plan with Before-Tax dollars and/or After-Tax dollars. Before-Tax contributions are not subject to current income taxation. Participants may contribute to the Plan on a Before-Tax basis up to $8,000 of their annual compensation subject to certain limitation imposed by the Code. In addition to Before-Tax contributions, participants may contribute on an After-Tax basis up to 10% of their annual compensation. Participants are allowed to roll over account balances from other qualified retirement plans into the Plan. Effective May 16, 2006, the Plan was amended to allow participants who are age 50 or older by the end of the year to make additional Catch-Up contributions within limits imposed by the Code.
All contributions are paid to a trustee and are invested as directed by Participants and the Company. Participants may direct their contributions into a money market fund, common stock of The Coca-Cola Company, mutual funds and collective trust funds with various investment objectives and strategies.
Diversification
All Company contributions are initially invested in common stock of The Coca-Cola Company. Participants may redirect these contributions to other investment options.
Valuation of Participant Accounts
Participant account balances are valued based upon the number of shares or units of each investment fund credited to Participant accounts. The shares and units are revalued on a daily basis to reflect earnings and other transactions. Participant account balances are updated on a daily basis to reflect transactions affecting account balances.
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Participant Loans
Participants may borrow from their account balances subject to certain limitations. Participant loans may be taken from a combination of Before-Tax, After-Tax and rollover account balances. The following applies to Participant loans:
(a) The maximum amount that a Participant may borrow is the lesser of 50% of their account balance or $50,000. The $50,000 maximum is reduced by the Participants highest outstanding loan balance on any loans during the preceding 12 months.
(b) The minimum amount that a Participant may borrow is the lesser of 50% of their account balance or $1,000.
(c) The loan interest rate is the prime rate (as published in The Wall Street Journal at the inception of the loan) plus 1%.
(d) The loan repayment period is one to five years for a general purpose loan and one to 15 years for a loan used to purchase or build a principal residence.
Payment of Benefits
Generally, payments from the Plan are made in a single lump sum upon a Participants retirement, termination or disability. However, upon death of a Participant, the surviving spouse or other designated beneficiary may choose to receive payments, up to a maximum of 10 annual installments, from the Plan. Participants may elect to receive in-service withdrawals from their After-Tax account balances.
Administration
The Company is the named plan administrator as defined in ERISA Section 3(16)(A). However, the Thrift Plan Committee of Caribbean Refrescos, Inc. (the Committee), on behalf of the Company and as designated in the Plan document, has substantial control of and discretion over the administration of the Plan.
Plan Termination
The Company expects the Plan to be continued indefinitely but reserves the right to terminate the Plan or to discontinue its contributions to the Plan at any time, by written document approved by the Committee. In the event of termination, the Committee may either:
(a) continue the trust for as long as it considers advisable, or
(b) terminate the trust, pay all expenses from the trust fund, and direct the payment of Participant account balances, either in the form of lump-sum distributions, installment payments, or any other form selected by the Committee.
Note 2 Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Accounting
The financial statements of the Plan are presented on the accrual basis of accounting.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires Plan management to make estimates that affect certain reported amounts and disclosures. Accordingly, actual results may differ from those estimates.
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Valuation of Investments
All investments are stated at fair value. The investments in common stock of The Coca-Cola Company are determined at the quoted prices in active markets at the last reported sales price on the last business day of the Plan year. The investments in collective trust funds are stated at fair value, based on quoted redemption values, also known as net asset values, as determined by the investment manager on the last business day of the Plan year. The investments in mutual funds are based on the publicly quoted final net asset values on the last business day of the Plan year. Participant loans are valued based upon remaining unpaid principal plus any unpaid accrued interest. Money market funds are stated at fair value, which approximates cost.
Administrative Expenses
Certain administrative expenses were paid by the Plan, as permitted by the Plan document. All other administrative expenses were paid by the Company.
Note 3 Investments
Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 157, Fair Value Measurements defines fair value as the exchange price that would be received for an asset or paid to transfer a liability (an exit price) in the principal or most advantageous market for the asset or liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. SFAS No. 157 established a three-level fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used to measure fair value. This hierarchy requires entities to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:
· Level 1 Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
· Level 2 Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in level 1, such as quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets and liabilities in markets that are not active; or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.
· Level 3 Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.
The fair values of investments as of December 31, 2008 are summarized in the table below:
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Common stock |
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17,147,046 |
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$ |
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$ |
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$ |
17,147,046 |
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Money market funds |
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1,977 |
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2,983,354 |
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2,985,331 |
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Mutual funds |
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2,527,807 |
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2,527,807 |
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Participant loans |
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655,239 |
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655,239 |
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Collective trust funds |
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427,318 |
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427,318 |
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Total investments |
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19,676,830 |
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$ |
3,410,672 |
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$ |
655,239 |
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$ |
23,742,741 |
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The change in the fair value of the Plans level 3 investments for the year ended December 31, 2008 is set forth in the table below:
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Participant Loans |
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Balance, beginning of year |
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534,081 |
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Realized gains/(losses) |
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Unrealized gains/(losses) relating to assets still held at reporting date |
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Purchases, sales, issuances and settlements, net |
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121,158 |
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Balance, end of year |
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$ |
655,239 |
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The fair value of individual investments that represented 5% or more of the Plans net assets as of December 31, 2008 and 2007 was as follows:
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2008 |
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2007 |
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Common stock of The Coca-Cola Company |
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$ |
17,147,046 |
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$ |
22,821,539 |
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Merrill Lynch Government Money Market Fund |
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2,983,354 |
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1,689,356 |
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During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Plans investments (including investments purchased, sold, as well as held during the year) depreciated in fair value as follows:
Common stock of The Coca-Cola Company |
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$ |
5,984,444 |
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Mutual funds |
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1,291,121 |
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Collective trust funds |
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162,348 |
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Net depreciation in fair value of investments |
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$ |
7,437,913 |
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Note 4 Transactions with Parties-in-Interest
During the year ended December 31, 2008, the Plan had the following transactions relating to common stock of The Coca-Cola Company:
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Shares |
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Fair Value |
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Realized Gain |
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Purchases |
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121,885 |
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$ |
6,336,078 |
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N/A |
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Sales |
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113,022 |
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5,921,467 |
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$ |
3,030,549 |
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In-Kind Distributions |
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1,958 |
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104,660 |
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N/A |
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Dividends Received |
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N/A |
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569,212 |
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N/A |
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The Plan held the following investments in common stock of The Coca-Cola Company:
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Shares |
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Fair Value |
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December 31, 2008 |
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378,773 |
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$ |
17,147,046 |
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December 31, 2007 |
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371,868 |
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$ |
22,821,539 |
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The Plans investments in the Cash Management Account and the Government Fund are managed by Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust Company, FSB and BlackRock, Inc., an affiliate of the Trustee, respectively. Therefore, transactions in these funds qualify as party-in-interest.
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Note 5 Risk and Uncertainties
The Plan invests in various investment securities. Investment securities are exposed to various risks such as interest rate, market, and credit risks. Due to the level of risk associated with certain investment securities, it is at least reasonably possible that changes in the values of investment securities will occur in the near term and that such changes could materially affect Participants account balances and the amounts reported in the statement of net assets available benefits.
Note 6 Income Tax Status
The Plan qualifies under Sections 165(a) and 165(e) of the Puerto Rico Income Tax Act of 1954 (the Act), as amended, (for applicable tax years) and Sections 1165(a) and 1165(e) of the Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code of 1994, as amended, (for applicable tax years) and is, therefore, not subject to tax under present income tax laws. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the applicable tax requirements to maintain its qualification. The Plan obtained a determination letter on October 19, 1990, in which the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury ruled that the Plan, as then designed, was in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Act. The Plan has been amended subsequent to receiving this determination letter. The Plan obtained letters on October 22, 1998 and September 27, 2000, in which the Puerto Rico Department of the Treasury ruled that the amendments do not affect the qualified status of the Plan. The Committee believes that the Plan is being operated in compliance with the applicable requirements of the Code and, therefore believes that the Plan is qualified and the related trust is tax-exempt.
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CARIBBEAN REFRESCOS, INC. THRIFT PLAN
EIN: 66-0276572 PN: 001
Schedule H, line 4i - Schedule of Assets (Held at End of Year)
December 31, 2008
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(b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor or |
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(c) Description of investment including maturity date, |
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similar party |
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rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value |
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(e) Current value |
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MONEY MARKET FUNDS: |
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* |
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BlackRock, Inc. |
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Government Fund |
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$ |
2,983,354 |
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* |
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Merrill Lynch Bank & Trust Company |
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Cash Management Account |
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1,977 |
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Total Money Market Funds |
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2,985,331 |
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COMMON STOCK: |
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The Coca-Cola Company |
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Common Stock |
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17,147,046 |
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COLLECTIVE TRUST FUNDS: |
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INVESCO |
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Structured Small Cap Value Equity Trust |
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202,334 |
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INVESCO |
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International Equity Trust |
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224,984 |
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Total Collective Trust Funds |
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427,318 |
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MUTUAL FUNDS: |
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AIM Advisors, Inc. |
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Dynamics Fund |
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359,361 |
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AIM Advisors, Inc. |
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Basic Balanced Fund Class N |
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218,114 |
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AIM Advisors, Inc. |
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Income Fund |
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157,235 |
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AIM Advisors, Inc. |
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U.S. Government Fund |
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562,568 |
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AIM Advisors, Inc. |
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Large Cap Growth Fund |
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360,522 |
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AIM Advisors, Inc. |
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Global Growth Fund |
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244,651 |
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AIM Advisors, Inc. |
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Basic Balanced Fund Class A |
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152,315 |
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Dodge & Cox |
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Income Fund |
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124,554 |
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Dodge & Cox |
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International Stock Fund |
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20,828 |
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Janus |
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Overseas Fund |
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60,084 |
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(b) Identity of issue, borrower, lessor or |
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(c) Description of investment including maturity date, |
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(a) |
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similar party |
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rate of interest, collateral, par, or maturity value |
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(e) Current value |
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MUTUAL FUNDS (CONTINUED): |
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Perkins |
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Mid Cap Value Index Fund |
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58,542 |
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T. Rowe Price |
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Equity Index 500 Fund |
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855 |
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T. Rowe Price |
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Retirement Income Fund |
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277 |
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T. Rowe Price |
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Retirement 2005 Fund |
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89 |
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T. Rowe Price |
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Retirement 2010 Fund |
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192,707 |
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T. Rowe Price |
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Retirement 2015 Fund |
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6,445 |
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T. Rowe Price |
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Retirement 2020 Fund |
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768 |
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T. Rowe Price |
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Retirement 2025 Fund |
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43 |
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T. Rowe Price |
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Retirement 2030 Fund |
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812 |
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T. Rowe Price |
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Retirement 2035 Fund |
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163 |
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T. Rowe Price |
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Retirement 2040 Fund |
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6,433 |
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T. Rowe Price |
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Retirement 2045 Fund |
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173 |
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T. Rowe Price |
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Retirement 2050 Fund |
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268 |
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Total Mutual Funds |
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2,527,807 |
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PARTICIPANT LOANS: |
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* |
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Participants |
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Loans with interest rates ranging from |
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655,239 |
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TOTAL ASSETS (HELD AT END OF YEAR) |
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$ |
23,742,741 |
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* |
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Party-in-interest |
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Note: Column (d) cost is not required for participant-directed investments. |
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SIGNATURE
The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Thrift Plan Committee of Caribbean Refrescos, Inc. has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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CARIBBEAN REFRESCOS, INC. THRIFT PLAN |
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Date: June 25, 2009 |
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/s/ Cándido Collazo |
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Cándido Collazo |
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Chairman, Thrift Plan Committee of Caribbean Refrescos, Inc. |
11
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
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Description |
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23 |
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Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm |