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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT
REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 5, 2019 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED, INC. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">56-0950585</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">557-4400</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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if the Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule&nbsp;405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this
chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter). </P>
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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&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;2.03.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left"><B>Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Off-Balance</FONT> Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant. </B></P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On February 5, 2019,
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;) entered into a confirmation of acceptance (the &#147;<U>Confirmation of Acceptance</U>&#148;) to sell $100&nbsp;million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2026 (the
&#147;<U>2026 Notes</U>&#148;) to MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC (&#147;<U>MetLife</U>&#148;) and certain of its affiliates (the &#147;<U>MetLife Affiliates</U>&#148;) pursuant to a Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement (the
&#147;<U>Agreement</U>&#148;) dated January&nbsp;23, 2019 between the Company, MetLife and each MetLife Affiliate that becomes party thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the Confirmation of Acceptance, the Company has agreed to sell $100&nbsp;million aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes on
or before April&nbsp;10, 2019. The 2026 Notes will bear interest at 3.93% and will mature on October&nbsp;10, 2026, unless earlier redeemed by the Company. Interest on the 2026 Notes will be payable quarterly in arrears on each January&nbsp;10,
April&nbsp;10, July&nbsp;10 and October&nbsp;10, commencing on July&nbsp;10, 2019. Interest will be computed on the basis of a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">360-day</FONT> year composed of twelve <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">30-day</FONT>
months. The Company expects to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes. If the Company cancels the closing of the purchase and sale of the 2026 Notes or if such closing is not consummated on or prior to April&nbsp;10, 2019, the Company is
obligated to pay MetLife a cancellation fee, calculated to take into account any changes in interest rates between the Confirmation of Acceptance date and the date of cancellation, or a delayed delivery fee, calculated to take into account any loss
in yield during the period from the anticipated closing date through the rescheduled closing date, as applicable. Closing of the purchase and sale of the 2026 Notes is subject to a number of customary conditions precedent and future events
occurring, as set forth in the Agreement, and there can be no assurances that these future events will occur or that these conditions will be satisfied, or if not satisfied, waived at such closing. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company may, in one or a series of transactions, issue and sell, and MetLife and the MetLife Affiliates may
consider in their sole discretion the purchase of, additional senior unsecured notes of the Company (the &#147;<U>Shelf Notes</U>&#148; and, together with the 2026 Notes, the &#147;<U>Notes</U>&#148;), in an aggregate principal amount of up to
$300&nbsp;million, including the 2026 Notes. The Shelf Notes will bear interest at either a fixed interest rate (&#147;<U>Fixed Rate Shelf Notes</U>&#148;) or a floating interest rate (&#147;<U>Floating Rate Shelf Notes</U>&#148;), and will have
other particular terms, all as set forth in a confirmation of acceptance executed by the parties prior to the closing of each purchase and sale transaction. Fixed Rate Shelf Notes will have a maturity date of no more than 15 years after the date of
original issuance and Floating Rate Shelf Notes will have a maturity date of no more than 10 years after the date of original issuance. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Notes are redeemable by the Company, in whole at any time or in part from time to
time, at 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon and any applicable Yield-Maintenance Amount, Prepayment Premium and/or Breakage Amount (each as defined in the Agreement) with
respect to such Notes. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and customary affirmative, negative and financial
covenants. These covenants include, among other things, certain limitations on the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to incur indebtedness, dispose of assets outside of the ordinary course of business and enter into certain merger or
consolidation transactions, and a requirement that the Company and its subsidiaries use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain all material agreements necessary for the conduct of the Company&#146;s business. The Agreement also contains two
financial covenants: a &#147;consolidated cash flow/fixed charges ratio&#148; and a &#147;consolidated funded indebtedness/cash flow ratio&#148; (each as defined in the Agreement). The consolidated cash flow/fixed charges ratio requires the Company
to maintain a consolidated cash flow to consolidated fixed charges ratio of 1.50 to 1.00 or higher. The consolidated funded indebtedness/cash flow ratio requires the Company to maintain a consolidated funded indebtedness to consolidated cash flow
ratio of 6.00 to 1.00 or lower. The </P>
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Agreement also requires that, in the event the Company amends its Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June&nbsp;8, 2018 among the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the
other parties thereto (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;11, 2018) such that it contains covenant or default
provisions that are similar to those contained in the Agreement but which contain percentages, amounts, formulas or grace periods that are more restrictive than those set forth in the Agreement or are otherwise more beneficial to the lenders
thereunder, the Agreement shall be automatically amended to include such additional or amended covenants and/or default provisions. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
Agreement includes customary events of default, including, among others: <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(i)&nbsp;non-payment</FONT> of amounts due thereunder, (ii)&nbsp;the material inaccuracy of representations or warranties made thereunder, <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(iii)&nbsp;non-compliance</FONT> with covenants thereunder, <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(iv)&nbsp;non-payment</FONT> of amounts due under, or the acceleration of, other material indebtedness of the Company or its
subsidiaries, (v)&nbsp;bankruptcy or insolvency events, (vi)&nbsp;unsatisfied judgments in excess of $100&nbsp;million, individually or in the aggregate, outstanding for 30 days or more which are not being appealed or contested in good faith and
(vii)&nbsp;a change of control of the Company (which includes The Coca-Cola Company and its subsidiaries ceasing to own at least ten percent of the outstanding capital stock of the Company). Upon the occurrence of an event of default under the
Agreement, the lenders may accelerate the maturity of the Company&#146;s outstanding obligations thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing description of
the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement and all exhibits thereto, which are filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;8-K</FONT> and incorporated
herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Forward-Looking Statements.</B> This Current Report on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> contains
forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements typically are identified by use of terms such as &#147;may,&#148; &#147;project,&#148;
&#147;should,&#148; &#147;plan,&#148; &#147;expect,&#148; &#147;anticipate,&#148; &#147;believe,&#148; &#147;estimate&#148; and similar words. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The Company&#146;s actual results could differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including the
statements under &#147;Risk Factors&#148; found in the Company&#146;s Annual Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> and its Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> on file with the SEC. </P>
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the undersigned hereunto duly authorized. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Date: February&nbsp;5, 2019</TD>
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Form 8-K
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 5, 2019
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, North Carolina
28211
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code): (704)
557-4400
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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14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17
CFR
240.14a-12)
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communications pursuant to Rule
14d-2(b)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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communications pursuant to Rule
13e-4(c)
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
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 2.03.
Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an
Off-Balance
Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
On February 5, 2019,
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. (the "
Company
") entered into a confirmation of acceptance (the "
Confirmation of Acceptance
") to sell $100 million aggregate principal amount of senior unsecured notes due 2026 (the
"
2026 Notes
") to MetLife Investment Advisors, LLC ("
MetLife
") and certain of its affiliates (the "
MetLife Affiliates
") pursuant to a Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement (the
"
Agreement
") dated January 23, 2019 between the Company, MetLife and each MetLife Affiliate that becomes party thereto.
Pursuant to the Confirmation of Acceptance, the Company has agreed to sell $100 million aggregate principal amount of the 2026 Notes on
or before April 10, 2019. The 2026 Notes will bear interest at 3.93% and will mature on October 10, 2026, unless earlier redeemed by the Company. Interest on the 2026 Notes will be payable quarterly in arrears on each January 10,
April 10, July 10 and October 10, commencing on July 10, 2019. Interest will be computed on the basis of a
360-day
year composed of twelve
30-day
months. The Company expects to use the proceeds for general corporate purposes. If the Company cancels the closing of the purchase and sale of the 2026 Notes or if such closing is not consummated on or prior to April 10, 2019, the Company is
obligated to pay MetLife a cancellation fee, calculated to take into account any changes in interest rates between the Confirmation of Acceptance date and the date of cancellation, or a delayed delivery fee, calculated to take into account any loss
in yield during the period from the anticipated closing date through the rescheduled closing date, as applicable. Closing of the purchase and sale of the 2026 Notes is subject to a number of customary conditions precedent and future events
occurring, as set forth in the Agreement, and there can be no assurances that these future events will occur or that these conditions will be satisfied, or if not satisfied, waived at such closing.
Pursuant to the Agreement, the Company may, in one or a series of transactions, issue and sell, and MetLife and the MetLife Affiliates may
consider in their sole discretion the purchase of, additional senior unsecured notes of the Company (the "
Shelf Notes
" and, together with the 2026 Notes, the "
Notes
"), in an aggregate principal amount of up to
$300 million, including the 2026 Notes. The Shelf Notes will bear interest at either a fixed interest rate ("
Fixed Rate Shelf Notes
") or a floating interest rate ("
Floating Rate Shelf Notes
"), and will have
other particular terms, all as set forth in a confirmation of acceptance executed by the parties prior to the closing of each purchase and sale transaction. Fixed Rate Shelf Notes will have a maturity date of no more than 15 years after the date of
original issuance and Floating Rate Shelf Notes will have a maturity date of no more than 10 years after the date of original issuance. Pursuant to the Agreement, the Notes are redeemable by the Company, in whole at any time or in part from time to
time, at 100% of the principal amount of the Notes being redeemed together with accrued and unpaid interest thereon and any applicable Yield-Maintenance Amount, Prepayment Premium and/or Breakage Amount (each as defined in the Agreement) with
respect to such Notes.
The Agreement contains customary representations and warranties and customary affirmative, negative and financial
covenants. These covenants include, among other things, certain limitations on the ability of the Company and its subsidiaries to incur indebtedness, dispose of assets outside of the ordinary course of business and enter into certain merger or
consolidation transactions, and a requirement that the Company and its subsidiaries use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain all material agreements necessary for the conduct of the Company's business. The Agreement also contains two
financial covenants: a "consolidated cash flow/fixed charges ratio" and a "consolidated funded indebtedness/cash flow ratio" (each as defined in the Agreement). The consolidated cash flow/fixed charges ratio requires the Company
to maintain a consolidated cash flow to consolidated fixed charges ratio of 1.50 to 1.00 or higher. The consolidated funded indebtedness/cash flow ratio requires the Company to maintain a consolidated funded indebtedness to consolidated cash flow
ratio of 6.00 to 1.00 or lower. The
Agreement also requires that, in the event the Company amends its Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of June 8, 2018 among the Company, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and the
other parties thereto (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form
8-K
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 11, 2018) such that it contains covenant or default
provisions that are similar to those contained in the Agreement but which contain percentages, amounts, formulas or grace periods that are more restrictive than those set forth in the Agreement or are otherwise more beneficial to the lenders
thereunder, the Agreement shall be automatically amended to include such additional or amended covenants and/or default provisions.
The
Agreement includes customary events of default, including, among others:
(i) non-payment
of amounts due thereunder, (ii) the material inaccuracy of representations or warranties made thereunder,
(iii) non-compliance
with covenants thereunder,
(iv) non-payment
of amounts due under, or the acceleration of, other material indebtedness of the Company or its
subsidiaries, (v) bankruptcy or insolvency events, (vi) unsatisfied judgments in excess of $100 million, individually or in the aggregate, outstanding for 30 days or more which are not being appealed or contested in good faith and
(vii) a change of control of the Company (which includes The Coca-Cola Company and its subsidiaries ceasing to own at least ten percent of the outstanding capital stock of the Company). Upon the occurrence of an event of default under the
Agreement, the lenders may accelerate the maturity of the Company's outstanding obligations thereunder.
The foregoing description of
the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of such agreement and all exhibits thereto, which are filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on
Form 8-K
and incorporated
herein by reference.
Forward-Looking Statements.
This Current Report on Form
8-K
contains
forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements typically are identified by use of terms such as "may," "project,"
"should," "plan," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate" and similar words. Except as required by law, the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The Company's actual results could differ materially from those contained in forward-looking statements due to a number of factors, including the
statements under "Risk Factors" found in the Company's Annual Reports on Form
10-K
and its Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q
on file with the SEC.
Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
Description
Incorporated By
Reference To
10.1
Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement, dated January 23, 2019, by and among the Company, MetLife and the other parties thereto.
Filed herewith.
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: February 5, 2019
By:
/s/ Scott Anthony
Scott Anthony
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer