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Global or regional catastrophic events could impact our operations and financial results.
Because of our global presence and worldwide operations, our business can be affected by large-scale terrorist
acts, especially those directed against the United States or other major industrialized countries; the outbreak or
escalation of armed hostilities; major natural disasters; or widespread outbreaks of infectious diseases such as avian
influenza or severe acute respiratory syndrome (generally known as SARS). Such events could impair our ability to
manage our business around the world, could disrupt our supply of raw materials, and could impact production,
transportation and delivery of concentrates, syrups and finished products. In addition, such events could cause
disruption of regional or global economic activity, which can affect consumers’ purchasing power in the affected areas
and, therefore, reduce demand for our products.
ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS
Not applicable.
ITEM 2. PROPERTIES
Our worldwide headquarters is located on a 35-acre office complex in Atlanta, Georgia. The complex includes the
approximately 621,000 square foot headquarters building, the approximately 870,000 square foot Coca-Cola North
America (“CCNA”) building and the approximately 264,000 square foot Coca-Cola Plaza building. The complex also
includes several other buildings, including technical and engineering facilities, a learning center and a reception center.
Our Company leases approximately 250,000 square feet of office space at 10 Glenlake Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia,
which we currently sublease to third parties. In addition, we lease approximately 218,000 square feet of office space at
Northridge Business Park, Dunwoody, Georgia. We own or lease additional real estate, including a Company-owned
office and retail building at 711 Fifth Avenue in New York, New York. These properties are primarily included in the
Corporate operating segment.
The Company has facilities for administrative operations, manufacturing, processing, packaging, packing, storage
and warehousing throughout the United States and Canada, including a portion of the Atlanta office complex, which
are included in our North America operating segment. In addition, in North America, we own nine still beverage
production facilities and four bottled water facilities, lease one bottled water facility, and own a facility that
manufactures juice concentrates for foodservice use, all of which are included in the North America operating segment.
We own or hold a majority interest in or otherwise consolidate under applicable accounting rules bottling
operations that own 136 principal beverage bottling and canning plants located throughout the world. These plants are
included in the Bottling Investments operating segment.
We own a facility in Brussels, Belgium, which consists of approximately 315,000 square feet of office and
technical space. This facility is included in the European Union operating segment. We also own or lease real estate,
office space and other facilities throughout the world which are used for administrative facilities, warehouses and retail
operations. In addition, as of December 31, 2007, our Company owned and operated 30 principal beverage concentrate
and/or syrup manufacturing plants located throughout the world. These properties are generally included in the
geographic operating segment in which they are located.
Management believes that our Company’s facilities for the production of our products are suitable and adequate,
that they are being appropriately utilized in line with past experience, and that they have sufficient production capacity
for their present intended purposes. The extent of utilization of such facilities varies based upon seasonal demand for
our products. It is not possible to measure with any degree of certainty or uniformity the productive capacity and extent
of utilization of these facilities. However, management believes that additional production can be obtained at the
existing facilities by adding personnel and capital equipment and, at some facilities, by adding shifts of personnel or
expanding the facilities. We continuously review our anticipated requirements for facilities and, on the basis of that
review, may from time to time acquire additional facilities and/or dispose of existing facilities.
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