Coca Cola 2015 Annual Report Download - page 173

ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
The following words and phrases as used herein shall have the meaning specified below, unless a different meaning is plainly required
by the context. The masculine pronoun, wherever used, shall include the feminine. Whenever any words are used herein in the
singular, they shall be construed as though they were also used in the plural, in all cases where they would so apply.
Account shall mean an account maintained under the Plan for a Member in accordance with Article III.
Administrator shall mean the administrator as shall be appointed in accordance with Article VII.
Affiliate shall mean any corporation not less than 20% of whose voting stock or ownership interest (not including shares having voting
power only upon the happening of an event of default) is at the time owned, directly or indirectly, by the Company.
Annual Interest Rate shall mean the year-over-year change in CPI-U for the United States (published by the U.S Department of Labor
Bureau of Labor Statistics) measured as of September of the Plan Year immediately prior to the applicable Plan Year, plus 250 basis
points, rounded to two decimal points. In no event shall the Annual Interest Rate be less than 0% or more than 5%.
Beneficiary shall mean the person or persons designated in writing by the Member to receive any benefits from the Plan due to the
death of the Member. If no Beneficiary is designated, the Beneficiary shall be the Member’s spouse. If no Beneficiary is designated
and the Member has no current spouse, the Beneficiary shall be the Member’s estate.
Change of Control shall mean a change in control of a nature that would be required to be reported in response to Item 6(e) of
Schedule 14A of Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act as in effect on January 1, 2002, provided that such a change in control shall
be deemed to have occurred at such time as (i) any “person” (as that term is used in Sections 13(d) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act),
is or becomes the “beneficial owner” (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act as in effect on January 1, 2002) directly or
indirectly, of securities representing 20% or more of the combined voting power for election of directors of the then outstanding
securities of the Company or any successor of the Company; (ii) during any period of two consecutive years or less, individuals who at
the beginning of such period constituted the Board of Directors of the Company cease, for any reason, to constitute at least a majority
of the Board of Directors, unless the election or nomination for election of each new director was approved by a vote of at least two-
thirds of the directors then still in office who were directors at the beginning of the period; (iii) the share owners of the Company
approve any merger or consolidation as a result of which the Stock shall be changed, converted or exchanged (other than a merger
with a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company) or any liquidation of the Company or any sale or other disposition of 50% or more
of the assets or earning power of the Company, and