Company Name: Coca-Cola Co.
Public Availability Date: January 2, 2008
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INQUIRY LETTER
INQUIRY LETTER
[INQUIRY LETTER]
December 18, 2007
Securities & Exchange Commission
Division of Corporate Finance
100 F. Street, N.E.
Washington, DC 20549
Subject: The Coca-Cola Company
Re: My Proposal
Ladies & Gentlemen:
In response to Coca-Cola's request for deletion, I wish to take issue and have
my proposal entered in the proxy materials for 2008.
I have properly notified all whom have been sent proposals that I will not be
able to attend due to my ongoing medical problems, nor possibly find a
substitute. Names and addresses of shareowners are not made available by
corporations, and those with proposals and addresses have their own problems.
There is no verified proof by any S.E.C. reference, nor has the S.E.C. elected
to publish any need for attendance.. All prior decisions have been
anti-proponent. My nonattendance is no reason for deletion on that basis. The
voting has been mostly accomplished at the request of corporations for a
pre-meet return, and a short speech will not change it.
Example: Several years ago my husband drove us 2 1/2 hours round trip to the
same location, on a blustery day. We were seated in the rear, even after
notifying the hostess that we had a proposal to present. When called to do so,
my husband was handed a wireless microphone and as soon as he spoke, all heads
turned to the rear. He asked permission to move up front and the Chairman
beckoned to do so. There was a large clock on stage to measure an allotted 3
minutes, and he found this very distracting. There were no questions asked, and
the business meeting ended very fast
Unknown to the attendees, the Reverend Jesse Jackson and a large entourage had
driven to the meeting, and a special section was cordoned off for their seating
together. A young lady who claimed that her job position had been cancelled, and
she learned it was then filled by a white person, a clear case of violation of
human rights. Both she and the Reverend Jackson spoke between fifteen minutes to
a half hour, with no time limit nor interruption by the Chairman. This is
clearly proof that the Company wanted to hustle through the business end and win
their nominee's positions. The settlement costs were in the millions, and my
efforts to save the company and shareowners millions are defeated in a
determined manner
The S.E.C's. attendance requirement has been unfair for years, and the time may
come when a class action could be brought in Federal Court, which would be most
embarrassing to an otherwise good Federal Agency, protecting the shareowners in
their investment. The question of non-acceptance of brokerage reports as proof
of holdings could be also be on the agenda, along with abolition of Plurality
voting, which some companies are finally recognizing as being a denial of
Constitutional Rights.
It is again noted that corporate representatives are posting prior decisions as
a claim to dismiss my Proposal. Many of those pertain to our holdings, which
amounts to tracking, a possible case of harassment. It should not be acceptable
as "Exhibits", nor is it "Cast in Stone" and irrevocable.
The S.E.C. is invited to bring their Rules up to today's standard, not being
Pressured by corporate interests.
Prepared and written by my husband, Robert, as I neither type nor use a computer
6 copies to S.E.C
1 copy to Sec. of Coca-Cola
Sincerely,
/s/
Mary F. Morse Tr.
[INQUIRY LETTER]
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549-3010
DIVISION OF CORPORATION FINANCE
January 2, 2008
Mary F. Morse
Mary F. Morse Family Trust
212 Highland Ave.
Moorestown, NJ 08057-2717
Re: The Coca-Cola Company Incoming letter dated December 18, 2007
Dear Ms. Morse:
This is in response to your letter dated December 18, 2007 concerning the
shareholder proposal submitted to Coca-Cola by the Mary F. Morse Family Trust.
On December 27, 2007, we issued our response expressing our informal view that
Coca-Cola could exclude the proposal from its proxy materials for its upcoming
annual meeting.
We recerved your letter after we issued our response. After reviewing the
information contained in your letter, we find no basis to reconsider our
position.
Sincerely,
/s/
Jonathan A. Ingram
Deputy Chief Counsel
cc: Anita Jane Kamenz
Attorney
Office of the Secretary
The Coca-Cola Company
P.O. Box 1734
Atlanta, GA 30301 |