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Stockholder Meeting to Be Held on May 8, 2012.

COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED

Meeting Information

Meeting Type: Annual Meeting

For holders as of: March 12, 2012

Date: May 8, 2012

Time: 9:00 a.m. EDT

Location: Marriott SouthPark

2200 Rexford Road

Charlotte, NC 28211

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COCA-COLA BOTTLING CO. CONSOLIDATED

4100 COCA-COLA PLAZA

CHARLOTTE, NC 28211-3481

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Voting Items

The Board of Directors recommends you vote

FOR ALL of the listed nominees:



1.	Election of Directors

	Nominees:

	01)	J. Frank Harrison, III	07)	Deborah H. Everhart
	02)	H.W. McKay Belk	08)	Henry W. Flint
	03)	Alexander B. Cummings, Jr.	09)	William H. Jones
	04)	Sharon A. Decker	10)	James H. Morgan
	05)	William B. Elmore	11)	John W. Murrey, III
	06)	Morgan H. Everett	12)	Dennis A. Wicker

The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2, 3 and 4:

2.	Ratification of the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2012.

3.	Approval of the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated Amended and Restated Annual Bonus Plan.

4.	Approval of the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. Consolidated Amended and Restated Long-Term Performance Plan.

NOTE: Such other business as may properly come before the meeting or any adjournment thereof.