COCA COLA CO — Director's Dealing 2002

Dec 18, 2002

4 1 ore23.htm PAUL F. OREFFICE FORM 4 SEC Form 4

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: January 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response. . . . . 0.5

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Oreffice, Paul F. (Last) (First) (Middle) P.O. Box 4846 (Street) Scottsdale, AZ 85261 (City) (State) (Zip) 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol The Coca-Cola Company KO 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) 4. Statement for (Month/Year) December 16, 2002 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer Other Officer/Other Description 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Individual Filing Joint/Group Filing

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End ofMonth (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Owner- ship Form: Direct(D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, $.25 par value	35,304	D
Common Stock, $.25 par value	2,000	I	By Trust
Common Stock, $.25 par value	818 (1)	I	By Wife

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). (over) SEC 1474 (3-99)

Oreffice, Paul F. - December 2002

Form 4 (continued)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Deri- vative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/ Day/ Year)	4. Transaction Code and Voluntary (V) Code (Instr.8) Code | V	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of (Instr. 3,4 and 5)	6. Date Exercisable(DE) and Expiration Date(ED) (Month/Day/Year) (DE) | (ED)	7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr.5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr.4)	10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
Phantom Stock Units	1-for-1	12/16/2002	A |	(A) 461.4017	(2) | (2)	Common Stock - 461.4017	$45.6450	12,014.8339 (3)	D

Explanation of Responses :

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number. /s/ Paul F. Oreffice ________ 12-18-2002 ** Signature of Reporting Person Date Page 2 SEC 1474 (3-99)

Oreffice, Paul F. - December 2002

Form 4 (continued)

FOOTNOTE Descriptions for The Coca-Cola Company KO Form 4 - December 2002 Paul F. Oreffice P.O. Box 4846 Scottsdale, AZ 85261 Explanation of responses: (1) Includes shares held in a dividend reinvestment program for the account of the reporting person's wife. (2) The phantom stock units were accrued under The Coca-Cola Company Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors and are to be settled 100% in common stock of The Coca-Cola Company after the Reporting Person leaves the Board. (3) Includes 50.6231 phantom stock units accrued as a result of crediting phantom dividends.

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