COCA COLA CO — Director's Dealing 2002

Oct 3, 2002

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Buffett Warren E. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1440 Kiewit Plaza (Street) Omaha, NE 68131 (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/Day/Year 10/01/2002 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Description 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned — 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Owner- ship Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
	Code	V	Amount	A/D	Price
Common Stock, $0.25 par value					$ 200,000,000	I	See Notes (1) (2)

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 (Instr.8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable(DE) and Expiration Date(ED) (Month/Day/Year)		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 Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr.4)	10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Securities: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.4)
			Code	V	A	D DE ED Title Amount or Number of Shares	DE	ED	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Phantom Stock Units	1-for-1	10/01/2002	A		688.9412		(3)	(3)	Common Stock	688.9412	$49.175	13,832.3162 (4)	D

Explanation of Responses:

(1) The stock is owned directly by the following subsidiaries of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.: National Indemnity Company (137,187,200 shares); National Fire and Marine Insurance Company (7,495,200 shares); Columbia Insurance Company (40,141,600 shares); Cypress Insurance Company (912,000 shares); National Liability & Fire Insurance Company (1,776,000 shares); Wesco-Financial Insurance Company (7,205,600 shares); Oak River Insurance Company (720,000 shares); National Indemnity Company of the South (1,002,400 shares); National Indemnity Company of Mid-America (1,036,000 shares); Redwood Fire & Casualty Insurance Company (1,644,000 shares); Nebraska Furniture Mart (480,000 shares); and Central States Indemnity Co. of Omaha (400,000 shares). (2) Mr. Buffett is Chairman of the Board of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and may be deemed to control Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and its subsidiaries. Mr. Buffett disclaims 'beneficial ownership' for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, of shares owned by Berkshire Hathaway Inc. or its subsidiaries. (3) 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. (4) Includes 143.5458 phantom stock units accrued from January 1, 2002 to October 1, 2002 as a result of crediting phantom dividends. Also includes 601.4820 phantom stock units awarded on April 1, 2002 at $51.955 per share and 551.3895 phantom stock units awarded July 1, 2002 at $56.675 per share.

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