The Coca-Cola's CEO Discusses Q4 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript

The Coca-Cola (KO)

Q4 2011 Earnings Call

February 07, 2012 9:30 am ET

Executives

Jackson Kelly - Vice President

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Muhtar Kent - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer, President, Chairman of Executive Committee and Chairman of North America Business Integration Team Steering Committee

Gary P. Fayard - Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President and Member of North America Business Integration Team Steering Committee

Analysts

Mark Swartzberg - Stifel, Nicolaus & Co., Inc., Research Division

William Pecoriello - Consumer Edge Research, LLC

Bonnie Herzog - Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, Research Division

Bryan D. Spillane - BofA Merrill Lynch, Research Division

Judy E. Hong - Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Research Division

Caroline S. Levy - CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets, Research Division

Presentation

Operator

At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to The Coca-Cola Company's Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2011 Earnings Results Conference Call. Today's call is being recorded. If you have any objections, you may disconnect at this time. [Operator Instructions] I would like to remind everyone that the purpose of this conference is to talk with investors and therefore, questions from the media will not be addressed. Media participants should contact Coca-Cola's Media Relations Department if they have questions. I would now like to introduce Jackson Kelly, Vice President and Investor Relations Officer. Mr. Kelly, you may begin.

Jackson Kelly

Good morning, and thank you for being with us today. I'm joined by Muhtar Kent, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; and Gary Fayard, our Chief Financial Officer. Following prepared remarks this morning, we'll turn the call over for your questions.

Before we begin though, I'd like to remind you that this conference call may contain forward-looking statements, including statements concerning long-term earnings objective and should be considered in conjunction with cautionary statements contained in our earnings release and in the company's most recent periodic SEC report.