---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-25-055830"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "COKE"
cik: "0000317540"
company_name: "Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc."
filed_at: "2025-12-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-16T14:08:07.249478+00:00"
event_type: "debt"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Coca-Cola Consolidated enters $1.35B term loan facilities, refinances bridge loan

## Summary
- Borrowed $900M three-year and $450M five-year unsecured term loans on Dec 8, 2025.
- Proceeds used to refinance $1.2B bridge loan from Nov 2025 and for general corporate purposes.
- Interest rates based on Term SOFR or Base Rate plus spreads from 0.75%-1.5% depending on debt rating.
- Financial covenants require cash flow/fixed charges ratio ≥1.5x and funded debt/cash flow ≤6.0x.
- Facilities arranged by Wells Fargo, BofA, PNC, Truist; South State as documentation agent.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-25-055830
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: COKE
- cik: 0000317540
- company_name: Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
- filed_at: 2025-12-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: debt
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 1.01, 2.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/317540/000162828025055830/0001628280-25-055830-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/317540/000162828025055830/coke-20251208.htm

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