NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Aug. 3, 2011--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that it assigned its 'A+' rating to Atlanta-based The Coca-Cola Co.'s (Coke) expected $2 billion senior unsecured notes offering, comprised of a $1 billion issue due 2016 and $1 billion due 2021, issued under Rule 144A with registration rights. The company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund the cash portion of a proposed offer to exchange certain outstanding notes assumed in connection with Coke's October 2010 acquisition of a majority of its North American bottling operations, and to repay outstanding commercial paper. The 'A+' corporate credit rating and stable outlook on Coke continues to reflect our excellent business risk assessment stemming
