We expect that credit measures for the Coke System (The Coca-Cola Co. and its system bottlers, Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. and Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. S.A.) will continue to strengthen despite ongoing weak global macroeconomic conditions. We believe that the System's debt profile, particularly at The Coca-Cola Co., will remain balanced between the mix of short-term and long-term debt. We affirmed our ratings on the Coke System. We revised our outlook on the Coke System to stable from negative, reflecting a relatively stable operating performance for the system that has resulted in improved credit measures for the Coke System. On Oct. 5, 2009, Standard&Poor's Ratings Services revised its outlook on Atlanta, Ga.-based The Coca-Cola Co. (Coke), and Coke System
