Atlanta-based The Coca-Cola Co. (Coke) completed its pending transactions, including acquiring the North American bottling operations of Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) and has sold its bottling operations in Norway and Sweden to Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. (formerly known as International CCE Inc; New CCE), which was split-off from CCE. We are affirming our ratings on Coke, including the 'A+' long-term and 'A-1' short-term corporate credit ratings. The outlook is stable. We are raising the long-term corporate credit rating and senior unsecured debt ratings on CCE that Coke acquired in connection with the transactions, and removed these ratings from CreditWatch with positive implications. On Oct. 5, 2010, Standard&Poor's Rating Services affirmed its ratings on Atlanta-based The Coca-Cola Co. (Coke), including the
