NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Feb. 28, 2013--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services today assigned its 'AA-' senior unsecured debt rating to Atlanta, Ga.-based The Coca-Cola Co.'s (Coke's) proposed senior unsecured notes expected to total about $2.5 billion, composed of a two-year, five-year, and a ten-year tranche (actual amounts and maturity dates to be finalized at the close of the transaction). The notes will be issued under the company's Rule 415 shelf registration. The company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to fund the discharge and redemption of all of the outstanding 5% notes due 2013, 7.375% notes due 2014, and 4.25% notes due 2015 (originally issued by Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. and assumed by Coke in connection with
