Exhibit 99.2
FULL AND COMPLETE RELEASE
AND AGREEMENT ON COMPETITION,
TRADE SECRETS AND CONFIDENTIALITY
Agreement.
I, Deval Patrick, in consideration of discretionary payments
under
performance-based bonus plans and programs
of The Coca-Cola Company, and other
good and valuable consideration, for myself
and my heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns, do hereby
knowingly and voluntarily release and
forever discharge The Coca-Cola Company and
its subsidiaries, affiliates, joint
ventures, joint venture partners, and
benefit plans (collectively the
"Company"), and their respective current
and former directors, officers,
administrators, trustees, employees,
agents, and other representatives, from all
debts, claims, actions, causes of action
(including without limitation those
under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938,
as amended, 29 U.S.C. [Section]. 201
et seq.; the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended, 29
U.S.C. [Section] 1001 et seq.; the Worker
Adjustment and Retraining Notification
Act of 1988, 29 U.S.C. [Section] 2101 et
seq.; and those federal, state, local,
and foreign laws prohibiting employment
discrimination based on age, sex, race,
color, national origin, religion,
disability, veteran or marital status, sexual
orientation, or any other protected trait
or characteristic, or retaliation for
engaging in any protected activity,
including without limitation the Age
Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967,
29 U.S.C. [Section] 621 et seq., as
amended by the Older Workers Benefit
Protection Act, P.L. 101-433; the Equal Pay
Act of 1963, 9 U.S.C.[Section] 206, et
seq.; Title VII of The Civil Rights Act
of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. [Section]
2000e et seq.; the Civil Rights Act of
1866, 42 U.S.C. [Section] 1981; the Civil
Rights Act of 1991, 42 U.S.C.
[Section] 1981a; the Americans with
Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. [Section] 12101
et seq.; the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29
U.S.C. [Section] 791 et seq.; the
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 28
U.S.C. [Sections] 2601 and 2611 et
seq.; and comparable state, local, and
foreign causes of action, whether
statutory or
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common law), suits, dues, sums of money,
accounts,
reckonings, covenants, contracts, claims
for costs or attorneys' fees,
controversies, agreements, promises, and
all liabilities of any kind or nature
whatsoever, at law, in equity, or
otherwise, KNOWN OR UNKNOWN, fixed or
contingent, which I had before the
effective date of this Agreement, including
without limitation those arising out of or
related to my employment or
separation from employment with the Company
(collectively the "Released
Claims"). Nothing in this Agreement shall
constitute a release, discharge or
waiver of any claim that arises on or after
the effective date of this
Agreement.
I fully understand and agree that:
1. this
Agreement is in exchange for special compensation to which
I would otherwise not be entitled;
2. I am hereby
advised to consult with an attorney before signing
this Agreement;
3. I have 21
days from my receipt of this Agreement within which
to consider whether to sign it;
4. I have seven
days following my signature of this Agreement to
revoke the Agreement; and
5. this
Agreement shall not become effective or enforceable until
the revocation period of seven days has expired.
If I choose to revoke this Agreement, I
must do so by notifying the Company in
writing.
I additionally understand and agree that this Agreement is not
and
shall not be construed to be an admission
of liability of any kind on the part
of the Company or any of the other persons
or entities hereby released.
The Company, in consideration of the agreements set forth herein,
in
the Letter Agreement dated April 1, 2005,
and other good and valuable
consideration, does hereby knowingly
and
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voluntarily dismiss and forever discharge
Deval Patrick from all debts, claims,
actions, causes of action, suits, dues,
sums of money, accounts, reckonings,
covenants, contracts, claims for costs or
attorneys' fees, controversies,
agreements, promises , and all liabilities
of any kind of nature whatsoever, at
law, in equity, or otherwise, KNOWN OR
UNKNOWN, fixed or contingent, which it
had before the effective date of this
Agreement, including without limitation
those arising out of or related to Mr.
Patrick's employment or separation from
employment with the Company.
Future Cooperation.
I covenant and agree that I shall, to the extent reasonably
requested
in writing, cooperate with the Company in
any investigation and/or threatened or
pending litigation (now or in the future)
in which the Company is a party, and
regarding which I, by virtue of my
employment with the Company, have knowledge
or information relevant to said litigation,
including, but not limited to (i)
meeting with representatives of the Company
to provide truthful information
regarding my knowledge, and (ii) providing,
in any jurisdiction in which the
Company requests, truthful testimony
relevant to said litigation, provided the
Company pays me reasonable compensation and
reimburses me for reasonable
expenses incurred in connection with such
cooperation.
Trade Secrets and Confidential Information.
I covenant and agree that I have held and shall continue to hold
in
confidence all Trade Secrets of the Company
that came into my knowledge during
my employment by the Company and shall not
disclose, publish or make use of at
any time such Trade Secrets for as long as
the information remains a Trade
Secret. "Trade Secret" means any technical
or non-technical data, formula,
pattern, compilation, program, device,
method, technique, drawing, process,
financial data, financial plan, product
plan, list of actual or potential
customers or suppliers or other information
similar to any of the foregoing,
which (i) derives economic value, actual or
potential, from not being generally
known to and not being readily
ascertainable by proper means by, other persons
who can
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derive economic value from its disclosure
or use, and (ii) is the
subject of efforts that are reasonable
under the circumstances to maintain its
secrecy.
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I also covenant and agree that, for the period beginning on the
date I
sign this Agreement and ending two years
after I have signed this Agreement
("Nondisclosure Period"), I wi
