|FORM 4
    [ ] Check this box if no longersubject to Section 16.  Form 4 or Form5 obligations may continue.See Instruction 1(b). | UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C.  20549STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIPFiled pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public UtilityHolding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 | OMB APPROVAL
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|1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
    Nunn, Sam
    
    (Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)
    King & Spalding
    191 Peachtree Street
    
    (Street)
    Atlanta, GA     30303-1763
    
    (City)                      (State)                      (Zip) | 2. Issuer Name and Ticker    or Trading SymbolThe Coca-Cola Company   KO
    
    3. I.R.S. Identification    Number of Reporting    Person, if an entity    (voluntary) | 4. Statement for    (Month/Year)October 1, 2002
    
    5. If Amendment,    Date of Original    (Month/Year) | 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
    (Check all applicable)X Director  
     10% Owner
    Officer    
     Other
    Officer/Other
    Description
    
    7. Individual or Joint/Group     Filing (Check Applicable Line)
    X   Individual Filing
    Joint/Group Filing
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|Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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|1. Title of Security    (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date    (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction    Code    and    Voluntary    Code    (Instr. 8)
    
    Code  |  V | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of    (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
    
    Amount      |         A/D         |         Price | 5. Amount of    Securities    Beneficially    Owned at    End ofMonth    (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Owner-    ship    Form:    Direct(D)    or    Indirect (I)    (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of     Indirect     Beneficial     Ownership    (Instr. 4)
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|Common Stock, $.25 par value       |                                         |                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                  | 1,000                                                                                     | D                                                                           |                                                                     
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|Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
    * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).(over)SEC 1474 (3-99)
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|Nunn, Sam  - October 2002
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|Form 4 (continued)
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|Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
    (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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|1. Title of Derivative Security    (Instr. 3) | 2. Conver-    sion or    Exercise    Price of    Deri-    vative    Security | 3. Transaction    Date    (Month/    Day/    Year) | 4. Transaction
    CodeandVoluntary (V)Code(Instr.8)
    Code | V | 5. Number of Derivative    Securities Acquired (A)    or Disposed (D) Of    (Instr. 3,4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable(DE) and    Expiration Date(ED)    (Month/Day/Year)
    
    (DE)     |     (ED) | 7. Title and Amount of    Underlying Securities    (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price    of    Derivative    Security    (Instr.5) | 9. Number of    Derivative    Securities    Beneficially    Owned    at End of    Month    (Instr.4) | 10.Owner-shipForm ofDeriv-ativeSecurity:Direct(D)orIndirect(I) | 11. Nature of      Indirect      Beneficial      Ownership      (Instr.4)
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|Phantom Stock Units                           | 1-for-1                                                                      | 10/01/2002                                         | A |                                                               | (A) 674.6337                                                                                   | (1) | (1)                                                                                           | Common Stock - 674.6337                                             | $49.175                                               | 10,300.1928 (2)                                                                                      | D                                                              |                                                                          
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|** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).Note:   File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.  If space is insufficient,See Instruction 6 for procedure.Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are notrequired to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number. | /s/ Carol C. Hayes, Attorney-in-Fact for________________________________         10-02-2002** Signature of Reporting Person                         DateSam NunnPage 2SEC 1474 (3-99)
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|Form 4 (continued)
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|FOOTNOTE Descriptions for The Coca-Cola Company KOForm 4 - October 2002Sam  NunnKing & Spalding191 Peachtree StreetAtlanta, GA 30303-1763
    
    Explanation of responses:(1)   The phantom stock units were accrued under The Coca-Cola Company Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors and are to be settled 100% in common stock of The Coca-Cola Company after the Reporting Person leaves the Board.(2)   Includes 103.4256 phantom stock units accrued from January 1, 2002 to October 1, 2002 as a result of crediting phantom dividends.  Also includes 601.4820 phantom stock units awarded on April 1, 2002 at $51.955 per share and 551.3895 phantom stock units awarded July 1, 2002 at $56.675 per share.
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