|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*
    Allen, Herbert     A.
    
    (Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)
    711 Fifth Avenue
    
    (Street)
    New York, NY     10022
    
    (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)December 16, 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       |                                         |                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                  | 6,000,000                                                                                 | D                                                                           |                                                                     
|Common Stock, $.25 par value       |                                         |                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                  | 2,347,920                                                                                 | I                                                                           | Allen & Company Incorporated (1)                                    
|Common Stock, $.25 par value       |                                         |                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                  | 247,398 (2)                                                                               | I                                                                           | Allen Capital II L.P. (3)                                           
|Common Stock, $.25 par value       |                                         |                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                  | 10,400                                                                                    | I                                                                           | Allen Capital International L.P. (4)                                
|Common Stock, $.25 par value       |                                         |                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                  | 13,022 (2)                                                                                | I                                                                           | Allen Capital L.P. (5)                                              
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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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|Allen, Herbert A. - December 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                                                                      | 12/16/2002                                         | A |                                                               | (A) 443.5198                                                                                   | (6) | (6)                                                                                           | Common Stock - 443.5198                                             | $45.6450                                              | 7,915.8309 (7)                                                                                       | 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/ Herbert A. Allen________________________________         12-17-2002** Signature of Reporting Person                         DatePage 2SEC 1474 (3-99)
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|Allen, Herbert A. - December 2002
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|Form 4 (continued)
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|FOOTNOTE Descriptions for The Coca-Cola Company KOForm 4 - December 2002Herbert A. Allen711 Fifth AvenueNew York, NY 10022
    
    Explanation of responses:(1)   Shares owned by Allen & Company Incorporated ('ACI'), an affiliate of Allen Holding Inc., of which the Reporting Person is a principal shareholder.  The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is for purposes of Section 16 of the 1934 Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of such securities.(2)   Includes shares issued in October 2002 pursuant to The Coca-Cola Company Dividend and Cash Investment Plan.(3)   Shares owned by Allen Capital II L.P. ('AC II L.P.'), an affiliate of Allen Holding Inc., of which the Reporting Person is a principal shareholder.  The Reporting Person, who does not exercise any investment power over such shares and is not involved in the management of AC II L.P.'s portfolios, expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities.  The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is for purposes of Section 16 of the 1934 Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of such securities.(4)   Shares owned by Allen Capital International L.P. ('AC International L.P.'), an affiliate of Allen Holding Inc., of which the Reporting Person is a principal shareholder.  The Reporting Person, who does not exercise any investment power over such shares and is not involved in the management of AC International L.P.'s portfolios, expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities.  The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is for purposes of Section 16 of the 1934 Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of such securities.(5)   Shares owned by Allen Capital L.P., ('AC L.P.') an affiliate of Allen Holding Inc., of which the Reporting Person is a principal shareholder.   The Reporting Person, who does not exercise any investment power over such shares and is not involved in the management of AC L.P.'s portfolios, expressly disclaims beneficial ownership of such securities.  The filing of this statement shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is for purposes of Section 16 of the 1934 Act or otherwise, the beneficial owner of such securities.(6)   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.(7)   Includes 32.7409 phantom stock units accrued as a result of crediting phantom dividends.
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