|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*
    Minnick, Mary     E.
    
    (Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)
    The Coca-Cola Company
    One Coca-Cola Plaza
    
    (Street)
    Atlanta, GA     30313
    
    (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 18, 2002
    
    5. If Amendment,    Date of Original    (Month/Year) | 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
    (Check all applicable)Director  
     10% Owner
    X Officer    
     Other
    Officer/Other
    Description          
    Executive Vice President
    
    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       |                                         |                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                  | 18,228                                                                                    | D                                                                           |                                                                     
|Common Stock, $.25 par value       |                                         |                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                  | 15,605 (1)                                                                                | I                                                                           | By 401(k) plan                                                      
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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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|Minnick, Mary E. - 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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|Employee Stock Option (right to buy)          | $44.6550                                                                     | 12/18/2002                                         | A |                                                               | (A) 175,000                                                                                    | (2) | 12/17/2017                                                                                    | Common Stock, $.25 par value - 175,000                              |                                                       | 175,000                                                                                              | D                                                              |                                                                          
|Hypothetical shares                           |                                                                              |                                                    |                                                                   |                                                                                                |                                                                                                     | Common Stock, $.25 par value - 1,463                                |                                                       | 1,463 (3)                                                                                            | I                                                              | By Supplemental Benefit Plan                                             
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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/ Mary E. Minnick________________________________         12-19-2002** Signature of Reporting Person                         DatePage 2SEC 1474 (3-99)
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|Minnick, Mary E. - December 2002
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|Form 4 (continued)
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|FOOTNOTE Descriptions for THE COCA-COLA COMPANY (KO)Form 4 - December 2002Mary E. MinnickThe Coca-Cola CompanyOne Coca-Cola PlazaAtlanta, GA 30313
    
    Explanation of responses:(1)   Shares credited to my account under The Coca-Cola Company Thrift & Investment Plan, a tax-qualified 401(k) plan, as of December 17, 2002.(2)   Option (with tax withholding right) granted on December 18, 2002 under The Coca-Cola Company 2002 Stock Option Plan.  One-fourth of grant becomes exercisable on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date.(3)   As of June 30, 2002.
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