{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0000021344-23-000026","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"KO","cik":"0000021344","company_name":"COCA COLA CO","filed_at":"2023-04-26T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:41.667994+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-16T13:53:22.617676+00:00","sec_items":["5.07"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.3,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.15,"confidence":"high","headline":"Coca-Cola shareholders elect all 13 directors; say-on-pay passes with 90% support","bullets":["All 13 director nominees elected; Barry Diller received lowest support at 74.9% for.","Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 90.08% for.","Shareholders voted for annual say-on-pay frequency (98.59% for one year).","Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor passed with 95.34% for.","All five shareholder proposals failed; highest support was 29.08% for political expenditures alignment."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021344-23-000026","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021344-23-000026.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021344-23-000026.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021344-23-000026.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134423000026/0000021344-23-000026-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134423000026/ko-20230425.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-16T13:53:22.617676+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"0395fcffe1e1b9befb47222d448eb3ea4e3dbcbd","claim":"COCA COLA CO shareholders rejected Shareowner Proposal Requesting an Audit of the Company’s Impact on Nonwhite Stakeholders at the 2023-04-25 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Item 5. Shareowner Proposal Requesting an Audit of the Company’s Impact on Nonwhite Stakeholders . Votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes Cast For: 517,847,507 16.54 % Votes Cast Against: 2,613,244,391 83.46 % Abstentions: 38,205,583 Broker Non-Votes: 505,076,089","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134423000026/0000021344-23-000026-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"09e74f74ef6570035d309395bebe98f8b450a4a9","claim":"COCA COLA CO shareholders rejected Shareowner Proposal Requesting an Independent Board Chair Policy at the 2023-04-25 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Item 8. Shareowner Proposal Requesting an Independent Board Chair Policy . Votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes Cast For: 615,675,181 19.81 % Votes Cast Against: 2,491,461,745 80.19 % Abstentions: 62,164,235 Broker Non-Votes: 505,076,089","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134423000026/0000021344-23-000026-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"0e3c93ff0beacd05b083bb9081313396831c3ea0","claim":"COCA COLA CO shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Auditors at the 2023-04-25 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Item 4. Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Auditors . Votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes Cast For: 3,495,811,009 95.34 % Votes Cast Against: 170,955,121 4.66 % Abstentions: 7,610,322 Broker Non-Votes: N/A","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134423000026/0000021344-23-000026-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"auditor ratification"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"12b34776991af50470b33f1776adef086d97cfdf","claim":"COCA COLA CO shareholders rejected Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Report on Risks from State Policies Restricting Reproductive Rights at the 2023-04-25 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Item 9. Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Report on Risks from State Policies Restricting Reproductive Rights . Votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes Cast For: 406,436,966 13.12 % Votes Cast Against: 2,692,066,904 86.88 % Abstentions: 70,796,884 Broker Non-Votes: 505,076,089","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134423000026/0000021344-23-000026-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"1fc52252f2770b4a1cd289755ff70831dc11cef4","claim":"COCA COLA CO shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation at the 2023-04-25 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Item 2. Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation . Votes regarding this advisory proposal were as follows: Votes Cast For: 2,841,765,788 90.08 % Votes Cast Against: 312,877,380 9.92 % Abstentions: 14,657,415 Broker Non-Votes: 505,076,089","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134423000026/0000021344-23-000026-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"2ef16303245abf124d2e61c1757911b9c28b3148","claim":"COCA COLA CO shareholders rejected Shareowner Proposal Regarding Political Expenditures Values Alignment at the 2023-04-25 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Item 7. Shareowner Proposal Regarding Political Expenditures Values Alignment . Votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes Cast For: 913,744,315 29.08 % Votes Cast Against: 2,228,571,148 70.92 % Abstentions: 26,985,700 Broker Non-Votes: 505,076,089","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134423000026/0000021344-23-000026-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"7f464b3e7dbf8bba495b85c75d9e8ae6c8cc3aa7","claim":"COCA COLA CO shareholders approved Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes to Approve Executive Compensation at the 2023-04-25 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Item 3. Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes to Approve Executive Compensation . Votes regarding this advisory proposal were as follows: Votes Cast For One Year: 3,116,090,868 98.59 % Votes Cast For Two Years: 8,566,517 0.27 % Votes Cast For Three Years: 35,958,708 1.14 % Abstentions: 8,674,073 Broker Non-Votes: 505,076,089","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134423000026/0000021344-23-000026-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Proposal","value":"say on pay frequency"},{"label":"Outcome","value":"passed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"a1672d9f1fb17c1a2e1cd0e8c518f515b76a0cb0","claim":"COCA COLA CO shareholders rejected Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Global Transparency Report at the 2023-04-25 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Item 6. Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Global Transparency Report . Votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes Cast For: 427,350,943 13.61 % Votes Cast Against: 2,712,323,285 86.39 % Abstentions: 29,626,918 Broker Non-Votes: 505,076,089","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134423000026/0000021344-23-000026-index.htm","confidence":0.9,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2023-04-25"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"cbd65e5e634cd01442dba1867d8a953de1e7d331","claim":"COCA COLA CO shareholders approved Election of Directors for a term expiring in 2024 at the 2023-04-25 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Item 1. Election of Directors . Shareowners elected each of the persons named below as Directors for a term expiring in 2024 as follows (with Ms. Millhiser’s term commencing July 1, 2023): FOR % FOR AGAINST % AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES Herb Allen 3,143,735,777 99.40 19,118,723 0.60 6,446,460 505,076,089 Marc Bolland 3,060,004,765 96.75 102,935,155 3.25 6,361,242 505,076,089 Ana Botín 3,080,418,730 97.39 82,680,190 2.61 6,201,956 505,076,089 Christopher C. Davis 2,960,186,585 93.61 202,119,672 6.39 6,988,713 505,076,089 Barry Diller 2,369,010,105 74.90 794,044,414 25.10 6,242,110 505,076,089 Carolyn Everson 3,134,792,633 99.11 28,252,475 0.89 6,255,955 505,076,089 Helene D. Gayle 3,051,998,179 96.49 111,144,669 3.51 6,158,315 505,076,089 Alexis M. 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