--- 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" generated_at: "2026-06-16T13:53:22.617676+00:00" event_type: "other_material" sentiment: "neutral" materiality_score: 0.3 calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 confidence: "high" source: SEC EDGAR --- # Coca-Cola shareholders elect all 13 directors; say-on-pay passes with 90% support ## Summary - 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. ## SEC filing metadata - 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 - event_type: other_material - sentiment: neutral - materiality_score: 0.3 - calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15 - confidence: high - sec_items: 5.07 - 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 ## Machine-readable alternates - HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021344-23-000026 - JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021344-23-000026.json - Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021344-23-000026.txt ## Key facts - Shareholder Votes COCA COLA CO shareholders rejected Shareowner Proposal Requesting an Audit of the Company’s Impact on Nonwhite Stakeholders at the 2023-04-25 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-04-25 source text: 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_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134423000026/0000021344-23-000026-index.htm - Shareholder Votes COCA COLA CO shareholders rejected Shareowner Proposal Requesting an Independent Board Chair Policy at the 2023-04-25 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-04-25 source text: 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_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134423000026/0000021344-23-000026-index.htm - Shareholder Votes COCA COLA CO shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Auditors at the 2023-04-25 meeting. - Proposal: auditor ratification - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-25 source text: 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_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134423000026/0000021344-23-000026-index.htm - Shareholder Votes COCA COLA CO shareholders rejected Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Report on Risks from State Policies Restricting Reproductive Rights at the 2023-04-25 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-04-25 source text: 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_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134423000026/0000021344-23-000026-index.htm - Shareholder Votes COCA COLA CO shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation at the 2023-04-25 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-25 source text: 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_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134423000026/0000021344-23-000026-index.htm - Shareholder Votes COCA COLA CO shareholders rejected Shareowner Proposal Regarding Political Expenditures Values Alignment at the 2023-04-25 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-04-25 source text: 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_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134423000026/0000021344-23-000026-index.htm - Shareholder Votes COCA COLA CO shareholders approved Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Future Advisory Votes to Approve Executive Compensation at the 2023-04-25 meeting. - Proposal: say on pay frequency - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-25 source text: 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_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134423000026/0000021344-23-000026-index.htm - Shareholder Votes COCA COLA CO shareholders rejected Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Global Transparency Report at the 2023-04-25 meeting. - Outcome: failed - Meeting: 2023-04-25 source text: 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_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134423000026/0000021344-23-000026-index.htm - Shareholder Votes COCA COLA CO shareholders approved Election of Directors for a term expiring in 2024 at the 2023-04-25 meeting. - Proposal: director election - Outcome: passed - Meeting: 2023-04-25 source text: 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. Herman 2,969,986,799 93.89 193,312,392 6.11 6,001,823 505,076,089 Maria Elena Lagomasino 2,936,924,412 92.96 222,535,480 7.04 9,841,052 505,076,089 Amity Millhiser 3,151,309,172 99.63 11,656,920 0.37 6,335,071 505,076,089 James Quinc evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134423000026/0000021344-23-000026-index.htm This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.