---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000021344-24-000051"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KO"
cik: "0000021344"
company_name: "COCA COLA CO"
filed_at: "2024-10-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-30T13:28:10.551724+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Coca-Cola elects Netflix CCO Bela Bajaria to board; declares $0.485 quarterly dividend

## Summary
- Elected Bela Bajaria, Netflix Chief Content Officer, to board effective Oct 17, 2024; board now 12 members.
- Bajaria oversees ~$17B content budget; led WWE 'Raw' deal and NFL Christmas Day rights for Netflix.
- Standard director compensation: prorated $90K cash + $200K deferred shares under the Director's Plan.
- Declared regular quarterly dividend of $0.485/share, payable Dec 16, 2024 to holders of record Nov 29.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000021344-24-000051
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KO
- cik: 0000021344
- company_name: COCA COLA CO
- filed_at: 2024-10-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.35
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134424000051/0000021344-24-000051-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134424000051/ko-20241017.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021344-24-000051
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021344-24-000051.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021344-24-000051.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Bela Bajaria was elected as Director at COCA COLA CO.
  - Action: elected
  - Role: Director
  source text: On October 17, 2024, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Coca-Cola Company (the “Company”) increased the size of the Board to 12 members and elected Bela Bajaria as a Director of the Company, effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134424000051/0000021344-24-000051-index.htm

This AI-assisted summary is a reading aid. Review the linked SEC EDGAR filing before relying on any specific claim.