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schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000021344-25-000033"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KO"
cik: "0000021344"
company_name: "COCA COLA CO"
filed_at: "2025-05-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-22T23:15:06.949011+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.6
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Coca-Cola Shareholders Elect All 11 Directors and Approve Executive Compensation at 2025 Annual Meeting

## Summary
- All 11 director nominees elected, with Thomas S. Gayner receiving the lowest support at 76.98% (2.32B for) and Bela Bajaria highest at 99.42% (3.00B for).
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 91.83% (2.77B votes for) against 8.17%.
- Ernst & Young ratified as independent auditor with 93.73% (3.27B votes for) against 6.27%.
- All six shareholder proposals defeated; highest support was food waste report at 12.47% and lowest was improper influence board committee at 0.84%.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000021344-25-000033
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KO
- cik: 0000021344
- company_name: COCA COLA CO
- filed_at: 2025-05-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.6
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134425000033/0000021344-25-000033-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000002134425000033/ko-20250430.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000021344-25-000033.txt

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