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accession: "0001552781-22-000167"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KO"
cik: "0000021344"
company_name: "COCA COLA CO"
filed_at: "2022-02-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-27T07:41:47.424441+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.5
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source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Coca-Cola adds DEI and environmental sustainability metrics to 2022 executive compensation

## Summary
- 2022 annual incentive: 10% weight on diversity/equity/inclusion goals; 90% on net operating revenue and operating income growth.
- 2022 long-term incentive: 10% weight on environmental sustainability measures; 90% on net operating revenue, EPS growth, and cumulative free cash flow.
- Amended award agreements reduce option exercise time at death to one year and remove service requirement for vesting after age 60.
- Other amendments allow vesting to continue on transfer to affiliate and remove proration for certain involuntary terminations.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001552781-22-000167
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KO
- cik: 0000021344
- company_name: COCA COLA CO
- filed_at: 2022-02-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.5
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.5
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000155278122000167/0001552781-22-000167-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000155278122000167/e22073_ko-8k.htm

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