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Votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes Cast For: 274,870,581 9.33 % Votes Cast Against: 2,671,833,124 90.67 % Abstentions: 42,287,439 Broker Non-Votes: 479,751,711","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.07","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000155278124000261/0001552781-24-000261-index.htm","confidence":0.98,"family_label":"Shareholder Votes","details":[{"label":"Outcome","value":"failed"},{"label":"Meeting","value":"2024-05-01"}],"fact_type":"shareholder_vote"},{"claim_id":"aebee01f7a6ed659bceed5e037e0d48c4bc342b1","claim":"COCA COLA CO shareholders approved Approval of The Coca-Cola Company 2024 Equity Plan at the 2024-05-01 meeting.","evidence_excerpt":"Approval of The Coca-Cola Company 2024 Equity Plan . 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