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Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc. (COKE): debt financing — Coca-Cola Consolidated buys back all Coca-Cola Co. shares for $2.4B, funds with $1.2B loan
Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.
- Repurchased 18.8M shares at $127/share from Coca-Cola Co. subsidiary for ~$2.4B, funded with cash and $1.2B 364-day term loan.
- TCCC relinquishes its board seat; director Elaine Bowers Coventry resigns effective Nov 7, 2025 in connection with the transaction.
- Board reduces share repurchase authorization from $1B to $400M; remaining ~$136.3M available under the revised program.
- Company expects to refinance the $1.2B term loan with new term loan facilities in the near future.
- Chairman/CEO J. Frank Harrison III says transaction builds long-term value and signals confidence in the U.S. Coca-Cola system.