8-K
filed May 1, 2026, 7:59 PM ET
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Coca-Cola 2026 annual meeting results: all director nominees elected, shareholder proposals defeated
COCA COLA CO
- All 12 director nominees elected; Thomas S. Gayner received 76% support (24% against).
- Advisory vote on executive compensation passed with 90.84% support.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as independent auditors approved (93.56% for).
- All six shareholder proposals (sustainability, plastics, DEI, ingredients, disclosure) defeated, none exceeding 23% support.
- Broker non-votes of ~464M shares on most items; total shares outstanding ~4.3B.
Key facts
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
COCA COLA CO shareholders rejected Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Report on the Company’s Plans to Increase Sustainability Disclosure at the 2026-04-29 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-04-29
Exact text from the filing
Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Report on the Company’s Plans to Increase Sustainability Disclosure . Votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes Cast For: 711,641,137 22.31 % Votes Cast Against: 2,478,506,619 77.69 % Abstentions: 23,883,407 Broker Non-Votes: 463,652,223
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
COCA COLA CO shareholders rejected Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Sustainability Committee By-Law Amendment at the 2026-04-29 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-04-29
Exact text from the filing
Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Sustainability Committee By-Law Amendment . Votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes Cast For: 27,802,908 0.87 % Votes Cast Against: 3,155,848,505 99.13 % Abstentions: 30,378,038 Broker Non-Votes: 463,652,223
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
COCA COLA CO shareholders rejected Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Report on the Extent of the Company’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts at the 2026-04-29 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-04-29
Exact text from the filing
Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Report on the Extent of the Company’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Efforts . Votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes Cast For: 358,483,570 11.27 % Votes Cast Against: 2,823,426,583 88.73 % Abstentions: 32,118,353 Broker Non-Votes: 463,652,223
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
COCA COLA CO shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Auditors at the 2026-04-29 meeting.
- Proposal
- auditor ratification
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-04-29
Exact text from the filing
Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Independent Auditors . Votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes Cast For: 3,435,467,152 93.56 % Votes Cast Against: 236,395,960 6.44 % Abstentions: 5,820,375 Broker Non-Votes: N/A
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
COCA COLA CO shareholders rejected Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Report Evaluating the Company’s Plastics Packaging Policies at the 2026-04-29 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-04-29
Exact text from the filing
Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Report Evaluating the Company’s Plastics Packaging Policies . Votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes Cast For: 25,722,443 0.81 % Votes Cast Against: 3,165,079,075 99.19 % Abstentions: 23,226,971 Broker Non-Votes: 463,652,223
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
COCA COLA CO shareholders approved Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation at the 2026-04-29 meeting.
- Proposal
- say on pay
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-04-29
Exact text from the filing
Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation . Votes regarding this advisory proposal were as follows: Votes Cast For: 2,906,500,165 90.84 % Votes Cast Against: 293,071,998 9.16 % Abstentions: 14,455,974 Broker Non-Votes: 463,652,223
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
COCA COLA CO shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2026-04-29 meeting.
- Proposal
- director election
- Outcome
- passed
- Meeting
- 2026-04-29
Exact text from the filing
Shareowners elected each of the persons named below as Directors, to serve until the 2027 Annual Meeting of Shareowners, as follows: FOR % FOR AGAINST % AGAINST ABSTENTIONS BROKER NON-VOTES Herb Allen 3,070,951,760 95.76 135,974,332 4.24 7,088,305 463,652,223
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Shareholder Votes
SEC 8-K Item 5.07
confidence 0.9
COCA COLA CO shareholders rejected Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Report on Risks Related to Ingredients at the 2026-04-29 meeting.
- Outcome
- failed
- Meeting
- 2026-04-29
Exact text from the filing
Shareowner Proposal Requesting a Report on Risks Related to Ingredients . Votes regarding this proposal were as follows: Votes Cast For: 362,312,002 11.37 % Votes Cast Against: 2,823,970,923 88.63 % Abstentions: 27,748,405 Broker Non-Votes: 463,652,223
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