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accession: "0001628280-26-029230"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "KO"
cik: "0000021344"
company_name: "COCA COLA CO"
filed_at: "2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-15T00:24:51.748658+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.35
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Coca-Cola 2026 annual meeting results: all director nominees elected, shareholder proposals defeated

## Summary
- 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.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-26-029230
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: KO
- cik: 0000021344
- company_name: COCA COLA CO
- filed_at: 2026-05-01T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.35
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000162828026029230/0001628280-26-029230-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/21344/000162828026029230/ko-20260429.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-26-029230.txt

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