Coca Cola Co 8-K, filed Mar 4, 2022
Coca Cola Co (KO)
About this 8-K
Coca Cola Co filed this 8-K on March 4, 2022, reporting on events of March 1, 2022.
Items reported
- Item 5.02: Director or officer change, or executive pay
- Item 9.01: Financial statements and exhibits
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March 4, 2022
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On March 1, 2022, Robert A. Kotick provided notice to The Coca-Cola Company (the “Company”) of his intention not to stand for reelection at the Company’s 2022 Annual Meeting of Shareowners (the “2022 Annual Meeting”). Mr. Kotick will remain a director until the 2022 Annual Meeting.
A copy of the Company’s press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01(d). | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
EXHIBIT INDEX
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| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the iXBRL document). |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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| Date: March 4, 2022 | By: | /s/ Monica Howard Douglas |
| Monica Howard Douglas | ||
| Senior Vice President and Global General Counsel | ||
Exhibit 99.1
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News Release |
Bobby Kotick to Conclude Service on
Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company
ATLANTA, March 4, 2022 – The Coca-Cola Company announced today that Bobby Kotick has informed the company he will not stand for reelection to the board of directors.
“We appreciate Bobby’s decade of service to our company,” said James Quincey, Chairman and CEO of The Coca-Cola Company. “We wish him all the best.”
“I have decided not to stand for re-election to The Coca-Cola Company board in order to focus my full attention on Activision Blizzard at this pivotal time as we prepare for our merger with Microsoft,” Kotick said. “It has been a pleasure and a privilege to serve on the Coca-Cola board for the past 10 years.”
About The Coca-Cola Company
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a total beverage company with products sold in more than 200 countries and territories. Our company’s purpose is to refresh the world and make a difference. We sell multiple billion-dollar brands across several beverage categories worldwide. Our portfolio of sparkling soft drink brands includes Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta. Our hydration, sports, coffee and tea brands include Dasani, smartwater, vitaminwater, Topo Chico, BODYARMOR, Powerade, Costa, Georgia, Gold Peak, Honest and Ayataka. Our nutrition, juice, dairy and plant-based beverage brands include Minute Maid, Simply, innocent, Del Valle, fairlife and AdeS. We’re constantly transforming our portfolio, from reducing sugar in our drinks to bringing innovative new products to market. We seek to positively impact people’s lives, communities and the planet through water replenishment, packaging recycling, sustainable sourcing practices and carbon emissions reductions across our value chain. Together with our bottling partners, we employ more than 700,000 people, helping bring economic opportunity to local communities worldwide. Learn more at www.coca-colacompany.com and follow us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.
Contacts:
Investors and Analysts: Tim Leveridge, koinvestorrelations@coca-cola.com
Media: Scott Leith, sleith@coca-cola.com