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Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of The Coca-Cola Company (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ended July 3, 2009 (the "Report"), I, Muhtar Kent, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and President of The Coca-Cola Company and I, Gary P. Fayard, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, each certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

    /s/ MUHTAR KENT

Muhtar Kent
Chairman of the Board of Directors,
Chief Executive Officer and President

July 30, 2009

 

 

/s/ GARY P. FAYARD

Gary P. Fayard
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer

July 30, 2009



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