Attending the 2023 Annual Meeting
The 2023 Annual Meeting will be held exclusively online via webcast. We are continuing with a virtual format for our 2023 Annual Meeting by leveraging the latest technology to provide expanded access, while remaining committed to ensuring that shareowners will be afforded the same rights and opportunities participating in the virtual meeting as they would at an in-person meeting. For the last three years, we have received positive feedback about the virtual format which allows shareowners to participate in more public company annual meetings from any location around the world, at no cost to them. While you will not be able to attend the meeting at a physical location, as a Coca-Cola shareowner, you will be able to attend the meeting online, vote your shares electronically and submit questions during the meeting.
To attend the virtual meeting, please visit https://meetnow.global/KO2023. Online access for the meeting will begin at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time on April 25, 2023. The meeting will begin promptly at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time on April 25, 2023.
Only shareowners of record of our Common Stock as of the close of business on February 24, 2023 are entitled to vote and ask questions during the meeting. If your shares are held in a bank or brokerage account, you are considered the “beneficial owner” of those shares. As outlined below, the procedures required to participate in the 2023 Annual Meeting vary depending on whether you are a shareowner of record or a beneficial owner.
- Shareowners of Record: Visit https://meetnow.global/KO2023. on the day of the meeting and log in by entering your 15-digit control number that appears on your “Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials” (the “Notice”) or proxy card. Options for voting and asking questions will be available after logging in with your control number. No advance registration is necessary.
- Beneficial Owners: To attend the meeting, vote or ask questions during the meeting, beneficial owners must register for the meeting using one of two options:
- Advance Registration (recommended): To register in advance, you must obtain a legal proxy from the bank, broker or other nominee that holds your shares giving you the right to vote the shares. A copy of your legal proxy reflecting your Company holdings must be delivered, along with your name and email address, to our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (“Computershare”) by email or mail at the addresses below:
By email: Forward the email from your broker granting you a legal proxy, or attach an image of your legal proxy, to legalproxy@computershare.com
By mail: Computershare
The Coca-Cola Company Legal Proxy
P.O. Box 43001
Providence, RI 02940-3001
Requests for registration above must be labeled as “Legal Proxy” and be received no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on April 20, 2023. You will receive a confirmation of your registration by email after Computershare receives your registration. - Online Registration at the 2023 Annual Meeting: We have arranged for an online registration solution that most beneficial owners can use to attend and participate in the meeting. If you choose to use this option, visit https://meetnow.global/KO2023 on the day of the meeting and log in by entering the control number that appears on your Notice or voting instruction form. Options for voting and asking questions will be available after logging in with your control number.
We expect that most beneficial owners will be able to fully participate in the meeting using the online registration solution. However, there is no guarantee that online registration will be available for every type of beneficial owner control number. Accordingly, if you are a beneficial owner and plan to submit a question or vote during the meeting, we recommend advance registration.
- Advance Registration (recommended): To register in advance, you must obtain a legal proxy from the bank, broker or other nominee that holds your shares giving you the right to vote the shares. A copy of your legal proxy reflecting your Company holdings must be delivered, along with your name and email address, to our transfer agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (“Computershare”) by email or mail at the addresses below:
- Guest Attendance: You may also enter the meeting as a guest using the address above, but you will not have the option to vote electronically or submit questions during the virtual meeting.
What if you have technical difficulties?
The virtual meeting platform is fully supported across most internet browsers (MS Edge, Firefox, Chrome and Safari) and devices (desktops, laptops, tablets and cell phones) running the most up-to-date version of applicable software and plugins. Participants should ensure that they have a sufficient internet connection wherever they intend to participate in the meeting.
Online access will open at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time, 30 minutes prior to the start of the meeting, to allow time for you to log in and test your computer system and internet connectivity. We encourage you to access the meeting prior to the start time. For further assistance you may call 1-888-724-2416 (Toll Free) or 1-781-575-2748 (International Toll).
An archived copy of the audiocast of the meeting will be available on our annual meeting website, www.coca-colacompany.com/annual-meeting-of-shareowners, through June 2023.