KOCoca-Cola
Deals with insiders in the proxy filed 2026-03-16
Deals between KO and its directors, executives, owners of more than 5% or their families: a relative on the payroll, a plane the company charters from its CEO, a director's company that buys from it. SEC rules (Item 404) make the company list every such deal over $120,000 in its proxy statement.
New this year
Paragraphs about a deal, a person or a relative with nothing like them in the proxy filed 2025-03-17.
Nothing new: every deal in this year's section was reported last year too.
The whole section
8 paragraphs quoted as filed
Related Person Transactions“The Board has adopted a written policy for the review of certain related person transactions between any Director, Director nominee, executive officer, any beneficial owner of more than 5% of the Company’s Common Stock and any immediate family member of any of the foregoing (collectively, the “Related Persons”) and the Company. For purposes of this policy, a “related person transaction” includes, subject to certain exceptions, any transaction, arrangement or relationship (or any series of similar transactions, arrangements or relationships) in which (i) the Company or any subsidiary is a participant; (ii) the amount involved exceeds $120,000 in any fiscal year; and (iii) any Related Person has or will have a direct or indirect material interest.”
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Related Person Transactions“The policy is administered by the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee, which will approve only those transactions that are, in its judgment, appropriate or desirable under the circumstances. In approving a transaction, the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee may impose conditions it deems appropriate in its discretion. In determining whether or not to approve a related person transaction, the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee considers, among other factors it deems appropriate:”
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Related Person Transactions“Whether the transaction was undertaken in the ordinary course of the Company’s business;”
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Related Person Transactions“Whether the terms of the transaction are fair to the Company and on terms no less favorable to the Company than terms that could have been reached with an unrelated third party;”
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Whether the transaction would impair the independence of the non-employee Director; and“Whether the transaction would present an improper conflict of interest for any Director, Director nominee or executive officer, taking into account the size of the transaction, the overall financial position of the applicable Related Person, the direct or indirect nature and extent of the interest in the transaction of the applicable Related Person, the ongoing nature of any proposed relationship and any other relevant factors.”
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Whether the transaction would impair the independence of the non-employee Director; and“No Director may participate in the discussion or approval of a transaction in which that Director, or an immediate family member, has a direct or indirect interest.”
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Whether the transaction would impair the independence of the non-employee Director; and“In the event there are related person transactions that are ongoing, the Corporate Governance and Sustainability Committee will annually review the transactions and determine if it is in the best interests of the Company and its shareowners to continue, modify or terminate any related person transaction.”
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Whether the transaction would impair the independence of the non-employee Director; and“Since January 1, 2025, there has not been, nor is there currently proposed, any transaction in which the Company or any of its subsidiaries was or is a participant, in which the amount involved exceeded or will exceed $120,000 and in which any Related Person had or will have a direct or indirect material interest.”
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Paragraphs are compared by their words, not read by AI: one counts as new when no paragraph last year shares half of its words, or when it names a person or company last year's section did not. A deal reported again with a new amount is not new. Always check the filing. Open the proxy ↗ · Last year's proxy ↗