COCA COLA CO — Capital/Financing Update 2021

Apr 8, 2021

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

April 4, 2021

COCA COLA CO

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-02217	58-0628465
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
One Coca-Cola Plaza		30313
Atlanta , Georgia		(Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (404) 676-2121

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

| Title of each class | Trading Symbol(s) | Name of each exchange
on which registered |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Common Stock, $0.25 Par Value | KO | New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.750% Notes Due 2023 | KO23B | New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.500% Notes Due 2024 | KO24 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.875% Notes Due 2026 | KO26 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.750% Notes Due 2026 | KO26C | New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.125% Notes Due 2027 | KO27 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.125% Notes Due 2029 | KO29A | New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.125% Notes Due 2029 | KO29B | New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.250% Notes Due 2031 | KO31 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.375% Notes Due 2033 | KO33 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.500% Notes Due 2033 | KO33A | New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.625% Notes Due 2035 | KO35 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.100% Notes Due 2036 | KO36 | New York Stock Exchange |
| 0.800% Notes Due 2040 | KO40B | New York Stock Exchange |
| 1.000% Notes Due 2041 | KO41 | New York Stock Exchange |

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company o

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

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Item 8.01. Other Events.

On April 4, 2021 (the “USD Notes Redemption Date”), The Coca-Cola Company (the “Company”) redeemed all of the outstanding (i) $1,106,476,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 3.200% notes due 2023 (the “3.200% Notes”) and (ii) $392,055,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 2.500% notes due 2023 (the “2.500% Notes”), under the Amended and Restated Indenture, dated as of April 26, 1988, as amended by the First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of February 24, 1992, and the Second Supplemental Indenture, dated as of November 1, 2007 (as so amended, the “Indenture”), between the Company and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as trustee.

Subsequently, on April 8, 2021 (the “Euro Notes Redemption Date” and, together with the USD Notes Redemption Date, the “Redemption Date”), the Company redeemed all of the outstanding €867,431,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 0.750% notes due 2023 (the “0.750% Notes” and, together with the 3.200% Notes and the 2.500% Notes, the “Notes”), under the Indenture.

The Notes were redeemed at a redemption price of 100% of the principal amount of the applicable Notes, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the applicable Redemption Date plus the applicable “make-whole” premium.

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

	THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
	(REGISTRANT)
Date: April 8,
2021	By:	/s/ Larry M. Mark
		Name: Larry M. Mark
		Title: Vice President, Global Finance Operations

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