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):

October 16, 2025

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
Atlanta,	Georgia		30313
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

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
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
0.400% Notes Due 2030	KO30B	New York Stock Exchange
1.250% Notes Due 2031	KO31	New York Stock Exchange
3.125% Notes Due 2032	KO32	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
0.950% Notes Due 2036	KO36A	New York Stock Exchange
3.375% Notes Due 2037	KO37	New York Stock Exchange
0.800% Notes Due 2040	KO40B	New York Stock Exchange
1.000% Notes Due 2041	KO41	New York Stock Exchange
3.500% Notes Due 2044	KO44	New York Stock Exchange
3.750% Notes Due 2053	KO53	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 ☐

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. ☐

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On October 16, 2025, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of The Coca-Cola Company (the “Company”) elected Max Levchin as a Director of the Company, effective immediately, and also appointed Mr. Levchin to the Board’s Talent and Compensation Committee.

Mr. Levchin will participate in The Coca-Cola Company Directors’ Plan (the “Compensation Plan”), pursuant to which, in 2025, he will be entitled to a prorated portion of the annual compensation paid to non-employee Directors of the Company, which such total annual compensation consists of $90,000 to be paid in quarterly installments in cash and $200,000 to be paid in deferred share units. The Compensation Plan is described further starting on page 37 of the Company’s 2025 Proxy Statement.

There are no transactions in which Mr. Levchin has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There is no arrangement or understanding between Mr. Levchin and any other persons pursuant to which he was selected as a Director of the Company.

A copy of the Company’s press release announcing the election of Mr. Levchin to the Board is furnished with this report as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01(d). Financial Statements and Exhibits.

EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.			Description
Exhibit 99.1			Press Release of The Coca-Cola Company, dated October 16 , 2025.
Exhibit 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 hereunto duly authorized.


		THE COCA-COLA COMPANY (REGISTRANT)

Date: October 16, 2025	By:	/s/ Monica Howard Douglas
		Monica Howard Douglas Executive Vice President and Global General Counsel

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