# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0000021344
**File Stem:** 0000021344-26-000134
**Filing Date:** 2026-5
**Character Count:** 13095
**Document Hash:** 5a863e846a7d71cc1f6ac48330396525
**Contains OCR:** False
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0000021344-26-000134.hdr.sgml**: 20260508

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0000021344-26-000134

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: 3

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 2

**CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT**: 20260501

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20260508

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20260508

**REPORTING-OWNER**: 

**OWNER DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Chandele Tapaswee
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0002130675

**ORGANIZATION NAME:**

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** 3
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-02217
- **FILM NUMBER:** 26958005

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O THE COCA-COLA COMPANY
- **STREET 2:** ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA
- **CITY:** ATLANTA
- **STATE:** GA
- **ZIP:** 30313
**ISSUER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** COCA COLA CO
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0000021344
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** BEVERAGES [2080]
- **ORGANIZATION NAME:** 04 Manufacturing
- **EIN:** 580628465
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** DE
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE COCA COLA PLAZA
- **CITY:** ATLANTA
- **STATE:** GA
- **ZIP:** 30313
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 404-676-2121

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** ONE COCA COLA PLAZA
- **CITY:** ATLANTA
- **STATE:** GA
- **ZIP:** 30313

## Ex-24

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Exhibit 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR SEC REPORTING PURPOSES

The undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and appoints each of Alyssa Dunn,
April Edwards, Anita Jane Kamenz, Jennifer D. Manning, Shequitta Parker and
Ashna Zaheer, as employees of The Coca-Cola Company (the "Company"), or any
 one of them acting singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact
 (each of such persons being referred to herein as the "Attorney-in-Fact"),
with full power to act for the undersigned and in the undersigned's name,
place and stead, to:

1. Take such actions as may be necessary or appropriate to enable the
undersigned to submit and file forms and other documents with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") utilizing the SEC's Electronic
 Data Gathering and Retrieval ("EDGAR") system, which actions may include
 (a) enrolling the undersigned in EDGAR Next or any successor filing system,
 and (b) preparing, executing and submitting to the SEC a Form ID, amendments
 thereto, and such other documents and information as may be necessary or
appropriate to obtain and maintain codes and passwords enabling the
undersigned to make filings and submissions utilizing the EDGAR system;

2. Prepare and execute, for and on behalf of the undersigned in the
undersigned's capacity as an officer and/or director of the Company,
any and all forms and other documents (including any amendments thereto)
the undersigned is required to file with the SEC, or which the
Attorney-in-Fact considers advisable for the undersigned to file with
the SEC, under Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any
 rule or regulation thereunder, or under Rule 144 under the Securities
Act of 1933 ("Rule 144"), including Forms 3, 4 and 5, and Forms 144
(all such forms and other documents being referred to herein as "SEC Filings");

3. Submit and file SEC Filings with the SEC utilizing the EDGAR system or
cause them to be submitted and filed by a person appointed under Section 5
below;

4. File, submit or otherwise deliver SEC Filings to any securities exchange
 on which the Company's securities may be listed or traded;

5. Act as an account administrator for the undersigned's EDGAR account,
including: (a) appointing, removing and replacing account administrators,
account users, and technical administrators; (b) delegating authority to
 entities, including filing agents, law firms, broker-dealers and related
entities, to file on the undersigned's behalf; (c) maintaining the security
 of the undersigned's EDGAR account, including modification of access codes;
 (d) maintaining, modifying and certifying the accuracy of information on the
 undersigned's EDGAR account dashboard; (e) acting as the EDGAR point of
contact with respect to the undersigned's EDGAR account; and (f) taking any
other actions contemplated by Rule 10 of Regulation S-T with respect to
account administrators;

6. Cause the Company to accept a delegation of authority from any of the
undersigned's EDGAR account administrators and, pursuant to that delegation,
 authorize the Company's EDGAR account administrators to appoint, remove or
replace users for the undersigned's EDGAR account; and

7. Obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's
behalf, information regarding transactions in the Company's equity securities
 from any third party, including the Company and any brokers, dealers,
employee benefit plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby
 authorizes any such third party to release any such information to the
Attorney-in-Fact.

	The undersigned acknowledges that:

a) This Power of Attorney authorizes, but does not require, the
Attorney-in-Fact to act in his or her discretion on information provided
 to such Attorney-in-Fact without independent verification of such information;

b)	Any documents prepared or executed by the Attorney-in-Fact on
behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney will be in
such form and will contain such information as the Attorney-in-Fact, in
his or her discretion, deems necessary or desirable;

c)	Neither the Company nor the Attorney-in-Fact assumes any liability
 for the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirements of
Section 16 of the Exchange Act or Rule 144, any liability of the undersigned
 for any failure to comply with such requirements, or any liability of the
undersigned for disgorgement of profits under Section 16(b) of the Exchange
 Act; and

d)	This Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from
responsibility for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under
Section 16 of the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, the reporting
requirements under Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

The undersigned hereby grants to the Attorney-in-Fact full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite, necessary
 or advisable to be done in connection with the foregoing, as fully, to all
 intents and purposes, as the undersigned might or could do in person, hereby
 ratifying and confirming all that the Attorney-in-Fact shall lawfully do or
cause to be done by authority of this Power of Attorney.
This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 or 5 or Forms 144 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities of
the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the Attorney-in-Fact. This Power of Attorney revokes all previous
 powers of attorney with respect to the subject matter of this Power of
Attorney.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of
Attorney as of April 15, 2026.

/S/ Tapaswee Chandele
Tapaswee Chandele

2

```

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

## FORM 3

### INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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| | | |
|:---|:---|:---|
| **1. Name and Address of Reporting Person**<sup>*</sup><br>Chandele Tapaswee<br><sub>(Last) (First) (Middle)</sub><br>THE COCA-COLA COMPANY<br>ONE COCA-COLA PLAZA<br><sub>(Street)</sub><br>ATLANTA, GA 30313<br><sub>(City) (State) (Zip)</sub> | **3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol**<br>COCA COLA CO [ KO ] | **5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)**<br>  |
| **2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)**<br>2026-05-01 | **4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer**<br>(Check all applicable)<br>[ ] Director   [ ] 10% Owner<br>[X] Officer (give title below)   [ ] Other (specify below)<br>_Executive Vice President_ | **6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)**<br>[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person<br>[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |

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## Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned | 3. Ownership Form | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Common Stock, $.25 Par Value | 13270<sup>(1)</sup> | D<sup>(2)</sup> |  |
| Common Stock, $.25 Par Value | 1453<sup>(3)</sup> | I | By 401(k) Plan |

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## Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

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|  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 3. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| 1. Title of Derivative Security | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | 4. Conversion or Exercise Price | 5. Ownership Form | 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership |
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | <sup>(4)</sup> | 2028-02-15 | Common Stock, $.25 Par Value | 7837 | $44.475 | D |  |
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | <sup>(5)</sup> | 2029-02-21 | Common Stock, $.25 Par Value | 7163 | $45.435 | D |  |
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | <sup>(6)</sup> | 2030-02-20 | Common Stock, $.25 Par Value | 7565 | $59.485 | D |  |
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | <sup>(7)</sup> | 2031-02-18 | Common Stock, $.25 Par Value | 13230 | $50.4383 | D |  |
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | <sup>(8)</sup> | 2032-02-17 | Common Stock, $.25 Par Value | 11913 | $61.34 | D |  |
| Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | <sup>(9)</sup> | 2036-04-13 | Common Stock, $.25 Par Value | 19758 | $76.64 | D |  |
| Hypothetical Shares | <sup>(10)</sup> | <sup>(10)</sup> | Common Stock, $.25 Par Value | 1497<sup>(11)</sup> | <sup>(12)</sup> | I | By Supplemental 401(k) Plan |

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### Footnotes:

(1) Includes 1,880 restricted stock units issued under The Coca-Cola Company 2014 Equity Plan that vest 100% on February 26, 2027, 1,861 restricted stock units issued under The Coca-Cola Company 2024 Equity Plan that vest 100% on February 29, 2028 and 1,933 restricted stock units issued under The Coca-Cola Company 2024 Equity Plan that vest 100% on February 28, 2029.

(2) Exhibit Index - Exhibit No. 24 - Power of Attorney

(3) Shares credited to the reporting person's account under The Coca-Cola Company 401(k) Plan, as of May 1, 2026.

(4) Options (with tax withholding right) granted on February 15, 2018 under The Coca-Cola Company 2014 Equity Plan. One-fourth of grant became exercisable on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date.

(5) Options (with tax withholding right) granted on February 21, 2019 under The Coca-Cola Company 2014 Equity Plan. One-fourth of grant became exercisable on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date.

(6) Options (with tax withholding right) granted on February 20, 2020 under The Coca-Cola Company 2014 Equity Plan. One-fourth of grant became exercisable on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date.

(7) Options (with tax withholding right) granted on February 18, 2021 under The Coca-Cola Company 2014 Equity Plan. One-fourth of grant became exercisable on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date

(8) Options (with tax withholding right) granted on February 17, 2022 under The Coca-Cola Company 2014 Equity Plan. One-fourth of grant became exercisable on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date.

(9) Options (with tax withholding right) granted on April 13, 2026 under The Coca-Cola Company 2024 Equity Plan. One fourth of grant becomes exercisable on each of April 13, 2027, February 29, 2028, February 28, 2029 and February 28, 2030.

(10) There is no data applicable with respect to the hypothetical shares.

(11) As of May 1, 2026.

(12) Each hypothetical share is equal to one share of common stock of The Coca-Cola Company.

**Signature:** /s/ Tapaswee Chandele  
**Date:** 2026-05-08

### Remarks:

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v).

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

**Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.**