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OUR STOCK
Our stock is listed and traded on the New York Stock Exchange
under the ticker symbol KO. (Please note, however, that some
market reports list our stock under CocaCl, or simply CocaCola.)
Our common stock is also traded on the Boston, Chicago, National,
Pacific and Philadelphia exchanges.
Historical stock prices can be found under STOCK INFORMATION.
DIRECT VS. INDIRECT OWNERSHIP
As a shareowner you have options as to how you choose to hold your shares.
Direct Stock Ownership:
Your stock is registered directly on the books of the company as a shareowner of record. You may hold your shares in one of the following methods:
- certificate form,
- through the Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan, or
- in book-entry form through the Direct Registration System (see DIRECT REGISTRATION for more details).
As a shareowner of record, you receive all quarterly dividend payment and shareowner communications directly. Your name appears on the company's shareowner of record list.
Indirect Stock Ownership:
Your stock is held through a bank or brokerage firm in the broker's name for your benefit. Indirect ownership is generally referred to as "beneficial" or "street-name" ownership. A stock certificate is not registered in your name, and the company does not have a record of you as a shareowner. Dividends are paid to your broker for distribution in accordance with your agreement with that broker. Notice of Annual Meeting and financial reports are sent to you by mail or electronically, as you choose, by a third party on behalf of your broker. The company does not have access to your records.
DIRECT REGISTRATION
Under the Direct Registration System, physical certificates are not issued to shareowners. Instead, each shareowner is provided with a statement at least once a year reflecting the number of shares registered in his or her name on the company's books. This form of ownership, known as "book entry," provides benefits to you and the company.
These benefits include the reduction of:
- Problems associated with shares held in certificate form, such as the need for safe storage,
- Costs associated with the replacement of lost stock certificates,
- The requirement for physical movement of stock certificates at the time of sale and the accompanying potential for loss, and
- Costs associated with issuance and delivery of physical stock certificates.
If you purchase company shares through a broker and would like those shares to be held in book entry, you will need to instruct your broker to register your shares in book entry through the Direct Registration System. Similarly, if you already own company shares that are held by a bank, broker or trustee in street name, you may have some or all of those shares transferred to book-entry form. Simply instruct your bank, broker or trustee to register your shares in book entry through the Direct Registration System.
You may revert to certificate form at any time by contacting our Registrar and Transfer Agent, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. For further details on the Direct Registration System, please contact Computershare.
SHAREOWNER ASSISTANCE
Our company has retained Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as our Registrar and Transfer Agent. At our request, Computershare maintains a telephone response center as a convenience to our shareowners. Automated information is available 24 hours a day. Representatives are available from 8:00 a.m. to 5 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday, to assist you with the following:
- Account consolidation
- Account Information
- Address Changes
- Direct Registration (DRS)
- Dividend Information
- Direct Stock Purchase and Dividend Reinvestment Plan
- Electronic Delivery of Communications
- International Currency Exchange for dividend payments and sale proceeds
- Registration changes
- Replacement of lost, stolen or destroyed certificates
- Stock transfer
CONTACT
The Coca-Cola Company
c/o Computershare
P. O. Box 43070
Providence, RI 02940-3070
If sending correspondence by overnight mail:
250 Royall Street
Canton, MA 02021
U.S. Toll-free (888) COKESHR (265-3747) or (781) 575-2725
For hearing impaired: (800) 490-1493
Email: coca-cola@computershare.com
Internet: www.computershare.com/coca-cola
When contacting the telephone response center, you will be asked to provide your name and address as it appears on your account as well as other personal account information to verify your identity.
SHAREOWNER INTERNET ACCOUNT ACCESS
Shareowners of record may access their accounts via the Internet to obtain share balance, conduct secure transactions, request printable forms and view current market value of their investment as well as historical stock prices. To log on to this secure site and request your initial password, go to www.computershare.com and click on "Investor Centre” located under the Shareholder Services section. |
