The Coca-Cola Company

Dividends/Taxes

DIVIDENDS/TAXES
The Coca-Cola Company has paid dividends consecutively every year since 1920. That is a source of pride for us. Dividends are paid quarterly, usually on or about the first day of April, July and October, and on December 15.
Dividends of The Coca-Cola Company are taxable as ordinary income. Each calendar year, the company is required to file with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service a list of all shareowners who received dividends totaling $10 or more. As a shareowner of record, a statement (Form 1099-DIV) will be mailed to you in December of each year, included with the fourth-quarter dividend check or Dividend and Cash Investment Plan statement, indicating for tax purposes the total dividends paid to you during the year. If you hold shares through a bank or brokerage account, a Form 1099-DIV will be mailed to you by your bank or broker no later than January 31 of each year.

Your dividend checks will be sent to your address of record unless you instruct us otherwise. If you would like to have your checks mailed to a different address, or electronically deposited to your bank, we would be happy to do so. Please contact Computershare for an automatic deposit authorization form.
DIVIDEND AND CASH INVESTMENT PLAN
The Dividend and Cash Investment Plan for Shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company provides a way to acquire additional shares in a convenient manner, with no brokerage commissions and few administrative fees. The Plan permits you to purchase stock and supplement your dividends with voluntary cash investments, or to make voluntary cash investments alone while maintaining dividend income. For more information on the Dividend and Cash Investment Plan, please contact the Plan Administrator, Computershare Trust Company, N.A.

Change of Address Information
If you are a shareowner of record and change your address, please advise Computershare in writing, by telephone or by Internet.

This will help ensure that you continue to receive your dividend checks, Annual Reports, Proxy Materials and other shareowner information promptly. Please give your name as it appears on your account(s), old and new addresses, stock certificate or account number(s), and Social Security or tax identification number.

If shareowners of record do not advise the company when they change addresses, dividends sometimes cannot be delivered. Under various state laws, dividends and stock due individuals who cannot be located may be escheated or claimed by the state of last-known residence after a certain length of time. Later, to obtain the back dividends, the shareowner must file a claim with the state involved, which can be a lengthy process. Therefore, it is vital that the company always has a correct, up-to-date address for each shareowner of record.
CONSOLIDATING DUPLICATE ACCOUNTS
Occasionally, several accounts are established for an individual shareowner due to variations in name, initials or addresses. This results in duplicate mailings, which are costly to your company and inconvenient for you. To consolidate multiple accounts, please contact Computershare.
PROTECTING YOUR STOCK CERTIFICATES
Your stock certificates are very valuable. They should be kept in a safe place, such as a safe-deposit box at your bank. It is also a good idea to keep a photocopy or separate record of your certificates, including the exact wording of the registration, the number of shares represented by the certificate, the stock certificate number and the date of issuance. Also, you should record the exact cost of stock represented by each certificate, since this information is not on record at the company.

If certificates are lost, stolen or destroyed, please notify Computershare immediately. A “stop transfer” will be placed on the certificates. Computershare will send you the forms necessary to obtain a replacement certificate. You also will be required to purchase an indemnity bond for the lost certificates. The cost of this bond will be 3 percent of the current market value of the missing certificate (a minimum of $20), based on the current market price of the stock when the bond is issued.

The sample stock certificate is marked to identify pertinent information such as the registration name, account number and number of shares your certificate represents. If you find errors on your certificate, please return the certificate along with a cover letter to Computershare, indicating the errors and the correct information.
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