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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