Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company Elects New Officer and Approves 64th Consecutive Annual Dividend Increase

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ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 19, 2026--

The Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company today announced the election of a new company officer and the approval of the company’s 64 th consecutive annual dividend increase.

The company is raising the quarterly dividend approximately 4% from 51 cents to 53 cents per common share.

The quarterly dividend is equivalent to an annual dividend of $2.12 per share, up from $2.04 per share in 2025. The first quarter dividend is payable April 1 to shareowners of record as of March 13.

The company returned $8.8 billion in dividends to shareowners in 2025, bringing the total amount of dividends paid to shareowners since Jan. 1, 2010, to $101.9 billion.

Head of Investor Relations

The board also elected Todd Beiger as a vice president. Effective March 31, he will become vice president and head of investor relations, succeeding Robin Halpern.

Beiger currently serves as chief financial officer for Costa Limited, a role he has held nearly four years. Costa is part of Coca-Cola’s Europe operating unit.

Beiger joined Coca-Cola in 2001 as a corporate mergers and acquisitions manager. During his 25-year career with the company, Beiger has worked in several leadership positions across the finance organization, including a key role in refranchising the company’s U.S. bottling territories.

Beiger also spent more than five years working in investor relations for Coca-Cola earlier in his career.

About The Coca-Cola Company

The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is a total beverage company with products sold in more than 200 countries and territories. Our company’s purpose is to refresh the world and make a difference. We sell multiple billion-dollar brands across several beverage categories worldwide. Our portfolio of sparkling soft drink brands includes Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta. Our water, sports, coffee and tea brands include Dasani, smartwater, vitaminwater, Topo Chico, BODYARMOR, Powerade, Costa, Georgia, Fuze Tea, Gold Peak and Ayataka. Our juice, value-added dairy and plant-based beverage brands include Minute Maid, Simply, innocent, Del Valle, fairlife and AdeS. We’re constantly transforming our portfolio, from reducing sugar in our drinks to bringing innovative new products to market. We seek to positively impact people’s lives, communities and the planet through water replenishment, packaging recycling, sustainable sourcing practices and carbon emissions reductions across our value chain. Together with our bottling partners, we employ more than 700,000 people, helping bring economic opportunity to local communities worldwide. Learn more at www.coca-colacompany.com and follow us on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn.

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