Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company Announces 56th Consecutive Annual Dividend Increase
February 15 2018 - 11:02AM
Business Wire
The Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company today
approved the company's 56th consecutive annual dividend
increase, raising the quarterly dividend 5.4 percent, from 37 cents
to 39 cents per common share.
This is equivalent to an annual dividend of $1.56 per share, up
from $1.48 per share in 2017. The first quarter dividend is payable
April 2, 2018, to shareowners of record as of March 15, 2018.
The dividend increase reflects the board’s confidence in the
company’s long-term cash flow. The Company returned $6.3
billion in dividends to shareowners in 2017, bringing to $41.5
billion the total amount given back to shareowners through
dividends since Jan. 1, 2010.
About The Coca-Cola
Company
The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO) is the world’s largest total
beverage company, offering over 500 brands to people in more than
200 countries. Of our 21 billion-dollar brands, 19 are available in
lower- and no-sugar options to help people everywhere more easily
control added sugar. In addition to our namesake Coca-Cola drinks,
some of our household names around the world include: AdeS
soy-based beverages, Ayataka green tea, Dasani waters, Del Valle
juices and nectars, Fanta, Georgia coffee, Gold Peak teas and
coffees, Honest Tea, Minute Maid juices, Powerade sports drinks,
Simply juices, smartwater, Sprite, vitaminwater, and Zico coconut
water. At Coca-Cola, we’re serious about making positive
contributions to our world. That starts with reducing sugar in our
drinks and bringing new and different drinks to people everywhere.
It also means continuously working to reduce our environmental
impact, creating rewarding careers for our associates, and bringing
economic opportunity wherever we operate. In fact, together with
our bottling partners, we employ more than 700,000 people around
the world. For more information, visit our digital magazine
Coca-Cola Journey at www.coca-colacompany.com and follow The
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The fairlife® brand is owned by fairlife, LLC, our joint venture
with Select Milk Producers, Inc., and fairlife’s products are
distributed by our Company and certain of our bottling
partners.
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