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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
On April 19, 2021, The Coca-Cola Company (the “Company”) and Coca-Cola Beverages Africa (“CCBA”) issued a press release announcing plans to list CCBA as a publicly traded company in Amsterdam and Johannesburg. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is not an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy any securities to be issued by CCBA in any jurisdiction, including the United States. The securities of CCBA have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) and may not be offered absent registration or an exemption from registration. There will be no public offering of the securities in the United States.
The information contained in this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, is intended to be furnished and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (d) | Exhibits |
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| 99.1 | Press release, dated April 19, 2021. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (the cover page XBRL tags are embedded within the iXBRL document). |
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| THE COCA-COLA COMPANY | ||
| (REGISTRANT) | ||
| Date: April 19, 2021 | By: | /s/ John Murphy |
| Name: John Murphy | ||
| Title: Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
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