Coca-Cola CEO sells 337,824 shares in planned trade
The Coca-Cola Company Chairman and CEO James Quincey reported exercising stock options and selling shares of common stock.
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Rhea-AI Filing Summary
The Coca-Cola Company Chairman and CEO James Quincey reported exercising stock options and selling shares of common stock. On February 3, 2026, he exercised 337,824 stock options at an exercise price of $40.89 per share and acquired the same number of common shares.
That same day, he sold 337,824 shares of Coca-Cola common stock at a weighted average price of $77.0996 per share under a pre‑arranged Rule 10b5‑1 trading plan established on February 28, 2025. After these transactions, he directly owned 342,546 shares, with additional indirect holdings through his wife and retirement plans.
Insider Trade Summary
| Type | Security | Shares | Price | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 337,824 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Exercise | Common Stock, $.25 Par Value | 337,824 | $40.89 | $13.81M |
| Sale | Common Stock, $.25 Par Value | 337,824 | $77.0996 | $26.05M |
| Holding | Hypothetical Shares | -- | -- | -- |
| Holding | Common Stock, $.25 Par Value | -- | -- | -- |
| Holding | Common Stock, $.25 Par Value | -- | -- | -- |
Footnotes (7)
- F1. The sale reported in this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan established by the reporting person on February 28, 2025.
- F2. The price is the weighted average sale price of the aggregate number of shares that were sold by the reporting person. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $77.00 to $77.285. The reporting person undertakes to provide to the issuer, any security holder of the issuer or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
- F3. Shares credited to the reporting person's account under The Coca-Cola Company 401(k) Plan, as of February 3, 2026.
- F4. Options (with tax withholding right) granted on February 16, 2017 under The Coca-Cola Company 2014 Equity Plan. One-fourth of grant became exercisable on each of the first, second, third and fourth anniversaries of the grant date.
- F5. Each hypothetical share is equal to one share of common stock of The Coca-Cola Company.
- F6. There is no data applicable with respect to the hypothetical shares.
- F7. As of February 3, 2026.
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