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002CS40124 123456 C0123456789 12345 C 1234567890 C O Y MR ANDREW SAMPLE 1234 AMERICA DRIVE ANYWHERE, IL 60661 Shareowner Meeting Notice and Admission Ticket 0106OJ + + Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the Annual Meeting of Shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company to be held on April 22, 2009 You are receiving this notice that the proxy materials for The Coca-Cola Company 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareowners are available on the Internet. Follow the instructions below to view the materials and vote online or request a paper or e-mail copy. The items to be voted on and location of the annual meeting are on the reverse side of this notice. Your vote is important. This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. The Proxy Statement and Annual Report on Form 10-K are available at: www.envisionreports.com/coca-cola Easy Online Access — A Convenient Way to View Proxy Materials and Vote When you go online to view materials, you can also vote your shares. Please have this notice available when you access the website to vote. Step 1: Go to www.envisionreports.com/coca-cola and view the Proxy Materials. Step 2: Click the Cast your Vote or Request Printed Materials section. Step 3: Follow the instructions on the screen to log in. Step 4: Make your selection as instructed on each screen to select delivery preferences and vote. When you go online, you can also help the environment by consenting to receive electronic delivery of future mailings. How to Obtain a Copy of the Proxy Materials – If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed on the reverse side on or before April 16, 2009 to facilitate timely delivery.

 

Shareowner Meeting Notice & Admission Ticket The Annual Meeting of Shareowners of The Coca-Cola Company will be held at the Gwinnett Center, Grand Ballroom, 6400 Sugarloaf Parkway, Duluth, Georgia 30097, on Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at 9:00 a.m., local time. Proposals to be voted on at the meeting are listed below along with the Board of Directors’ recommendations. The Board of Directors recommends that you vote FOR the following proposals: 1. Election of 14 directors identified in the Company’s 2009 proxy statement to serve until the 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareowners. 2. Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors of the Company to serve for the 2009 fiscal year. The Board of Directors recommends that you vote AGAINST the following proposals: 3. Shareowner Proposal regarding an Advisory Vote on Executive Compensation. 4. Shareowner Proposal regarding an Independent Board Chair. 5. Shareowner Proposal regarding a Board Committee on Human Rights. 6. Shareowner Proposal regarding Restricted Stock. THIS IS NOT A PROXY CARD. To vote your shares on a proxy card, you must request that a paper copy of the proxy materials be mailed to you by following the instructions at the bottom of this page. If you wish to attend and vote at the meeting, please bring this notice and identification with you. 0106OJ Here’s how to order a copy of the proxy materials and select a future delivery preference: Paper copies: Current and future paper delivery requests can be submitted via the telephone, Internet or email options below. Email copies: Current and future email delivery requests must be submitted via the Internet following the instructions below. If you request an email copy of current materials you will receive an email with a link to the materials. PLEASE NOTE: You must use the numbers in the shaded bar on the reverse side when requesting a set of proxy materials. [1] Internet – Go to www.envisionreports.com/coca-cola. Click Cast Your Vote or Request Materials. Follow the instructions to log in and order a paper or email copy of the current meeting materials and submit your preference for email or paper delivery of future meeting materials. [1] Telephone – Call us free of charge at 1-866-641-4276 within the U.S., Canada or Puerto Rico using a touch-tone phone and follow the instructions to order a paper copy of the materials by mail for the current meeting. You can also submit a preference to receive a paper copy for future meetings. [1] Email – Send an email to investorvote@computershare.com with “Proxy Materials The Coca-Cola Company” in the subject line. Include in the message your full name and address, plus the three numbers located in the shaded bar on the reverse, and state in the email that you want a paper copy of current meeting materials. You can also state your preference to receive a paper copy for future meetings. To facilitate timely delivery, all requests for a paper copy of the proxy materials must be received by April 16, 2009.