Coca-Cola Company increases dividend for 55th consecutive year

ATLANTA, Feb. 16, 2017 – The Board of Directors of The Coca-Cola Company today approved the company's 55^th consecutive annual dividend increase, raising the quarterly dividend 6 percent from 35 cents to 37 cents per common share.  This is equivalent to an annual dividend of $1.48 per share, up from $1.40 per share in 2016.  The first quarterly dividend is payable April 3, 2017, to shareowners of record as of March 15, 2017.

The increase reflects the Board's confidence in the company's long-term cash flow.  The Coca-Cola Company returned $6 billion in dividends to shareowners in 2016, bringing to $35 billion the total amount given back to shareowners through dividends since Jan. 1, 2010

Since I own 53 shares of KO, this change will increase my 12 month forward dividends by $4.24