David Winters, CEO of Wintergreen Advisers, today issued the following statement:
“We are very pleased that the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan has announced they are voting against the Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) 2014 Equity Plan. We believe a growing number of investors, large and small, are recognizing that the Coca-Cola plan is not in the best interest of shareholders.”
Information on the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan is available at:
http://www.otpp.com/investments/responsible-investing/voting-our-shares/proxy-votes
Contacts:
David J. Winters, 973-263-4500
press@wintergreenadvisers.com
or
Bryant
Park Financial Communications
Richard Mahony, rmahony@bryantparkfc.com
Claire
Currie, ccurrie@bryantparkfc.com
212-719-7535