On March 25, 2024, Coca-Cola Consolidated, Inc announced that it has received a shareholder proposal from Nathan Cummings Foundation requesting the Board of Directors oversee the preparation of an annual public report describing and quantifying the effectiveness and outcomes of the Company?s efforts to prevent harassment and discrimination against its protected classes of employees. At its discretion, the Board may wish to consider including disclosures such as the: i) total number and aggregate dollar amount of disputes settled by the company related to abuse, harassment, or discrimination in the previous three years; ii) total number of pending harassment or discrimination complaints the company is seeking to resolve through internal processes, arbitration, or litigation; iii) retention rates of employees who raise harassment or discrimination concerns, relative to total workforce retention; iv) aggregate dollar amount associated with the enforcement of arbitration clauses; v) number of enforceable contracts for current or past employees which include concealment clauses, such as non-disclosure agreements or arbitration requirements, that restrict discussions of harassment or discrimination; and vi) aggregate dollar amount associated with such agreements containing concealment clauses. In addition, the Company urged the shareholders to vote against the proposal at its annual general meeting of shareholders scheduled to be held on May 14, 2024.