NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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