The Coca-Cola Company and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. announced today the closing of the previously announced private placement of GMCR common stock to The Coca-Cola Company for total gross proceeds of approximately $1.25 billion. In connection with the closing, GMCR issued 16,684,139 newly issued shares of common stock at a purchase price of $74.98 per share to a wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company.