Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED Inc. Presents

Powerade Power Your Soccer Team Contest

OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

A PURCHASE WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING.

CONTEST OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE STATES OF ALABAMA, FLORIDA, GEORGIA, LOUISIANA, MISSISSIPPI, SOUTH CAROLINA, AND TENNESSEE WHO ARE AT LEAST 13 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AT TIME OF NOMINATION.

VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

DESCRIPTION: The Powerade Power Your Soccer Team Contest (the “Contest” or “Promotion”) is a nomination-based program presented by Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED Inc. (the “Sponsor”) to recognize the importance/impact of local soccer club programs in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The Sponsor will award a total of $12,000 in prizes which will be distributed among 6 (six) eligible soccer club programs (see Rule #7 below for prize details). If you are 13 years of age or older and a resident of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, or Tennessee, you can nominate your soccer club program (the “Nominee”) by completing a Nomination Form at www.poweradepoweryourschool.com (the “Contest Website”). The person who submits a Nomination Form will be referred to herein as the “Nominator.” See Rule #2 for complete eligibility requirements. All nominations are subject to the conditions and limitations on eligibility set forth in these Official Rules.

1) CONTEST DATES: The Contest starts on March 16, 2026 at 12:00:00 AM Central Time (“CT”) and ends on May 31, 2026 at 11:59:59 PM CT (the “Contest Period” or “Promotion Period”). The Sponsor’s computer runs the official clock for the Contest and will determine the time by which an entry is received.

During the Contest Period, there are a series of events which start and end on or about the dates and times noted below:

EVENTS	Events START at 12:00:00 AM CT	Events END at 11:59:59 PM CT
ENTRY SUBMISSION PERIOD	3/16/2026	5/31/2026
MODERATION AND JUDGING	6/1/2026	6/30/2026
POTENTIAL WINNER NOTIFICATION & CLEARANCE	7/1/2026	8/14/2026
GRAND PRIZE WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT	9/30/2026

Sponsor in its sole discretion reserves the right to extend the Entry Submission Period if not enough qualified Entries are received to award the Contest prizes (as noted in Rule #7 below). If the Entry Submission Period is extended, such notice will be published on the Contest Website at www.poweradepoweryourschool.com. All dates are subject to change. All decisions of Sponsor and Administrator are binding and final.

2) ELIGIBILITY:

• To submit a nomination, you, the Nominator, must be at least 13 years of age and a legal resident of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, or Tennessee. Minors (those under the age of 21 in Mississippi, 19 Alabama, and 18 in Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, South Carolina, and Tennessee) must have permission of their parent/legal guardian to participate in this Promotion.

• Nominee must be a soccer club program with a physical presence within the state of Georgia or within one of the specific zip codes in the states of Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, or Tennessee as listed below in the Appendix. Your soccer club program must be associated with either (i) an educational institution (e.g., elementary school, middle school, high school, college, university) that meets the applicable educational requirements of the aforementioned states, (ii) a recreation program (e.g., YMCA), or (iii) a recognized state or national organization such as United States Adult Soccer Association (USASA), US Youth Soccer, or US Club Soccer., These soccer club programs are usually a non-profit, tax-exempt organization (often 501(c)(3) or 501(j)) designed to foster national or international amateur sports competition. The Nominee must provide the Nominator with permission to be nominated in this Contest.

• Employees and non-employee workers of Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED Inc., SASSO (the “Website Manager”), Marden-Kane, Inc. (the “Administrator”), The Coca-Cola Company, Coca-Cola bottlers, and their respective, parents, members, agents, representatives, officers, directors, shareholders, and employees that are involved in the development or execution of the Promotion (each a “Released Entity” and collectively the “Released Entities”), and the immediate families (spouse and parents, children and siblings, and their respective spouses regardless of where they live) and individuals living in the same households, whether related or not, of the above, are not eligible to participate in this Contest.

• Void outside the geographic eligibility listed above and where prohibited or restricted by law.

• Participation is subject to the conditions and limitations on eligibility as set forth in these Official Rules. Prizes will be awarded to the winning Nominee. Nominator waives all rights and claims to any prize.

3) AGREEMENT TO THESE OFFICIAL RULES: Participation in this Contest constitutes full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to this Contest. This Contest is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations.

4) HOW TO ENTER: No purchase necessary to enter or win. There is a limit of one entry per Nominator.

Step 1. Access the online nomination form by scanning the Quick Response (“QR”) code found on advertising materials at participation retail locations in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, or Tennessee with your web-enabled mobile device OR go to www.poweradepoweryourschool.com. Your entry will need to include either an essay or a video that tells us why your soccer club program needs or deserves to receive a prize in this Contest. Make sure to review the essay/video requirements below and the criteria on which entries will be judged (see Rule #5 for judging criteria).

Step 2. Follow the instructions to complete the online nomination form. You will need to provide all required information about you and your Nominee.

Step 3. Include your essay or video.

• Essay can be a maximum of 500 words and must include a POWERADE reference.
• Video should be at least 60 seconds long/maximum length of 3 minutes, and must include a POWERADE reference.

IMPORTANT: Make sure to include #PoweradePowerYourSoccerContest on your video and post it to either YouTube or Vimeo. Then provide the link to your video on the nomination form. Your YouTube or Video account settings must be set to public during the Contest Period until the prize is awarded.

To submit a video, you must be a registered user of www.youtube.com or www.vimeo.com. If you do not have an account, visit YouTube or Vimeo to create one. There is no fee or charge to become a registered user; however, minimum age limits apply to account creation. By submitting your information and creating an account, you agree to the respective terms of use and privacy notices of YouTube or Vimeo. If you do not agree to such terms of use and privacy notice, you cannot create a respective account, or provide a video. Please note that you must be at least 16 years of age or the applicable age of majority in your jurisdiction, whichever is greater, to create an account on Vimeo.

Step 4. Read and accept the Official Rules and submit your entry nomination.

Entries must be received by 11:59:59 PM CT on May 31, 2026. The essay or video submission, contact information, and agreement to the Official Rules, once submitted as provided above, all together shall constitute an “Entry”. After an Entry has been submitted, it will be reviewed by the Sponsor or the Sponsor’s designee, to ensure all eligibility and Entry requirements have been met. After completing these steps, Nominee will be formally entered into the Contest.

Entry cannot be altered by the Nominator after it has been submitted. Subsequent attempts made by the same Nominator to submit multiple entries by using multiple or false contact information or otherwise, may be disqualified. Entries not submitted in accordance with the instructions provided on the Contest Website and in these Official Rules will be void and will not be considered in the Contest. By submitting an Entry, Nominators consent to having Entry information shared with the Released Entities.

Additional Entry Requirements: Determination of compliance with these Official Rules will be in the sole discretion of the Sponsor/Administrator, whose decisions are final.

• Entry must be the original work of the Nominator produced for this Contest and must not use any artificial intelligence (AI) to create or assist in the creation of the Entry. Sponsor reserves the right, in its sole discretion, to disqualify any Entry found to have used or suspected of having used generative AI.
• Entry must be in English or Spanish.
• Entry cannot have been previously published in print, broadcast or other media, or displayed publicly outside of this Contest, or submitted in any other contest or promotion of any kind.
• Entry must not infringe or violate any copyrights or other rights of any third party, including but not limited to privacy, publicity, trademark or other intellectual property rights.
• Entry must not contain content that depicts or promotes any dangerous or unlawful behavior or activity.
• Entry must not in any way disparage Sponsor or any persons or entities; Entry must not contain offensive words, statements or content (including words or symbols that are widely considered offensive to individuals of a certain race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic group); Entry must not in any other way violate applicable federal, state, or local laws and regulations; must not contain illegal content; and must be suitable for presentation in a public forum.
• If an Entry contains any third parties/person(s) other than the Nominator, Nominator must obtain appropriate consent from the person(s) depicted in the video and must make written copies of such permissions available to the Sponsor upon request.

By participating in the Contest, participants represent and warrant that (i) the Entry complies with these Official Rules, (ii) Nominator owns or has obtained all necessary rights in the materials submitted, and (iii) no part of any Entry violates, infringes or otherwise conflicts in any way with any copyright, trademark or any other right of any third party.

Sponsor/judges reserve the right to disqualify any Entry that they determine has violated the spirit of the Contest or breached a representation or warranty at any time. Entries that do not comply with the Official Rules, including, without limitation, the above Entry Requirements, including any Entry that refers, depicts or in any way reflects negatively upon the Sponsor, the Contest or any other person or entity will be disqualified.

Once an Entry is submitted, the Entry is final and may not be modified by Nominator. Material submitted will not be acknowledged or returned. Proof of submission will not be deemed to be proof of receipt by Sponsor. Information collected from Nominator will only be used in a manner consistent with these Official Rules.

Once submitted, all materials associated with the Entry become the property of the Sponsor and will not be returned. Unless prohibited by law, by submitting an Entry, you hereby agree with the grant of rights in Rule #8 and waive any rights of privacy, rights of publicity, intellectual property rights, and other rights that may preclude Sponsor from using or disclosing all or any part of your Entry in any manner and for any purpose. By submitting an Entry, you further release the Released Entities from any future claims arising out of any use or disclosure of your Entry consistent with these Official Rules. By submitting an Entry, you acknowledge and agree that you will not now or in the future be paid or compensated in any way for your Entry or for granting the Sponsor any of the rights set out in these Official Rules, whether your Entry is a Winner or not. You further agree that Sponsor is not obligated to make use of any of the rights granted in these Official Rules or to use any Entry in any way.

 5) MODERATION AND JUDGING: All Entries received will be reviewed by the Sponsor or Sponsor’s representative to ensure compliance with the Official Rules. Sponsor or Sponsor’s representative may reject, refuse, remove, delete and/or disqualify any Entry that is deemed inappropriate, ineligible or otherwise non-compliant with these Official Rules. All decisions of the Sponsor or Sponsor’s representative in this regard are final and binding. Each eligible Entry will be reviewed by a panel of qualified judges comprised of representatives of the Sponsor based on the following criteria (in response to: why you feel your soccer club program needs or deserves to receive a prize):

• Appropriateness/Applicability to Contest Theme (40% of total score)
• Creativity and Originality of Entry (40% of total score)
• Quality of Entry submission (10% of total score)
• POWERADE brand incorporation (10% of total score)

EACH NOMINEE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO EARN A TOTAL SCORE OF 100. IN THE EVENT OF A TIE, THE TIED ENTRIES WILL BE RE-JUDGED BY A DIFFERENT PANEL OF QUALIFIED JUDGES AS DETERMINED BY THE SPONSOR USING THE ABOVE CRITERIA.

The six (6) Entries with the highest scores will be deemed potential Grand Prize winners.

6) POTENTIAL WINNER NOTIFICATION AND CLEARANCE: The potential winners will be identified as the Nominee (the soccer club program) named on the Entry (“Potential Winners”). Potential winners are subject to eligibility verification. Each Potential winner will be contacted by the Sponsor via email and will be required to complete, sign, and return [i] an affidavit of eligibility and liability release and, where legal, a publicity release and, [ii] IRS Form W-9, as applicable, to include winner’s federal tax identification number that will be used only for the purpose of reporting the winner’s prize earnings to the Internal Revenue Service (as required for winners of a prize valued at two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more) (collectively, the “Documents”). If a Potential winner (i) cannot be contacted after a reasonable attempt has been made by the Sponsor; or (ii) fails to return the completed Documents by the date stated in the notification; or (iii) refuses the prize; or (iv) the prize or prize notification is rejected or returned as undeliverable, then such Potential winner will be disqualified and forfeits all rights to be deemed a winner and an alternate Potential Winner will be notified, time permitting. Upon prize forfeiture, no compensation will be given. Sponsor has no obligation to notify a Nominator that their Nominee was selected as a winner. Each winning soccer club program will solely determine how to allocate the funds for its respective program and Sponsor and Administrator will not be involved with any disputes or discussions about this.

7) PRIZES: Prizes will be awarded to each winning Nominee (the eligible soccer club program) for the benefit of its soccer program. Nominators will not receive a prize in this Contest. SIX (6) GRAND PRIZES: each prize consists of $2,000 (fulfilled via prize check issued by the Sponsor and made payable to the soccer club program named on the winning Entry).

Prize will only be awarded upon winner verification and final approval of Sponsor. No prize substitution, transfer or assignment of prize permitted, except by Sponsor in its sole discretion, or as otherwise provided herein. Up to six (6) prizes will be awarded in the Contest, provided that a sufficient number of qualified Entries for each prize have been received. Total value of all prizes to be offered in the Contest: $12,000. Limit of one (1) prize per soccer club program. All prizes will be fulfilled by September 30, 2026.

8) GRANT OF RIGHTS: Submission of an Entry constitutes permission for Sponsor and its agent to use the Nominator and/or Nominee’s name, likeness and Entry materials for purposes of advertising and trade without compensation, in any media (now or hereafter devised), worldwide, unless prohibited by law. Nominator will retain ownership of the Entry materials, however, Sponsor and its agents shall have the unrestricted and exclusive right to edit, publish, display, broadcast and/or otherwise use any Entry content without restriction of any kind. Winner’s participation in any photographs, audio or video recordings, or other events associated with a prize award shall be owned by the Sponsor who may exploit, edit, modify, and distribute the recordings and photographs and all elements of such participation, including, without limitation, the names and likenesses of any persons, locations and content embodied therein, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, in any language, throughout the world, in perpetuity and in any manner, for trade, advertising, promotional, commercial, or any other purposes without further review, notice, approval, consideration, or compensation to a Nominator or Winner.

9) WAIVER, RELEASE AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: Each Nominator acknowledges that many submissions may be competitive with, similar to, or identical to their Entry. Each Nominator acknowledges and agrees that he/she will not be entitled to any compensation as a result of Sponsor’s use of any such similar or identical material that has or may come to Sponsor or its agents from other sources. By participating in the Contest, participants agrees to release and hold harmless the Sponsor, the other Released Entities, YouTube and Vimeo, from and against any claim or cause of action or liability, including but not limited to claims for personal injury, death, or losses to persons or property, as well as for claims based on publicity rights, defamation, invasion of privacy, copyright infringement, trademark infringement or any other intellectual property-related cause of action, arising out of participation in the Contest or acceptance, receipt, use or misuse of any prize awarded or prize-related activity. The Released Entities assume no responsibility or liability for (a) any incorrect or inaccurate Entry information, or for any lost, late, illegible, stolen, incomplete, invalid, unintelligible, misdirected, faulty, failed, garbled or jumbled electronic data transmissions; (b) any unauthorized access to, destruction or alteration of Entries at any point in the operation of this Promotion; (c) any technical malfunction, failure, error, omission, interruption, deletion, defect, regardless of cause, with regard to any equipment, systems, networks, lines, satellites, servers, computers, social media sites or providers utilized in any aspect of the operation of the Promotion, or any error or malfunction whether mechanical, human or electronic that may limit a person’s ability to participate in this Contest; (d) inaccessibility or unavailability of the Internet, video sharing platform or any combination thereof; or (e) any injury or damage to a participant’s or to any other person’s computer or mobile device which may be related to or resulting from any attempt to participate in the Promotion or download any materials for the Promotion. Released Entities assume no responsibility for undeliverable email messages resulting from any form of active or passive email filtering by a user’s Internet service provider and/or email client or for insufficient space in user’s email account to receive email.

By accepting a prize, Nominee (the eligible soccer club program named on winning Entry) agrees to assume all risks associated with acceptance of any prize and agrees that the prize is awarded upon the condition that the Released Entities will have no liability whatsoever for any injuries, losses, death, damage to or loss of property, or other damages of any kind caused by the prize or resulting from acceptance, possession, or use/misuse of the prize or from participation in the Contest.

10) CONDUCT: ANY ATTEMPT TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE CONTEST IS A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAWS AND, SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, THE RELEASED ENTITIES AND EACH OF THEIR LICENSEES RESERVE THE RIGHT TO SEEK DAMAGES OR OTHER REMEDIES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON(S) RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY SUCH ATTEMPT TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW.

Finally, each Nominator acknowledges that, with respect to any claim by Nominator relating to or arising out of any Released Entities’ actual or alleged exploitation or use of any submission or other material submitted in connection with the Contest, the damage, if any, thereby caused to the applicable Nominator will not be irreparable or otherwise sufficient to entitle such Nominator to seek injunctive or other equitable relief or in any way enjoin the production, distribution, exhibition, or other exploitation of any program, website, advertising, materials or other thing based on or allegedly based on the submission, and Nominator’s rights and remedies in any such event shall be strictly limited to the right to recover damages, if any, in an action at law. Each Nominator hereby acknowledges and agrees that the POWERADE trademark is the exclusive property of The Coca-Cola Company. Each Nominator further acknowledges and agrees that the POWERADE trademarks are valid and enforceable, and that Nominator shall do nothing to challenge the validity or enforceability of the POWERADE marks in any forum. Nominator’s agree that the use of the POWERADE marks, slogans and characters is permitted only for the purpose of making an Entry Submission for Entry in this Contest, and that any use of the POWERADE marks, slogans, and characters (whether in the Entry Submission or otherwise) beyond this scope infringes the rights of The Coca-Cola Company and will result in irreparable harm to The Coca-Cola Company.

11) EARLY TERMINATION: If for any reason this Contest cannot be executed as planned, including but not limited to infection by computer virus, bugs, tampering, unauthorized intervention, fraud, technical failures, or any other causes beyond the control of Sponsor that corrupt or affect the security, administration, fairness, integrity or proper conduct of this Contest, or if this Contest is compromised or becomes technically corrupted in any way, electronically or otherwise, or if fire, flood, explosion, war, embargo, government requirement, fraudulent, criminal or grossly negligent acts, security breaches, civil or military authority, terrorism, acts of God, (e.g., natural disasters, weather, etc.) or an unforeseeable health event (e.g. pandemic or epidemic), acts or omissions of carriers, or any other cause beyond Sponsors’ control, interfere with the process for the Contest as contemplated by these Official Rules, as determined by Sponsor in its sole discretion, Sponsor, may, without prior notice, terminate, modify or suspend the Contest, in whole or in part without any further liability to the participants or any third parties. If this Contest is terminated before the original end date, Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to determine the prize winners from among all non-suspect, eligible Entries received up to the time of such action using the judging procedure set forth herein. In the event of early termination of the Contest, Sponsor will post a notice regarding the termination on the Contest Website. Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to disqualify and prosecute any individual who tampers with or attempts to tamper with the Entry process or who enters more than one time. All decisions of Sponsor are final.

The Released Entities do not assume any responsibility for any disruption in the Contest caused by circumstance or other unforeseen events outside of the control of the Released Entities. In the event there is a discrepancy or inconsistency between disclosures and other statements contained in any Contest materials and the terms and conditions of these Official Rules, these Official Rules shall prevail, govern, and control.

12) TAX INFORMATION: Any federal, state, local, and other income taxes on prizes are the sole responsibility of each Nominee Winner.

13) PERSONAL INFORMATION: By entering the Promotion, you grant the Released Entities permission to use your personal information in accordance with Sponsor’s privacy policy located at https://cocacolaunited.com/coca-cola-united-our-online-contest-privacy-policy/. By participating in the Promotion, Nominators hereby acknowledge that they have read and accepted Sponsor’s privacy policy. Information collected from Nominators (such as name, postal address and email address) will not be re-used, sold or shared in any manner by the Sponsor or any third parties unless Nominator has opted-in to receive additional information and marketing or promotional material from the Sponsor or a third party.

14) DISPUTES & GOVERNING LAW: This Promotion is conducted in English (which will be given its everyday ordinary meaning), and Nominator agrees that: (a) any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Promotion or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resorting to any form of class action, and exclusively by the United States District Court in Birmingham, Alabama (or if such court does not have jurisdiction, then the appropriate state court in Birmingham, Alabama); and (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with participating in the Promotion, but in no event attorneys’ fees. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the participant and Sponsor in connection with the Promotion, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Alabama, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of Alabama or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of Alabama.

15) WINNERS LIST: For a list of winning soccer club programs, visit www.poweradepoweryourschool.com. The Contest Website will be updated on or about October 15, 2026 or after all winners have been verified.

16) SPONSOR: Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED Inc., 4600 East Lake Blvd., Birmingham, AL 35217.

ADMINISTRATOR: Marden-Kane, Inc., 575 Underhill Blvd., Suite 222, Syosset, NY 11791.

WEB MANAGER: SASSO, 1669 Lobdell Avenue, Suite E, Baton Rouge, LA 70806

The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

Google LLC and Vimeo, Inc. are not participants or sponsors of this Promotion.

Copyright 2026 Marden-Kane Inc. All rights reserved. Nominators are hereby authorized to copy these Official Rules on the condition that it will be for the Nominator’s personal use only.

Coca-Cola Bottling Company UNITED Inc. Presents

Powerade Power Your Soccer Team Contest

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