Vita Coco Company, Inc.

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

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NOTICE & PROXY STATEMENT

Annual Meeting of Stockholders

June 3, 2026

9:00 a.m. (Eastern Time)

THE VITA COCO COMPANY, INC.

111 Fifth Avenue, 2nd Floor

NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10003

To Our Stockholders:

You are cordially invited to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of The Vita Coco Company, Inc. (the “Company”) at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. The Annual Meeting will be a completely virtual meeting conducted via live webcast.

The Notice of Meeting and Proxy Statement on the following pages describes the matters to be presented at the Annual Meeting. Please see the section called “Who can attend the Annual Meeting?” on page 5 of the Proxy Statement for more information about how to attend the meeting online.

Whether or not you attend the Annual Meeting online, it is important that your shares be represented and voted at the Annual Meeting. Therefore, we urge you to promptly vote and submit your proxy by phone, via the Internet, or, if you received paper copies of these materials, by signing, dating and returning the enclosed proxy card in the enclosed envelope, which requires no postage if mailed in the United States. If you have previously received our Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, then instructions regarding how you can vote are contained in that notice. If you have received a proxy card, then instructions regarding how you can vote are contained on the proxy card. If you decide to virtually attend the Annual Meeting, you will be able to vote online, even if you have previously submitted your proxy.

Thank you for your support.

Sincerely,

Martin Roper

Chief Executive Officer

111 Fifth Avenue, 2nd Floor New York, New York 10003

To Our Stockholders

Notice of Annual

Meeting of

Stockholders

Date:

Wednesday, June 3, 2026

Time:

9:00 a.m. Eastern Time

Place:

You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting online and submit your questions during the meeting by visitingwww.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/COCO2026

YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT

It is important that your shares be represented regardless of the number of shares you may hold. Whether or not you plan to attend the Annual Meeting online, we urge you to vote your shares via the toll-free telephone number or over the Internet, as described in the enclosed materials. If you received a copy of the proxy card by mail, you may sign, date and mail the proxy card in the enclosed return envelope. Promptly voting your shares will ensure the presence of a quorum at the Annual Meeting and will save us the expense of further solicitation. Submitting your proxy now online will not prevent you from voting your shares at the Annual Meeting if you desire to do so, as your proxy is revocable at your option.

The Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of The Vita Coco Company, Inc., a Delaware public benefit corporation (the “Company”), will be held at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. The Annual Meeting will be a completely virtual meeting, which will be conducted via live webcast. You will be able to attend the Annual Meeting online and submit your questions during the meeting by visiting www.virtualshareholdermeeting.com/COCO2026 and entering your 16-digit control number included in your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, on your proxy card or on the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. The Annual Meeting will be held for the following purposes:

To elect Shelley Broader, Michael Kirban,and Kenneth Sadowsky as Class II Directors to serve until the 2029 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and until their respective successors shall have been duly elected and qualified;

To ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026;

To hold an advisory vote on executive compensation; and

To transact such other business as may properly come before the Annual Meeting or any continuation, postponement or adjournment of the Annual Meeting.

You are receiving this Proxy Statement because you were a shareholder of record of our common stock as of the close of business on April 7, 2026 and are entitled to notice and to vote at the Annual Meeting, or any continuation, postponement or adjournment of the Annual Meeting. A complete list of such stockholders will be open to the examination of any stockholder for a period of ten days prior to the Annual Meeting for a purpose germane to the meeting by sending an email to Alison Klein, General Counsel and Secretary, at shareholders@thevitacococompany.com, stating the purpose of the request and providing proof of ownership of Company stock. The list of these stockholders will also be available on the bottom of your screen during the Annual Meeting after entering the 16-digit control number included on your Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, on your proxy card or on the instructions that accompanied your proxy materials. The Annual Meeting may be continued or adjourned from time to time without notice other than by announcement at the Annual Meeting.

By Order of the Board of Directors

Alison Klein

General Counsel and Secretary

New York, New York