NEW YORK (AP) — Warren Buffett criticized Coca-Cola’s pay plan for its executives on Wednesday.

Buffett, whose company is Coca-Cola’s largest shareholder, called the plan “excessive” in an interview on CNBC after it was approved at the beverage maker’s annual meeting. But he said Berkshire Hathaway abstained from voting against it because he didn’t want to express disapproval of the company’s management.