FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Coca-Cola HBC AG
Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights
Zug, Switzerland – 2 June 2014 – Coca-Cola HBC AG ("Coca-Cola HBC") today announces in respect of the month ended 30 May 2014, the issue of 17,333 shares of CHF 6.70 each fully paid ("Ordinary Shares"), following the exercise of options granted under Coca-ColaHBC's share option plan.
Such Ordinary Shares were also admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange's main market for listed securities under Coca-Cola HBC's block listing facility. Following this issue, Coca-Cola HBChas the ability to admit a further 35,401,363 Ordinary Shares under its block listing facility.
As at 30 May 2014, Coca-Cola HBC's issued share capital consisted of 367,747,133 Ordinary Shares, of which 14,925 Ordinary shares are held by Coca-Cola HBCAG and 3,430,135 shares are held by its subsidiary, Coca-Cola HBCServices MEPE, in treasury. Accordingly, as at 30 May 2014, the total number of voting rights in Coca-Cola HBCis 364,302,073 for the purposes of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules of the Financial Conduct Authority ("DTRs").
Shareholders may use the above total voting rights figure as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, the share capital of Coca-ColaHBCunder the DTRs.
This announcement is made in accordance with DTR 5.6.1.
Enquiries
| Coca‑Cola HBC Group Basak Kotler Investor Relations Director | Tel: +41 41 726 0143 [email protected] |
| Eri Tziveli Investor Relations Manager | Tel: +30 210 618 3133 [email protected] |
| Dimitris Bakas Investor Relations Manager | Tel: +30 210 618 3124 [email protected] |
About Coca‑Cola HBC
Coca-ColaHBCis the second-largest bottler of the brands of The Coca-Cola Company in terms of volume with sales of more than 2 billion unit cases. It has a broad geographic footprint with operations in 28 countries serving a population of approximately 585 million people. Coca-ColaHBCoffers a diverse range of non-alcoholic ready to drink beverages in the sparkling, juice, water, sport, energy, tea and coffee categories. Coca-ColaHBCis committed to promoting sustainable development in order to create value for its business and for society. This includes providing products that meet the beverage needs of consumers, fostering an open and inclusive work environment, conducting its business in ways that protect and preserve the environment and contribute to the socio-economic development of the local communities.
Coca-Cola HBChas a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: CCH) and its shares are listed on the Athens Exchange (ATHEX: EEE). Coca-Cola HBC’s American depositary shares (ADSs) are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CCH). Coca-Cola HBCis included in the Dow Jones Sustainability and FTSE4Good Indexes. For more information, please visit http://www.coca-colahellenic.com.
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