cancellation of treasury shares

RNS Number : 3740K

Coca-Cola HBC AG

28 August 2019

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Coca-Cola HBC AG

Announcement of decrease in share capital by the cancellation

of treasury shares and total voting rights

Zug, Switzerland - 28 August 2019 - Coca-Cola HBC AG ("Coca-Cola HBC") announces, in accordance with shareholder approval obtained at the annual general meeting of Coca-Cola HBC held on 18 June 2019, the cancellation of treasury shares.

In accordance with the Financial Conduct Authority's ("FCA") Listing Rules and Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules ("DTRs"), Coca-Cola HSBC discloses the following information:

Date of cancellation	27 August 2019
Number of ordinary shares with par value of CHF 6.70 per share ("Ordinary Share") held in treasury cancelled	3,249,803
Percentage of issued capital	0.87%
Total number of Ordinary Shares held in treasury following this cancellation	6,658,233
Percentage of voting rights attributable to Ordinary Shares held in treasury following this cancellation	1.80%
Total number of Ordinary Shares in issue following this cancellation	369,721.031
Total number of voting rights attributable to Ordinary Shares in issue following the cancellation	363,062,798

Following the cancellation Coca-Cola HBC's issued share capital consists of 369,721,031 Ordinary Shares, of which 3,228,098 Ordinary Shares are held by Coca-Cola HBC AG and 3,430,135 Ordinary Shares are held by its subsidiary, Coca-Cola HBC Services MEPE, in treasury.

Therefore the total number of voting rights in Coca-Cola HBC is 363,062,798 for the purposes of the FCA's 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-Cola HBC under the DTRs.

This announcement is made in accordance with Listing Rule 12.6.4R and DTR 5.6.1.

Enquiries

Coca‑Cola HBC Group

Investors and Analysts:
Joanna Kennedy Investor Relations Director	Tel: [phone]  [e-mail]
Carla Fabiano Investor Relations Manager	Tel: [phone] [e-mail]

About Coca‑Cola HBC

Coca‑Cola HBC is a high-growth FMCG business and a strategic partner of The Coca‑Cola Company with an annual sales volume of more than 2 billion unit cases. It has a broad geographic footprint with operations in 28 countries serving a population of more than 600 million people. Coca‑Cola HBC offers a diverse range of primarily non-alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages in the sparkling, juice, water, sport, energy, tea and coffee categories. Coca‑Cola HBC is 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 HBC is ranked among the top sustainability performers in ESG benchmarks such as the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, CDP, MSCI ESG and FTSE4Good, among others.

Coca‑Cola HBC has a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: CCH) and its shares are listed on the Athens Exchange (ATHEX: EEE). For more information, please visit http://www.coca-colahellenic.com.

 

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