FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Coca-Cola HBC AG
Re-appointment of Auditor
Zug, Switzerland - 11 December 2015 - Coca-Cola HBC AG ("Coca-Cola HBC" or the "Company") announces today its intention to re-appoint PricewaterhouseCoopers S.A. ("PwC") as its external audit firm, subject to shareholder approval. This follows the completion of a robust and competitive tender process for the appointment of external auditors, overseen by the Audit Committee of the Company, resulting in a recommendation which was approved by the board of directors of the Company on 10 December 2015.
Enquiries
Coca‑Cola HBC Group Basak Kotler Investor Relations Director |
Tel: +41 41 726 0143 basak.kotler@cchellenic.com
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Nikos Efstathopoulos Investor Relations Manager |
Tel: +30 210 618 3260 nikos.efstathopoulos@cchellenic.com |
International media contact: StockWell Communications Rob Morgan Ben Ullmann Anushka Mathew |
Tel: +44 20 7240 2486 robert.morgan@stockwellgroup.com ben.ullmann@stockwellgroup.com anushka.mathew@stockwellgroup.com |
Greek media contact: V+O Communications Argyro Oikonomou |
Tel: +30 211 7501219 |
About Coca‑Cola HBC
Coca-Cola HBC is a leading bottler of The Coca-Cola Company with a sales volume of more than 2 billion unit cases. It has a broad geographic footprint with operations in 28 countries serving a population of approximately 590 million people. Coca-Cola HBC offers a diverse range of 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 beverage industry leader in the Dow Jones Sustainably World and Europe Indices, and is also included in the FTSE4Good Index.
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.