Result of AGM

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Coca-Cola HBC AG

21 June 2017

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Coca-Cola HBC AG

Results of Annual General Meeting of Coca-Cola HBC AG and election of Ms Charlotte J. Boyle as a new Non-Executive Member of the Board of Directors

Zug, Switzerland - 21 June 2017 - Coca-Cola HBC AG ("Coca-Cola HBC") today announces that all of the proposals of the Board of Directors (the "Board") set out in the notice of the annual general meeting ("AGM") dated 16 May 2017 were duly passed by the requisite majority of shareholders at its AGM held on Tuesday 20 June 2017. The final results are set out below. A copy of the resolutions passed at the AGM has also been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and on Coca-Cola HBC's website at www.coca-colahellenic.com

Following the retirement of Mr. Antonio D'Amato from the Board as of the end of the AGM, Coca-Cola HBC's shareholders elected Ms. Charlotte J. Boyle as a new non-executive member of the Board. Her biography can be found at www.coca-colahellenic.com 

In addition, the AGM approved a dividend of EUR 0.44 per share to be paid out of the general capital contribution reserves. The full amount of EUR 0.44 per share will be paid on 25 July 2017 to holders of ordinary shares on the record date of 30 June 2017. The shares are expected to be traded ex-dividend as of 29 June 2017, in which case the last day on which the shares may be traded with the entitlement to receive dividends will be 28 June 2017.

Final Ballot Results

Proposal		Votes for	% (1)	Votes against	% (1)	Abstentions cast	% (1)	Total votes cast	Votes not cast (2)	Voting rights represented % (3)
1.	Receipt of the 2016 Integrated Annual Report, as well as approval of the annual management report, the stand-alone financial statements and the consolidated financial statements	248910964	99.97%	0	0.00%	67921	0.03%	248978885	0	68.31%
2.1	Appropriation of available earnings	248915391	99.97%	47456	0.02%	16038	0.01%	248978885	0	68.31%
2.2	Declaration of a dividend from reserves	248960619	99.98%	2238	0.01%	16028	0.01%	248978885	0	68.31%
3.	Discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the members of the Operating Committee	248239539	99.73%	593440	0.24%	68386	0.03%	248901365	0	68.29%
4.1.1	Re-election of Anastassis G. David as a member of the Board of Directors and as the Chairman of the Board of Directors (in a single vote)	246416484	98.97%	2388988	0.96%	173413	0.07%	248978885	0	68.31%
4.1.2	Re-election of Dimitris Lois as a member of the Board of Directors	247945252	99.58%	1017905	0.41%	15728	0.01%	248978885	0	68.31%

4.1.3	Re-election of Alexandra Papalexopoulou as a member of the Board of Directors and as a member of the Remuneration Committee (in a single vote)	248486970	99.80%	476187	0.19%	15728	0.01%	248978885	0	68.31%
4.1.4	Re-election of Reto Francioni as a member of the Board of Directors and as a member of the Remuneration Committee (in a single vote)	243372914	97.74%	5590243	2.25%	15728	0.01%	248978885	0	68.31%
4.1.5	Re-election of Ahmet C. Bozer as a member of the Board of Directors	247116101	99.25%	1847056	0.74%	15728	0.01%	248978885	0	68.31%
4.1.6	Re-election of Olusola (Sola) David-Borha as a member of the Board of Directors	248890637	99.96%	72520	0.03%	15728	0.01%	248978885	0	68.31%
4.1.7	Re-election of William W. Douglas III as a member of the Board of Directors	248392546	99.76%	570611	0.23%	15728	0.01%	248978885	0	68.31%
4.1.8	Re-election of Anastasios I. Leventis as a member of the Board of Directors	247083069	99.23%	1880088	0.76%	15728	0.01%	248978885	0	68.31%
4.1.9	Re-election of Christodoulos Leventis as a member of the Board of Directors	247116111	99.25%	1847046	0.74%	15728	0.01%	248978885	0	68.31%
4.1.10	Re-election of José Octavio Reyes as a member of the Board of Directors	247115996	99.25%	1847161	0.74%	15728	0.01%	248978885	0	68.31%
4.1.11	Re-election of Robert Ryan Rudolph as a member of the Board of Directors	247044321	99.22%	1918836	0.77%	15728	0.01%	248978885	0	68.31%
4.1.12	Re-election of John P. Sechi as a member of the Board of Directors	248458715	99.79%	504442	0.20%	15728	0.01%	248978885	0	68.31%
4.2	Election of Charlotte J. Boyle as a member of the Board of Directors and as a member of the Remuneration Committee (in a single vote)	248687303	99.88%	275854	0.11%	15728	0.01%	248978885	0	68.31%
5.	Election of the independent proxy	248909928	99.98%	33042	0.01%	35915	0.01%	248978885	0	68.31%
6.1	Re-election of the statutory auditor	247748140	99.51%	303025	0.12%	927720	0.37%	248978885	0	68.31%
6.2	Advisory vote on re-appointment of the independent registered public accounting firm for UK purposes	247747365	99.51%	303035	0.12%	928485	0.37%	248978885	0	68.31%
7.	Advisory vote on the UK Remuneration Report	246074548	98.83%	2762647	1.11%	141690	0.06%	248978885	0	68.31%
8.	Advisory vote on the Remuneration Policy	244288071	98.12%	4654134	1.87%	36680	0.01%	248978885	0	68.31%
9.	Advisory vote on the Swiss Remuneration Report	247193583	99.29%	1748622	0.70%	36680	0.01%	248978885	0	68.31%
10.1	Approval of the maximum aggregate amount of remuneration for the Board of Directors until the next annual general meeting	248653337	99.92%	195828	0.08%	129720	n.a.	248849165	0	68.31%
10.2	Approval of the maximum aggregate amount of remuneration for the Operating Committee for the next financial year	248048728	99.76%	608447	0.24%	321710	n.a	248657175	0	68.31%
11.	Amendments to the Articles of Association in respect of the determination of the remuneration of the Chief Executive Officer and the Non-Executive Members of the Board of Directors	248907998	99.98%	34392	0.01%	36495	0.01%	248978885	0 (0.00%)	68.31%

(1) Percentages refer to applicable majority. Proposals 1-9 require approval by an absolute majority of the votes validly cast (including consenting and dissenting votes and abstentions). Proposals 10.1 and 10.2 require approval by a relative majority of the votes validly cast (including consenting and dissenting votes without abstentions). Proposal 11 requires approval by a majority of at least two-thirds of the voting rights represented and an absolute majority of the nominal value of shares represented.

(2) Votes represented at the AGM but not (or not validly) cast.

(3) Shares represented at the AGM for each proposal as a percentage of Coca-Cola HBC's outstanding voting rights, whether exercisable or not. As at the date of the AGM, Coca-Cola HBC's issued share capital consisted of 367,939,778 ordinary shares, of which 14,925 ordinary shares are held by Coca-Cola HBC AG and 3,430,135 shares are held by its subsidiary, COCA-COLA HBC SERVICES MEPE, in treasury. Accordingly, the total number of outstanding voting rights (whether exercisable or not) in Coca-Cola HBC AG was 364,494,718.

Enquiries

Coca‑Cola HBC Group Basak Kotler Investor Relations Director	Tel: [phone] [e-mail]
Vasso Aliferi Investor Relations Manager	Tel: [phone] [e-mail]
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International media contact: Teneo Blue Rubicon Rob Morgan Anushka Mathew	Tel: [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail]
Greek media contact: V+O Communications Argyro Oikonomou	Tel: [phone]  [e-mail]

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 595 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 Sustainability 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.

 

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