Settlement of New Issue of Notes

RNS Number : 7161R

Coca-Cola HBC AG

10 March 2016

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Coca-Cola HBC AG

Settlement of New Issue of Notes 

Zug, Switzerland - 10 March 2016 Coca-Cola HBC AG ("Coca-Cola HBC") today announces the settlement of an issue of €600 million principal amount fixed-rate notes with a coupon of 1.875% due 11 November 2024 (the "New Notes"), issued by its subsidiary Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. (the "Issuer") under the Issuer's €3 billion Euro Medium Term Note Programme. The New Notes are guaranteed by Coca-Cola HBC and Coca-Cola HBC Holdings B.V. ("Holdings B.V."). The New Notes have been admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the Regulated Market of the London Stock Exchange plc.

The Issuer has also announced today the results of its invitation to holders of the outstanding €600 million 4.250% Notes due November 2016 issued by the Issuer and guaranteed by Coca-Cola HBC and Holdings B.V. (the "2016 Notes") to tender their 2016 Notes for purchase by the Issuer for cash (the "Tender Offer"). €214,619,000 in aggregate nominal amount of the 2016 Notes have been tendered and will be purchased at a purchase price equal to 102.903 per cent. of the nominal amount of such notes together with accrued interest.

Disclaimer

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy the New Notes or an offer to buy or a solicitation or an offer to sell the 2016 Notes or any other securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. The Tender Offer referred to herein is not extended into the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons. The New Notes and the 2016 Notes have not been and will not be registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933 (as amended), and may not be offered, sold, tendered, bought or delivered within the United States or to or for the account or benefit of U.S. persons absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.

Enquiries

Coca‑Cola HBC Group Basak Kotler Investor Relations Director	Tel: [phone]  [e-mail]
Nikos Efstathopoulos Investor Relations Manager	Tel: [phone]  [e-mail]

Oya Gur Group Treasury Director

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International media contact: Teneo Rob Morgan Ben Ullmann Anushka Mathew	Tel: [phone]  [e-mail]  [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 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 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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