Approval of supplementary prospectus

RNS Number : 7365F

Coca-Cola HBC AG

28 May 2013

 



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Coca-Cola HBC AG

Approval of supplementary prospectus regarding admission to trading on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange and public offering

Zug, Switzerland- 28 May 2013 - On 7 March 2013, Coca-Cola HBC AG ("Coca-Cola HBC") announced the publication of its prospectus in relation to admission to trading of its ordinary shares to the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange and public offering of its ordinary shares in the United Kingdom and, following the passporting of the prospectus, in Greece and Austria (the "Prospectus") in connection with the voluntary share exchange offer (the "Share Exchange Offer") to acquire the ordinary shares of Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. ("Coca-Cola Hellenic").

Following the publication of the Prospectus, Coca-Cola Hellenic announced consolidated interim results for Coca-Cola Hellenic and its subsidiaries as of and for the three months ended 29 March 2013 (the "First Quarter Results").

Coca-Cola HBC announces that its supplementary prospectus (the "Supplementary Prospectus") in connection with the First Quarter Results has been approved today by the United Kingdom Listing Authority. A copy of the Supplementary Prospectus, which is supplemental to and must be read in conjunction with the Prospectus, is available on CCHBC's website at www.coca-colahbcag.com and has been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism, where it is available for inspection at http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM.

Important Notice

The Share Exchange Offer comprised a Greek tender offer and a separate U.S. exchange offer. Coca-Cola HBC has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a registration statement on Form F-4, which includes an offer to exchange/prospectus. Coca-Cola Hellenic has filed a related solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ ANY DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors will be able to obtain a free copy of such filings without charge, at the SEC's website (http://www.sec.gov) once such documents are filed with the SEC. Copies of such documents may also be obtained from Coca-Cola HBC and Coca-Cola Hellenic, without charge, once they are filed with the SEC. No offering of securities shall be made in the United States except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Enquiries

Coca‑Cola HBC AG Oya Gur Investor Relations Director	Tel: [phone] email: [e-mail]
Panagiotis Vergis Investor Relations Manager	Tel: [phone] email: [e-mail]
Eri Tziveli Investor Relations Manager	Tel: [phone]    email: [e-mail]
Corporate brokers: Credit Suisse George Maddison Tristan Lovegrove	Tel: [phone] email: [e-mail] email: [e-mail]

 

J.P. Morgan Cazenove Laurence Hollingworth James Mitford	Tel: [phone] email: [e-mail] email: [e-mail]
International media contact: RLM Finsbury Guy Lamming Charles Chichester	Tel: [phone] email: [e-mail] email: [e-mail]
Greek media contact: V+O Communications Mary Andreadi	Tel: [phone] email: [e-mail]

About Coca‑Cola Hellenic Group

Coca-Cola HBC is the second-largest bottler of products 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 581 million people. Coca-Cola HBC offers a diverse range of ready-to-drink non-alcoholic 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 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 HBC is included in the Dow Jones Sustainability and FTSE4Good Indexes. For more information, please visit http://www.coca-colahbcag.com/.

 

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