Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. announces trading date of new ordinary shares resulting from exercise of stock options
Maroussi, Greece – 4 September 2009 - Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. (Coca-Cola Hellenic, the Company) announces that as of 8 September 2009, a total of 5,751 new ordinary shares will commence trading on the Athens Exchange. The new shares have been issued as a result of an increase in the share capital of Coca-Cola Hellenic amounting to € 2,875.50 following the exercise of stock options by employees of Coca-Cola Hellenic and of its affiliated companies.
The share capital of the Company now amounts to €182,703,924 divided into 365,407,848 shares with a nominal value of €0.50 each.
The new 5,751 shares have been distributed to a total of two employees as follows:
Number
of plan |
Date of
approval by
the General
Meeting |
Date of
approval by
the Board of
Directors |
Exercise price
in EUR
before the
issuance of
bonus
shares* |
Adjusted
exercise price in
EUR following
the issuance of
bonus shares* |
Options
exercised
/ Shares
granted |
Amount in
Euros |
| 1. |
22.11.2001 |
13.12.2001 |
23.32 |
15.55 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| 2. |
22.11.2001 |
13.12.2001 |
20.97 |
13.98 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| 3. |
22.11.2001 |
13.12.2001 |
17.06 |
11.37 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| 4. |
22.11.2001 |
13.12.2001 |
14.68 |
9.79 |
1,251 |
12,247.29 |
| 5. |
22.11.2001 |
13.12.2001 |
12.08 |
8.05 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| 6. |
22.11.2001 |
13.12.2001 |
14.53 |
9.69 |
1,500 |
14,535.00 |
| 7. |
06.06.2003 |
23.06.2003 |
12.95 |
8.63 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| 8. |
06.06.2003 |
15.12.2003 |
16.76** |
11.17 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| 9. |
06.06.2003 |
03.12.2004 |
18.63** |
12.42 |
3,000 |
37,260.00 |
| 10. |
17.06.2005 |
02.12.2005 |
23.30** |
15.53 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| 11. |
17.06.2005 |
21.03.2006 |
24.85** |
16.57 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| 12. |
17.06.2005 |
23.06.2006 |
23.02** |
15.35 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| 13. |
17.06.2005 |
13.12.2006 |
28.06** |
18.71 |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| 14. |
17.06.2005 |
13.12.2007 |
- |
28.75** |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| 15. |
17.06.2005 |
20.06.2008 |
- |
24.54** |
0.00 |
0.00 |
| 16. |
17.06.2005 |
11.12.2008 |
- |
11.36** |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Total: |
|
|
|
|
5,751 |
64,042.29 |
(*)The exercise price per share in relation to the Company’s Stock Option Plans, as this had been initially determined based on the decisions of the General Meeting of the Company’s shareholders dated 22.11.2001, 06.06.2003 and 17.06.2005 accordingly, was adjusted as a result of the decision of the General Meeting of the Company’s shareholders to issue bonus shares, dated 15 October 2007.
(**) Denotes that such exercise price was calculated as the average value of the Company's share price at close of trading on the Athens Stock Exchange over the last ten (10) working days prior to the relevant decision of the Board of Directors granting the options.
The Board of Directors approved the share capital increase, which does not constitute an amendment of the Company’s Articles of Association, on August 11, 2009, in accordance with the resolutions of the General Meetings listed above. The Ministry of Development approved and registered the share capital increase with the Registry of Societes Anonymes pursuant to its announcements no. Κ2-8800/25.08.2009 and Κ2-8800 (bis)/25.08.2009.
The Board of Directors of the Athens Exchange approved on 3 September 2009 the commencement of trading of the 5,751 new ordinary shares of the Company.
The Board of Directors of the Company has resolved that trading of the above new shares on the Athens Exchange will commence on 8 September 2009. The new shares will be credited to the securities accounts (SAT accounts) of the relevant shareholders before such date. The opening price of the Company’s shares on the above date will be determined in accordance with the Regulation of the Athens Exchange.
Information pursuant to article 4 para. 2f of Law 3401/2005 is available at the offices of the Company at Maroussi, Attiki (9 Fragoklissias Street), and in electronic form on the website of the Company www.coca-colahellenic.com
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About Coca-Cola Hellenic
Coca-Cola Hellenic is one of the world's largest bottlers of products of The Coca-Cola Company with sales of more than 2 billion unit cases. It has broad geographic reach with operations in 28 countries serving a population of approximately 560 million people. Coca-Cola Hellenic offers a diverse range of ready-to-drink non-alcoholic beverages in the sparkling, juice, water, sport, energy, tea and coffee categories. Coca-Cola Hellenic 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 our business in ways that protect and preserve the environment and contribute to the socio-economic development of our local communities.
Coca-Cola Hellenic‘s shares are listed on the Athens Exchange (ATHEX: EEEK), with a secondary listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: CCB). Coca-Cola Hellenic’s American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CCH). Coca-Cola Hellenic is included in the Dow Jones Sustainability and FTSE4Good Indexes. For more information, please visit www.coca-colahellenic.com