Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. announces resolutions of the Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders held on 16 October 2009
Athens, Greece - 16 October 2009 - Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. (Coca-Cola Hellenic, the Company) announces resolutions of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company's shareholders which was held today.
A total of 305 shareholders, representing 291,876,252 shares, out of a total number of 365,407,848 shares (i.e. 79.87% of the Company's share capital), were present or represented and voted at the Extraordinary General Meeting.
The following matters on the Agenda were discussed and the following decisions were made:
1. The increase of the Company's share capital by an amount of Euro five hundred forty eight million one hundred eleven thousand and seven hundred and seventy two (548,111,772), through the capitalization of reserves by increasing the nominal value of each share by Euro one and fifty cents (1.50) per share was approved. As a result, the nominal value of each share has been increased from Euro 0.50 to Euro two (2).
2. The decrease of the Company's share capital by an amount of Euro five hundred forty eight million one hundred eleven thousand and seven hundred and seventy two (548,111,772) through a reduction of the nominal value of the shares by an amount of Euro one and fifty cents (1.50) per share was approved. As a result, the nominal value of the shares has been decreased from Euro two (2) to Euro 0,50 per share, and an equal amount of capital will be returned to the shareholders in cash. The relevant authorizations were granted to the Board of Directors of the Company in relation to the return to the shareholders of the amount of the decrease of capital through payment in cash, the determination of the relevant record date, as well as the start date for the cash payment to shareholders.
3. The amendment of Article 3 of the Articles of Association of the Company, and the codification of the Articles of Association into a unified text were approved.
The above resolutions were taken by majority.
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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.