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Coca-Cola HBC AG
08 May 2018
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Coca-Cola HBC AG
Announcement of the annual general meeting to be held on 11 June
2018
Zug, Switzerland - 8 May 2018 - The Board of Directors of
Coca-Cola HBC AG ("Coca-Cola HBC") has resolved to convene the
Annual General Meeting ("AGM") to be held on Monday, 11 June 2018
at 11:00 am CET, at Theater Casino Zug, Artherstrasse 2-4, 6300
Zug, Switzerland.
The Board of Directors proposes to elect Mr. Zoran Bogdanovic as
a member of the Board of Directors to succeed Mr. Dimitris Lois,
who unfortunately passed away on 2 October 2017. Further details of
the appointment of Mr. Bogdanovic as the Chief Executive Officer
were announced on 7 December 2017.
The AGM will also resolve on the proposed dividend of EUR 0.54
on each ordinary registered share of Coca-Cola HBC AG with a par
value of CHF 6.70 out of the general capital contribution reserve,
as shown in the stand-alone financial statements (capped at an
amount of CHF 300,000,000), which was initially announced on 14
February 2018, with further details announced separately today.
Furthermore, the Board of Directors proposes to approve a share
buy-back of up to 7,500,000 Coca-Cola HBC ordinary shares in order
to (i) avoid dilution resulting from the issuance of stock options
and (ii) meet the requirements of the Coca-Cola HBC employee
incentive scheme.
In addition, the Board of Directors proposes to amend the
articles of association of Coca- Cola HBC in respect of management
incentive and long-term incentive arrangements.
The AGM agenda items are set out in the summary below.
Agenda of the AGM
In summary, the AGM will have the following agenda and will
include the following proposals by the Board of Directors:
1. Receipt of the 2017 Integrated Annual Report, as well as
approval of the annual management report, the stand-alone financial
statements and the consolidated financial statements
2. Appropriation of available earnings and reserves / declaration of dividend
2.1 Appropriation of available earnings
2.2 Declaration of a dividend from reserves
3. Discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the
members of the Operating Committee
4. Election of the Board of Directors, the Chairman of the Board
of Directors and the Remuneration Committee
4.1 Current members of the Board of Directors
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)
4.1.2 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)
4.1.3 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)
4.1.4 Re-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)
4.1.5 Re-election of Ahmet C. Bozer as a member of the Board of
Directors
4.1.6 Re-election of Olusola (Sola) David-Borha as a member of
the Board of Directors
4.1.7 Re-election of William W. Douglas III as a member of the
Board of Directors
4.1.8 Re-election of Anastasios I. Leventis as a member of the
Board of Directors
4.1.9 Re-election of Christodoulos Leventis as a member of the
Board of Directors
4.1.10 Re-election of José Octavio Reyes as a member of the
Board of Directors
4.1.11 Re-election of Robert Ryan Rudolph as a member of the
Board of Directors
4.1.12 Re-election of John P. Sechi as a member of the Board of
Directors
4.2 Election of Zoran Bogdanovic as a member of the Board of Directors
5. Election of the independent proxy
6. Election of the auditors
6.1 Re-election of the statutory auditor
6.2 Advisory vote on re-appointment of the independent
registered public accounting firm for UK purposes
7. Advisory vote on the UK Remuneration Report
8. Advisory vote on the Remuneration Policy
9. Advisory vote on the Swiss Remuneration Report
10. Approval of the remuneration of the Board of Directors and the Operating Committee
10.1 Approval of the maximum aggregate amount of remuneration
for the Board of Directors until the next annual general
meeting
10.2 Approval of the maximum aggregate amount of remuneration
for the Operating Committee for the next financial year
11. Amendments to the Articles of Association in respect of
management incentive and long-term incentive arrangements
12. Approval of share buy-back
The formal notice of the AGM, including a full description of
the items of the agenda and the proposals of the Board of
Directors, has been published today in the Swiss Official Gazette
of Commerce (Schweizerisches Handelsamtsblatt). A circular
incorporating the formal notice of the AGM is sent to all
registered shareholders. It has also been submitted to the National
Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at
http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM, as well as on Coca-Cola HBC's
website at http://coca-colahellenic.com/en/media/news/, together
with the 2017 integrated annual report and other relevant
shareholder information.
Zug, 8 May 2017
Coca-Cola HBC AG
The Board of Directors
Enquiries
Coca--Cola HBC Group
Basak Kotler Tel: +44 20 37 444 231
Investor Relations basak.kotler@cchellenic.com
Director
Joanna Kennedy Tel: +44 20 37 444 230
Investor Relations joanna.kennedy@cchellenic.com
Manager
Vasso Aliferi Tel: +41 44 835 9274
Investor Relations vasso.aliferi@cchellenic.com
Manager
International media contact:
Teneo Blue Rubicon Tel: +44 20 7260 2700
Rob Morgan robert.morgan@teneobluerubicon.com
Anushka Mathew anushka.mathew@teneobluerubicon.com
Greek media contact:
V+O Communications Tel: +30 211 7501219
Argyro Oikonomou ao@vando.gr
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 600 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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