Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. Announces Trading Date of New Ordinary Shares Resulting From Exercise of Stock Options
ATHENS, Greece, September 7, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. ("Coca-Cola Hellenic", the "Company") announces that as of 9 September 2010, a total of 102,700 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 EUR51,350 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 EUR182,983,396 divided into 365,966,792 shares with a nominal value of EUR0.50 each.
The new 102,700 shares have been distributed to a total of 5 option holders as follows:
Number Date of Date of Exercise Exercise Adjusted Options Amount
of approval approval price price in exercise exercised in
plan by the by the in EUR EUR after price / Shares Euros
General Board of before the bonus in EUR granted
Meeting Directors the issuance following
issuance and before the
of bonus the capital
shares* adjustment return*
for
capital
return*
1. 22.11.2001 13.12.2001 14.68 9.79 8.29 66,200 548,798
2. 22.11.2001 13.12.2001 12.08 8.05 6.55 0 0.00
3. 22.11.2001 13.12.2001 14.53 9.69 8.19 10,000 81,900
4. 06.06.2003 23.06.2003 12.95 8.63 7.13 0 0.00
5. 06.06.2003 15.12.2003 16.76** 11.17 9.67 20,000 193,400
6. 06.06.2003 03.12.2004 18.63** 12.42 10.92 3,000 32,760
7. 17.06.2005 02.12.2005 23.30** 15.53 14.03 0 0.00
8. 17.06.2005 21.03.2006 24.85** 16.57 15.07 0 0.00
9. 17.06.2005 23.06.2006 23.02** 15.35 13.85 0 0.00
10. 17.06.2005 13.12.2006 28.06** 18.71 17.21 0 0.00
11. 17.06.2005 13.12.2007 - 28.75** 27.25 0 0.00
12. 17.06.2005 20.06.2008 - 24.54** 23.04 0 0.00
13. 17.06.2005 11.12.2008 - 11.36** 9.86 3,500 34,510
14. 18.06.2009 10.12.2009 - - 16.54*** 0 0.00
15. 18.06.2009 18.3.2010 - - 20.00*** 0 0.00
Total: 102,700 891,368
(*) The exercise price per share in relation to the Company's Stock Option Plans, as this was initially determined by decisions of the General Meetings of the Company dated 22.11.2001, 06.06.2003 and 17.06.2005 respectively, and subsequently adjusted as a consequence of the decision of the General Meeting dated 15.10.2007 to issue bonus shares. The exercise price per share in relation to the Company's Stock Option Plans adjusted further as a consequence of the decision of the Extraordinary General meeting dated 16.10.2009 to return capital to its shareholders.
(**) Denotes that such exercise price was calculated as the average of the Company's share price at close of trading on the Athens Stock Exchange over the last ten (10) business days prior to the relevant decision of the Board of Directors that granted the options.
(***) Denotes that such exercise price was equal to the closing price of the Company's share on the Stock Exchange on the Grant Date.
The Board of Directors approved the share capital increase, which does not constitute an amendment of the Company's Articles of Association, on 3 August 2010, in accordance with the resolutions of the General Meetings listed above. The Ministry of Finance, Competitiveness and Shipping approved and registered the share capital increase with the Registry of Societes Anonymes pursuant to its announcement no K2-7701/18-8-2010
The Board of Directors of the Athens Exchange approved on 6 September 2010 the commencement of trading of the 102,700 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 9 September 2010. The new shares will be credited to the securities accounts (SAT accounts) of the beneficial 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 http://www.coca-colahellenic.com as well as on the website of the Athens Exchange http://www.ase.gr.
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 http://www.coca-colahellenic.com
SOURCE Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Co SA
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