Coca-Cola HBC AG Directorate Change (7109I)

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RNS Number : 7109I

Coca-Cola HBC AG

21 June 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Coca-Cola HBC AG

Composition of the Committees of the Board of Directors of Coca--Cola HBC AG and determination of a new member of the Board of Directors of Coca--Cola HBC AG

Zug, Switzerland - 21 June 2017 - Coca--Cola HBC AG ("Coca--Cola HBC" or the "Company") announces today that its board of directors (the "Board") has appointed Ms. Charlotte J. Boyle as a member of the Remuneration Committee, with effect from 20 June 2017.

This appointment has been made pursuant to the announcement released by Coca--Cola HBC on 15 May 2017 and the election of Ms. Charlotte J. Boyle as a non-executive member of the Board at the Company's annual general meeting held on 20 June 2017, following the retirement of Mr. Antonio D'Amato.

The Board has determined that Ms. Charlotte J. Boyle qualifies as independent under the criteria set forth in the UK Corporate Governance Code.

Aside from the information set out above, no further information is required to be disclosed pursuant to the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.13 and the new non-executive director does not hold any interests in the shares of Coca--Cola HBC.

The composition of the Board Committees will be as follows:

 
Audit Committee         William (Bill) W. Douglas 
                         III (Chair) 
                         John P. Sechi 
                         Olusola (Sola) David-Borha 
Nomination Committee    Reto Francioni (Chair) 
                         Charlotte J. Boyle 
                         Alexandra Papalexopoulou 
Remuneration Committee  Alexandra Papalexopoulou 
                         (Chair) 
                         Charlotte J. Boyle 
                         Reto Francioni 
Social Responsibility   Anastasios I. Leventis 
 Committee               (Chair) 
                         Alexandra Papalexopoulou 
                         José Octavio Reyes 
 

This announcement is made pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.11.

Enquiries

 
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  Basak Kotler                                                                               basak.kotler@cchellenic.c 
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   Argyro Oikonomou                                                                                        [e-mail] 
 

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 595 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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