FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Coca-Cola HBC AG
Results of Extraordinary General Meeting of Coca-Cola HBC AG
Zug, Switzerland - 16 September 2024 - Coca-Cola HBC AG ("Coca-Cola HBC") today announces that the proposal of the Board of Directors (the "Board") set out in the notice of the extraordinary general meeting ("EGM") dated 23 August 2024 was duly passed by the requisite majority of shareholders at its EGM held today, 16 September 2024. The result is set out below. A copy of the resolution passed at the EGM has also been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism and on Coca-Cola HBC's website at www.coca-colahellenic.com.
At the EGM, Coca-Cola HBC's shareholders elected Elizabeth Bastoni as a new non-executive member of the Board. Elizabeth Bastoni's biography can be found at www.coca-colahellenic.com.
Final Ballot Results
| Proposal | Votes for | % (1) | Votes Against | % (1) | Abs- tentions Cast | % (1) | Total Votes Cast | Votes not cast (2) | Voting Rights Repre- sented % (3) | |
| 1.1 | Election of Elizabeth Bastoni as a new member of the Board of Directors and as a member of the remuneration committee | 270,113,771
| 99.72% | 351,919
| 0.13% | 402,544
| 0.15% | 270,868,234 | 0 | 74.62% |
(1) Percentages refer to applicable majority. Proposal 1.1 requires approval by an absolute majority of the votes validly cast (including consenting and dissenting votes and abstentions).
(2) Votes represented at the EGM but not (or not validly) cast.
(3) Shares represented at the EGM for each proposal as a percentage of Coca-Cola HBC's outstanding voting rights, whether exercisable or not. As at the date of the EGM, Coca-Cola HBC's issued share capital consisted of 373,239,562 ordinary shares, of which 6,802,145 ordinary shares are held by Coca-Cola HBC AG and 3,430,135 shares are held by its subsidiary, COCA-COLA HBC SERVICES MEPE, in treasury. Accordingly, the total number of outstanding voting rights (whether exercisable or not) in Coca-Cola HBC AG was 363,007,282.
Coca‑Cola HBC Group
| Investor and Analysts: | | |
| Joanna Kennedy Head of Investor Relations | Tel: +44 7802 427505 Joanna.kennedy@cchellenic.com |
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| Jemima Benstead Senior Investor Relations Manager | Tel: +44 7740 535130 jemima.benstead@cchellenic.com |
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| Virginia Phillips Investor Relations Manager
| Tel: +44 7864 686582 virginia.phillips@cchellenic.com
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| Media: | |
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| Sonia Bastian Head of Communications | Tel: +41 7946 88054 sonia.bastian@cchellenic.com |
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Claire Evans Tel: +353 861940885
Group Senior Communications Manager claire.evans@cchellenic.com
About Coca‑Cola HBC
Coca-Cola HBC is a growth-focused consumer packaged goods business and strategic bottling partner of The Coca-Cola Company. We open up moments that refresh us all, by creating value for our stakeholders and supporting the socio-economic development of the communities in which we operate. With a vision to be the leading 24/7 beverage partner, we offer drinks for all occasions around the clock and work together with our customers to serve 740 million consumers across a broad geographic footprint of 29 countries. Our portfolio is one of the strongest, broadest and most flexible in the beverage industry, with consumer-leading beverage brands in the sparkling, adult sparkling, juice, water, sport, energy, ready-to-drink tea, coffee, and premium spirits categories. These include Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, Fanta, Sprite, Schweppes, Kinley, Costa Coffee, Caffè Vergnano, Valser, FuzeTea, Powerade, Cappy, Monster Energy, Finlandia Vodka, The Macallan, Jack Daniel's and Grey Goose. We foster an open and inclusive work environment amongst our 33,000 employees and believe that building a more positive environmental impact is integral to our future growth. We rank among the top sustainability performers in ESG benchmarks such as the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices, CDP, MSCI ESG, FTSE4Good and ISS ESG.
Coca-Cola HBC has a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: CCH) and is listed on the Athens Exchange (ATHEX: EEE).
For more information, please visit https://www.coca-colahellenic.com.
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