March 20, 2009 Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. announces increase in 2008 dividend
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. (Coca-Cola Hellenic, Hellenic) announced today that its Board of Directors will be proposing a dividend for 2008 of euro 0.28 per share at the Annual General Meeting of its shareholders, scheduled to be held on Thursday 18 June 2009 in Athens, Greece.
Doros Constantinou, Managing Director of Coca-Cola Hellenic, commented:
"We are pleased to propose an increase of 12% to our dividend payment in 2008. This highlights the strength of Hellenic's business model and healthy financial position to drive solid cash flow generation, as well as management's ongoing commitment to delivering enhanced returns for our shareowners."
Starting Monday 22 June 2009, shares will be trading on the Athens Stock Exchange ex-dividend. Shareholders registered in the share registry of the Company as of Wednesday 24 June 2009 shall be entitled to receive the dividend. The payment of the dividend will commence on Monday 29 June 2009.
ENQUIRIES
George Toulantas
Investor Relations Director
Tel: +30 210 618 3255
email : george.toulantas@cchellenic.com
European press contact:
Financial Dynamics London
Greg Quine
Tel: +44 20 7269 7206
email: greg.quine@fd.com
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) and Chess Depositary Instruments (CDIs) are listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX: CHB). Coca-Cola Hellenic is included in the Dow Jones Sustainability and FTSE4Good Indexes. For more information, please visit www.coca-colahellenic.com
