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COCA-COLA H.B.C. S.A.
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Announcement
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December 7, 2007 Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. (''Coca-Cola Hellenic'', the ''Company'') announces that as of Wednesday 12 December 2007, a total of 636,483 of its 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 euro 318,241.50 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 euro 181,869,178.50 divided into 363,738,357 shares with a nominal value of euro 0.50 each. The new 636,483 shares have been distributed to a total of 86 employees. (*)The exercise price per share in relation to the Company's Stock Option Plans, as this had been initially determined by the decisions of the General Assembly of the Company dated 22.11.2001, 06.06.2003 and 17.06.2005 accordingly, was readjusted as a consequence of the decision of the General Assembly of the Company for the granting of bonus shares, dated 15 October 2007. (**) denotes that such exercise price was calculated as the average value of the Company's share price at close of trading on the Athens Stock Exchange over the last ten (10) working days prior to the relevant decision of the Board of Directors granting the options. The Board of Directors approved the share capital increase, which does not constitute an amendment of the Company's Articles of Association, on 20 November 2007, in accordance with the resolutions of the General Meetings listed above. The Ministry of Development approved and registered the share capital increase with the Registry of Societes Anonymes pursuant to its announcements no K2-16912/27.11.2007 and K2-16912 (bis)/27.11.2007. The Board of Directors of the Athens Exchange approved on Thursday 6 December 2007 the commencement of trading of the 636,483 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 Wednesday 12 December 2007. The new shares will have been 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 Regulations of the Athens Exchange. Information pursuant to article 4 par. 2 f of Law 3401/2005 has been made available from Monday, 3 December 2007 at the offices of the Company at Maroussi of Attiki (9 Fragoklissias Street), and in electronic form on the website of the Company www.coca-colahellenic.com.
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