Coca-Cola HBC AG Settlement of New Issue of Notes (3074H)
June 18 2013 - 8:49AM
UK Regulatory
TIDMCCH
RNS Number : 3074H
Coca-Cola HBC AG
18 June 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Coca-Cola HBC AG
Settlement of New Issue of Notes
Closing of Tender Offer
Accession of Guarantor
Zug, Switzerland - 18 June 2013 Coca-Cola HBC AG ("Coca-Cola
HBC") today announces the settlement of an issue of EUR800 million
principal amount of seven year fixed-rate notes with a coupon of
2.375% (the "New Notes"), issued by its subsidiary Coca-Cola HBC
Finance B.V. (the "Issuer") under its EUR3 billion Euro Medium Term
Note Programme which was established on 3 June 2013. The New Notes
are guaranteed by Coca-Cola HBC and Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling
Company S.A. ("CCH SA"). The New Notes have been admitted to the
Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the
Regulated Market of the London Stock Exchange plc.
The Issuer has also announced today the results of its
invitation to holders of the outstanding EUR500 million 7.875%
Notes due 15 January 2014 issued by the Issuer and guaranteed by
CCH SA and Coca-Cola HBC Finance PLC (the "2014 Notes") to tender
their 2014 Notes for purchase by the Issuer for cash (the "Offer").
EUR182,928,000 in aggregate nominal amount of the 2014 Notes have
been tendered and purchased at a purchase price equal to 104.35 per
cent.of the nominal amount of such notes together with accrued
interest.
Further to its announcement on 10 June 2013 in connection with
the 2014 Notes and the outstanding EUR600 million 4.250% Notes due
16 November 2016 issued by the Issuer and guaranteed by CCH SA (the
"2016 Notes" and, together with the 2014 Notes, the "Existing
Notes"), as constituted by an amended and restated trust deed dated
18 June 2008 made between, inter alia, the Issuer, CCH SA,
Coca-Cola HBC Finance PLC and Citicorp Trustee Company Limited (the
"Trustee") and amended and restated trust deeds dated 2 June 2009
and 28 May 2010 made between the Issuer, CCH SA and the Trustee
(together, the "Relevant Trust Deeds"), Coca-Cola HBC hereby gives
notice to the holders of the Existing Notes that it has entered
into a supplemental trust deed dated 18 June 2013 to the Relevant
Trust Deeds with the parties thereto pursuant to which, with effect
from 18 June 2013, it has become an additional guarantor of the
Existing Notes and has agreed to, jointly and severally with the
other guarantors for the time being of the Existing Notes,
unconditionally and irrevocably guarantee the payment of all sums
expressed to be payable by the Issuer under the Relevant Trust
Deeds or in respect of the Existing Notes.
Coca-Cola HBC refers to the outstanding 5.125% Notes due 2013
and 5.500% Notes due 2015 (the "U.S. Notes") issued pursuant to the
Indenture, dated as of September 17, 2003, among CCH SA, the Issuer
and The Bank of New York (now known as The Bank of New York
Mellon), as trustee. On 18 June 2013, Coca-Cola HBC provided a
guarantee of the due and punctual payment of the principal interest
(and premium, if any) due under the U.S. Notes for the benefit of
the holders of the U.S. Notes.
Disclaimer
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a
solicitation of an offer to buy the New Notes or an offer to buy or
a solicitation or an offer to sell the 2014 Notes or any other
securities, and shall not constitute an offer, solicitation or sale
in any state or jurisdiction in which such an offer, solicitation
or sale would be unlawful. The Offer referred to herein is not
extended into the United States or to, or for the account or
benefit of, U.S. persons. The New Notes and the 2014 Notes have not
been and will not be registered under the United States Securities
Act of 1933 (as amended), and may not be offered, sold, tendered,
bought or delivered within the United States or to or for the
account or benefit of U.S. persons absent registration or an
applicable exemption from registration requirements.
Enquiries
Coca--Cola Hellenic
Group
Oya Gur
Investor Relations Tel: +30 210 618 3255
Director email: oya.gur@cchellenic.com
Eri Tziveli
Investor Relations Tel: +30 210 618 3133
Manager email: eri.tziveli@cchellenic.com
Dimitris Bakas
Investor Relations Tel: +30 210 618 3124
Manager email: dimitris.bakas@cchellenic.com
International media
contact:
RLM Finsbury Tel: +44 20 7251 3801
Guy Lamming email: guy.lamming@rlmfinsbury.com
Charles Chichester email: charles.chichester@rlmfinsbury.com
Philip Walters email: philip.walters@rlmfinsbury.com
Charles O' Brien email: charles.o'brien@rlmfinsbury.com
Greek media contact:
V+O Communications Tel: +30 211 7501223
Mary Andreadi email: ma@vando.gr
About Coca--Cola Hellenic Group
Coca-Cola HBC is the second-largest bottler of products of The
Coca-Cola Company in terms of volume with sales of more than 2
billion unit cases. It has a broad geographic footprint with
operations in 28 countries serving a population of approximately
581 million people. Coca-Cola HBC offers a diverse range of
ready-to-drink non-alcoholic 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 HBChas a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange
(LSE: CCH) and its shares are listed on the Athens Exchange (ATHEX:
EEE). Coca-Cola HBC's American depositary shares (ADSs) are listed
on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CCH). Coca-Cola HBC is
included in the Dow Jones Sustainability and FTSE4Good Indexes. For
more information, please visit
http://www.coca-colahellenic.com/.
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company SA, a subsidiary of
Coca-Cola HBC, has shares listed on the Athens Exchange (ATHEX:
EEEK) and American depositary shares, each representing one
Coca-Cola Hellenic ordinary share, listed on the New York Stock
Exchange (NYSE:OCCH).
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