Coca-Cola HBC AG Result of AGM (9366B)
June 22 2016 - 3:44AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 9366B
Coca-Cola HBC AG
22 June 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Coca-Cola HBC AG
Results of Annual General Meeting of Coca-Cola HBC AG and
election of
Ahmet C. Bozer, William W. Douglas III, Reto Francioni and
Robert Ryan Rudolph
as new Non-Executive Directors
Zug, Switzerland - 22 June 2016 - Coca-Cola HBC AG ("Coca-Cola
HBC") today announces that all of the proposals of the Board of
Directors (the "Board") set out in the notice of the annual general
meeting ("AGM") dated 19 May 2016 were duly passed by the requisite
majority of shareholders at its AGM held on Tuesday 21 June 2016.
The final results are set out below. A copy of the resolutions
passed at the AGM has also been submitted to the National Storage
Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at
http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/NSM and on Coca-Cola HBC's website
at www.coca-colahellenic.com
Following the retirement of Messrs. George A. David, Irial
Finan, Sir Michael Llewellyn Smith and Nigel Macdonald from the
Board as of the end of the AGM, Coca-Cola HBC's shareholders
elected Messrs. Ahmet C. Bozer, William W. Douglas III, Reto
Francioni and Robert Ryan Rudolph as non-executive directors.
Biographies of the new non-executive directors can be found at
www.coca-colahellenic.com
In addition, the AGM adopted a proposal for a reduction of the
share capital of Coca-Cola HBC AG by CHF 20,100,000 from CHF
2,466,546,689.90 to CHF 2,446,446,689.90 by cancelling 3,000,000
treasury shares and, upon completion of the reduction of share
capital, the approval of amendmments to the articles of association
of Coca-Cola HBC to reflect the reduction of capital. The AGM also
approved a dividend of EUR 0.40 per share to be paid out of the
general capital contribution reserves. The full amount of EUR 0.40
per share will be paid on 26 July 2016 to holders of ordinary
shares on the record date of 1 July 2016. The shares are expected
to be traded ex-dividend as of 30 June 2016, in which case the last
day on which the shares may be traded with the entitlement to
receive dividends will be 29 June 2016.
Final ballot results
Voting
Total rights
Votes Votes % Abstentions votes Votes represented
Proposal For % Against cast % cast not cast(2) (%)(3)
(1) (1) (1)
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Receipt of the
2015 integrated
annual report,
as well as
approval
of the annual
management
report,
the stand-alone
financial
statements
and the
consolidated
financial
1. statements 255925242 99.95% 270 0.01% 114420 0.04% 256039932 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Appropriation
of available
2.1 earnings 255933727 99.96% 0 0.00% 106205 0.04% 256039932 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Declaration of
a dividend from
2.2 reserves 255933617 99.95% 110 0.01% 106205 0.04% 256039932 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Discharge of
the members of
the Board of
Directors and
the members of
the Operating
3. Committee 255228112 99.73% 314374 0.12% 388415 0.15% 255930901 0 70.75%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Re-election of
Anastassis G.
David as a
member
of the Board
of Directors
and election
as the Chairman
of the Board
of Directors
(in a single
4.1.1 vote) 253492004 99.01% 2203209 0.86% 344719 0.13% 256039932 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Re-election of
Antonio D'Amato
as a member of
the Board of
Directors and
as a member of
the Remuneration
Committee (in
4.1.2 a single vote) 249356038 97.39% 6577679 2.57% 106215 0.04% 256039932 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Re-election of
Alexandra
Papalexopoulou
as a member of
the Board of
Directors and
as a member of
the Remuneration
Committee (in
4.1.3 a single vote) 250170221 97.71% 5763621 2.25% 106090 0.04% 256039932 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Re-election of
Olusola (Sola)
David-Borha as
a member of the
Board of
4.1.4 Directors 255858826 99.93% 74911 0.03% 106195 0.04% 256039932 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Re-election of
Anastasios I.
Leventis as a
member of the
Board of
4.1.5 Directors 253450089 98.99% 2483678 0.97% 106165 0.04% 256039932 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Re-election of
Christodoulos
Leventis as a
member of the
Board of
4.1.6 Di-rectors 248350949 97.00% 7582798 2.96% 106185 0.04% 256039932 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Re-election of
Dimitris Lois
as a member of
the Board of
4.1.7 Directors 254495184 99.40% 1438583 0.56% 106165 0.04% 256039932 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Re-election of
José
Octavio
Reyes as a
member
of the Board
4.1.8 of Directors 253487764 99.00% 2445983 0.96% 106185 0.04% 256039932 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Re-election of
John P. Sechi
as a member of
the Board of
4.1.9 Directors 253548018 99.03% 2385729 0.93% 106185 0.04% 256039932 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Election of
Ahmet
C. Bozer as a
member of the
Board of
4.2.1 Directors 253487549 99.00% 2446168 0.96% 106215 0.04% 256039932 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Election of
William
W. Douglas III
as a member of
the Board of
4.2.2 Directors 253548113 99.03% 2385604 0.93% 106215 0.04% 256039932 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Election of Reto
Francioni as
a member of the
Board of
Directors
and as a member
of the
Remuneration
Committee (in
4.2.3 a single vote) 255649969 99.85% 283778 0.11% 106185 0.04% 256039932 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Election of
Robert
Ryan Rudolph
as a member of
the Board of
4.2.4 Directors 248297155 96.98% 7636592 2.98% 106185 0.04% 256039932 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Election of the
independent
5. proxy 255932822 99.95% 20 0.01% 107090 0.04% 256039932 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Re-election of
the statutory
6.1 auditor 255596906 99.83% 316205 0.12% 126821 0.05% 256039932 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Advisory vote
on
re-appointment
of the
independent
registered
public
accounting firm
6.2 for UK purposes 255203014 99.68% 316185 0.12% 520733 0.20% 256039932 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Advisory vote
on the UK
remuneration
7. report 236914616 92.53% 18941964 7.40% 183352 0.07% 256039932 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Advisory vote
on the Swiss
remuneration
8. report 236911005 92.53% 18945575 7.40% 183352 0.07% 256039932 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Advisory vote
on the
remuneration
9. policy 249613374 97.49% 6316658 2.47% 109900 0.04% 256039932 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Approval of the
maximum
aggregate
amount of
remuneration
for the Board
of Directors
until the next
annual general
10.1 meeting 255053386 99.66% 876791 0.34% 109755 n.a. 255930177 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Approval of the
maximum
aggregate
amount of
remuneration
for the
Operating
Committee for
the next
financial
10.2 year 254456899 99.58% 1085639 0.42% 497394 n.a. 255542538 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
Approval of a
share capital
reduction by
cancelling
treasury
11. shares 255933036 99.95% 266 0.01% 106630 0.04% 256039932 0 70.78%
----- ---------------- --------- ------ -------- ----- ----------- ----- --------- ------------ ------------
(1) Percentages refer to applicable majority. Proposals 1-9
require approval by an absolute majority of the votes validly cast
(including consenting and dissenting votes and abstentions).
Proposals 10.1 and 10.2 require approval by a relative majority of
the votes validly cast (including consenting and dissenting votes
without abstentions). Proposal 11 requires approval by a majority
of two-thirds of the voting rights represented and an absolute
majority of the nominal value of shares represented.
(2) Votes represented at the AGM but not (or not validly) cast.
(3) Shares represented at the AGM for each proposal as a
percentage of Coca-Cola HBC's outstanding voting rights, whether
exercisable or not. As at the date of the AGM, Coca-Cola HBC's
issued share capital consisted of 368,207,464 ordinary shares of
CHF 6.70, of which 3,014,925 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 361,762,404.
Enquiries
Enquiries
Coca--Cola HBC Group Tel: +41 41 726 0143
Basak Kotler basak.kotler@cchellenic.c
Investor Relations Director om
Nikos Efstathopoulos Tel: +30 210 618 3260
Investor Relations Manager nikos.efstathopoulos@cchellenic.com
Caroline Crampton
Investor Relations Manager caroline.crampton@cchellenic.com
International media contact:
Teneo Tel: +44 20 7240 2486
Rob Morgan robert.morgan@teneostrategy.com
Ben Ullmann ben.ullmann@teneostrategy.com
Anushka Mathew anushka.mathew@teneostrategy.com
Greek media contact:
V+O Communications Tel: +30 211 7501219
Argyro Oikonomou ao@vando.gr
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 594 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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