Coca-Cola HBC AG Transaction in Own Shares (6862X)

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RNS Number : 6862X

Coca-Cola HBC AG

21 December 2023

 
 
 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
 
                                                               Coca-Cola HBC 
                                                                AG 
                                    Transactions in own shares 
 Zug, Switzerland - 21 December 2023 - Coca-Cola HBC AG ("Company") 
  announces that it purchased the following number of its ordinary 
  shares of 6.70 CHF each ("ordinary shares") on the London Stock 
  Exchange, BATS Chi-X Europe and Aquis Stock Exchange Limited, 
  through UBS AG London Branch ("UBS") as part of its share purchase 
  programme announced on Monday 20 November 2023: 
 Date of transaction                                                                   21 December 
                                                                                              2023 
 Number of shares repurchased:                                                        67,352 
 Lowest price paid per share                                                        GBP22.7800 
 Highest price paid per share                                                       GBP23.0100 
 Volume weighted average price paid per share                                       GBP22.8367 
  (GBP): 
 Broker                                                                                 UBS 
 The purchased ordinary shares will be held in treasury until 
  they are either used to meet the needs of the Company's employee 
  incentive schemes or, by affirmative resolution of the Company's 
  shareholders, cancelled. 
 As at 21 December 2023, the Company's issued share capital consisted 
  of 372,977,222 ordinary shares, of which 2,623,002 ordinary 
  shares are held by Coca-Cola HBC AG (including the purchased 
  shares) and 3,430,135 ordinary shares are held by its subsidiary, 
  Coca-Cola HBC Services MEPE, in treasury. Therefore, the total 
  number of voting rights in the Company is 366,924,085 which 
  may be used by shareholders as the denominator for calculations 
  by which they will determine if they are required to notify 
  their interest in, or a change to their interest in the Company 
  under the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure Guidance 
  and Transparency Rules. 
 Since announcing the share purchase programme on Monday 20 November 
  2023, the Company has purchased 1,622,898 of its ordinary shares. 
 In accordance with Article 5(1)(b) of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 
  (the Market Abuse Regulation) and Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 
  as amended by The Market Abuse (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 
  2019, the schedule below provides detailed information about 
  the transactions made by UBS on behalf of the Company as part 
  of the share purchase programme. 
 
 
 
  http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/6862X_1-2023-12-21.pdf 
 
 Schedule of purchases - Aggregated                                              " 
  transactions 
 Trading venue                                                 Volume weighted   Aggregated volume 
                                                               average price 
                                                              ----------------  ------------------ 
 London Stock Exchange                                         2,283.4122        35,149 
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 BATS                                                          2,283.8797        6,892 
------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 Chi-X                                                         2,283.8611        19,039 
------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------ 
 Aquis                                                         2,284.2935        6,272 
------------------------------------------------------------  ----------------  ------------------

Enquiries

Coca-Cola HBC Group

 
Investor and Analysts: 
John Dawson                                      Tel: +44 7522 619509 
 Head of Investor Relations                john.dawson@cchellenic.com 
Jemima Benstead                                  Tel: +44 7740 535130 
 Investor Relations Manager            jemima.benstead@cchellenic.com 
Marios Matar                                    Tel: +30 697 444 3335 
 Investor Relations Manager               marios.matar@cchellenic.com 
Individual Shareholders: 
 Maria Livaniou                                 Tel: +30 697 444 3270 
 Shareowner Services Manager            maria.livaniou@cchellenic.com 
Media: 
Sonia Bastian                                     Tel: +41 7946 88054 
 Head of Communications                  sonia.bastian@cchellenic.com 
 
Claire Evans                                    Tel: +44 7597 562 978 
 Group Senior Communications Manager      claire.evans@cchellenic.com 
 - Corporate

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 32,000 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 .

Important notice relating to UBS

UBS AG London Branch ("UBS") is authorised and regulated by the Financial Market Supervisory Authority in Switzerland. It is authorised by the PRA and subject to regulation by the FCA and limited regulation by the PRA in the United Kingdom. UBS is acting exclusively for CCH and no one else in connection with the possible offer and the contents of this announcement. In connection with such matters, UBS will not regard any other person as its client, nor will it be responsible to any other person for providing the protections afforded to its clients or for providing advice in relation to the process, contents of this announcement or any other matter referred to herein.

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