Filing of Certain Prospectuses and Communications in Connection With Business Combination Transactions (425)
June 18 2013 - 5:21PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
Filed by Coca-Cola HBC AG
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933
Subject Company:
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A.
Registration Statement File No. 333-184685
NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, IN OR INTO AUSTRALIA, CANADA, JAPAN OR ANY OTHER JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD VIOLATE THE LAWS OF THAT JURISDICTION
This document is an advertisement and not a prospectus and investors should not subscribe for or purchase any transferable securities referred to in this document except on the basis of information contained in the prospectus published on 7 March 2013, as amended and supplemented from time to time, in connection with the admission of the ordinary shares of Coca-Cola HBC AG to the premium segment of the Official List of the United Kingdom Listing Authority and to trading on the London Stock Exchange plcs main market for listed securities and public offering of its ordinary shares in the UK, Greece and Austria (as amended and supplemented as the case may be, the Prospectus). The Greek offer (as defined at the end of this document) submitted by Coca-Cola HBC AG for the acquisition of all shares of Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. was made solely by the information memorandum published in connection therewith which contain the full terms and conditions of such offer (the Information Memorandum). A copy of the Prospectus is available from Coca-Cola HBC AGs website at http://www.coca-colahbcag.com. A Greek translation of the Prospectus is also available from Coca-Cola HBC AGs website at http://www.coca-colahbcag.com and the Athens Exchanges website at http://www.ase.gr. A copy of the approved Information Memorandum in Greek is also available from Coca-Cola HBC AGs website at http://www.coca-colahbcag.com, the Athens Exchanges website at http://www.ase.gr and the website of Coca-Cola HBC AGs financial advisor at http://www.credit-suisse.com/prospectus/cch
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Coca-Cola HBC AG
Completion of Statutory Buy-Out
Zug
, Switzerland 18 June 2013
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. (Coca-Cola Hellenic) today announces according to art. 27 par. 6 of law 3461/2006 (the Law) that further to a respective notification received by HELEX, on 17 June 2013, Coca-Cola HBC AG (Coca-Cola HBC) acquired pursuant to the buy-out process pursuant to art. 27 of the Law, the 11,544,493 Coca-Cola Hellenic shares that it did not acquire in its voluntary tender offer for all Coca-Cola Hellenic shares, of which 77,287 Coca-Cola Hellenic shares were acquired for cash consideration of 13.58 each. Thus, Coca-Cola Hellenic has become a wholly owned subsidiary of Coca-Cola HBC.
Important Notice
Coca-Cola HBC has filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) a registration statement on Form F-4, which includes an offer to exchange/prospectus. Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. (Coca-Cola Hellenic) has filed a related solicitation/recommendation statement on Schedule 14D-9 with the SEC. INVESTORS ARE URGED TO READ ANY DOCUMENTS FILED OR TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors will be able to obtain a free copy of such filings without charge, at the SECs website (http://www.sec.gov) once such documents are filed with the SEC. Copies of such documents may also be obtained from Coca-Cola HBC and Coca-Cola Hellenic, without charge, once they are filed with the SEC. No offering of securities shall be made in the United States except by means of a prospectus meeting the requirements of Section 10 of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Enquiries
Coca-Cola Hellenic Group
Oya Gur
Investor Relations Director
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Tel: +30 210 618 3255
email: oya.gur@cchellenic.com
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Eri Tziveli
Investor Relations Manager
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Tel: +30 210 618 3133
email: eri.tziveli@cchellenic.com
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Dimitris Bakas
Investor Relations Manager
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Tel: +30 210 618 3124
email: dimitris.bakas@cchellenic.com
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International media contact:
RLM Finsbury
Guy Lamming
Charles Chichester
Philip Walters
Charles O Brien
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Tel: +44 20 7251 3801
email: guy.lamming@rlmfinsbury.com
email: charles.chichester@rlmfinsbury.com
email: philip.walters@rlmfinsbury.com
email: charles.obrien@rlmfinsbury.com
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Greek media contact:
V+O Communications
Mary Andreadi
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Tel: +30 211 7501223
email: ma@vando.gr
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About Coca-Cola HBC AG
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 HBC has a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: CCH) and its shares are listed on the Athens Exchange (ATHEX: EEE). Coca-Cola HBCs 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-colahbcag.com/ .
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A., 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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