Acquisition
January 28 2004 - 3:33AM
UK Regulatory
RNS Number:7153U
Coca-Cola HBC S.A.
28 January 2004
Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A.
announces completion of Gotalka acquisition in Croatia
Athens, Greece - January 28, 2004 - Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A.
("Coca-Cola HBC", "CCHBC") announced today the completion of its acquisition of
the Croatian mineral water Company Gotalka d.o.o. The transaction is part of
Coca-Cola CCHBC's joint acquisition strategy with The Coca-Cola Company.
The acquisition involves a production facility at Budinscina and the company's
mineral water brand Bistra.
Doros Constantinou, Managing Director of CCHBC, commented: "The Bistra brand has
significant potential and will enable our business in Croatia to expand into the
promising water segment there. It is a small acquisition with no material impact
on the group's financial results, and is very much in line with our strategy to
broaden the selection of non-alcoholic beverages that we offer to our
consumers."
Coca-Cola HBC is one of the world's largest bottlers of products of The
Coca-Cola Company and has operations in 26 countries serving a population of
more than 500 million people. CCHBC shares are listed on the Athens Stock
Exchange (ASE:EEEK), with secondary listings on the London (LSE:CCB) and
Australian (ASX:CHB) Stock Exchanges. CCHBC's American Depositary Receipts
(ADRs) are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:CCH).
ENQUIRIES:
Company Contacts:
Coca-Cola HBC Tel: +30 210 618 3229
Melina Androutsopoulou e-mail: melina.androutsopoulou@cchbc.com
Director of Investor Relations
Coca-Cola HBC
Thalia Chantziara Tel: +30 210 618 3124
Investor Relations Analyst e-mail: thalia.chantziara@cchbc.com
European Press Contact:
Alastair Hetherington Tel: ++30 210 725 8194
FD Athens Mobile: +30 694 775 2284
e-mail: alastair.hetherington@fd.com
U.S. Press Contact:
Brian Maddox Tel: +1 212 850 5600
FD Morgen-Walke e-mail: bmaddox@fdmw.com
Coca-Cola HBC's website is located at www.coca-colahbc.com.
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