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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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Coca-Cola HBC AG
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Transactions in own
shares
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Zug, Switzerland - 28 August 2024 - 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:
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Date of transaction
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28 August
2024
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Number of shares
repurchased:
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38,813
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Lowest price paid per
share
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£27.7600
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Highest price paid per
share
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£28.0000
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Volume weighted average price paid
per share (GBP):
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£27.9207
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Broker
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UBS
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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.
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As at 28 August 2024, the Company's
issued share capital consisted of 373,239,562 ordinary shares, of
which 6,730,968 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
363,078,459 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.
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Since announcing the share purchase
programme on Monday 20 November 2023, the Company has purchased
6,535,107 of its ordinary shares.
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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.
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http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/0521C_1-2024-8-28.pdf
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Schedule of purchases - Aggregated
transactions
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Trading venue
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Volume weighted average price
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Aggregated volume
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London Stock Exchange
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2,792.6406
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21,658
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BATS
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2,792.7559
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4,096
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Chi-X
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2,791.3050
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7,142
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Aquis
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2,790.4215
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5,917
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Enquiries
Coca-Cola HBC Group
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Investor and
Analysts:
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Joanna Kennedy
Head of Investor
Relations
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Tel: +44
7802 427505
joanna.kennedy@cchellenic.com
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Jemima Benstead
Senior Investor Relations Manager
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Tel: +44
7740 535130
jemima.benstead@cchellenic.com
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Individual
Shareholders:
Maria Livaniou
Shareowner Services
Manager
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Tel: +30
697 444 3270
maria.livaniou@cchellenic.com
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Media:
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Sonia Bastian
Head of
Communications
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Tel: +41
7946 88054
sonia.bastian@cchellenic.com
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Claire Evans
Group Senior Communications Manager
- Corporate
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Tel: +44 7597
562 978
claire.evans@cchellenic.com
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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 33,000
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.