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RNS Number : 6604D  Coca-Cola HBC AG  08 May 2026

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Coca-Cola HBC AG

Results of Annual General Meeting of Coca-Cola HBC AG

 

Zug, Switzerland - 8 May 2026 - Coca-Cola HBC AG ("Coca-Cola HBC") 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 2 April 2026 were duly
passed by the requisite majority of shareholders at its AGM held today, 8 May
2026. 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 shortly
will be available for inspection
at  https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism)  and on Coca-Cola
HBC's website at www.coca-colahellenic.com
(https://www.coca-colahellenic.com/) .

 

As previously announced on 2 April 2026 Henrique Braun and Charlotte J. Boyle
would not be seeking re-election at the AGM and retired from the Board as of
the conclusion of the AGM. At the AGM, Coca-Cola HBC's shareholders elected
Bruno Pietracci and Lara Salame Boro as new non-executive members of the
Board. Their, and all Directors', biographies can be found at
www.coca-colahellenic.com (http://www.coca-colahellenic.com/) . This
announcement is made pursuant to UK Listing Rule 6.4.6R and there are no other
details required to be disclosed under UK Listing Rule 6.4.8R.

 

The AGM approved a dividend of EUR 1.20 per share ("Dividend") out of the
general capital contribution reserve. Payment of the full amount of the
Dividend will be made on 9 June 2026 to holders of ordinary shares on the
record date of 15 May 2026. The shares are expected to be traded ex-dividend
as of 14 May 2026, in which case the last day on which the shares may be
traded with the entitlement to receive dividends will be 13 May 2026.

 

Final Ballot Results

  Proposal                                                                         Votes        %       Votes Against  %       Abs-            %       Total Votes Cast  Votes not cast ((2))   Voting Rights Repre-

                                                                                   for          ((1))                  ((1))   tentions Cast   ((1))                                            sented % ((3))
 1.      Receipt of the 2025 Integrated Annual Report, as well as approval of the  242,580,189  99.98%  36,907         0.02%   10,155          0.00%   242,627,251       0                      0.00%
         annual management report, the stand-alone financial statements and the
         consolidated financial statements
 2.      Approval of the non-financial report under Swiss statutory law for the    242,417,011  99.92%  200,165        0.08%   10,075          0.00%   242,627,251       0                      0.00%
         financial year ended on 31 December 2025
 3.1.    Appropriation of available earnings                                       242,470,633  99.94%  146,543        0.06%   10,075          0.0%    242,627,251       0                      0.00%
 3.2.    Declaration of dividend from reserves                                     242,470,713  99.94%  146,463        0.06%   10,075          0.0%    242,627,251       0                      0.00%

 

 4.      Discharge of the members of the Board of Directors and the members of the      233,410,889  96.37%  8,731,043   3.60%   71,110  0.03%  242,213,042  0  0.00%
         Executive Leadership Team
 5.1.1   Re-election of Anastassis G. David as a member of the Board of Directors and   217,848,873  89.79%  24,767,741  10.21%  10,637  0.00%  242,627,251  0  0.00%
         as the Chairman of the Board of Directors
 5.1.2   Re-election of Zulikat Wuraola Abiola as a member of the Board of Directors    241,831,176  99.68%  785,438     0.32%   10,637  0.00%  242,627,251  0  0.00%
 5.1.3   Re-election of Elizabeth Bastoni as a member of the Board of Directors and as  225,523,951  92.96%  17,092,663  7.04%   10,637  0.00%  242,627,251  0  0.00%
         a member of the Remuneration Committee
 5.1.4   Re-election of Zoran Bogdanovic as a member of the Board of Directors          231,559,430  95.44%  11,057,184  4.56%   10,637  0.00%  242,627,251  0  0.00%
 5.1.5   Re-election of Pantelis ("Linos") D. Lekkas as a member of the Board of        229,824,189  94.73%  12,792,425  5.27%   10,637  0.00%  242,627,251  0  0.00%
         Directors
 5.1.6   Re-election of Anastasios I. Leventis as a member of the Board of Directors    226,305,208  93,28%  16,311,406  6.72%   10,637  0.00%  242,627,251  0  0.00%
 5.1.7   Re-election of Christodoulos ("Christo") Leventis as a member of the Board of  222,876,804  91.86%  19,739,810  8.14%   10,637  0.00%  242,627,251  0  0.00%
         Directors
 5.1.8   Re-election of George Pavlos Leventis as a member of the Board of Directors    226,346,791  93.29%  16,269,823  6.71%   10,637  0.00%  242,627,251  0  0.00%
 5.1.9   Re-election of Stavros Pantzaris as a member of the Board of Directors         241,223,354  99.43%  1,393,260   0.57%   10,637  0.00%  242,627,251  0  0.00%
 5.1.10  Re-election of Evguenia Stoitchkova as a member of the Board of Directors      226,186,250  93.23%  16,430,364  6.77%   10,637  0.00%  242,627,251  0  0.00%
 5.1.11  Re-election of Glykeria Tsernou as a member of the Board of Directors and      241,974,825  99.74%  641,789     0.26%   10,637  0.00%  242,627,251  0  0.00%
         election as a member of the Remuneration Committee
 5.2.1   Election of Bruno Pietracci as a new member of the Board of Directors          225,470,910  92.93%  17,087,172  7.04%   69,169  0.03%  242,627,251  0  0.00%
 5.2.2   Election of Lara Salame Boro as a new member of the Board of Directors and as  241,927,627  99.71%  686,601     0.28%   13,023  0.01%  242,627,251  0  0.00%
         a member of the Remuneration Committee

 

 6.     Election of the independent proxy                                           239,161,856  98.58%  3,454,931   1.42%  10,464   0.00%  242,627,251  0  0.00%
 7.1.   Re-election of the statutory auditor                                        228,813,050  94.31%  13,804,087  5.69%  10,114   0.00%  242,627,251  0  0.00%
 7.2.   Advisory vote on re-appointment of the independent registered public        229,334,157  94.53%  13,282,618  5.47%  10,476   0.00%  242,627,251  0  0.00%
        accounting firm for UK purposes
 8.     Advisory vote on the UK Remuneration Report                                 239,030,302  98.52%  2,870,199   1.18%  726,750  0.30%  242,627,251  0  0.00%
 9.     Advisory vote on the Remuneration Policy                                    237,765,692  98.00%  4,639,546   1.91%  222,013  0.09%  242,627,251  0  0.00%
 10.    Advisory vote on the Swiss Remuneration Report                              239,659,838  98.78%  2,240,451   0.92%  726,962  0.30%  242,627,251  0  0.00%
 11.1.  Approval of the maximum aggregate amount of remuneration for the Board of   242,012,878  99.75%  542,784     0.22%  71,589   0.03%  242,627,251  0  0.00%
        Directors until the next annual general meeting
 11.2.  Approval of the maximum aggregate amount of remuneration for the Executive  240,962,613  99.31%  1,527,446   0.63%  137,192  0.06%  242,627,251  0  0.00%
        Leadership Team for the next financial year
 12.    Approval of share buy-back                                                  242,374,058  99.90%  120,945     0.05%  132,248  0.05%  242,627,251  0  0.00%

 

(1) Percentages refer to applicable majority. Proposals 1-10 and 12 require
approval by a majority of the votes validly cast (including consenting and
dissenting votes and abstentions). Proposals 11.1 and 11.2 require approval by
a relative majority of the votes validly cast (including consenting and
dissenting votes without abstentions).

 

(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
373,239,562 ordinary shares, of which 5,344,877 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
364,464,550.

 

 

 

Coca‑Cola HBC Group

 Investor and Analysts:
 Jemima Benstead              Tel: +44 (0) 7740 535130

 Head of Investor Relations   jemima.benstead@cchellenic.com
 Elias Davvetas               Tel: +30 694 7568826

 Investor Relations Manager   elias.davvetas@cchellenic.com

 Matilde Durazzano            Tel: +44 7861 105884

 Investor Relations Manager   matilde.durazzano@cchellenic.com

 Elizabeth King               Tel: +44 7864 686582

 Investor Relations Manager   elizabeth.king@cchellenic.com
 Media:
 Sonia Bastian                                   Tel: +41 7946 88054

 Head of Communications                          sonia.bastian@cchellenic.com

 Claire Evans                                    Tel: +44 7896 054 972

 Head of Corporate Communications                 claire.evans@cchellenic.com

 

 

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 760 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 brands across the
sparkling, adult sparkling, juice, water, sport, energy, ready-to-drink tea,
coffee, and premium spirits categories, with
snacks as an additional offering. Our products 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 Plazma. We foster an open
and inclusive work environment for our more than 33,500 employees and
believe that a positive environmental impact is integral to our future
growth. We are among the leaders of the global beverage
industry across major sustainability benchmarks, including the Dow
Jones Best-in-Class Indices, CDP, MSCI ESG, FTSE ESG and ISS ESG.

 

Coca-Cola HBC is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: CCH) and
on Euronext Athens (Euronext Athens: EEE). For more information, please
visit https://www.coca-colahellenic.com/ (https://www.coca-colahellenic.com/)

 

 

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