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RNS Number : 4749P Coca-Cola HBC AG 19 January 2026
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Coca-Cola HBC AG
Results of extraordinary general meeting of Coca-Cola HBC AG
Zug, Switzerland - 19 January 2026 - Coca-Cola HBC AG ("Coca-Cola HBC") today
announces that each proposal of the Board of Directors (the "Board") set out
in the notice of the extraordinary general meeting ("EGM") dated 17 December
2025 was duly passed by the requisite majority of shareholders at its EGM held
today, 19 January 2026. The results are set out below. A copy of the
resolutions passed at the EGM has also been submitted to the National Storage
Mechanism and will shortly 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
https://www.coca-colahellenic.com/en/investor-relations/shareholder-centre/agm-egm
(https://www.coca-colahellenic.com/en/investor-relations/shareholder-centre/agm-egm)
.
Final Ballot Results
Proposal Votes for % ((1)) Votes Against % ((1)) Abstentions Cast % ((1)) Total Votes Cast Votes not cast ((2)) Voting Rights Represented % ((3))
1 Introduction of a capital band provision in a new art. 6a in the Articles of 257,447,503 99.49% 1,313,703 0.51% 5,846 0.00% 258,767,052 0 71.18%
Association to enable the completion of the Sale and Purchase Agreement and in
connection with the Option Agreement.
2 Introduction of a new art. 10a in the Articles of Association to permit the 258,608,584 99.94% 152,542 0.06% 5,926 0.00% 258,767,052 0 71.18%
use and transfer of a certain number of the Company's registered shares held
in treasury by excluding existing pre-emptive rights of shareholders in
connection with the Sale and Purchase Agreement and the Option Agreement.
3 Amendment of art. 28 para. 2 of the Articles of Association and the 254,656,438 98.41% 4,100,219 1.58% 10,395 0.00% 258,767,052 0 71.18%
introduction of new art. 28 para. 2bis, art. 28 para. 2ter and art. 29bis in
the Articles of Association for the purpose of effecting certain governance
related changes in line with the Coca-Cola HBC Shareholder Agreement with
effect upon completion of the Sale and Purchase Agreement.
Notes:
(1) Percentages refer to applicable majority. For
resolutions 1 and 2, a majority of 75% of the voting rights represented and an
absolute majority of the nominal value of shares represented is required. For
resolution 3, a majority of at least two-thirds of the voting rights
represented and a majority of the nominal value of shares represented is
required.
(2) Votes represented at the EGM but not (or not validly)
cast.
(3) Shares represented at the EGM for each proposal as a
percentage of Coca-Cola HBC's outstanding voting rights, whether exercisable
or not. As at the date of the EGM, Coca-Cola HBC's issued share capital
consisted of 373,239,562 ordinary shares, of which 6,282,592 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
363,526,835.
The formal notice of the EGM, including a full description of the items of the
agenda and the proposals of the Board of Directors, was published in the Swiss
Official Gazette of Commerce (Schweizerisches Handelsamtsblatt) on 17 December
2025 and incorporated into a circular that is available for inspection at the
National Storage Mechanism at
https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism
(https://data.fca.org.uk/#/nsm/nationalstoragemechanism) and on Coca-Cola
HBC's website
at https://www.coca-colahellenic.com/en/investor-relations/shareholder-centre/agm-egm
(https://www.coca-colahellenic.com/en/investor-relations/shareholder-centre/agm-egm)
.
Capitalised terms used in this announcement and not otherwise defined have the
meaning given to them in the announcement published by Coca-Cola HBC on 17
December 2025.
Zug, 19 January 2026
Coca-Cola HBC AG
The Board of Directors
Enquiries
Coca-Cola HBC Group
Investors and Analysts:
Jemima Benstead Tel: +44 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 7851 105884
Investor Relations Manager matilde.durazzano@cchellenic.com
Elizabeth King Tel: +44 7864 686582
Investor Relations Manager elizabeth.king@cchellenic.com
Individual Shareholders:
Maria Livaniou Tel: +30 697 444 3270
Shareowner Services Manager maria.livaniou@cchellenic.com
Media:
Claire Evans Tel: +44 7896 054972
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 750
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
Best-in-Class Indices, CDP, MSCI ESG, FTSE4Good and ISS ESG.
Coca-Cola HBC is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: CCH) and on the
Athens Exchange (ATHEX: EEE). For more information, please visit
https://www.coca-colahellenic.com/ (https://www.coca-colahellenic.com/)
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