Coca Cola HBC : ‑Cola HBC AG Publishes 2018 integrated annual report ‘In good company’

Zug, Switzerland - 15 March 2019 - Coca‑Cola HBC AG today published its 2018 Integrated Annual Report, In good company. The report highlights progress made on all aspects of business, governance and sustainability during 2018.

Zoran Bogdanovic, CEO, Coca‑Cola HBC, said: '2018 was another year of strong operational and financial performance in which we made excellent progress towards our 2020 objectives. It was also a year in which we launched more new packages, brands and even categories than ever before. This pace of change requires adjustment throughout the business which would not be possible without the dedication of our people and our close partnerships with our customers, The Coca‑Cola Company and other key stakeholders. We believe we are in good company with our stakeholders in the knowledge that creating shared value is essential for sustainable long-term success.'

The report also highlights the progress we have made on our 2020 sustainability commitments, which have paved the way to the new comprehensive sustainability commitments we have now set to achieve by 2025.

You can find our 2018 Integrated Annual Report, ('2018 Annual Report') here: https://coca-colahellenic.com/en/investors/2018-integrated-annual-report/

A copy of the 2018 Annual Report will be submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will be shortly available for inspection at: www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm

Printed copies of the 2018 Annual Report will be available from 8 April 2019 and can be requested by shareholders, free of charge, at http://coca-colahellenic.com/en/investors/order-a-report/

The information in the Group's preliminary results announcement released on 14 February 2019, together with the information set out in the Appendix to this announcement, which is extracted from the 2018 Annual Report, constitutes the material required by the Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (DTR 6.3.5R) to be communicated to the media in unedited full text through a Regulatory Information Service. Page numbers and notes to the accounts mentioned in the extracts from the 2018 Annual Report, refer to page numbers and notes to the accounts in the 2018 Annual Report. Terms used, but not otherwise defined in this announcement, have the meanings given to them in the 2018 Annual Report. This material is not a substitute for reading the full 2018 Annual Report.

About Coca‑Cola HBC

Coca‑Cola HBC is a leading bottler of The Coca‑Cola Company with an annual sales volume of more than 2 billion unit cases. It has a broad geographic footprint with operations in 28 countries serving a population of more than 600 million people. Coca‑Cola HBC offers a diverse range of primarily non-alcoholic ready-to-drink 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 been listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices since 2008, and ranked among the top beverage companies in the Global and European indices for the past five years. Coca‑Cola HBC is also included in the FTSE4Good Index, rated 'AAA' on the MSCI ESG index, rated 'A' for Climate and Water by CDP and listed on the Sustainalytics and Vigeo rankings.

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). For more information, please visit http://www.coca-colahellenic.com.