Maroussi, Greece – 1 September 2011 - Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. (“Coca-Cola Hellenic”, the “Company”) announces that as of 5 September 2011, a total of 28,749 new ordinary shares will commence trading on the Athens Exchange. The new shares have been issued as a result of an increase in the share capital of Coca-Cola Hellenic amounting to € 43,123.50 following the exercise of stock options by employees of Coca-Cola Hellenic and of its affiliated companies.
The share capital of the Company now amounts to € 549,812,542.50 divided into 366,541,695 shares with a nominal value of € 1.50 each.
The new 28,749 shares have been distributed to a total of 5 Option holders as follows:
Number of plan | Date of approval by the General Meeting | Date of approval by the Board of Directors | Exercise price in EUR before the issuance of bonus shares* | Exercise price in EUR after the bonus issuance and before the adjustment for capital return* | Adjusted exercise price in EUR following the 2009 capital return* | Adjusted exercise price in EUR following the 2011 capital return* | Options exercised / Shares granted | Amount in Euros |
1. | 22.11.2001 | 13.12.2001 | 12,08 | 8,05 | 6,55 | 6,05 | 0 | 0.00 |
2. | 22.11.2001 | 13.12.2001 | 14,53 | 9,69 | 8,19 | 7,69 | 28,749 | 221,079.81 |
3. | 06.06.2003 | 23.06.2003 | 12,95 | 8,63 | 7,13 | 6,63 | 0 | 0.00 |
4. | 06.06.2003 | 15.12.2003 | 16,76** | 11,17 | 9,67 | 9,17 | 0 | 0.00 |
5. | 06.06.2003 | 03.12.2004 | 18,63** | 12,42 | 10,92 | 10,42 | 0 | 0.00 |
6. | 17.06.2005 | 02.12.2005 | 23,30** | 15,53 | 14,03 | 13,53 | 0 | 0.00 |
7. | 17.06.2005 | 21.03.2006 | 24,85** | 16,57 | 15,07 | 14,57 | 0 | 0.00 |
8. | 17.06.2005 | 23.06.2006 | 23,02** | 15,35 | 13,85 | 13,35 | 0 | 0.00 |
9. | 17.06.2005 | 13.12.2006 | 28,06** | 18,71 | 17,21 | 16,71 | 0 | 0.00 |
10. | 17.06.2005 | 13.12.2007 | - | 28,75** | 27,25 | 26,75 | 0 | 0.00 |
11. | 17.06.2005 | 20.06.2008 | - | 24,54** | 23,04 | 22,54 | 0 | 0.00 |
12. | 17.06.2005 | 11.12.2008 | - | 11,36** | 9,86 | 9,36 | 0 | 0.00 |
13. | 18.06.2009 | 10.12.2009 | - | - | 16,54*** | 16,04 | 0 | 0.00 |
14. | 18.06.2009 | 18.03.2010 | - | - | 20,00*** | 19,50 | 0 | 0.00 |
15. | 18.06.2009 | 09.12.2010 | - | - | 20,15*** | 19,65 | 0 | 0.00 |
16. | 18.06.2009 | 16.03.2011 | - | - | 19,37*** | 18,87 | 0 | 0.00 |
17. | 18.06.2009 | 24.06.2011 | - | - | - | 18,50*** | 0 | 0.00 |
Total: | 28,749 | 221,079.81 |
(*) The exercise price per share in relation to the Company’s Stock Option Plans, as this was initially determined by decisions of the General Meetings of the Company dated 22.11.2001, 06.06.2003 and 17.06.2005 respectively, and subsequently adjusted as a consequence of the decision of the General Meeting dated 15.10.2007 to issue bonus shares. The exercise price per share in relation to the Company’s Stock Option Plans adjusted further as a consequence of the decision of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company dated 16.10.2009 and the decision of the Annual General Meeting of the Company dated 06.05.2011 to return capital to its shareholders.
(**) Denotes that such exercise price was calculated as the average of the Company's share price at close of trading on the Athens Exchange over the last ten (10) business days prior to the relevant decision of the Board of Directors that granted the options.
(***) Denotes that such exercise price was equal to the closing price of the Company’s share on the
Athens Exchange on the Grant Date.
The Board of Directors approved the share capital increase, which does not constitute an amendment of the Company’s Articles of Association, on August 10, 2011, in accordance with the resolutions of the General Meetings listed above. The Ministry of Development, Competitiveness and Shipping approved and registered the share capital increase with the Registry of Societes Anonymes pursuant to its announcement no.