Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. : OPINION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COCA-COLA HELLENIC BOTTLING COMPANY S.A. ON THE VOLUNTARY SHARE EXCHANGE OFFER OF COCA-COLA HBC AG

20 March 2013

OPINION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF COCA-COLA HELLENIC BOTTLING COMPANY S.A. ON THE VOLUNTARY SHARE EXCHANGE OFFER OF COCA-COLA HBC AG

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Athens, Greece - 20 March 2013 - On 11 October 2012, Coca-Cola HBC AG ("Coca-Cola HBC") announced an exchange offer to acquire all issued ordinary shares with par value of €1.01 each of Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. ("Coca-Cola Hellenic") in order to establish a premium listing of its ordinary shares on the LSE. The exchange offer is comprised of a Greek offer and a U.S. offer. Coca-Cola HBC has received all requisite approvals for the commencement of the exchange offer. The acceptance period started on 19 March 2013 and will end, for holders of Coca-Cola Hellenic shares, at 2 p.m., Athens time / 7 a.m., New York City time, on 19 April 2013. The deadline for holders of Coca-Cola Hellenic ADSs to tender their ADSs is 18 April 2013, at 5 p.m., New York City time.

The board of directors issued today its opinion on the exchange offer which will be submitted to the HCMC in accordance with Greek law 3461/2006. The opinion of the board is accompanied by a report, dated 19 March 2013, of the independent financial advisor to the Coca-Cola Hellenic board of directors, Jefferies International Limited. The opinion is included as appendix to this announcement and the aforementioned report is provided separately.

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International media contact:
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Greek media contact:
V+O Communications Mary Andreadi	Tel: [phone] email: [e-mail]

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About Coca-Cola Hellenic

Coca-Cola Hellenic is the second-largest bottler of products of The Coca-Cola Company in terms of volume with sales of more than 2 billion unit cases. It has a broad geographic footprint with operations in 28 countries serving a population of approximately 581 million people. Coca-Cola Hellenic offers a diverse range of ready-to-drink non-alcoholic beverages in the sparkling, juice, water, sport, energy, tea and coffee categories.  Coca-Cola Hellenic 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 our business in ways that protect and preserve the environment and contribute to the socio-economic development of our local communities.

Coca-Cola Hellenic's shares are listed on the Athens Exchange (ATHEX: EEEK), with a standard listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: CCB). Coca-Cola Hellenic's American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CCH). Coca-Cola Hellenic is included in the Dow Jones Sustainability and FTSE4Good Indexes.http://www.coca-colahellenic.com/.