Result of Extraordinary General Meeting
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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 and on Coca-Cola HBC's website at https://www.coca-colahellenic.com/en/investor-relations/shareholder-centre/agm-egm.
Final Ballot Results
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Proposal |
Votes for |
% (1) |
Votes Against |
% (1) |
Abstentions Cast |
% (1) |
Total Votes Cast |
Votes not cast (2) |
Voting Rights Represented % (3) |
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1 |
Introduction of a capital band provision in a new art. 6a in the Articles of Association to enable the completion of the Sale and Purchase Agreement and in connection with the Option Agreement. |
257,447,503 |
99.49% |
1,313,703 |
0.51% |
5,846 |
0.00% |
258,767,052 |
0 |
71.18% |
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2 |
Introduction of a new art. 10a in the Articles of Association to permit the 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. |
258,608,584 |
99.94% |
152,542 |
0.06% |
5,926 |
0.00% |
258,767,052 |
0 |
71.18% |
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3 |
Amendment of art. 28 para. 2 of the Articles of Association and the 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. |
254,656,438 |
98.41% |
4,100,219 |
1.58% |
10,395 |
0.00% |
258,767,052 |
0 |
71.18% |
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 and on Coca-Cola HBC's website at 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
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Investors and Analysts: |
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Jemima Benstead Head of Investor Relations |
Tel: +44 7740 535130 jemima.benstead@cchellenic.com |
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Elias Davvetas Investor Relations Manager |
Tel: +30 694 7568826 elias.davvetas@cchellenic.com |
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Matilde Durazzano Investor Relations Manager |
Tel: +44 7851 105884 matilde.durazzano@cchellenic.com
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Elizabeth King |
Tel: +44 7864 686582 |
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Investor Relations Manager |
elizabeth.king@cchellenic.com |
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Individual Shareholders: |
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Maria Livaniou Shareowner Services Manager |
Tel: +30 697 444 3270 maria.livaniou@cchellenic.com |
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Media: |
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Claire Evans Head of Corporate Communications |
Tel: +44 7896 054972 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/
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