COCA-COLA HBC A.G.

Composition of the Committees of the Board of Directors and determination of new members of the Board of Directors

Coca-Cola HBC AG

Composition of the Committees of the Board of Directors of Coca-Cola HBC AG and determination of new members of the Board of Directors of Coca-Cola HBC AG

 

Zug, Switzerland – 22 June 2016 – Coca-Cola HBC AG (“Coca-Cola HBC” or the “Company”) announces today that its board of directors (the “Board”) has appointed Mr. William W. Douglas III as chairman of the Audit Committee and Mr. Reto Francioni as the chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee, with effect from 21 June 2016. These appointments have been made pursuant to the announcement released by Coca-Cola HBC on 17 May 2016 and the election of Messrs. Ahmet C. Bozer, William (Bill) W. Douglas III, Reto Francioni and Robert Ryan Rudolph as non-executive members of the Board at the Company's annual general meeting held on 21 June 2016, following the retirement of Mr. George David, Mr. Irial Finan, Sir Michael Llewellyn Smith and Mr. Nigel Macdonald.

 

The Board has also resolved that Mr. Reto Francioni is appointed as the Senior Independent Director of the Company.

 

The Board has determined that Messrs. Bill Douglas and Reto Francioni qualify as independent under the criteria set forth in the UK Corporate Governance Code. The Board considers the other newly appointed non-executive directors, Messrs. Ahmet C. Bozer and Robert Ryan Rudolph, not to be independent for purposes of the UK Corporate Governance Code, due to existing business relationships with Coca-Cola HBC's major shareholders, The Coca-Cola Company and Kar-Tess Holding.

 

Aside from the information set out above, no further information is required to be disclosed pursuant to the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Listing Rule 9.6.13 and none of the new non-executive directors hold any interests in the shares of Coca-Cola HBC.

 

This announcement is made pursuant to Listing Rule 9.6.11.