Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. (Coca-Cola HBC, CCHBC) announces, at the request of the Greek Capital Markets Commission, that it is in very preliminary discussions with C. Cardassilaris & Sons S.A. (a dry nuts company listed in the Athens Exchange) concerning a possible co-operation. At this stage it is not possible to predict whether these discussions will result in any form of agreement.

Coca-Cola HBC is one of the world's largest bottlers of products of The Coca-Cola Company and has operations in 26 countries serving a population of more than 500 million people. CCHBC shares are listed on the Athens Exchange (ATHEX: EEEK), with secondary listings on the London (LSE: CCB) and Australian (ASX: CHB) Stock Exchanges. CCHBC's American Depositary Receipts (ADRs) are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: CCH).