Athens, Greece - January 28, 2004 - Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. (Coca-Cola HBC, CCHBC) announced today the completion of its acquisition of the Croatian mineral water Company Gotalka d.o.o. The transaction is part of Coca-Cola CCHBC's joint acquisition strategy with The Coca-Cola Company.

The acquisition involves a production facility at Budinscina and the company's mineral water brand Bistra.

Doros Constantinou, Managing Director of CCHBC, commented: 'The Bistra brand has significant potential and will enable our business in Croatia to expand into the promising water segment there. It is a small acquisition with no material impact on the group's financial results, and is very much in line with our strategy to broaden the selection of non-alcoholic beverages that we offer to our consumers.'

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 Stock Exchange (ASE: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).