INFORMATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4 PARA 2στ OF LAW 3401/2005 REGARDING THE ADMISSION FOR TRADING OF SHARES OF THE COMPANY PURSUANT TO STOCK OPTION PLANS FOR THE COMPANY’S EMPLOYEES AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIES
INFORMATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE 4 PARA 2στ OF LAW 3401/2005 REGARDING THE ADMISSION FOR TRADING OF SHARES OF THE COMPANY PURSUANT TO STOCK OPTION PLANS FOR THE COMPANY'S EMPLOYEES AND FOR THE EMPLOYEES OF ITS AFFILIATED COMPANIES
Athens, Greece – 27 September 2012 - Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. (“Coca-Cola Hellenic”, the “Company”), makes this announcement in connection with the exercise in August 2012 of Stock Options (“Stock Options”) by employees (and former employees) of the Company and its affiliated companies pursuant to Stock Option Plans approved by General Meetings of the Company, in relation to the final details from the implementation of these plans, the exercise prices and the number of shares that were granted and will be listed on the Athens Exchange upon application by the Company as follows:
1. The offering was made to 63 employees of the Company (42 of which are former employees or employees of the Company's foreign affiliates). 2 persons (one of which is a former employee) exercised Stock Options by written notice to the Company's Board of Directors. The offering was made with respect to an aggregate of 6,177,521 new ordinary shares of the Company, of a nominal value of € 1.01 each, out of which 6,165 Stock Options were actually exercised and an equal number of shares were issued.
2. Τhe total number of Stock Options that have been granted by the Board of Directors to date, as authorised by the General Meeting of shareholders, amounts to 20,579,211. Out of these Stock Options, 9,701,053 are currently in force (i.e. they have neither been exercised nor forfeited), of which 6,171,356 Options have already vested and the others will vest in stages untilDecember 15, 2021.
3. The exercise price of the new shares is as follows:
|
Number of plan |
Date of approval by the General Meeting |
Date of approval by the Board of Directors |
Exercise price in EUR before the issuance of bonus shares* |
Exercise price in EUR after the bonus issuance and before the adjustment for capital return* |
Adjusted exercise price in EUR following the 2009 capital return* |
Adjusted exercise price in EUR following the 2011 capital return* |
Adjusted exercise price in EUR following the 2012 capital return* |
Options exercised / Shares granted |
Amount in Euros |
|
1. |
06.06.2003 |
15.12.2003 |
16.76** |
11.17 |
9.67 |
9.17 |
8.83 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
2. |
06.06.2003 |
03.12.2004 |
18.63** |
12.42 |
10.92 |
10.42 |
10.08 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
3. |
17.06.2005 |
02.12.2005 |
23.30** |
15.53 |
14.03 |
13.53 |
13.19 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
4. |
17.06.2005 |
21.03.2006 |
24.85** |
16.57 |
15.07 |
14.57 |
14.23 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
5. |
17.06.2005 |
13.12.2006 |
28.06** |
18.71 |
17.21 |
16.71 |
16.37 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
6. |
17.06.2005 |
13.12.2007 |
- |
28.75** |
27.25 |
26.75 |
26.41 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
7. |
17.06.2005 |
20.06.2008 |
- |
24.54** |
23.04 |
22.54 |
22.20 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
8. |
17.06.2005 |
11.12.2008 |
- |
11.36** |
9.86 |
9.36 |
9.02 |
6,165 |
55,608.30 |
|
9. |
18.06.2009 |
10.12.2009 |
- |
- |
16.54*** |
16.04 |
15.70 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
10. |
18.06.2009 |
18.03.2010 |
- |
- |
20.00*** |
19.50 |
19.16 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
11. |
18.06.2009 |
09.12.2010 |
- |
- |
20.15*** |
19.65 |
19.31 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
12. |
18.06.2009 |
16.03.2011 |
- |
- |
19.37*** |
18.87 |
18.53 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
13. |
18.06.2009 |
24.06.2011 |
- |
- |
- |
18.50*** |
18.16 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
14. |
18.06.2009 |
16.12.2011 |
- |
- |
- |
12.32*** |
11.98 |
0 |
0.00 |
|
Total: |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6,165 |
55,608.30 |
(*) The exercise price per share in relation to the Company's Stock Option Plans, as this was initially determined by decisions of the General Meetings of the Company dated 22.11.2001, 06.06.2003 and 17.06.2005 respectively, and subsequently adjusted as a consequence of the decision of the General Meeting dated 15.10.2007 to issue bonus shares. The exercise price per share in relation to the Company's Stock Option Plans adjusted further as a consequence of the decision of the Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company dated 16.10.2009 and the decision of the Annual General Meetings of the Company dated 06.05.2011 and 25.06.2012 to return capital to its shareholders.
(**) Denotes that such exercise price was calculated as the average of the Company's share price at close of trading on the Athens Exchange over the last ten (10) business days prior to the relevant decision of the Board of Directors that granted the Options.
(***) Denotes that such exercise price was equal to the closing price of the Company's share on the Athens Exchange on the Grant Date.
4. The Company's Board of Directors approved the share capital increase on 27 August 2012 and payment of the share capital increase amount was certified by the Company's Board of Directors on the same date. The Ministry of Development, Competitiveness and Shipping proceeded to the registration of the share capital increase and the certification of its payment with the Companies Registry pursuant to its announcements K2-6599/21.09.2012 & K2-6076/20.09.2012.
- As a result of the exercise of the afore-mentioned Stock Options, the share capital of the Company was increased by € 6,226.65 whereas the share premium account was increased by € 49,381.65. As a result, the share capital of the Company amounts to € 370,219,042.07 and is divided into 366,553,507 ordinary shares of a nominal value of € 1.01 each.
- The commencement of the trading of the 6,165 new ordinary shares of the Company is expected to be approved by the Board of Directors of the Athens Exchange on 28 September 2012. The trading of the above new shares on the Athens Exchange is expected to commence on 3 October 2012. The new shares will be credited to the securities accounts (SAT accounts) of the beneficial shareholders before such date. The opening price of the Company's shares on the above date will be determined in accordance with the Regulation of the Athens Exchange.
The person responsible for the accuracy of the information related to the Stock Option Plan is Ms. Simona Popovici, HR Corporate Support Function & Group Rewards Director, tel.: +30 210 618 3132. Interested parties may obtain a copy of this document from the Company's registered seat (9 Fragoklissias Street, Maroussi) and in electronic form from the Company's website (www.coca-colahellenic.com), as well as on the website of the Athens Exchange www.ase.gr.