Athens, Greece – 21 March 2006 - Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. (“Coca-Cola HBC”, “CCHBC”, together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) announced today that the Group has successfully completed the sale of a Euro350m 3-year Euro-denominated floating rate bond.
The offering has been executed through Coca-Cola HBC Finance plc, and guaranteed by Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. and Coca-Cola HBC Finance B.V. The bond was priced at 99.971 with a coupon of 3-month Euribor (Euro Interbank Offered Rate) +20 basis points.
The transaction has been executed under the Group's existing €2 billion Euro Medium Term Note program.
Proceeds from the bond offering will be used to refinance existing borrowings of the Group, as well to provide short term liquidity at completion of certain recent acquisitions made by Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A.