Coca-Cola HBC confirms to pursue US listing

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. confirmed today its intention to apply for a listing of its shares on the New York Stock Exchange, as previously announced on May 20. CCHBC is currently listed on the Athens Stock Exchange, with secondary listings on the London and Australian Stock Exchanges.

CCHBC also announced that two of its major shareholders, Socomex SA, of the Kar-Tess Group, and The Coca-Cola Company intend to make a secondary offering of up to 13 million shares, representing 5.5%, of CCHBC at the same time as the listing.