hbc ag type ag traded as lse cch athex eee founded 1969 as hellenic bottling company s.a. 2000 as coca cola hellenic bottling company s.a. 2013 as coca cola hbc ag headquarters zug switzerland 1 key people anastasios g. david chairman dimitris lois ceo products alcohol free beverages revenue 6.346 billion 2015 2 operating income 804.0 million 2015 2 profit 280.7 million 2015 2 total assets 6.533 billion 2015 total equity 2.820 billion 2015 owner leventis david group 23.6 % 3 the coca cola company 23.5 % 3 number of employees 36.362 2015 4 website www.coca colahellenic.com coca cola hbc ag also known as coca cola hbc or coca cola hellenic is the world s second largest coca cola anchor bottler in terms of volume with sales of more than 2 billion unit cases . coca cola hbc s shares are listed on the london stock exchange with a secondary listing on the athens stock exchange . the company is a constituent of the ftse 100 index . coca cola hbc has been named the industry leader among beverage companies in the 2014 dow jones sustainability index djsi 5 and is also included in the ftse4good index . 6 contents 1 history 2 operations 3 references 4 external links history edit hellenic bottling company s.a. was incorporated under the laws of greece in 1969 with headquarters in athens . the coca cola company granted to the company its bottling rights in the country in 1969 . 7 in august 2000 hellenic bottling company s.a. acquired coca cola beverages ltd the former european operations of coca cola amatil and formed coca cola hellenic bottling company s.a. 8 in october 2012 the company announced that it was moving its operational headquarters to switzerland and would switch its main market listing to london . this was a major blow to the athens stock market as coca cola hellenic was its largest listed company by value . reasons for the move included better access to financing and a move away from crisis ridden greece which had prompted ratings agencies to downgrade its credit over the summer to three notches above junk level . 9 on 29 april 2013 coca cola hbc ag cchbc ag the new swiss holding company was admitted to the london stock exchange s main market . 10 on 11 september 2013 coca cola hbc ag announced its inclusion into the ftse 100 and ftse all share indices . coca cola hbc was named the industry leader among beverage companies in the 2014 dow jones sustainability index . 5 on 24 july 2014 coca cola hbc ag announced its delisting of its american depositary receipts adrs from the new york stock exchange the termination of its adr programme and the deregistration and termination of its reporting obligations under the u.s. securities exchange act of 1934 . 11 operations edit coca cola hbc operates in 28 countries in 3 continents ; its well established markets include greece cyprus the island of ireland austria switzerland and italy its developing markets include poland the baltic states czech republic slovenia slovakia hungary and croatia . its emerging markets include russia bosnia and herzegovina ukraine belarus romania montenegro armenia moldova the republic of macedonia bulgaria serbia nigeria . 12 coca cola hbc s product line includes a diverse range of ready to drink non alcoholic beverages in the sparkling juice water sport energy tea and coffee categories . the company s stock is 23.3 % owned by the kar tess holding a luxembourg company and 23.2 % by the coca cola company . the remaining 53.5 % are in free float of which about two thirds are held by uk and us institutional investors . 13 references edit service depantments info lines contact coca cola hbc . coca colahellenic.com . retrieved 15 march 2015 . a b c http www .4 traders.com coca cola hbc ag 13101752 financials a b http www .4 traders.com coca cola hbc ag 13101752 company annual report 2015 pdf . coca cola hbc . retrieved 20 march 2016 . a b coca cola hbc ag named industry leader in the 2014 dow jones sustainability index . coca colahellenic.com . retrieved 15 march 2015 . sustainability ratings . coca colahellenic.com . retrieved 15 march 2015 . coca cola bottling firm returns to growth . the guardian . 19 february 2016 . retrieved 20 march 2016 . commission clears merger between hellenic bottling company and coca cola beverages plc subject to undertakings . european commission . 8 february 2000 . retrieved 20 march 2016 . deborah ball and nektaria stamouli 12 october 2012 . bottler spills out of athens . wall street journal . retrieved 15 march 2015 . coca cola hellenic lists on london stock exchange . london loves business . 29 april 2013 . retrieved 20 march 2016 . coca cola hbc ag intends to delist from the new york stock exchange and deregister its shares with the u.s. securities and exchange commission . coca colahellenic.com . retrieved 15 march 2015 . where we operate . coca cola hbc ag . retrieved 2013 09 13 . shareholder structure . coca cola hbc ag . retrieved 20 march 2016 . external links edit official website v t e ftse 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