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The following is an excerpt from a 20-F SEC Filing, filed by COCA-COLA HELLENIC BOTTLI ... on 6/30/2006.
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ITEM 4 INFORMATION ON THE COMPANY
A. History and Development of the Company
We were formed through the combination of Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. and Coca-Cola Beverages plc on August 9, 2000.
Hellenic Bottling Company S.A., a corporation incorporated under the laws of Greece in 1969, was headquartered in Athens. In 1981, Kar-Tess Holding S.A. acquired a 99.9% interest in Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. Hellenic Bottling Company S.A.'s shares were listed on the Athens Stock Exchange in July 1991 and it became one of the largest non-financial companies listed in Greece. The Kar-Tess Group held an interest of approximately 68.6% in Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. immediately prior to its acquisition of Coca-Cola Beverages plc in August 2000.
Hellenic Bottling Company S.A.'s original territory was Greece, where The Coca-Cola Company granted it bottling rights in 1969. After 1981, Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. expanded its business through acquisitions and, immediately prior to the acquisition of Coca-Cola Beverages plc, operated bottling plants in 11 countries having an aggregate population of approximately 200 million. Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. had operations in Greece, Bulgaria, Armenia, the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (through an equity investment), Serbia, Montenegro, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland, Nigeria, part of Romania, Moldova and part of the Rus ...