Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. Announces that Its Form 20-F Registration Statement Filed with the SEC Has Been Declared Effective

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company S.A. (Coca-Cola HBC) today announced that its Form 20-F Registration Statement filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been declared effective. The filing is a requirement in connection with the upcoming Coca-Cola HBC listing of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on 10 Οctober 2002. Form 20-F is a registration statement for registering securities of qualified foreign issuers of shares in the United States.

The complete Form 20-F Registration Statement and an informational memorandum in Greek are now available on Coca-Cola HBC's website (http://www.coca-colahbc.gr).

Coca-Cola HBC is one of the largest bottlers of non-alcoholic beverages in Europe and the second largest Coca-Cola bottler in the world by sales volume, operating in 26 countries with a total population of more than 500 million. Coca-Cola HBC's shares are listed on the Athens Stock Exchange, with secondary listings on the London and Australian Stock Exchanges.