The Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE: CCE) (Euronext Paris: CCE) Board
of Directors increased the company’s regular quarterly dividend 7
percent to 30 cents per share. The quarterly dividend rate is equivalent
to an annual dividend of $1.20 per share. The dividend is payable March
17, 2016, to shareowners of record on March 4, 2016.
“This is the ninth consecutive annual dividend increase for CCE, and a
clear demonstration of our strong commitment to driving shareowner
value,” said John F. Brock, chairman and chief executive officer.
ABOUT CCE
Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. is the leading Western European marketer,
producer, and distributor of nonalcoholic ready-to-drink beverages and
one of the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottlers. CCE is the
sole licensed bottler for products of The Coca-Cola Company in Belgium,
continental France, Great Britain, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands,
Norway, and Sweden. CCE operates with a local focus and has 17
manufacturing sites across Europe, where the company manufactures nearly
90 percent of its products in the markets in which they are consumed.
Sustainability is core to CCE’s business, and the company has been
recognized by leading organizations in North America and Europe for its
progress in water use reduction, carbon footprint reduction, and
recycling initiatives. For more information about CCE, please visit www.cokecce.com
and follow the company on Twitter at @cokecce.
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