HELLENIC TELECOM ORGANIZATION S A : The Coca-Cola HBC Group’s Data Center for 28 countries has been completed and is operated by OTE Group

• €43 mil. investment by Coca-Cola HBC for one of the largest private sector ICT projects in Greece
• Serving 24/7 business transactions for 36,000 employees and 18.5 mil. orders annually
• Delivered on schedule without business disruptions
• International distinction at WITSA Global ICT Excellence Awards 2016 through SEPE

The Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Company Group (Coca-Cola HBC) now operates on a state-of-the-art Data Center (DC), one of the largest Data Centers not only in Greece but also in Europe, Middle East and Africa, servicing business transactions for 28 countries where the Group operates. This great and complex project, a 43 million euros investment by Coca-Cola HBC, has been successfully constructed and delivered on time by the OTE Group and Coca-Cola HBC is already running its operation from the OTE Group DC. The project represented the country via the Federation of Hellenic Information Technology & Communications Enterprises (SEPE) at the international Information Technology awards, the WITSA Global ICT Excellence Awards 2016, receiving international acclaim.

The project implementation began in September 2015 with the setup of infrastructure at OTE group facilities. In this framework, operational applications, such as ERP and CRM, and Databases were migrated. The full migration was completed within the set timeframes, without any disruption to Coca-Cola Hellenic's operations, while the OTE Group, via its highly specialized personnel, has been assigned to manage, operate and support data center facilities, systems and data network infrastructure.

More than 500 virtual servers and Databases have been installed in more than 70 physical servers for the operation of the new Data Center. These servers have a 600TB storage space and operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, serving all business operations and functions of the Coca-Cola HBC Group in 28 countries. The Data Center will facilitate operations such as Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Call Center and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), which is the most demanding application, as Coca-Cola Hellenic receives more than 18.5 mil. orders annually.

Mr. Galip Onar, IT Operations Director of the Coca-Cola HBC Group, commenting on this highly advanced Data Center, stated: 'We are very pleased with the completion of this major investment in Greece, which creates added value for our Group and showcases the country's prospects. Today, Greece hosts some of Coca-Cola HBC's most important operations, which are supported from this day on by one of the greatest Data Centers in Europe'.

Mr. George Athanasopoulos, OTE Group Chief Information Technology Officer, stated: 'The creation of Coca-Cola HBC's new Data Center was a large and demanding IT project. The successful completion, on time and without disruption in Coca-Cola HBC's business operation, proves that OTE Group has the size, expertise and gravitas to implement large ICT projects on a global level'.

International recognition at the WITSA Global ICT Excellence Awards

The Federation of Hellenic Information Technology & Communications Enterprises (SEPE) in cooperation with the OTE Group and the Coca-Cola HBC Group submitted a nomination for the project in order for the latter to represent Greece at the WITSA Global ICT Excellence Awards 2016. The event is organized every 2 years by the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) and the World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT) in order to honor organizations that have demonstrated excellence in using Information and Communications Technology (ICT) systems to the benefit of society, the Public sector, an enterprise or even an individual. The highly advanced Data Center created by OTE Group for the Coca-Cola Hellenic was nominated for the Private Sector Excellence Award in the Large Private Sector Investments category and received a Merit Award on behalf of the country.

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About Coca-Cola HBC

Coca-Cola HBC is a leading bottler of The Coca-Cola Company with a sales volume of more than 2 billion unit cases. It has a broad geographic footprint with operations in 28 countries serving a population of approximately 594 million people. Coca-Cola HBC offers a diverse range of non-alcoholic ready to drink beverages in the sparkling, juice, water, sport, energy, tea and coffee categories. Coca- Cola HBC is committed to promoting sustainable development in order to create value for its business and for society. This includes providing products that meet the beverage needs of consumers, fostering an open and inclusive work environment, conducting its business in ways that protect and preserve the environment and contribute to the socio-economic development of the local communities. Coca-Cola HBC is ranked beverage industry leader by the Dow Jones Sustainability World and Europe Indices, and is also included in the FTSE4Good Index.

Coca-Cola HBC has a premium listing on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: CCH) and its shares are listed on the Athens Exchange (ATHEX: EEE). For more information visit http://www.coca-colahellenic.com

About Coca-Cola Tria Epsilon

Coca-Cola Tria Epsilon, member of the Coca-Cola HBC Group, is Greece's leading non-alcoholic beverage bottler with a strong productive and commercial activity in the Greek market for the past 46 years. Through our various facilities nationwide which include 25 production lines, we produce and distribute a unique portfolio of quality products. These include The Coca-Cola Company brands (Coca-Cola, Fanta, Sprite, Powerade, Nestea, illyissimo and Schweppes mixers) as well as other products we produce in Greece such as Amita, Frulite and AVRA natural mineral water, and the TSAKIRIS snacks. Our company also distributes the energy drinks Monster. The portfolio of products we offer on the Greek market also includes alcoholic beverages from The Edrington Group, and Isidoros Arvanitou and Brown-Forman companies. Learn more at www.coca-colahellenic.gr

AboutOTEGroup

The OTE Group is the largest telecommunications provider in the Greek market, and, together with its subsidiaries, forms one of the leading telecom groups in South-eastern Europe. It offers the full range of telecommunications services: from fixed-line and mobile telephony, broadband services, pay television to high-speed data communications and ICT services. In addition to its core telecommunications activities, the Group in Greece is also involved in maritime communications, real-estate and professional training. The OTE Group is the largest investor in new technologies and infrastructure in Greece, having invested over €2bn over the past five years. For the four-year 2016-2019 period, the OTE Group will implement investments in the range of €1,3bn, primarily targeted at new generation networks.

The OTE Group is also involved in the field of IT integration. Having formed strategic partnerships for the implementation of complex ICT projects, it constitutes a leading partner of choice for businesses seeking modern solutions in the fields of health, tourism, information security, energy management, Data Centers, Cloud and Internet of Things technologies.