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  COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS PLC company press release from 11/05/2021

  11/05/2021 - 13:30

Investor event following acquisition of Amatil


LONDON, 11th May 2021

COCA-COLA EUROPACIFIC PARTNERS

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc (CCEP) today hosts a virtual investor event

following implementation of the acquisition of Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd

Following the implementation of the Scheme of Arrangement to acquire Coca-Cola Amatil Ltd on 10 May 2021, CCEP is today hosting a virtual investor event for institutional investors and analysts. The meeting will be hosted by Sarah Willett, Vice President, Investor Relations & Corporate Strategy. Key speakers will include Chairman Sol Daurella, Chief Executive Officer Damian Gammell, Chief Financial Officer Nik Jhangiani, and General Manager for the newly named API (Australia, Pacific and Indonesia) business unit Peter West.

Sol Daurella, Chairman of CCEP, said:

"We are excited to welcome Coca-Cola Amatil's great colleagues to Coca-Cola Europacific Partners and look forward to a more diversified future with sustainability at the heart of everything we do. We have a proven track record in successfully bringing together talent, culture and best practice to create value. I truly believe that we can go further together, delivering great service and great beverages in all of our now 29 markets."

Damian Gammell, Chief Executive Officer of CCEP, added:

"This acquisition brings together two of the world's best bottlers whilst strengthening our strategic relationship with The Coca-Cola Company and our other brand partners. It brings an exciting diversity to our business, including exposure to the world's fourth most populous market, a wider portfolio including alcohol and hot coffee, and local in-market expertise. Together with our great business in Europe, we will unlock new, higher growth opportunities. In Australia, Pacific and Indonesia we will accelerate momentum by applying Europe's proven business model, and we will strengthen our European operations by applying learnings from our new markets. This is the start of a journey which will create significant value to shareholders and strengthen our profile as an attractive and sustainable total return investment opportunity."

Investor meeting highlights

Structurally higher growth platform

API's faster growing markets create a larger and higher growth addressable market for the combined business

• Non-alcoholic ready to drink of c.€125 billion1 and set to grow by around 3% per annum2 (FY22-25)

• Hot Coffee of c.€75 billion3 and set to grow by around 4% per annum2 (FY22-25)

This is supported by attractive long-term macro fundamentals. Australia and New Zealand are expected to see GDP and population growth ahead of Western Europe over the medium-term. Indonesia, the world's fourth most populous country, has a young population, and is undergoing rapid urbanisation with a growing, more affluent middle class. It is expected to grow GDP at over 5% over the medium-term4.

[1] Global Data FY2019; rounded. Markets inc. BE, FR, DE, NL, NO, PT, SP, SE, UK, AUS, IND, NZ

[2] CCEP internal estimates based on Global Data 2022-2025; rounded to nearest percent

[3] Global Data, Euromonitor, European Vending and OCS Association & internal estimates; FY2019; rounded; Markets inc. BE, FR, DE, NL, NO, PT, SP, SE, UK, AUS, IND, NZ

[4] 2025 real GDP year-on-year growth rate; source: IHS Markit

Significant performance improvement opportunities supported by best practice sharing and a strengthened relationship with The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC)

There is significant potential to improve performance, led by a strong local management team and supported by a wealth of developed and emerging market experience across Europe's senior management team.

• Australia - business returned to revenue growth in 2019 after 6 years of decline, providing a solid base from which to further benefit from the reorientation of its portfolio with TCCC, winning with customers by focusing on joint value creation, accelerating in e-commerce and building on capabilities like revenue growth management

• In Indonesia, where penetration of sparkling beverages is low but with proven demand, there exists significant headroom for growth 

• And the Pacific business, led by New Zealand, is a great business from which to leverage learnings

• CCEP will go further together through building on the best of both businesses to drive growth and scale faster as one, from people to digital and of course sustainability - both businesses have a strong, shared focus in this area, each with leading credentials. Together they will align commitments to go further together and faster.

• From an efficiency perspective, the two businesses will continue on their individual journeys to become ever more efficient and will be even leaner as one. The ongoing and pre-announced efficiency programmes - Accelerate Competitiveness in Europe and Fighting Fit in Australia - remain on track. In addition, the transaction will create further opportunities in areas such as procurement, supply chain and group functions. CCEP estimates that around €60-80 million of efficiency savings will be delivered over the next three years, weighted to FY22 onwards.

• Value creating for shareholders

The transaction will create attractive value for shareholders, with immediate EPS accretion and an expectation that ROIC1 will cover WACC2 in around 5 years. CCEP also intends to maintain its c.50% dividend payout ratio1 on a larger earnings base, thereby generating enhanced returns.

• Focused on returning to target leverage within 3 years driven by stronger cash generation

CCEP entered into the transaction with both a strong balance sheet and an investment grade rating3, to which it remains fully committed. After acquisition related borrowings of €5.7 billion with balanced maturities and at a weighted effective average interest cost of c.40 basis points. Leverage1 at close was at around 5 times adjusted EBITDA1

CCEP has a balanced mix of debt maturities at an average of 6.5 years, with no financial covenants and an average interest cost of 1.3%. Driven by the stronger cash generation from the combined business, CCEP is focused on returning to target leverage1 within 3 years, without affecting ongoing organic growth investments.

• Transaction underpins medium-term objectives

The transaction underpins CCEP's medium-term annual objectives, which are as follows:

• Low single digit revenue growth 

• Mid-single digit operating profit growth

• Mid-single digit diluted EPS growth (excluding share buybacks)

• Return on invested capital improvement of c.40 basis points

• Free cash flow of at least €1.25 billion (after c.5% capital expenditure4 as a % of revenue, excluding payments of principal on lease obligations)

• Dividend payout ratio of c.50%

• Target leverage of 2.5 to 3.0 times net debt to adjusted EBITDA

Growth and improvement measures are each comparable and FX-neutral. Mid-term annual financial objectives should be read in conjunction with the note regarding the presentation of alternative performance measures. 

[1] Refer to "Note Regarding the Presentation of Alternative Performance Measures" for further details.

[2] WACC = Weighted average cost of capital

[3] Moody's Baa1, stable outlook; Fitch BBB+, stable outlook

[4] c6% capital expenditure as a % of revenue, including payments of principal on lease obligations
 

Pro Forma Financial Information

Provided in the appendix to this release on a full year basis for FY20 and FY19, including quarterly revenues and volumes and updated (compared to the pro forma condensed combined financial information prepared in connection with proposed financings of the Coca-Cola Amatil Limited acquisition by CCEP and furnished on Form 6-K on 20 April 2021) to include the actual cost of financing. The proformas are also available in excel format on CCEP's website, www.cocacolaep.com, in the Investors section. 

Webcast

CCEP will webcast the main presentation live through its website today beginning at 13:00 BST, 14:00 CEST and 8:00 a.m. EDT. A presentation will be followed by a Q&A session and is expected to last approximately two hours. A replay and transcript will be made available post the event on the website as soon as possible.

Contacts

Clare Wardle, General Counsel and Company Secretary: secretariat@ccep.com

Investor Relations: Sarah Willett: sarah.willett@ccep.com +44 7970 145 218

Media: Shanna Wendt: swendt@ccep.com +44 7976 595 168;

Peter Brookes: pbrookes@citadelmagnus.com +61 407 911 389; Brett Clegg: bclegg@citadelmagnus.com +61 487 436 985

About CCEP

Coca-Cola Europacific Partners is one of the leading consumer goods companies in the world. We make, move and sell some the world's most loved brands - serving 600 million consumers and helping 1.75 million customers across 29 countries grow.

We combine the strength and scale of a large, multi-national business with an expert, local knowledge of the customers we serve and communities we support.

The Company is listed on Euronext Amsterdam, the New York Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange and on the Spanish Stock Exchanges, trading under the symbol CCEP.

For more information about CCEP, please visit www.cocacolaep.com & follow CCEP on Twitter at @CCEP.

Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains statements, estimates or projections that constitute "forward-looking statements" concerning the financial condition, performance, results, strategy and objectives of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc and its subsidiaries, including Coca-Cola Amatil Limited and its subsidiaries (together "CCL", and CCL with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners plc and its subsidiaries together "CCEP" or the "Group"). Generally, the words "believe," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "project," "plan," "seek," "may," "could," "would," "should," "might," "will," "forecast," "outlook," "guidance," "possible," "potential," "predict," "objective" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements, which generally are not historical in nature.

Forward-looking statements are subject to certain risks that could cause actual results to differ materially from CCEP's historical experience and present expectations or projections, including with respect to the acquisition of CCL (the "Acquisition"). As a result, undue reliance should not be placed on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. These risks include but are not limited to:

1. those set forth in the "Risk Factors" section of CCEP's 2020 Annual Report on Form 20-F filed with the SEC on 12 March 2021, including the statements under the following headings: Business continuity and resilience (such as the adverse impact that the COVID-19 pandemic and related government restrictions and social distancing measures implemented in many of our markets, and any associated economic downturn, may have on our financial results, operations, workforce and demand for our products); Packaging (such as refillables and recycled plastics); Cyber and social engineering attacks and IT infrastructure; Economic and political conditions (such as the UK's exit from the EU, the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, and uncertainty about the future relationship between the UK and EU); Market (such as disruption due to customer negotiations, customer consolidation and route to market); Legal, regulatory and tax (such as the development of regulations regarding packaging, taxes and deposit return schemes); Climate change and water (such as net zero emission legislation and regulation, and resource scarcity); Perceived health impact of our beverages and ingredients, and changing consumer buying trends (such as sugar alternatives and other ingredients); Competitiveness, business transformation and integration; People and wellbeing; Relationship with TCCC and other franchisors; Product quality; and Other risks;

2. those set forth in the "Business and Sustainability Risks" section of CCL's 2020 Financial and Statutory Reports including the statements under the following headings: COVID-19 related risks; The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC) and other brand partners relationship risk; Economic and political risks; Cyber risk; Foreign exchange risk; Key personnel risk; Beverage industry risk; Regulatory risk; Corporate social responsibility risk; Climate change risk; Supply chain risk; Litigation and legal disputes risk; Malicious product tampering risk; Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) risk; Business interruption risk; Product quality risk; Fraud risk; and

3. risks and uncertainties relating to the Acquisition, including the risk that the businesses will not be integrated successfully or such integration may be more difficult, time consuming or costly than expected, which could result in additional demands on CCEP's resources, systems, procedures and controls, disruption of its ongoing business and diversion of management's attention from other business concerns; the possibility that certain assumptions with respect to CCL or the Acquisition could prove to be inaccurate; burdensome conditions imposed in connection with any regulatory approvals; ability to raise financing; the potential that the Acquisition may involve unexpected liabilities for which there is no indemnity; the potential failure to retain key employees as a result of the Acquisition or during integration of the businesses and disruptions resulting from the Acquisition, making it more difficult to maintain business relationships; the potential for (i) negative reaction from financial markets, customers, regulators, employees and other stakeholders, (ii) litigation related to the Acquisition.

The full extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will negatively affect CCEP and the results of its operations, financial condition and cash flows will depend on future developments that are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the scope and duration of the pandemic and actions taken by governmental authorities and other third parties in response to the pandemic.

Due to these risks, CCEP's actual future results, dividend payments, and capital and leverage ratios may differ materially from the plans, goals, expectations and guidance set out in forward-looking statements (including those issued by CCL prior to the Acquisition). These risks may also adversely affect CCEP's share price. Additional risks that may impact CCEP's future financial condition and performance are identified in filings with the SEC which are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. CCEP does not undertake any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required under applicable rules, laws and regulations. Furthermore, CCEP assumes no responsibility for the accuracy and completeness of any forward-looking statements. Any or all of the forward-looking statements contained in this filing and in any other of CCEP's or CCL's public statements (whether prior or subsequent to the Acquisition) may prove to be incorrect.

Note regarding the presentation of Alternative Performance Measures

We use certain alternative performance measures (non-GAAP performance measures) to make financial, operating and planning decisions and to evaluate and report performance. We believe these measures provide useful information to investors and as such, where clearly identified, we have included certain alternative performance measures in this document to allow investors to better analyse our business performance and allow for greater comparability. To do so, we have excluded items affecting the comparability of period-over-period financial performance as described below. The alternative performance measures included herein should be read in conjunction with and do not replace the directly reconcilable GAAP measure.

For purposes of this document, the following terms are defined:

''As reported'' are results extracted from our consolidated financial statements.

''Comparable'' is defined as results excluding items impacting comparability, such as restructuring charges, out of period mark-to-market impact of hedges and net tax items relating to rate and law changes. Comparable volume is also adjusted for selling days.

''Fx-neutral'' is defined as comparable results excluding the impact of foreign exchange rate changes. Foreign exchange impact is calculated by recasting current year results at prior year exchange rates.

''Capex'' or "Capital expenditures'' is defined as purchases of property, plant and equipment and capitalised software, plus payments of principal on lease obligations, less proceeds from disposals of property, plant and equipment. Capex is used as a measure to ensure that cash spending on capital investment is in line with the Group's overall strategy for the use of cash.

''Free cash flow'' is defined as net cash flows from operating activities less capital expenditures (as defined above) and interest paid. Free cash flow is used as a measure of the Group's cash generation from operating activities, taking into account investments in property, plant and equipment and non-discretionary lease and interest payments. Free cash flow is not intended to represent residual cash flow available for discretionary expenditures.

''Adjusted EBITDA'' is calculated as Earnings Before Interest, Tax, Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA), after adding back items impacting the comparability of year over year financial performance. Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect cash expenditures, or future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments. Further, adjusted EBITDA does not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, working capital needs, and although depreciation and amortisation are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortised are likely to be replaced in the future and adjusted EBITDA does not reflect cash requirements for such replacements.

''Net Debt'' is defined as the net of cash and cash equivalents less currency adjusted borrowing. We believe that reporting net debt is useful as it reflects a metric used by the Group to assess cash management and leverage. In addition, the ratio of net debt to adjusted EBITDA is used by investors, analysts and credit rating agencies to analyse our operating performance in the context of targeted financial leverage.

''ROIC'' is defined as comparable operating profit after tax divided by the average of opening and closing invested capital for the year. Invested capital is calculated as the addition of borrowings and equity less cash and cash equivalents. ROIC is used as a measure of capital efficiency and reflects how well the Group generates comparable operating profit relative to the capital invested in the business.

''Dividend Payout Ratio'' is defined as dividends as a proportion of comparable profit after tax.

Additionally, within this document, we provide certain forward-looking non-GAAP financial Information, which management uses for planning and measuring performance. We are not able to reconcile forward-looking non-GAAP measures to reported measures without unreasonable efforts because it is not possible to predict with a reasonable degree of certainty the actual impact or exact timing of items that may impact comparability throughout year.

Unless otherwise stated, percent amounts are rounded to the nearest 0.5%.

Pro Forma Financial Information

The following Pro Forma Financial Information is presented for illustrative purposes only and does not necessarily reflect the results of operations or the financial position that actually would have resulted had the Acquisition occurred at the dates indicated, or project the results of operations or financial position for any future dates or periods. The Pro Forma Financial Information has not been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Regulation S-X of the US Securities Act of 1933, the Prospectus Regulation, or any generally accepted accounting standards.

Pro forma and Comparable Financials
  FY20 FY19
Revenue [1] 13,535    15,235   
Operating
Profit [1]
1,492    2,038   
Adjusted EBITDA [2] 2,340    2,888   
Diluted EPS [1] 2.17    2.99   
Net Debt to adjusted EBITDA [3] 5.3     

 

  Historical Financial Notes
  Financial basis Assumes acquisition as at beginning of respective financial year.
  Depreciation & Amortisation Preliminary valuation of inventory, PPE and intangibles - to be revised. Impacts COGS and Operating Expenses.
  Transaction costs Removed as an adjusting item for comparable financial information.
  Weighted average cost of debt c.0.40% relating to acquisition related financing.
  Income tax rate Derived from historical actuals. Proforma adjustments tax effected based on blended 2020 actual rates.

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[1] Refer to "Pro Forma Financial Information - Combined Pro Forma and Comparable Income Statement" section for a reconciliation to previously reported financial information.

[2] Refer to "Pro Forma Financial Information - Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA " sections for a reconciliation to previously reported financial information.

[3] Net debt calculated in accordance with definition provided in "Note Regarding the Presentation of Alternative Performance Measures".

Pro Forma Financial Information - Combined Pro Forma and Comparable Income Statement

The following provides a reconciliation of CCEP Pro forma Combined to CCEP Combined Pro forma and Comparable for the periods presented. For 2020, CCEP Pro forma Combined has been extracted from the Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information, prepared in connection with proposed financings of the Coca-Cola Amatil Limited acquisition by CCEP and furnished on Form 6-K on 20 April 2021, and adjusted for a reduction in total finance costs, net of €11m, to reflect actual weighted average interest rate for acquisition financing of c.0.40%. For 2019, a separate reconciliation between historically reported consolidated income statements for CCEP and CCL and CCEP Pro forma Combined has been provided herein.

Full-year 2020
Unaudited, in millions of € except per share data which is calculated prior to rounding
    Items Impacting Comparability    
CCEP Pro forma Combined [1a]   Mark-to-market effects[2] Restructuring Charges[3] Impairment [4] Total Acquisition Related Costs [5] Inventory step up costs [6] Net tax[8] Other [9] Total items impacting comparability   CCEP Combined Pro forma and Comparable
Revenue 13,535                        13,535   
Cost of sales 8,646        (70)       (29)       (99)     8,547   
Gross profit 4,889     -   70   -   -   29   -   -   99     4,988  
Operating expenses 4,059      (2)   (325)   (116)   (107)       (13)   (563)     3,496   
Operating profit 830     2   395   116   107   29   -   13   662     1,492  
Total finance costs, net 175            (7)         (7)     168   
Non-operating items                 (4)   (4)      
Profit before taxes 646     2   395   116   114   29   -   17   673     1,319  
Taxes 189        111    29    33      (45)     140      329   
Profit after taxes 457     2   284   87   81   21   45   13   533     990  
                         
Attributable to:                        
Shareholders 479                    507      986   
Non-controlling interests (22)                   26       
Profit after taxes 457                   533     990  
                         
Diluted earnings per share (€) 1.00                     2.17
         
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding       456  
                         

 

Full-year 2019
Unaudited, in millions of € except per share data which is calculated prior to rounding
    Items Impacting Comparability    
CCEP Pro forma Combined [1b]   Mark-to-market effects[2] Restructuring Charges[3] Total Acquisition Related Costs [5] Inventory step up costs [6] Disconti-nued operations [7] Net tax[8] Other [9] Total items impacting comparability   CCEP Combined Pro forma and Comparable
Continuing operations                        
Revenue 15,235                        15,235   
Cost of sales 9,312      (1)       (30)         (31)     9,281   
Gross profit 5,923     1   -   -   30   -   -   -   31     5,954  
Operating expenses 4,157        (147)   (92)         (5)   (241)     3,916   
Operating profit 1,766     (2)   147   92   30   -   -   5   272     2,038  
Total finance costs, net 164          (4)           (4)     160   
Non-operating items (1)                 (4)   (4)     (5)  
Profit before taxes 1,603     (2)   147   96   30   -   -   9   280     1,883  
Taxes 405      (1)   42    28        (2)     78      483   
Profit after taxes from continuing operations 1,198     (1)   105   68   22   -   2   6   202     1,400  
                         
Discontinued operations                      
Profit from discontinued operations, net of tax             (4)       (4)      
Profit after taxes 1,202   -   (1)   105   68   22   (4)   2   6   198   -   1,400  
                         
Attributable to:                        
Shareholders 1,193                   198     1,391  
Non-controlling interests                        
Profit after taxes 1,202                   198     1,400  
                         
Diluted earnings per share (€) 2.56                     2.99
         
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding       469  
                                                 

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[1a] Extracted from the Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information for the year ended 31 December 2020, prepared in connection with proposed financings of the Coca-Cola Amatil Limited acquisition by CCEP and furnished on Form 6-K on 20 April 2021, and adjusted for a reduction in total finance costs, net of €11m, to reflect actual weighted average interest rate for acquisition financing of c.0.40%.

[1b] For 2019, refer to the reconciliation between historically reported consolidated income statements for CCEP and CCL and CCEP Pro forma Combined on page 9.

[2] Amounts represent the net out of period mark-to-market impact of non-designated commodity hedges.

[3] Amounts represent restructuring charges related to business transformation activities.

[4] Amounts represent the charges recognised by CCL relating to the impairment of Indonesia and Fiji during H1 2020.

[5] Amounts represent costs associated with the acquisition of CCL.

[6] Amounts represent the impact of the preliminary acquisition accounting step-up in the fair value of finished goods.

[7] Amounts represent the results of CCL discontinued operations relating to sale of SPC in 2019.

[8] Amounts include the deferred tax impact related to income tax rate and law changes.

[9] Amounts represent charges, other than restructuring, classified as non-trading items by CCL which are not expected to recur.

The unaudited pro forma income statement and related notes for 2019 (the ''2019 Pro Forma Financial Information'') is based on the historical consolidated income statement of CCEP and CCL and has been prepared to reflect the acquisition of CCL as if it had occurred on 1 January 2019. The 2019 Pro Forma Financial Information should be read in conjunction with, and reflects the same transaction accounting adjustments presented within, CCEP's 6-K dated 20 April 2021 which includes the Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information for the year ended 31 December 2020, except that the translation rate used to convert Australian Dollars to Euros is a 2019 average rate and is included within the notes herein. The 2019 Pro Forma Financial Information has not been prepared in accordance with the requirements of Regulation S-X of the US Securities Act of 1933, the Prospectus Regulation, or any generally accepted accounting standards.

The 2019 Pro Forma Financial Information is derived from and should be read in conjunction with the 2019 financial statements of CCEP and CCL for the year end 31 December 2019. The historical financial statements and related notes thereto of CCEP are filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission as part of CCEP's Annual Report on Form 20-F for the year ended 31 December 2019. The historical financial statements and related notes thereto of CCL can be found on CCL's website at https://www.ccamatil.com/au/Investors/Financial-reporting.

Full-year 2019
Unaudited, in millions of € except per share data which is calculated prior to rounding
      Transaction accounting adjustments      
CCEP As Reported Adjusted CCL [1]   Fixed asset depreciation adjustment [2] Intangible asset amortisation adjustment [2] Inventory step up costs [2] Acquisition Related Costs [3] Financing Adjustments [4] Total acquisition adjustments   CCEP Pro forma Combined
Continuing operations                      
Revenue 12,017    3,218                    15,235   
Cost of sales 7,424    1,849          30        39      9,312   
Gross profit 4,593   1,369     (9)   -   (30)   -   -   (39)     5,923  
Operating expenses 3,045    996        22      92      116      4,157   
Operating profit 1,548   373     (11)   (22)   (30)   (92)   -   (155)     1,766  
Total finance costs, net 96    41              23    27      164   
Non-operating items (2)                     (1)  
Profit before taxes 1,454   331     (11)   (22)   (30)   (96)   (23)   (182)     1,603  
Taxes 364    93      (3)   (6)   (8)   (28)   (7)   (52)     405   
Profit after taxes from continuing operations 1,090   238     (8)   (16)   (22)   (68)   (16)   (130)     1,198  
                       
Discontinued operations                    
Profit from discontinued operations, net of tax                      
Profit after taxes 1,090   242   -   (8)   (16)   (22)   (68)   (16)   (130)   -   1,202  
                       
Attributable to:                      
Shareholders 1,090   233               (130)     1,193  
Non-controlling interests                      
Profit after taxes 1,090   242               (130)     1,202  
                       
Diluted earnings per share (€) 2.32                   2.56
       
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding     469  
                                             

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[1] Includes preliminary adjustments to present on a basis consistent with CCEP accounting policies. Translated from Australian Dollars to Euros using an average annual exchange rate of 0.6216.

[2] Amounts represent 2020 transaction accounting adjustments, translated from Australian Dollars to Euros using an average annual exchange rate of 0.6216. Refer to the Unaudited pro forma condensed combined financial information for the year ended 31 December 2020, prepared in connection with proposed financings of the Coca-Cola Amatil Limited acquisition by CCEP and furnished on Form 6-K on 20 April 2021, for more details.

[3] Amounts represent non-recurring costs associated with the acquisition of CCL.

[4] Amounts represent total finance costs, reflecting a weighted average interest rate for acquisition financing of c.0.40%.

Pro Forma Financial Information - Pro Forma Revenue & Volume

 

Pro forma 2020 Revenue by Geography in millions of € Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4   H1 H2   FY  
 
Iberia[1] 529    388    739    517      917    1,256      2,173     
Germany 517    497    670    586      1,014    1,256      2,270     
Great Britain 495    531    612    565      1,026    1,177      2,203     
France[2] 413    395    500    401      808    901      1,709     
Total Northern Europe 524    548    658    521      1,072    1,179      2,251     
Belgium/Luxembourg           426    466      892     
Netherlands           250    279      529     
Norway           199    224      423     
Sweden           162    175      337     
Iceland           35    35      70     
Total Europe 2,478    2,359    3,179    2,590      4,837    5,769      10,606     
Australia 453    350    442    585      803    1,027      1,830     
Pacific[3] 123    94    113    163      217    276      493     
Indonesia & Papua New Guinea 162    153    128    163      315    291      606     
Total API[4] 738    597    683    911      1,335    1,594      2,929     
Pro forma total Coca-Cola Europacific Partners 3,216    2,956    3,862    3,501      6,172    7,363      13,535     
                     
Revenue per unit case[5]                    
Europe 4.77    4.59    4.80    4.59      4.68    4.70      4.69     
API[6] 4.81    4.70    4.98    5.02      4.76    5.00      4.89     
Pro forma total Coca-Cola Europacific Partners 4.78    4.61    4.83    4.70      4.69    4.77      4.73     

 

Pro forma 2019 Revenue by Geography in millions of € Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4   H1 H2   FY
 
Iberia[1] 537    745    878    624      1,282    1,502      2,784   
Germany 528    643    650    611      1,171    1,261      2,432   
Great Britain 530    621    626    635      1,151    1,261      2,412   
France[2] 442    525    471    459      967    930      1,897   
Total Northern Europe 547    683    657    604      1,231    1,261      2,492   
Belgium/Luxembourg           493    509      1,002   
Netherlands           295    307      602   
Norway           218    219      437   
Sweden           184    182      366   
Iceland           41    44      85   
Total Europe 2,584    3,217    3,282    2,933      5,802    6,215      12,017   
Australia 472    450    455    580      922    1,035      1,957   
Pacific[3] 123    114    112    155      237    267      504   
Indonesia & Papua New Guinea 155    224    162    216      379    378      757   
Total API[4] 750    788    729    951      1,538    1,680      3,218   
Pro forma total Coca-Cola Europacific Partners 3,334    4,005    4,011    3,884      7,340    7,895      15,235   
                   
Revenue per unit case[5]                  
Europe 4.71    4.84    4.75    4.76      4.78    4.75      4.77   
API[6] 4.82    4.59    4.87    4.82      4.70    4.84      4.77   
Pro forma total Coca-Cola Europacific Partners 4.73    4.79    4.77    4.77      4.76    4.77      4.77   

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[1] Iberia refers to Spain, Portugal & Andorra.

[2] France refers to continental France & Monaco.

[3] Pacific refers to New Zealand & the Pacific Islands.

[4] Acquisition of Coca-Cola Amatil (CCL) completed on 10.May.21. API full year revenue measures for 2020 and 2019 provided by CCL management. Revenue includes preliminary adjustments to present on a basis consistent with CCEP accounting policies. Pro forma as if the acquisition of API occurred on 01.Jan.20 or 01.Jan.19 for illustrative purposes only. It is not intended to estimate or predict future financial performance or what actual results would have been.

[5] To facilitate comparability revenue per unit case has been calculated on an fx-neutral basis for 2020 and on a reported basis for 2019; Refer to "Note Regarding the Presentation of Alternative Performance Measures" for further details.

[6] Includes alcohol & coffee.

Note: Includes additional disclosure for API revenue by geography. This will be provided on a half-year and full-year basis going forward.

Pro Forma 2020 Volumes by Reporting Segment[1]
In millions of Unit cases
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4   H1 H2   FY
 
Total Europe 521    519    665    572      1,040    1,237      2,277   
Total API[2] 156    133    142    187      289    329      618   
Pro forma total Coca-Cola Europacific Partners 677    652    807    759      1,329    1,566      2,895   

 

Pro Forma 2019 Volumes by Reporting Segment[1]
In millions of Unit cases
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4   H1 H2   FY
 
Total Europe 549    665    691    616      1,214    1,307      2,521   
Total API[2] 155    172    150    197      327    347      674   
Pro forma total Coca-Cola Europacific Partners 704    837    841    813      1,541    1,654      3,195   

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[1] Reported volumes.

[2] Includes alcohol & coffee.

Pro Forma Financial Information - Pro Forma by Segment

 

Pro Forma 2020 by Segment Europe API Total  
 
Pro forma Combined Revenue 10,606    2,929    13,535     
Pro forma Combined Operating Profit (comparable) 1,194    298    1,492     
Items impacting comparability[1]     662     
Pro forma Combined Operating Profit -   -   830    
         
Pro forma operating profit margin (comparable) 11.3  % 10.2  % 11.0  %  

 

Pro Forma 2019 by Segment Europe API Total  
 
Pro forma Combined Revenue 12,017    3,218    15,235     
Pro forma Combined Operating Profit (comparable) 1,676    362    2,038     
Items impacting comparability[1]     272     
Pro forma Combined Operating Profit -   -   1,766    
         
Pro forma operating profit margin (comparable) 13.9  % 11.2  % 13.4  %  

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[1] Refer to reconciliation on page 7 for 2020 and page 8 for 2019.

Pro Forma Financial Information - Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA

 

Pro Forma 2020 Adjusted EBITDA
In millions of €
  Year Ended  
    31 December 2020  
Reported profit after tax     457    
Taxes     189     
Finance costs, net     175     
Non-operating items        
Reported operating profit     830    
Depreciation and amortisation[1]     969     
Reported EBITDA     1,799    
         
Items impacting comparability        
Mark-to-market effects[2]        
Restructuring Charges [3]     274     
Impairment [4]     116     
Total Acquisition Related Costs [5]     107     
Inventory step up costs [6]     29  
Other [7]     13  
Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA     2,340    

 

Pro Forma 2019 Adjusted EBITDA
In millions of €
  Year Ended
    31 December 2019
Reported profit after tax     1,198  
Taxes     405   
Finance costs, net     164   
Non-operating items     (1)  
Reported operating profit     1,766  
Depreciation and amortisation[1]     888   
Reported EBITDA     2,654  
       
Items impacting comparability      
Mark-to-market effects[2]     (2)  
Restructuring Charges [3]     109   
Total Acquisition Related Costs [5]     92   
Inventory step up costs [6]     30   
Other [7]     5
Pro Forma Adjusted EBITDA     2,888  

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[1] Includes the depreciation and amortisation impact of the preliminary acquisition accounting step-up in the fair value of PPE and intangibles.

[2] Amounts represent the net out of period mark-to-market impact of non-designated commodity hedges.

[3] Amounts represent restructuring charges related to business transformation activities, excluding accelerated depreciation included in the depreciation and amortisation line.

[4] Amounts represent the charges recognised by CCL relating to the impairment of Indonesia and Fiji during H1 2020.

[5] Amounts represent costs associated with the acquisition of CCL.

[6] Amounts represent the impact of the preliminary acquisition accounting step-up in the fair value of finished goods.

[7] Amounts represent charges, other than restructuring, classified as non-trading items by CCL which are not expected to recur.

Note: calculations reflect CCEP's best estimates based upon the information currently available to CCEP and could be subject to change once more detailed information is obtained.

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