Bottling group CCEP to buy back shares after Europe’s warm weather aids earnings
Bengaluru — Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP) said on Wednesday it planned to repurchase €1.5bn worth of shares, and raised its profit expectations for the year as the drinks bottler benefited from warmer weather in Europe. The buyback will be carried out in New York and Amsterdam, and will begin as soon as possible, with up to €500m of shares to be repurchased in 2018, the company said in a statement. CCEP’s New York-listed shares are up 8.6% so far in 2018, while its Dutch shares are up about 11% in the same period. "I am particularly pleased with how our teams across Great Britain, Germany and Northern Europe have embraced the positive challenges brought by great weather. The strong performance allows us to slightly improve our full-year outlook, despite softer summer trading in Spain and France," CCEP CEO Damian Gammell said. Britain and much of Europe have experienced warmer weather in 2018. Forecasts by The Weather Company in late August showed that above-average temperatures...
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