COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES INC. COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF COCA-COLA AND CADBURY SCHWEPPES BOTTLING OPERATIONS IN GREAT BRITAIN.

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 10, 1997--Coca-Cola Enterprises today announced that the Company has completed the previously announced acquisition of Coca-Cola & Schweppes Beverages Limited (British Bottler). The Company purchased Cadbury Schweppes' 51 percent interest and The Coca-Cola Company's 49 percent interest in the British Bottler for a total transaction value (purchase price plus acquired debt net of other long-term obligations) of approximately 1.2 billion pounds sterling, or approximately $2.0 billion based on current exchange rates. The Company received formal approval of the acquisition from the European Commission on January 22, 1997. The British Bottler produces products of The Coca-Cola Company and Cadbury Schweppes for distribution in England, Scotland, and Wales.

Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (NYSE:CCE) is the world's largest bottler of liquid nonalcoholic refreshment, distributing more than 58 percent of The Coca-Cola Company's United States bottle and can volume. Coca-Cola Enterprises is also the sole licensed bottler for products of The Coca-Cola Company in the Netherlands, Belgium, and most of France.

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