Embotelladora Andina S A : MATERIAL EVENT - Form 6-K
April 21, 2023 at 03:50 pm IST
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MATERIAL EVENT
CORPORATE NAME
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EMBOTELLADORA ANDINA S.A.
TAXPAYER I.D.
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91.144.000-8
Pursuant to Article 9 and subparagraph 2 of Article 10 of Law 18,045 and to the General Rule No. 30, Section II, of the Chilean Securities Exchange Commission, and being duly empowered to this effect by the Board of Directors, I hereby report the following material event regarding Embotelladora Andina S.A. (the "Company"), its business, its securities or tender offer:
The following resolutions were adopted at the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting held on April 20, 2023, among others:
1.
The approval of the Annual Report, the Statement of Financial Position and the Financial Statements for the year 2022; as well as the Report of the Independent Auditing Firm with respect to the mentioned Financial Statements;
2.
The approval of earnings distribution and dividend payments;
3.
The approval of the Company's dividend distribution policy and the distribution and payment procedures;
4.
The approval of compensation for Directors and members of the Culture, Ethics and Sustainability Committee, the Executive Committee, the Directors' Committee pursuant to Article 50 bis of Chilean Corporate Law and members of the Audit Committee established pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; the annual report of the Directors' Committee and the expenses incurred by the Board and the Directors' Committee;
5.
The appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers Consultores, Auditores y Compañía Limitada as the Company's Independent Auditing Firm for the year 2023;
6.
The appointment of the following companies as Rating Agencies for the year 2023: Fitch Chile Clasificadora de Riesgo Limitada and International Credit Rating Clasificadora de Riesgo Limitada as local rating agencies; and Fitch Ratings, Inc. and S&P Global Ratings as international rating agencies;
7.
The approval of the report on Board resolutions allowing related party transactions in accordance with Articles 146 and forward of Chilean Corporate Law, regarding transactions that took place after the last Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting; and
8.
The appointment of Diario Financiero as the newspaper where notices and announcements of ordinary and extraordinary shareholders' meetings should be published.
Regarding number 2 above, the Ordinary Shareholders' Meeting approved to ratify the interim dividends paid against 2022 earnings and approved the distribution of profits and dividends as described below:
1. A first, final, additional dividend No. 225, against 2022 fiscal year earnings for the following amounts:
a. Ch$29 (twenty-nine Chilean Pesos) per each Series A Share; and
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Embotelladora Andina SA (Coca-Cola Andina) is a Chile-based beverage company. The main activity of the Firm is to manufacture, bottle, market and distribute the products registered under the name of The Coca-Cola Company (TCCC), as well as to market and distribute some brands of other companies such as Monster, Heineken, AB Inbev, Diageo and Capel, among others. The operating segments of the Company have been determined by geographic locations where it operates and holds licenses to produce, market and distribute products: Chile, Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay. The four segments identified develop their business through the production and sale of soft drinks, other beverages and packaging.