DBRS Rates Coca-Cola Enterprises CHF200 Million Senior Unsecured Notes Issue at “A”; Stable Trend

DBRS has today assigned a rating of “A” with a Stable trend to the CHF200 million senior unsecured notes (the Notes) issued by Coca-Cola Enterprises (Canada) Bottling Finance Limited – a wholly-owned subsidiary of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (CCE).

The four-year, 3.0% Notes mature on March 13, 2013, and will be fully guaranteed by CCE, ranking pari passu with all other CCE senior unsecured indebtedness. The proceeds will be used for general corporate purposes including the repayment of maturing indebtedness.

Notes:
All figures are in Swiss francs unless otherwise noted.

The applicable methodology is Rating Consumer Products which can be found on our website under Methodologies.

This is a Corporate rating.