Coca-Cola

In 1904, the British Tobacco Company (Australia) Limited formed to take over a group of small tobacco companies. The purchase of a controlling interest in Coca-Cola Bottlers (Perth) Pty Ltd in 1964 was the company's first association with the Coca-Cola Company. In 1977, the Company changed its name to Amatil Limited, which is an abbreviation of Allied Manufacturing and Trading Industries Limited. Amatil Beverage Division makes its first investment outside Australia with the acquisition of the Coca-Cola bottling franchises for Vienna and Graz in Austria in 1982, Amatil Beverages acquires further overseas Coca-Cola territories in Fiji and New Zealand in 1988. In 1989, Amatil changes its name to Coca-Cola Amatil Limited (CCA) and the Coca-Cola Company becomes CCA's major shareholder. In 1991, CCA expands in South East Asia with the formation of joint ventures with the Indonesian Tirtalina Group and the Indonesian Pan Java Group. CCA acquires the two major Coca-Cola bottling operations in Papua New Guinea - L' and Port Moresby. In 1997, CCA, through an exchange of shares, acquires the operations of Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines Inc from San Miguel Corporation and The Coca-Cola Company. In 1998, Coca-Cola Amatil spins off its European operations to create a new separate publicly listed company, Coca-Cola Beverages, declaring that it intends to focus on the development of its Asia-Pacific businesses. Bottling operations in South Korea, Coca-Cola Korea Bottling Co

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9% Return on Average Capital Employed* 10.2% 8.8% 7.6% 7.3% 7.4% Free Cash Flow* ($million) 260.1 318.5 180.4 149.2 CCA Reported 2003 2002 2001 (1) 2000 1999 Net Profit, before Significant Items - Ongoing Business ($million) 238.8 205.5 171.1 148.7 160.5 - Philippines ($million) - - 30.2 55.3 29.7 Net Profit, before Significant Items ($million) 238.8 205.5 201.3 204.0 190.2 Significant Items (net of tax, $million) - 4.0 246.5 (66.7) Net Profit - CCA Shareholders ($million) 194.2 209.5 447.8 204.0 123.5 Performance Ratios 2003 2002 2001 (1) 2000 1999 EBIT Interest Cover* (Times) 4.1 3.2 3.0 2.9 2.8 Net Debt to Book Equity 54.1% 46.0% 62.6% 50.7% 57.3% Micro Picture: CCA is the principal Coca-Cola licensee in Australia and independently manufactures its own soft drinks and mineral waters. Coca-Cola was introduced to Australia in 1937 and by early 1938 the first manufacturing plant be

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