Greece's largest listed company seeks FTSE move

The largest company listed on the Athens stock exchange is seeking to re-list in the UK, potentially placing it in the FTSE 100, as the company attempts to flee the Greek economic crisis.

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling SA, the world's second-largest Coca-Cola bottler, established a new company in Switzerland to make a share exchange offer and seek a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange, as well as a listing in New York, a filing to the Athens bourse said today. If the London listing gets the go-ahead, Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling SA, with a market value of around £4.6bn could become the 69th largest stock in the FTSE, placing it above InterContinental Hotels Group and Severn Trent. In a conference call, reported on Bloomberg, the chief executive Dimitris Lois said ...