UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15b-16 OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
April 2016
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
Embotelladora Andina S.A.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Andina Bottling Company, Inc.
(Translation of Registrant´s name into English)
Avda. Miraflores 9153
Renca
Santiago, Chile
(Address of principal executive office)
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MATERIAL EVENT
CORPORATE NAME |
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EMBOTELLADORA ANDINA S.A. |
SECURITIES REGISTRY |
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00124 |
TAXPAYER I.D. |
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91.144.000-8 |
By virtue of the stipulations in Article 9 and subparagraph 2 of Article 10 of Law 18,045, and the provisions in General Rule No. 30 of the Chilean Superintendence of Securities and Insurance, and being duly empowered to this effect by the Board of Directors, I hereby report the following regarding Embotelladora Andina S.A. (the Company), its business, its securities or tender offer, as a material event:
The following resolutions were adopted at the General Shareholders Meeting held on April 21, 2016, among others:
1. The approval of the Annual Report, Statements of Financial Position and Financial Statements for the year 2015; as well as the Report of Independent Auditors with respect to the previously mentioned Financial Statements;
2. The approval of earnings distribution and dividend payments;
3. The approval of Company dividend distribution policy and the distribution and payment procedures utilized;
4. To revoke and renew the Board of Directors in its entirety, being composed by the following members:
SERIES A:
Franz Alscher
Eduardo Chadwick Claro
Juan Claro González
Francisco Javier Crespo
José De Gregorio Rebeco
Juan Andrés Fontaine Talavera
José Antonio Garcés Silva (hijo)
Arturo Majlis Albala
Gonzalo Said Handal
Salvador Said Somavía
Gonzalo Parot Palma (Independiente)
Susana Tonda Mitri
SERIES B:
Georges de Bourguignon
Mariano Rossi
5. The approval of compensation for Directors and members of the Directors Committee pursuant to Chilean Corporate Law and members of the Audit Committee established
pursuant to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act; their annual report and expenses incurred by both Committees;
6. The appointment of PriceWaterhouseCoopers as the Companys independent auditors for the year 2016;
7. The appointment of Fitch Ratings and ICR as the Companys local rating agencies and Fitch Rating and Standard & Poors as the Companys international rating agencies, for the year 2016;
8. The approval of the report on Board agreements in accordance with articles 146 and forward of Chilean Corporate Law, regarding operations that took place after the last General Shareholders Meeting; and,
9. The appointment of El Mercurio from Santiago, as the newspaper where Company notices and shareholders meetings announcements should be published.
Regarding number 2. above, the Shareholders Meeting approved payment of a Final Dividend on account of 2015 Fiscal Year and an Additional dividend on account of retained earnings in the following amounts:
Final Dividend
Ch$17.0 (seventeen point zero Chilean pesos) per each Series A Shares; and
Ch$18.7 (eighteen point seven Chilean pesos) per each Series B Shares.
Payment of this final dividend will be available beginning May 27, 2016. The Shareholders Registry will close on the fifth business day prior to payment date.
Additional Dividend
Ch$17.0 (seventeen point zero Chilean pesos) per each Series A Shares; and
Ch$18.7 (eighteen point seven Chilean pesos) per each Series B Shares.
Payment of this additional dividend will be available beginning August 26, 2016. The Shareholders Registry will close on the fifth business day prior to payment date.
Santiago, April 21, 2016.
Jaime Cohen Arancibia
Corporate Legal Officer
Embotelladora Andina S.A.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Santiago, Chile.
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EMBOTELLADORA ANDINA S.A. | |
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/s/ Jaime Cohen |
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Name: Jaime Cohen | |
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Title: Chief Legal Officer |
Santiago, April 21, 2016