NEW YORK (Standard&Poor's) Sept. 3, 2008--Standard&Poor's Ratings Services said today that its ratings on The Coca-Cola Co. (Coke; A+/Stable/A-1) and its system bottlers Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (CCE; A/Stable/A-1) and Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling Co. S.A. (CCHBC; A/Stable/A-1) are not currently affected by Coke's announcement that it intends to acquire China Huiyuan Juice Group Limited--a Hong Kong listed company that owns the Huiyuan juice business, including the leading 100% juice and nectar brands in China--for an estimated $2.4 billion in cash. The transaction, subject to preconditions relating to Chinese regulatory approval, is expected to be financed with a portion of Coke's sizable cash balances. Despite this use of cash, we expect Coke to continue to maintain adequate backup
