Jan 18, 2017
To the press
Coca-Cola East Japan Co., Ltd.

CCEJ concludes “Agreement on Project to Support the Creation of Storks’Home” with Konosu-city
The first vending machine in support of the city’s programs for creating storks’ home
is now installed in Konosu City Hall
Coca-Cola East Japan Co., Ltd. (HQ: Minota-Ward, Tokyo, Representative Director & President:Calin Dragan, hereafter “CCJE”) has concluded an agreement with Konosu-city in Saitama
prefecture for “Project to Support the Creation of Storks’ Home.”
Immediately after the conclusion, we have also conducted a signing ceremony to celebrate
the agreement now in place.
CCEJ will continue to make its contribution to activities of our local communities aiming tocreate a safe and secure environment where people can feel comfortable to live their lives.

【Agreement Signing Ceremony】
Date: Wed, Jan 18, 2017, 9:00-10:00
Venue: Mayor’s Reception Room, 2F of New Annex, Konosu City Hall (Address: 1-1 Chuo,Konosu-city, Saitama Prefecture)

Left: Kazuhisa Haraguchi, Mayor of Konosu-city
Right: Mitsuru Kurosawa, Metro 2 Vending

Before the vending machine
Location: The 1F lobby of the mainbuilding of Konosu City Hall

Senior Manager, , CCEJ

【Comments from the speakers】■Kazuhisa Haraguchi, Mayor of Konosu-city
It is our greatest pleasure to have concluded the agreement with CCEJ thanks to theircooperation. Konosu-city has been striving to build a sustainable community that exists inharmony with the nature around the theme of “storks”, which is one of the words our city’s
name originates from. The nature that allows various creatures to inhabit offers a safe andsecure environment for our citizens too. And they will find such a city a comfortable place tolive. Today’s agreement is a wonderful opportunity for our public and private sectors as well as
citizens to come together and renew our heartfelt wish that, one day, storks would come backand fly around the vast sky over Konosu-city.

■Mitsuru Kurosawa, Metro 2 Vending Senior Manager, CCEJ
We appreciate to have a wonderful opportunity to work for such a meaningful program. One ofthe CCEJ’s corporate philosophy is “the Only One for the Community”. While aiming tobecome one of the world-class Coca-Cola bottlers, it is extremely important for us to continue
working closely with local people and regional communities. We would like to make most ofwhat we learn from this initiative for our future activities.
【Outline of “Project to Support the Creation of Storks’ Home”】
Creation of Storks’ HomeThe name of Konosu-city is said to have derived from the bird “stork (konotori)”. Using“stork” as its symbol, the city is striving to build a sustainable community that co-exists with
the nature, or “Konosu-city; the storks’ home friendly to people and other creatures”.
The environment where so many kinds of creatures inhabit must be a safe and secureenvironment for our citizens too. In order to conserve and restore the abundant nature in thecity and pass it to the next generation, the city is engaged in various initiatives.
Project to support the creation of storks’ home with the “Public x Private x Citizens”
engagement
Konosu-city developed the “Basic Plan for Creation of Storks’ Home” in March 2015. The
city is promoting related programs based on its three basic principles; 1) building anenvironment where people co-exist with nature, 2) building a prosperous and vibrantcommunity and 3) fostering community builders with shining smiles.
Konosu-city aims to involve “public sector x private sector x citizens” in realizing “creation ofstorks’ home.” CCEJ supports the goal of the project and has concluded the “Agreement on
Project to Support the Creation of Storks’ Home” to show its support in furthering their goalof “building a community that is friendly to people and other creatures” in which “konotori(stork)” is used as its symbol.
【Outline of the vending machine supporting the city’s programs for creating storks’ home】
The vending machine has an original design of a stork bird (konotori) on it, especially madefor Konosu city.
Part of the proceeds collected by this vending machine will be donated to the “Fund for
Creation of Storks’ Home” of Konosu city, so that the city can make use of them to promote
their program, “building a community friendly to people and creatures”.

【About Coca-Cola East Japan】
Coca-Cola East Japan（security code: Tokyo Stock Exchange, First Section 2580） is the largest
Coca-Cola bottler engaged in the manufacture and sales of Coca-Cola products in Japan with thehighest annual sales revenue.
We deliver to customers about 50 Coca-Cola beverage brands, including Coca-Cola, Coca-Cola
Zero, Georgia and I LOHAS, across beverage categories from carbonated beverages, sports
drinks, energy drinks and fruit juice to non-sugar tea.
Coca-Cola East Japan was established on Jul 1, 2013 through the merger of 4 Coca-Cola bottlers(Coca-Cola Central Japan Co., Ltd., Mikuni Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd., Tokyo Coca-Cola
Bottling Co., Ltd., and Tone Coca-Cola Bottling Co., Ltd.) in the Kanto and Tokai regions (Tokyometropolitan area and 12 prefectures). On Apr 1, 2015, with the integration of Sendai Coca-Cola
Bottling Co., Ltd., our sales area was expanded to include the Southern Tohoku region (Miyagi,Fukushima, Yamagata), and currently we cover the Tokyo metropolitan area and 15 prefectures.
For more details, please go to the Coca-Cola East Japan website (www.ccej.co.jp).