Embotelladora Andina SA (AKO.A) Risk Analysis

We are subject to local regulations in each of the territories in which we operate. The main areas of regulation are water, environment, labor, taxation, health, consumer protection, advertising and antitrust. Regulation could affect our ability to set prices for our products. The adoption of new laws or regulations or a stricter interpretation or enforcement thereof in the countries in which we operate may increase our operating costs or impose restrictions on our operations which, in turn, may adversely affect our financial condition, business and results. Further changes in current regulations may result in increased compliance costs, which may have an adverse effect on our results or financial condition. In the past, voluntary price restraints or statutory price controls have been imposed in several of the countries in which we operate. Currently there are no restraints or price controls applicable to our products in any of the territories in which we operate, except with respect to a limited number of products in Argentina. However, we cannot assure you that government authorities in any country in which we operate will not impose statutory price controls, or that we will not be requested to impose voluntary price restraints in the future. The potential imposition of restraints or price controls in the future may have an adverse effect on our results and financial condition.

The Brazilian government regularly implements changes to tax regimes that may increase our and our customers' tax burdens. These changes include modifications in the tax rates and, on occasion, enactment of temporary taxes, the proceeds of which are earmarked for designated governmental purposes. In the past, the Brazilian government has presented certain tax reform proposals, which have been mainly designed to simplify the Brazilian tax system, to avoid internal disputes within and between the Brazilian states and municipalities, and to redistribute tax revenues. The tax reform proposals provide for changes in the rules governing the federal Social Integration Program (Programa de Integração Social, or "PIS") and Social Security Contribution (Contribuição para o Financiamento da Seguridade Social, or "COFINS") taxes, the state Tax on the Circulation of Goods and Services (Imposto Sobre a Circulação de Mercadorias e Serviços, or "ICMS") and some other taxes, such as increases in payroll taxes. These proposals may not be approved and passed into law. The effects of these proposed tax reform measures and any other changes that result from enactment of additional tax reforms have not been, and cannot be, quantified. However, some of these measures, if enacted, may result in increases in our overall tax burden, which could negatively affect our overall financial performance. In addition, the Brazilian beverage industry experiences unfair competition arising from tax evasion, which is primarily due to the high level of taxes on beverage products in Brazil. An increase in taxes may lead to an increase in tax evasion, which could result in unfair pricing practices in the industry. Since 2018, the Brazilian government has gradually altered the value-added tax on industrialized products (Imposto sobre Produtos Industrializados or "IPI") applicable to soft drinks concentrate. This measure has negatively affected our operations, since it significantly reduced the tax credit derived from the purchases of concentrate from the Manaus Free Trade Zone that currently benefits Rio de Janeiro Refrescos, and the soft drinks industry as a whole. Such alterations have been implemented gradually, as follows: (1) 20% IPI rate until August 2018;(2) 4% IPI rate from September to December 2018;(3) 12% IPI rate in the first half of 2019;(4) 8% IPI rate from July to September 2019;(5) 10% IPI rate from October to December 2019;(6) 4% IPI rate from January to May 2020;(7) 8% IPI rate from June to November 2020;(8) 4% IPI rate from December 2020 to January 2021; and (9) 8% IPI rate from February 2021 onwards. Any further reductions of the IPI may adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. Given the high tax burden in Brazil, federal and state authorities of that country offer a series of significant tax incentives to certain territories and/or localities in order to attract investment, particularly for manufacturers and other companies operating and investing in Brazil. Coca-Cola Andina Brazil has received some of these tax incentives and its results have been positively affected by these incentives. Although these incentives have generally been renewed in the past, we cannot assure that they will continue to be renewed in the future. Current tax incentives from the State of Rio de Janeiro in connection with the development and construction of the Duque de Caxias production plant expired in October 2020 and were not renewed, resulting in a negative impact of R$41.9 million in 2020 when compared to 2019. Termination, non-extension or non-renewal of tax incentives could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operation.

A substantial portion of our employees is covered by collective bargaining labor agreements. These agreements generally expire every year. Our inability to renegotiate these agreements on satisfactory terms could cause work stoppages and interruptions, which may adversely impact our operations. Changes to the terms and conditions of existing agreements could also increase our costs or otherwise have an adverse effect on our operational efficiency. We experience periodic strikes and other forms of labor unrest through the ordinary course of business. We cannot assure you labor interruptions or other labor unrest will not occur in the future. If we experience strikes, work stoppages or other forms of labor unrest at any of our production facilities, our ability to supply beverages to customers could be impaired, which would reduce our net operating revenues and could expose us to customer claims.

We maintain insurance for our principal facilities and other assets. Our insurance coverage protects us in the event we suffer certain losses resulting from fire, terrorism and natural disasters, such as earthquake and floods, or from business interruptions caused by such events. In addition, we maintain other insurance policies for general liability and product contamination. We cannot assure you that our insurance coverage will be sufficient or will provide adequate compensation for losses that we may incur.

Under the United States federal securities laws, as a foreign private issuer, we are exempt from certain rules that apply to domestic United States issuers with equity securities registered under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including the proxy solicitation rules, the rules requiring disclosure of share ownership by directors, officers and certain shareholders. We are also exempt from certain of the corporate governance requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and the New York Stock Exchange, Inc., including the requirements concerning independent directors. Our corporate affairs are governed by the laws of Chile and our estatutos or bylaws. Under such laws, our shareholders may have fewer or less well-defined rights than they might have as shareholders of a corporation incorporated in a U.S. jurisdiction. Pursuant to Law No. 19,705, enacted in December 2000, the controlling shareholders of an open stock corporation can only sell their controlling shares through a tender offer to all shareholders in which the bidder would have to buy all of the offered shares up to the percentage determined by it, where the price paid is substantially higher than the market price (i.e., when the price paid was higher than the average market price for a period starting 90 days before the proposed transaction and ending 30 days before such proposed transaction, plus 10%).

The Coca-Cola Company has substantial influence on the conduct of our business. The interests of The Coca-Cola Company may be different from the interests of our other shareholders. 68% and 65% of our net sales for 2019 and 2020, respectively, were derived from the distribution of soft drinks under The Coca-Cola Company trademarks, while 22% and 18% of our net sales for 2019 and 2020, respectively, were derived from the distribution of other beverages also bearing trademarks owned by The Coca-Cola Company. In addition, The Coca-Cola Company currently owns, directly or through its subsidiaries, 14.65% of our Series A shares (representing 7.33% of our total shares) and benefits from certain rights under a shareholders' agreement. We produce, market and distribute Coca-Cola products through standard bottler agreements between our bottler subsidiaries and The Coca-Cola Company. The Coca-Cola Company has the ability to exert a substantial influence on the business of the Company through its rights under the bottler agreements. According to the bottler agreements, The Coca-Cola Company unilaterally sets the prices for Coca-Cola concentrate that they sell to us. The Coca-Cola Company may in the future increase the price we pay for the concentrate, increasing our costs. The Coca-Cola Company also monitors our prices and has the right to review and approve our marketing, operating and advertising plans. These factors may impact our profit margins, which could adversely affect our net income and results of operations. Our marketing campaigns for Coca-Cola products are designed and controlled by The Coca-Cola Company. The Coca-Cola Company also makes significant contributions to our marketing expenses, although it is not required to contribute a particular amount. Accordingly, The Coca-Cola Company may discontinue or reduce such contribution at any time. Pursuant to the bottler agreements, we are required to submit a business plan to The Coca-Cola Company for prior approval on a yearly basis. In accordance with our bottler agreements, The Coca-Cola Company may, among other things, require that we demonstrate the financial ability to meet our business plan, and if we are not able to demonstrate our financial capacity, The Coca-Cola Company may terminate our rights to produce, market and distribute Coca-Cola soft drinks or other Coca-Cola beverages in territories where we have such approval. Under these bottler agreements, we are prohibited from producing, bottling, distributing or selling any products that could be substituted for,be confused with or be considered an imitation of soft drinks or other beverages and products under the trademarks of The Coca-Cola Company. We depend on The Coca-Cola Company to renew our bottler agreements, which are subject to termination by The Coca-Cola Company in the event we default or upon expiration of their respective terms. We currently are party to four bottler agreements: one agreement for Chile, which expires in 2023, one agreement for Brazil, which expires in 2022, one agreement for Argentina, which expires in 2022, and one agreement for Paraguay, which expires in March 2022. We cannot provide any assurance that our bottler agreements will be maintained or renewed upon their termination. Even if they are renewed, we cannot provide any assurance that renewal will be granted on the same terms as those currently in effect. Termination, non-extension or non-renewal of any of our bottler agreements would prevent us from selling Coca-Cola trademark beverages in the affected territory, which would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operation. In addition, any acquisition we make of bottlers of Coca-Cola products in other territories may require, among other things, the consent of The Coca-Cola Company under bottler agreements to which such other bottlers are subject. We cannot assure you that The Coca-Cola Company will consent to any future geographic expansion of our Coca-Cola beverage business. We cannot assure you that our relationship with The Coca-Cola Company will not deteriorate or otherwise undergo significant changes in the future. If such changes do occur, our operations and financial results and condition could be materially affected.

Our beverage business is highly dependent on maintaining the reputation of our products in the countries where we operate. If we fail to maintain high standards for product quality, our reputation and ability to remain a distributor of The Coca-Cola Company beverages in the countries where we operate could be jeopardized. Negative publicity or incidents related to our products may reduce their demand and could have a material adverse effect on our financial performance. If any of our products is defective or found to contain contaminants, or causes injury or illness, we may be subject to legal claims filed by consumers, product recalls, business interruptions and/or other liabilities. We take significant precautions in order to minimize any risk of defects or contamination in our products. These precautions include quality-control programs for raw materials, the production process and our final products. We also have established procedures to correct as soon as practicable any problems that are detected. However, the precautions and procedures we implement may not be sufficient to protect us from potential incidents.

A significant portion of our sales derives from sales of beverages branded with trademarks of The Coca-Cola Company, as well as other trademarks. If other parties attempt to misappropriate trademarks we use, we may be unable to protect these trademarks. The maintenance of the reputation of these brands is essential for the future success of our beverage business. Misappropriation of trademarks we use, or challenges thereto, could have a material adverse effect on our financial performance.