United States
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
October 19, 2018
COCA-COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERS PLC
Pemberton House, Bakers Road
Uxbridge, UB8 1EZ, United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive office)
(Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.)
(Check One) Form 20-F ý Form 40-F D ¨
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COCA-COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERS PLC
(the “Company”)
Notification of transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities or persons closely associated with them
| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them (“PCA”) | ||||
| a) | Name | Damian Gammell | |||
| 2. | Reason for notification | ||||
| a) | Position / status | Chief Executive Officer | |||
| b) | Initial notification / amendment | Initial Notification | |||
| 3. | Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor | ||||
| a) | Name | Coca-Cola European Partners plc | |||
| b) | LEI | 549300LTH67W4GWMRF57 | |||
| 4. | Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted | ||||
| a) | Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument, Identification code | Ordinary Shares of €0.01 in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) GB00BDCPN049 | |||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Sale of 5,800 Ordinary Shares on a non-discretionary basis to fund the tax liability due in respect of the vesting of the 39,000 Restricted Stock Units on 12 October 2018 | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| USD $44.90 | 28 | ||||
| USD $45.01 | 2,972 | ||||
| USD $45.13 | 1,100 | ||||
| USD $45.14 | 200 | ||||
| USD $45.15 | 500 | ||||
| USD $45.155 | 200 | ||||
| USD $45.17 | 500 | ||||
| USD $45.19 | 100 | ||||
| USD $45.22 | 100 | ||||
| USD $45.23 | 100 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Aggregated Volume: 5,800 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $45.07809 per share | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 10/18/2018 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||
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SIGNATURE
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 hereunto duly authorized.
| COCA-COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERS PLC | ||
| (Registrant) | ||
| Date: October 19, 2018 | By: | /s/ Clare Wardle |
| Name: | Clare Wardle | |
| Title: | General Counsel & Company Secretary | |
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