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
January 2, 2019
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.)
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List identifying information required to be furnished
by Coca-Cola European Partners plc
pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of The Securities Exchange Act
December 1-31, 2018
| Information | Required by |
| Public announcements | FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules |
| Announcement | Date of Matter |
| PDMR transactions in company shares | December 4, 2018 |
| PDMR transactions in company shares | December 10, 2018 |
| PDMR transactions in company shares | December 12, 2018 |
| PDMR transactions in company shares | December 20, 2018 |
| Total voting rights and share capital at December 31, 2018 | January 2, 2019 |
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December 4, 2018
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 | Nick Wall | |||
| 2. | Reason for notification | ||||
| a) | Position / status | Chief Human Resources 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 | Acquisition of 4,883 Ordinary Shares following the vesting of Restricted Stock Units granted under the terms of the Long-Term Incentive Plan 2016, resulting in the issue of 4,883 Ordinary Shares | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| USD $0 | 4,883 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Aggregated Volume: 4,883 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $0 per share | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2018-12-01 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||
| 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 2,300 shares on a non-discretionary basis to fund the tax liability due in respect of the vesting of the 4,883 Ordinary Shares on 1 December 2018 | |||
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| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| USD $48.42 | 2,300 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Aggregated Volume: 2,300 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $48.42 per share | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2018-12-03 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||
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| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them (“PCA”) | ||||
| a) | Name | Ron Lewis | |||
| 2. | Reason for notification | ||||
| a) | Position / status | Chief Supply Chain 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 | Acquisition of 8,280 Ordinary Shares following the vesting of Restricted Stock Units granted under the terms of the Long-Term Incentive Plan 2016, resulting in the issue of 8,280 Ordinary Shares | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| USD $0 | 8,280 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Aggregated Volume: 8,280 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $0 per share | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2018-12-01 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||
| 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 2,520 shares on a non-discretionary basis to fund the tax liability due in respect of the vesting of the 8,280 Ordinary Shares on 1 December 2018 | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| USD $48.42 | 2,520 | ||||
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| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Aggregated Volume: 2,520 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $48.42 per share | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2018-12-03 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||
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December 10, 2018
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 | Ron Lewis | |||
| 2. | Reason for notification | ||||
| a) | Position / status | Chief Supply Chain 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 | Transfer of 5,760 Ordinary shares into a brokerage account in the joint names of Ronald J Lewis & Leanne M Lewis for nil consideration | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| USD $0 | 5,760 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Aggregated Volume: 5,760 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $0 per share | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2018-12-07 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||
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December 12, 2018
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 | Stephen Moorhouse | |||
| 2. | Reason for notification | ||||
| a) | Position / status | General Manager, Northern Europe | |||
| 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 | Acquisition of 7.163222 Ordinary Shares pursuant to the UK Employee Share Plan | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| USD $47.5390 | 3.907212 | ||||
| USD $0.00 | 3.256010 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Aggregated Volume: 7.163222 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $25.930364 per share | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2018-12-11 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||
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| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them (“PCA”) | ||||
| a) | Name | Leendert den Hollander | |||
| 2. | Reason for notification | ||||
| a) | Position / status | General Manager, Great Britain | |||
| 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 | Acquisition of 7.163222 Ordinary Shares pursuant to the UK Employee Share Plan | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| USD $47.5390 | 3.907212 | ||||
| USD $0.00 | 3.256010 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Aggregated Volume: 7.163222 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $25.930364 per share | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2018-12-11 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||
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December 20, 2018
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 | Manik Jhangiani | |||
| 2. | Reason for notification | ||||
| a) | Position / status | Chief Financial 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 | Acquisition of 4.757385 Ordinary Shares as part of an automatic dividend reinvestment transaction under the terms of the UK Employee Share Plan | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| USD $47.0800 | 4.757385 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Aggregated Volume: 4.757385 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $47.0800 per share | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2018-12-18 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||
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| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them (“PCA”) | ||||
| a) | Name | Ron Lewis | |||
| 2. | Reason for notification | ||||
| a) | Position / status | Chief Supply Chain 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 | Acquisition of 2.321394 Ordinary Shares as part of an automatic dividend reinvestment transaction under the terms of the UK Employee Share Plan | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| USD $47.0800 | 2.321394 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Aggregated Volume: 2.321394 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $47.0800 per share | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2018-12-18 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||
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| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them (“PCA”) | ||||
| a) | Name | Clare Wardle | |||
| 2. | Reason for notification | ||||
| a) | Position / status | General Counsel & Company Secretary | |||
| 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 | Acquisition of 1.377291 Ordinary Shares as part of an automatic dividend reinvestment transaction under the terms of the UK Employee Share Plan | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| USD $47.0800 | 1.377291 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Aggregated Volume: 1.377291 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $47.0800 per share | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2018-12-18 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||
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| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them (“PCA”) | ||||
| a) | Name | Peter Brickley | |||
| 2. | Reason for notification | ||||
| a) | Position / status | Chief Information 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 | Acquisition of 0.406396 Ordinary Shares as part of an automatic dividend reinvestment transaction under the terms of the UK Employee Share Plan | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| USD $47.0800 | 0.406396 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Aggregated Volume: 0.406396 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $47.0800 per share | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2018-12-18 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||
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| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them (“PCA”) | ||||
| a) | Name | Nick Wall | |||
| 2. | Reason for notification | ||||
| a) | Position / status | Chief Human Resources 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 | Acquisition of 0.462899 Ordinary Shares as part of an automatic dividend reinvestment transaction under the terms of the UK Employee Share Plan | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| USD $47.0800 | 0.462899 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Aggregated Volume: 0.462899 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $47.0800 per share | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2018-12-18 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||
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| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them (“PCA”) | ||||
| a) | Name | Stephen Moorhouse | |||
| 2. | Reason for notification | ||||
| a) | Position / status | General Manager, Northern Europe | |||
| 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 | Acquisition of 7.472178 Ordinary Shares as part of an automatic dividend reinvestment transaction under the terms of the UK Employee Share Plan | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| USD $47.0800 | 7.472178 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Aggregated Volume: 7.472178 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $47.0800 per share | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2018-12-18 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||
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| 1. | Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them (“PCA”) | ||||
| a) | Name | Leendert den Hollander | |||
| 2. | Reason for notification | ||||
| a) | Position / status | General Manager, Great Britain | |||
| 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 | Acquisition of 0.854705 Ordinary Shares as part of an automatic dividend reinvestment transaction under the terms of the UK Employee Share Plan | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| USD $47.0800 | 0.854705 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Aggregated Volume: 0.854705 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $47.0800 per share | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2018-12-18 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||
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January 2, 2019
Total Voting Rights and Capital
This notification is made in conformity with DTR 5.6 of the FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
As at 31 December 2018, Coca-Cola European Partners plc had 474,920,066 ordinary shares of €0.01 each in issue, each with one vote attached. No shares were held in treasury.
The total number of voting rights is 474,920,066 and this figure may be used by shareholders and others with notification obligations as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change to their interest in, Coca-Cola European Partners plc under the FCA’s Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
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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: January 2, 2019 | By: | /s/ Clare Wardle |
| Name: | Clare Wardle | |
| Title: | General Counsel & Company Secretary | |
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