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
September 3, 2019
Commission File Number 001-37791
COCA-COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERS PLC
Pemberton House, Bakers Road
Uxbridge, UB8 1EZ, United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive office)
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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
August 1-31, 2019
| Information | Required by |
| Public announcements | FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules |
| Announcement | Date of Matter |
| PDMR transactions in company shares | August 12, 2019 |
| PDMR transactions in company shares | August 13, 2019 |
| Total voting rights and share capital at August 31, 2019 | September 2, 2019 |
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August 12, 2019
COCA-COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERS PLC
(the “Company”)
Notification of transactions of persons discharging managerial responsibilities (“PDMR”) or persons closely associated with them (“PCA”)
| 1. | Details of PDMR / 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 each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) GB00BDCPN049 | |||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of 5.875179 Ordinary Shares pursuant to the UK Employee Share Plan | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| USD $55.8502 | 3.204643 | ||||
| USD $0.00 | 2.670536 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Aggregated Volume: 5.875179 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $30.463745 per share | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-08-09 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||
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| 1. | Details of PDMR / 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 each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) GB00BDCPN049 | |||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of 5.875179 Ordinary Shares pursuant to the UK Employee Share Plan | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| USD $55.8502 | 3.204643 | ||||
| USD $0.00 | 2.670536 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Aggregated Volume: 5.875179 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $30.463745 per share | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-08-09 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||
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August 13, 2019
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 | Transfer of 85,675 Ordinary Shares from one brokerage account to another for nil consideration as a result of a change in share plan administrator. | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| USD $0.00 | 85,675 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Aggregated Volume: 85,675 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $0.00 per share | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-08-09 | |||
| 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 | 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 | Transfer of 52,322 Ordinary Shares from one brokerage account to another for nil consideration as a result of a change in share plan administrator. | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| USD $0.00 | 52,322 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Aggregated Volume: 52,322 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $0.00 per share | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-08-08 | |||
| 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 | Nicholas 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 | Transfer of 5,171 Ordinary Shares from one brokerage account to another for nil consideration as a result of a change in share plan administrator. | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| USD $0.00 | 5,171 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Aggregated Volume: 5,171 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $0.00 per share | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-08-13 | |||
| 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 | Transfer of 18,428 Ordinary Shares from one brokerage account to another for nil consideration as a result of a change in share plan administrator. | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| USD $0.00 | 18,428 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Aggregated Volume: 18,428 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $0.00 per share | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-08-12 | |||
| 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 | Transfer of 20,790 Ordinary Shares from one brokerage account to another for nil consideration as a result of a change in share plan administrator. | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| USD $0.00 | 20,790 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Aggregated Volume: 20,790 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $0.00 per share | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-08-09 | |||
| 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 | Lauren Sayeski | |||
| 2. | Reason for notification | ||||
| a) | Position / status | Chief Public Affairs and Communications 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 12,810 Ordinary Shares from one brokerage account to another for nil consideration as a result of a change in share plan administrator. | |||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||
| USD $0.00 | 12,810 | ||||
| d) | Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price | Aggregated Volume: 12,810 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $0.00 per share | |||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2019-08-09 | |||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||
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September 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 August 2019, Coca-Cola European Partners plc had 462,635,083 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 462,635,083 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.
Coca-Cola European Partners plc
Paul van Reesch
Deputy Company Secretary
+44 1895 231 313
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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: September 3, 2019 | By: | /s/ Clare Wardle |
| Name: | Clare Wardle | |
| Title: | General Counsel & Company Secretary | |
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