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
November 2, 2020
Commission File Number 001-37791
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
October 1-31, 2020
| Information | Required by | ||||
| Public announcements | FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules | ||||
| Announcement | Date of Matter | ||||
| PDMR transactions in company shares | October 6, 2020 | ||||
| PDMR transactions in company shares | October 20, 2020 | ||||
| PDMR transactions in company shares | October 29, 2020 | ||||
| Total voting rights and share capital at October 31, 2020 | November 2, 2020 | ||||
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October 6, 2020
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 | Nicholas Wall | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Reason for notification | ||||||||||||||||
| a) | Position / status | Chief People and Culture 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 16,667 Ordinary Shares following the vesting of Restricted Stock Units granted under the terms of the Company’s Long-Term Incentive Plan 2016, resulting in the issue of 16,667 Ordinary Shares | |||||||||||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| USD $0 | 16,667 | ||||||||||||||||
| d) | Aggregated information –Aggregated volume –Price | Aggregated Volume: 16,667 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $0 per share | |||||||||||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2020-10-05 | |||||||||||||||
| 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 7,840 shares on a non-discretionary basis to fund the tax liability due in respect of the vesting of the 16,667 Ordinary Shares on 5 October 2020 | |||||||||||||||
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| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| USD $39.85 | 7,840 | ||||||||||||||||
| d) | Aggregated information –Aggregated volume –Price | Aggregated Volume: 7,840 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $39.85 per share | |||||||||||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2020-10-05 | |||||||||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||||||||||||||
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October 20, 2020
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 | 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 each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) GB00BDCPN049 | |||||||||||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of 10.074984 Ordinary Shares pursuant to the UK Share Plan | |||||||||||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| USD $38.474118 | 5.037492 | ||||||||||||||||
| USD $0.00 | 5.037492 | ||||||||||||||||
| d) | Aggregated information –Aggregated volume –Price | Aggregated Volume: 10.074984 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $19.237059 per share | |||||||||||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2020-10-19 | |||||||||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Details of PDMR / PCA | ||||||||||||||||
| a) | Name | Clare Wardle | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Reason for notification | ||||||||||||||||
| a) | Position / status | General Counsel and 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 each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) GB00BDCPN049 | |||||||||||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of 10.074984 Ordinary Shares pursuant to the UK Share Plan | |||||||||||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| USD $38.474118 | 5.037492 | ||||||||||||||||
| USD $0.00 | 5.037492 | ||||||||||||||||
| d) | Aggregated information –Aggregated volume –Price | Aggregated Volume: 10.074984 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $19.237059 per share | |||||||||||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2020-10-19 | |||||||||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Details of PDMR / 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 each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) GB00BDCPN049 | |||||||||||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of 10.074984 Ordinary Shares pursuant to the UK Share Plan | |||||||||||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| USD $38.474118 | 5.037492 | ||||||||||||||||
| USD $0.00 | 5.037492 | ||||||||||||||||
| d) | Aggregated information –Aggregated volume –Price | Aggregated Volume: 10.074984 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $19.237059 per share | |||||||||||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2020-10-19 | |||||||||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Details of PDMR / PCA | ||||||||||||||||
| a) | Name | Nicholas Wall | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Reason for notification | ||||||||||||||||
| a) | Position / status | Chief People and Culture 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 each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) GB00BDCPN049 | |||||||||||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of 10.074984 Ordinary Shares pursuant to the UK Share Plan | |||||||||||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| USD $38.474118 | 5.037492 | ||||||||||||||||
| USD $0.00 | 5.037492 | ||||||||||||||||
| d) | Aggregated information –Aggregated volume –Price | Aggregated Volume: 10.074984 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $19.237059 per share | |||||||||||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2020-10-19 | |||||||||||||||
| 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, 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 10.074984 Ordinary Shares pursuant to the UK Share Plan | |||||||||||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| USD $38.474118 | 5.037492 | ||||||||||||||||
| USD $0.00 | 5.037492 | ||||||||||||||||
| d) | Aggregated information –Aggregated volume –Price | Aggregated Volume: 10.074984 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $19.237059 per share | |||||||||||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2020-10-19 | |||||||||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Details of PDMR / PCA | ||||||||||||||||
| a) | Name | Stephen Moorhouse | |||||||||||||||
| 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 10.074984 Ordinary Shares pursuant to the UK Share Plan | |||||||||||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| USD $38.474118 | 5.037492 | ||||||||||||||||
| USD $0.00 | 5.037492 | ||||||||||||||||
| d) | Aggregated information –Aggregated volume –Price | Aggregated Volume: 10.074984 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $19.237059 per share | |||||||||||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2020-10-19 | |||||||||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||||||||||||||
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October 29, 2020
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 | 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 each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) GB00BDCPN049 | |||||||||||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of 1,750 Ordinary Shares | |||||||||||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| USD $37.3806 | 1,750 | ||||||||||||||||
| d) | Aggregated information –Aggregated volume –Price | Aggregated Volume: 1,750 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $37.3806 | |||||||||||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2020-10-28 | |||||||||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | New York Stock Exchange (XNYS) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1 | Details of PDMR / PCA | ||||||||||||||||
| a) | Name | Victor Rufart | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Reason for notification | ||||||||||||||||
| a) | Position / status | Chief Strategy 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 each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) GB00BDCPN049 | |||||||||||||||
| b) | Nature of the transaction | Acquisition of 1,000 Ordinary Shares | |||||||||||||||
| c) | Price(s) and volume(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| Price(s) | Volume(s) | ||||||||||||||||
| EUR €31.35 | 1,000 | ||||||||||||||||
| d) | Aggregated information –Aggregated volume –Price | Aggregated Volume: 1,000 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: EUR €31.35 per share | |||||||||||||||
| e) | Date of the transaction | 2020-10-29 | |||||||||||||||
| f) | Place of the transaction | Euronext Amsterdam (XAMS) | |||||||||||||||
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November 2, 2020
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 October 2020, Coca-Cola European Partners plc had 454,559,993 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 454,559,993 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: November 2, 2020 | By: | /s/ Clare Wardle | ||||||
| Name: | Clare Wardle | |||||||
| Title: | General Counsel & Company Secretary | |||||||
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