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

December 14, 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 ¨
(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1))
(Check One) Yes ¨ No ý
(Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7))
(Check One) Yes ¨ No ý


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14 December 2018

COCA-COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERS PLC
(the “Company”)

Transactions in Own Shares

The Company announces that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of EUR 0.01 each through Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC. The purchased shares have all been cancelled.

These share purchases form part of the Company's existing buyback programme, as announced on 12 September 2018, in accordance with the authority granted by shareholders at the Company’s Annual General Meeting on 31 May 2018 (the "Buyback Programme"). The Company will make further announcements in due course following the completion of any further purchases pursuant to the Buyback Programme.


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USX purchases

Daily aggregated information by trading venue
Date of purchase
Aggregate number of ordinary shares of EUR 0.01 each purchased
Lowest price paid per share (USX)
Highest price paid per share (USX)
Volume weighted average price paid per share (USX)
Trading venue
10 December 2018
359
47.41
47.425
47.421964
BATS Global Markets
(“BATS”)
10 December 2018
100
47.42
47.42
47.420000
CFX Alternative Trading (“CFX”)
10 December 2018
1,177
47.41
47.51
47.418921
IEXG (“IEX”)
10 December 2018
429
47.42
47.43
47.422331
NASDAQ (“NASDAQ”)
10 December 2018
148,607
46.86
47.43
47.181050
NYSE
10 December 2018
200
47.42
47.42
47.420000
OTC Markets
(“OTC”)
10 December 2018
1,428
46.96
47.435
47.171611
NYSE Arca (“PSE”)
10 December 2018
500
47.405
47.405
47.405000
CBOE EDGA Equity Exchange (“XDEA”)
10 December 2018
200
47.42
47.42
47.420000
CBOE EDGX Equity Exchange (“XDEX”)
11 December 2018
14
47.33
47.33
47.330000
BATS
11 December 2018
100
47.41
47.41
47.410000
Boston Stock Exchange (“BSE”)
11 December 2018
500
47.39
47.545
47.477000
CFX
11 December 2018
4,435
47.325
47.565
47.526995
IEXG
11 December 2018
15
47.33
47.33
47.330000
NASDAQ (“NASDAQ”)
11 December 2018
240,210
47.05
48.00
47.436088
NYSE
11 December 2018
2,500
47.385
47.56
47.538200
OTC
11 December 2018
50,626
47.325
47.75
47.545980
PSE
11 December 2018
1,600
47.39
47.55
47.527500
CBOE EDGA Equity Exchange (“XDEA”)
12 December 2018
215,000
46.82
47.61
47.144569
NYSE
13 December 2018
127,000
47.21
47.78
47.497246
NYSE

Transaction details
The table below contains detailed information of the individual USX trades made by Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC as part of the Buyback Programme.

Schedule of purchases
Shares purchased:
Coca-Cola European Partners plc, (ISIN: GB00BDCPN049)
Dates of purchases:
10, 11, 12, and 13 December
Investment firm:
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC


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Individual transactions
A full breakdown of the individual transactions can be viewed at: https://www.ccep.com/system/file_resources/4671/181214_Weekly_Buyback_Programme_trade_details_calcs.pdf


COCA-COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERS PLC
Paul van Reesch
Deputy Company Secretary
+44 (0) 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: December 14, 2018
By:
/s/ Clare Wardle
 
Name:
Clare Wardle
 
Title:
General Counsel & Company Secretary


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