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 5, 2018

COCA-COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERS PLC

Pemberton House, Bakers Road
Uxbridge, UB8 1EZ, United Kingdom
(Address of principal executive office)

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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.

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
1 October 2018
1,700
45.63
45.9
45.719412
CBOE BZX Equity Exchange (“BATS”)
1 October 2018
2,230
45.605
45.85
45.688789
Boston Stock Exchange (“BSE”)
1 October 2018
609
45.59
45.84
45.678670
BATS Global Markets Secondary Exchange (“BYX”)
1 October 2018
13,600
45.595
45.75
45.653125
CFX Alternative Trading (“CFX”)
1 October 2018
2,807
45.685
45.85
45.747556
IEX (“IEXG”)
1 October 2018
12,448
45.61
45.9
45.753352
NASDAQ
1 October 2018
147,343
45.58
45.91
45.738581
New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”)
1 October 2018
31,853
45.59
45.88
45.690297
OTC Markets (“OTC”)
1 October 2018
1,804
45.62
45.88
45.703747
NYSE Arca (“PSE”)
1 October 2018
200
45.71
45.82
45.765000
CBOE EDGA Equity Exchange (“XDEA”)
1 October 2018
406
45.59
45.7
45.685074
CBOE EDGX Equity Exchange (“XDEX”)
2 October 2018
8,881
44.72
45.11
44.843013
BATS
2 October 2018
940
44.72
44.97
44.853766
BSE
2 October 2018
100
44.85
44.85
44.850000
BYX
2 October 2018
1,500
44.79
45.11
44.913000
CFX

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2 October 2018
102
44.795
44.85
44.796078
IEXG
2 October 2018
3,100
44.77
44.97
44.850323
NASDAQ
2 October 2018
200
44.85
44.85
44.850000
NYSE - National Exchange (“NSX”)
2 October 2018
61,865
44.69
44.97
44.807343
NYSE
2 October 2018
88,006
44.7
45.22
44.821652
OTC
2 October 2018
17,506
44.72
45.22
44.912050
PSE
2 October 2018
200
44.85
44.85
44.850000
XDEA
2 October 2018
600
44.8
44.96
44.886667
XDEX
3 October 2018
2,601
44.91
45.39
45.116509
BATS
3 October 2018
1,184
44.91
45.31
45.092475
BSE
3 October 2018
100
44.96
44.96
44.960000
BYX
3 October 2018
1,700
44.96
45.34
45.235882
CFX
3 October 2018
400
45.06
45.34
45.145000
IEXG
3 October 2018
160,215
44.91
45.39
45.123747
NASDAQ
3 October 2018
900
45.11
45.12
45.111111
NSX
3 October 2018
14,905
44.91
45.39
45.112141
NYSE
3 October 2018
12,699
44.91
45.34
45.119383
OTC
3 October 2018
3,396
44.91
45.39
45.215824
PSE
3 October 2018
200
44.91
45.11
45.010000
XDEA
3 October 2018
1,700
44.91
45.33
45.069412
XDEX
4 October 2018
4,042
44.56
44.82
44.725418
BATS
4 October 2018
1,202
44.57
44.73
44.684243
BSE
4 October 2018
215
44.69
44.73
44.696884
BYX
4 October 2018
6,563
44.53
44.82
44.662977
CFX
4 October 2018
1,700
44.525
44.695
44.665882
IEXG
4 October 2018
4,376
44.56
44.82
44.723542
NASDAQ
4 October 2018
500
44.69
44.73
44.706000
NSX
4 October 2018
4,514
44.56
44.81
44.702472
NYSE
4 October 2018
25,135
44.525
44.82
44.677786
OTC
4 October 2018
122,153
44.52
44.83
44.717852
PSE
4 October 2018
1,700
44.65
44.82
44.740000
XDEX

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:
1, 2, 3 and 4 October 2018
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/4231/181005_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: October 5, 2018
By:
/s/ Clare Wardle
 
Name:
Clare Wardle
 
Title:
General Counsel & Company Secretary


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