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 7, 2018

COCA-COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERS PLC

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

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7 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.

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
30 November 2018
28
48.24
48.24
28
BATS Global Markets Secondary
Exchange (“BYX”)
30 November 2018
30,000
48.11
48.61
30,000
New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”)
30 November 2018
84,972
48.22
48.40
84,972
OTC Markets
(“OTC”)
3 December 2018
100
47.68
47.68
100
CBOE BZX Equity Exchange (“BATS”)
3 December 2018
100
47.63
47.63
100
Boston Stock Exchange (“BSE”)
3 December 2018
9,000
47.615
47.685
9,000
CFX Alternative Trading (“CFX”)
3 December 2018
2,506
47.615
47.685
2,506
IEXG (“IEX”)
3 December 2018
2,444
47.62
47.68
2,444
NASDAQ (“NASDAQ”)
3 December 2018
118,151
47.62
48.40
118,151
NYSE
3 December 2018
57,600
47.615
48.16
57,600
OTC
3 December 2018
1,699
47.62
47.62
1,699
NYSE Arca (“PSE”)
3 December 2018
100
47.63
47.63
100
CBOE EDGA Equity Exchange (“XDEA”)

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3 December 2018
300
47.62
47.68
300
CBOE EDGX Equity Exchange (“XDEX”)
4 December 2018
4,056
47.79
48.09
4,056
BATS
4 December 2018
2,326
47.81
48.34
2,326
BSE
4 December 2018
1,925
47.82
48.115
1,925
BYX
4 December 2018
6,797
47.81
48.39
6,797
CFX
4 December 2018
1,100
47.98
48.12
1,100
IEXG
4 December 2018
6,662
47.81
48.29
6,662
NASDAQ
4 December 2018
200
48.00
48.05
200
NYSE National Exchange (“NSX”)
4 December 2018
73,230
47.78
48.38
73,230
NYSE
4 December 2018
101,709
47.78
48.39
101,709
OTC
4 December 2018
100
48.05
48.05
100
Nasdaq PSX (“PHLX”)
4 December 2018
2,398
47.85
48.34
2,398
PSE
4 December 2018
200
47.96
48.05
200
XDEA
4 December 2018
1,297
47.80
48.34
1,297
XDEX
6 December 2018
397
47.67
47.77
397
BATS
6 December 2018
200
47.67
47.78
200
BSE
6 December 2018
100
47.77
47.77
100
BYX
6 December 2018
100
47.78
47.78
100
IEXG
6 December 2018
909
47.67
47.79
909
NASDAQ
6 December 2018
100
47.67
47.67
100
NSX
6 December 2018
115,704
46.88
47.77
115,704
NYSE
6 December 2018
400
47.665
47.77
400
OTC
6 December 2018
1,516
47.665
47.775
1,516
PSE
6 December 2018
200
47.67
47.77
200
XDEA
6 December 2018
274
47.67
47.67
274
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:
30 November and 3, 4, 6 December 2018
Investment firm:
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC

Individual transactions

A full breakdown of the individual transactions can be viewed at: https://www.ccep.com/system/file_resources/4651/181207_Weekly_Buyback_Programme_trade_details_calcs.pdf




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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 7, 2018
By:
 
 
Name:
Clare Wardle
 
Title:
General Counsel & Company Secretary


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