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

April 18, 2019

COCA-COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERS PLC

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

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18 April 2019

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 HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. 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
12 April 2019
93,011
50.93
51.49
51.280893
New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”)
15 April 2019
85,000
51.31
51.8
51.646612
NYSE
16 April 2019
100,000
51.3
51.93
51.521160
NYSE
17 April 2019
95,000
51.71
52.17
51.957457
NYSE

Transaction details

The table below contains detailed information of the individual USX trades made by HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. as part of the Buyback Programme.

Schedule of purchases

Shares purchased:
Coca-Cola European Partners plc, (ISIN: GB00BDCPN049)
Dates of purchases:
12, 15, 16 and 17 April 2019
Investment firm:
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc.

Individual transactions

A full breakdown of the individual transactions can be viewed at:

https://www.ccep.com/system/file_resources/5431/190418_Weekly_Buyback_Programme_indiv_trade_details.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: April 18, 2019
By:
/s/ Clare Wardle
 
Name:
Clare Wardle
 
Title:
General Counsel & Company Secretary


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