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

September 25, 2018

COCA-COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERS PLC

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

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25 September 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) (to 6 decimal places)
Trading venue
14 September 2018
7,819
45.38
45.61
45.482262
CBOE BZX Equity Exchange (“BATS”)
14 September 2018
1,484
45.395
45.63
45.507183
Boston Stock Exchange (“BSE”)
14 September 2018
127
45.4
45.5
45.421260
BATS Global Markets Secondary Exchange (“BYX”)
14 September 2018
4,200
45.445
45.7
45.591429
CFX Alternative Trading (“CFX”)
14 September 2018
981
45.45
45.53
45.490000
IEX (“IEXG”)
14 September 2018
7,557
45.41
45.72
45.512910
NASDAQ
14 September 2018
200
45.48
45.52
45.500000
NYSE - National Exchange (“NSX”)B
14 September 2018
10,789
45.35
45.64
45.476508
New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”)
14 September 2018
24,216
45.43
45.67
45.484714
OTC Markets (“OTC”)
14 September 2018
100
45.52
45.52
45.520000
Nasdaq PSX (“PHLX”)
14 September 2018
139,898
45.27
45.78
45.490930
NYSE Arca (“PSE”)
14 September 2018
100
45.39
45.39
45.390000
CBOE EDGA Equity Exchange (“XDEA”)
14 September 2018
529
45.46
45.6
45.527013
CBOE EDGX Equity Exchange (“XDEX”)

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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) (to 6 decimal places)
Trading venue
17 September 2018
8,172
45.7
45.84
45.776908
BATS
17 September 2018
4,231
45.71
45.85
45.810584
BSE
17 September 2018
1,629
45.71
45.82
45.775862
BYX
17 September 2018
29,873
45.705
45.895
45.794180
CFX
17 September 2018
310
45.69
45.77
45.767419
IEX
17 September 2018
20,108
45.68
45.91
45.774934
NASDAQ
17 September 2018
400
45.71
45.77
45.740000
NSX
17 September 2018
19,015
45.68
45.88
45.782771
NYSE
17 September 2018
72,271
45.71
45.89
45.800716
OTC
17 September 2018
100
45.74
45.74
45.740000
PHLX
17 September 2018
91,899
45.68
45.89
45.766460
PSE
17 September 2018
600
45.71
45.8
45.753333
XDEA
17 September 2018
2,392
45.7
45.89
45.770334
XDEX
18 September 2018
8,041
45.84
45.94
45.896347
BATS
18 September 2018
14,353
45.84
45.95
45.930419
BSE
18 September 2018
1,553
45.84
45.95
45.893706
BYX
18 September 2018
2,890
45.855
45.95
45.898287
CFX
18 September 2018
1,600
45.84
45.93
45.903000
IEX
18 September 2018
3
45.84
45.84
45.840000
Chicago Stock Exchange (“MSE”)
18 September 2018
157,414
45.73
45.94
45.880520
NASDAQ
18 September 2018
300
45.84
45.93
45.880000
NSX
18 September 2018
20,059
45.8
45.95
45.891273
NYSE
18 September 2018
39,705
45.75
45.95
45.905412
OTC
18 September 2018
3,200
45.73
45.94
45.813125
PSE
18 September 2018
225
45.84
45.95
45.886222
XDEA
18 September 2018
1,657
45.84
45.93
45.881068
XDEX
19 September 2018
7,926
45.54
45.76
45.684649
BATS
19 September 2018
3,027
45.6
45.77
45.701341
BSE
19 September 2018
2,346
45.585
45.765
45.708312
BYX
19 September 2018
8,220
45.5
45.75
45.612713
CFX
19 September 2018
2,900
45.5
45.77
45.663233
IEX
19 September 2018
11,476
45.49
45.76
45.704800
NASDAQ
19 September 2018
100
45.73
45.73
45.730000
NSX
19 September 2018
162,018
45.47
45.77
45.653430
NYSE
19 September 2018
15,955
45.5
45.77
45.634193
OTC
19 September 2018
1,600
45.63
45.76
45.670625
PSE
19 September 2018
261
45.69
45.74
45.717395
XDEA
19 September 2018
171
45.62
45.75
45.696491
XDEX
20 September 2018
14,779
45.93
46.13
46.029815
BATS
20 September 2018
15,333
45.96
46.09
46.063039
BSE
20 September 2018
586
45.96
46.03
45.997270
BYX
20 September 2018
3,400
45.99
46.125
46.035882
CFX
20 September 2018
990
45.93
46.06
45.999192
IEX
20 September 2018
141,411
45.89
46.13
46.012492
NASDAQ

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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) (to 6 decimal places)
Trading venue
20 September 2018
300
45.93
45.99
45.950000
NSX
20 September 2018
6,137
45.95
46.12
46.017515
NYSE
20 September 2018
30,602
45.94
46.09
46.036683
OTC
20 September 2018
200
46
46
46.000000
PHLX
20 September 2018
122
45.99
46
45.991803
PSE
20 September 2018
1,279
45.99
46.09
46.033886
XDEA
20 September 2018
1,461
45.86
46.08
46.003190
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:
14, 17, 18, 19 and 20 September 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/4191/180925_Weekly_Buyback_Programme_indiv_trade_details.pdf

COCA-COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERS PLC
Paul van Reesch
Deputy Company Secretary
+44 7890 123911

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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: September 25, 2018
By:
/s/ Clare Wardle
 
Name:
Clare Wardle
 
Title:
General Counsel & Company Secretary


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