Coca Cola European Partners : Description Report of Foreign Issuer

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

March 22, 2019

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

22 March 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 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
15 March 2019	140,000	48.87	49.57	49.331398	New York Stock Exchange (" NYSE ")
18 March 2019	200	49.66	49.66	49.660000	BATS Global Markets (" BATS ")
18 March 2019	100	49.66	49.66	49.660000	Boston Stock Exchange (" BSE ")
18 March 2019	300	49.66	49.66	49.660000	BATS Global Markets Secondary Exchange (" BYX ")
18 March 2019	300	49.64	49.64	49.640000	IEX (" IEXG ")
18 March 2019	500	49.66	49.67	49.662000	NASDAQ (" NASDAQ ")
18 March 2019	100	49.66	49.66	49.660000	NYSE - National Exchange (" NSX ")
18 March 2019	82,887	49.32	49.69	49.528637	NYSE
18 March 2019	100	49.64	49.64	49.640000	OTC Markets (" OTC ")
18 March 2019	400	49.66	49.66	49.660000	NYSE Arca (" PSE ")
18 March 2019	213	49.66	49.67	49.665305	CBOE EDGX Equity Exchange (" XDEX ")
19 March 2019	145,000	49.38	49.77	49.588036	NYSE
20 March 2019	150,000	48.48	49.36	48.811765	NYSE
20 March 2019	50,000	49.22	49.27	49.245000	OTC
21 March 2019	100,000	48.5	49.53	49.096751	NYSE

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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:	15, 18, 19, 20 and 21 March 2019
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/5161/190322_Weekly_Buyback_Programme_trade_details_calcs.pdf

COCA-COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERS PLC

Paul van Reesch

Deputy Company Secretary [phone]

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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: March 22, 2019

By:	/s/ Clare Wardle
Name:	Clare Wardle
Title:	General Counsel & Company Secretary
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