Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)

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 20, 2018

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

COCA-COLA EUROPEAN PARTNERS PLC 2018 ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

On April 20, 2018, Coca-Cola European Partners plc (the “Company”) issued a release announcing the availability of the proxy materials listed below for its 2018 Annual General Meeting to be held on May 31, 2018. A copy of the release is submitted herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety.

Available Proxy Materials


•	Notice of 2018 Annual General Meeting (a copy of which is submitted herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety); and


•	2018 Annual General Meeting Form of Proxy (a copy of which is submitted herewith as Exhibit 99.3 and is incorporated by reference herein in its entirety).

Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1 Release of Coca-Cola European Partners plc, dated April 20, 2018

Exhibit 99.2 Notice of 2018 Annual General Meeting

Exhibit 99.3 2018 Annual General Meeting Form of Proxy

CONTACTS:



Company Secretariat Clare Wardle T +44 (0)20 7355 8406	Investor Relations Thor Erickson T +1 678 260 3110	Media Relations Shanna Wendt T +44 (0)7976 595 168

ABOUT CCEP

Coca-Cola European Partners plc is a leading consumer goods company in Western Europe, selling, making and distributing an extensive range of non alcoholic ready-to-drink beverages and is the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler based on revenue. Coca-Cola European Partners serves a consumer population of over 300 million across Western Europe, including Andorra, Belgium, continental France, Germany, Great Britain, Iceland, Luxembourg, Monaco, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain and Sweden. The Company is listed on Euronext Amsterdam, the New York Stock Exchange, Euronext London and on the Spanish stock exchanges, and trades under the symbol CCE. For more information about CCEP, please visit our website at www.ccep.com and follow CCEP on Twitter at @CocaColaEP.

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.