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

October 19, 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

(the “Company”)

Notification of transactions of Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities or persons closely associated with them



1.	Details of PDMR / person closely associated with them ( “ PCA ” )
a)	Name	Damian Gammell
2.	Reason for notification
a)	Position / status	Chief Executive Officer
b)	Initial notification / amendment	Initial Notification
3.	Details of the issuer, emission allowance market participant, auction platform, auctioneer or auction monitor
a)	Name	Coca-Cola European Partners plc
b)	LEI	549300LTH67W4GWMRF57
4.	Details of the transaction(s): section to be repeated for (i) each type of instrument; (ii) each type of transaction; (iii) each date; and (iv) each place where transactions have been conducted
a)	Description of the financial instrument, type of instrument, Identification code	Ordinary Shares of €0.01 in the Company (“ Ordinary Shares ”) GB00BDCPN049
b)	Nature of the transaction	Sale of 5,800 Ordinary Shares on a non-discretionary basis to fund the tax liability due in respect of the vesting of the 39,000 Restricted Stock Units on 12 October 2018
c)	Price(s) and volume(s)
			Price(s)	Volume(s)
			USD $44.90	28
			USD $45.01	2,972
			USD $45.13	1,100
			USD $45.14	200
			USD $45.15	500
			USD $45.155	200
			USD $45.17	500
			USD $45.19	100
			USD $45.22	100
			USD $45.23	100

d)	Aggregated information Aggregated volume Price	Aggregated Volume: 5,800 Ordinary Shares Aggregated Price: USD $45.07809 per share
e)	Date of the transaction	10/18/2018
f)	Place of the transaction	New York Stock Exchange (XNYS)

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.