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Form F-4 Registration Statement and Amendment No UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 14A Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Filed by the Registrant ⌧ Filed by a Party other than the Registrant Check the appropriate box: Preliminary Proxy Statement Confidential, for Use of the Commission Only (as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2)) ⌧ Definitive Proxy Statement Definitive Additional Materials Soliciting Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12 COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES, INC. (Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter) (Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant) Payment of Filing Fee (Check the appropriate box): ⌧ No fee required. Fee computed on table below per Exchange Act Rules 14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11. (1) Title of each class of securities to which the transaction applies: (2) Aggregate number of securities to which the transaction applies: (3) Per unit price or other underlying value of the transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (set forth the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was determined): (4) Proposed maximum aggregate value of the transaction: (5) Total fee paid: Fee paid previously with preliminary materials. Check box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. (1) Amount Previously Paid: (2) Form, Schedule or Registration Statement No: (3) Filing Party: (4) Date Filed: LETTER TO CCE SHAREHOLDERS To the shareholders of Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.: You are cordially invited to attend a special meeting of the shareholders of Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. (“CCE”) to be held on May 24, 2016 at 8:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time, at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel & Convention Center, located at 2450 Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30339. At the special meeting, you will be asked to consider and vote on a proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of August 6, 2015, by and among CCE, Coca-Cola European Partners Limited (formerly known as Spark Orange Limited) (“Orange”), Orange U.S. HoldCo, LLC (“US HoldCo”) and Orange MergeCo, LLC (“MergeCo”) and certain other related proposals. As previously announced, on August 6, 2015, CCE, Orange, US HoldCo and MergeCo entered into the Merger Agreement. The Merger Agreement provides that CCE will merge with and into MergeCo (the “Merger”), with MergeCo continuing as the surviving company and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Orange. Orange is a newly-formed company organized under the laws of England and Wales that will be the parent of MergeCo (the surviving company of the Merger) and the companies that own the Coca-Cola bottling operations in Germany, the Iberian Region (i.e. Spain, Portugal and Andorra) and Iceland. The terms of the combination of CCE and the German and Iberian Region bottling businesses under Orange are set forth in the Transaction Master Agreement, dated as of August 6, 2015 (as it may be amended and restated from time to time, the “Master Agreement”), entered into by CCE, Orange, MergeCo, US HoldCo, the legal entities that own the German bottling business of The Coca-Cola Company and Coca-Cola Iberian Partners, S.A.U. (formerly known as Coca-Cola Iberian Partners, S.A.), a Spanish company with registered office at Paseo de la Castellana, 259-C (Torre de Cristal), Floor 9, 28046, Madrid and Spanish tax identification number A-86,561,412 (“Olive”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of the common stock of CCE (“CCE Common Stock”), other than certain excluded shares, treasury shares and shares of dissenting shareholders, will be converted into the right to receive one (1) validly issued, fully paid, non-assessable Orange Share (as defined below) (the “Stock Consideration”) and cash consideration of $14.50 (the “Cash Consideration” and, together with the Stock Consideration, the “Merger Consideration”). Each option, performance unit and restricted stock unit, including each deferred stock unit, of CCE will be converted into a similar right in respect of Orange based on a formula set forth in the Merger Agreement. The Merger Agreement is governed by Delaware law. Immediately prior to the Merger, (i) all of the issued and outstanding shares of Olive will be contributed to Orange in exchange for Orange Shares representing approximately 34% of the Diluted Orange Share Count (as defined in the Master Agreement) (the “Olive Contribution”) and (ii) all of the issued and outstanding shares of The Coca-Cola Company’s German bottling business, (Coca-Cola Erfrischungsgetränke GmbH, with its corporate seat in Berlin, registered in the commercial register of the local court (Amtsgericht) of Berlin Charlottenburg under HRB 62845 B (“Black”)), will be contributed to Orange in exchange for Orange Shares representing approximately 18% of the Diluted Orange Share Count (the “Black Contribution”). The share allocations, and the percentage ownership represented thereby, may change at the time of the Merger to reflect any dissenting shares or appraisal shares of CCE and certain shortfalls in meeting specified financial position metric targets prior to the closing of the Merger. The Master Agreement is governed by English law. The CCE board of directors recommends that you vote “FOR” the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, the proposal to approve the provisions in the Orange Articles of Association providing for the three-, four- and five-year terms for initial independent non-executive directors and providing for the terms for the initial Chief Executive Officer and the initial Chairman to extend for as long as they hold such office, the proposal to adjourn the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies and the proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, certain compensation arrangements for CCE’s named executive officers in connection with the Merger. On behalf of the CCE board of directors, thank you for your consideration and continued support. Very truly yours, John F. Brock Chairman and Chief Executive Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc. None of the SEC nor any state securities commission or the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this proxy statement/prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. This proxy statement/prospectus shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of such securities in any jurisdiction in which such offer solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to appropriate registration or qualification under the securities laws of such jurisdiction. For the avoidance of doubt, this proxy statement/prospectus does not constitute an offer to buy or sell securities or a solicitation of an offer to buy or sell any securities in the U.K. or any other state in the European Economic Area or a solicitation of a proxy under the laws of England and Wales, and it is not intended to be, and is not, a prospectus or an offer document for the purposes of the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority’s Prospectus Rules or Listing Rules. We urge all CCE Shareholders to read the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus, including the Annexes thereto and the documents incorporated by reference therein, carefully and in their entirety. In particular, we urge you to read carefully “Risk Factors” beginning on page 14 in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus. This proxy statement/prospectus is dated April 11, 2016, and is first being mailed to the CCE Shareholders (as defined below) on or about April 14, 2016. NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF CCE SHAREHOLDERS Time and Date: 8:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time on May 24, 2016. Place: Renaissance Atlanta Waverly Hotel & Convention Center, located at 2450 Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30339 Record Date: Shareholders at the close of business on April 8, 2016 are entitled to vote. Matters to Be Voted upon: • The proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, as it may be amended from time to time, as more fully described in the enclosed proxy statement/prospectus. A copy of the Merger Agreement is attached as Annex B to the proxy statement/prospectus. • A proposal to approve the provisions in the Orange Articles of Association providing for the three-, four- and five-year terms for initial independent non-executive directors (each, an “Initial INED”) and providing for the terms for the initial Chief Executive Officer and the initial Chairman to extend for as long as they hold such office, as more fully described in the enclosed proxy statement/prospectus. • A proposal to adjourn the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies. • A proposal to approve, on a non-binding, advisory basis, certain compensation arrangements for CCE’s named executive officers in connection with the Merger. Appraisal Rights: CCE Shareholders who do not vote in favor of the adoption of the Merger Agreement will have the right to seek appraisal of the fair value of their shares of CCE Common Stock if the Merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement is completed, but only if (1) they do not vote in favor of the proposal to adopt the Merger Agreement, (2) they submit a written demand for appraisal of their shares before the taking of the vote on the Merger Agreement at the special meeting and (3) they comply with applicable requirements of Section 262 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the “DGCL”), which are summarized in greater detail in the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus and a copy of which is included as Annex F to the proxy statement/prospectus.
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