UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
Date
of
Report (Date of earliest event reported): March
3, 2007
COCA-COLA
ENTERPRISES INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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01-09300
(Commission
File No.)
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58-0503352
(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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2500
Windy Ridge Parkway, Atlanta, Georgia 30339
(Address
of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(770)
989-3000
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
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Item
5.02.
Departure
of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers.
Effective
on March 3, 2007, Marvin J. Herb, a member of the board of directors of
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., resigned from his current term on the board.
However, Mr. Herb has been nominated by the board to stand for election to
a new
three-year term, commencing at the April 2007 annual meeting of shareowners
and
expiring in 2010.
Mr.
Herb,
who is age 69, would be ineligible for another term on the board when his
current term would have expired in 2009. This is because the company’s bylaws
prohibit the election or re-election of any director who has attained age 70
or
greater.
The
nomination to the new term, contingent upon Mr. Herb’s resignation, occurred at
the board’s meeting on February 9, 2007.
In
light
of Mr. Herb’s significant financial investment in the company and his experience
gained from his many years as a major bottler of Coca-Cola, the board decided
that Mr. Herb’s nomination was appropriate and in the company’s best interest,
because it would give Mr. Herb an additional year of service on the board
consistent with the company’s policy regarding maximum age for election to the
board, which remains unchanged.
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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.
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COCA-COLA
ENTERPRISES INC.
(Registrant)
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Date:
March 8, 2007
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By: /S/
JOHN J.
CULHANE
John
J. Culhane
Executive
Vice President and
General
Counsel
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