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): February 25, 2010
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)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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Item
8.01. Other
Events.
On
February 25, 2010, the Company and The Coca-Cola Company (“TCCC”) issued a joint
press release announcing that they had entered into agreements under which TCCC
will acquire the Company’s North American operating businesses, and the
Company’s European operations will be split off into a new public company, and
the Company has agreed to acquire TCCC’s bottling operations in
Norway and Sweden subject to signing of definitive agreements. A copy
of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99 and is incorporated herein
by reference into this Item 8.01.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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99
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Press
Release dated February 25, 2010
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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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Date: February
25, 2010
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COCA-COLA
ENTERPRISES INC.
(Registrant)
By: /s/
WILLIAM T. PLYBON
Name: William T.
Plybon
Title: Vice
President, Deputy General
Counsel
and Secretary
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