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Rule
425 of the Securities Act of 1933 and
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deemed
filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12 of the
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Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
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Subject
Company: Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.
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Commission
File
No.: 001-09300
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IMPORTANT
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT
This
communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an
offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or
approval. In connection with the proposed transaction and required
shareowner approval, the Company will file relevant materials with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including a proxy
statement/prospectus contained in a registration statement on Form S-4, which
will be mailed to the shareowners of the Company after the registration
statement is declared effective. The registration statement has not yet become
effective.
SHAREOWNERS
OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC,
INCLUDING THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY
WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED
TRANSACTION.
Shareowners
may obtain a free copy of the proxy statement/prospectus, when it becomes
available, and other documents filed by the Company at the SEC's web site at
www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by the Company will be
available free of charge on the Company's internet website at www.cokecce.com
under the tab "Investor Relations" or by contacting the Investor Relations
Department of Coca-Cola Enterprises at 770-989-3246.
PARTICIPANTS
IN THE SOLICITATION
The
Company and its directors, executive officers and certain other members of its
management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of
proxies from its shareowners in connection with the proposed transaction.
Information regarding the interests of such directors and executive officers was
included in the Company's Proxy Statement for its 2009 Annual Meeting of
Shareowners filed with the SEC March 3, 2009 and a Form 8-K filed on December
18, 2009 and information concerning the participants in the solicitation will be
included in the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposed transaction
when it becomes available. Each of these documents is, or will be, available
free of charge at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov and from the Company on its
web site or by contacting the Shareowner Relations Department at the telephone
numbers above.
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