OREANDA-NEWS. December 18, 2015. Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE:CCE) (Euronext Paris: CCE) announced today the filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission of a registration statement on Form F-4, which contains a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed combination of the businesses of CCE, Coca-Cola Iberian Partners, S.A. (CCIP), and Coca-Cola Erfrischungsgetr?nke AG (CCEAG), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Coca-Cola Company (NYSE: KO).

The registration statement containing the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus was filed by Coca-Cola European Partners Limited, the new holding company under which the businesses will combine, and is available through the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov under the company name “Coca-Cola European Partners Ltd.” The registration statement has not been declared effective by the SEC and the information in the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus is not complete and may be changed.

CCE has posted on its website, www.cokecce.com, a presentation to update investors on progress toward closing the transaction. Subject to approval by Coca-Cola Enterprises’ shareholders and satisfaction of other closing conditions, the transaction is expected to close by the end of the second quarter of 2016.