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): October 13, 1995
COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 01-09300 58-0503352
(State of (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer
Incorporation) Identification No.)
One Coca-Cola Plaza, N.W., Atlanta, Georgia 30313
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(404) 676-2100
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
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Exhibit Index page 4
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Item 5. Other Events
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On October 13, 1995, Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (the "Company")
issued a press release announcing the signing of a non-binding
letter of intent for the Company to acquire Ouachita Coca-Cola
Bottling Company, Inc.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(c) Exhibits.
28 Press Release of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. issued
October 13, 1995
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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.
COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES INC.
(Registrant)
LOWRY F. KLINE
Date: October 13, 1995 By:------------------------------
Lowry F. Kline
General Counsel
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COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES INC.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Page
28 Press release of Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. 5
issued October 13, 1995
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CONTACT: Laura Brightwell Asman - Media Relations
(404) 676-3023
Margaret Carton - Investor Relations
(404) 676-5455
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES INC. SIGNS LETTER OF INTENT
TO ACQUIRE THE OUACHITA COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY
ATLANTA, October 13, 1995 -- Coca-Cola Enterprises today announced that
the Company has signed a non-binding letter of intent to acquire the
Ouachita Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc. ("Ouachita CCBC") for a total
transaction value (purchase price plus acquired debt) of approximately
$313 million. The purchase price will be paid in cash and, at the
election of Ouachita CCBC share owners, Coca-Cola Enterprises common
stock. Ouachita CCBC operates in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, and
Arkansas, and generated 1994 net operating revenues of approximately $155
million. The proposed transaction is subject to negotiation of a
definitive purchase agreement and expiration of the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Antitrust review period, and is expected to close by late 1995 or early
1996.
"The Ouachita Coca-Cola Bottling Company is another example of the
expansion opportunities that still exist in the domestic market for
Coca-Cola Enterprises," stated Summerfield K. Johnston, Jr., vice chairman
and chief executive officer of Coca-Cola Enterprises. "We believe that
appropriately priced acquisitions, both here in the United States and
abroad, represent significant opportunities to increase long-term share-
owner value."
Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (NYSE: CCE) is the world's largest bottler of
products of The Coca-Cola Company, distributing approximately 55 percent
of The Coca-Cola Company's United States bottle and can volume and all of
The Coca-Cola Company's bottle and can volume in the Netherlands.
