COCA COLA ENTERPRISES INC
8-K, 1996-10-23
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                     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 16, 1996
                       

                         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.)




                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)
       

                                    


                                    







                                   
                                                           Page 1 of 8 pages 
                                                           Exhibit Index page 4
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Item 5.   Other Events
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          Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. (the "Company") files herewith its
          unaudited Consolidated Statements of Operations and Balance Sheets, 
          reporting the Company's results of operations and financial 
          position for the third quarter and first nine months of 1996, 
          including a summary of key financial information.

Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits
- ------    ---------------------------------
          (c) Exhibits.

           99   Consolidated Statements of Operations and Balance Sheets
                (unaudited) of the Company, reporting results of operations
                and financial position for the third quarter and first nine
                months of 1996, including a summary of key financial 
                information.

                


                


                


                


                


                


                


                


                


                


                


                                
                                 




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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 22, 1996               By:-----------------------------
                                     Lowry F. Kline
                                     Senior Vice President
                                     and General Counsel





























                                 





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                         COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES INC.
                               EXHIBIT INDEX
                         
Exhibit No.                                                        Page
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    99       Consolidated Statements of Operations and Balance       5
             Sheets (unaudited) of the Company, reporting results
             of operations and financial position for the third 
             quarter and first nine months of 1996, including a 
             summary of key financial information.
                
                
                

































                                                            
                                                                 

                                 










                                                                  Exhibit 99
                       COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES INC.                Page 1 of 4
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
             (Unaudited; In Millions Except Per Share Data)
                                    
                                                      Third Quarter    
                                             ------------------------------
                                             1996 (a)     1995      Change
                                             -------    -------     -------
Net Operating Revenues                       $ 2,187    $ 1,841       19%
Cost of Sales                                  1,363      1,183       15%  
                                             -------    -------
Gross Profit                                     824        658       25%
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses     667        513       30%
                                             -------    -------
Operating Income                                 157        145        8%
Interest Expense - Net                            90         82       10%
Other Nonoperating Deductions - Net                1          0    
                                             -------    -------
Income Before Income Taxes                        66         63        5%
Income Tax Expense                                27         27        0%
                                             -------    -------
Net Income                                        39         36        8%
Preferred Stock Dividends                          2          1
                                             -------    -------
Net Income Applicable to Common 
  Share Owners                               $    37    $    35        6%
                                             =======    =======
Average Common Shares Outstanding                124        129
                                             =======    =======
Net Income Per Common Share (b)              $  0.29    $  0.27        7%
                                             =======    =======
Cash Operating Profit Data:
  Operating Income                           $   157    $   145        8%
  Depreciation                                   103         80       29%
  Amortization                                    65         47       38%
                                             -------    -------
Cash Operating Profit                        $   325    $   272       19%
                                             =======    =======

(a) Third-quarter 1996 results include the acquisitions of the Ouachita 
    Coca-Cola Bottling Company acquired on February 21, 1996; Coca-Cola
    Beverages S.A., Coca-Cola Production S.A., and S.A. Beverages Sales  
    Holding N.V. (collectively French and Belgian bottling operations) as
    of July 26, 1996; and Coca-Cola Bottling Company West, Inc. and Grand
    Forks Coca-Cola Bottling Co. (collectively Coke West) as of August 12,
    1996.

(b) Per share data calculated prior to rounding to millions.
    









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                                                                  Exhibit 99
                       COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES INC.                Page 2 of 4
                CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
             (Unaudited; In Millions Except Per Share Data)
                                    
                                                       Nine Months   
                                             ------------------------------
                                             1996 (a)    1995 (b)   Change
                                             -------     -------    -------
Net Operating Revenues                       $ 5,803    $ 5,130       13%
Cost of Sales (c)                              3,586      3,237       11%
                                             -------    -------
Gross Profit                                   2,217      1,893       17%
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses   1,784      1,505       19%
                                             -------    -------
Operating Income                                 433        388       12%
Interest Expense - Net                           253        244        4%
Other Nonoperating Deductions - Net                1          3
Gain From Sale of Bottling Operations (d)          0         (9)
                                             -------    -------
Income Before Income Taxes                       179        150       19%
Income Tax Expense                                74         65
                                             -------    -------
Net Income                                       105         85       24%
Preferred Stock Dividends                          6          2
                                             -------    -------
Net Income Applicable to Common 
  Share Owners                               $    99    $    83       19%
                                             =======    =======
Average Common Shares Outstanding                125        129
                                             =======    =======
Net Income Per Common Share (e)              $  0.79    $  0.64       23%
                                             =======    =======
Cash Operating Profit Data:
  Operating Income                           $   433    $   388       12%  
  Depreciation                                   279        235       19%
  Amortization                                   173        140       24%
                                             -------    -------
Cash Operating Profit                        $   885    $   763       16%
                                             =======    =======

(a) Nine-month 1996 results include the acquisitions of the Ouachita
    Coca-Cola Bottling Company as of February 21, 1996; Coca-Cola 
    Beverages S.A., Coca-Cola Production S.A., and S.A. Beverages
    Sales Holding N.V. (collectively French and Belgian bottling
    operations) as of July 26, 1996; and Coca-Cola Bottling Company
    West, Inc. and Grand Forks Coca-Cola Bottling Co. (collectively 
    Coke West) as of August 12, 1996.
(b) Nine-month 1995 results include the acquisition of the Wichita 
    Coca-Cola Bottling Company from the date of acquisition on January 27,
    1995.
(c) Nine-month 1996 cost of sales includes a favorable $10 million (5 cents
    per common share after tax) supplier settlement.
(d) Nine-month 1995 results include a $9 million gain on the sale of the 
    Company's 50 percent ownership interest in The Coca-Cola Bottling 
    Company of the Mid South (4 cents per common share after tax).
(e) Per share data calculated prior to rounding to millions.


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                     COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES INC.               Exhibit 99
               CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS          Page 3 of 4
                           (In Millions)
                                    
                                             September 27,     December 31,
                                                 1996              1995
                                             -------------     ------------
                                              (Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current
  Cash and cash equivalents                     $    26         $     8
  Trade accounts receivable                         730             510
  Inventories                                       374             225
  Current deferred income taxes                     130             130
  Prepaid expenses and other current assets         164             109
                                                -------         -------
    Total Current Assets                          1,424             982
Property, Plant and Equipment - Net               2,814           2,158
Franchise and Other Noncurrent Assets             7,139           5,924
                                                -------         -------
                                                $11,377         $ 9,064
                                                =======         =======
LIABILITES AND SHARE-OWNERS' EQUITY
Current
  Accounts payable and accrued expenses         $ 1,299         $   796
  Current maturities of long-term debt              782              63  
                                                -------         -------
    Total Current Liabilites                      2,081             859
Long-Term Debt                                    4,645           4,138  
Other Long-Term Obligations                         664             600 
Deferred Income Taxes                             2,460           2,032
Share-Owners' Equity
  Preferred stock                                   132              30
  Common stock                                      147             145
  Paid-in capital                                 1,408           1,346
  Reinvested earnings                               233             144
  Cumulative effect of currency translations         30              38
  Common stock in treasury                         (423)           (268)
                                                -------         -------
                                                  1,527           1,435
                                                -------         -------
                                                $11,377         $ 9,064
                                                =======         =======


  













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                      COCA-COLA ENTERPRISES INC.              Exhibit 99
                      Summary - Key Information              Page 4 of 4
                              (Unaudited)



                                             Third-Quarter     Nine-Month
                                                 1996             1996
                                                Change           Change
                                             -------------     ----------

Cash Operating Profit
  Reported                                          19%             16%
  Comparable (a)                                     9%              9%

Volume
  Bottle/Can Physical Case
    Reported                                        15%         11 1/2%
    Constant Territory                           3 1/2%              6%
      Domestic                                   4 1/2%          6 1/2%
      International                            (6 1/2)%            (1)%
  Fountain Gallons
    Reported                                        11%         10 1/2%
    Constant Territory                               2%          5 1/2%
                                                                        
Net Revenues Per Case - Bottle/Can               
    Reported                                         4%          2 1/2%
    Domestic                                         2%              2%

Cost of Sales Per Case - Bottle/Can              
    Reported                                         1%            1/2%
    Domestic (b)                                   (3)%          (1/2)%


    Earnings Per Share           Third-Quarter            Nine-Months
      Reconciliation             1996     1995   Change   1996    1995   Change
- -----------------------------  -------  -------  ------  ------  ------  ------

Reported Earnings Per Share     $0.29    $0.27      7%    $0.79   $0.64    23%
Adjusted Earnings Per Share (c)   N/A      N/A     N/A    $0.74   $0.60    23%


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(a)  Comparable change reflects adjustments for certain acquisitions and
     one-time benefits, as considered appropriate, to identify underlying
     business trends.
     
(b)  Nine-month bottle and can cost of sales per case excludes a favorable 
     first-quarter 1996 $10 million (5 cents per common share after tax) 
     supplier settlement.

(c)  Nine-month adjusted earnings per share results exclude a favorable 
     first-quarter 1996 $10 million (5 cents per common share after tax) 
     supplier settlement and the first-quarter 1995 gain of $9 million 
     (4 cents per common share after tax) on the sale of the Company's 
     interest in The Coca-Cola Bottling Company of Mid South.
                                 
                




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