Business Context and Reporting Period
Company: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc
Filing Type: Form 6-K (Report of Foreign Private Issuer)
Reporting Period: September 1-30, 2023
Filing Date: October 2, 2023
This filing serves as a compliance report under Rule 13a-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. It discloses specific corporate governance matters, including a block listing interim review and transactions by Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs) during September 2023.
Key Financial Metrics
The filing text does not provide a clear value for revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity. This document is a regulatory disclosure of share transactions and scheme updates rather than a financial results report.
Share Scheme Data (Block Listing Return):
- Period Covered: March 17, 2023 to September 17, 2023
- Unallotted Securities (Start of Period): 13,240,612
- Securities Issued/Allotted: 1,803,192
- Unallotted Securities (End of Period): 11,437,420
Material Changes
No material changes to financial performance or operational strategy are reported in this filing. The primary changes disclosed are:
- Share Capital: A reduction in the balance of unallotted securities under the company's incentive plans due to the issuance of 1,803,192 shares during the six-month period.
- Executive Holdings: Multiple PDMRs acquired small quantities of ordinary shares on September 19, 2023, pursuant to the UK Share Plan and UK Shareshop.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing text does not provide a clear value for guidance, outlook, management commentary, risks, contingencies, or unusual items. The document is strictly limited to the disclosure of specific share transactions and scheme balances required by the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Important Facts for Investors to Verify
- Executive Transactions: Verify the aggregate impact of PDMR share acquisitions on September 19, 2023. Executives including the CFO (Manik Jhangiani), General Counsel (Clare Wardle), CIO (Peter Brickley), CCO (Stephen Lusk), and General Managers (Leendert den Hollander, Stephen Moorhouse) acquired shares.
- Transaction Details: Most acquisitions were split between paid shares (approx. $63.15 USD/share) and shares acquired at $0.00 (likely matching or bonus components), resulting in a weighted average price of approximately $31.57 USD/share for the UK Share Plan participants.
- Incentive Plan Capacity: Confirm the remaining capacity of the 2010 Incentive Award Plan and 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan, which stands at 11,437,420 unallotted securities as of September 17, 2023.
- Financial Data Source: Note that this 6-K filing does not contain financial performance data; investors must refer to the company's interim or annual reports for revenue and profit metrics.