Business Context and Reporting Period
Company: Coca-Cola Europacific Partners Plc (CCEP)
Filing Type: Form 6-K (Report of Foreign Private Issuer)
Reporting Period: July 1, 2025 to July 31, 2025
Business Overview: CCEP is a leading consumer goods company operating in 31 countries, serving nearly 600 million consumers. It is listed on Euronext Amsterdam, NASDAQ, the London Stock Exchange, and Spanish Stock Exchanges.
Key Financial Metrics
This filing is a periodic report of corporate events and does not contain financial performance data (revenue, profit, cash flow, margins, debt, or liquidity) for the period.
Capital Structure (as of July 31, 2025):
- Ordinary Shares in Issue: 456,065,390
- Share Par Value: €0.01 each
- Total Voting Rights: 456,065,390
- Treasury Shares: None
Material Changes and Corporate Actions
The filing details several material corporate actions and transactions during July 2025:
- Block Listing Application (July 3): CCEP applied to the FCA and LSE for a block listing of 17,000 ordinary shares to be issued under the Long Term Incentive Plan (LTIP). Admission was expected on July 4, 2025. An additional 9,792 shares had already been issued under the Plan.
- Director and PDMR Transactions: Multiple Persons Discharging Managerial Responsibilities (PDMRs) executed share acquisitions and sales, primarily related to the Employee Share Purchase Plan (ESPP) and UK Share Plan.
- Acquisitions: Transactions occurred on July 14 and July 21, 2025, involving purchases on the Nasdaq Stock Market. Prices ranged from approximately $53.10 to $97.36 per share depending on the plan structure (some shares acquired at $0.00 via vesting).
- Vesting and Tax Sales: On July 23, 2025, PDMRs acquired shares from the Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) at $0.00 following ESPP vesting. Concurrently, shares were sold on a non-discretionary basis at approximately $95.45 per share to fund tax liabilities.
Guidance, Outlook, and Risks
The filing text does not provide management commentary, financial guidance, outlook, or specific risk factors. The document serves strictly as a notification of regulatory disclosures required under the FCA's Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules.
Key Facts for Investor Verification
- Verify the total share count of 456,065,390 as the denominator for calculating notification thresholds under FCA rules.
- Confirm the admission of the 17,000 LTIP shares to the Official List and trading on the LSE as scheduled for July 4, 2025.
- Note that recent PDMR transactions were largely non-discretionary (tax funding) or plan-driven (ESPP/UK Share Plan), rather than open market discretionary trading.
- Check subsequent filings for the actual financial results for the quarter ended July 31, 2025, as they are not included in this 6-K.