Coca-Cola European Partners plc Files Annual Report on Form 20-F - Seite 2

APPENDIX A – PRINCIPAL RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

The Directors recognise that the Group’s risk management programme is essential to understand the nature, scope, potential likelihood and impact of enterprise-wide risks and to manage them effectively, responding appropriately to the changing risk profile of our operating environment. The Directors believe a strong risk culture with a clear risk management programme in CCEP will ensure well-informed business decisions are taken and risks are actively managed throughout the Group.

The following is a summary of the Group’s Principal Risks and Uncertainties that are included in the 2017 Annual Report on Form 20-F:

• Consumer Preferences and the Health Impact of Soft Drinks
• Legal and Regulatory Intervention
• Business Integration and Synergy Savings
• Cyber and Social Engineering Attacks
• Market
• Economic and Political Conditions
• Relationship with The Coca-Cola Company (“TCCC”) and Other Franchisors
• Product Quality

Our principal risks and uncertainties did not change materially in 2017. For further details about our principal risks and uncertainties please refer to pages 27 to 28 of the 2017 Annual Report on Form 20-F.

APPENDIX B – RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Details regarding related party transactions can be found in Note 18 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements on pages 145 to 147 of the 2017 Annual Report on Form 20-F.

APPENDIX C – DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITIES STATEMENT

(pages 92 and 93 of the 2017 Annual Report on Form 20-F)

Responsibility for preparing financial statements

The Directors are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

UK company law requires the Directors to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the Directors are required to prepare group financial statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs) as adopted by the European Union and Article 4 of the IAS Regulations and have elected to prepare the parent company financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom accounting standards and applicable law) including FRS 101 “Reduced Disclosure Framework”. In preparing the consolidated group financial statements the Directors have also elected to comply with IFRSs as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB).