6-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the month of August 2017

Commission File Number 333-216213

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc.

(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Midtown Tower 11F 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-Ku

Tokyo 107-6241 Japan

(Address of principal executive office)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

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Materials Contained in this Report:

1. Press release titled “Announcement of change of the largest shareholder among the major shareholders,” dated August 17, 2017

SIGNATURES

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, thereunto duly authorized.

Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc.
By:	/s/ Tamio Yoshimatsu
Name:	Tamio Yoshimatsu
Title:	Representative Director & President

Date:  August 18, 2017

EX-99.1

 

August 17, 2017

To Whom It May Concern:

Company Name:	Coca-Cola Bottlers Japan Inc
Representative:	Tamio Yoshimatsu, Representative Director and President (Ticker 2579, First Section of Tokyo Stock Exchange and Fukuoka Stock Exchange)
Inquiry:	Kenji Harada Head of General Affairs Tel. (03) 6896-1709

Announcement of change of the largest shareholder among the major shareholders

We hereby announce that we confirmed today (August 17, 2017) that there will be a change of our largest shareholder among our major shareholders as follows.

1. History of change

Today (August 17, 2017), Coca-Cola (Japan) Co., Ltd. submitted a large shareholding report (change report) to the Kanto Local Finance Bureau, and we have confirmed that there will be a change of our largest shareholder among the major shareholders on September 7, 2017 or the day separately agreed byEuropean Refreshments and Coca-Cola (Japan) Co., Ltd.

2. Summary of changing shareholder

(1)	Name	Coca-Cola (Japan) Co., Ltd.
(2)	Address	4-6-3 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo
(3)	Title and name of representative	Representative Director & President Jorge Garduño
(4)	Businesses	Manufacturing and selling soft drinks
(5)	Capital stock	3.6 billion yen

3. The number of voting rights owned by the said shareholder and the ratio of the owned voting rights before and after the change

	Number of voting rights (Number of shares owned)	Ratio against the number of voting rights of all shareholders*	Ranking among major shareholder
Before (as of June 30, 2017)	125,020 rights (12,502,015 shares)	6.16%	3rd place
After	279,561 rights (27,956,199 shares)	13.76%	1st place

*The number of shares deducted from the total number of shares issued, as shares without voting rights	3,169,593 shares
Total number of shares issued as of June 30, 2017	206,268,593 shares

4. Future prospects

This matter is based on the submission of the large shareholding report (change report), and there is nothing special to be noted with respect to the future prospects.

End