coca425_030210.htm

Filed by Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. pursuant to

Rule 425 of the Securities Act of 1933 and

deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12 of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Subject Company: Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc.

Commission File No.: 001-09300

IMPORTANT ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT

This communication does not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities or a solicitation of any vote or approval. In connection with the proposed transaction and required shareowner approval, the Company will file relevant materials with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including a proxy statement/prospectus contained in a registration statement on Form S-4, which will be mailed to the shareowners of the Company after the registration statement is declared effective. The registration statement has not yet become effective.

SHAREOWNERS OF THE COMPANY ARE URGED TO READ ALL RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SEC, INCLUDING THE PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION.

Shareowners may obtain a free copy of the proxy statement/prospectus, when it becomes available, and other documents filed by the Company at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov. Copies of the documents filed with the SEC by the Company will be available free of charge on the Company's internet website at www.cokecce.com under the tab "Investor Relations" or by contacting the Investor Relations Department of Coca-Cola Enterprises at 770-989-3246.

PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION

The Company and its directors, executive officers and certain other members of its management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from its shareowners in connection with the proposed transaction. Information regarding the interests of such directors and executive officers was included in the Company's Proxy Statement for its 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareowners filed with the SEC March 3, 2009 and a Form 8-K filed on December 18, 2009 and information concerning the participants in the solicitation will be included in the proxy statement/prospectus relating to the proposed transaction when it becomes available. Each of these documents is, or will be, available free of charge at the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov and from the Company on its web site or by contacting the Shareowner Relations Department at the telephone numbers above.