Coca-Cola European Partners plc (CCEP) Q1 2020 Earnings Call Transcript by fool.com

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Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by and welcome to the CCEP Q1 2020 Trading Update Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. After the speakers' presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. [Operator Instructions] I would now like to hand the conference over to your speaker today Sarah Willett, VP, Investor Relations. Thank you. Please go ahead.

Sarah Willett -- VP, Investor Relations

Thank you and good afternoon in Europe or good morning in the US. Thank you all for joining us today. I'm here with our CEO Damian Gammell; and Nik Jhangiani, our CFO. Before we begin with our opening remarks on our first quarter trading alongside a COVID-19 update, I would like to remind you of our cautionary statements. This call will contain forward-looking management comments and other statements reflecting our outlook. These comments should be considered in conjunction with the cautionary language contained in this morning's release as well as the detailed cautionary statements found in reports filed with the UK, US, Dutch and Spanish authorities. A copy of this information is available on our website at www.cocacolaep.com.

Today's prepared remarks will be made by Damian and Nik and will be accompanied by a slide deck. Following the webcast, a full transcript will be made available as soon as possible on our website. Following prepared remarks, we will turn the call over to your questions. [Operator Instructions] I will now turn the call over to our CEO, Damian.

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