SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) – December 12, 2006
CENTRAL EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
DELAWARE | 0-24341 | 54-18652710 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
Two Bala Plaza, Suite 300 Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania | 19004 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
(610) 660-7817
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 12, 2006, Central European Distribution Corporation (the “Company”) entered into an underwriting agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 1.1 and incorporated herein by reference, with ING Bank N.V. London Branch relating to the sale and issuance of 2,550,000 shares of common stock, par value U.S. $0.01 per share, of the Company (the “Common Stock”), pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S–3, File No. 333–138516. The public offering price of the Common Stock is 86.29 Polish zlotys per share (30.00 U.S. dollars per share according to the National Bank of Poland official exchange rate of PLN 2.8763 per U.S. $1 published on December 12, 2006).
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | Description | |
1.1 | Underwriting Agreement dated December 12, 2006 by and between the Company and ING Bank N.V. London Branch | |
5.1 | Opinion of Dewey Ballantine LLP | |
23.1 | Consent of Dewey Ballantine LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1) | |
99.1 | Free Writing Prospectus dated December 12, 2006 |
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Central European Distribution Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CENTRAL EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION | ||
By: | /s/ Chris Biedermann | |
Chris Biedermann | ||
Vice President and | ||
Chief Financial Officer |
Date: December 12, 2006
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Description | |
1.1 | Underwriting Agreement dated December 12, 2006 by and between the Company and ING Bank N.V. London Branch | |
5.1 | Opinion of Dewey Ballantine LLP | |
23.1 | Consent of Dewey Ballantine LLP (included as part of Exhibit 5.1) | |
99.1 | Free Writing Prospectus dated December 12, 2006 |
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