Central European Distribution Corporation
3000 Atrium Way
Suite 265
Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054
Phone +1 856-273-6980
www.cedc.com
May 21, 2013
Via EDGAR
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549
U.S.A.
Attention: Mr. John Reynolds
| Re: | CEDC Finance Corporation International, Inc. |
Amendment No. 2 to Application for Qualification on Form T-3
Filed March 20, 2013
File No. 022-28987; and
Application for Qualification on Form T-3
Filed February 25, 2013
File No. 022-28988
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Section 307 of the Trust Indenture Act and the rules promulgated thereunder:
| 1. | each of CEDC Finance Corporation International, Inc., Central European Distribution Corporation and the subsidiary guarantors identified in Schedule A hereto hereby request that the effective date for the Application for Qualification of Indenture on Form T-3 (File No. 022-28987) be accelerated so that it will be declared effective at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on May 21, 2013 or as soon thereafter as is practicable; and |
| 2. | each of CEDC Finance Corporation International, Inc. and Central European Distribution Corporation hereby request that the effective date for the Application for Qualification of Indenture on Form T-3 (File No. 022-28988) be accelerated so that it will be declared effective at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on May 21, 2013 or as soon thereafter as is practicable. |
Each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges that:
| • | | should the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, declare the applicable application effective, it does not foreclose the Commission from taking any action with respect to such application; |
| • | | the action of the Commission or the Staff, acting pursuant to delegated authority, in declaring the applicable application effective, does not relieve the Company from its full responsibility for the adequacy and accuracy of the disclosure in such application; and |
| • | | the Company may not assert this action as a defense in any proceeding initiated by the Commission or any person under the federal securities laws of the United States. |
[Signature Pages Follow]
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| | CEDC FINANCE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL, INC. |
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By: | | /s/ Grant Winterton |
| | Name: Grant Winterton |
| | Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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| | CENTRAL EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION |
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By: | | /s/ Grant Winterton |
| | Name: Grant Winterton |
| | Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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| | CEDC FINANCE CORPORATION, LLC |
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By: | | /s/ Grant Winterton |
| | Name: Grant Winterton |
| | Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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| | CEDC INTERNATIONAL SP. Z O.O |
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By: | | /s/ Evangelos Evangelou |
| | Name: Evangelos Evangelou |
| | Title: President of the Management Board |
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| | PWW SP. Z O.O. |
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By: | | /s/ Evangelos Evangelou |
| | Name: Evangelos Evangelou |
| | Title: President of the Management Board |
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| | BOLS HUNGARY KFT. |
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By: | | /s/ Mariusz Chrobot |
| | Name: Mariusz Chrobot |
| | Title: Managing Director |
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| | BRAVO PREMIUM LLC |
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By: | | /s/ Elena Khrustaleva |
| | Name: Elena Khrustaleva |
| | Title: General Director |
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| | JOINT STOCK COMPANY DISTILLERY TOPAZ |
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By: | | /s/ Vladimir Filiptsev |
| | Name: Vladimir Filiptsev |
| | Title: General Director |
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| | JOINT STOCK COMPANY RUSSIAN ALCOHOL GROUP |
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By: | | /s/ Vladimir Filiptsev |
| | Name: Vladimir Filiptsev |
| | Title: General Director |
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| | LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY THE TRADING HOUSE RUSSIAN ALCOHOL |
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By: | | /s/ Ryan Lee |
| | Name: Ryan Lee |
| | Title: General Director |
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| | ZAO SIBIRSKY LVZ |
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By: | | /s/ Vladimir Filiptsev |
| | Name: Vladimir Filiptsev |
| | Title: General Director |
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| | OOO FIRST TULA DISTILLERY |
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By: | | /s/ Vladimir Filiptsev |
| | Name: Vladimir Filiptsev |
| | Title: General Director |
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| | CLOSED JOINED STOCK COMPANY MID-RUSSIAN DISTILLERIES |
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By: | | /s/ Arsen Oganesean |
| | Name: Arsen Oganesean |
| | Title: General Director |
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| | OOO GLAVSPIRTTREST |
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By: | | /s/ Vladimir Filiptsev |
| | Name: Vladimir Filiptsev |
| | Title: General Director |
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| | PASALBA LTD |
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By: | | /s/ Ryan Lee |
| | Name: Ryan Lee |
| | Title: Director |
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| | LION/RALLY LUX 1 S.A. |
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By: | | /s/ Ryan Lee |
| | Name: Ryan Lee |
| | Title: Director |
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By: | | /s/ Richard Brekelmans |
| | Name: Richard Brekelmans |
| | Title: Manager |
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| | LION/RALLY LUX 2 S.A.R.L. |
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By: | | /s/ Ryan Lee |
| | Name: Ryan Lee |
| | Title: Director |
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By: | | /s/ Richard Brekelmans |
| | Name: Richard Brekelmans |
| | Title: Manager |
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| | LION/RALLY LUX 3 S.A.R.L. |
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By: | | /s/ Ryan Lee |
| | Name: Ryan Lee |
| | Title: Director |
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By: | | /s/ Richard Brekelmans |
| | Name: Richard Brekelmans |
| | Title: Manager |
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| | JELEGAT HOLDINGS LIMITED |
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By: | | /s/ Grant Winterton |
| | Name: Grant Winterton |
| | Title: Chief Executive Officer |
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| | LATCHEY LIMITED |
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By: | | /s/ Grant Winterton |
| | Name: Grant Winterton |
| | Title: Director |
SCHEDULE A
GUARANTORS
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| | NAME | | JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION |
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1. | | Bols Hungary Kft. | | Hungary |
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2. | | Bravo Premium LLC | | Russia |
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3. | | CEDC Finance Corporation, LLC | | United States of America |
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4. | | CEDC International Sp. z o.o. | | Poland |
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5. | | Jelegat Holdings Limited | | Cyprus |
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6. | | JSC “Distillery Topaz” | | Russia |
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7. | | JSC “Russian Alcohol Group” | | Russia |
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8. | | Latchey Limited | | Cyprus |
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9. | | Limited Liability Company “The Trading House Russian Alcohol” | | Russia |
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10. | | Lion/Rally Lux 1 S.A. | | Luxembourg |
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11. | | Lion/Rally Lux 2 S.à.r.l. | | Luxembourg |
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12. | | Lion/Rally Lux 3 S.à.r.l. | | Luxembourg |
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13. | | Mid-Russian Distilleries | | Russia |
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14. | | OOO “First Tula Distilleries” | | Russia |
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15. | | OOO “Glavspirttirest” | | Russia |
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16. | | Pasalba Limited | | Cyprus |
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17. | | PWW Sp. z o.o. | | Poland |
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18. | | Sibirsky LVZ | | Russia |