BALA CYNWYD, Pa., June 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Central European Distribution Corporation (NASDAQ:CEDC) announced today the public offering of 3,125,000 shares of its common stock. CEDC intends to grant the underwriters an option for a period of 15 days to purchase up to 312,500 additional shares of common stock to cover any over-allotments.
The shares are being issued in the offering under an existing shelf registration statement on Form S-3, on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
J.P. Morgan will act as Sole Bookrunner and Joint Global Coordinator and Jefferies & Company will act as Joint Lead Manager and Joint Global Coordinator for the offering.
This announcement does not constitute an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy such securities and is issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 134 under the Securities Act of 1933. Any offer will be made only by means of a prospectus, including a prospectus supplement, forming a part of the effective registration statement. Copies of the prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained from J.P. Morgan, 4 Chase Metrotech Center, CS Level, Brooklyn, NY 11245, telephone +1 718 242 8002, facsimile +1 718 242 8003 or James Archbold, Director of Investor Relations, Central European Distribution Corporation, at 1-610-660-7817, Two Bala Plaza, Suite 300, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 19004. The prospectus may be viewed on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov/. An offering of the shares will not be made in Poland.
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of CEDC to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that forward- looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. CEDC undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise unless required to do so by the securities laws. Investors are referred to the full discussion of risks and uncertainties included in CEDC's Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC June 18, 2008, and in other reports filed by CEDC with the SEC. DATASOURCE: Central European Distribution Corporation CONTACT: James Archbold, Director of Investor Relations, Central European Distribution Corporation, +1-610-660-7817 Web site: http://www.cedc.com.pl/
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