UNITED STATES
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): May 16, 2012
CENTRAL EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| DELAWARE | 001-35293 | 54-1865271 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 3000 Atrium Way, Suite 265 Mount Laurel, New Jersey |
08054 | |||
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
(856) 273-6980
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) Appointment of Director
On May 16, 2012, the Board of Directors of Central European Distribution Corporation (the “Company”) appointed Mr. Jose Aragon to the Board of Directors of the Company. Mr. Aragon was nominated by Roust Trading Ltd. (“Roust Trading”) in accordance with Section 2.1 of the Governance Agreement, dated April 23, 2012, between the Company and Roust Trading (the “Governance Agreement”). The Governance Agreement was described in and filed as an exhibit to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on April 24, 2012.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions
Pursuant to the Governance Agreement, the Company may not make any amendments to its certificate of incorporation or bylaws that adversely changes the exculpatory or indemnification provisions existing as of the effective date of the Governance Agreement for the benefit of directors of the Company without prior written agreement of Roust Trading.
In addition, the Company will enter into the form of Indemnification Agreement with Mr. Aragon that was filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 30, 2011.
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/ Christopher Biedermann | |
| Christopher Biedermann | ||
| Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: May 17, 2012