8-K

                                  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): April 30, 2003

                    Central European Distribution Corporation
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

                                                         
                 Delaware                     0-24341                     54-1865271
      (State or Other Jurisdiction   (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
            of Incorporation)



              1343 Main Street, Suite 301, Sarasota, Florida 34236
               (Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (941) 330-1558



Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

     On April 30, 2003, Central European Distribution Corporation issued a press
release announcing its preliminary first quarter results. A copy of the press
release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

     In accordance with SEC Release 33-8216 and because of a delay in
integrating Item 12 into the EDGAR system, the registrant is disclosing under
Item 9 information that otherwise would be disclosed under Item 12 ("Results of
Operations and Financial Condition").



                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


                           Central European Distribution Corporation

Date: May 1, 2003          By:  /s/ James Archbold
                           -----------------------------------
                           James Archbold
                           Secretary



Exhibit Index

No.       Description

99.1      Press Release dated April 30, 2003

EX-99.1

                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

  Central European Distribution Corporation Announces Preliminary First Quarter
                       Results - Diluted EPS Increases 94%

SARASOTA, Florida - April 30, 2003/PRNewswire/ -- Central European Distribution
Corporation (NASDAQ: CEDC) today announced its preliminary financial results for
the first quarter of 2003. Un-audited net income is approximately $1.9 million,
or $0.31 per fully diluted share, compared to $782,000, or $0.16 per fully
diluted share, in the same period of 2002, an increase of 94%. Un-audited net
sales for the first quarter are approximately $79.5 million compared to $42.7
million for the same period in 2002, an increase of 87%. The Company also
announced that it stands by its previously announced full year 2003 net sales of
$415-$420 million and earnings per share of $2.20-$2.25. The Company will file
first quarter 2003 financial results the second week of May.

CEDC is one of the leading importers of beers, wines and spirits, as well as the
largest distributor of domestic vodka on a nationwide basis in Poland. The
Company operates 41 regional distribution centers in major urban areas
throughout Poland. It distributes many of the world's leading brands, including
brands such as Johnnie Walker Scotch, Stock Brandy, Sutter Home, Torres, Mondavi
and Concha y Toro wines, Corona, Beck's, Foster's, Budweiser Budvar and Guinness
Stout beers.

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 the Company 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. The Company 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 associated with
forward-looking statements included in the Company's Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 2002, and other periodic reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission.

For more information, please contact:
James Archbold
Director of Investor Relations
(941) 330-1558
www.ced-c.com