UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4)*
Central European Distribution Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
153435102
(CUSIP Number)
Wendell M. Hollis
Roust Trading Ltd.
25 Belmont Hills Drive
Warwick Wk 06, Bermuda
(441) 236-1612
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
April 23, 2012
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), (f) or (g), check the following box. ¨
Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.
* | The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosure provided in a prior cover page. |
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act.
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Roust Trading Ltd. | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ¨ (b) ¨
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3 | SEC USE ONLY
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4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
WC | |||||
5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) ¨
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6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Bermuda | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
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8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
7,206,125 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
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10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
7,206,125 | |||||
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
7,206,125 | |||||
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ¨
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13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
9.9%* | |||||
14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO |
* | This calculation is based on 73,127,917 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of April 18, 2012, as reported by the Issuer in the Securities Purchase Agreement dated April 23, 2012 by and between the Issuer and Roust Trading Ltd. filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K on April 23, 2012. |
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Roustam Tariko | |||||
2 | CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) (a) ¨ (b) ¨
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3 | SEC USE ONLY
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4 | SOURCE OF FUNDS (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
OO | |||||
5 | CHECK IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e) ¨
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6 | CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Russian Federation | |||||
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH |
7 | SOLE VOTING POWER
0 | ||||
8 | SHARED VOTING POWER
7,206,125 | |||||
9 | SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
0 | |||||
10 | SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
7,206,125 | |||||
11 |
AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
7,206,125 | |||||
12 |
CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) ¨
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13 |
PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
9.9%* | |||||
14 |
TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
IN |
* | This calculation is based on 73,127,917 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding as of April 18, 2012, as reported by the Issuer in the Securities Purchase Agreement dated April 23, 2012 by and between the Issuer and Roust Trading Ltd. filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K on April 23, 2012. |
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AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO SCHEDULE 13D
Reference is hereby made to the statement on Schedule 13D filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on November 28, 2011, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on December 7, 2011, Amendment No. 2 thereto filed on February 1, 2012 and Amendment No. 3 thereto filed on March 9, 2012 (as so amended, the Schedule 13D). Terms defined in the Schedule 13D are used herein as so defined.
The following items of the Schedule 13D are hereby amended as follows:
Item 2: | Identity and Background. |
The Reporting Persons hereby amend and restate the sections of this Item 2 listed below as follows:
The Reporting Persons amend and restate the first paragraph as follows:
(a), (b), (c) and (f) This statement is filed by Roust Trading Ltd. (RTL) and Mr. Roustam Tariko (Mr. Tariko, and together with RTL, the Reporting Persons). The Reporting persons have entered into a joint filing agreement dated as of April 24, 2012, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.5.
The Reporting Persons amend and restate section (i) of this Item 2 as follows:
(i) RTL is incorporated under the laws of Bermuda, having its principal office at 25 Belmont Hills Drive, Warwick WK 06, Bermuda. RTL is a holding company within the Russian Standard family of companies.
The directors and officers (management) of RTL, their principal business or occupation, citizenship and address are indicated below:
Name |
Title |
Citizenship |
Address | |||
Nelia Nouriakhmetova |
Director, President, Group Controller | Russian Federation | 12 Krasnopresnenskaya Nab., Office 1507, Moscow, 123610, Russia | |||
Wendell M. Hollis |
Director, Vice President | Britain | 25 Belmont Hills Drive, Warwick WK 06, Bermuda | |||
Dana S. Bean |
Secretary | Britain | 25 Belmont Hills Drive, Warwick WK 06, Bermuda |
The Reporting Persons amend and restate section (d) of this Item 2 as follows:
(d) During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons or the directors or management of RTL has been convicted in any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors).
The Reporting Persons amend and restate section (e) of this Item 2 as follows:
(e) During the last five years, none of the Reporting Persons or the directors of management of RTL has been a party to any civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.
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Item 3: | Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration. |
The Reporting Persons hereby add the following disclosure to this Item 3:
Capitalized terms used in this paragraph of this Item 3, but not otherwise defined herein, have the meanings assigned to them in Item 4 below. RTL acquired 7,206,125 shares of the Issuers Common Stock in off-market transactions from its affiliates, as described in detail in Item 5 below. RTL used funds from its working capital to fund this acquisition. In addition, RTL and its affiliates that it designates intend to acquire additional shares of the Issuers Common Stock as part of the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement (and subject to the conditions thereof), descriptions of which are contained in Item 4 below. RTL and its affiliates that it designates intend to use a combination of financing in the form of cash and financing that is effectively in the form of the then-outstanding principal amount of the New Debt, as described in further detail in Item 4 below, to acquire such additional shares of the Issuers Common Stock. The descriptions of the transfer in Item 5 below and the descriptions of the additional acquisitions in Item 4 below are incorporated by reference in their entirety into this Item 3.
Item 4. | Purpose of Transaction. |
The Reporting Persons hereby add the following disclosure to this Item 4:
On April 23, 2012, the Issuer and RTL announced in a press release (the Press Release) that they had entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement on April 23, 2012. The Press Release has been filed as Exhibit 99.8 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2012, and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety as Exhibit 99.7.
The Securities Purchase Agreement provides for three principal transactions (the Financing Transactions) between RTL (and its affiliates that it designates) and the Issuer:
(i) the purchase by RTL (or any affiliate of RTL that it designates) of 5,714,286 shares (the Initial Shares) of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer (the Common Stock) for an aggregate purchase price of $30,000,000, or $5.25 per share, and a new debt security with a face value of $70,000,000 (the New Debt), which has a stated interest rate of 3.0%, matures on March 18, 2013, and which, upon approval by the Issuers stockholders and upon satisfaction or waiver of certain other conditions, the Issuer (on or after January 30, 2013) or RTL (on or after the completion of the Second Closing (as defined in the Securities Purchased Agreement)) may cause to effectively be exchanged for shares of Common Stock equaling the then-outstanding principal amount of the New Debt, plus the accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the time of the Second Closing (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), divided by $5.25 (the Exchange Shares), totaling approximately 13,333,333 shares of Common Stock plus additional shares representing accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the time of the Second Closing (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement);
(ii) the effective conversion of $102,554,000 of the Issuers 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2013 (the Convertible Notes) held by RTL or its affiliates at par into a new debt security maturing on July 31, 2016 (the Rollover Notes). The Rollover Notes will bear a blended interest rate of 6.00% (after giving effect to certain payments required under the Securities Purchase Agreement and related agreements that offset interest payable under the Rollover Notes) over the term of the Rollover Notes. Interest accrued on the Rollover Notes will effectively be paid in shares of Common Stock before January 1, 2014, and in cash, thereafter; and
(iii) the receipt by the Issuer of the right to issue to RTL (or an affiliate of RTL that RTL designates) a debt security maturing on July 31, 2016 (the Backstop Notes) of an aggregate principal amount of up to $107,500,000 in exchange for an amount of cash paid by RTL (or an affiliate of RTL that RTL designates) equal to the face value of such Backstop Notes. The Backstop Notes will bear a blended interest rate of 6.00% (after giving effect to certain payments required under the Securities Purchase Agreement and related agreements that offset interest payable under the Backstop Notes) over the term of the Backstop Notes. Interest accrued on the
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Backstop Notes will effectively be paid in shares of Common Stock before January 1, 2014, and in cash, thereafter. The Issuer will use the proceeds (net of transaction fees and expenses) received in the Financing Transactions described in clauses (i) and (iii) above to repurchase and redeem the Convertible Notes.
The consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement is subject to customary conditions, additional conditions with respect to the issuance of the Rollover Notes and Backstop Notes, and approval by the Issuers stockholders of the issuance of the Exchange Shares and of the shares issued in connection with payment of interest under the New Debt, Rollover Notes and Backstop Notes. If the Securities Purchase Agreement is terminated after the Initial Closing and Prior to the Second Closing (each as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement), including a termination in connection with stockholder approval of the issuance of the Exchange Shares not being obtained, RTL may, at its option, elect to cause the Issuer to repurchase the Initial Shares for a purchase price of $5.25 per share. Furthermore, if the Initial Closing (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) has not occurred by June 1, 2012 or the Second Closing (as defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement) has not occurred by September 30, 2012, RTL or the Issuer may terminate the Securities Purchase Agreement. In addition, the Issuer may terminate the Securities Purchase Agreement, subject to payment by the Issuer of a $12 million termination fee to RTL, under certain circumstances. The information disclosed in this paragraph and in the preceding paragraph of this Item 4 is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Securities Purchase Agreement, a copy of which has been filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2012, and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety as Exhibit 99.6.
Concurrently with the execution of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Issuer entered into a governance agreement with RTL (the Governance Agreement), in which RTL receives various veto and governance rights related to its debt and equity investments in the Issuer, including veto rights in connection with its debt investments relating to the size of the Issuers Board of Directors, certain restructuring transactions, certain acquisitions or business combinations, certain sales of assets, certain equity issuances, certain equity compensation to senior management, dividends and certain share repurchases, the incurrence of certain indebtedness, certain material amendments to the Issuers organizational documents and certain deviations from the Issuers annual capital expenditure budget that is approved by the Issuers Board of Directors. Pursuant to the Governance Agreement, RTL also obtained the right to nominate up to three directors to the Issuers Board of Directors determined by its percentage ownership of Common Stock and the agreement of the Issuer not to increase the size of its Board of Directors above ten members without RTLs consent. RTL nominated, and the Issuers Board of Directors appointed, Mr. Alessandro Picchi as a director, and RTL will obtain the right to nominate up to two additional directors, if RTL acquires additional Common Stock.
The Governance Agreement also provides RTL with joint appointment and removal rights with the Issuer regarding senior Russia management positions and provides RTL the right to maintain its ownership percentage in the Issuer in connection with equity issuances by the Issuer. The Governance Agreement (other than RTLs veto rights, rights regarding senior Russia management positions and information rights) will terminate when RTL or its affiliates hold less than 9.0% of shares of outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer; RTLs veto rights, rights regarding senior Russia management positions and information rights under the Governance Agreement will terminate when RTL or its affiliates have transferred more than 66.6% of the New Debt, Rollover Notes or Backstop Notes then outstanding to unaffiliated entities or the Issuer has repaid or redeemed all of the New Debt, Rollover Notes and Backstop Notes. The foregoing description of the Governance Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Governance Agreement, a copy of which has been filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2012, and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety as Exhibit 99.8.
Concurrently with the execution of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Issuer entered into a registration rights agreement with RTL (the Registration Rights Agreement), which grants RTL and its affiliates the right to demand three registrations of equity securities held by them, with no more than one demand registration in any 12-month period. Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, RTL and its affiliates also have the right to request a shelf registration and piggyback registration rights and registration rights with respect to the New Debt, Rollover Notes and Backstop Notes. The foregoing description of the Registration Rights Agreement is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Registration Rights Agreement, a copy of which has been filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2012, and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety as Exhibit 99.9.
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Concurrently with the execution of the Securities Purchase Agreement, RTL entered into an agreement with the Issuer, WVC 2007 Family LLC and William V. Carey as trustee of various trusts (the Right of First Offer Agreement), which grants RTL a right of first offer for any proposed transfer of more than 25% of the Common Stock of the Issuer beneficially owned by Mr. William V. Carey, the Issuers Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. Pursuant to the terms of the Right of First Offer Agreement, the right of first offer will last for a maximum of five years and any acquisition of Common Stock by RTL in accordance with the right must be approved by the Issuers Board of Directors. The foregoing description of the Right of First Offer Agreement does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Right of First Offer Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.10 and is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
Concurrently with the execution of the Securities Purchase Agreement, RTL and each of CJSC Russian Standard Corporation (RSC) and Russian Standard-Invest LLC (RSInv) entered into voting agreements with the Issuer and RTL entered into voting agreements with each of the members of the Issuers Board of Directors holding shares in the Issuer and the Issuer. Pursuant to the voting agreements with the Issuer (the RTL Voting Agreements), each of RTL, RSC and RSInv agreed to vote its shares of Common Stock in favor of the Financing Transactions and certain other matters that will be voted on by the stockholders of the Issuer at a meeting of its stockholders, provided, however, that RTL may not vote on the Initial Shares, nor will the Initial Shares be deemed present, at any such meeting for purposes of votes relating to the Financing Transactions. The voting agreements entered into by RSC and RSInv terminated upon the transfer of all of their respective shares of Common Stock to RTL, as described in detail in Item 5 below. The foregoing description of the RTL Voting Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the RTL Voting Agreements, copies of which have been filed as Exhibits 10.4 through 10.6 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2012, and are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety as Exhibits 99.11 through 99.13. Pursuant to the voting agreements among RTL, each of the directors of the Issuer holding shares of the Issuer and the Issuer (the Director Voting Agreements), each director, in his capacity as a stockholder of the Issuer, has agreed to vote his Common Stock in favor of the Financing Transactions at any meeting of the stockholders of the Issuer and certain other matters that will be voted by the stockholders of the Issuer at a meeting of its stockholders. The foregoing description of the Director Voting Agreements is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Director Voting Agreements, copies of which have been filed as Exhibits 99.1 through 99.7 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2012, and are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety as Exhibits 99.14 through 99.20.
Upon completion of the Financing Transactions, without taking into consideration any shares issued relating to interest payments under the New Debt, Rollover Notes, and Backstop Notes, it is expected that RTL and its affiliates will own approximately 28% of the outstanding shares of Common Stock. The calculation of ownership percentage is based on 73,127,917 shares outstanding as of April 18, 2012, and giving pro forma effect to the issuance of the Initial Shares and Exchange Shares, except for any issuances of shares in connection with accrued but unpaid interest under the New Debt, but without giving effect to any exercisable options and any Common Stock issued in connection with the payment of interest under the Rollover Notes or the Backstop Notes.
In furtherance of the foregoing objectives, the Reporting Persons may in the future engage in conversations with the Issuer and other stockholders with respect to this or other transactions and may make additional proposals that may include proposing, considering or undertaking one or more of the actions set forth in subsection (a) through (j) of Schedule 13D. The Reporting Persons may also seek to increase their ownership of the Issuers securities beyond that which they have on the date of this filing.
Item 5. | Interest in Securities of the Issuer. |
The Reporting Persons hereby add the following disclosure to this Item 5:
The Reporting Persons hereby add the following disclosure after the second paragraph of section (a):
The 4,645,610 shares of the Issuers Common Stock previously held by RSC and the 2,560,515 shares of the Issuers Common Stock previously held by RSInv, were transferred to RTL, as described in more detail under (c) below, such that as of April 23, 2012, RTL held 7,206,125 shares of the Issuers Common Stock. RTL is an entity that directly controls RSC and indirectly controls RSInv and is indirectly controlled by Mr. Tariko.
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The Reporting Persons hereby amend and restate section (b) as follows:
(b) RTL directly owns and has shared voting and dispositive power over 7,206,125 shares of Common Stock. Mr. Tariko indirectly owns and has shared voting and dispositive power of 7,206,125 shares of Common Stock, representing 9.9% of the outstanding Common Stock. Mr. Tariko indirectly owns all of the shares of and controls RTL and, accordingly, may be deemed to beneficially own the shares of Common Stock owned by RTL.
The Reporting Persons hereby add the following disclosure after the first paragraph of section (c):
(c) The following transactions in the Common Stock were effected by or on behalf of the Reporting Persons since the most recent filing on Schedule 13D filed on March 9, 2012:
On April 23, 2012, RTL, through its broker, acquired 7,206,125 shares of the Issuers Common Stock from RSC and RSInv, whose brokers sold 4,645,610 shares of the Issuers Common Stock and 2,560,515 shares of the Issuers Common Stock on behalf of RSC and RSInv, respectively, at an average price per share of 111.52 RUB in off-market transactions.
The Reporting Persons hereby amend and restate section (e) as follows:
As of April 23, 2012, upon the transfer of all of the shares of Common Stock held by RSC, as described in section (c) above, RSC ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the shares of the Issuers Common Stock.
Item 6. | Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer. |
The Reporting Persons hereby add the following disclosure to this Item 6:
The information required by this Item 6 not otherwise provided herein is set forth in Item 4 above, and the descriptions of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Governance Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Right of First Offer Agreement, the RTL Voting Agreements and the Director Voting Agreements set forth in Item 4 above, and the copies of the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Governance Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement, the Right of First Offer Agreement, the RTL Voting Agreements and the Director Voting Agreements attached hereto as Exhibits 99.6 and 99.8 through 99.20, are each incorporated by reference in their entirety in this Item 6.
Item 7. | Material to be Filed as Exhibits. |
The Reporting Persons hereby add the following disclosure to this Item 7:
The following are filed as exhibits to this statement on Schedule 13D:
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
Exhibit 99.5 |
Joint Filing Agreement between Roust Trading Ltd. and Roustam Tariko dated April 25, 2012 | |
Exhibit 99.6 |
Securities Purchase Agreement, dated April 23, 2012 by and among Central European Distribution Corporation and Roust Trading Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2012) | |
Exhibit 99.7 |
Press Release dated April 23, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.8 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2012) |
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Exhibit 99.8 | Governance Agreement, dated April 23, 2012 by and among Central European Distribution Corporation and Roust Trading Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2012) | |
Exhibit 99.9 | Registration Rights Agreement, dated April 23, 2012 by and among Central European Distribution Corporation and Roust Trading Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2012) | |
Exhibit 99.10 | Right of First Offer Agreement, dated April 23, 2012 by and among Central European Distribution Corporation, Roust Trading Ltd. and WVC 2007 Family LLC and William V. Carey as trustee of The William V. Carey Revocable Trust | |
Exhibit 99.11 | Voting Agreement, dated April 23, 2012 by and among Central European Distribution Corporation and Roust Trading Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2012) | |
Exhibit 99.12 | Voting Agreement, dated April 23, 2012 by and among Central European Distribution Corporation and Closed Joint Stock Company Russian Standard Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2012) | |
Exhibit 99.13 | Voting Agreement, dated April 23, 2012 by and among Central European Distribution Corporation and Limited Liability Company Russian Standard-Invest (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2012) | |
Exhibit 99.14 | Voting Agreement, dated April 23, 2012, by and among Mr. David Bailey, Roust Trading Ltd. and Central European Distribution Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2012) | |
Exhibit 99.15 | Voting Agreement, dated April 23, 2012, by and among Mr. N. Scott Fine, Roust Trading Ltd. and Central European Distribution Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.2 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2012) | |
Exhibit 99.16 | Voting Agreement, dated April 23, 2012, by and among Mr. William Shanahan, Roust Trading Ltd. and Central European Distribution Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.3 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2012) | |
Exhibit 99.17 | Voting Agreement, dated April 23, 2012, by and among Mr. Robert Koch, Roust Trading Ltd. and Central European Distribution Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.4 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2012) | |
Exhibit 99.18 | Voting Agreement, dated April 23, 2012, by and among Mr. Markus Sieger, Roust Trading Ltd. and Central European Distribution Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.5 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2012) | |
Exhibit 99.19 | Voting Agreement, dated April 23, 2012, by and among Mr. Marek Forysiak, Roust Trading Ltd. and Central European Distribution Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.6 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2012) | |
Exhibit 99.20 | Voting Agreement, dated April 23, 2012, by and among Mr. William V. Carey, Roust Trading Ltd. and Central European Distribution Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.7 to the Issuers Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 24, 2012) |
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of their knowledge and belief, the undersigned certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: April 25, 2012
ROUST TRADING LTD. | ||
By: | /s/ Wendell M. Hollis | |
Name: | Wendell M. Hollis | |
Title: | Director | |
/s/ Roustam Tariko | ||
Name: | Roustam Tariko |
Exhibit 99.5
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JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
The undersigned hereby agree that this Schedule 13D/A with respect to the beneficial ownership of shares of Common Stock of Central European Distribution Corporation is filed jointly, on behalf of each of them.
Dated: April 25, 2012
ROUST TRADING LTD. | ||
By: | /s/ Wendell M. Hollis | |
Name: | Wendell M. Hollis | |
Title: | Director | |
/s/ Roustam Tariko | ||
Name: | Roustam Tariko |
Exhibit 99.10
Execution Version
RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER AGREEMENT
AMONG
ROUST TRADING LTD.
AND
THE OTHER PARTIES HERETO
Dated as of April 23, 2012
RIGHT OF FIRST
OFFER AGREEMENT
This RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER AGREEMENT (this Agreement) is made as of the 23rd day of April, 2012, by and among (i) Roust Trading Ltd., a Bermuda company, with its registered office at 25 Belmont Hills Drive, Warwick WK 06, Bermuda (the Investor), (ii) WVC 2007 Family LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and William V. Carey as trustee of The William V. Carey Revocable Trust (collectively, the Holders and each, a Holder) and (iii) Central European Distribution Corporation, a Delaware corporation, with its registered office at 1013 Centre Road, Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware 19805 (the Company). This Agreement shall become effective upon the occurrence of, and is subject to, the Second Closing (as such term is defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof (as it may be amended from time to time in accordance with its terms, the Securities Purchase Agreement)) (the Effective Date); provided, that, notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions contained in Section 6 of this Agreement shall be effective on the date hereof.
WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Holders are collectively the beneficial owners of 4,006,846 shares of Common Stock of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (Common Stock);
WHEREAS, the Investor and the Company are entering into the Securities Purchase Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, providing for the issuance by the Company of Common Stock and certain notes to Investor or an affiliate thereof, the issuance of certain other notes to Investor or an affiliate of Investor (the proceeds of which will be used by the Company to repurchase the Companys 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2013 held by Investor or an affiliate of Investor) and the provision of a support arrangement by Investor or an affiliate of Investor to the Company in respect of the Companys 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2013 not held by Investor or an affiliate thereof, each on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Securities Purchase Agreement; and
WHEREAS, as a condition to the willingness of the Investor to enter into the Securities Purchase Agreement, the Investor has required that the Holder and the Company agree, and in order to induce the Investor to enter into the Securities Purchase Agreement the Holder and the Company are willing, to enter into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and for other good and valuable consideration given to each party hereto, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
Affiliate means, with respect to any specified Person, (a) any other Person which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, such specified Person (for the purposes of this definition, control (including, with correlative meanings, the terms controlling, controlled by and under common control with), as used with respect to any Person, means the possession, directly or
indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by agreement or otherwise) and (b) with respect to any natural Person, any member of the immediate family of such natural Person.
business day shall mean any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day on which banks are required or authorized by law to be closed in the City of New York, USA, Warsaw, Poland, or Moscow, Russia.
Capital Stock means shares of Common Stock and any other equity or equity-linked securities of the Company (whether now outstanding or hereafter issued in any context).
Person means an individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, limited liability company, trust or any other entity.
Transfer means any direct or indirect sale or disposition of any Transfer Stock (or any interest therein), provided, however, that a Transfer shall not include any pledge, charge, security interest, or other encumbrance of any Transfer Stock made or entered into by a Holder in connection with any bona fide commercial loan or other commercial financing arrangement entered into by that Holder or any Affiliate of that Holder and, provided further, however, that a Transfer shall not include a tender by a Holder into an offer for all of the outstanding Common Stock.
Transfer Stock means those shares of Capital Stock owned by any Holder, or issued to or acquired by any Holder after the date hereof (including, without limitation, in connection with any stock split, stock dividend, recapitalization, reorganization or the like, or in connection with the exercise of any stock option or similar equity incentive arrangement), but does not include the Unrestricted Stock.
Unrestricted Stock means 1,001,712 shares of the Companys Common Stock that are currently held by the Holders.
2. Right of First Offer.
2.1 Notice. Subject to Section 3 below, if one or more Holders (or its Permitted Transferee) proposes to initiate a Transfer (a Proposed Transfer), such Holder(s) must first deliver to the Investor prior written notice of the intent to do so (the Proposed Transfer Notice) specifying (i) the amount of the Transfer Stock proposed to be Transferred in the Proposed Transfer (the Offered Stock) and (ii) a proposed price that the Investor (or an Affiliate thereof) may purchase the Offered Stock from such Holder(s) or Permitted Transferee (ROFO Price). Such Proposed Transfer Notice shall be treated as confidential by the Investor and shall not be disclosed to any other Person.
2.2 Exercise. The Investor shall have the right (the Right of First Offer), but not the obligation, to offer to purchase all (but not less than all) of the Offered Stock. If (i) the ROFO Price is less than $25,000,000, the Investor (or a designated Affiliate thereof) shall have a period of five (5) business days from the date the Proposed Transfer Notice is received and (ii) if the ROFO Price is equal to or exceeds $25,000,000, the Investor (or a designated Affiliate
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thereof) shall have a period of ten (10) business days from the day that the Proposed Transfer Notice is received (the applicable period described in clauses (i) and (ii) above, the Investor Notice Period) to irrevocably and unconditionally (elect (subject only to the consent of the Company described in Section 2.3 below and the closing of such purchase occurring in accordance with Section 2.6 below) to exercise its Right of First Offer to purchase all (but not less than all) of the Offered Stock at the ROFO Price, payable in cash at closing, by delivering to the applicable Holder(s) a written notice of such election (the ROFO Notice).
2.3 Unexercised Right of First Offer. If, upon receipt by the Investor of a Proposed Transfer Notice, the Investor (or a designated Affiliate thereof) does not deliver a ROFO Notice with respect to such Proposed Transfer Notice within the applicable Investor Notice Period, then the applicable Holder(s) shall be free (i) if the ROFO Price is less than $25,000,000, for a period of ten (10) business days following the end of the Investor Notice Period, and (ii) if the ROFO Price is equal to or exceeds $25,000,000, for a period of twenty (20) business days, in the case of each of clauses (i) and (ii) above, to consummate a Transfer of such Offered Stock to any Person at or above the ROFO Price; provided, that if any such Transfer referred to in this Section 2.3 is not consummated within the applicable timeframe described in this Section 2.3, such Transfer shall again become subject to the Right of First Offer on the terms set forth herein.
2.4 Company Consent; Transfer. Upon delivery of the ROFO Notice to the applicable Holder(s), the applicable Holder(s) shall forward the ROFO Notice to the Company (attention of its Board of Directors c/o Lead Director). Upon delivery of the ROFO Notice to the Company (attention of its Board of Directors c/o Lead Director), the Companys Board of Directors shall have three (3) business days to notify the Investor and the Holders as to whether the Companys Board of Directors consents to the Transfer, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned (the Company Consent); provided, that if no such notice is received by the Investors and the Holders prior to the end of such period, the Company Consent to such Transfer shall be deemed to have been given for all purposes hereunder and otherwise and no additional consent of the Company or its Board of Directors shall be required. If the Company Consent is obtained (or deemed obtained), the Investor (or a designated Affiliate thereof) and the applicable Holder(s) shall consummate the Proposed Transfer of the Offered Stock set forth in the ROFO Notice at the ROFO Price. In connection with the consummation of any Transfer of Offered Stock to the Investor pursuant to this Section 2, the applicable Holder(s) shall make the representations and warranties included on Schedule I hereto for the benefit of the Investor (or a designated Affiliate thereof).
2.5 Non-Receipt of Company Consent. Upon delivery to the Company (attention of its Board of Directors c/o Lead Director) of the ROFO Notice, if the Company Consent is denied in compliance with this Agreement, then the applicable Holder(s) shall be free to consummate a Transfer of such Offered Stock to any Person within (i) if the ROFO Price is less than $25,000,000, ten (10) business days and (ii) if the ROFO Price is equal to or exceeds $25,000,000, twenty (20) business days, in the case of each of clause (i) and (ii), following the Company providing notice to the Investor and the Holders that it will not give Company Consent; provided, that if such Transfer is not consummated within the applicable the applicable timeframe described in this Section 2.5, such Transfer shall again become subject to the Right of First Offer on the terms set forth herein.
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2.6 Closing. In connection with the consummation of any Transfer of Offered Stock pursuant to this Section 2, the applicable Holder(s) will deliver the certificates evidencing the Transfer Stock (if any) to be Transferred, duly endorsed, or with stock (or equivalent) powers duly endorsed, for transfer with signature guaranteed, free and clear of any liens or encumbrances, with any stock (or equivalent) transfer tax stamps affixed, against delivery of the applicable consideration. The closing of the Transfer of Offered Stock to the Investor shall take place, and all payments from the Investor (or a designated Affiliate thereof) shall have been delivered to the applicable Holder(s), by (i) ten (10) business days after delivery of the ROFO Notice if the ROFO Price is less than $25,000,000 and (ii) twenty (20) business days after delivery of the ROFO Notice if the ROFO Price is equal to or exceeds $25,000,000.
3. Exempt Transfers. Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary herein, the provisions of Section 2 shall not apply to a Transfer to a Permitted Transferee (as defined below); provided, that (i) the applicable Holder delivers written notice to the Investor and the Company of such Transfer within five (5) business days of such Transfer specifying the amount of Transfer Stock that was transferred, (ii) such shares of Transfer Stock at all times remain subject to the terms and restrictions set forth in this Agreement and (iii) such Permitted Transferee, as a condition to such Transfer, delivers a counterpart signature page to this Agreement to the Investor as confirmation that such Permitted Transferee shall be bound by all the terms and conditions of this Agreement as a Holder (but only with respect to the Transfer Stock so transferred to the Permitted Transferee). A Permitted Transferee means, with respect to this Agreement and with respect to any Person, an Affiliate of such Person.
4. No Contrary Transfer; Change in Common Stock. The Holders shall not request that the Company register the Transfer (book-entry or otherwise) of any certificate or uncertificated interest representing any of the Transfer Stock, and the Company shall not recognize any such Transfer, unless such Transfer is made in compliance with this Agreement. Any Transfer not made in compliance with the requirements of this Agreement shall be null and void ab initio. The Company shall (i) inform the Investor in writing of any requests to Transfer (book-entry or otherwise) any certificate or uncertified interest representing any of the Transfer Stock for and (ii) instruct its transfer agent to impose transfer restrictions to enforce the provisions of this Agreement until this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 6.
5. Exemption from Poison Pill. If the Company Consent is provided (or deemed to have been provided pursuant to Section 2.4(a) above), the Company shall (i) take all actions necessary to approve any purchase of Transfer Stock by the Investor (or a designated Affiliate thereof) pursuant to this Agreement in order not to (A) cause the Investor to constitute an Acquiring Person under the Rights Agreement by and between the Company and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC, dated September 6, 2011 or (B) otherwise trigger any rights under any other poison pill or similar agreement or plan of the Company or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries and (ii) take all commercially reasonable actions where the effect of such actions (in and of itself and without the act of any third-party) would be to cause any takeover, anti-takeover, moratorium, fair price, control share or other similar law applicable to the Company that has been specified by the Investor to the Company in writing not to apply to any purchase of Transfer Stock by the Investor pursuant to Section 2.
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6. Miscellaneous.
6.1 Restrictions on Transfer. Prior to the Effective Date, the Holders shall not Transfer to any Person (other than a Permitted Transferee in accordance with Section 3) any shares of Transfer Stock and, after the Effective Date, for such time when this Agreement is in effect, no Holder shall Transfer to any Person any shares of Transfer Stock except in compliance with the terms of this Agreement.
6.2 Term; Termination. This Agreement shall automatically terminate upon the earliest of (i) such time when William Carey ceases to be a director or employee of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (ii) the failure of the Company to obtain the Company Stockholder Approval (as such term is defined in the Securities Purchase Agreement); (iii) the Investor and its Affiliates collectively cease to own twenty percent (20%) of the issued and outstanding, voting Capital Stock of the Company after the Effective Date; (iv) the termination of the Securities Purchase Agreement by any party thereto in accordance with its terms; (v) a failure by the Investor to perform its obligations under the Backstop Notes pursuant to Section 2.6 of the Securities Purchase Agreement or its obligation to consummate a closing of the purchase of the Offered Stock pursuant to Section 2.6; and (vi) five (5) years following the Effective Date.
6.3 Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 6.2, this Agreement shall become void and of no effect with no liability on the part of any party hereto; provided, that no such termination shall relieve any party hereto from any liability for any breach of this Agreement occurring prior to such termination.
6.4 Ownership. Each Holder represents and warrants that such Holder is the sole legal and beneficial owner of the shares of Transfer Stock subject to this Agreement and that no other person or entity has any interest in such shares.
6.5 Entire Agreement; Assignment.
(a) This Agreement and the agreements referred to herein constitute the entire understanding and agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all other prior agreements and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof.
(b) Subject to Sections 6.5(c), (d) and (e) below, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective successors and permitted assigns of the parties. Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any Person other than the parties hereto or their respective successors and permitted assigns any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities under or by reason of this Agreement, except as expressly provided in this Agreement.
(c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the rights of the Investor hereunder are assignable by the Investor to any Affiliate of the Investor without the Holders and/or the Companys written consent; provided, that (i) any assignment by the Investor to an Affiliate of the Investor shall not relieve the Investor of any liability or obligation hereunder and (ii) the prior written consent of the Holders shall be required in connection with the assignment of the Investors right to receive a Proposed Transfer Notice under Section 2.1 above and the Investors right to elect to deliver a ROFO Notice under Section 2.2 above.
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(d) Except in connection with an assignment by the Company by operation of law to an acquirer of the Company, the rights and obligations of the Company hereunder may not be assigned under any circumstances.
(e) The rights and obligations of the Holders hereunder may not be assigned without the prior written consent of the Investor.
6.6 Amendments. This Agreement may not be amended, altered, supplemented, waived or otherwise modified except upon the execution and delivery of a written agreement executed by the Investor and holders of a majority of the Transfer Stock and, if the amendment affects the Company, the Company.
6.7 Notices. Any notice, request, claim, demand and other communication required to be given hereunder shall be in writing, and sent by facsimile transmission (provided that any notice received by facsimile transmission or otherwise at the addressees location on any business day after 5:00 p.m. (addressees local time) shall be deemed to have been received at 9:00 a.m. (addressees local time) on the next business day), by reliable overnight delivery service (with proof of service), hand delivery or certified or registered mail (return receipt requested and first-class postage prepaid), addressed as follows:
If to any Investor, to it at:
Roust Trading Ltd.
25 Belmont Hills Drive
Warwick WK 06, Bermuda
Attention: Wendell M. Hollis
with a copy to:
Ropes & Gray LLP
Prudential Tower
800 Boylston Street
Boston, MA 02199
Attention: James Myers and Christopher Comeau
Facsimile: +1 (617) 951-7050
If to any Holder, to it at:
Central European Distribution Corporation
Bobrowiecka 6
00-728 Warsaw
Poland
Attention: William V. Carey
Facsimile: +48 22 456 60 01
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with a copy to:
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
666 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10103-3198
United States
Attention: Philip J. Michaels
Facsimile: +1 (212) 318-3400
If to the Company, to it at:
Central European Distribution Corporation
Bobrowiecka 6
00-728 Warsaw
Poland
Attention: William V. Carey
Facsimile: +48 22 456 60 01
with a copy to:
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (UK) LLP
40 Bank St., Canary Wharf
London E14 5DS
UK
Attention: Scott Simpson, Esq.
Facsimile: +44 20 7519 7070
and
Dewey & LeBoeuf
No. 1 Minster Court
Mincing Lane
London EC3R 7YL
UK
Attention: Frank Adams, Esq.
Facsimile: +44 20 7459 5900
and, subject to the provision in this Section 6.7 above, such notice shall be deemed to have been delivered as of the date so telecommunicated, personally delivered or received. Any party to this Agreement may notify any other party of any changes to the address or any of the other details specified in this Section 6.7; provided, that such notification shall only be effective on the date specified in such notice or two business days after the notice is given, whichever is later. Rejection or other refusal to accept or the inability to deliver because of changed address of which no notice was given shall be deemed to be receipt of the notice as of the date of such rejection, refusal or inability to deliver.
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6.8 Governing Law.
(a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the internal procedural and substantive laws of the State of New York without regard to any conflicts of laws concepts which would apply the substantive law of some other jurisdiction.
(b) Each of the parties hereto irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of the United States District Court and other courts of the United States of America located in the State of New York and the state courts in the State of New York for the purpose of any suit, action, proceeding or judgment relating to or arising out of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Service of process in connection with any such suit, action or proceeding may be served on each party hereto anywhere in the world by the same methods as are specified for the giving of notices under this Agreement. Each party hereto irrevocably waives any objection to the laying of venue of any such suit, action or proceeding brought in such courts and irrevocably waives any claim that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO WAIVES ANY RIGHT TO REQUEST A TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LITIGATION WITH RESPECT TO THIS AGREEMENT AND REPRESENTS THAT COUNSEL HAS BEEN CONSULTED SPECIFICALLY AS TO THIS WAIVER.
6.9 Specific Performance. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that damages will not be an adequate remedy for any material breach or violation of this Agreement if such material breach or violation would cause immediate and irreparable harm (an Irreparable Breach). Accordingly, in the event of a threatened or ongoing Irreparable Breach, , without the necessity of posting a bond or providing an undertaking, each party hereto shall be entitled to equitable relief of a kind appropriate in light of the nature of the ongoing or threatened Irreparable Breach, which relief may include, without limitation, specific performance or injunctive relief. Such remedies shall not be the parties exclusive remedies, but shall be in addition to all other remedies provided in this Agreement.
6.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which together shall be considered one and the same agreement and shall become effective when counterparts have been signed by each of the parties hereto and delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not sign the same counterpart. This Agreement may be executed and delivered by facsimile transmission or by scan and exchange of signatures by email.
6.11 Certain Matters of Construction. In addition to the definitions referred to herein (i) the words hereof, herein, hereunder and words of similar import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or provision of this Agreement, and reference to a particular Section of this Agreement shall include all subsections thereof; (ii) the word including shall mean including, without limitation; (iii) definitions shall be equally applicable to both nouns and verbs and the singular and plural forms of the terms defined; and (iv) the masculine, feminine and neuter genders shall each include the other.
6.12 Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings used herein are inserted for convenience of reference only and are not intended to be part of or to affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
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6.13 Severability. Any term or provision of this Agreement that is invalid or unenforceable in any situation in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining terms and provisions hereof or the validity or enforceability of the offending term or provision in any other situation or in any other jurisdiction. If the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction declares that any term or provision hereof is invalid or unenforceable, the parties hereto agree that the court making such determination shall have the power to limit the term or provision, to delete specific words or phrases, or to replace any invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a term or provision that is valid and enforceable and that comes closest to expressing the intention of the invalid or unenforceable term or provision, and this Agreement shall be enforceable as so modified. In the event such court does not exercise the power granted to it in the prior sentence, the parties hereto agree to replace such invalid or unenforceable term or provision with a valid and enforceable term or provision that will achieve, to the extent possible, the economic, business and other purposes of such invalid or unenforceable term.
6.14 Further Assurances. From time to time, at the other partys request and without further consideration, each party hereto shall execute and deliver such additional documents and take all such further lawful action as may be necessary to consummate and make effective, in the most expeditious manner practicable, the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.15 Remedies Cumulative. All rights, powers and remedies provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity shall be cumulative and not alternative, and the exercise of any thereof by any party hereto shall not preclude the simultaneous or later exercise of any other such right, power or remedy by such party.
6.16 No Waiver. The failure of any party hereto to exercise any right, power or remedy provided under this Agreement or otherwise available in respect hereof at law or in equity, or to insist upon compliance by any other party hereto with its obligations hereunder, and any custom or practice of the parties at variance with the terms hereof, shall not constitute a waiver by such party of its right to exercise any such or other right, power or remedy or to demand such compliance.
6.17 No Third Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement is not intended to be for the benefit of, and shall not be enforceable by, any Person who or which is not a party hereto.
6.18 Fees and Expenses. All costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be paid by the party incurring the cost or expense.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Right of First Offer Agreement as of the date first written above.
HOLDERS: | WVC 2007 FAMILY LLC | |||
By: | /s/ William V. Carey | |||
Name: | William V. Carey | |||
Title: | President | |||
THE WILLIAM V. CAREY REVOCABLE TRUST | ||||
By: | /s/ William V. Carey | |||
Name: | William V. Carey | |||
Title: | President |
INVESTOR: | ROUST TRADING LTD. | |||
By: | /s/ Wendell M. Hollis | |||
Name: | Wendell M. Hollis | |||
Title: | Director | |||
By: | /s/ Dana Bean | |||
Name: | Dana Bean | |||
Title: | Secretary |
COMPANY: | CENTRAL EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION | |||
By: | /s/ William V. Carey | |||
Name: | William V. Carey | |||
Title: | President |
Schedule I
Holder Representations and Warranties
1. Each Holder who is a natural person is competent and has all legal capacity, requisite power and authority to make the representations and warranties below and to execute this agreement and perform his or her obligations thereunder. Each Holder that is not a natural person has been duly organized, and is validly existing and in good standing, under the laws of its jurisdiction of formation, has all requisite power and authority to make the representations and warranties below and to perform its obligations under this agreement. This agreement have been duly executed and delivered by the Holder and this agreement is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Holder enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof.
2. The Holder is the record and beneficial owner of the Offered Stock. The Offered Stock and any certificates representing the Offered Stock are now owned by the Holder and held by the Holder, or by a nominee or custodian for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Holder, free and clear of any and all liens, charges, security interests, options, claims, mortgages, pledges, proxies, voting trusts or agreements, obligations, understandings or arrangements or other restrictions on title or transfer of any nature whatsoever (Encumbrances), except for any Encumbrances created by this Right of First Offer Agreement.
3. The stock certificates, stock powers, endorsements, assignments and other instruments to be executed and delivered by the Holders to the Investor at the closing of the Transfer of Offered Stock will be valid and binding obligations of the Holder, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, and will effectively vest in the Investor good, valid and marketable title to, and ownership of, all the Offered Stock to be transferred to Investor pursuant to and as contemplated by this Right of First Offer Agreement free and clear of all Encumbrances.