Central European Distribution Corporation to Host Its First Quarter 2009 Earnings...

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Wed Apr 29, 2009 3:30pm EDT

Central European Distribution Corporation to Host Its First Quarter 2009
Earnings Conference Call

BALA CYNWYD, Pa., April 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Central European
Distribution Corporation (Nasdaq: CEDC) will have its first quarter 2009
earnings conference call on May 6, 2009 at 8:00 a.m., Eastern Time. The
conference call will be broadcast live over the internet. William Carey,
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Chris Biedermann, Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer, invite you to listen to their discussion of first
quarter 2009 results.

To listen to the call live, you must go to the following web cast at least
fifteen minutes early in order to register.  You can then download and install
any necessary audio software. For those who cannot listen to the live
broadcast, a replay of the discussion will be available shortly after the call
on our website at www.cedc.com. 

    What:     Central European Distribution Corporation First Quarter 2009
              Earnings Conference Call
    When:     Wednesday May 6, 2009 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Time
    Where:    http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=58147
    How:      Live over the Internet - Simply register and then log on to the
              web at the address above
    Contact:  James Archbold, Director of Investor Relations, (610) 660-7817

                     TO LISTEN TO THE CONFERENCE CALL PLEASE DIAL IN:
                          International Calls: 719-325-4833
                              Toll Free: 877-856-1964
                              Confirmation Code: 6214186


CEDC is the largest vodka producer in Poland and produces the Absolwent,
Zubrowka, Bols and Soplica brands, among others. CEDC currently exports
Zubrowka to many markets around the world, including the United States,
England, France and Japan. CEDC also produces and distributes Royal Vodka, the
top selling vodka in Hungary, and produces Parliament Vodka, the leading
sub-premium vodka in Russia. CEDC also has an approximately 42% equity stake
in the Russian Alcohol Group which produces Green Mark, the number one selling
vodka in Russia along with Zhuravli, another top-selling sub-premium vodka in
Russia.

CEDC also is the leading national distributor of alcoholic beverages in Poland
by value, and a leading importer of alcoholic beverages in Poland and Hungary.
In Poland, CEDC imports many of the world's leading brands, including brands
such as Carlo Rossi Wines, Concha y Toro wines, Metaxa Brandy, Remy Martin
Cognac, Guinness, Sutter Home wines, Grant's Whisky, Jagermeister, E&J Gallo,
Jim Beam Bourbon, Sierra Tequila, Teacher's Whisky, Campari, Cinzano, Skyy
Vodka and Old Smuggler. CEDC is also a leading importer of premium spirits and
wines in Russia with such brands as Hennessey, Moet & Chandon and Concha y
Toro, among others.

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 our forward looking statements. In particular, we cannot provide
any assurances as to whether, or on what terms, we may reach an agreement to
restructure our arrangements in respect of Russian Alcohol Group.

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 securities laws. Investors are referred to the full
discussion of risks and uncertainties included in CEDC's Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, including statements made under the
captions "Item 1A. Risks Relating to Our Business" and in other documents
filed by CEDC with the Securities and Exchange Commission as well as risks
arising from current credit market and economic conditions globally and in the
markets in which we operate.

SOURCE  Central European Distribution Corporation

In the U.S., Jim Archbold, Investor Relations Officer, +1-610-660-7817, or In
Europe, Anna Zaluska, Corporate PR Manager, +48-22-456-6001, both of Central
European Distribution Corporation
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