Exhibit 10.1
24 APRIL 2009
NOTE PURCHASE AND SHARE
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
between
CENTRAL EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION
CORPORATION
and
CAREY AGRI INTERNATIONAL - POLAND
SP. Z O.O.
and
LION/RALLY CAYMAN
2
and
LION/RALLY CAYMAN
5
THIS AGREEMENT is made on 24 APRIL 2009 between the following
Parties:
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(1)
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CAREY AGRI
INTERNATIONAL - POLAND SP. Z O.O. a limited liability company organised in Poland,
with its registered seat at 66A Bokserska Street, 02-690, Warsaw,
Poland (“ Carey Agri ”);
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(2)
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CENTRAL
EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION , a Delaware Corporation, the common stock of
which is listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol
“CEDC” and the principal executive office of which is
located in Warsaw, Poland at ul. Bobrowiecka 6, 02-728 Warszawa
(“ CEDC ”);
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(3)
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LION/RALLY
CAYMAN 2 a company
incorporated in the Cayman Islands having its registered office at
c/o Stuarts Corporate Services Ltd, PO Box 2510, George Town, Grand
Cayman KY1-1104, Cayman Islands (“ Cayman 2 ”);
and
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(4)
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LION/RALLY
CAYMAN 5, a company
incorporated in the Cayman Islands whose principal place of
business is at c/o Stuarts Corporate Services Ltd, PO Box 2510,
George Town, Grand Cayman KY1-1104, Cayman Islands (“
Cayman 5 ”).
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RECITALS
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(A)
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Cayman 2 has
agreed to issue the Preference Share (as defined below) to Cayman
5;
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(B)
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Cayman 5 has
agreed to sell to Carey Agri, and Carey Agri has agreed to buy, the
Preference Share;
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(C)
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Carey Agri
holds the Loan Notes (as defined below);
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(D)
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Carey Agri has
agreed to sell to Cayman 2, and Cayman 2 has agreed to buy, the
Loan Notes; and
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(E)
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Cayman 2 has
agreed to issue the D2 Shares (as defined below) to Carey
Agri,
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in each case on the terms, and
subject to the conditions, of this Agreement.
IT IS AGREED
as follows:
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1.1
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In this
Agreement (including the recitals), except where the context
otherwise requires, the following words and expressions have the
following meanings:
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“
Affiliate ”
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shall mean with
respect to any Person, another Person Controlled directly or
indirectly by such first Person, Controlling directly or indirectly
such first Person or directly or indirectly under the same Control
as such first Person, and “Affiliated” shall have a
meaning correlative to the foregoing;
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“
Approved Jurisdictions ”
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The federal or
state courts in the State of New York, the federal or state courts
in the State of Delaware, the Cayman Islands and Poland;
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“Articles”
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the articles of
association of Cayman 2, in the agreed form attached at Schedule 1
to this Agreement;
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“
Business Day ”
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any day other
than a Saturday or Sunday on which banks are normally open for
general banking business in London, New York, Warsaw and the Cayman
Islands;
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“
Carey Agri Account ”
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the bank
account of Carey Agri held at Citibank, N.A., London Branch and
established for the purposes of this Agreement, with such details
as Carey Agri shall provide to the Parties;
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“ Cash
Equivalent ”
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means, in
relation to a number of shares of CEDC Common Stock, a cash amount
in US Dollars equal to (i) that number of shares multiplied by (ii)
the Ten Day VWAP on the dealing day immediately preceding the date
on which such shares are issued pursuant to this
Agreement;
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“
Cayman 2 Account ”
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the bank
account of Cayman 2 held at Citibank N.A., London Branch and
established for the purposes of this Agreement, with such details
as Cayman 2 shall provide to the Parties;
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“
CEDC Common Stock ”
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$0.01 common
stock of CEDC, listed for trading on the NASDAQ Global Select
Market under the symbol “CEDC”;
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“
Consideration Securities ”
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means the
shares of CEDC Common Stock to be issued pursuant to this
Agreement;
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“
Control ”
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(including,
with their correlative meanings, “Controlled by”,
“Controlling” and “under common Control
with”) shall mean possession, directly or indirectly, of
power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies
(whether through ownership of securities or partnership or other
ownership interests, by contract or otherwise) of any other Person,
provided that, in any event, any Person who owns, directly or
indirectly, a majority of the securities having ordinary voting
power or otherwise having the power to elect a majority of the
directors or other governing body of a corporation or having a
majority of the partnership or other ownership interests of any
other Person (other than as a limited partner of such other Person)
will be deemed to control such corporation or other Person and for
the avoidance of doubt, a limited partnership is controlled by its
general partner;
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“ C
Shares ”
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C Ordinary
Shares in the capital of Cayman 2 of $1 each, having the rights set
out in the Articles;
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2
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“D2
Shares”
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100,000,000 D2
Ordinary Shares of $1 each in the capital of Cayman 2, having the
rights set out in the Articles;
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“D2 Shares Subscription
Amount”
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a cash amount
of $110 million;
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“Encumbrance”
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any mortgage,
charge (fixed or floating), pledge, lien, hypothecation, option,
right of set off, security trust, assignment by way of security,
reservation of title, option, restriction, right of first refusal,
right of pre-emption, third party right or interest, or any other
encumbrance or security interest whatsoever created or arising or
any other agreement or arrangement (including any sale and
leaseback transaction) entered into for the purposes of conferring
security or having similar effect and any agreement to enter into,
create or establish any of the foregoing;
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“Equity Documents”
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has the meaning
given in the Letter of Undertaking;
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“Final
Discharge Date”
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has the meaning
given in the Option Agreement;
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“First
Consideration Instalment”
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an amount in
cash of $13.5 million;
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“First
Completion Date”
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the date
falling three Business Days following the date of this Agreement or
such other date as the Parties may otherwise agree;
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“Instalments”
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the First
Consideration Instalment, the Second Consideration Instalment and
the Third Consideration Instalment;
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“Leading Demand
Registration”
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has the meaning
given in the Registration Rights Agreement;
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“Letter of
Undertaking”
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the letter of
undertaking dated the same date as this Agreement, between CEDC,
Carey Agri, Lion/Rally Cayman 4, Lion/Rally Cayman 5 and Lion
Capital LLP;
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“Loan
Notes”
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the
$103,500,000 unsecured exchangeable Loan Notes issued on 8 July
2008 by Lux 3 to Carey Agri pursuant to a loan note instrument
dated 8 July 2008 made by and between Lux 3, Lux 1 and Cayman 2
including all PIK Notes issued thereunder;
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“Loan
Notes Consideration Amount”
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an amount in
cash equal to $110 million;
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“Lux
1”
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Lion/Rally Lux
1, company number B139.056, a société anonynme
incorporated in Luxembourg with registered offices at 13-15 Avenue
de la Liberté, L-M31 Luxembourg;
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3
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“Lux
3”
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Lion/Rally Lux
3, company number B139.054, a société à
responsibilité limitée incorporated in Luxembourg
with registered offices at 13-15 Avenue de la Liberté, L-M31
Luxembourg;
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“New
Investment”
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shall have the
meaning set forth in the Option Agreement;
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“Option Agreement”
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the option
agreement relating to shares in Lion/Rally Cayman 6, to be entered
into by Lion/Rally Cayman 4, Cayman 5, Lion/Rally Cayman 7 L.P. and
CEDC;
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“Preference Share”
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one Class D2
Preference Share with a nominal value of $1 in the capital of
Cayman 2, having the rights set out in the Articles;
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“Preference Share Subscription
Amount”
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$1, in
cash;
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“Registration Rights
Agreement”
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has the meaning
given in the Option Agreement;
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“Second Consideration
Instalment”
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an amount in
cash equal to $17.15 million;
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“Second Completion
Date”
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the date on
which any portion of the Share Equivalent of the Second
Consideration Instalment is first issued pursuant to Clause
5.2;
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“Share
Equivalent”
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means, in
relation to an amount of cash in US dollars, a number of shares of
CEDC Common Stock equal to (i) that cash amount divided by (ii) the
Ten Day VWAP on the dealing day immediately preceding the date on
which such shares are issued pursuant to this Agreement, rounded up
to the nearest whole share;
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“Ten
Day VWAP”
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on the relevant
dealing day, the volume weighted average VWAP over a period of ten
dealing days prior to and including the relevant dealing
day;
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“Third
Completion Date”
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as the case may
be either (i) 14 August 2009, in the event the Third Consideration
Instalment is paid in cash pursuant to Clause 5.3, or (ii) the date
on which any portion of the Share Equivalent of the Third
Consideration Instalment is first issued pursuant to Clause
5.4;
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“Third
Consideration Instalment”
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an amount in
cash equal to $4.25 million, provided that if Clause 5.3 applies,
the Third Consideration Instalment shall be $5 million;
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“VWAP”
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with respect to
a particular date, the volume weighted average trading price of a
share of CEDC Common Stock on and as reported by the principal
securities exchange on which the CEDC Common Stock is then listed
or admitted to trading for any relevant trading date, or, if the
CEDC Common Stock is not listed or admitted to trading on any
securities exchange, as determined in good faith and in a
commercially reasonable manner by resolution of the Board of
Directors of CEDC, based on the best information available to it
and (if so requested by Cayman 5) having engaged an independent
appraiser in such regard; and
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“Warrants”
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has the meaning
given in the Option Agreement.
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1.2.1
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references to a
“person” include an individual, body corporate
(wherever incorporated), unincorporated association, trust or
partnership (whether or not having separate legal personality),
government, state or agency of a state, or two or more of the
foregoing;
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