10-Q 1 d360008d10q.htm FORM 10-Q Form 10-Q
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(MARK ONE)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE QUARTERLY PERIOD ENDED JUNE 30, 2012

OR

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM              TO             

COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 001-35293

 

 

CENTRAL EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION

(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

 

 

 

Delaware   54-1865271

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

3000 Atrium Way, Suite 265

Mt. Laurel, New Jersey

  08054
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip code)

(856) 273-6980

(REGISTRANT’S TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE)

 

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (check one):

 

Large Accelerated Filer   x    Accelerated Filer   ¨
Non-Accelerated Filer   ¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    Smaller Reporting Company   ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.):    Yes  ¨    No  x

The number of shares outstanding of each class of the issuer’s common stock as of September 25, 2012: Common Stock ($.01 par value) 78,843,480

 

 

 


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EXPLANATORY NOTE

Central European Distribution Corporation (“we”,”us”,”our,” or the “Company”) is filing this quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012. This Form 10-Q restates the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 (the “Restatement”) as originally presented in the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 initially filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on August 9, 2011 (“Original Filing”). The Restatement corrects certain accounting errors primarily related to the accounting for retroactive trade rebates and trade marketing refunds provided to customers during that period.

As previously disclosed, the Company changed its senior management at its principal operating subsidiary in Russia, the Russian Alcohol Group (“RAG”), during April 2012. Following this change, senior Company management requested that the new management team review RAG’s business operations and internal controls, including an assessment of the resources and needs of the corporate finance and reporting departments. Based on the preliminary findings of that review, senior management concluded that the Company’s financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 should no longer be relied upon because of a failure to reflect the timely reporting of the full amount of retroactive trade rebates and trade marketing refunds provided to RAG’s customers in Russia.

Thereafter, the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors initiated an internal investigation, with the assistance of outside counsel and forensic accountants engaged by outside counsel, regarding the Company’s retroactive trade rebates, trade marketing refunds and related accounting issues. The Audit Committee, through its counsel, voluntarily notified SEC of the investigation and is cooperating with the SEC. The Audit Committee has completed its accounting investigation, and has identified accounting irregularities at RAG, which resulted in the understatement of retroactive trade rebates and trade marketing refunds, as well as certain other errors that were concealed from both the Company’s senior management and the independent auditors. Certain reclassifications have also been made to conform data for all periods presented with the current presentation. For a more detailed description of the Restatement, see Note 2, “Restatement of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements”, to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

As a result of the investigation Company has also determined that a control deficiency existed which contributed to the incorrect accounting for the Company’s retroactive trade rebates and trade marketing refunds provided to customers giving rise to the Restatement and that this deficiency constituted a material weakness in internal control over financial reporting. In connection with the investigation, the Company’s management also identified a material weakness in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting regarding the implementation of our policy on compliance with applicable laws as of December 31, 2011. Furthermore, the Company also has expanded certain disclosure items related to income taxes in Note 9.

We are also filing amendments on Form 10-Q/A to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2012 which include restated balances and results as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2011, an amendment on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2011 which include restated balances and results as of and for the years ended December 31, 2010, and an amendment on Form 10-Q/A to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 to restate the Company’s consolidated balance sheets as of those dates, and the consolidated statements of operations, the consolidated statements of cash flows, and the consolidated statement of changes in stockholders’ equity and the notes related thereto for periods covered by such financial statements to reflect the effects of the Restatement on the Company’s respective annual and unaudited interim financial information.


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PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

Item 1

 

Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

  
 

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2012 (unaudited) and as of December  31, 2011

     3   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (unaudited) for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2012 and June 30, 2011

     4   
 

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow (unaudited) for the six month periods ended June  30, 2012 and June 30, 2011

     5   
 

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)

     6   

Item 2

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     23   

Item 3

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

     36   

Item 4

 

Controls and Procedures

     36   

PART II OTHER INFORMATION

     38   

Item 1

 

Legal Proceedings

     38   

Item 1A

 

Risk Factors

     38   

Item 6

 

Exhibits

     39   

 

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CENTRAL EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

All amounts are expressed in thousands

(except share information)

 

     June 30,
2012
(unaudited)
    December 31,
2011
 
ASSETS     

Current Assets

    

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 138,680      $ 94,410   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts at June 30, 2012 of $ 27,387 and at December 31, 2011 of $24,510

     213,140        410,866   

Inventories

     136,826        117,690   

Prepaid expenses

     21,127        16,538   

Other current assets

     18,873        23,020   

Deferred income taxes

     2,217        4,717   

Debt issuance costs

     6,797        2,962   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

     537,660        670,203   

Intangible assets, net

     457,598        463,848   

Goodwill

     663,792        670,294   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     173,446        176,660   

Deferred income taxes, net

     23,254        21,488   

Debt issuance costs

     12,100        13,550   

Non-current assets held for sale

     675        675   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Non-Current Assets

     1,330,865        1,346,515   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

   $ 1,868,525      $ 2,016,718   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY     

Current Liabilities

    

Trade accounts payable

   $ 83,066      $ 144,797   

Bank loans and overdraft facilities

     57,194        85,762   

Obligations under Convertible Senior Notes

     270,993        0   

Obligations under Debt Security

     70,000        0   

Income taxes payable

     7,363        9,607   

Taxes other than income taxes

     124,773        189,515   

Other accrued liabilities

     61,034        48,208   

Current portions of obligations under capital leases

     956        1,109   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

     675,379        478,998   

Long-term obligations under capital leases

     684        532   

Long-term obligations under Convertible Senior Notes

     0        304,645   

Long-term obligations under Senior Secured Notes

     917,848        932,089   

Long-term accruals

     1,978        2,000   

Deferred income taxes

     84,970        91,128   

Commitments and contingent liabilities (Note 15)

    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Liabilities

     1,005,480        1,330,394   
    

Temporary equity

     29,558        0   
    

Stockholders’ Equity

    

Common Stock ($0.01 par value, 120,000,000 shares authorized, 73,129,194 and 72,740,302 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively)

     731        727   

Preferred Stock ($0.01 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding)

     0        0   

Additional paid-in-capital

     1,371,059        1,369,471   

Accumulated deficit

     (1,231,349     (1,197,884

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     17,817        35,162   

Less Treasury Stock at cost (246,037 shares at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011)

     (150     (150
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Stockholders’ Equity

     158,108        207,326   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Equity

   $ 1,868,525      $ 2,016,718   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CENTRAL EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (UNAUDITED)

All amounts are expressed in thousands

(except per share information)

 

     Three months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011
(Restated,
see Note 2)
    2012     2011
(Restated,
see Note 2)
 

Sales

   $ 402,750      $ 425,838      $ 724,506      $ 743,919   

Excise taxes

     (215,549     (227,482     (391,316     (407,209

Net sales

     187,201        198,356        333,190        336,710   

Cost of goods sold

     111,864        123,708        202,738        209,393   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     75,337        74,648        130,452        127,317   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     68,100        63,756        127,034        119,126   

Gain on remeasurement of previously held equity interests

     0        0        0        (7,898
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     7,237        10,892        3,418        16,089   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non operating income / (expense), net

        

Interest income / (expense), net

     (25,606     (28,361     (51,908     (55,213

Other financial income / (expense), net

     (75,430     19,008        22,158        49,530   

Other non operating income / (expense), net

     (2,501     (2,661     (5,099 )       (3,637
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income / (loss) before income taxes and equity in net losses from unconsolidated investments

     (96,300     (1,122     (31,431     6,769   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax benefit / (expense)

     2,651        (2,211     (2,034     (4,190

Equity in net losses of affiliates

     0        0        0        (7,946
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to the company

     (93,649     (3,333     (33,465     (5,367
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss from operations per share of common stock, basic

   $ (1.23   $ (0.05   $ (0.45   $ (0.07

Net loss from operations per share of common stock, diluted

   $ (1.23   $ (0.05   $ (0.45   $ (0.07

Other comprehensive income / (loss), net of tax:

        

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (39,869     30,428        (17,345     164,600   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income / (loss) attributable to the company

   $ (133,518   $ 27,095      $ (50,810   $ 159,233   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CENTRAL EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOW (UNAUDITED)

All amounts are expressed in thousands

 

     Six months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011
(Restated,
see Note 2)
 

Cash flows from operating activities

    

Net loss

   $ (33,465   $ (5,367

Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:

    

Depreciation and amortization

     9,843        10,765   

Deferred income taxes

     (3,809     (5,671

Unrealized foreign exchange gains

     (20,196     (50,940

Stock options fair value expense

     1,589        1,336   

Equity loss in affiliates

     0        7,946   

Gain on fair value remeasurement of previously held equity interest

     0        (6,397

Other non cash items

     1,042        2,794   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

    

Accounts receivable

     201,151        274,861   

Inventories

     (19,190     (17,033

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (6,686     (13,868

Trade accounts payable

     (69,031     (59,551

Other accrued liabilities and payables (including taxes)

     (52,929     (95,541
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     8,319        43,334   

Cash flows from investing activities

    

Purchase of fixed assets

     (4,781     (3,169

Proceeds from the disposal of fixed assets

     234        0   

Purchase of intangibles

     0        (693

Purchase of trademarks

     0        (17,473

Acquisitions of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired

     0        (24,124
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (4,547     (45,459

Cash flows from financing activities

    

Borrowings on bank loans and overdraft facility

     14,987        30,983   

Debt security, net of debt issuance cost of $838

     69,162        0   

Repayment of Convertible Senior Notes

     (35,532     0   

Payment of bank loans, overdraft facility and other borrowings

     (37,214     (34,401

Issuance of shares in private placement

     30,000        0   

Decrease in short term capital leases payable

     (10     (277

Proceeds from options exercised

     0        72   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by / (used in) financing activities

     41,393        (3,623
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Currency effect on brought forward cash balances

     (895     10,166   

Net increase in cash

     44,270        4,418   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     94,410        122,116   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

   $ 138,680      $ 126,534   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Schedule of Non-cash Investing Activities

    

Common stock issued in connection with investment in subsidiaries

   $ 0      $ 23,175   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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CENTRAL EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Amounts in tables expressed in thousands, except share and per share information

 

1. ORGANIZATION AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Organization and description of business

We operate primarily in the alcohol beverage industry. We are one of the largest producers of vodka in the world and are Central and Eastern Europe’s largest integrated spirit beverages business, measured by total volume, with approximately 33.2 million nine-liter cases produced and distributed in 2011. Our business primarily involves the production and sale of our own spirit brands (principally vodka), and the importation on an exclusive basis of a wide variety of spirits, wines and beers. Our primary operations are conducted in Poland, Russia, Ukraine and Hungary. We have six operational manufacturing facilities located in Poland and Russia.

In Poland, we are one of the largest vodka producers with a brand portfolio that includes Absolwent, Żubrówka, Żubrówka Biała, Bols, Palace and Soplica brands, each of which we produce at our Polish distilleries. We produce and sell vodkas primarily in three of four vodka sectors: premium, mainstream and economy. In Poland, we also own and produce Royal, the top-selling vodka in Hungary.

We are also the largest vodka producer in Russia, the world’s largest vodka market. Our Green Mark brand is the top-selling mainstream vodka in Russia and the second-largest vodka brand by volume in the world, and our Parliament and Zhuravli brands are two top-selling sub-premium vodkas in Russia.

As well as sales and distribution of its own branded spirits, the Company is a leading exclusive importer of wines and spirits in Poland, Russia and Hungary.

Liquidity

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. As discussed further in Note 7, certain credit and factoring facilities are coming due in 2012, which the Company expects to renew. Furthermore, our Convertible Senior Notes (the “Convertible Notes”) are due on March 15, 2013. Our current cash on hand, estimated cash from operations and available credit facilities will not be sufficient to make the repayment of principal on the Convertible Notes and, unless the transaction with Russian Standard Corporation, described in Note 4, is completed the Company may default on them. The Company’s cash flow forecasts include the assumption that certain credit and factoring facilities that are coming due in 2012 will be renewed to manage working capital needs. Moreover, the Company had a net loss and significant impairment charges in 2011 and current liabilities exceed current assets at June 30, 2012. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

The transaction with Russian Standard Corporation is subject to certain risks, including shareholder approval which may not be obtained. The Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “AGM”), which was postponed due to the need to restate the Company’s financial statements, is expected to be held as soon as practicable. We believe that if the transaction is completed as scheduled, the Convertible Notes will be repaid by their maturity date, which would substantially reduce doubts about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Basis of presentation

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”).

CEDC’s subsidiaries maintain their books of account and prepare their statutory financial statements in their respective local currencies. The subsidiaries’ financial statements have been adjusted to reflect U.S. GAAP for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary to fairly present our financial condition, results of operations and comprehensive income and cash flows for the interim periods presented have been included. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The balance sheet at December 31, 2011 has been derived from the restated audited consolidated financial statements at that date included in Amendment No. 2 on Form 10-K/A to the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, dated October 4, 2012, but does not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements.

These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the restated consolidated financial statements and related notes included in Amendment No. 2 on Form 10-K/A to the Company’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, dated October 4, 2012.

 

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The significant interim accounting policies include the recognition of a pro-rata share of certain estimated annual sales incentives, marketing, promotion and advertising costs, generally in proportion to sales, and the recognition of income taxes using an estimated annual effective tax rate adjusted for tax amendments related to prior years and changes in estimates.

On February 7, 2011, the Company acquired full voting and economic control over Whitehall Group and changed the accounting treatment for its interest in Whitehall from the equity method of accounting to consolidation beginning on February 7, 2011.

 

2. RESTATEMENT OF UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

In April 2012, the Company changed its senior management at the Russian Alcohol Group (“RAG”), its main operating subsidiary in Russia. Following this change, the Company’s senior management requested that the new RAG senior management team review RAG’s business operations and internal controls, including an assessment of the resources and needs of the corporate finance and reporting departments, as identified in Item 9A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 initially filed with Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on February 29, 2012.

Based on the preliminary findings of that review, CEDC’s senior management concluded that the Company’s financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011 should no longer be relied upon because of a failure to reflect the timely reporting of the full amount of retroactive trade rebates and trade marketing refunds provided to RAG’s customers in Russia.

Thereafter, the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors initiated an internal investigation, with the assistance of outside counsel and forensic accountants engaged by outside counsel, regarding the Company’s retroactive trade rebates, trade marketing refunds and related accounting issues. The Audit Committee, through its counsel, voluntarily notified the SEC of the investigation and is cooperating with the SEC. The Audit Committee has completed its accounting investigation, and has identified accounting irregularities at RAG, which resulted in the understatement of retroactive trade rebates and trade marketing refunds, as well as other errors that were concealed from both the Company’s senior management and the independent auditors.

As a result of the investigation, the Company determined that certain retroactive trade rebates provided to RAG’s customers in Russia were not recorded, and therefore the consolidated sales for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were overstated by $29.6 million and $11.3 million, respectively. The consolidated sales for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 were not affected by this error and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 were overstated by $6.7 million and $12.2 million, respectively. The accounts receivable as at December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011 were overstated by $44.5 million and $29.2 million, respectively. Furthermore, the Company improperly accounted for promotional compensation granted to customers and as a result the accounts receivable as at December 31, 2011 and June 30, 2011 were additionally overstated by $8.1 million and $8.0 million, respectively and the consolidated sales for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 were overstated by $3.7 and $6.5, respectively and the consolidated selling, general and administrative expenses for these periods were overstated by $3.3 and $4.2 million, respectively.

In addition to the adjustments described above as of June 30, 2011, the Company:

 

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decreased accounts receivable by additional $23.2 million (in addition to $29.2 million relating to unrecorded retroactive trade rebates and $8.0 million relating to promotional compensation granted to customers described above). This adjustment resulted mainly from a cut-off error of $18.1 million, where revenue for the third quarter of 2011 was recognized in June 2011 and other individually immaterial adjustments;

 

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increased inventories by $12.8 million, resulting mainly from the cut-off error described above of $13.2 million offset by other individually immaterial adjustment;

 

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decreased taxes other than income taxes payable by $2.5 million, which is also a result of the above described cut-off error;

 

  -  

increased goodwill by $4.0 million, of which $2.7 million relates to unrecognized impairment of property, plant and equipment on acquisition of RAG in 2008.

In the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended June 30, 2011 the Company:

 

   

decreased sales by additional $3.8 million (in addition to the $6.7 million relating to unrecorded retroactive trade rebates and $3.7 million relating to promotional compensation granted to customers described above) mainly due to sales cut-off error in the amount of $3.3 million;

 

   

decreased cost of goods sold by $3.0 million mainly due to sales cut-off error in the amount of $2.9 million.

In the unaudited condensed consolidated statement of operations for the six months ended June 30, 2011 the Company:

 

   

decreased sales by additional $13.5 million (in addition to the $12.2 million relating to unrecorded retroactive trade rebates and $6.5 million relating to promotional compensation granted to customers described above) mainly due to sales cut-off error in the amount of $15.2 million;

 

   

decreased cost of goods sold by $14.7 million mainly due to sales cut-off error in the amount of $13.2 million.

As a result, the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors concluded that the Company should restate its unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2011 and the related unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations and changes in stockholders’ equity for three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

In addition to the errors and irregularities described above, the Company also included in the restated consolidated financial statements other adjustments, which are immaterial individually and in the aggregate, related primarily to previously unrecorded adjustments identified during the preparation of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements at June 30, 2011, as well as, the write-off of non-recoverable VAT and prepayments, recording provisions for known obsolete inventory and accruing for certain other operating expenses. Furthermore, the Company has expanded certain disclosure items related to income and deferred taxes in Note 9.

The impact of the corrections of the errors discussed above on the consolidated balance sheet, consolidated statements of operations, consolidated statement of cash flow and consolidated statements of changes in stockholders’ equity is shown in the accompanying tables (in thousands, except for per share data).

 

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet - June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Balance as at
June 30, 2011
As Reported
    Adjustments     Balance as at
June 30, 2011
Restated
 

Current Assets

      

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 126,534      $ 0      $ 126,534   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $34,586 as reported and $35,554 as restated

     310,850        (60,397     250,453   

Inventories

     137,407        12,753        150,160   

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     58,043        528        58,571   

Deferred income taxes

     94,473        (1,410     93,063   

Debt issuance cost

     2,884        0        2,884   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Assets

     730,191        (48,526     681,665   

Intangible assets, net

     699,127        0        699,127   

Goodwill, net

     1,869,558        4,046        1,873,604   

Property, plant and equipment, net

     224,768        (3,265     221,503   

Deferred income taxes

     42,625        0        42,625   

Debt issuance costs

     15,110        0        15,110   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Non-Current Assets

     2,851,188        781        2,851,969   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Assets

     3,581,379        (47,745     3,533,634   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Current Liabilities

      

Trade accounts payable

     81,931        472        82,403   

Bank loans and overdraft facilities

     65,375        0        65,375   

Income taxes payable

     1,190        0        1,190   

Taxes other than income taxes

     114,435        (2,511     111,924   

Other accrued liabilities

     44,160        (1,128     43,032   

Current portions of obligations under capital leases

     916        0        916   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Current Liabilities

     308,007        (3,167     304,840   

Long-term debt, less current maturities

     21,592        0        21,592   

Long-term obligations under capital leases

     892        0        892   

Long-term obligations under Senior Notes

     1,301,942        0        1,301,942   

Long-term accruals

     2,368        (32     2,336   

Deferred income taxes

     185,021        0        185,021   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Long-Term Liabilities

     1,511,815        (32     1,511,783   

Stockholders’ Equity

      

Common Stock ($0.01 par value, 120,000,000 shares authorized, 72,732,559 shares issued and outstanding)

     727        0        727   

Additional paid-in-capital

     1,368,202        0        1,368,202   

Retained earnings

     164,385        (44,252     120,133   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     228,393        (294     228,099   

Less Treasury Stock at cost (246,037 shares)

     (150     0        (150
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Stockholder’s Equity

     1,761,557        (44,546     1,717,011   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity

   $ 3,581,379      $ (47,745   $ 3,533,634   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations - Six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2011
As reported
    Adjustments     Six months ended
June 30, 2011
Restated
 

Sales

   $ 776,140      $ (32,221   $ 743,919   

Excise taxes

     (407,472     263        (407,209

Net sales

     368,668        (31,958     336,710   

Cost of goods sold

     224,089        (14,696     209,393   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     144,579        (17,262     127,317   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     126,295        (7,169     119,126   

Gain on remeasurement of previously held equity interests

     (7,898     0        (7,898
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     26,182        (10,093     16,089   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non operating income / (expense), net

      

Interest income / (expense), net

     (55,213     0        (55,213

Other financial income / (expense), net

     49,794        (264     49,530   

Other non operating income / (expense), net

     (3,637     0        (3,637
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income / (loss) before taxes and equity in net income from unconsolidated investments

     17,126        (10,357     6,769   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax benefit / (expense)

     (4,177     (13     (4,190

Equity in net income / (losses) of affiliates

     (8,814     868        (7,946
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income / (loss)

   $ 4,135      $ (9,502   $ (5,367
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income / (loss) from operations per share of common stock, basic

   $ 0.06      $ (0.13   $ (0.07

Net income / (loss) from operations per share of common stock, diluted

   $ 0.06      $ (0.13   $ (0.07

Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax:

      

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     168,169        (3,569     164,600   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to the company

   $ 172,304      $ (13,071   $ 159,233   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Operations - Three months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Three months ended
June 30, 2011
As reported
    Adjustments     Three months ended
June 30, 2011
Restated
 

Sales

   $ 440,001      $ (14,163   $ 425,838   

Excise taxes

     (228,044     562        (227,482

Net sales

     211,957        (13,601     198,356   

Cost of goods sold

     126,715        (3,007     123,708   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     85,242        (10,594     74,648   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     68,418        (4,662     63,756   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     16,824        (5,932     10,892   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non operating income / (expense), net

      

Interest income / (expense), net

     (28,361     0        (28,361

Other financial income / (expense), net

     18,748        260        19,008   

Other non operating income / (expense), net

     (2,661     0        (2,661
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income / (loss) before taxes and equity in net income from unconsolidated investments

     4,550        (5,672     (1,122
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax benefit / (expense)

     (1,536     (675     (2,211

Net income / (loss)

   $ 3,014      $ (6,347   $ (3,333
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income / (loss) from operations per share of common stock, basic

   $ 0.04      $ (0.09   $ (0.05

Net income / (loss) from operations per share of common stock, diluted

   $ 0.04      $ (0.09   $ (0.05

Other comprehensive income/(loss), net of tax:

      

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     31,153        (725     30,428   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income/(loss) attributable to the company

   $ 34,167      $ (7,072   $ 27,095   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow - Six months ended June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2011
As reported
    Adjustments     Six months ended
June 30, 2011
Restated
 

Cash flows from operating activities of continuing operations

      

Net income / (loss)

   $ 4,135      $ (9,502   $ (5,367

Adjustments to reconcile net income / (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:

      

Depreciation and amortization

     10,765        0        10,765   

Deferred income taxes

     (4,216     (1,455     (5,671

Unrealized foreign exchange (gains) / losses

     (50,732     (208     (50,940

Stock options fair value expense

     1,336        0        1,336   

Equity (income) / loss in affiliates

     8,814        (868     7,946   

Gain on fair value remeasurement of previously held equity interest

     (6,397     0        (6,397

Other non cash items

     2,803        (9     2,794   

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

      

Accounts receivable

     263,804        11,057        274,861   

Inventories

     (2,353     (14,680     (17,033

Prepaid expenses and other current assets

     (12,327     (1,541     (13,868

Trade accounts payable

     (83,383     23,832        (59,551

Other accrued liabilities and payables

     (89,111     (6,430     (95,541
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities from continuing operations

     43,138        196        43,334   

Cash flows from investing activities of continuing operations

      

Purchase of fixed assets

     (3,181     12        (3,169

Purchase of intangibles

     (693     0        (693

Purchase of trademarks

     (17,473     0        (17,473

Acquisitions of subsidiaries, net of cash acquired

     (24,124     0        (24,124
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by / (used in) investing activities from continuing operations

     (45,471     12        (45,459

Cash flows from financing activities of continuing operations

      

Borrowing on banks loans, overdraft facility and other borrowings

     30,983        0        30,983   

Payment of bank loans, overdraft facility and other borrowings

     (34,401     0        (34,401

Decrease in short term capital leases payable

     (277     0        (277

Options exercised

     72        0        72   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in financing activities from continuing operations

     (3,623     0        (3,623

Currency effect on brought forward cash balances

     10,166        0        10,166   

Net increase in cash

     4,210        208        4,418   

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

     122,324        (208     122,116   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

     126,534        0        126,534   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental Schedule of Non-cash Investing Activities

      

Common stock issued in connection with investment in subsidiaries

   $ 23,175      $ 0      $ 23,175   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information

      

Interest paid

   $ 44,251      $ 0      $ 44,251   

Income tax paid

   $ 8,950      $ 0      $ 8,950   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Condensed Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity - June 30, 2011 (unaudited)

 

     Balance as at
June 30, 2011
As Reported
    Adjustments     Balance as at
June 30, 2011
Restated
 

Common Stock

   $ 727      $ 0      $ 727   

Additional Paid-in Capital

     1,368,202        0        1,368,202   

Retained Earnings

     164,385        (44,252     120,133   

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     228,393        (294     228,099   

Less Treasury Stock at cost

     (150     0        (150
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,761,557      $ (44,546   $ 1,717,011   

 

3. SALE OF ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE

On February 24, 2011, two subsidiaries of the Company, namely CEDC International sp. z o.o. (“CEDC International”) and Polmos Białystok S.A. (“Polmos Bialystok”), entered into factoring arrangements (“Factoring Agreements”) with ING Commercial Finance Polska (“ING Polska”) for the sale up to 290.0 million Polish zlotys (approximately $85.6 million) of receivables. On January 1, 2012, the total limit under the Factoring Agreements was reduced from 290.0 million Polish zlotys ($85.6 million) to 250.0 million Polish zlotys ($73.8 million) and from March 1, 2012 it was further reduced to 220.0 million Polish zlotys ($64.9 million). The Factoring Agreements were to mature on April 30, 2012, however on April 25, 2012 the Company extended these agreements until September 30, 2012 with further decrease of the total limit from April 25, 2012 to 200.0 million Polish zlotys (approximately $59.0 million). On September 28, 2012 the Company further extended these agreements until December 31, 2012 with decrease of the total limit to 170.0 million Polish zlotys (approximately $50.2 million).

As of June 30, 2012, the total balance of receivables under factoring amounted to 181.7 million Polish zlotys (approximately $53.6 million) of the 200.0 million Polish zlotys limit available.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company sold receivables in the amount of 394.6 million Polish zlotys ($116.5 million) and 697.4 million Polish zlotys ($205.8 million), respectively and recognized a loss on the sale in the statement of operations and comprehensive income in the amount of 3.1 million Polish zlotys ($0.9 million) and 6.3 million Polish zlotys ($1.9 million), respectively in respect of the non-recourse factoring. The Company has no continuing involvement with the sold non-recourse receivables.

As of June 30, 2012, the liabilities from factoring with recourse amounted to $1.4 million and are included in the short term bank loans in the balance sheet. Corresponding receivables from factoring with recourse are presented under accounts receivable in the balance sheet.

 

4. AGREEMENT WITH ROUST TRADING

On April 23, 2012, the Company entered into a Securities Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) with Roust Trading Limited (“Roust Trading”), for a strategic transaction. Pursuant to this SPA, Roust Trading has agreed to make an investment in the Company in three stages, subject to typical closing conditions. In the first stage, on May 4, 2012, Roust Trading acquired 5,714,286 newly issued shares of the Company’s common stock for an aggregate purchase price of $30 million, or $5.25 per share (the “Initial Shares”). The Initial Shares were accounted for as temporary equity in the balance sheet. Also on May 4, 2012, JSC Russian Standard Bank, a subsidiary of Roust Trading, purchased $70 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due March 18, 2013, bearing an interest rate of 3.00% (the “Debt Security”) issued by the Company. The SPA also contemplated the following transactions:

 

   

upon approval of CEDC’s shareholders, and after the satisfaction of certain other conditions, the Company would be able to cause Roust Trading to or Roust Trading would be able to

 

   

purchase such number of shares of common stock at a purchase price of $5.25 per share sufficient to repay the then-outstanding principal amount of the Debt Security, plus the accrued and unpaid interest thereon, totaling approximately 13.3 million shares of common stock (the “Exchange Shares”) plus additional shares representing accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and

 

   

sell to CEDC the entire principal amount of the Debt Security;

 

   

the purchase by Roust Trading of a new debt security with a principal aggregate amount of approximately $102.6 million maturing on July 31, 2016 (the “Rollover Notes”), with the Rollover Notes to bear a blended interest rate of 6.00% over the term of the Rollover Notes and interest accrued on the Rollover Notes to be effectively paid in shares of common stock before January 1, 2014, and in cash thereafter; and

 

   

the receipt by CEDC of the right to put to Roust Trading a debt security maturing on July 31, 2016 (the “Backstop Notes”) of an aggregate principal amount of up to $107.5 million, with the Backstop Notes to bear a blended interest rate of 6.00% over the term of the Backstop Notes and interest to be accrued on the Backstop Notes to be effectively paid in shares of common stock before January 1, 2014, and in cash thereafter.

As discussed in Note 18 the SPA was amended on July 9, 2012.

 

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5. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

Comprehensive income is defined as all changes in equity during a period except those resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Comprehensive income includes net income adjusted by foreign currency translation adjustments. The foreign translation losses/gains on the re-measurements from foreign currencies to U.S. dollars are classified separately as foreign currency translation adjustment within accumulated other comprehensive income included in stockholders’ equity.

As of June 30, 2012, our functional currencies exchange rates used to translate the balance sheet weakened against the U.S. dollar as compared to the exchange rates as of December 31, 2011, and as a result $17.3 million of foreign currency translation adjustment was recognized as part of total comprehensive income, which mainly related to a decrease in goodwill and intangible assets.

 

6. EARNINGS PER SHARE

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods indicated.

 

     Three months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011
(Restated,
see Note  2)
    2012     2011
(Restated,
see Note  2)
 

Net loss

   $ (93,649   $ (3,333   $ (33,465   $ (5,367

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding (used to calculate basic EPS)

     76,210        72,479        74,547        71,846   

Net effect of dilutive employee stock options based on the treasury stock method

     234        116        226        129   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding (used to calculate diluted EPS)

     76,444        72,595        74,773        71,975   

Net income / (loss) per common share - basic

   $ (1.23   $ (0.05   $ (0.45   $ (0.07

Net income / (loss) per common share - diluted

   $ (1.23   $ (0.05   $ (0.45   $ (0.07

Employee stock options granted have not been included in the above calculations of diluted earnings per share where the exercise price is less than the average market price of the common stock during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. In addition there is no adjustment to fully diluted shares related to the Convertible Senior Notes as the average market price was below the conversion price for the periods.

 

7. BORROWINGS

Bank Facilities

As of June 30, 2012, the Company has outstanding liability of €22.5 million ($28.3 million) from the term loans from Alfa Bank and Raiffeisen Bank drawn by Whitehall:

 

   

The loan agreement with Alfa Bank, dated July 22, 2008, matures on October 18, 2014. The credit limit under this agreement is €20.0 million ($25.2 million) and the loan is released in tranches maturing within three, six or nine months, depending if they are pledged by inventory. The loan was released in seven tranches between March 13, 2012 and June 28, 2012, and is repayable between September 13, 2012 and December 28, 2012. As of June 30, 2012, the Company had outstanding liability of €20 million ($25.2 million) from this term loan meaning that the loan was fully drawn as of that date;

 

   

The loan agreement with Raiffeisen Bank, dated July 6, 2010, matures on July 6, 2012. The credit limit under this agreement is €10.0 million ($12.6 million) and the loan was released in tranches maturing within one to 12 months, not later than July 6, 2012. The loan was released in three tranches between October 12, 2011 and October 27, 2011. As of June 30, 2012, the Company had outstanding liability of €2.5 million ($3.1 million) from this term loan. This loan was fully repaid on July 6, 2012.

The aforementioned loans drawn by Whitehall are guaranteed by Whitehall companies. The loan from Alfa Bank is secured by the Company’s inventory.

As of June 30, 2012, the Company has outstanding term loans of 845.5 million Russian rubles ($25.7 million) from Unicredit and JSC Grand Invest Bank, both drawn by Russian Alcohol, as well as, an overdraft facility from Sberbank drawn by Bravo Premium:

 

   

The loan agreement with Unicredit, dated May 24, 2011, matures on November 23, 2012. This loan has no financial covenants and is secured by inventory of up to 720 million Russian rubles ($21.9 million) and guarantees given by companies of Russian Alcohol. As of June 30, 2012, the Company has outstanding liability of 600.0 million Russian rubles ($18.2 million) from this term loan;

 

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The loan agreement with JSC Grand Invest Bank, dated November 25, 2011, matures on November 23, 2012. This loan has no financial covenants that need to be met. As of June 30, 2012, the Company has outstanding liability of 245.5 million Russian rubles ($7.5 million) from this term loan;

 

   

The overdraft agreement with Sberbank, dated February 6, 2012, matures on February 5, 2013. The credit limit under this agreement is 60.0 million Russian rubles ($1.8 million). This loan is secured by fixed assets. As of June 30, 2012, the loan was fully utilized.

As of June 30, 2012, the Company had available to use under existing overdraft facility in Hungary 100.0 million Hungarian forints ($0.4 million). This facility was terminated by the Company as of September 11, 2012.

Convertible Senior Notes due 2013

On March 7, 2008, the Company completed the issuance of $310 million aggregate principal amount of 3% Convertible Senior Notes due 2013 (the “Convertible Senior Notes”). Interest is due semi-annually on the 15th of March and September, beginning on September 15, 2008. The Convertible Senior Notes are convertible in certain circumstances into cash and, if applicable, shares of our common stock, based on an initial conversion rate of 14.7113 shares per $1,000 principal amount, subject to certain adjustments. Upon conversion of the notes, the Company will deliver cash up to the aggregate principal amount of the notes to be converted and, at the election of the Company, cash and/or shares of common stock in respect to the remainder, if any, of the conversion obligation. The proceeds from the Convertible Senior Notes were used to fund the cash portions of the acquisition of Copecresto Enterprises Limited and Whitehall.

In May 2012, the Company repurchased $36.6 million principal amount of Convertible Notes in four tranches for $35.3 million.

As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had accrued interest of $2.4 million and $2.7 million, respectively, related to the Convertible Senior Notes, with the next coupon due for payment on September 15, 2012. Total obligations under the Convertible Senior Notes are shown net of deferred finance costs, amortized over the life of the borrowings using the effective interest rate method as shown in the table below:

 

     June 30,
2012
    December 31,
2011
 

Convertible Senior Notes

   $ 273,358      $ 310,000   

Unamortized debt discount

     (560     (1,070

Debt discount related to ASC 470-20

     (1,805     (4,285
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 270,993      $ 304,645   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, the additional pre-tax non-cash interest expense recognized in the consolidated statement of operations was $1.4 million and $2.5 million, respectively and for three and six months ended June 30, 2011 $1.1 million and $2.1 million, respectively. Pre-tax increase in non-cash interest expense on our consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income to be recognized until 2013, the maturity date of the Convertible Senior Notes, amounts to $1.9 million.

Senior Secured Notes due 2016

On December 2, 2009, the Company issued $380 million 9.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 and €380 million ($507.0 million) 8.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the “2016 Notes”) in an unregistered offering to institutional investors. The Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the 2016 Notes to redeem the Company’s outstanding 2012 Notes, having an aggregate principal amount of €245.4 million ($327.4 million) on January 4, 2010. The remainder of the net proceeds from the 2016 Notes was used to (i) purchase Lion Capital’s remaining equity interest in Russian Alcohol by exercising the Lion Option and the Co-Investor Option, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Lion Option Agreement and the Co-Investor Option Agreement, respectively (ii) repay all amounts outstanding under Russian Alcohol credit facilities; and (iii) repay certain other indebtedness.

On December 9, 2010, the Company issued an additional €50.0 million ($66.7 million) 8.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the “2016 Notes”) in an unregistered offering to institutional investors. The Company used the net proceeds from the additional 2016 Notes to repay its term loans and overdraft facilities with Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A and Bank Zachodni WBK S.A.

As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 the Company had accrued interest of $6.9 million and $7.0 million, respectively related to the Senior Secured Notes due 2016, with the next coupon due for payment on December 1, 2012.

 

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     June 30,
2012
    December 31,
2011
 

Senior Secured Notes due 2016

   $ 920,767      $ 935,296   

Unamortized debt discount

     (2,919     (3,207
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   $ 917,848      $ 932,089   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Senior notes due March 18, 2013 (“Debt Security”)

As described in Note 4 above, on May 4, 2012, the Company issued $70 million principal amount of senior notes due March 18, 2013, bearing an interest rate of 3.00% to JSC Russian Standard Bank, an affiliate of Russian Standard Corporation. Pursuant to the Amended SPA, as described in Note 18 below, upon approval of the Company’s shareholders, and after the satisfaction of certain other conditions including the receipt of certain Polish regulatory waivers, Roust Trading will purchase such number of shares of common stock at a purchase price of $5.25 per share sufficient to repay the then-outstanding principal amount of the Debt Security, totaling approximately 13.3 million shares of common stock and sell to CEDC the entire principal amount of the Debt Security. In addition, interest payable on the Debt Security prior to the Second Closing may, at the option of Roust Trading and after the Second Closing, be effectively paid in shares of common stock at a price $3.44 per share of common stock. Pursuant to the Amended SPA, the final maturity date for the Debt Security will be extended to July 31, 2016.

 

     June 30,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 

Senior Notes due 2013

   $ 70,000       $ 0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 70,000       $ 0   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

As of June 30, 2012, the Company had accrued interest of $0.3 million, related to the Senior Notes due March 18, 2013, with the next coupon due for payment on September 18, 2012.

Total accumulated unamortized debt discount related to the Company’s debt was $18.9 million and $16.5 million as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

The following is a schedule by years of the future principal repayments for borrowings as of June 30, 2012:

 

     June 30,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 

Principal repayments for the following years

     

2012

   $ 53,996       $ 78,504   

2013

     342,817         304,645   

2014

     0         0   

2015

     0         0   

2016 and beyond

     917,848         932,089   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,314,661       $ 1,315,238   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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8. INVENTORIES

The following table summarizes our inventories:

 

     June 30,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 

Raw materials and supplies

   $ 18,510       $ 22,237   

In-process inventories

     6,873         2,655   

Finished goods and goods for resale

     111,443         92,798   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 136,826       $ 117,690   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Because of the nature of the products supplied by the Company, great attention is paid to inventory rotation. The number of days in inventory increased from approximately 81 days as of December 31, 2011 to approximately 111 days as of June 30, 2012. As a comparison, the number of days in inventory as of June 30, 2011 amounted to 109 days with total balance of $150.2 million.

 

9. INCOME TAXES

Our tax charge for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was $2.0 million which represents an effective tax rate for this period of -6.5%. The underlying tax rates in our key jurisdictions are 19% in Poland, 20% in Russia, 21% in Ukraine, 16% in Hungary and 35% in the United States. Changes in the Company’s uncertain income tax positions, excluding the related accrual for interest and penalties, for the six-month period ended June 30, 2012 result from additions to accruals for current and prior year tax positions. There were no reductions for prior year tax positions, settlements or lapses in statutes of limitations. As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the uncertain income tax position balance was $6.9 million and $7.1 million, respectively.

 

10. OPERATING SEGMENTS

The Company operates and manages its business based upon three primary geographic segments: Poland, Russia and Hungary. Selected financial data split based upon this segmentation assuming elimination of intercompany revenues and profits is shown below: Segment information represents only continuing operations.

 

     Segment Net Sales      Segment Net Sales  
     Three months ended June 30,      Six months ended June 30  
     2012      2011
(Restated,
see  Note 2)
     2012      2011
(Restated,
see  Note 2)
 

Segment

           

Poland

   $ 56,172       $ 58,612       $ 103,307       $ 105,229   

Russia

     125,354         132,191         218,780         218,770   

Hungary

     5,675         7,553         11,103         12,711   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Net Sales

   $ 187,201       $ 198,356       $ 333,190       $ 336,710   

 

     Operating income / (loss)     Operating income / (loss)  
     Three months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011
(Restated,
see  Note 2)
    2012     2011
(Restated,
see  Note 2)
 

Segment

        

Poland before fair value adjustments

   $ 9,112      $ 8,242      $ 15,592      $ 13,035   

Gain on remeasurement of previously held equity interests

     0        0        0        7,898   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Poland after fair value adjustments

     9,112        8,242        15,592        20,933   

Russia

     3,090        3,063        (5,373     (3,156

Hungary

     762        1,280        1,482        1,941   

Corporate Overhead

        

General corporate overhead

     (5,002     (1,049     (6,694     (2,292

Option Expense

     (725     (644     (1,589     (1,337
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Operating income / (loss)

   $ 7,237      $ 10,892      $ 3,418      $ 16,089   

 

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     Identifiable Operating Assets  
     June 30,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 

Segment

     

Poland

   $ 540,450       $ 600,940   

Russia

     1,217,340         1,369,744   

Hungary

     19,724         20,265   

Corporate

     91,011         25,769   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Identifiable Assets

   $ 1,868,525       $ 2,016,718   

 

     Goodwill  
     June 30,
2012
     December 31,
2011
 

Segment

     

Poland

   $ 254,230       $ 252,080   

Russia

     403,401         412,105   

Hungary

     6,161         6,109   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Goodwill

   $ 663,792       $ 670,294   

 

11. INTEREST EXPENSE, NET

The following items are included in Interest expense, net:

 

     Three months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Interest income

   $ 575      $ 356      $ 820      $ 881   

Interest expense

     (26,181     (28,717     (52,728     (56,094
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest expense, net

   $ (25,606   $ (28,361   $ (51,908   $ (55,213

 

12. OTHER FINANCIAL INCOME, NET

The following items are included in Other financial income, net:

 

     Three months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011
(Restated,
see Note  2)
    2012      2011
(Restated,
see Note  2)
 

Foreign exchange impact related to foreign currency financing

   $ (77,810   $ 19,341      $ 20,537       $ 50,468   

Gain on debt extinguishment

     1,309        0        1,309         0   

Other gains / (losses)

     1,071        (333     312         (938
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total other financial income / (expense), net

   $ (75,430   $ 19,008      $ 22,158       $ 49,530   

 

13. OTHER NON-OPERATING EXPENSE

The following items are included in Other Non-Operating Expense:

 

     Three months ended June 30,     Six months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011     2012     2011  

Factoring costs and bank fees

   $ (1,879   $ (1,408   $ (4,141   $ (2,079

Other gains / (losses)

     (622     (1,253     (958     (1,558
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other non operating income / (expense), net

   $ (2,501   $ (2,661   $ (5,099   $ (3,637

 

14. STOCK BASED COMPENSATION PLANS AND WARRANTS

During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the range of exercise prices for outstanding options was $2.00 to $60.92. During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the weighted average remaining contractual life of options outstanding is 4.7 years. Exercise prices for options exercisable as of June 30, 2012 ranged from $2.00 to $60.92. The Company has also granted 401,915 restricted stock at an average price of $4.40 and 84,586 restricted stock units at an average price of $4.39 during the six months ended June 30,2012.

The Company has issued stock options to employees under stock based compensation plans. Stock options are issued at the current market price, subject to a vesting period, which varies from one to three years. As of June 30, 2012, the Company has not changed the terms of any outstanding awards.

During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recognized compensation cost of $1.59 million.

As of June 30, 2012, there was $2.8 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to non-vested stock options, restricted stock units and restricted stock granted under the Company’s Stock Incentive Plan. The costs are expected to be recognized over the 2012 to 2015 period.

 

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The following weighted-average assumptions were used in the calculation of fair value for options granted during 2011. For the six months ended June 30, 2012 the Company did not grant any options to its employees.

 

     December 31, 2011  

Fair Value

   $ 7.60   

Dividend Yield

     0

Expected Volatility

     66.1

Weighted Average Volatility

     66.1

Risk Free Interest Rate

     3

Expected Life of Options from Grant

     3.2   

 

15. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENT LIABILITIES

Supply contracts

The Company has various agreements covering its sources of supply, which, in some cases, may be terminated by either party on relatively short notice. Thus, there is a risk that a portion of the Company’s supply of products could be curtailed at any time.

Bank Guarantees

In accordance with current legislation in Russia each producer of spirit beverages must acquire excise stamps and must pay excise tax in full before buying spirit for production purposes. For each lot of stamps purchased, the alcohol producer must provide the relevant body with a bank guarantee in the full amount of payment for the excise tax to secure the legality of usage of the excise stamps. This bank guarantee serves as insurance against the illegal usage of excise stamps by an alcohol producer.

In addition, under new legislation effective since August 1, 2011 the producer purchasing spirit alcohol must a) prepay the excise tax in full or b) provide the relevant tax body with a bank guarantee in the full amount of the excise tax before purchasing to secure payment of the excise tax. This bank guarantee serves as insurance that the excise tax is paid in time.

Russian Alcohol signed a guarantee line agreement with multiple banks pursuant to which it was provided with a guarantee limit of 19.3 billion Russian rubles (approximately $586.7 million) for a period from 1 to 4 years, Bravo Premium signed a guarantee line agreement with multiple banks pursuant to which it was provided with a guarantee limit of 720.0 million Russian rubles (approximately $21.9 million) for a period from 1 to 2 years and Whitehall signed a guarantee line agreement with multiple banks pursuant to which it was provided with a guarantee limit of 1.2 billion Russian rubles (approximately $36.5 million) as insurance against the illegal usage of excise stamps.

According to the agreements, companies have the right to obtain bank guarantees during the agreement term for each purchase of excise stamps and for the purchase of spirit. The guarantees for excise stamps are held by Rosalkoregulirovanie (the Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation), during the whole production period for which the excise stamps were purchased. The guarantee for excise tax is held by the beneficiary (the tax body) for 6 months after the end of month the spirit was purchased.

As of June 30, 2012, the Company has bank guarantees related to customs duties on imported goods in Poland of 6.2 million Polish zlotys (approximately $1.8 million).

Operating Leases and Rent Commitments

The Company makes rental payments for real estate, vehicles, office, computer, and manufacturing equipment under operating leases. The following is a schedule by years of the future rental payments under the non-cancelable operating lease as of June 30, 2012:

 

2012

   $ 5,835   

2013

     9,130   

2014

     8,722   

2015

     8,148   

2016

     5,536   

Thereafter

     2,976   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 40,347   
  

 

 

 

 

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During 2012, the Company continued its policy of renewing its transportation fleet by way of capital leases. The future minimum lease payments for the assets under capital lease as of June 30, 2012 are as follows:

 

2012

   $ 801   

2013

     604   

2014

     236   
  

 

 

 

Gross payments due

   $ 1,641   

Less interest

     (115
  

 

 

 

Net payments due

   $ 1,526   
  

 

 

 

Legal proceedings

From time to time we are involved in legal proceedings arising in the normal course of our business, including opposition and cancellation proceedings with respect to trademarks similar to some of our brands, and other proceedings, both in the United States and elsewhere. Except as set forth below, we are not currently involved in or aware of any pending or threatened proceedings that we reasonably expect, either individually or in the aggregate, will result in a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements.

On October 24, 2011, a class action complaint titled Steamfitters Local 449 Pension Fund vs. Central European Distribution Corporation, et al., was filed in the United States District Court, District of New Jersey on behalf of a putative class of all purchasers of our common stock from August 5, 2010 through February 28, 2011 against us and certain of our officers. The complaint seeks unspecified money damages and alleges violations of federal securities law in connection with alleged materially false and misleading statements and/or omissions regarding our business, financial results and prospects in our public statements and public filings with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission for the second and third quarters of 2010, relating to declines in our vodka portfolio, our need to take an impairment charge relating to the deterioration in fair value of certain of our brands in Poland and negative financial results from the launch of Żubrówka Biała. Subsequent to the above complaint, a second, substantially similar class action complaint titled Tim Schuler v. Central European Distribution Corporation, et al., was filed in the same court. By Order dated August 22, 2012, the Steamfitters action and the Schuler action were consolidated and are now proceeding in the District of New Jersey under the caption In re Central European Distribution Corp. Securities Litigation.

On June 8, 2012, a purported securities fraud class action titled Grodko v. Central European Distribution Corporation, et al., was filed against the Company in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The plaintiff in the lawsuit, who is suing purportedly on behalf of a class of all purchasers of the Company’s common stock between March 1, 2010 and June 4, 2012, alleges that the Company made false and/or misleading statements related to and/or failed to disclose that (1) the Company’s reported net sales in the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2011 were materially inflated; (2) as a result of a failure to account for retroactive trade rebates provided to the customers of Russian Alcohol, the Company anticipates restating its reported consolidated net sales, operating profit and related accounts for these periods; and (3) as a result of the foregoing, the Company’s statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times. On August 7, 2012 a second, substantially similar class action complaint titled Puerto Rico System of Annuities and Pension for Teachers v. Central European Distribution Corporation, et al., was filed in the same court. By Orders dated September 4, 2012, the Grodko action and the Puerto Rico System of Annuities and Pension for Teachers action were transferred to the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, where the actions have been consolidated with the prior-pending cases in New Jersey and are proceeding under the caption In re Central European Distribution Corp. Securities Litigation. Objections by certain plaintiffs to the consolidation of these actions are pending.

The Company intends to mount a vigorous defense to the claims asserted. Although we believe the allegations in the class action complaints are without merit, these types of lawsuits can be protracted, time-consuming, distracting to management and expensive and, whether or not the claims are ultimately successful, could ultimately have an adverse effect on our business, operating results and cash flows.

In connection with the Restatement, the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors voluntarily notified the SEC of the internal investigation. The Company is fully cooperating with the SEC. Any action by the SEC or other government agency could result in sanctions against the Company and/or certain of its current or former officers, directors or employees. Any such action could ultimately have an adverse effect on our business, operating results and cash flows.

 

16. FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS

The Company utilizes the accounting guidance for fair value measurements and disclosures for all financial assets and liabilities and nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the condensed financial statements on a recurring basis or on a nonrecurring basis during the reporting period. The fair value is an exit price, representing the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants based upon the best use of the asset or liability at the measurement date. The Company utilizes market data or assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. The accounting guidance establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. The three levels of inputs used to measure fair value are as follows:

 

Level 1 —   Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2 —   Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1. We value assets and liabilities included in this level using dealer and broker quotations, certain pricing models, bid prices, quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, or other inputs that are observable or can be corroborated by observable market data.

 

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Level 3 —   Unobservable inputs that are supported by little or no market activity and that are significant to the fair value of the assets or liabilities. This includes certain pricing models, discounted cash flow methodologies and similar techniques that use significant unobservable inputs.

As of June 30, 2012, the Company held certain financial assets that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. These consisted of cash and cash equivalents. The monetary assets represented by these financial instruments are primarily located in Poland, Hungary and Russia. Consequently, they are subject to currency translation risk when reporting in U.S. Dollars. The fair values of the cash and cash equivalents, Convertible Senior Notes and Secured Senior Notes is determined based on quoted market prices in public markets and is categorized as Level 1. Fair value of Debt Security is determined based on the principal face value and accrued interest and is categorized as Level 3. Apart from assets held for sale, the Company does not have any financial assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as Level 3 and there were no transfers in or out of Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3 during the six months ended June 30, 2012.

Non-financial assets and liabilities, such as goodwill and long-lived assets, are accounted for at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These items are tested for impairment on the occurrence of a triggering event or in the case of goodwill, on at least an annual basis. Management reviews long-lived assets for potential impairment whenever significant events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. An impairment exists when the carrying amount of the long-lived asset is not recoverable and exceeds its fair value. The carrying amount of a long-lived asset is not recoverable if it exceeds the sum of the estimated undiscounted cash flows expected to result from the use and eventual depletion of the asset. If an impairment exists, the resulting write-down would be the difference between the fair market value of the long-lived asset and the related net book value. As of the balance sheet date, the carrying value of its long-lived assets are recoverable and no impairment existed.

The following table sets forth by level, within the fair value hierarchy, the Company’s financial assets accounted for at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis (cash and cash equivalents as well as assets held for sale) and fair values of financial assets accounted for at their carrying values (Convertible Senior Notes, Senior Secured Notes and Debt Security) as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011.

 

            Assets at Fair Value Using  
           

Quoted Prices in

Activated Markets for

Identical Assets

    

Significant Other

Observable
Inputs

     Unobservable
Inputs
 
     Total      (Level 1)      (Level 2)      (Level 3)  
June 30, 2012            

Recurring items

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 138,680       $ 138,680       $ 0       $ 0   

Convertible Senior Notes

   $ 232,390       $ 232,390       $ 0       $ 0   

Secured Senior Notes

   $ 518,400       $ 518,400       $ 0       $ 0   

Debt Security

   $ 70,338       $ 0       $ 0       $ 70,338   

Nonrecurring items

           

Assets held for sale

   $ 675       $ 0       $ 0       $ 675   
December 31, 2011            

Recurring items

           

Cash and cash equivalents

   $ 94,410       $ 94,410       $ 0       $ 0   

Convertible Senior Notes

   $ 248,000       $ 248,000       $ 0       $ 0   

Secured Senior Notes

   $ 702,700       $ 702,700       $ 0       $ 0   

Nonrecurring items

           

Assets held for sale

   $ 675       $ 0       $ 0       $ 675   

The Company has other financial instruments, such as receivables, accounts payable, overdrafts, short term bank loans and other liabilities which have been excluded from the tables above. Due to the short-term nature of these instruments, the carrying value approximate their fair values. The Company did not have any other financial instruments with the scope of the fair value disclosure requirements as of June 30, 2012.

 

17. EFFECTS OF FOREIGN CURRENCY MOVEMENTS

Substantially all of the Company’s operating cash flows and assets are denominated in Polish zloty, Russian ruble and Hungarian forint. This means that the Company is exposed to translation movements both on its balance sheet and statement of operations and comprehensive income. The impact on working capital items is demonstrated on the cash flow statement as the movement in exchange on cash and cash equivalents. The impact on the statement of operations is by the movement of the average exchange rate used to restate the statement of operations from Polish zloty, Russian ruble and Hungarian forint to U.S. dollars. The amounts shown as exchange rate gains or losses on the face of the statements of operations relate only to realized gains or losses on transactions that are not denominated in Polish zloty, Russian ruble or Hungarian forint. Table below presents the exchange rates used for translation of our balance sheet and statement of operations and comprehensive income balances as of and for the three months ended June 30, 2012:

 

     Balance sheet rate
as of
June 30, 2012
     Balance sheet rate
as of
December 31, 2011
     Average rate for the
three months ended
June 30, 2012
     Average rate for the
three months ended
June 30, 2011
 

PLN / US$

     3.3885         3.4174         3.3255         2.7500   

RUR / US$

     32.8981         32.2092         31.1085         27.9756   

HUF / US$

     228.9527         240.6620         229.3448         184.5638   

 

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Because the Company’s reporting currency is the U.S. dollar, the translation effects of fluctuations in the exchange rate of our functional currencies have impacted the Company’s financial condition and results of operations and have affected the comparability of our results between financial periods.

The Company has borrowings including its Convertible Notes due 2013 and Senior Secured Notes due 2016 that are denominated in U.S. dollars and euros, which have been lent to its operations where the functional currency is the Polish zloty and Russian ruble. The effect of having debt denominated in currencies other than the Company’s functional currencies is to increase or decrease the value of the Company’s liabilities on that debt in terms of the Company’s functional currencies when those functional currencies depreciate or appreciate in value respectively. As a result of this, the Company is exposed to gains and losses on the re-measurement of these liabilities. The table below summarizes the pre-tax impact of a one percent movement in each of the exchange rate which could result in a significant impact in the results of the Company’s operations.

 

Exchange Rate

   Value of notional amount    Pre-tax impact of a 1%
movement in exchange rate

USD-Polish zloty

   $459 million    $4.6 million gain/loss

USD-Russian ruble

   $264 million    $2.6 million gain/loss

EUR-Polish zloty

   €430 million or approximately $541 million    $5.4 million gain/loss

 

18. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Amended agreement with Russian Standard

On July 9, 2012, the Company entered into an amended and restated securities purchase agreement (the “Amended SPA”) with Roust Trading, which amended and restated the entirety of the SPA described in Note 4. The material amendments to the terms of the SPA as set forth in the Amended SPA include:

 

   

the Company will, within five business days of a request by Roust Trading, issue to Roust Trading, as an adjustment to the issue price of the Initial Shares and Exchange Shares, up to the following amount of shares of common stock at any time after the following dates: (i) 3 million shares of common stock after the execution of the Amended SPA; (ii) 5 million shares of common stock after receipt of Company Stockholder Approval (as defined in the Amended SPA); and (iii) 2 million shares following the Backstop Escrow Release Date (as defined in the Amended SPA) (the shares of common stock in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above collectively the “Additional Shares”);

 

   

interest payable (i) on the Debt Security prior to the Second Closing (as defined in the Amended SPA) may, at the option of Roust Trading and after the Second Closing, be effectively paid in shares of common stock at a price of $3.44 per share of common stock, (ii) on the Rollover Notes through June 30, 2014, will be effectively paid in a number of shares of common stock, determined by dividing the amount of interest payable over such period by the 5-day volume weighted average price (the “VWAP”) of the common stock (as traded on NASDAQ), provided that the VWAP may never exceed $4.13 or be lower than $2.75 (the “VWAP Amount”), and (iii) on the Backstop Notes through December 31, 2013, will be effectively paid in a number of shares of common stock, determined by dividing the amount of interest payable over such period by the VWAP Amount;

 

   

the final maturity date for the Debt Security will be extended to July 31, 2016; and

 

   

the Company’s board of directors authorized (subject to applicable blackout periods and regulatory limitations) Roust Trading to purchase an amount of shares of common stock in the market that, when added to the shares currently owned by Roust Trading, the Exchange Shares, the Additional Shares and the shares that Roust Trading would receive in connection with interest payments under notes issued and to be issued to Roust Trading, would not exceed an amount of outstanding share capital of the Company that would require Roust Trading to make a tender offer for the Company’s common stock under Polish law. Upon receipt of certain Polish regulatory waivers if and to the extent received, the Company’s board of directors has agreed that the threshold will be raised to 42.9%.

In consideration of the above terms, and subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions, Roust Trading has agreed to waive certain contractual claims it may have under the Original SPA and under certain other agreements arising from the accounting errors announced on the Company’s Form 8-K filed with the SEC on June 4, 2012.

The cash proceeds from the Rollover Notes will be used by the Company to repurchase the Convertible Notes held by Roust Trading or its affiliates with a face value of approximately $102.6 million, at par. The remaining proceeds (net of transaction fees and expenses) received by the Company from the issuance of the Initial Shares, Debt Security and Backstop Notes will be used to repurchase or repay the outstanding amount of Convertible Notes.

The Company restated its consolidated financial statements as of and for the periods ended December 31, 2011 September 30, 2011 and March 30, 2012 primarily due to the fact that certain retroactive trade rebates and trade marketing refunds were not properly recorded by CEDC’s principle operating subsidiary in Russia, the Russian Alcohol Group. The cumulative impact of restatements for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, exceeded certain thresholds as set out in the Amended SPA dated July 9, 2012, with Roust Trading related to CEDC’s strategic alliance with Russian Standard

Corporation. As a result, CEDC and Russian Standard Corporation have begun discussions regarding this matter and remain committed to moving forward with their strategic alliance. The Company expects to provide an update on this transaction in due course.

Notification Letter from NASDAQ

On August 10, 2012, the Company received a notification letter from a representative of the Listing Qualifications Department of The NASDAQ OMX Group (“NASDAQ”) stating that due to the Company’s inability to timely file its Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2012 (the “2nd Quarter Form 10-Q”), the Company was not in compliance with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5250(c)(1). This notification was issued in accordance with standard NASDAQ procedures, in connection with the Company’s announcement on August 10, 2012, on Form 12b-25 that the Company would not be able to timely file its 2nd Quarter Form 10-Q. The NASDAQ notification letter noted that the Company has until October 9, 2012 to submit to NASDAQ a plan to regain compliance with the applicable listing rule. Upon acceptance of the Company’s compliance plan, NASDAQ may grant the Company an exception of up to 180 calendar days from the 2nd Quarter Form 10-Q’s initial due date, or until February 5, 2013, for the Company to regain compliance with NASDAQ’s filing requirements for continued listing. If necessary, the Company will submit a plan to regain compliance with NASDAQ’s filing requirements within the 60 day deadline. As the Form 10-Q for the three and six months periods ended June 30, 2012 has been filed with the SEC before October 9, 2012, no further action should be required.

Suspension of Trading Shares on the Warsaw Stock Exchange

On September 4, 2012, trading in the shares of Central European Distribution Corporation on the Warsaw Stock Exchange (the “WSE”) was suspended. The WSE trading suspension was implemented at the request of the Polish Financial Supervision Commission (the “PFSC”) because CEDC has not filed its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 as required under the relevant Polish regulations. It is practice in Poland to suspend trading in the shares of issuers that are not in compliance with the Polish periodic reporting obligations. Pursuant to a press release issued by the PFSC, the suspension is to remain in effect until either October 4, 2012 or such time as CEDC files its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements as of and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, whichever occurs earlier. The Company expects to resume trading on the WSE following the filing of its 2nd Quarter Form 10-Q dated October 4, 2012.

 

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Consent Solicitation

On August 10, 2012, the Company successfully completed a consent solicitation from the holders of the 2016 Notes. As a result of this consent solicitation the Company received a waiver from the 2016 Noteholders up to and including November 12, 2012, of any and all defaults and events of default, and the consequences thereof that may have occurred or may occur under the SEC Reporting Covenants contained in the indenture for the 2016 Notes.

The Company paid a consent fee of $2.50 in cash for each $1,000 in principal amount of its 9.125% Secured Senior Notes for which it received and accepted consents and €2.50 in cash for each €1,000 in principal amount of its 8.875% Secured Senior Notes for which it received and accepted consents.

 

19. RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

In May 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-04, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs” (“ASU 2011-04”), which is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2011. This guidance amends certain accounting and disclosure requirements related to fair value measurements. Additional disclosure requirements in the update include: (1) for Level 3 fair value measurements, quantitative information about unobservable inputs used, a description of the valuation processes used by the entity, and a qualitative discussion about the sensitivity of the measurements to changes in the unobservable inputs; (2) for an entity’s use of a nonfinancial asset that is different from the asset’s highest and best use, the reason for the difference; (3) for financial instruments not measured at fair value but for which disclosure of fair value is required, the fair value hierarchy level in which the fair value measurements were determined; and (4) the disclosure of all transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company adopted ASU 2011-04 during the first quarter of the current fiscal year. The adoption of ASU 2011-04 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements other than disclosures related to fair value measurements.

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, “Presentation of Comprehensive Income” (“ASU 2011-05”), which was issued to enhance comparability between entities that report under U.S. GAAP and IFRS, and to provide a more consistent method of presenting non-owner transactions that affect an entity’s equity. ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity and requires an entity to present the total of comprehensive income, the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income either in a single continuous statement or in two separate but consecutive statements. This pronouncement is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. However, in December 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-12, “Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05” (“ASU 2011-12”), which deferred the guidance on whether to require entities to present reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income by component in both the statement where net income is presented and the statement where other comprehensive income is presented for both interim and annual financial statements. ASU 2011-12 reinstated the requirements for the presentation of reclassifications that were in place prior to the issuance of ASU 2011-05 and did not change the effective date for ASU 2011-05. For public entities, the amendments in ASU 2011-05 and ASU2011-12 are effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011, and should be applied retrospectively. The Company adopted both ASU 2011-05 and ASU 2011-12 during the first quarter of the current fiscal year. The adoption of ASU 2011-05 and ASU 2011-12 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements, other than presentation of comprehensive income.

In September 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-08, “Testing Goodwill for Impairment” (“ASU 2011-08”), which simplifies testing for impairment by allowing an entity to first assess qualitative factors and determine if it is more likely than not (defined as 50% or more) that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. That determination can then be used to decide if it is necessary to perform the two-step goodwill impairment test. ASU 2011-08 is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011, which corresponds to the Company’s first quarter of current fiscal year. The Company will adopt ASU 2011-08 during the current fiscal year and this adoption is not expected to have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following analysis should be read in conjunction with the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this report.

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 Regarding Forward-Looking Information.

This report (and other oral and written statements we have made or make, including press releases containing information about our business, results of operations, financial condition, guidance and other business developments), contains forward-looking statements, which provide our current expectations or forecasts of future events. These forward-looking statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms “believes,” “estimates,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “will” or “should” or, in each case, their negative, or other variations or comparable terminology, but the absence of these words does not necessarily mean that a statement is not forward-looking. These forward-looking statements include all matters that are not historical facts. They appear in a number of places throughout this report and include, without limitation:

 

   

information concerning possible or assumed future results of operations, trends in financial results and business plans, including those relating to earnings growth and revenue growth, liquidity, prospects, strategies and the industry in which the Company and its affiliates operate, as well as the integration of recent acquisitions and other investments and the effect of such acquisitions and other investments on the Company;

 

   

statements about the expected level of our costs and operating expenses, and about the expected composition of the Company’s revenues;

 

   

information about the impact of governmental regulations on the Company’s businesses;

 

   

statements about local and global credit markets, currency exchange rates and economic conditions;

 

   

other statements about the Company’s plans, objectives, expectations and intentions including with respect to its credit facility and other outstanding indebtedness;

 

   

statements relating to shareholder approval of the transaction with Roust Trading and Roust Trading’s ability or intention to fund some or all of its investment in the Company; and

 

   

other statements that are not historical facts.

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties because they relate to events and depend on circumstances that may or may not occur in the future. We caution you that forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that our actual results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, the development of the industries in which we operate, and the effects of acquisitions and other investments on us may differ materially from those anticipated in or suggested by the forward-looking statements contained in this report. In addition, even if our results of operations, financial condition and liquidity, and the development of the industry in which we operate, are consistent with the forward-looking statements contained in this report, those results or developments may not be indicative of results or developments in subsequent periods.

We urge you to read and carefully consider the items of this and other reports and documents that we have filed with or furnished to the SEC for a more complete discussion of the factors and risks that could affect our future performance and the industry in which we operate, including the risk factors described in this report and in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A dated October 4, 2012. In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, the forward-looking events described in this report may not occur as described, or at all.

You should not unduly rely on these forward-looking statements, because they reflect our views only as of the date of this report. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect circumstances or events after the date of this report, or to reflect on the occurrence of unanticipated events. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or to persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements referred to above and contained elsewhere in this report.

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and the notes thereto found elsewhere in this report.

Overview

        The Company is one of the world’s largest vodka producers and Central and Eastern Europe’s largest integrated spirit beverages business with its primary operations in Poland, Russia and Hungary. In Poland, the Company was able to see year on year domestic sales volume and value growth for the quarter ending June 30, 2012 primarily due to the continued success of Żubrówka Biała and the higher margin flavored segment including Soplica. In Russia, although our sales volumes for the first six month were down by 3.3%, sales were flat in the second quarter, following the change of the management team in Russia. Nonetheless, Russia continues to be a challenging environment with excise taxes increasing by 18% in July 2012 (the second increase of the year) and overall difficult consumer market.

Restatement

The Company is restating its unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011. The Restatement corrects certain accounting errors primarily related to the accounting for retroactive rebates provided to customers during those periods, accounting for revenue transactions, assets write-offs, cut off errors and income taxes. The Restatement also includes reclassifications of accounts payable for periods prior to 2011 to conform to the current presentation. All amounts in the following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Conditions and Results of Operations have been adjusted, as appropriate, for the effects of the Restatement. For a more detailed description of the Restatement, see Note 2, “Restatement of unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements”, to the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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Significant factors affecting our consolidated results of operations

Effect of Exchange Rate and Interest Rate Fluctuations

Substantially all of Company’s operating cash flows and assets are denominated in Polish zloty, Russian ruble and Hungarian forint. This means that the Company is exposed to translation movements both on its balance sheet and statement of operations. The impact on working capital items is demonstrated on the cash flow statement as the movement in exchange on cash and cash equivalents. The impact on the statement of operations is due to the movement of the average exchange rate used to restate the statements of operations from Polish zloty, Russian ruble and Hungarian forint to U.S. dollars. The amounts shown as exchange rate gains or losses on the face of the statements of operations relate only to realized gains or losses on transactions that are not denominated in Polish zloty, Russian ruble or Hungarian forint. The table below presents the exchange rates used for translation of our balance sheet and statement of operations balances as of and for the quarter ended June 30, 2012:

 

     Balance sheet rate
as of
June 30, 2012
     Average rate for the
three months ended
June 30, 2012
 

PLN / US$

     3.3885         3.3255   

RUR / US$

     32.8981         31.1085   

HUF / US$

     228.9527         229.3448   

Because the Company’s reporting currency is the U.S. dollar, the translation effects of fluctuations in the exchange rate of our functional currencies have impacted the Company’s financial condition and results of operations and have affected the comparability of our results between financial periods.

The Company also has borrowings including its Convertible Notes due 2013 and Senior Secured Notes due 2016 that are denominated in U.S. dollars and euros, which have been lent to its operations where the functional currency is the Polish zloty and Russian ruble. The effect of having debt denominated in currencies other than the Company’s functional currencies is to increase or decrease the value of the Company’s liabilities on that debt in terms of the Company’s functional currencies when those functional currencies depreciate or appreciate in value, respectively. As a result of this, the Company is exposed to gains and losses on the re-measurement of these liabilities. The table below summarizes the pre-tax impact of a one percent movement in each of the exchange rate which could result in a significant impact in the results of the Company’s operations.

 

Exchange Rate

   Value of notional amount    Pre-tax impact of a 1%
movement in exchange rate

USD-Polish zloty

   $459 million    $4.6 million gain/loss

USD-Russian ruble

   $264 million    $2.6 million gain/loss

EUR-Polish zloty

   €430 million or approximately $541 million    $5.4 million gain/loss

 

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Results of Operations:

Three months ended June 30, 2012 compared to three months ended June 30, 2011

A summary of the Company’s operating performance (expressed in thousands except per share amounts) is presented below.

 

     Three months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011
(Restated)
 

Sales

   $ 402,750      $ 425,838   

Excise taxes

     (215,549     (227,482
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net sales

     187,201        198,356   

Cost of goods sold

     111,864        123,708   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     75,337        74,648   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     68,100        63,756   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     7,237        10,892   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non operating income / (expense), net

    

Interest income / (expense), net

     (25,606     (28,361

Other financial income / (expense), net

     (75,430     19,008   

Other non operating income / (expense), net

     (2,501     (2,661
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income / (loss) before taxes and equity in net income from unconsolidated investments

     (96,300     (1,122
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax expense

     2,651        (2,211
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to the company

     (93,649     (3,333
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss from operations per share of common stock, basic

   $ (1.23   $ (0.05

Net loss from operations per share of common stock, diluted

   $ (1.23   $ (0.05

Other comprehensive income / (loss), net of tax:

    

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (39,869     30,428   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income / (loss) attributable to the company

   $ (133,518   $ 27,095   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Net Sales

Net sales represent total sales net of all customer rebates, excise tax on production and imports, and value added tax. Total net sales decreased by approximately 5.6%, or $11.2 million, from $198.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 to $187.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012. This decrease was driven by the impact of foreign exchange translation of $24.9 million partially offset by higher local currency sales revenue of $13.9 million.

 

     Segment Net Sales
Three months ended June 30,
 
     2012      2011
(Restated)
 

Segment

     

Poland

   $ 56,172       $ 58,612   

Russia

     125,354         132,191   

Hungary

     5,675         7,553   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Net Sales

   $ 187,201       $ 198,356   

Sales for Poland decreased by $2.4 million from $58.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 to $56.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012. This decrease was mainly a combination of a volume growth of domestic vodkas of 6%, resulting in a net sales value increase of $7.7 million, or 9% in local currency terms, offset by weaker Polish zloty against the U.S. dollar which accounted for approximately $10.1 million of sales in U.S. dollar terms. The Company continued to see strong demand for its Żubrówka Biała as well as higher margin flavored vodkas including Soplica.

Sales for Russia decreased by $6.8 million from $132.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 to $125.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The sales decline in Russia resulted from the impact of foreign exchange translation of $13.3 million, offset by increased export sales of $1.0 million and domestic sales value increase of $5.5 million. Domestic vodka sales volumes were flat for the quarter however improved pricing and lower trade spend resulted in sales value growth.

Sales for Hungary decreased by $1.9 million from $7.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 to $5.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012, which resulted in a $0.4 million decrease in volumes on local currency terms, as well as a weaker Hungarian forint against the U.S. dollar which accounted for approximately $1.5 million of sales in U.S. dollar terms.

Gross Profit

Total gross profit increased by approximately 0.9%, or $0.7 million, to $75.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012, from $74.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011. The decline in margin was driven primarily by the lower sales value in Russia. Although absolute gross margin declined, gross profit margins as a percentage of net sales increased by 2.9 percentage points from 37.6% to 40.2% for the three months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to the three months ended June 30, 2011. The improvement in gross margin percentage was driven by a number of factors including improved product and channel mix in Poland and price increases taken in Russia. Part of the improvement in pricing coming from the Russian market was offset by the year on year growth of spirit pricing which resulted in approximately $4.5 million of additional cost in the second quarter of 2012.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses consist of selling, general and administrative, or “SG&A” expenses, advertising expenses, non-production depreciation and amortization, and provision for bad debts. Total operating expenses increased by $4.3 million, from $63.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 to $68.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012. This increase was primarily driven by additional legal costs of $4.5 million, redundancy payments of $1.0 million and other restructuring costs of $6.0 million offset by a $7.2 million decrease resulting from weaker local currencies against U.S. dollar.

The table below sets forth the items of operating expenses.

 

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     Operating Expenses
Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2012      2011
(Restated)
 
     ($ in thousands)  

SG&A

   $ 58,997       $ 55,176   

Marketing

     6,817         5,622   

Depreciation and amortization

     2,286         2,958   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expense

   $ 68,100       $ 63,756   

SG&A consists of salaries, warehousing and transportation costs, administrative expenses and bad debt expense. SG&A expenses increased by $3.8 million, from $55.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 to $59.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The increase in SG&A expenses results primarily from additional legal costs incurred in the three months ended June 30, 2012 related to the restatement of financial statements of $4.5 million, $1.0 million of redundancy costs in Russia and additional bad debt provision in Russia of $2.1 million, offset by cost savings achieved on integration of businesses in Russia and Poland and an effect of weaker local currencies against U.S. dollar.

Depreciation and amortization decreased by $0.7 million, from $3.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 to $2.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012.

Operating Income

Total operating income decreased by $3.7 million, from $10.9 million income for the three months ended June 30, 2011 to $7.2 million loss for the three months ended June 30, 2012, primarily driven by lower domestic sales and higher spirit costs in the Russian market. The table below summarizes the segmental split of operating profit.

 

     Operating Income/(Loss)
Three months ended June 30,
 
     2012     2011
(Restated)
 

Segment

    

Poland

   $ 9,112      $ 8,242   

Russia

     3,090        3,063   

Hungary

     762        1,280   

Corporate Overhead

    

General corporate overhead

     (5,002     (1,049

Option Expense

     (725     (644
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Operating Profit/(Loss)

   $ 7,237      $ 10,892   

Underlying operating income in Poland increased by approximately 11.0%, or $0.9 million, from $8.2 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 to $9.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The operating income in Russia remains stable at $3.1 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and for the three months ended June 30, 2012. The changes in operating income in both of these segments were driven by all of the factors described above.

Non Operating Income and Expenses

Total interest expense decreased by approximately 9.9%, or $2.8 million, from $28.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 to $25.6 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012. This decrease was primarily driven by the euro exchange rate as compared to the Polish zloty.

The Company recognized $77.8 million of non-cash unrealized foreign exchange rate loss in the three months ended June 30, 2012, primarily related to the impact of movements in exchange rates on our U.S. dollar and euro denominated liabilities, as compared to $19.3 million of gain in the three months ended June 30, 2011. During three months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recognized $1.3 million gain on debt extinguishment related to repurchased part of Convertible Senior Notes due 2013.

Total other non-operating expenses decreased by $0.2 million, from a loss of $2.7 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 to a loss of $2.5 million for the three months ended June 30, 2012.

 

     Three months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011  

Factoring costs and bank fees

     (1,879     (1,408

Other gains / (losses)

     (622     (1,253
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other non operating income / (expense), net

   ($ 2,501   ($ 2,661

 

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Income Tax

Our effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2012 was 2.8% as compared to an average blended statutory rate of 21%. The difference between the statutory and effective tax rates was due primarily to permanent tax differences related to valuation allowances recorded against tax loss carry forwards that the Company believes will not be utilized in the future.

 

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Six months ended June 30, 2012 compared to six months ended June 30, 2011

A summary of the Company’s operating performance (expressed in thousands except per share amounts) is presented below.

 

     Six months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011
(Restated)
 

Sales

   $ 724,506      $ 743,919   

Excise taxes

     (391,316     (407,209

Net sales

     333,190        336,710   

Cost of goods sold

     202,738        209,393   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gross profit

     130,452        127,317   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Selling, general and administrative expenses

     127,034        119,126   

Gain on remeasurement of previously held equity interests

     0        (7,898
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     3,418        16,089   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non operating income / (expense), net

    

Interest income / (expense), net

     (51,908     (55,213

Other financial income / (expense), net

     22,158        49,530   

Other non operating income / (expense), net

     (5,099     (3,637
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income / (loss) before income taxes and equity in net losses from unconsolidated investments

     (31,431     6,769   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax benefit / (expense)

     (2,034     (4,190

Equity in net losses of affiliates

     0        (7,946
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss attributable to the company

     (33,465     (5,367
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net loss from operations per share of common stock, basic

   $ (0.45   $ (0.07

Net loss from operations per share of common stock, diluted

   $ (0.45   $ (0.07

Other comprehensive income / (loss), net of tax:

    

Foreign currency translation adjustments

     (17,345     164,600   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income / (loss) attributable to the company

   $ (50,810   $ 159,233   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Net Sales

Net sales represent total sales net of all customer rebates, excise tax on production and imports and value added tax. Total net sales decreased by approximately 1.0%, or $3.5 million, from $336.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 to $333.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

The decrease was driven by the impact of foreign exchange translation of $33.1 million, partially offset by the consolidation of Whitehall only for five months in 2011 comparing to full two quarters in 2012 of $6.5 million and higher local currency sales value of $23.1 million. In Russia although sales volumes were lower, this was offset by improved pricing and lower trade marketing spend in the quarter.

Our business split by segment, which represents our primary geographic locations of operations, Poland, Russia and Hungary, is shown below:

 

     Segment Net Sales  
     Six months ended June 30,  
     2012      2011
(Restated)
 

Segment

     

Poland

   $ 103,307       $ 105,229   

Russia

     218,780         218,770   

Hungary

     11,103         12,711   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Net Sales

   $ 333,190       $ 336,710   

Sales for Poland decreased by $1.9 million from $105.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 to $103.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. This decrease was driven mainly by a weaker Polish zloty against the U.S. dollar which accounted for approximately $15.1 million of sales in U.S. dollar terms offset by higher volume sales of $13.2 million. In 2012, the Company continued to see strong demand for its Żubrówka Biała, as well as higher margin flavored vodkas including Soplica.

Sales for Russia remains stable at $218.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and for the six months ended June 30, 2011. There was a decline in sales in Russia driven by the weakening of the Russian ruble against the U.S. dollar which accounted for approximately $15.9 million of sales in U.S. dollar terms offset by increased export sales of $1.3 million, domestic sales value increase of $8.1 million and consolidation of Whitehall only for five months in 2011 comparing to two full quarters in 2012 of $6.5 million. Lower sales volumes in Russia during first quarter of 2012 were primarily due to an overall weak vodka market in Russia, with total sales volumes in the industry down during the quarter, as well as continued lower inventory levels in the wholesale trade and reduced sales to key accounts during our renegotiations in the first quarter of 2012.

Sales for Hungary decreased by $1.6 million from $12.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 to $11.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 resulting primarily from weakening of the Hungarian forint against the U.S. dollar.

Gross Profit

Total gross profit increased by approximately 2.5%, or $3.2 million, to $130.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012, from $127.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. Gross profit margins as a percentage of net sales increased by 1.4 percentage points from 37.8% to 39.2% for the six months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to the six months ended June 30, 2011. The improvement in gross margin percentage was driven by a number of factors including improved product and channel mix in Poland and price increases taken in Russia. Part of the improvement in pricing coming from the Russian market was offset by the year on year growth of spirit pricing which resulted in approximately $7.7 million of additional cost in the six months period of 2012.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses consist of selling, general and administrative, or “S,G&A” expenses, advertising expenses, non-production depreciation and amortization, and provision for bad debts. Total operating expenses increased by approximately 14.2%, or $15.8 million, from $111.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 to $127.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. This change includes a one-time gain in the six month period ended June 30, 2011, amounting to $7.9 million in operating income based on the remeasurement of previously held equity interests in Whitehall to fair value. For comparability of costs between periods, items of operating expenses after excluding this fair value adjustment are shown separately in the table below. Operating expenses, excluding fair value adjustments as a percent of net sales increased from 35.4% for the six months ended June 30, 2011 to 38.1% for the six months ended June 30, 2012. Operating expenses, net of fair value adjustments increased by $7.9 million, from $119.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 to $127.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

 

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The table below sets forth the items of operating expenses.

 

    

Operating Expenses

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 
     2012      2011
(Restated)
 

S,G&A

   $ 109,085       $ 103,429   

Marketing

     13,307         9,888   

Depreciation and amortization

     4,642         5,809   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Sub-Total

     127,034         119,126   

Fair value adjustments

     0         (7,898
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total operating expense

   $ 127,034       $ 111,228   

S,G&A consists of salaries, warehousing and transportation costs, administrative expenses and bad debt expense. S,G&A expenses increased by $5.7 million, from $103.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 to $109.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The increase in SG&A is primarily due to the inclusion of full two quarters of the Whitehall Group in 2012 of $4.0 million, redundancy costs in Russia of $3.2 million, $4.5 million of additional legal costs incurred in the second quarter 2012 related to restatement of financial statements for 2010 and 2011 and additional bad debt provision in Russia of $3.2 million offset by impact of weaker local currencies against U.S. dollar.

Marketing expenses increased by $3.4 million, from $9.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 to $13.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 mainly due to higher marketing spending primarily in Russia and Ukraine.

Depreciation and amortization decreased by $1.2 million, from $5.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 to $4.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012.

Operating Income

Total operating income decreased by approximately 78.9%, or $12.7 million, from $16.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 to $3.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012, primarily driven by lower domestic sales and higher spirit costs in the Russian market. The table below summarizes the segmental split of operating profit.

 

    

Operating Income

Six months ended June 30,

 
     2012     2011
(Restated)
 

Segment

    

Poland before fair value adjustments

   $ 15,592      $ 13,035   

Gain on remeasurement of previously held equity interests

     0        7,898   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Poland after fair value adjustments

     15,592        20,933   

Russia

     (5,373     (3,156

Hungary

     1,482        1,941   

Corporate Overhead

    

General corporate overhead

     (6,694     (2,292

Option Expense

     (1,589     (1,337
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Operating Profit

   $ 3,418      $ 16,089   

Underlying operating income in Poland excluding fair value adjustments increased by approximately 20.0%, or $2.6 million, from $13.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 to $15.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The operating loss in Russia decreased by $2.2 million from $3.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 to $5.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The changes in operating income in both of these segments were driven by all of the factors described above.

Non Operating Income and Expenses

Total interest expense decreased by approximately 6.0%, or $3.3 million, from $55.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 to $51.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. This decrease is mainly a result of the weaker euro as compared to the U.S. dollar, as a significant portion of the long-term borrowings are denominated in euro’s.

 

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The Company recognized $22.2 million of unrealized foreign exchange rate gains in the six months ended June 30, 2012, primarily related to the impact of movements in exchange rates on our U.S. dollar and euro denominated liabilities, as compared to $49.5 million of income in the six months ended June 30, 2011. These gains resulted mainly from the appreciation of the Polish zloty and Russian ruble against the U.S. dollar and euro. During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recognized $1.3 million gain on debt extinguishment related to repurchased part of Convertible Senior Notes due 2013.

Total other non operating expenses increased by $1.5 million, from $3.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 to $5.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. This increase is mainly a result of the higher costs related to factoring of receivables in 2012 which represent $4.1 million of expense for the six months ended June 30, 2012 comparing to $2.1 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

 

     Six months ended June 30,  
     2012     2011  

Factoring costs and bank fees

     (4,141     (2,079

Other gains / (losses)

     (958     (1,558
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total other non operating income / (expense), net

   $ (5,099   $ (3,637

Income Tax

Our effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was -6.5% as compared to an average blended statutory rate of 21%. The difference between the statutory and effective tax rates was due primarily to permanent tax differences related to valuation allowances recorded against tax loss carry forwards that the Company believes will not be utilized in the future.

Equity in Net Earnings

Equity in net losses for the six months ended June 30, 2011 include the Company’s proportional share of net income from its investment in the Moet Hennessey Russia Joint Venture for the period from January 1, 2011 to March 30, 2011 and Whitehall for the period from January 1, 2011 to February 7, 2011.

Statement of Liquidity and Capital Resources

During the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company’s primary sources of liquidity were cash flows generated from operations. The Company’s primary uses of cash were to fund its working capital requirements, service indebtedness and finance capital expenditures. The following table sets forth selected information concerning the Company’s consolidated cash flow during the periods indicated.

 

     Six months ended
June 30, 2012
    Six months ended
June 30, 2011
(Restated)
 

Cash flow from operating activities

   $ 8,319      $ 43,334   

Cash flow from investing activities

   $ (4,547   $ (45,459

Cash flow from financing activities

   $ 41,393      $ (3,623

Management views and performs analysis of financial and non financial performance indicators of the business by segments that are split by countries. The extensive analysis of indicators such as sales value in local currencies, gross margin and operating expenses by segment is included in the MD&A section of this Form 10-Q.

Net cash flow from operating activities

Net cash flow from operating activities represents net cash from operations and interest. Overall cash flow from operating activities decreased from cash generation of $43.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 to cash generation of $8.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012. The primary factors contributing to this lower cash generation in 2012 are due to the fact that in the first quarter of 2011, the Company entered into factoring arrangements in Poland for the first time which resulted in higher cash collection during this quarter. In 2011, the Polish operations received the cash inflow from the peak in the fourth quarter of 2010 sales as well as the cash from the factored receivables of the quarter, resulting in a one-off benefit in cash flow for the period. During the same period in 2012, the Polish operations only received the normal factored cash flow from the first quarter of 2012.

Overall working capital movements of accounts receivable, inventory and accounts payable provided approximately $53.3 million of cash during the six months ended June 30, 2012. Days sales outstanding (“DSO”) as of June 30, 2012 amounted to 39 days as compared to 43 days as of June 30, 2011. The number of days in inventory as of June 30, 2012 amounted to 111 days as compared to 109 days as of June 30, 2011. In addition, the ratio of our current assets to current liabilities, net of inventories, was 0.59 as of June 30, 2012.

 

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Net cash flow used in investing activities

Net cash flows used in investing activities represent net cash used to acquire subsidiaries and fixed assets. Net cash outflow for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was $4.5 million.

Net cash flow from financing activities

Net cash flow from financing activities represents cash used for servicing indebtedness, borrowings under credit facilities. Net cash inflow in financing activities was $41.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2012 as compared to an outflow of $3.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The primary inflow in the six months ended June 30, 2012 was $100 million of cash invested by Roust Trading Limited and its affiliates offset by cash used for repayment of part of Convertible Senior Notes and loans by the Company.

The Company’s Future Liquidity and Capital Resources

The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared assuming that the Company will continue as a going concern, which contemplates the realization of assets and the liquidation of liabilities in the normal course of business. As discussed further in Note 7, certain credit and factoring facilities are coming due in 2012, which the Company expects to renew. Furthermore, our Convertible Senior Notes (the “Convertible Notes”) are due on March 15, 2013. Our current cash on hand, estimated cash from operations and available credit facilities will not be sufficient to make the repayment of principal on the Convertible Notes and, unless the transaction with Russian Standard Corporation, described in Note 4, is completed the Company may default on them. The Company’s cash flow forecasts include the assumption that certain credit and factoring facilities that are coming due in 2012 will be renewed to manage working capital needs. Moreover, the Company had a net loss and significant impairment charges in 2011 and current liabilities exceed current assets at June 30, 2012. These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.

The Russian Standard transaction is subject to certain risks, including shareholder approval which may not be obtained. The Company’s board of directors, along with senior management, continue to review the timing of the Company’s 2012 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “AGM”) previously scheduled to be held on June 29, 2012 in light of the need to restate the Company’s accounts and expects to hold the AGM as soon as practicable. We believe that if the transaction is completed as scheduled, the Convertible Notes will be repaid by their maturity date which would substantially reduce doubts about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. Under the terms of the Indenture for our Senior Secured Notes due 2016, we expect that any indebtedness we incur in exchange for, or to redeem or refinance, all or a portion of the Convertible Notes will be required to be incurred as permitted refinancing indebtedness (a term defined in the Indenture); as a result, the terms of the indenture may limit our ability to enter into agreements that contain limitations on dividends (and certain payments having similar effects) payable to the Company (or its subsidiaries) by its subsidiaries. Any failure to pay the Convertible Notes would also be an event of default under our Senior Secured Notes due 2016 and the terms of our other indebtedness. Such events would jeopardize our ability to continue as a going concern. Notwithstanding the foregoing, we believe that cash on hand, cash from operations and available credit facilities will be sufficient to fund our anticipated cash requirements for working capital purposes and normal capital expenditures, and that we will remain in compliance with the financial covenants contained in our debt agreements, for at least the next twelve months. The Company’s cash flow forecasts used in making this determination include the assumption that certain credit and factoring facilities that are coming due in 2012 will be renewed to manage the Company’s working capital needs.

For additional information, see also “Risk Factors—Risks Relating to Our Indebtedness”—included in Item 8 of our Annual Report on Form 10-K/A dated October 4, 2012.

Financing Arrangements

Bank Facilities

As of June 30, 2012, the Company has outstanding liability of €22.5 million ($28.3 million) from the term loans from Alfa Bank and Raiffeisen Bank drawn by Whitehall:

 

   

The loan agreement with Alfa Bank, dated July 22, 2008, matures on October 18, 2014. The credit limit under this agreement is €20.0 million ($25.2 million) and the loan is released in tranches maturing within three, six or nine months, depending if they are pledged by inventory. The loan was released in seven tranches between March 13, 2012 and June 28, 2012, and is repayable between September 13, 2012 and December 28, 2012. As of June 30, 2012, the Company had outstanding liability of €20 million ($25.2 million) from this term loan meaning that the loan was fully drawn as of that date;

 

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The loan agreement with Raiffeisen Bank, dated July 6, 2010, matures on July 6, 2012. The credit limit under this agreement is €10.0 million ($12.6 million) and the loan was released in tranches maturing within one to 12 months, not later than July 6, 2012. The loan was released in three tranches between October 12, 2011 and October 27, 2011. As of June 30, 2012, the Company had outstanding liability of €2.5 million ($3.1 million) from this term loan. This loan was fully repaid on July 6, 2012.

The aforementioned loans drawn by Whitehall are guaranteed by Whitehall companies. The loan from Alfa Bank is secured by the Company’s inventory.

As of June 30, 2012, the Company has outstanding term loans of 845.5 million Russian rubles ($25.7 million) from Unicredit and JSC Grand Invest Bank, both drawn by Russian Alcohol, as well as, an overdraft facility from Sberbank drawn by Bravo Premium:

 

   

The loan agreement with Unicredit, dated May 24, 2011, matures on November 23, 2012. This loan has no financial covenants and is secured by inventory of up to 720 million Russian rubles ($21.9 million) and guarantees given by companies of Russian Alcohol. As of June 30, 2012, the Company has outstanding liability of 600.0 million Russian rubles ($18.2 million) from this term loan;

 

   

The loan agreement with JSC Grand Invest Bank, dated November 25, 2011, matures on November 23, 2012. This loan has no financial covenants that need to be met. As of June 30, 2012, the Company has outstanding liability of 245.5 million Russian rubles ($7.5 million) from this term loan;

 

   

The overdraft agreement with Sberbank, dated February 6, 2012, matures on February 5, 2013. The credit limit under this agreement is 60.0 million Russian rubles ($1.8 million). This loan is secured by fixed assets. As of June 30, 2012, the loan was fully utilized.

As of June 30, 2012, the Company had available to use under existing overdraft facility in Hungary 100.0 million Hungarian forints ($0.4 million). This facility was terminated by the Company as of September 11, 2012.

Convertible Senior Notes due 2013

On March 7, 2008, the Company completed the issuance of $310 million aggregate principal amount of 3% Convertible Senior Notes due 2013 (the “Convertible Notes”). Interest is due semi-annually on the 15th of March and September, beginning on September 15, 2008. The Convertible Notes are convertible in certain circumstances into cash and, if applicable, shares of our common stock, based on an initial conversion rate of 14.7113 shares per $1,000 principal amount, subject to certain adjustments. Upon conversion of the notes, the Company will deliver cash up to the aggregate principal amount of the notes to be converted and, at the election of the Company, cash and/or shares of common stock in respect to the remainder, if any, of the conversion obligation. The proceeds from the Convertible Notes were used to fund the cash portions of the acquisitions of Copecresto Enterprises Limited and Whitehall. The indenture governing the Convertible Notes also contains a cross-acceleration covenant, which would apply in the event that we do not repay when due any indebtedness which equals or exceeds $30 million. In addition, in the event of a fundamental change (as that term is used in our indenture), we would be required to offer to repay the outstanding indebtedness under the Convertible Notes in cash at a price equal to 100% of the aggregate principal amount thereof.

In May 2012, the Company repurchased $36.6 million principal amount of Convertible Notes in four tranches for $35.3 million.

Senior Secured Notes due 2016

On December 2, 2009, the Company issued $380 million 9.125% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 and €380 million ($507.0 million) 8.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the “2016 Notes”) in an unregistered offering to institutional investors. The Company used a portion of the net proceeds from the 2016 Notes to redeem the Company’s outstanding 2012 Notes, having an aggregate principal amount of €245.4 million ($327.4 million) on January 4, 2010. The remainder of the net proceeds from the 2016 Notes was used to (i) purchase Lion Capital’s remaining equity interest in Russian Alcohol by exercising the Lion Option and the Co-Investor Option, pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Lion Option Agreement and the Co-Investor Option Agreement, respectively (ii) repay all amounts outstanding under Russian Alcohol credit facilities; and (iii) repay certain other indebtedness.

On December 9, 2010, the Company issued an additional €50.0 million ($66.7 million) 8.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2016 (the “2016 Notes”) in an unregistered offering to institutional investors. The Company used the net proceeds from the additional 2016 Notes to repay its term loans and overdraft facilities with Bank Handlowy w Warszawie S.A and Bank Zachodni WBK S.A.

 

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The 2016 Notes are guaranteed on a senior basis by certain of the Company’s subsidiaries. We are required to ensure that subsidiaries representing at least 85% of our consolidated EBITDA, as defined in the indenture, guarantee the notes. The notes are secured, directly or indirectly, by a variety of our and our subsidiary’s assets, including shares of the issuer of the notes and subsidiaries in Poland, Cyprus, Russia and Luxembourg, certain intercompany loans made by the issuer of the notes and our Russian finance company in connection with the issuance of the notes, trademarks related to the Soplica brand registered in Poland, European Union trademarks for the Parliament brand registered in Germany, and bank accounts over $5.0 million. We have also provided mortgages over our Polmos and Bols production plants and the Russian Alcohol Siberian and Topaz Distilleries. The indenture governing the 2016 Notes contains certain restrictive covenants, including covenants limiting the Company’s ability to: incur or guarantee additional debt; make certain restricted payments; transfer or sell assets; enter into transactions with affiliates; create certain liens; create restrictions on the ability of restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or other payments; issue guarantees of indebtedness by restricted subsidiaries; enter into sale and leaseback transactions; merge, consolidate, amalgamate or combine with other entities; designate restricted subsidiaries as unrestricted subsidiaries; and engage in any business other than a permitted business. The indenture governing the 2016 Notes also contains a cross-acceleration covenant, which would apply in the event that we do not repay when due our Convertible Notes or any other indebtedness which equals or exceeds $30 million. In addition, in the event of a change of control (as that term is used in our indenture), we would be required to offer to repay the outstanding indebtedness under the 2016 Notes at a price equal to 101% of the aggregate principal amount thereof.

Senior notes due March 18, 2013 (“Debt Security”)

As described in Note 4 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements, on May 4, 2012, the Company issued $70 million principal amount of senior notes due March 18, 2013, bearing an interest rate of 3.00% to JSC Russian Standard Bank, an affiliate of Russian Standard Corporation. Pursuant to the Amended SPA, as described in Note 18 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements, upon approval of the Company’s shareholders, and after the satisfaction of certain other conditions including the receipt of certain Polish regulatory waivers, Roust Trading will purchase such number of shares of common stock at a purchase price of $5.25 per share sufficient to repay the then-outstanding principal amount of the Debt Security, totaling approximately 13.3 million shares of common stock and sell to the Company the entire principal amount of the Debt Security. In addition, interest payable on the Debt Security prior to the Second Closing may, at the option of Roust Trading and after the Second Closing, be effectively paid in shares of common stock at a price $3.44 per share of common stock. Pursuant to the Amended SPA, the final maturity date for the Debt Security will be extended to July 31, 2016.

Effects of Inflation and Foreign Currency Movements

Inflation in Poland is projected at 3.9% for 2012, compared to actual inflation of 4.6% in 2011. In Russia, Hungary and Ukraine, inflation for 2012 is projected at 5.0%, 5.6% and 7.9% respectively, compared to actual inflation of 6.1%, 4.1% and 8.0% in 2011.

Substantially all of the Company’s operating cash flows and assets are denominated in Polish zloty, Russian ruble and Hungarian forint. This means that the Company is exposed to translation movements both on its balance sheet and statement of operations. The impact on working capital items is demonstrated on the cash flow statement as the movement in exchange on cash and cash equivalents. The impact on the statement of operations is by the movement of the average exchange rate used to restate the statement of operations from Polish zloty, Russian ruble and Hungarian forint to U.S. dollars. The amounts shown as exchange rate gains or losses on the face of the statements of operations relate only to realized gains or losses on transactions that are not denominated in Polish zloty, Russian ruble or Hungarian forint. Table below presents the exchange rates used for translation of our balance sheet and statement of operations balances as of and for the quarter ended June 30, 2012:

 

     Balance sheet rate
as of
June 30, 2012
     Average rate for the
three months ended
June 30, 2012
 

PLN / US$

     3.3885         3.3255   

RUR / US$

     32.8981         31.1085   

HUF / US$

     228.9527         229.3448   

Because the Company’s reporting currency is the U.S. dollar, the translation effects of fluctuations in the exchange rate of our functional currencies have impacted the Company’s financial condition and results of operations and have affected the comparability of our results between financial periods.

The Company has borrowings including its Convertible Notes due 2013 and Senior Secured Notes due 2016 that are denominated in U.S. dollars and euros, which have been lent to its operations where the functional currency is the Polish zloty and Russian ruble. The effect of having debt denominated in currencies other than the Company’s functional currencies is to increase or decrease the value of the Company’s liabilities on that debt in terms of the Company’s functional currencies when those functional currencies depreciate or appreciate in value respectively. As a result of this, the Company is exposed to gains and losses on the re-measurement of these liabilities. The table below summarizes the pre-tax impact of a one percent movement in each of the exchange rate which could result in a significant impact in the results of the Company’s operations.

 

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Exchange Rate

   Value of notional amount    Pre-tax impact of a 1%
movement in exchange rate

USD-Polish zloty

   $459 million    $4.6 million gain/loss

USD-Russian ruble

   $264 million    $2.6 million gain/loss

EUR-Polish zloty

   €430 million or approximately $541 million    $5.4 million gain/loss

Significant Accounting Policies and Estimates

For a discussion of our critical accounting policies, see “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in our restated 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A.

 

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Our operations are conducted primarily in Poland and Russia, and our functional currencies are primarily the Polish zloty, Hungarian forint and Russian ruble, and our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. Our financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, bank loans, overdraft facilities and long-term debt. All of the monetary assets represented by these financial instruments are located in Poland, Russia and Hungary. Consequently, they are subject to currency translation movements when reporting in U.S. dollars.

If the U.S. dollar increases in value against the Polish zloty, Russian ruble or Hungarian forint, the value in U.S. dollars of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses originally recorded in Polish zloty, Russian ruble or Hungarian forint will decrease. Conversely, if the U.S. dollar decreases in value against the Polish zloty, Russian ruble or Hungarian forint, the value in U.S. dollars of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses originally recorded in Polish zloty, Russian ruble or Hungarian forint will increase. Thus, increases and decreases in the value of the U.S. dollar can have a material impact on the value in U.S. dollars of our non-U.S. dollar assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, even if the value of these items has not changed in their original currency.

The Company has borrowings including its Convertible Notes due 2013 and Senior Secured Notes 2016 that are denominated in U.S. dollars and euros, which have been lent to its operations where the functional currency is the Polish zloty and Russian ruble. The effect of having debt denominated in currencies other than the Company’s functional currencies is to increase or decrease the value of the Company’s liabilities on that debt in terms of the Company’s functional currencies when those functional currencies depreciate or appreciate in value respectively. As a result of this, the Company is exposed to gains and losses on the re-measurement of these liabilities. The table below summarizes the pre-tax impact of a one percent movement in each of the exchange rate which could result in a significant impact in the results of the Company’s operations.

 

Exchange Rate

   Value of notional amount    Pre-tax impact of a 1%
movement in exchange rate

USD-Polish zloty

   $459 million    $4.6 million gain/loss

USD-Russian ruble

   $264 million    $2.6 million gain/loss

EUR-Polish zloty

   €430 million or approximately $541 million    $5.4 million gain/loss

 

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Disclosure Controls and Procedures.

We have carried out an evaluation under the supervision of, and with the participation of, our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of June 30, 2012. Since December 31, 2011, we have begun the restructuring of our corporate finance and reporting department in Poland and Russia to implement more effective internal controls over financial reporting. However, our evaluation has disclosed material weaknesses still exist in our internal control over financial reporting as noted in Management’s Assessment on Internal Control over Financial Reporting located in Item 9A, Financial Statements and Supplementary Data, of our restated 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K/A dated October 4, 2012.

Due to our material weaknesses, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are not effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the applicable rules and forms, and that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

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There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their control objectives.

Changes in internal control over financial reporting.

There has been no material change in internal control over financial reporting in the quarter ended June 30, 2012, that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Please refer to Note 15 of the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements attached herein for a discussion of certain legal proceedings.

 

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

For a discussion of the Company’s risk factors, see the information under the heading “Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2011, dated October 4, 2012.

 

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Item 6. Exhibits.

(a) Exhibits

 

Exhibit

Number

 

Exhibit Description

  3.1   Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed with the SEC on May 5, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).
  3.2   Amended and Restated Bylaws (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Quarterly Report on Form10-Q filed with the SEC on November 9, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.63(a)   Amended and Restated Securities Purchase Agreement, dated July 9, 2012 by and among Central European Distribution Corporation and Roust Trading Ltd. (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Periodic Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 11, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.63(b)   Amended and Restated Governance Agreement, dated July 9, 2012 by and among Central European Distribution Corporation and Roust Trading Ltd. (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Periodic Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 11, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.63(c)   Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated July 9, 2012, by and among Central European Distribution Corporation and Roust Trading Ltd. (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Periodic Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 11, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.63(d)   Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, dated July 9, 2012, by and among Central European Distribution Corporation and Roust Trading Ltd. (filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Periodic Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 11, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).
10.64*   Transition Agreement dated July 9, 2012 between Central European Distribution Corporation and William V. Carey.
31.1*   Certificate of the CEO pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e).
31.2*   Certificate of the CFO pursuant to Rule 13a-15(e) or Rule 15d-15(e).
32.1*   Certification of the CEO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2*   Certification of the CFO pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
99.1(a)   Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, dated July 9, 2012, by and among Central European Distribution Corporation, Mr. David Bailey and Roust Trading Ltd. (filed as Exhibit 99.1 to the Periodic Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 11, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).
99.1(b)   Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, dated July 9, 2012, by and among Central European Distribution Corporation, Mr. N. Scott Fine and Roust Trading Ltd. (filed as Exhibit 99.2 to the Periodic Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 11, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).
99.1(c)   Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, dated July 9, 2012, by and among Central European Distribution Corporation, Mr. William Shanahan and Roust Trading Ltd. (filed as Exhibit 99.3 to the Periodic Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 11, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).
99.1(d)   Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, dated July 9, 2012, by and among Central European Distribution Corporation, Mr. Robert Koch and Roust Trading Ltd. (filed as Exhibit 99.4 to the Periodic Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 11, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).
99.1(e)   Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, dated July 9, 2012, by and among Central European Distribution Corporation, Mr. Markus Sieger and Roust Trading Ltd. (filed as Exhibit 99.5 to the Periodic Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 11, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).
99.1(f)   Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, dated July 9, 2012, by and among Central European Distribution Corporation, Mr. Marek Forysiak and Roust Trading Ltd. (filed as Exhibit 99.6 to the Periodic Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 11, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).
99.1(g)   Amended and Restated Voting Agreement, dated July 9, 2012, by and among Central European Distribution Corporation, Mr. William Carey and Roust Trading Ltd. (filed as Exhibit 99.7 to the Periodic Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 11, 2012 and incorporated herein by reference).
101*   The following financial statements from Central European Distribution Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2012, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Statements of Income, (ii) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (iv) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.

 

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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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

  CENTRAL EUROPEAN DISTRIBUTION CORPORATION
  (registrant)
Date: October 4, 2012   By:   /s/ David Bailey
    David Bailey
    Interim Chief Executive Officer
Date: October 4, 2012   By:   /s/ Bartosz Kołaciński
    Bartosz Kołaciński
    Interim Chief Financial Officer

 

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