Document:

Letter Agreement dated November 25, 2009

 Exhibit 10.52 
 [LETTERHEAD OF BOLS SP. Z O.O.] 
 Warsaw, 25 November 2009 
  

	To:	Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. 

	    	Centrum Bankowości Korporacyjnej 

	    	ul. Grzybowska 5a 

	    	00-132 Warszawa (“BZ WBK”) 

 Re: Bols sp. z o.o. – USD 50,000,000.00 Facilities Agreement dated 24 April 2008, as amended and restated (the “Facility Agreement”) 
 Dear Sirs, 
 As you are aware our indirect mother company Central European Distribution
Corporation (“CEDC”) intends to take various steps in connection with a refinancing. You have been provided with and have reviewed various documents and other information by CEDC in respect of CEDC's refinancing plans (the
(“Transaction Documents”), including: 
  

	 	(i)	a summary of the intended new high yield bond transaction (the “New Bond”); 

	 	(ii)	the sources and uses of funds to be raised by CEDC in a proposed equity offering and offering of the New Bonds; 

	 	(iii)	the intended funds flow and inter-company loans; 

	 	(iv)	the draft dated 12 November 2009 setting out the terms and conditions of the New Bond (the “Description of Notes”), which will form the basis for part of
a new indenture (the “New Indenture”) as to which Deutsche Bank will be Trustee; 

	 	(v)	the summary description of the proposed transaction with affiliates of Lion Capital LLP (the “Russian Alcohol Transaction”) (including the deferred payments
to be made thereunder); 

	 	(vi)	the draft dated 12 November 2009 of a proposed intercreditor agreement between us and the Trustee in respect of the security, 

 and have had the opportunity to ask questions about the same with CEDC. 
 In agreeing to the terms of this letter agreement you understand and agree that all of the security (the “Existing Security”) currently provided for your benefit in relation to the Facility
Agreement (set out in Enclosure 1 hereto) will, as a result of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Documents, as described in the Description of Notes, be provided for the benefit of the holders of the New Bonds. 
 Capitalized terms used in this letter agreement shall have the same meaning as provided in the Facility Agreement, unless explicitly provided otherwise
herein. 
 In agreeing to the terms of this letter agreement you agree, for the purposes of the Facility Agreement, that: 
  

	(1)	 no action contemplated to be taken in respect of the Transaction Documents, or otherwise related thereto, or any modification thereof that may be
undertaken in connection therewith, including

	 	 
without limitation the New Indenture, New Bond and the Russian Alcohol Transaction, or the failure to take any action or complete any steps provided in the Facility Agreement in respect of the
Transaction Documents or the satisfaction and discharge (and deposit of funds sufficient to redeem the existing high yield notes into trust in respect thereof) and the redemption of the existing high yield notes shall be in violation of, or
constitute a default or event of default under, the Facility Agreement; 

  

	(2)	notwithstanding anything in the Facility Agreement to the contrary, no provision thereof shall limit or prohibit in any way any action or transaction taken or document
entered into in respect of or relation to the Transaction Documents, no provision of the Facility Agreement shall require any person to take any action the result of which would be in violation of, or constitute a default or event of default under,
the Facility Agreement, and in the event of a conflict between the Facility Agreement and the New Indenture, we agree that the New Indenture shall control and shall take priority; 

  

	(3)	you will take all steps reasonably necessary to effect the sharing of the Existing Security as contemplated hereby and in respect of the Transaction Documents;

 provided that: 
  

	 	(i)	the following Financial Covenants are always maintained: Net Leverage Ratio (clause 23.2.1 of the Facility Agreement) does not exceed 5:0 (to be calculated on a
consolidated basis) and Consolidated Coverage Ratio (clause 23.2.2 of the Facility Agreement) is not less than 2:00; 

  

	 	(ii)	the Finance Parties under the Facility Agreement will, after giving effect to the actions and transactions contemplated hereby and by the Transaction Documents, be
senior secured creditors on a pari passu basis with the holders of the New Bond, in the security listed on Schedule 1 hereto; and 

  

	 	(iii)	the Financial Indebtedness arising under the New Bond does not exceed $950,000,000. 

 In addition to the above the parties to this letter agreement hereby agree as follows: 
  

	1.	They shall cooperate in good faith and do all acts and things reasonably necessary or desirable in order to release and replace the Existing Security (and if necessary
the Guarantors’ grant of their obligations), consistent with the New Indenture (subject to paragraph 2 below). 

  

	2.	They shall cooperate in good faith and do all acts and things reasonably necessary or desirable in order to execute an amendment and restatement agreement relating to
the Facility Agreement and any related intercreditor agreement, all in form and substance consistent with the New Indenture. The commercial terms of the Facility Agreement shall not be changed. In particular but without limitation, the parties shall
accordingly amend the following clauses of the Facility Agreement: 

  

	 	(a)	Definitions of Permitted Financial Indebtedness, Permitted Security and Permitted Transactions; 

  

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	 	(b)	Clause 1.4 (Construction Consistent with the Indenture); 

  

	 	(c)	Clause 23 (Financial Covenants); 

  

	 	(d)	Schedule 6 to the Facility Agreement – Existing Security; 

  

	 	(e)	Schedule 7 to the Facility Agreement – CEDC Group Undertakings (Based on Indenture). 

  

	3.	They shall use their best efforts to execute the amended and restated agreement reflecting the provisions of this letter agreement as soon as reasonably possible after
the final execution of the New Indenture, and in any case by 31 January 2010. The validity of the foregoing waivers and agreements in respect of the Facility Agreement shall not be affected whether such or not an amendment and restatement is
entered into, provided that in the event that the New Bonds are not issued prior to or on 31 January 2010 the foregoing waivers and agreements shall cease to be valid. 

  

	4.	Pursuant to Clause 19.2 (Amendment Costs), in relation to the negotiation, preparation and execution of this letter agreement, any Transaction Document and the
completion of the transactions herein contemplated (including the amendments to the Facility Agreement and the Existing Security and their registration with appropriate courts) the Lender shall be reimbursed by the Borrower for the amount of costs
and expenses including fees and expenses of BZWBK’s legal counsel, agreed in advance between the parties acting in good faith. 

 Further, we shall use our reasonable commercial efforts, in cooperation with CEDC, to ensure that the receivables of the Lender under the Facility Agreement remain secured, there is no discontinuity concerning the security interests
established in accordance with the Facility Agreement, and issues relating to pledge hardening periods (applicable to new security interests established for the benefit of BZWBK), which are provided for in the applicable bankruptcy regulations are
addressed in the Intercreditor Agreement entered into by BZWBK with certain other creditors of CEDC group companies. 
 We will pay BZWBK a
waiver fee in the amount and on the terms set forth in a fee letter signed between ourselves and BZWBK on or about the date of this waiver letter. 
 This letter agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, and this has the same effect as if the signatures on the counterparts were on a single copy thereof. 
 This letter agreement is governed by Polish law. 
  

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 If the terms of this letter agreement are satisfactory, please indicate your acceptance by signing a copy
hereof in the place indicated below and returning it to our office. 
 Acting in the name of BOLS sp. z o.o. as Borrower: 
  

					
	Evangelos Evangelou	 	President	 	/s/ Evangelos Evangelou 25/11/2009
	Name	 	Position	 	Date and signature

 We hereby,
unconditionally and irrevocably, agree to this letter agreement. 
 Acting in the name of Bank Zachodni WBK S.A. as Lender: 
  

					
	Malgorzata Nesterowicz	 	Director	 	/s/ Malgorzata Nesterowicz 25/11/2009
	Name	 	Position	 	Date and signature

  

					
	Michal Miecznicki	 	Director	 	/s/ Michal Miecznicki 25/11/2009
	Name	 	Position	 	Date and signature

  

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 Enclosure 1 
 Existing Security1 
  

	 	•	 	 Financial pledge over 47065 of shares in Bols Sp. Z o.o. as security for the Term Facility; 

	 	•	 	 Financial pledge over 47065 of shares in Bols Sp. Z o.o. as security for the Overdraft Facility; 

	 	•	 	 Registered pledge over 47065 of shares in Bols Sp. Z o.o. as security for the Term Facility; 

	 	•	 	 Registered pledge over 47065 of shares in Bols Sp. Z o.o. as security for the Overdraft Facility; 

	 	•	 	 Share pledge over 60% of shares in Copecrecto Enterprises LTD as security for the Term Facility; 

	 	•	 	 Share pledge over 60% of shares in Copecrecto Enterprises LTD as security for the Overdraft Facility; 

	 	•	 	 Financial pledge over 947220 shares in Carey Agri International-Poland Sp. Z o.o. as security for the Term Facility; 

	 	•	 	 Financial pledge over 947220 shares in Carey Agri International-Poland Sp. Z o.o. as security for the Overdraft Facility; 

	 	•	 	 Registered pledge over 947220 shares in Carey Agri International-Poland Sp. Z o.o. as security for the Term Facility; 

	 	•	 	 Registered pledge over 947220 shares in Carey Agri International-Poland Sp. Z o.o. as security for the Overdraft Facility;

	 	•	 	 Financial pledge over 48349 shares in Carey Agri International-Poland Sp. Z o.o. as security for the Term Facility; 

	 	•	 	 Financial pledge over 48349 shares in Carey Agri International-Poland Sp. Z o.o. as security for the Overdraft Facility; 

	 	•	 	 Registered pledge over 48349 shares in Carey Agri International-Poland Sp. Z o.o. as security for the Term Facility; and 

	 	•	 	 Registered pledge over 48349 shares in Carey Agri International-Poland Sp. Z o.o. as security for the Overdraft Facility. 

 

	1	All of the securities contain rights to a submission to execution, which is required for the enforcement of security under Polish law. 

  

 5Loan Agreement dated November 25, 2009

 Exhibit 10.53 
  
  
  
 2 December 2009 

CEDC FINANCE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL, INC. 
 and 
 CAREY AGRI INTERNATIONAL-POLAND SP. Z O.O. 
  
  
 LOAN AGREEMENT 
  
  

 

 

  
  
  

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  

			
	 ARTICLE 1 THE LOAN
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	 ARTICLE 2 INTEREST
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	 ARTICLE 3 REPAYMENT
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	 ARTICLE 4 FEES AND EXPENSES
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	 ARTICLE 5 PAYMENTS
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	 ARTICLE 6 NOTICES
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	 ARTICLE 7 SEVERABILITY
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	 ARTICLE 8 NO ASSIGNMENT
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	 ARTICLE 9 GOVERNING LAW
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	 ARTICLE 10 DISPUTE RESOLUTION
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	 ARTICLE 11 COUNTERPARTS
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 THIS LOAN AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) signed on 2 December 2009 is entered into
between: 
 CEDC FINANCE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL, INC. a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, with its
registered office at Corporate Trust Center, 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, DE 19801, USA (the “Lender”), 
 and 

CAREY AGRI INTERNATIONAL-POLAND SP. Z O.O. a limited liability company incorporated under the laws of the Republic of Poland, with its registered
seat in Warsaw, at ul. Bokserska 66A, 02-690 Warsaw, Poland, with registration number 0000051098 (the “Borrower”). 
 WHEREAS: 
  

	(A)	As of the date of this Agreement, the Lender has issued USD 380,000,000 in 9.125% senior secured notes due in 2016 (the “Dollar Notes”) and EUR
380,000,000 in 8.875% senior secured notes due in 2016 (the “Euro Notes” and together with the Dollar Notes, the “Notes”) pursuant to an indenture dated 2 December 2009 (the “Indenture”), among
the Lender, the Borrower, Central European Distribution Corporation (the “Parent”), certain subsidiaries of Parent as guarantors (together with Parent, the “Guarantors”), Deutsche Trustee Company Limited as trustee,
Deutsche Trust Company Americas and Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.A. as registrar, transfer and paying agent, Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch as principal paying agent and Polish Security Agent and TMF Trustee Limited as global security agent. The
price for the Euro Notes at issue has been established at EUR 377,571,800 (with a discount of 0.639% of principal amount of the Euro Notes (the “Euro Notes Discount”)). The price for the Dollar Notes at issue has been established at
USD 377,590,800 (with a discount of 0.634% of principal amount of the Dollar Notes (the “Dollar Notes Discount” and together with the Euro Notes Discount, the “Discount”)). 

  

	(B)	Pursuant to a purchase agreement dated 24November 2009 between the Lender, Parent, the Guarantors, Goldman Sachs International, Citigroup Global Markets Limited,
Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (the “Initial Purchasers”), the Lender is obliged to pay the underwriting commission amounting to 1.4% of the aggregate principal amount of the Euro Notes which is
EUR 5,320,000 and the underwriting commission amounting to 1.4% of the aggregate principal amount of the Dollar Notes which is USD 5,320,000 (the “Fees”). 

  

	(C)	The Lender intends to grant to the Borrower a loan in the amount of EUR 372,251,800 (the “Euro Loan”) and a loan in the amount of USD
108,285,800 (the “Dollar Loan” and together with the Euro Loan, the “Loans”) from the proceeds obtained by the Lender from the issuance of the Notes. The Lender intends to enter into a loan agreement (the
“Jelegat Loan Agreement”) pursuant to which it will grant a loan to Jelegat Holdings Limited in an amount equal to USD 263,985,000 from the issuance of the Notes (the “Jelegat Loan”). 

 Capitalised terms used herein and not otherwise defined, shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Indenture. 
 NOW, THEREFORE, THE PARTIES AGREED AS FOLLOWS: 
  

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 ARTICLE 1 
 THE LOAN 
  

	1.1.	Each Loan shall be made in one advance and paid to the Borrower on the date of this Agreement. Each Loan shall be paid to such accounts as the Borrower shall specify to
the Lender in writing. 

  

	1.2.	Each Loan shall be executed in the form of a bank transfer made from the Lender’s bank accounts. 

 ARTICLE 2 
 INTEREST 
  

	2.1.	For the purposes of this Article 2 only “Dollar Loan” shall mean the aggregate of the Dollar Loan divided by 0.99366 and an amount equal to the
pro-rated amount of the Fees attributable to the Dollar Loan and “Euro Loan” shall mean the aggregate of the Euro Loan divided by 0.99361 and an amount equal to the Fees attributable to the Euro Loan. 

  

	2.2.	Interest on the Dollar Loan shall accrue from the date of this Agreement until the repayment of the Dollar Loan and shall be paid at the rate of 9.125% per
annum. Interest on the Euro Loan shall accrue from the date of this Agreement until the repayment of the Euro Loan and shall be paid at the rate of 8.875% per annum. 

  

	2.3.	Accrued interest on each of the Dollar Loan and the Euro Loan shall be payable in arrears in immediately available funds not later than May 31 and
November 30 of each year and in any event on such date as the Lender shall reasonably request such that the Lender shall be able to comply with its obligations to make corresponding payments in respect of the Notes. The first such interest
payments shall be made on or before May 31, 2010. 

  

	2.4.	If the rate of interest on the Dollar Notes or the Euro Notes increases pursuant to the terms of the Indenture: (i) the rate of interest on the Dollar Loan
or the Euro Loan, as the case may be, shall increase automatically by the same percentage; and (ii) the Borrower will pay to the Lender, to cover such increase in interest rate, an amount equal to the additional rate required pursuant to the
Indenture. 

 ARTICLE 3 
 REPAYMENT 
  

	3.1.	The Loans (together with all costs thereon) shall mature and be repaid in full on November 30, 2016. In the event that the entire principal amount of the
Dollar Notes or the Euro Notes (or a portion of the principal of such Notes) is due and payable prior to their stated maturity (whether due to a redemption or offer of payment of the Dollar Notes or the Euro Notes, a declaration of acceleration of
the stated maturity date of such Notes or otherwise), the Borrower shall, promptly after demand by the Lender, repay a principal amount of the Dollar Loan or the Euro Loan, as the case may be, under this Agreement, together with the accrued
interest, premiums in respect of the Notes (if any) and the amounts of any fees, costs and expenses as are due and payable under Article 4 as determined and allocated by the Lender in its absolute discretion. For the avoidance of doubt, no
prepayment of the Dollar Loan or the Euro Loan (whether in whole or in part) shall be permitted unless a corresponding prepayment of the Dollar Notes or Euro Notes, as the case may be, is made concurrently therewith. Notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement, the Jelegat Loan Agreement or any similar loan agreement, the Lender shall made such demand for repayment under such agreements in its discretion, provided, however, that it shall obtain from the aggregate of such demands an amount
sufficient to discharge its corresponding payment obligations in respect of the Notes. 

  

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	3.2.	In the event of: (a) a declaration of an acceleration of the stated maturity of the Notes (to the extent such declaration has not been rescinded);
(b) the failure by the Borrower to make a repayment of the Dollar Loan or the Euro Loan by any date specified in Section 3.1; or (c) upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, then at any time thereafter the Lender may, in its absolute
discretion, by notice in writing to the Borrower cancel the Dollar Loan or the Euro Loan, as the case may be, and declare such Loan(s) to be immediately due and payable together with all interest, fees and other amounts payable hereunder and upon
such declaration such sums shall become immediately due without further demand. 

 ARTICLE 4 
 FEES AND EXPENSES 
  

	4.1.	The Borrower shall pay to the Lender on the maturity date such costs, expenses, fees (including the pro-rated amount of the Fees attributable to the Dollar Loan
and the Fees attributable to the Euro Loan) and taxes (including legal and out-of-pocket expenses) determined by the Lender in its absolute discretion to be attributable to the Loans and incurred by the Lender in contemplation of, or otherwise in
connection with: (i) the Notes; and (ii) the enforcement of any rights under this Agreement from the date on which such expenses were incurred to the date of payment (as well after as before judgment). The Borrower also agrees to pay on
demand to the Lender an amount equal to the amounts required to be paid in satisfaction of franchise taxes and other amounts required to be paid (or advisable) to maintain corporate existence or in satisfaction of reasonable accounting, legal,
management and administrative expenses. 

  

	4.2.	All expenses payable pursuant to Section 4.1 shall be paid together with Value Added Tax (if any) thereon. 

  

	4.3.	The Borrower shall also incur all other expenses, in contemplation of, or otherwise in connection with the Notes (such as rating agency fees, legal, tax and
financial advisory expenses), which it is obliged to pay under relevant agreements with third parties. 

 ARTICLE 5 
 PAYMENTS 
  

	5.1.	If any payment under this Agreement falls due on a day that is not a Business Day, the period (or the date for payment) shall be extended to end on the next
succeeding Business Day. Where a date for payment is altered under this Section, interest shall be re-calculated accordingly. 

  

	5.2.	All payments by the Borrower shall be made in immediately available funds to such account as it may specify in writing, and free and clear of any present or
future tax, withholding or other deduction, unconditionally and without any set-off or counter-claim whatsoever, save for any deduction which the Borrower is required to make by law. 

  

	5.3.	All payments by the Borrower in respect of the Dollar Loan shall be made in US Dollars only. All payments by the Borrower in respect of the Euro Loan shall be
made in Euro only. 

  

	5.4.	If the Borrower is required by law to make any deduction or withhold any amounts, it shall pay to the Lender such additional amount as makes the net amount
received by the Lender equal to the full amount payable if there had been no deduction or withholding. The Borrower shall promptly deliver to the Lender any receipts or other proof evidencing the amounts deducted or withheld from the amounts payable
to the Lender. 

  

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 ARTICLE 6 
 NOTICES 
  

	6.1.	Any notice or notification in any form to be given hereunder may be delivered in person or sent by letter or facsimile addressed to: 

  

	 	(a)	the Borrower at: ul. Bobrowiecka 00-728, Warsaw, Poland, fax +48 22 488-3410 (Attention: Mr. Christopher Biedermann); and 

  

	 	(b)	the Lender at: Two Bala Plaza, Suite 300, Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania 1990004, fax +1 610-667-3308 (Attention: James Archibold), 

 or in each case, to such other address(es) and marked for the attention of such other person(s) as any of the parties may from time to time
notify to the others in writing. 
  

	6.2.	Any such notice shall take effect, in the case of a letter, at the time of delivery, or in the case of a facsimile transmission, at the time of receipt by the sender of
confirmation that the fax message has been transmitted to the addressee. 

  

	6.3.	No failure or delay by the Lender in exercising any right or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right or
remedy preclude any further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or remedy. The rights and remedies herein are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights and remedies provided by law. 

 ARTICLE 7 
 SEVERABILITY 
 If any provision of this Agreement shall be held to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable, in whole or in part,
under any applicable enactment or rule of law, such provision or part shall (so far as it is illegal, invalid or unenforceable) be given no effect and shall be deemed to be not included in this Agreement, but the legality, validity and
enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement (or this Agreement generally under the laws of any other jurisdiction) shall not be affected. 
 ARTICLE 8 
 NO ASSIGNMENT 
 Neither the rights, benefits and obligations of the Borrower nor the Lender under this Agreement are capable of assignment without the consent of the other
and the trustee under the Indenture for the Notes; provided that the foregoing shall not prohibit or restrict the grant of any lien thereon in favor of the Security Agent for the Benefit of the Secured Parties (or any foreclosure thereon in
accordance with the terms thereon). The Lender as an agent to the Borrower shall maintain a register (the “Register”) of the name and address of the person that has the rights, benefits and obligations as Lender hereunder. Any
transfer of the rights, benefits and obligations as lender hereunder shall be reflected in the Register. 
 ARTICLE 9 

 GOVERNING LAW 
 This Agreement shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York. 
  

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 ARTICLE 10 
 DISPUTE RESOLUTION 
 Any disputes arising out of or in connection with
this Agreement shall be settled by the common courts having jurisdiction over the registered seat of the Borrower. 
 ARTICLE
11 
 COUNTERPARTS 
 This Agreement has been executed in English in two (2) counterparts. 
  

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 CEDC FINANCE CORPORATION INTERNATIONAL, INC. 

			
		
	By:	 	/s/ William V. Carey
	Name: 	 	William V. Carey
	Title:	 	President

 CAREY AGRI INTERNATIONAL-POLAND SP. Z O.O.

			
		
	By:	 	/s/ William V. Carey
	Name: 	 	William V. Carey
	Title:	 	President

  

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