Central European Distribution Corporation to Host Its Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2007 Earnings Conference Call; Provides Notice of 2008 Annual Meeting

BALA CYNWYD, Pa., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Central European Distribution Corporation NASDAQ: CEDC will have its fourth quarter and full year 2007 earnings conference call on February 28, 2008 at 8:30 a.m., Eastern Time. The conference call will be broadcast live over the internet. William Carey, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and Chris Biedermann, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, invite you to listen to their discussion of fourth quarter and full year 2007 results.

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

    What:     Central European Distribution Corporation Fourth Quarter and              Full Year 2007 Earnings Conference Call    When:     Thursday February 28, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time    Where:    http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=46157    How:      Live over the Internet - Simply register and then log on to the              web at the address above    Contact:  James Archbold, Director of Investor Relations, (610) 660-7817               TO LISTEN TO THE CONFERENCE CALL PLEASE DIAL IN:                      International Calls: 785-830-1916                           Toll Free: 800-896-8445                          Confirmation Code: 4212489

Central European Distribution Corporation will convene its annual stockholders' meeting at 9:00 a.m., local time, on May 1, 2008 (the "Annual Meeting"). The Annual Meeting will be held at the offices of Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP, at 1301 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY. CEDC's board of directors has fixed March 4, 2008, as the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the Annual Meeting and at all adjournments or postponements that may take place.

CEDC is the largest vodka producer in Poland by value and produces the Absolwent, Zubrowka, Bols and Soplica brands, among others. CEDC currently exports Zubrowka to European and Asian markets.

CEDC also is the leading distributor by volume and a leading importer by value of alcoholic beverages in Poland. CEDC operates 17 distribution centers and 89 satellite branches throughout Poland. CEDC imports many of the world's leading brands to Poland, including brands such as Remy Martin, Metaxa, Jim Beam, Sauza Tequila, Grant's, E&J Gallo, Sutter Home, Torres, Penfolds and Concha y Toro wines, Corona, Foster's, and Guinness Stout beers and Evian.

This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of CEDC to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by forward-looking statements. Investors are cautioned that forward- looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and that undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. CEDC undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, unless required to do so by the securities laws. Investors are referred to the full discussion of risks and uncertainties included in CEDC's Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, and in other documents filed by CEDC with the Securities and Exchange Commission.