form8k.htm
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date
of Report (date of earliest event reported): October 1, 2009
CENTRAL
EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
BERMUDA
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0-24796
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98-0438382
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation and organisation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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Clarendon
House, Church Street, Hamilton
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HM
11 Bermuda
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(Address
of principal executive offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (441) 296-1431
Not
applicable
(Former
name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
Officers
On
October 1, 2009, the Board of Directors of Central European Media Enterprises
Ltd. (the “Company”) appointed Mr. Paul Cappuccio, Executive Vice President and
General Counsel of Time Warner Inc. ("Time Warner"), and Mr. Michael Del Nin,
Senior Vice President, International and Corporate Strategy of Time Warner, to
the Board of Directors.
Time
Warner is entitled to designate two members for appointment to the Board of
Directors of the Company in connection with an Investor
Rights Agreement dated May 18, 2009 among the Company, Time Warner, Ronald
Lauder and certain entities affiliated with Mr. Lauder, which was described in
the Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on March 23, 2009.
On
October 1, 2009, Mr. Olaf Olafsson, Executive Vice President of Time Warner,
resigned from the Board of Directors of the Company.
Signatures
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, we have duly caused
this report to be signed on our behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
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CENTRAL
EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD.
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Date:
October 5, 2009
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/s/
David Sturgeon
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David
Sturgeon
Deputy
Chief Financial Officer
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