REG - X5 Retail Group N.V - Court issues full decision on X5's subsidiary

X5 Retail NVAnnouncement

03/05/2024 16:45

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RNS Number : 2526N  X5 Retail Group N.V.  03 May 2024

RUSSIAN COURT ISSUES FULL TEXT OF DECISION TO SUSPEND X5 RETAIL GROUP N.V.'S
CORPORATE RIGHTS IN ITS RUSSIAN SUBSIDIARY

 

Amsterdam, 3 May 2024 - X5 Retail Group N.V. ("X5" or the "Company", LSE and
MOEX ticker: FIVE) announces that the Arbitration Court of the Moscow Region
(the "Court") has issued the full text of its decision following the short
resolution on 25 April 2024, to satisfy the claim of the Ministry of Industry
and Trade of the Russian Federation to suspend the Company's corporate rights
in its Russian subsidiary, X5 Corporate Centre LLC (the "Subsidiary").

 

The Ministry's claim was brought under the Russian Federal Law No. 470-FZ of 4
August 2023 (the "Law").

 

Pursuant to the Law, the Court decision transfers the Company's shares in the
Subsidiary to the Subsidiary itself. Today's issue of the Court decision also
means that Russian holders and ultimate owners of the Company's depositary
receipts  as of 3 May 2024 will be required to accept a distribution of
shares in the Subsidiary proportionate to their shareholding in the Company,
while the Company's non-Russian holders and beneficiaries as of 3 May 2024 are
granted an option to do so.

 

Pursuant to the Court decision, the undistributed shares will be returned to
the Company on or after 31 December 2024, unless the Company opts to receive a
cash compensation for such shares.

 

The Company understands that X5 Corporate Centre LLC shall make a market
announcement soon on the course of action for the Company's shareholders and
their rights or obligations following the Court decision.

 

The Company is closely examining the consequences and legal options following
the Court decision and will issue an update on its next actions in due course.
In doing so, the Company remains committed to acting in the best interests of
its shareholders and other stakeholders.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 For further details please contact:
 Investor Relations
 e-mail: iro@x5.ru (mailto:iro@x5.ru)

 

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