REG - X5 Retail Group N.V - Notice Regarding X5 AGM on 30 June 2022

X5 Retail NVAnnouncement

16/06/2022 10:00

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RNS Number : 1313P  X5 Retail Group N.V.  16 June 2022

NOTICE REGARDING AGM ON 30 JUNE 2022

Amsterdam, 16 June 2022 - X5 Retail Group N.V. ("X5" or the "Company", LSE and
MOEX ticker: FIVE), a leading Russian food retailer that operates the
Pyaterochka, Perekrestok and Chizhik retail chains, announces that while the
Company is anticipating that the auditor's report on the 2021 Financial
Statements will be issued in due course, it has not received such auditor's
report as of 15 June 2022, as described in the Convocation for the 2022 Annual
General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) of the Company. Consequently, item 3D of
the agenda for the 2022 AGM is no longer a voting item and will be
cancelled.

 

 

Note to Editors:

X5 Retail Group N.V. (LSE and MOEX: FIVE; RAEX: ruAA+) is a leading Russian
food retailer. The Company operates proximity stores under the Pyaterochka
brand, Perekrestok supermarkets and Chizhik hard discounters. X5 provides an
omnichannel experience to its customers, integrating retail stores and
e-commerce through its businesses Vprok.ru Perekrestok, 5Post and Mnogo
Lososya.

As of 31 March 2022, X5 had 19,479 Company-operated stores. It has the leading
market position in both Moscow and St Petersburg and a significant presence in
the European part of Russia. Its store base includes 18,320 Pyaterochka
proximity stores, 983 Perekrestok supermarkets, 89 Chizhik hard discounters
and 28 Karusel hypermarkets. The Company operates 47 DCs and 4,574
Company-owned trucks across the Russian Federation.

X5 is one of the largest employers in Russia. The Company employs over 328
thousand people.

For the full year 2021, revenue totalled RUB 2,204,819 million (USD 29,935
million*), EBITDA pre-IFRS 16 reached RUB 161,024 million (USD 2,186
million*), and net profit pre-IFRS 16 for the period amounted to RUB 48,513
million (USD 659 million*). In Q1 2022, revenue totalled RUB 604,230 million
(USD 7,020 million**), adjusted EBITDA pre-IFRS 16 reached RUB 70,179 million
(USD 815 million**), and net profit pre-IFRS 16 amounted to RUB 2,499 million
(USD 29 million**).

 

Forward-looking statements:

This announcement includes statements that are, or may be deemed to be,
"forward-looking statements". These forward-looking statements can be
identified by the fact that they do not only relate to historical or current
events. Forward-looking statements often use words such as "anticipate",
"target", "expect", "estimate", "intend", "expected", "plan", "goal",
"believe", or other words of similar meaning.

By their nature, forward-looking statements involve risk and uncertainty
because they relate to future events and circumstances, a number of which are
beyond X5 Retail Group N.V.'s control. As a result, actual future results may
differ materially from the plans, goals and expectations set out in these
forward-looking statements.

Any forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of X5 Retail Group N.V.
speak only as of the date of this announcement. Save as required by any
applicable laws or regulations, X5 Retail Group N.V. undertakes no obligation
publicly to release the results of any revisions to any forward-looking
statements in this document that may occur due to any change in its
expectations or to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this
document.

*FX rate: 72.1464 USD/RUB

** FX rate: 74.0073 USD/RUB

 

 For further details please contact:
 Varvara Kiseleva                                                 Maria Yazeva

 Head of Corporate Finance and IR                                 Investor Relations Officer

 Tel.: +7 (495) 662-88-88 ext. 27-300                             Tel.: +7 (495) 662-88-88 ext. 13-147

 e-mail: Varvara.Kiseleva@x5.ru (mailto:Varvara.Kiseleva@x5.ru)   e-mail: Maria.Yazeva@x5.ru (mailto:Maria.Yazeva@x5.ru)

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