X5 acquires Tamerlan stores

X5 ACQUIRES TAMERLAN STORES

Moscow, 17 April 2023 - X5 Group ("X5" or the "Company", LSE and MOEX ticker: FIVE), a leading Russian food retailer, announces an agreement to acquire Tamerlan, which operates the Pokupochka and PokupALKO retail chains in the Southern Federal District and the Stavropol Territory of Russia. The deal has been approved by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of the Russian Federation.

Under the transaction, X5 will acquire 100% of LLC Tamerlan - the operator of the Pokupochka discounter chain, the PokupALKO discounter chain offering a wide range of alcoholic products, and the Ga-ga supermarket chain.

The deal encompasses 295 stores with a total selling space of 124,200 square metres, mostly in the Volgograd Region. In addition, X5 will receive the lease rights to a 30,000 square metre distribution centre in the region.

Igor Shekhterman, CEO of X5 Group, commented:

"X5 Group's strategy envisages aggressive business expansion through both organic growth and M&A as well as strategic partnerships, such as the one we established last year with the Krasny Yar and Slata chains. The acquisition of Tamerlan will enable us to expand our presence in southern Russia and gain leadership in this region. At the same time, local customers will now have more opportunities to shop for a wide range of products at affordable prices at the stores of Russia's largest retailer."

Note to Editors:

X5 Retail Group N.V. (LSE and MOEX: FIVE; Expert RA - ruAAA; ACRA - AAA(RU)) 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, 5Post and Mnogo Lososya.

As of 31 December 2022, X5 had 21,323 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 19,164 Pyaterochka proximity stores, 971 Perekrestok supermarkets, 517 Chizhik hard discounters and 595 Krasny Yar and Slata stores. The Company operates 53 DCs and 4,386 Company-owned trucks across the Russian Federation.

X5 is one of the largest employers in Russia. The Company employs over 353 thousand people.

For the full year 2022, revenue totalled RUB 2,605,232 million (USD 38,005 million*), EBITDA pre-IFRS 16 reached RUB 186,788 million (USD 2,725 million*), and net profit pre-IFRS 16 for the period amounted to RUB 52,248 million (USD 762 million*).

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