EGM Statement

X5 RETAIL GROUP ANNOUNCES EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING

Amsterdam, 26 July 2013 - X5 Retail Group N.V. ("X5" or the "Company"), a leading Russian retailer, invites its shareholders and holders of global depository receipts (GDRs) to its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the "EGM") to be held at Parkstraat 20, 2514 JK The Hague, The Netherlands at 11.00 CET on 6 September 2013. The record date for the EGM is 9 August 2013.

The main agenda item to be considered by shareholders and holders of GDRs at the EGM is the appointment of Mr. Pawel Musial as a member of the Supervisory Board.

Explanatory notes to the EGM agenda are available at www.x5.ru.

Note to Editors:

X5 Retail Group N.V. (LSE: FIVE, Moody's - "B2", S&P - "B+") is a leading Russian retailer. The Company operates several retail formats: the soft discounter chain under the Pyaterochka brand, the supermarket chain under the Perekrestok brand, the hypermarket chain under the Karusel brand, the online retail channel under the E5.ru brand and convenience stores under various brands.

At 30 June 2013, X5 had 4,031 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 3,419 soft discounter stores, 378 supermarkets, 79 hypermarkets and 155 convenience stores. The Company operates 29 DCs and 1,865 Company-owned trucks across the Russian Federation. At 30 June 2013, the number of X5 employees totaled 109 thousand.

For the full year 2012, net sales totaled USD 15,795 mln, EBITDA reached USD 1,124 mln, and net loss amounted to USD 126 mln. For the first quarter 2013, net sales totaled USD 4,160 mln, EBITDA reached USD 284 mln and net profit amounted to USD 65 mln.

X5's Shareholder structure is as follows: Alfa Group - 47.86%, founders of Pyaterochka - 16.35%, X5 Directors - 0.02%, treasury shares - 0.06%, free float - 35.71%.

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 at 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.