11th Sep 2007 07:02
X5 Retail Group N.V.11 September 2007 NOTICE OF FIRST HALF 2007 RESULTS ANNOUNCEMENT DATE Amsterdam, 11 September, 2007 - X5 Retail Group N.V., the largest Russian foodretailer in terms of sales (LSE ticker:"FIVE"), will be announcing its resultsfor the six months ended 30 June 2007 on Monday, 17 September 2007. A conference call for analysts and investors will be held at 14.00 BST (17.00Moscow time) on Monday, 17 September. - End - Enquiries to:X5 Retail Group N.V.Gennady FrolovHead of Corporate CommunicationsOffice +7 495 950 5577 ext. 10130Mobile +7 495 998 3335Email [email protected] Note to Editors: X5 Retail Group N.V. is Russia's largest food retailer in terms of sales. As of30 June 2007, the Group had 539 company-managed "Pyaterochka" soft discountstores located in the Moscow (241), St. Petersburg (223) and other Russian areas(75), and 170 company managed "Perekrestok" supermarkets across Central Russiaand Ukraine, including 98 stores in Moscow. As of 30 June 2007, franchisees operated 591 Pyaterochka branded stores acrossRussia and Kazakhstan. Perekrestok had 10 stores operated by franchisees in theMoscow area. Pyaterochka and Perekrestok have merged their operations as of 18 May 2006 tocreate the clear leader in the Russian food retail market. The Group's audited pro-forma net sales for the FY 2006 were US $3,551 million,up +50% vs. 2005. Pyaterochka chain provided US $1,973 million of net sales, thePerekrestok chain contributed US $1,496 million of net sales, and Merkado chaincontributed US $ 82 million. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock ExchangeRelated Shares:
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