SAVE THE DATE: X5 RETAIL GROUP CAPITAL MARKETS DAY

SAVE THE DATE: X5 RETAIL GROUP CAPITAL MARKETS DAY

Moscow, 30 August 2016 - X5 Retail Group N.V., ("X5" or the "Company") a leading Russian food retailer (LSE ticker: "FIVE"), today announces that it will hold a capital markets day event ("CMD") in Moscow on 27 October 2016.

The schedule for the CMD will include:

· Morning: store visits hosted by Format Heads

· Afternoon: Presentations and Q&A sessions with the X5 Retail Group CEO, CFO, Format Heads, Head of Strategy

· Evening: dinner for all participants

The executive management team will present on X5's results and strategic progress, while highlighting the Company's successful efforts to tailor its value proposition to customers' needs, introduce innovations and improve efficiency, which it has delivered while continuing to demonstrate the fastest growth in the sector.

Further information regarding the exact timing of presentations will be provided in due course. A live audio webcast of the presentations will be available to participants unable to attend in person, and after the event.

Registration for the Capital Markets Day events will begin in September via a special mini-site.

Note to Editors:

X5 Retail Group N.V. (LSE: FIVE, Fitch - 'BB', Moody's - 'Ba3', S&P - 'BB-') is a leading Russian food retailer. The Company operates several retail formats: the chain of proximity stores under the Pyaterochka brand, the supermarket chain under the Perekrestok brand, the hypermarket chain under the Karusel brand and Express convenience stores under various brands.

As of 30 June 2016, X5 had 7,936 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 7,164 Pyaterochka proximity stores, 493 Perekrestok supermarkets, 89 Karusel hypermarkets and 190 convenience stores. The Company operates 35 DCs and 1,469 Company-owned trucks across the Russian Federation.

For the full year 2015, revenue totalled RUB 808,818 mln (USD 13,268 mln), Adjusted EBITDA reached RUB 59,413 mln (USD 975 mln), and net profit for the period amounted to RUB 14,174 mln (USD 233 mln). In H1 2016, revenue totalled RUB 483,244 mln (USD 6,878 mln), EBITDA reached RUB 36,498 mln (USD 519 mln), and net profit amounted to RUB 13,004 mln (USD 185 mln).

X5's Shareholder structure is as follows: Alfa Group - 47.86%, founders of Pyaterochka - 14.43%, X5 Directors - 0.06%, treasury shares - 0.01%, free float - 37.64%.