X5 SupervisoryBoard propose CEO contract extension

THE X5 SUPERVISORY BOARD RECOMMENDS EXTENDING THE CONTRACT OF THE COMPANY'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

22 September 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 the decision of the Supervisory Board to recommend the extension of the contract of the Chief Executive Officer and member of the Management Board Igor Shekhterman for a new two-year term ending on the day of the AGM in 2025. Thus, after approval by the AGM, CEO Igor Shekhterman and President Ekaterina Lobacheva will continue to head the company until 2025.

Note to Editors:

X5 Retail Group N.V. (LSE and MOEX: FIVE; Expert RA: ruAAA) 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 30 June 2022, X5 had 19,779 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 18,558 Pyaterochka proximity stores, 986 Perekrestok supermarkets and 153 Chizhik hard discounters. The Company operates 48 DCs and 4,347 Company-owned trucks across the Russian Federation.

X5 is one of the largest employers in Russia. The Company employs over 325 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 H1 2022, revenue totalled RUB 1,252,180 million (USD 16,412 million**), adjusted EBITDA pre-IFRS 16 reached RUB 104,909 million (USD 1,375 million**), and net profit pre-IFRS 16 amounted to RUB 33,731 million (USD 399 million**).

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* FX rate: 73.6541 USD/RUB

** FX rate: 76.2975 USD/RUB