30th Jul 2008 12:37
X5 TO REGISTER TWO RUBLE BOND ISSUES
Amsterdam, 30 July 2008 - X5 Retail Group N.V. ("X5" or the "Company"), Russia's largest retailer in terms of sales (LSE ticker: "FIVE"), announces today that its wholly owned subsidiary X5 Finance LLC has approved a bond prospectus ("Prospectus") with respect to two tranches of corporate ruble bonds series 4 and 5 and plans to submit to the Russian Federal Financial Markets Service ("FFMS") a set of documents for registration of the above tranches.
In accordance with the Prospectus, the bonds will have maturity of 7 years. Notional amount of each tranche will total RUR 8 billion (8 million bonds at a par value of RUR 1,000). The bonds are non-convertible, interest bearing, documentary. The form of placement will be open subscription.
X5 Retail Group CFO Evgeny Kornilov commented:
"X5 continues to grow, and ruble bond market offers interesting fund raising opportunities. Therefore, we are making steps to prepare for a potential placement. Final decision on the issue, including timing, size and interest rate will depend on the development of the situation in the debt markets and X5's financing needs".
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Anna Kareva IR Director Tel.: +7 (495) 502-9751 e-mail: [email protected] |
Elena Cherkalova PR Manager Теl.: +7 (495) 950-5577 e-mail: [email protected] |
Note to Editors:
X5 Retail Group N.V. is Russia's largest retailer in terms of sales. The Company was created as a result of a merger between Pyaterochka (soft discounter chain) and Perekrestok (supermarket chain) on 18 May 2006.
As at 30 June 2008, X5 had 991 Company-managed stores located in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other regions of European Russia, Urals and Ukraine, including 762 soft discount stores, 190 supermarkets and 39 hypermarkets.
As of 30 June 2008, X5's franchisees operated 710 stores across Russia and in Kazakhstan.
X5's net sales for the full year 2007 reached USD 5,320 mln, an increase of 53% year-on-year. Gross profit for the period totaled USD 1,404 mln, EBITDA amounted to USD 479 mln. Full year 2007 net income reached USD 144 mln.
X5 Retail Group N.V.'s net retail sales for the first half 2008 surged 61% in USD terms and reached USD 3,744 mln (excluding Karusel). Including Karusel on pro-forma basis the Company's net retail sales for the first half 2008 totaled USD 4,303 mln.
Forward looking statements:
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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.
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