X5 COMPLETES RUB 20 BLN CORPORATE BOND OFFERING

Moscow, 2 November 2023 - X5 Group ("X5" or the "Company", LSE and MOEX ticker: FIVE), a leading Russian food retailer that operates the Pyaterochka, Perekrestok and Chizhik retail chains, has successfully completed its 003P-02 series floating-rate, rouble-denominated bond offering in the amount of RUB 20 billion, issued by X5 Finance LLC.

The floating coupon rate for the three-year bonds was set at the Bank of Russia's key rate + 1.1% per annum. The Company plans to use the proceeds to finance current expenses.

The offering was arranged by Gazprombank.

Note to Editors:

X5 Retail Group N.V. (LSE and MOEX: FIVE; Expert RA - ruAAA; ACRA - AAA(RU)) 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 September 2023, X5 had 23,466 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, as well as a growing presence in the Russian Far East. Its store base includes 20,761 Pyaterochka proximity stores, 955 Perekrestok supermarkets, 1,071 Chizhik hard discounters and 601 Krasny Yar and Slata stores. The Company operates 61 DCs and 4,745 Company-owned trucks across the Russian Federation.

X5 is one of the largest employers in Russia. The Company employs over 364 thousand people.

For the full year 2022, revenue totalled RUB 2,605,232 million (USD 38,005 million*), EBITDA pre-IFRS 16 reached RUB 186,788 million (USD 2,725 million*), and net profit pre-IFRS 16 for the period amounted to RUB 52,248 million (USD 762 million*). In 9M 2023, revenue totalled RUB 2,264,643 million (USD 27,386 million**), adjusted EBITDA pre-IFRS 16 reached RUB 163,212 million (USD 1,974 million**), and net profit pre-IFRS 16 amounted to RUB 71,250 million (USD 862 million**).

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* FX rate: 68.5494 USD/RUB

** FX rate: 82.6934 USD/RUB