EXPERT RA assigns X5 an ESG rating of II(a)

X5 Retail Group N.V.

14 September 2023

 

EXPERT RA assigns X5 an ESG rating of II(a)

Moscow, 14 September 2023 - 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 that the rating agency Expert RA has assigned the Company an ESG rating of ESG-II(a), which corresponds to a "very high level of compliance with sustainability interests when making key decisions". The rating outlook is "stable".

The agency gave a positive assessment of the Company's climate policy, separate waste collection and recycling system, organization of "green" working space in offices, and social initiatives.

Expert RA also noted the high level of corporate governance of X5, as well as the quality of the Company's strategic planning and the level of disclosure of information about the Company.

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 June 2023, X5 had 22,682 Company-operated stores. It has the leading market position in both Moscow and St Petersburg, as well as a significant presence in the European part of Russia and a growing presence in the Russian Far East. Its store base includes 20,248 Pyaterochka proximity stores, 956 Perekrestok supermarkets, 809 Chizhik hard discounters and 596 Krasny Yar and Slata stores. The Company operates 59 DCs and 4,604 Company-owned trucks across the Russian Federation.

X5 is one of the largest employers in Russia. The Company employs over 358 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 H1 2023, revenue totalled RUB 1,468,407 million (USD 19,095 million**), adjusted EBITDA pre-IFRS 16 reached RUB 100,748 million (USD 1,310 million**), and net profit pre-IFRS 16 amounted to RUB 41,661 million (USD 542 million**).

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 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 Group N.V. speak only as of the date of this announcement. Save as required by any applicable laws or regulations, X5 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.

* FX rate: 68.5494 USD/RUB

** FX rate: 76.8996 USD/RUB

For further details please contact:
Polina Ugryumova Head of Corporate Finance and IR Tel.: [phone] ext. 13-312 e-mail: [e-mail]	Maria Yazeva Investor Relations Officer Tel.: [phone] ext. 13-147 e-mail: [e-mail]

 

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