Moscow, 17 May 2012
X5 Retail Group N.V., (further, “X5” and/or the “Company”), Russia’s largest retailer in terms of revenue (LSE ticker symbol: FIVE), announces that Perekrestok retail chain joined the environmental project “Packages, Give Up!” aimed at collecting and utilizing packaging. The Company acts in line with its environmental initiative to reduce natural resource usage in conjunction with Tetra Pak and Volkswagen.