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18 January 2006

PYATEROCHKA ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF 26% STAKE IN CHELYABINSK FRANCHISEE

Pyaterochka Holding NV, Russia’s leading retailer, yesterday signed an agreement to acquire a 26% equity stake in its franchise operator in the Chelyabinsk region of Russia, Ural-Agro-Torg, an important step towards the company’s strategy of building a “cluster” of operations in the Ural region.