Moscow, 5 October 2012
X5 Retail Group N.V., (“X5” or the “Company”), Russia’s largest retailer in terms of sales (LSE ticker symbol: FIVE), announced today that its Middle Volga branch has won the Best Retailer in the Region Award at the 3rd Inter-Regional Trade Congress (the “Congress”) of the Samara Region. The X5 branch was selected from 15 national and regional companies operating in the region.