Amsterdam, 7 June 2013
X5 Retail Group N.V. (“X5” or the “Company”), a leading Russian retailer, invites its shareholders and holders of global depository receipts (GDRs) to its extraordinary general meeting of shareholders (the “EGM”) to be held at Parkstraat 20, 2514 JK The Hague, The Netherlands at 15.00 CET on 19 July 2013. The record date for the EGM is 21 June 2013.