Amsterdam, 28 August 2012
X5 Retail Group N.V., (“X5” or the “Company”), Russia’s largest retailer in terms of revenue (LSE ticker symbol: FIVE), announced today that the Company has signed a RUR term-loan agreement with VTB Capital Plc. (VTB) in the amount of RUR 9,000 million to refinance X5’s current short-term debt.