OREANDA-NEWS. October 22, 2012. X5 Retail Group N.V. (“X5” or the “Company”), Russia's largest retailer in terms of revenue (LSE ticker: “FIVE”), announced today the Company’s preliminary consolidated net retail sales and operational performance for the third quarter (Q3) and nine months (9M) of 2012.

Q3 2012 Highlights

9M 2012 Highlights

Consolidated net retail sales (sales) increased 10.4% year-on-year (y-o-y) in Rouble (RUR) terms to RUR 115,882 million (mln);

Sales increased y-o-y by 11.1% due to organic expansion, which was offset by a 0.7% decrease in LFL sales;

174 stores were added on a net basis, including the opening of 157 soft discounters, nine supermarkets, 14 convenience stores and six store closures;

Net addition of 45 thousand square meters (sq. m.) of selling space.

Consolidated net retail sales increased by 8.2% y-o-y to RUR 356,207 mln;

Sales increased y-o-y by 10.1% due to organic expansion, which was offset by a 1.9% decrease in LFL sales;

470 stores were added on a net basis, including the opening of 431 soft discounters

Net addition of 138 thousand sq. m. of selling space.

20 supermarkets, 49 convenience stores and 30 store closures;

LSE-Listed X5 Retail Group N.V. is one of the largest Russian food retailers in terms of sales. The Company uses a multi-formatted strategy to develop several formats: soft discounters, supermarkets, hypermarkets, online retail channel and convenience stores.