OREANDA-NEWS. X5 Retail Group N.V. (“X5” or the “Company”), a leading Russian food retailer (LSE ticker: “FIVE”), announced today that that the Company has signed a new club facility with a total amount of Russian Rouble (RUR) 15.0 billion.The proceeds will be used to refinance the existing RUR 12.35 billion club facility, which was put in place in 2010 and is due to mature in September 2013, as well as other short-term loans.

The new club facility is unsecured and consists of two tranches, one for RUR 9.7 billion with a three-year tenor and rate of MosPrime plus 2.50% and another for RUR 5.3 billion with a five-year tenor and rate of MosPrime plus 2.75%. UniCredit Bank acted as sole Coordinator and facility agent on behalf of X5.

The following international banks participated as Mandated Lead Arrangers: ING BANK EURASIA ZAO, JOINT STOCK COMMERCIAL BANK "ROSBANK" (OPEN JOINT-STOCK COMPANY), ZAO RAIFFEISENBANK, UNICREDIT BANK AG, LONDON BRANCH, UNICREDIT BANK AUSTRIA AG AND ZAO UNICREDIT BANK.