Moscow, 8 July 2025 – X5 Group (“X5” or the “Company”, MOEX: X5), a leading Russian food retailer that operates the Pyaterochka, Perekrestok and Chizhik retail chains, announces that it has been conferred the highest credit rating of AAA(RU) by ACRA rating agency. The rating outlook is "stable".

According to ACRA, the main factors underlying X5’s rating included the Company’s leading position in the Russian food retail market, as well as its very strong operational profile and liquidity, low leverage and high level of profitability.