DIKSI Grupp : DIXY Group reports on change of legal form to private

PRESS RELEASE

DIXY GROUP REPORTS ON CHANGE OF LEGAL FORM TO PRIVATE

Moscow, Russian Federation, January 29, 2019

DIXY Group informs of change in the name of PJSC DIXY Group due to deletion of public status indication.

PJSC DIXY Group performing functions of Dixy Group Holding Company has completed conversion of Public Company into a Private Company. Article of Association was amended to remove all indicators of Public status and the name of the company was changed into JSC DIXY Group.

Previously the Central Bank of Russian Federation decided to release PJSC DIXY Group from responsibility to perform disclosure of information under article 30 of the Federal Act No.39-FZ onSecurities Market Act.Thisdecision entered into forceon January 25, 2019.

Background:

DIXY Group is one of Russia's leading companies in food and fast moving consumer goods retail.

As of December 31, 2018, the Group operated 2,707 stores, including 2,537 DIXY convenience stores, 129 Victoria stores and 41 Megamart and Minimart compact hypermarkets; stores of DIXY Group operate in 755 Russian towns and settlements.

The Group's footprint covers four Federal Districts of Russia: Central, North-West and Urals, as well as Kaliningrad and the Kaliningrad Region.

Contacts :

Julia Chernyshova

Manager of PR-projects of DIXY Group [phone] (ext.43305)

[phone]http://www.dixygroup.ru