OREANDA-NEWS. On 24 April 2008 X5 Retail Group N.V., Russia's largest food retailer in terms of sales, announced Ms. Tatyana Franous' resignation as a member of its Supervisory Board.

Together with Mr Andrei Rogachev, who tendered his resignation from the Supervisory Board on Monday, 21 April 2008, Ms. Franous is a founding member of Pyaterochka. She will resign from the Supervisory Board of X5 Retail Group N.V. effective from 23 April 2008 in order to concentrate on her other business activities.

The Supervisory Board will consider a replacement for Ms. Franous, which will be subject to prior approval by the general meeting of shareholders of X5 Retail Group N.V.