Press Release

11 October 2019

 

 

O'KEY GROUP ANNOUNCES RECORD AND PAYMENT DATES

FOR INTERIM DIVIDEND

 

 

O'KEY Group S.A. (LSE: OKEY, "the Group"), one of the leading Russian food retailers, announces record and payment dates for an interim dividend for the 2019 financial year.

All materials published by the Group are available on its website www.okeygroup.lu.

 

The Bank of New York Mellon, the Group's depositary bank, has announced a record date of 3 October 2019 and payment date of 15 October 2019 for depositary receipts holders to receive the previously declared interim dividend for the 2019 financial year.

 

On 3 October 2019, the Group announced the decision of its Board of Directors to pay an interim dividend for the 2019 financial year for a total amount of US$ 15,162,319.90, or US$ 0.05635 per share. The interim dividend will be reflected in the Group's consolidated financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2019.

 

 

 

OVERVIEW

O'KEY Group S.A. (LSE: OKEY, RAEX - 'ruA-') operates under two main formats: hypermarkets under the O'KEY brand and discounters under the DA! brand.

As at 11 October 2019, the Group operates 166 stores across Russia (78 hypermarkets and 88 discounters). The Group opened its first hypermarket in St. Petersburg in 2002 and has since demonstrated continuous growth. O'KEY is the first among Russian food retailers to launch and actively develop e-commerce operations in St. Petersburg and Moscow, offering a full range of hypermarket products for home delivery. The Group operates six e-commerce pick-up points in Moscow and six e-commerce pick-up points in St. Petersburg. The Group operates four distribution centres across the Russian Federation - two in Moscow and two in St. Petersburg. As at 31 December 2018 the Group employs more than 20,000 people.

For the full year 2018, revenue totalled RUB 161,303,411 thousand, EBITDA reached RUB 8,644,008 thousand, and net loss for the period amounted to RUB 599,755 thousand.

The O'KEY shareholder structure is as follows: NISEMAX Co Ltd - 44.79%, GSU Ltd - 29.52%, free float - 25.69%.

 

 

DISCLAIMER

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None of the future projections, expectations, estimates or prospects in this announcement should be taken as forecasts or promises nor should they be taken as implying any indication, assurance or guarantee that the assumptions on which such future projections, expectations, estimates or prospects have been prepared are correct or exhaustive or, in the case of the assumptions, fully stated in this announcement. We assume no obligations to update the forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect actual results, changes in assumptions or changes in factors affecting these statements.

 

For further information:

 

Veronika Kryachko

 

Head of Investor Relations

Tel. +7 495 663 6677 ext. 404

Mob. +7 915 380 6266

Veronika.Kryachko@okmarket.ru

www.okeygroup.lu