PJSC DETSKY MIR REPORTED NET PROFIT UNDER RAS OF RUB 5.1 BN FOR THE FULL YEAR 2017

02 April 2018. Moscow, Russia. – PJSC Detsky Mir (“Detsky Mir” or “the Company”) – Russia’s largest specialized children’s goods retailer, announces its FY 2017 Net profit in accordance with Russian Accounting Standard (RAS) for the distribution of annual dividends.

Detsky Mir Management will recommend the Board of Directors and Shareholders of the Company to distribute all net profit as dividends according to the results of 2017.

Taking into account the paid interim dividends for 9 months of 2017, the retained earnings increased by 11.4% y-y to RUB 2,864 mln for 4Q 2017.

Additional information is available on the Company’s corporate website www.corp.detmir.ru

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Detsky Mir Group (MOEX: DSKY) is Russia’s largest specialized children’s goods retailer. The company operates a network of 622 stores, including 556 Detsky Mir stores in Russia and 22 in Kazakhstan located in 219 cities, as well as 44 ELC (Early Learning Centre) stores in Russia. The total selling space as of 31 December 2017 was approximately 688,000 square meters.

In accordance with the audited Financial Statements under IFRS Group revenue amounted to RUB 97.0 bn for FY 2017. Adjusted EBITDA totaled RUB 10.7 bn and adjusted profit for the period amounted to RUB 5.5 bn for FY 2017.

Detsky Mir Group’s shareholder structure as of the date of this announcement is as follows: PJSC Sistema[1]  – 52.10%, Russia-China Investment Fund (RCIF) [2] – 14.03%, other shareholders owning less than 5% of the shares – 33.87%. 

Lear more at www.detmir.ru, corp.detmir.ru, elc-russia.ru.

Disclaimer

Some of the information in these materials may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of Detsky Mir. You can identify forward looking statements by terms such as “expect”, “believe”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “intend”, “will”, “could,” “may” or “might” the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Detsky Mir wishes to caution you that these statements are only predictions and that actual events or results may differ materially. Detsky Mir does not intend to update these statements to reflect events and circumstances occurring after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Many factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from those contained in projections or forward-looking statements of Detsky Mir, including, among others, general economic conditions, the competitive environment, risks associated with operating in the Russian Federation, rapid technological and market change in the industries Detsky Mir operates in, as well as many other risks specifically related to Detsky Mir and its operations.

(8) PJSC Sistema is a publicly-traded diversified Russian holding company serving over 100 million customers in the sectors of telecommunications, high technology, pulp and paper, radio and space technology, banking, retail, mass media, tourism and healthcare services. Founded in 1993. Sistema’s global depositary receipts are listed under the symbol SSA on the London Stock Exchange. Sistema’s ordinary shares are listed under the ticker AFKS on Moscow Exchange.

(9) RCIF is an equity fund established by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and China Investment Corporation (CIC), hold its stake in PJSC Detsky Mir through its funds: FLOETTE HOLDINGS LIMITED and EXARZO HOLDINGS LIMITED.