Detsky Mir is a Russian Systemically Important Company

March 24, 2020 Moscow, Russia. – PJSC Detsky Mir (“Detsky Mir”, the “Group” or the “Company”, MOEX: DSKY), Russia’s largest specialized children’s goods retailer, announces its debut inclusion in the list of the systemically important companies in Russia.

The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia has expanded the list of systemically important organizations of the Russian economy, including PJSC Detsky Mir. The Ministry of Economic Development of Russia plans to monitor the financial and economic situation of organizations included in the list of the systemically important companies of the Russian economy. The purpose of monitoring the financial performance of the systemically important companies is the timely detection of negative factors affecting the sustainable development of such organizations, as well as preparing supporting proposals to eliminate identified risks or minimize their negative impact on the key operating and financial metrics of the systemically important companies.

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Detsky Mir Group (MOEX: DSKY) is a multi-format retailer and Russia’s and Kazakhstan’s largest specialized children’s goods retailer. The Group comprises the Detsky Mir and the Detmir.ru retail chains, the ELC (Early Learning Centre in Russia) and the ABC retail chains, as well as the Zoozavr pet supplies retail chain. The Company operates a network of 766 Detsky Mir stores located in 293 cities in Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus, 4 Detmir.ru stores, as well as 49 ELC, 13 ABC and ten Zoozavr stores as of 31 December 2019. Total selling space was approximately 843,000 square meters

Detsky Mir Group’s shareholder structure as of the date of this announcement is as follows: PJSFC Sistema[1]  – 33.38%, Russia-China Investment Fund (RCIF) [2] – 9.0%, free-float – 57.62%. 

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(1) Sistema PJSFC is a publicly-traded diversified Russian holding company serving over 150 million customers in the sectors of telecommunications, children’s goods retail, paper and packaging, healthcare services, agriculture, high technology, banking, real estate, pharmaceuticals and hospitality.

(2) RCIF, an equity fund established by the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) and China Investment Corporation (CIC), holds its stake in PJSC Detsky Mir through its funds: Floette Holdings Limited and Exarzo Holdings Limited.