EXPERT RA AFFIRMS O`KEY ‘ruA-’ RATING WITH STABLE OUTLOOK

O`KEY Group S.A. (LSE, MOEX: OKEY, the “Group” or the “Company”), one of Russia’s leading food retailers, announces that that Expert RA (the ‘Agency’) has affirmed a credit rating of ‘ruA-’ for O`KEY LLC, the main operating subsidiary of O`KEY Group S.A. The outlook of the rating remains Stable.

The rating reflects the Group’s solid and stable operational and financial position in the market, as well as the Company's commitment to high corporate governance standards and transparency.

The Agency pointed the growth of Group’s revenue and EBITDA for financial year 2020, combined with a solid financial position and high diversification of the debt portfolio. The Company’s liquidity also had a positive impact on the rating.

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ABOUT O`KEY GROUP
As of March 31, 2021, the Group operated 195 stores across Russia (77 hypermarkets and 118 discounters) with total selling space of 599,536 square meters. The company opened its first hypermarket in St. Petersburg in 2002 and has since demonstrated continuous growth. O`KEY was the first Russian food retailer to launch e-commerce operations in St. Petersburg and Moscow, offering a full range of hypermarket products for home delivery. The Group has six e-commerce pick-up points in Moscow and six e-commerce pick-up points in St. Petersburg. In 2015, the Group launched the first discount chain in Russia under the DA! brand. The Group operates five distribution centres in Russia – three in Moscow and two in St. Petersburg. The Group employs more than 20,000 people. 

 
In 2020, Group’s revenue amounted to RUB 174.3 billion, while EBITDA reached RUB 14.8 billion. 

 
The O`KEY shareholder structure is as follows: NISEMAX Co Ltd – 44.84%, GSU Ltd – 29.53%, free float – 25.63%.

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