Dixy PAO : divisions connected to USAIS

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DIXY DIVISIONS CONNECTED TO USAIS Moscow, Russian Federation, 23 June 2016 DIXY Group was among the first retail companies that participated in the project for Unified State Automated Information System (USAIS) introduction, and it now confirms its full readiness to connect to the system. DIXY, Victoria and Megamart Division stores are completing standard installation, and by July 1, 2016, every store without exception will be connected to the system.

DIXY Group has participated in the USAIS introduction experiment for the last four years. Owing to the phased connection process, most of the issues arising during testing were resolved successfully. DIXY integrated the software, made changes in the processing with respect to logistics and contractual relations with partners, equipped cash registers with special 2D scanners, conducted employee training. Currently the system is operating in the standard mode. Stores receive online technical consultations from support services.

Since July 1, a customer purchasing alcoholic products in any DIXY Group store will get a receipt with a QR code that can be read with any mobile device to check the quality of the purchased products.

"USAIS is one of the examples of major state initiatives where any business that wanted to prepare well had any opportunity to do so. Full-scale system functioning will reinforce control of alcoholic products turnover both in retail and wholesale," says Corporate and External Communications Director of DIXY Group, Ekaterina Kumanina.

PJSC DIXY Group (MOEX: DIXY) is one of Russia's leading retailers of foods and everyday products.

The first DIXY store was opened in Moscow in 1999, and after that the Company has been experiencing the period of the intensive organic development, followed by the major acquisition of Victoria Group in June 2011.

As of May 31, 2016, the Company operated 2,750 stores, including 2,600 DIXY neighborhood stores, 111 Victoria stores, 1 CASH store, and 38 compact hypermarkets Megamart and Minimart.

The Company operates in Central, Northwestern, Volga and Urals federal districts of Russia, and in Kaliningrad and Kaliningrad region.

As of May 31, 2016, the Company had a total of 932,756 square meters of selling space. In 2015, the Company's total revenue amounted to RUR 272 bln (USD 4.5 bln).

The Company is the third largest national food retailer by revenue, selling area, and number of stores. The Company employs more than 60,000 people.

In May 2007, the Company raised USD 360 mln in its IPO on the RTS and MICEX. A controlling stake of 54.4% in PJSC DIXY Group is owned by Mercury Group of Companies, a diversified holding company.

The Russian business magazine Expert rates DIXY Group as one of the Top-100 largest Russian companies.

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