O'KEY Group dispatches humanitarian aid to flood victims in the Irkutsk Region

O'KEY Group S.A. (OKEY) 
O'KEY Group dispatches humanitarian aid to flood victims in the Irkutsk 
Region 
 
15-Jul-2019 / 13:00 CET/CEST 
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  O'KEY Group dispatches humanitarian aid to flood victims in the Irkutsk 
                                   Region 
 
  O'KEY Group S.A. (LSE: OKEY, the 'Group'), one of the leading Russian food 
     retailers, has dispatched humanitarian aid to residents impacted by the 
                                                flood in the Irkutsk Region. 
 
    The retailer's relief effort involved a 16-pallet container holding more 
    than 8,000 items, including household items, clothing, and textiles. The 
  cargo was dispatched on Friday, 12 July and delivered to the disaster zone 
 in Tulun in the Irkutsk Region for sorting and distribution among residents 
                                                    in flood-affected areas. 
 
Armin Burger, CEO of O'KEY Group: 
 
 "As a socially responsible company, O'KEY Group will not remain indifferent 
  to the tragedy which has taken place in the Irkutsk Region. We consider it 
   our duty to help flood victims and their families, and we encourage other 
                         businesses to come together and help these people." 
 
     Sergey Petrov, Head of Service for Consumer Market and Licensing of the 
                                                             Irkutsk region: 
 
    "The flood survivors are currently in need of personal hygiene products, 
           baby food, clothing, and bedding. We thank O'KEY for their active 
humanitarian response in collecting and delivering relief aid in good time." 
 
    The flood in the Irkutsk Region began on 25 June. By 8 July, over 10,000 
 homes and over 11,000 household plots in 110 localities had been flooded as 
a result of severe rainfall and subsequent river overflows, according to the 
     Emergencies Ministry of Russia. The flood has impacted more than 33,000 
                                                            local residents. 
 
For further information please contact: 
 
Anton Farlenkov 
 
Corporate development director 
 
tel: [phone] 
 
[e-mail] 
 
Ekaterina Tkachenko 
 
PR Manager 
Art&Smart Public Media Communications Group [phone] 
[e-mail] 
 
ISIN:          US6708662019 
Category Code: MSCH 
TIDM:          OKEY 
LEI Code:      213800133YYU23T4L791 
Sequence No.:  13406 
EQS News ID:   841279 
 
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