Ozon Announces Changes to Its Board of Directors

August 16, 2024 – Ozon Holdings PLC (thereafter referred to as "we", "us", "our", "Ozon" or the "Company") today announces the following changes to its Board of Directors:

·       Mr. Nilesh Lakhani (Independent Director), Mr. Charles Ryan (Independent Director), Ms. Lydia Jett (Independent Director) and Mr. Peter Sirota (Independent Director) resigned from the Board of Directors. We wish Nilesh, Lydia, Charles and Peter well, and would like express our deepest appreciation and gratitude for their service, expertise and vital contribution to the Company as it navigated both significant challenges and opportunities during a transformational period in its history.

  ·       Mr. Kirill Lykov and Mr. Alexander Rogovoy joined the Board of Directors as Non-Executive Directors and replaced Ms. Elena Ivashentseva and Mr. Dmitry Kamensky with the effect from August 14, 2024 pursuant to Regulations 75A and 75B of the Articles of Association of the Company. Both Kirill and Alexander have extensive management experience and have held senior roles at the leading companies in Russia.

The Board of Directors remains quorate and continues to perform its duties in the best interest of all the stakeholders of the Company. The Company expects to announce the appointment of new independent directors in due course.


About OZON

Ozon is a multi-category e-commerce platform operating in Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, China and Turkey. The Company's fulfillment infrastructure and delivery network enable it to provide its customers with fast and convenient delivery via couriers, pickup points or parcel lockers. Its extensive logistics footprint and fast-developing marketplace platform enable entrepreneurs to sell their products across 11 time zones and offer customers wide selections of goods across multiple product categories. Ozon is committed to expanding its value-added services such as fintech and other new verticals such as Ozon fresh online grocery delivery. For more information, please visit https://corp.ozon.com.


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Disclaimer

This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect the current views of Ozon Holdings PLC ("we", "our", "us" or the "Company") about future events and financial performance. All statements contained in this press release that do not relate to matters of historical fact should be considered forward-looking statements and are applicable only as of the date on which they are made.

These forward-looking statements are based on management's current expectations. However, it is not possible for our management to predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements we may make. These statements are neither promises nor guarantees but involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors and circumstances that may cause Ozon's actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from its expectations expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, including conditions in the relevant capital markets, negative global economic conditions, the ongoing geopolitical crisis, sanctions and governmental measures imposed in various jurisdictions in which we operate and other negative developments in Ozon's business or unfavorable legislative or regulatory developments. We caution you therefore against relying on these forward-looking statements, and we qualify all of our forward-looking statements by these cautionary statements. Please refer to our latest annual report and other public disclosures of the Company concerning factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in our forward-looking statements.

These and other important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements made in this press release. Any such forward-looking statements represent management's estimates as of the date of this press release. While Ozon may elect to update such forward-looking statements at some point in the future, Ozon disclaims any obligation to do so, even if subsequent events cause its views to change. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing Ozon's views as of any date subsequent to the date of this press release.

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