The decay K-S(0) --> pi ev has been observed by the CMD-2 detector at the e(+)e(-) collider VEPP-2M at Novosibirsk. Of 6 million produced (KLKS0)-K-0 pairs, 75 +/- 13 events of the K-S0 --> pi ev decay were selected. The corresponding branching ratio is B( K-S(0) --> pi ev)=(7.2 +/- 1.4) X 10(-4). This result is consistent with the evaluation of B( K-S(O) --> pi ev) from tile K-L(0),(C) semileptonic rate and K-S(0) lifetime assuming Delta S =Delta Q. (C) 1999 Published by Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.