Press-release

Krasnodar

July 29, 2014

OJSC "Magnit" Announcesthe Opening ofthe 170th Hypermarket

Krasnodar, July 29, 2014: OJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest food retailer (the
"Company"; MICEX and LSE: MGNT), is pleased to announce the opening of the
170th hypermarket of a medium format.

Please be informed that today the Company has opened its 170th hypermarket of a
medium format located at 18, Neftyanikov street, Almetyevsk, Republic of
Tatarstan, Volga federal district. Assortment of the hypermarket consists of
about 15,100 SKUs, out of which about 71% are food items. There are 23 cash
desks installed in the sales area. The outlet is owned by the Company. The
hypermarket is open 7 days a week from 9 am to 10 pm.

For further information, please contact:

Timothy Post                            Director, Investor Relations

                                        Email: post@magnit.ru

                                        Office: +7-861-277-4554 x 17600

                                        Mobile: +7-961-511-7678

                                        Direct Line: +7-861-277-4562

Dina Svishcheva                         Deputy Director, Investor Relations

                                        Email: Chistyak@magnit.ru

                                        Office: +7-861-277-45-54 x 15101

                                        Mobile: +7-961-511-0202

                                        Direct Line: +7-861-277-4562

Company description:

Magnit is Russia's largest food retailer. Founded in 1994, the company is
headquartered in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar. As of June 30, 2014,
Magnit operated 24 distribution centers and over 8,600 stores (7,614
convenience, 226 hypermarkets, and 778 cosmetics) in approximately 2,000 cities
and towns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian Federation.

In accordance with the audited IFRS consolidated financial statements for 2013,
Magnit had revenues of $18,202 million USD and an EBITDA of $2,032 million USD.
Magnit's local shares are traded on the Moscow Stock Exchange (MICEX: MGNT) and
its GDRs on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: MGNT) and it has a credit rating
from Standard & Poor's of BB. Measured by market capitalization, Magnit is one
of the largest retailers in Europe.