Press-release-Disposal-Jan28-eng

Press-release Krasnodar January 28, 2015

PJSC "Magnit" Announces the Disposal of Shares by the Entity under the Issuer's Control

Krasnodar, January 28, 2015: PJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest food retailer (the "Company", the "Issuer", MICEX and LSE: MGNT), announces the disposal of shares by the entity which is under the Issuer's control.

Full company name and address: joint-stock company "Tander"

185, Levanevskogo street, Krasnodar, Russia

Taxpayer Id Number: 2310031475
Principal State Registration Number: 1022301598549
Object of disposal: voting shares of the Issuer
Date of disposal: January 26, 2015
Amount of disposed shares: 5,000 shares (0.005288% of the total equity)
Basis for disposal: Sale and Purchase Agreements executed in the trading of MICEX Stock Exchange
Amount of votes before disposal: 40,519 votes (0.042849% of the total number of votes)
Amount of votes after disposal: 35,519 votes (0.037562% of the total number of votes)

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 December 31,
2014, Magnit operated 27 distribution centers and over 9,700 stores (8,344 convenience, 287 hypermarkets, and 1,080 drogerie stores) in approximately
2,100 cities and towns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian Federation.
In accordance with the unaudited IFRS management accounts for 2014, Magnit had revenues of RUB 764 billion and an EBITDA of RUB 86 billion. 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.

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