Russia’s largest retailer OJSC “Magnit” announces the publication of the list of affiliated persons as of 31.12.2013

Krasnodar, Russia, 9-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — OJSC “Magnit”, Russia’s largest retailer (the “Company”; MICEX and LSE: MGNT), announces the publication of the list of affiliated persons as of 31.12.2013.

Please be informed that today OJSC “Magnit” has published the list of affiliated persons as of 31.12.2013.

The list can be found on the Company’s website www.magnit-info.ru and on http://www.e-disclosure.ru/portal/company.aspx?id=7671

For further information, please contact:

Timothy Post
Director, Investor Relations
Email: post@gw.tander.ru
Office: +7-861-277-4554 x7600
Mobile: +7-961-511-7678
Direct Line: +7-861-277-4562

Dina Svishcheva
Deputy Director, Investor Relations
Email: Chistyak@gw.tander.ru
Office: +7-861-277-4554 x5101
Mobile: +7-961-511-0202
Direct Line: +7-861-277-4562

Company description:
Magnit is Russia’s largest retailer. Founded in 1994, the company is headquartered in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar. As of September 30, 2013, Magnit operated 19 distribution centers and over 7,600 stores (6,783 convenience, 178 hypermarkets, and 685 cosmetics) in more than 1,760 cities and towns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian Federation.

In accordance with its reviewed IFRS consolidated financial statements, Magnit had 1H 2013 revenues of $8.7 billion USD and an EBITDA of $890 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 now Europe’s 2nd largest food retailer.

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