OREANDA-NEWS. September 28, 2012. “Magnit” (the “Company”; MICEX and LSE: MGNT) announces the execution of the transaction by the Company on September 25, 2012.

The essentials of the transaction are as follows:

Type of transaction:

related-party transaction

Subject of transaction:

loan of funds

Parties and beneficiaries under transaction:

the Lender - open joint-stock company “Magnit” the Borrower - joint-stock company “Tander”

Maturity:

loan maturity date - 24.09.2015

Transaction amount:

4,999,250,000.00 rubles, which amounts to 8.32% of the balance sheet value of assets of the issuer

Interest rate

9.15% per annum

The assets value of the issuer as of the closing date of the reporting period preceding the transaction execution:

60,067,654 thousand rubles

Based in Krasnodar, in the Southern region of Russia, Open Joint Stock Company “Magnit” (LSE and MICEX: MGNT, S&P: “BB-”) is the holding company for a group of entities that operate in the retail trade under the “Magnit” brand. The chain of “Magnit” stores is one of the leading food retail networks in Russia. As of June 30, 2012 the chain consisted of 5,268 convenience stores, 98 hypermarkets, 5 “Magnit Family” stores and 351 cosmetics stores (drogerie) in 1,461 locations in the Russian Federation.

Approximately two-thirds of the Company’s stores are located in cities with a population of less than 500,000 inhabitants. Most of its stores are located in the Southern, North-Caucasian, Central and Volga regions. The Company also operates stores in the North-Western, Urals and Siberian regions.

As of June 30, 2012 the Company operated an in-house logistics system consisting of 16 distribution centers, employing automated stock replenishment systems and a fleet of 4,070 vehicles.

In accordance with the reviewed IFRS consolidated financial statements for 1H 2012, the Company recorded consolidated revenue of approximately USD 6,776 million and consolidated EBITDA of around USD 671 million.