OREANDA-NEWS. October 18, 2012. OJSC “Magnit” (the “Company”, the “Issuer”, MICEX and LSE: MGNT) announces the date of the list of holders of securities for the purpose of execution of rights fixed by such securities.

Type of securities

non-convertible interest-bearing exchange-traded bonds to the bearer with the obligatory centralized custody of B0-06 series

Identification code and date of its assignment to the issue:

№4B02-06-60525-P as of 16.02.2011.

Rights fixed by the certified securities to the bearer with the obligatory centralized custody

right to receive interest of the nominal value of exchange-traded bond (coupon yield)

Date on which the list of holders of the certified securities to the bearer with the obligatory centralized custody is made

October 17, 2012

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 September 30, 2012 the chain consisted of 5,523 convenience stores, 105 hypermarkets, 11 “Magnit Family” stores and 480 cosmetics stores (drogerie) in 1,504 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 September 30, 2012 the Company operated an in-house logistics system consisting of 17 distribution centers, employing automated stock replenishment systems and a fleet of 4,082 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.