OREANDA-NEWS. OJSC “Magnit”, Russia's largest food retailer (the “Company”, the “Issuer”, MICEX and LSE: MGNT), announces the acquisition 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 acquisition:

voting shares of the Issuer

Date of acquisition:

April 29, 2014

Amount of acquired shares:

28,300 shares (0.029928% of the total equity)

Basis for acquisition:

Sale and Purchase Agreements executed in the trading of MICEX Stock Exchange

Amount of votes before acquisition:

397,180 votes (0.420024% of the total number of votes)

Amount of votes after acquisition:

425,480 votes (0.449951% of the total number of votes)