OREANDA-NEWS. OJSC “Magnit”, Russia's largest food retailer (the “Company”; MICEX and LSE: MGNT), announces change of share in the charter capital of OJSC “Magnit” (ordinary shares stake) owned by Marina Ivanova, the member of the OJSC “Magnit” Management Board, from 0.00467% to 0.00379%.

Name and position of the person:

Marina Ivanova, the member of the OJSC “Magnit” Management Board

Company:

Open joint-stock company “Magnit”, 15/5, Solnechnaya street, Krasnodar, Russia

Share in charter capital before change:

0.00467%

Ordinary shares stake before change:

0.00467%

Share in charter capital after change:

0.00379%

Ordinary shares stake after change:

0.00379%

Date of change of share in the charter capital:

May 30, 2014

Date of the fact being reported:

June 2, 2014

Magnit is Russia's largest food retailer. Founded in 1994, the company is headquartered in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar. As of March 31, 2014, Magnit operated 23 distribution centers and over 8,200 stores (7,341 convenience, 215 hypermarkets, and 700 cosmetics) in more than 1,905 cities and towns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian Federation.

In accordance with the audited IFRS consolidated financial statements for 2013, Magnit had revenues of USD 18,202 million USD and an EBITDA of USD 2,032 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 one of the largest retailers in Europe.