OJSC MAGNIT - BoD Meeting Results

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Press-releaseKrasnodarOctober 8, 2014OJSC "Magnit" Announcesthe Results of the BOD MeetingKrasnodar, October 8, 2014: OJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest food retailer (the"Company", "Issuer"; MICEX and LSE: MGNT), is pleased to announce the resultsof the BOD meeting held on October 7, 2014.Please be informed that on October 7, 2014 the BOD meeting was held.Positive decisions were made by the Board of directors meeting on the followingagenda items put to a vote:  * Determination of OJSC "Magnit" business priorities.  * Approval of the related party transaction.  * Determination of the amount of remuneration for the auditor's services.  * Determination of the position of the OJSC "Magnit" representative at the    exercise of the voting right on the JSC "Tander" shares owned by the    Company.  * Determination of the position of the OJSC "Magnit" representative at the    exercise of the voting right on the Retail Import LLC shares in the charter    capital owned by the Company.For further information, please contact:Timothy Post                            Director, Investor Relations                                        Email: post@magnit.ru                                        Office: +7-861-277-4554 x 17600                                        Mobile: +7-961-511-7678                                        Direct Line: +7-861-277-4562Dina Svishcheva                         Deputy Director, Investor Relations                                        Email: Chistyak@magnit.ru                                        Office: +7-861-277-45-54 x 15101                                        Mobile: +7-961-511-0202                                        Direct Line: +7-861-277-4562Company description:Magnit is Russia's largest food retailer. Founded in 1994, the company isheadquartered in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar. As of June 30, 2014,Magnit operated 24 distribution centers and over 8,600 stores (7,614convenience, 226 hypermarkets, and 778 drogeries) in approximately 2,000 citiesand towns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian Federation.In accordance with the reviewed IFRS consolidated financial statements for 1H2014, Magnit had revenues of $9,979 million USD and an EBITDA of $1,045 millionUSD. 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 creditrating from Standard & Poor's of BB. Measured by market capitalization, Magnitis one of the largest retailers in Europe.