PJSC MAGNIT - New Hypermarket and "Magnit Family" Store Opening

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Press-releaseKrasnodarDecember 4, 2014PJSC "Magnit" Announces the Opening of a New Hypermarket and a "Magnit Family" StoreKrasnodar, December 4, 2014: PJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest retailer (the"Company"; MICEX and LSE: MGNT), is pleased to announce the opening of a newhypermarket and a "Magnit Family" store.Please be informed that today the Company has opened its 182nd hypermarket and80th "Magnit Family" store.The 182nd hypermarket (small format) is located at Kulikova street ("Zefir vmarmelade" shopping center), Murom, Vladimir oblast, Central federal region.Assortment of the hypermarket consists of more than 9,700 SKUs, out of whichabout 61% are food items. There are 19 cash desks installed in the sales area.The outlet is leased by the Company. The hypermarket is open 7 days a week from9 am to 10 pm.The 80th "Magnit Family" store is located at Anapskoye shosse/ Lunacharskogostreet, Novorossiysk, Krasnodar krai, Southern federal region. Assortment ofthe store consists of more than 8,800 SKUs, out of which about 84% are fooditems. There are 13 cash desks installed in the sales area. The outlet is ownedby the Company. The hypermarket is open 7 days a week from 9 am to 11 pm.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 September 30,2014, Magnit operated 25 distribution centers and over 9,020 stores (7,891convenience, 243 hypermarkets, and 886 drogerie stores) in approximately 2,000cities and 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.