Press-releaseKrasnodarJanuary 30, 2015PJSC "Magnit" Announces the Acquisition of Shares by the Entity under theIssuer's ControlKrasnodar, January 30, 2015: PJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest food retailer (the"Company", the "Issuer", MICEX and LSE: MGNT), announces the acquisition ofshares by the entity which is under the Issuer's control.Full company name and joint-stock company "Tander"address: 185, Levanevskogo street, Krasnodar, RussiaTaxpayer Id Number: 2310031475Principal State 1022301598549Registration Number:Object of acquisition: voting shares of the IssuerDate of acquisition: January 28, 2015Amount of acquired shares: 10,854 shares (0.011478% of the total equity)Basis for acquisition: Sale and Purchase Agreements executed in the trading of MICEX Stock ExchangeAmount of votes before 35,519 votes (0.037562% of the total number of votes)acquisition:Amount of votes after 46,373 votes (0.049040% of the total number of votes)acquisition:Date of acquisition: January 29, 2015Amount of acquired shares: 18,102 shares (0.019143% of the total equity)Basis for acquisition: Sale and Purchase Agreements executed in the trading of MICEX Stock ExchangeAmount of votes before 46,373 votes (0.049040% of the total number of votes)acquisition:Amount of votes after 64,475 votes (0.068183% of the total number of votes)acquisition: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 December 31,2014, Magnit operated 27 distribution centers and over 9,700 stores (8,344convenience, 287 hypermarkets, and 1,080 drogerie stores) in approximately2,100 cities and towns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian Federation.In accordance with the unaudited IFRS management accounts for 2014, Magnit hadrevenues of RUB 764 billion and an EBITDA of RUB 86 billion. Magnit's localshares are traded on the Moscow Stock Exchange (MICEX: MGNT) and its GDRs onthe 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 largestretailers in Europe.