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Press-releaseKrasnodarFebruary 13, 2015PJSC "Magnit" Announces the Disposal of Shares by the Entity under the Issuer'sControlKrasnodar, February 13, 2015: PJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest food retailer(the "Company", the "Issuer", MOEX and LSE: MGNT), announces the disposal 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 disposal:        voting shares of the IssuerDate of disposal:          February 11, 2015Amount of disposed shares: 6,098 shares (0.006449% of the total equity)Basis for disposal:        Sale and Purchase Agreements executed in the trading                           of MICEX Stock ExchangeAmount of votes before     65,993 votes (0.069789% of the total number of votes)disposal:Amount of votes after      59,895 votes (0.063340% of the total number of votes)disposal:Date of disposal:          February 12, 2015Amount of disposed shares: 600 shares (0.000635% of the total equity)Basis for disposal:        Sale and Purchase Agreements executed in the trading                           of MICEX Stock ExchangeAmount of votes before     59,895 votes (0.063340% of the total number of votes)disposal:Amount of votes after      59,295 votes (0.062705% of the total number of votes)disposal: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 (MOEX: MGNT) and its GDRs on theLondon 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.