OJSC MAGNIT - Change of Share

Press-release

Krasnodar

April 9, 2014

OJSC "Magnit" Announces Change of Share in the Charter Capital

Krasnodar, April 9, 2014: 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 Khachatur
Pombukhchan, the chairman of OJSC "Magnit" Board of Directors.

Name and position of the   Khachatur Pombukhchan, the chairman of OJSC "Magnit"
person:                    Board of Directors

Company:                   Open joint-stock company "Magnit", 15/5, Solnechnaya
                           street, Krasnodar, Russia

Share in charter capital   0,00298%
before change:

Ordinary shares stake      0.00298%
before change:

Share in charter capital   0.00250%
after change:

Ordinary shares stake      0.00250%
after change:

Date of change of share in April 8, 2014
the charter capital:

Date of the fact being     April 9, 2014
reported:

For further information, please contact:

Timothy Post                            Director, Investor Relations

                                        Email: [e-mail]

                                        Office: [phone] x 17600

                                        Mobile: [phone]

                                        Direct Line: [phone]

Dina Svishcheva                         Deputy Director, Investor Relations

                                        Email: [e-mail]

                                        Office: [phone] x 15101

                                        Mobile: [phone]

                                        Direct Line: [phone]

Company description:

Magnit is Russia's largest food retailer. Founded in 1994, the company is
headquartered in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar. As of December 31,
2013, Magnit operated 22 distribution centers and over 8,000 stores (7,200
convenience, 207 hypermarkets, and 686 cosmetics) in more than 1,868 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 $18,202 million USD and an EBITDA of $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.