Press-release Krasnodar August 26, 2014 OJSC "Magnit" Announces the 3rd Coupon Yield Payment Krasnodar, August 26, 2014: OJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest food retailer (the "Company"; MICEX and LSE: MGNT), announces the 3rd coupon yield payment against bonds. Please be informed that today OJSC "Magnit" fulfilled its obligation of the third coupon redemption against bonds of the 01 series in the amount of 211,900,000 rubles. Parameters of the bond issue: Type of securities: Non-convertible interest-bearing certified bonds to the bearer with the obligatory centralized custody of the 01 series State registration "- 4-01-60525-P as of 27.12.2012 number of the issue of securities and the date of its state registration: Reporting (coupon) Third coupon period (25.02.2014- 26.08.2014) period which the yield is paid for: Total amount of the 211,900,000 rubles interest to be paid against bonds: The amount of the 42.38 rubles interest to be paid against one bond: Method of payment: Monetary funds in the currency of the Russian Federation by means of non-cash settlement Date of the obligation August26, 2014 fulfillment: Total amount of the Following the 1st coupon period the amount of 211,900,000 interest paid against rubles was paid. Obligation has been fulfilled. bonds following each reporting (coupon) Following the 2nd coupon period the amount of 211,900,000 period: rubles was paid. Obligation has been fulfilled. Following the 3rd coupon period the amount of 211,900,000 rubles was paid. Obligation has been fulfilled. 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: +7-861-277-4562 Dina Svishcheva Deputy Director, Investor Relations Email: Chistyak@magnit.ru Office: +7-861-277-45-54 x 15101 Mobile: +7-961-511-0202 Direct Line: +7-861-277-4562 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 June 30, 2014, Magnit operated 24 distribution centers and over 8,600 stores (7,614 convenience, 226 hypermarkets, and 778 drogeries) in approximately 2,000 cities and towns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian Federation. In accordance with the reviewed IFRS consolidated financial statements for 1H 2014, Magnit had revenues of $9,979 million USD and an EBITDA of $1,045 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.