Press-release Krasnodar September 23, 2014 OJSC "Magnit" Announces the Opening of the 174th Hypermarket Krasnodar, September 23, 2014: OJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest food retailer (the "Company"; MICEX and LSE: MGNT), is pleased to announce the opening of the 174th hypermarket of a medium format. Please be informed that today the Company has opened its 174th hypermarket of a medium format located at 308 Kirova prospect, Samara, Volga federal region. Assortment of the hypermarket consists of about 19,400 SKUs, out of which about 65% are food items. There are 25 cash desks installed in the sales area. The outlet is owned by 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: +7-861-277-4562 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.