Press-release Krasnodar September 25, 2014 OJSC "Magnit" Announces the EGM Results Krasnodar, September 25, 2014: OJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest food retailer (the "Company"; MICEX and LSE: MGNT), announces the results of the Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting. Please be informed that the EGM of OJSC "Magnit" was held on September 25, 2014. Positive decisions were made by the general shareholders meeting on the following agenda items put to a vote: - to pay dividends on OJSC "Magnit" shares following the results of the 6 months of 2014 financial year; - to ratify the Charter of OJSC "Magnit" in the new edition; - to ratify the Regulation on the General shareholders meeting of OJSC "Magnit" in the new edition; - to approve major related party transactions; - to approve related party transactions. 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.