PJSC MAGNIT - New Hypermarket and "Magnit Family" Store Opening

Press-release

Krasnodar

September 30, 2015

PJSC "Magnit" Announces the Opening of a New Hypermarket and a "Magnit Family" Store

Krasnodar, September 30, 2015: PJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest food retailer (the "Company"; MOEX and LSE: MGNT), is pleased to announce the opening of a new hypermarket and a "Magnit Family" store.

Please be informed that today the Company opened its 208^th hypermarket and 127^th "Magnit Family" store.

The 208^th hypermarket (small format) is located at 20 Morozova street, Taganrog, Rostov oblast, Southern federal region. Assortment of the hypermarket consists of more than 10,800 SKUs, out of which about 81% are food items. There are 13 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.

The 127^th "Magnit Family" store is located at 27 Vesennyaya street, Mezhdurechensk, Kemerovskaya oblast, Siberian federal region. Assortment of the store consists of more than 7,400 SKUs, out of which about 86% are food items. There are 12 cash desks installed in the sales area. The outlet is leased by the Company. The store is open 7 days a week from 9 am to 10 pm.

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]
Media Inquiries	PR and GR Department [e-mail]

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, 2015, Magnit operated 29 distribution centers and over 10,700 stores (8,890 convenience, 311 hypermarkets, and 1,527 drogerie stores) in approximately 2,233 cities and towns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian Federation.

In accordance with the reviewed IFRS consolidated financial statements for 1H 2015. Magnit had revenues of RUB 455 billion and an EBITDA of RUB 49 billion. Magnit's local shares are traded on the Moscow Stock Exchange (MOEX: 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.