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

Press-release

Krasnodar

November 17, 2015

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

Krasnodar, November 17, 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 a new hypermarket and a "Magnit Family" store.

The 215^th hypermarket (small format) is located at Mendeleeva street/50 let Komsomola street, Pereslavl-Zalesskiy, Yaroslavl oblast, Central federal region. Assortment of the hypermarket consists of around 10,800 SKUs, out of which about 82% are food items. There are 15 cash desks installed in the sales area. The outlet is owned by the Company. The hypermarket is open 7 days a week from 8 am to 10:30 pm.

The 135^th "Magnit Family" store is located at 5A, 1 Maya street, Krasnoarmeysk, Saratov oblast, Volga federal region. Assortment of the store consists of more than 9,000 SKUs, out of which about 79% are food items. There are 13 cash desks installed in the sales area. The outlet is owned by the Company. The store is open 7 days a week from 9 am to 10 pm.

For further information, please contact:

Timothy Post	Head of Investor Relations Email: [e-mail] Office: [phone] x 17600 Mobile: [phone] Direct Line: [phone]
Investor Relations Office	[e-mail] Direct Line: [phone] Website: ir.magnit.com/
Media Inquiries	Media Relations 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 September 30, 2015, Magnit operated 29 distribution centers and about 11,400 stores (9,246 convenience, 335 hypermarkets, and 1,807 drogerie stores) in 2,297 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.