Press-release Krasnodar January 19, 2015 PJSC "Magnit" Announces the Publication Date of Unaudited FY 2014 Financial Results Prepared in accordance with the IFRS Krasnodar, January 19, 2015: PJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest retailer (the "Company"; MICEX and LSE: MGNT), is pleased to announce the publication date of unaudited FY 2014 financial results prepared in accordance with the IFRS. Please be informed that PJSC "Magnit" plans to release its unaudited FY 2014 financial results prepared in accordance with the IFRS and based on management accounts on Tuesday, January 27, 2015 at 10:00 AM (Moscow time). 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 December 31, 2014, Magnit operated 27 distribution centers and over 9,700 stores (3,344 convenience, 287 hypermarkets, and 1,080 drogerie stores) in approximately 2,100 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.