Press-release
Krasnodar
March 12, 2014
OJSC "Magnit" Announces the Acquisition of Shares by the Entity under the Issuer's
Control
Krasnodar, March 12, 2014: OJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest retailer (the
"Company", the "Issuer", MICEX and LSE: MGNT), announces the acquisition of
shares by the entity which is under the Issuer's control.
Full company name and joint-stock company "Tander"
address:
185, Levanevskogo street, Krasnodar, Russia
Taxpayer Id Number: 2310031475
Principal State 1022301598549
Registration Number:
Object of acquisition: voting shares of the Issuer
Date of acquisition: March11, 2014
Amount of acquired shares: 50,500 shares (0.053404% of the total equity)
Basis for acquisition: Sale and Purchase Agreements executed in the trading
of MICEX Stock Exchange
Amount of votes before 226,767 votes (0.239809% of the total number of
acquisition: votes)
Amount of votes after 277,267 votes (0.293214% of the total number of
acquisition: votes)
For further information, please contact:
Timothy Post Director, Investor Relations
Email: post@gw.tander.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@gw.tander.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 retailer. Founded in 1994, the company is
headquartered in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar. As of December 31,
2013, Magnit operated 22 distribution centers and over 8,000 stores (7,200
convenience, 207 hypermarkets, and 686 cosmetics) in more than 1,868 cities and
towns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian Federation.
In accordance with the unaudited IFRS management accounts for 2013, Magnit had
revenues of $18,202 million USD and an EBITDA of $2,032 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 now
Europe's 2nd largest retailer.