Press-release
Krasnodar
April 28, 2014
OJSC "Magnit" Announces the Opening of the 166th Hypermarket
Krasnodar, April 28, 2014: OJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest food retailer (the
"Company"; MICEX and LSE: MGNT), is pleased to announce the opening of the
166th hypermarket of a small format.
Please be informed that on April 26, 2014 the Company has opened its 166th
hypermarket of a small format located at 15A Svetlogorskaya street, Perm, Volga
federal district. Assortment of the hypermarket consists of about 9,600 SKUs,
out of which about 77% are food items. There are 19 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 9 pm.
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 March 31, 2014,
Magnit operated 23 distribution centers and over 8,200 stores (7,341
convenience, 215 hypermarkets, and 700 cosmetics) in more than 1,905 cities and
towns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian Federation.
In accordance with the audited IFRS consolidated financial statements 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 one
of the largest retailers in Europe.