MGJCL Magnit PJSC (CE)

Press-release

Krasnodar

August 14, 2014

OJSC "Magnit" Announces the Publication Date of 1H 2014 Financial Results Prepared
in accordance with the IFRS and Reviewed by Auditors.

Krasnodar, August 14, 2014: OJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest retailer (the
"Company"; MICEX and LSE: MGNT), is pleased to announce the publication date of
1H 2014 financial results prepared in accordance with the IFRS and reviewed by
auditors.

Please be informed that OJSC "Magnit" plans to release its 1H 2014 financial
results prepared in accordance with the IFRS and reviewed by auditors on
Tuesday, August 26, 2014.

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 June 30, 2014,
Magnit operated 24 distribution centers and over 8,600 stores (7,614
convenience, 226 hypermarkets, and 778 drogeries) in approximately 2,000 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.