Press-release
Krasnodar
July 18, 2014
OJSC "Magnit" Announces the Acquisition of Shares by the Entity under the
Issuer's Control
Krasnodar, July 18, 2014: OJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest food 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: July 17, 2014
Amount of acquired shares: 10,177 shares (0.010762% of the total equity)
Basis for acquisition: Sale and Purchase Agreements executed in the trading
of MICEX Stock Exchange
Amount of votes before 217,197 votes (0.229689% of the total number of
acquisition: votes)
Amount of votes after 227,374 votes (0.240451% of the total number of
acquisition: votes)
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 cosmetics) 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.