OJSC MAGNIT - 172nd Hypermarket Opening

Press-release

Krasnodar

August 29, 2014

OJSC "Magnit" Announces the Opening of the 172nd Hypermarket

Krasnodar, August 29, 2014: OJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest food retailer (the
"Company"; MICEX and LSE: MGNT), is pleased to announce the opening of the
172nd hypermarket of a small format.

Please be informed that today the Company has opened its 172nd hypermarket of a
small format located at Rovio street, Petrozavodsk, Republic of Karelia,
North-Western federal district. Assortment of the hypermarket consists of about
12,500 SKUs, out of which about 78% 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 11 pm.

For further information, please contact:

Timothy Post                            Director, Investor Relations
                                        Email: [e-mail]
                                        Office: [phone] x 17600
                                        Mobile: [phone]
                                        Direct Line: [phone]

Dina Svishcheva                         Deputy Director, Investor Relations
                                        Email: [e-mail]
                                        Office: [phone] x 15101
                                        Mobile: [phone]
                                        Direct Line: [phone]

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.

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