OJSC MAGNIT - 61st "Magnit Family" Store Opening

Press-release

Krasnodar

July 31, 2014

OJSC "Magnit" Announces the Opening of the 61st "Magnit Family" Store

Krasnodar, July 31, 2014: OJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest food retailer (the
"Company"; MICEX and LSE: MGNT), is pleased to announce the opening of the 61st
"Magnit Family" store.

Please be informed that today the Company has opened its 61st "Magnit Family"
store located at 5a, Kalmykova street ("Fregat" shopping center), Kartaly,
Chelyabinsk region, Urals federal district. Assortment of the store consists of
more than 7,300 SKUs, out of which about 81% are food items. There are 13 cash
desks installed in the sales area. The outlet is leased by the Company. The
store is open 7 days a week from 10 am to 10 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 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.

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