OJSC MAGNIT - Decision to Pay Dividends

Press-release

Krasnodar

June 2, 2014

OJSC "Magnit" Announces the Decision to Pay Dividends

Krasnodar, June 2, 2014: OJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest food retailer (the
"Company"; MICEX and LSE: MGNT) announces the decision to pay dividends for FY
2013 made by the AGM.

The annual general shareholders meeting, held on May 29, 2014, made the
decision to pay dividends on OJSC "Magnit" shares in the total amount of
8,430,144,798.25 rubles which is 89.15 rubles per share following the results
of 2013 financial year.

Type of securities:                          ordinary registered shares

State registration number of the securities  1-01-60525-P of March 4, 2004
issue, date of registration:

Governance body of the Issuer which made the General Shareholders Meeting
decision to pay dividends:

Date of the decision to pay dividends:       May 29, 2014

Date and the number of the minutes of        Minutes w/o No. of 29.05.2014
meeting where the decision to pay dividends
was made:

Reporting period which the dividend is paid  2013 financial year
for:

Total amount of dividends:                   8,430,144,798.25 rubles

The amount of dividend accrued on one share  89.15 rubles
following the results of 2011 financial
year:

Form of payment:                             monetary funds in the currency of
                                             the Russian Federation by bank
                                             transfer

Dividend payment date for nominees:          June 27, 2014

Dividend payment date for the other          July 18, 2014
shareholders:

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 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.

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