216th Hypermarket Opening

PJSC MAGNIT - 216th Hypermarket Opening

PR Newswire

London, November 23

Press-release

Krasnodar

November 23, 2015

PJSC “Magnit” Announces the Opening of the 216th Hypermarket

Krasnodar, November 23, 2015: PJSC “Magnit”, Russia’s largest food retailer (the “Company”; MOEX and LSE: MGNT), is pleased to announce the opening of the 216th hypermarket of a small format.

Please be informed that on November 21st the Company opened its 216th hypermarket of a small format located at 15a Pushkinskoe shosse, Gatchina, Leningrad oblast, Northwestern region (“Kubus” shopping center). Assortment of the hypermarket consists of more than 12,300 SKUs, out of which about 80% are food items. There are 16 cash desks installed in the sales area. The outlet is leased by the Company. The hypermarket is open 7 days a week from 9 am to 11 pm.

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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 September 30, 2015, Magnit operated 29 distribution centers and about 11,400 stores (9,246 convenience, 335 hypermarkets, and 1,807 drogerie stores) in approximately 2,297 cities and towns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian Federation.

In accordance with the reviewed IFRS consolidated financial statements for 1H 2015. Magnit had revenues of RUB 455 billion and an EBITDA of RUB 49 billion. Magnit's local shares are traded on the Moscow Stock Exchange (MOEX: 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.