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PJSC MAGNIT - Admission to Trading of Exchange-Traded Bonds

PR Newswire

London, November 5

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Press-release

Krasnodar

November 5, 2015

PJSC “Magnit” Announces the Inclusion of the Exchange-Traded Bonds into the Level 3 of the List of Securities Admitted to Trading at MICEX and the Assignment of the Identification Number to the Issue

Krasnodar, November 5, 2015: PJSC “Magnit”, Russia’s largest food retailer (the “Company”; the “Issuer”, MOEX and LSE: MGNT) announces the inclusion of its Exchange-traded bonds into the Level 3 of the List of securities admitted to trading at MICEX and the assignment of the identification number to the issue.

Please be informed that on November 5, 2015 the Exchange-traded bonds of PJSC “Magnit” were included into the Level 3 of the List of securities admitted to trading at CJSC “MICEX Stock Exchange”. The Exchange-traded bonds were not included into the quotation list.

The identification number 4B02-01-60525-P-001P of 05.11.2015 has been assigned to the issue of the Exchange-traded bonds of the BO-001P-01 series.

The price of the securities placement or the procedure of its determination:

The price of the placement of the Exchange-traded bonds is fixed in the amount of 1,000 (One thousand) rubles for 1 (One) Exchange-traded bond (100% of the nominal value).

From the second day of the placement of the Exchange-traded bonds within the settlement of the sale and purchase transaction the buyer of the Exchange-traded bonds shall also pay the accumulated coupon yield against the Exchange-traded bonds calculated by the formula specified in the clause 17 of the Bonds Program and in the clause 8.19 of the Prospectus.

The period of the securities placement or the procedure of its determination:

The commencing date of the Exchange-traded bonds placement is determined by the sole executive body of the Issuer following the admission of the Exchange-traded bonds to trading in the course of their placement.

Information on the commencing date of the Exchange-traded bonds placement determined by the Issuer is published by the Issuer pursuant to the procedure and within the time limit specified in the clause 11 of the Bonds Program and in the clause 2.9 of the Prospectus. The commencing date of the Exchange-traded bonds placement is determined by the Issuer in accordance with the applicable legislation of the Russian Federation.

The commencing date of the Exchange-traded bonds placement determined by the authorized management body of the Issuer may be changed by the decision of this body subject to the requirements for the procedure of the disclosure of information on the change of the commencing date of the Exchange-traded bonds placement, established in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, the Bonds Program and the Prospectus.

If the Issuer adopts the decision to change the commencing date of the Exchange-traded bonds placement disclosed pursuant to the procedure specified above, the Issuer shall publish the report on change of the commencing date of the Exchange-traded bonds placement in the newswire and in the Internet in accordance with the regulatory enactments related to financial markets not later than 1 (One) day prior to the corresponding date.

The completion date of the securities placement or the procedure of its determination:

The completion date of the Exchange-traded bonds placement is the earliest date of the following dates:

a) the 3rd (Third) business day from the commencing date of the Exchange-traded bonds placement;

b) the date of placement of the last Exchange-traded bond.

The procedure of providing access to the information contained in the Prospectus:

The Prospectus has been provided to the Stock Exchange at the stage of identification number assignment to the Bonds Program.

The Prospectus and the Program of the Exchange-traded bonds have been disclosed by the Issuer at the following websites:

http://www.e-disclosure.ru/portal/company.aspx?id=7671; http://ir.magnit.com/.

The Issuer shall publish the text of the second part of the Bonds Resolution (the Terms and Conditions of the Exchange-traded bonds), on the website within not more than 2 (two) days from the date of disclosure by CJSC “MICEX Stock Exchange” of the decision on the admission of the Exchange-traded bonds to trading in the course of their placement (on inclusion of the Exchange-traded bonds to the List of securities) through the representative establishment of CJSC “MICEX Stock Exchange” in the Internet or from the date of reception by the Issuer of the written notification from CJSC “MICEX Stock Exchange” on admission of the Exchange-traded bonds to trading in the course of their placement (on inclusion of the Exchange-traded bonds to the List of securities) and on the assignment of the identification number to the Exchange-traded bonds issue, by post, fax, email or delivery against receipt, whichever comes earlier, and not later than the commencing date of the Exchange-traded bonds placement.

Publication of the text of the Terms and Conditions of the Exchange-traded bonds shall include the following information: the identification number assigned to the issue of the Exchange-traded bonds by the stock exchange, the date of its assignment and the name of the stock exchange which admitted the Exchange-traded bonds to trading.

The text of the Terms and Conditions of the Exchange-traded bonds shall be available in the Internet from the date of its publication in the Internet and till the repayment (cancellation) of all Exchange-traded bonds of this issue.

The Bonds Program, the Prospectus and the Terms and Conditions of the Exchange-traded bonds shall be available at the following address: 15/5 Solnechnaya street, Krasnodar, 350072, Russian Federation. Copies of the above-mentioned documents shall be provided by PJSC “Magnit” for a fee not exceeding the cost of copying within not more than 7 days from the date of the requirement.

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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.