9M 2015 Unaudited Financial Results Publication Date

PJSC MAGNIT - 9M 2015 Unaudited Financial Results Publication Date

PR Newswire

London, October 12

Press-release

Krasnodar

October 12, 2015

PJSC “Magnit” Announces the Publication Date of 9M 2015 Unaudited Financial Results Prepared in accordance with the IFRS

Krasnodar, October 12, 2015: PJSC “Magnit”, Russia's largest food retailer (the “Company”; MOEX and LSE: MGNT), is pleased to announce the publication date of its 9M 2015 unaudited financial results prepared in accordance with the IFRS and based on the management accounts.

Please be informed that PJSC "Magnit" plans to release its 9M 2015 unaudited financial results prepared in accordance with the IFRS and based on the management accounts on Friday, October 23, 2015 at 10:00 AM (Moscow time).

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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.