Change of Share

Press-release Krasnodar December 9, 2013 OJSC "Magnit"Announces theChangeof Share ofthe Entityunder the Issuer's Control Krasnodar, December 9, 2013: OJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest retailer (the"Company", the "Issuer", MICEX and LSE: MGNT), announces the change of share ofthe entity which is under the Issuer's control. Full company name and joint-stock company "Tander"address: 185, Levanevskogo street, Krasnodar, Russia Taxpayer Id Number: 2310031475 Principal State 1022301598549Registration Number: Object of acquisition: voting shares of the Issuer December 5, 2013 Acquisition of shares Amount of acquired shares: 3,300shares (0.00349% of the total equity) Basis for acquisition: Sale and Purchase Agreements executed in the trading of MICEX Stock Exchange Amount of votes before 72,667 votes (0.07684 6% of the total number ofacquisition: votes) Amount of votes after 75,967 votes (0.080336% of the total number ofacquisition: votes) December 6, 2013 Acquisition of shares Amount of acquired shares: 4,539shares (0.0048% of the total equity) Basis for acquisition: Sale and Purchase Agreements executed in the trading of MICEX Stock Exchange Amount of votes before 75,967 votes (0.080336% of the total number ofacquisition: votes) Amount of votes after 80,506votes (0.085136% of the total number of votes)acquisition: December 6, 2013 Disposal of shares Amount of disposed shares: 1,177shares (0.001245% of the total equity) Basis for disposal: Sale and Purchase Agreements executed in the trading of MICEX Stock Exchange Amount of votes before 80,506votes (0.085136% of the total number of votes)disposal: Amount of votes after 79,329 votes (0.083892% of the total number ofdisposal: votes) For further information, please contact: Timothy Post Director, Investor Relations Email: [email protected] Office: +7-861-277-4554 x7600 Mobile: +7-961-511-7678 Direct Line: +7-861-277-4562 Dina Svishcheva Deputy Director, Investor Relations Email: [email protected] Office: +7-861-277-45-54 x5101 Mobile: +7-961-511-0202 Direct Line: +7-861-277-4562 Company description: Magnit is Russia's largest retailer. Founded in 1994, the company isheadquartered in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar. As of September 30,2013, Magnit operated 19 distribution centers and over 7,600 stores (6,783convenience, 178 hypermarkets, and 685 cosmetics) in more than 1,760 cities andtowns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian Federation. In accordance with its reviewed IFRS consolidated financial statements, Magnithad 1H 2013 revenues of $8.7 billion USD and an EBITDA of $890 million USD.Magnit's local shares are traded on the Moscow Stock Exchange (MICEX: MGNT) andits GDRs on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: MGNT) and it has a credit ratingfrom Standard & Poor's of BB. Measured by market capitalization, Magnit is nowEurope's 2nd largest food retailer.