Change of Share

Press-release Krasnodar March 5, 2014 OJSC "Magnit" Announces the Change of Share of the Entity under the Issuer's Control Krasnodar, March 5, 2014: 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 March 4, 2014 Acquisition of shares Amount of acquired shares: 2,615 shares (0.002765% of the total equity) Basis for acquisition: Sale andPurchase Agreements executed in the trading of MICEX Stock Exchange Amount of votes before 248,662 votes (0.262964% of the total number ofacquisition: votes) Amount of votes after 251,277 votes (0.265729% of the total number ofacquisition: votes) March 4, 2014 Disposal of shares Amount of disposed shares: 25,648 shares (0.027123% of the total equity) Basis for disposal: Sale and Purchase Agreements executed in the trading of MICEX Stock Exchange Amount of votes before 251,277 votes (0.265729% of the total number ofdisposal: votes) Amount of votes after 225,629 votes (0.238606% of the total number ofdisposal: votes) For further information, please contact: Timothy Post Director, Investor Relations Email: [email protected] Office: +7-861-277-4554 x 17600 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 x 15101 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 December 31,2013, Magnit operated 22 distribution centers and over 8,000 stores (7,200convenience, 207 hypermarkets, and 686 cosmetics) in more than 1,868 cities andtowns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian Federation. In accordance with the unaudited IFRS management accounts for 2013, Magnit hadrevenues of $18,202 million USD and an EBITDA of $2,032 million USD. Magnit'slocal shares are traded on the Moscow Stock Exchange (MICEX: MGNT) and its GDRson the London Stock Exchange (LSE: MGNT) and it has a credit rating fromStandard & Poor's of BB. Measured by market capitalization, Magnit is nowEurope's 2nd largest retailer.