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PJSC MAGNIT - Execution of the Related Party TransactionPJSC MAGNIT - Execution of the Related Party Transaction
PR Newswire
London, December 29
Press-release
Krasnodar
December 29, 2015
PJSC “Magnit” Announces the Execution of the Related Party Transaction
Krasnodar, December 29, 2015: PJSC “Magnit”, Russia’s largest food retailer (the “Company”, the “Issuer”; MOEX and LSE: MGNT), announces the execution of the transaction on December 29, 2015.
| Type of transaction: major related party transaction. |
| Subject of transaction: Provision by the Issuer of the guarantee under the General agreement No. 4210/2-2015 on the procedure of the credit agreements conclusion (hereinafter – “the Credit agreement”) executed between Joint Stock Company “Russian Agricultural Bank” (hereinafter – “the Creditor”) and JSC “Tander” (hereinafter – “the Borrower”) on August 25, 2015 as amended by the additional agreement No.2 of December 29, 2015. |
| Content of transaction: |
| In accordance with the guarantee agreement No. 4210/3-2015 of August 25, 2015 as amended by the additional agreement No.2 of December 29, 2015, the Guarantor shall be jointly liable to the Creditor for the proper fulfillment of obligations of the Borrower under the Credit agreement executed on the following essentials: - the Creditor shall provide the Borrower with the monetary funds in Russian rubles; - the total credit limit under the Credit agreement (the credit amount which may be granted under the Credit agreement) shall not exceed 25,000,000,000 (Twenty five billion) rubles; - the maximum term of the individual credit granted under the Credit agreement shall not exceed 60 (Sixty) calendar days from the date of the credit provision; - the interest rate for the use of the credits granted under the Credit agreement - not more than 30 (Thirty) percent per annum; - the term of the Credit agreement – until July 1, 2016; - conditions, procedure of granting and repayment of the credit, interest and other payments are determined by the Credit agreement; - the Guarantor shall be fully liable to the Creditor for non-fulfillment or improper fulfillment of obligations by the Borrower under the Credit agreement, including the principal amount of debt, interest, penalties and fines; - the Borrower shall incur the following liability under the Credit agreement: in case if any payment under the credit is not received by the Creditor within the terms agreed by the Creditor and the Borrower when concluding the credit transaction within the Agreement, including obligations for the credit repayment (principal debt), the Borrower shall pay the penalty to the Creditor for non-fulfillment of obligations by the Borrower for payments in Russian rubles in the amount of 1/365 or 1/366 (depending on the actual number of days of the year) of the dual key rate of the Bank of Russia, effective at the moment of delay, of the amount of outstanding obligations per calendar day of the delay. |
| Deadline for the fulfillment of the obligation: The Agreement shall be applicable for the whole amount of Credits under the Credit agreement which may be provided to the Borrower by the Creditor according to the Credit agreement, for the period not less than the period of validity of the Credit agreement, increased by 180 (One hundred and eighty) calendar days. In case if the Credit agreement / credit transaction are declared invalid / not executed, the guarantee terminates if the Creditor does not submit a claim to the Guarantor under the Credit agreement within a year from the date on which the Credit agreement / credit transaction are declared invalid / not executed. |
| Parties and beneficiaries under transaction: The creditor – Joint Stock Company “Russian Agricultural Bank” The guarantor – Public Joint Stock Company “Magnit” The borrower (beneficiary) – Joint Stock Company “Tander” |
| The amount of the transaction in the monetary value and as a % of the asset value of the issuer: 28,801,369,863.00 rubles which amounts to 25.7063% of the balance sheet assets of the issuer. |
| Asset value of the issuer as of the closing date of the accounting period preceding the execution of the transaction: 112,040,106 thousand rubles |
| Date of the transaction execution: December 29, 2015 |
| Information on the approval of the transaction: The transaction was approved by the extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting of December 22 2015 (the minutes of the extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting of PJSC “Magnit” w/o No. of December 24, 2015). |
For further information, please contact:
| Timothy Post | Head of Investor Relations Email: [email protected] Office: +7-861-277-4554 x 17600 Mobile: +7-961-511-7678 Direct Line: +7-861-277-4562 |
| Investor Relations Office | [email protected] Direct Line: +7-861-277-4562 Website: ir.magnit.com/ |
| Media Inquiries | Media Relations Department [email protected] |
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 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.
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