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Execution of the Related Party Transaction

6th Aug 2012 14:21

RNS Number : 3940J
OJSC Magnit
06 August 2012
 



 

Press-release

Krasnodar

August 6, 2012

 

OJSC "Magnit" announces the execution of the related party transaction

 

Krasnodar, August 6, 2012: OJSC "Magnit" (the "Company"; MICEX and LSE: MGNT) announces the execution of the related party transaction by the Company on August 6, 2012.

 

The essentials of the transaction are as follows:

 

Type of transaction:

Related party transaction

 

Subject of transaction:

provision of guarantee under the Revolving Credit Line Agreement № 120529/0249018 dated 29th May, 2012 executed between JSC "Tander" and "ROSBANK" (OJSC JSCB)

 

Content of the transaction:

Under the Suretyship Agreement No.120802/0248980/S dated August 6, 2012 the Surety shall undertake to be unconditionally and irrevocably, jointly and severally liable to the Creditor in case of non-performance or undue performance by the Borrower all obligations under the Credit Agreement including repayment of the principal and Fees, forfeit for overdue principal and Fees, reimbursement of any expenditures, including but not restricting, expenditures incurred by the Creditor in conjunction with levying execution against the pledged property under the Credit Agreement and realization thereof as well as any losses of the Creditor including lost advantage resulted from non-performance or undue performance by the Borrower all obligations thereof under the Revolving Credit Line Agreement № 120529/0249018 dated 29th May, 2012 executed between the Borrower and the Creditor with the following essentials:

·; Loan Amount: 3,000,000,000 (three billion) rubles;

·; Loan is provided for the period till 28.11.2015 inclusively;

·; The Borrower shall pay the Creditor the interest rate for the loan use at the rate determined by the Revolving Credit Line Agreement but not exceeding 12% per annum;

·; The suretyship does not secure the repayment of interest and penalties for overdue interest. The liability of the Surety shall be limited to the amount of 4,080,000,000 (Four billion eighty million) Russian Rubles,

Suretyship terminates when the Borrower has duly performed its obligations under the Credit Agreement.

 

Deadline to fulfill obligations under the transaction:

November 28, 2015 (term of repayment of principal loan and interests)

Parties and beneficiaries of the transaction:

the Surety - open joint-stock company «Magnit»; the Creditor - "ROSBANK" (OJSC JSCB), the Borrower (the beneficiary) - joint-stock company «Tander»

 

Amount of the transaction:

4,080,000,000 rubles that amounts to 6.7923% from the issuer's balance sheet assets

 

The value of the issuer's assets as of the last date of the accounting period (quarter, year) preceding the transaction (date of the contract) and in respect of which the term for submission of the accounting (financial) report expired:

 

60,067,654 thousand rubles

Date of transaction (date of the contract):

August 6, 2012

 

Approval of the transaction:

the transaction was approved by the annual general shareholders' meeting (minutes of the general shareholders' meeting of OJSC "Magnit" № w/№ of May 28, 2012)

 

For further information, please contact:

 

 

Oleg Goncharov

Director, Investor Relations

e-mail: [email protected]

Tel. in Krasnodar +7 (861) 277-45-54, 210-98-10 ext. 5100

Mob.: +7 (903) 411-40-35

Direct line for investors only: +7 (861) 277-45-62

Dina Svishcheva

Manager, Investor Relations

e-mail: [email protected]

Tel. in Krasnodar +7 (861) 277-45-54, 210-98-10 ext. 5101

Mob.: +7-961-511-02-02

Direct line for investors only: +7 (861) 277-45-62

 

Company description:

Based in Krasnodar, in the Southern region of Russia, Open Joint Stock Company "Magnit" (LSE and MICEX: MGNT, S&P: "BB-") is the holding company for a group of entities that operate in the retail trade under the "Magnit" brand. The chain of "Magnit" stores is one of the leading food retail networks in Russia. As of June 30, 2012 the chain consisted of 5,268 convenience stores, 98 hypermarkets, 5 "Magnit Family" stores and 351 cosmetics stores (drogerie) in 1,461 locations in the Russian Federation.

Approximately two-thirds of the Company's stores are located in cities with a population of less than 500,000 inhabitants. Most of its stores are located in the Southern, North-Caucasian, Central and Volga regions. The Company also operates stores in the North-Western, Urals and Siberian regions.

 

As of June 30, 2012 the Company operated an in-house logistics system consisting of 16 distribution centers, employing automated stock replenishment systems and a fleet of 4,070 vehicles.

 

In accordance with the audited IFRS consolidated financial statements for 2011, the Company recorded consolidated revenue of approximately US$ 11,423 million and consolidated EBITDA of around US$ 939 million.

 

This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
 
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