Magnit February 2014 Results

Press-release Krasnodar March 11, 2014 OJSC "Magnit" Announces 25.22% Retail Sales Growth in Rubles forFebruary 2014[1] Krasnodar, March 11, 2014: OJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest retailer(the "Company"; MICEX and LSE: MGNT) announces 25.22% retail sales growth inrubles for February 2014. During February 2014 the Company opened (net) 78 stores. The totalstore base reached 8,207 stores (7,296 convenience stores, 162 hypermarkets,48 "Magnit Family" stores and 701 cosmetics stores). Preliminary consolidated unaudited net retail revenue (excl. VAT)in 2M 2014 increased by 25.22% in ruble terms (compared to 2M 2013) and stoodat 104,138.56 million rubles. According to Rosstat food inflation in February 2014 amounted to1.2% compared to 0.8% in February 2013. ---------------------------------[1] According to management accounts February and 2M 2014 Key Operating and Financial Highlights: February February Growth 2М 2014 2М 2013 Growth 2014 2013 Rate Rate Number of opened stores, NET 78 74 n/a 114 111 n/a convenience stores 62 59 n/a 96 93 n/a hypermarkets 1 2 n/a 1 2 n/a magnit family 2 0 n/a 2 1 n/a cosmetics stores 13 13 n/a 15 15 n/a Total number of stores 8,207 6,995 n/a 8,207 6,995 n/a convenience stores 7,296 6,139 n/a 7,296 6,139 n/a hypermarkets 162 128 n/a 162 128 n/a magnit family 48 21 n/a 48 21 n/a cosmetics stores 701 707 n/a 701 707 n/a Selling space growth, th. sq.m. 24.52 28.25 n/a 32.70 41.81 n/a convenience stores 17.36 19.36 n/a 24.91 29.90 n/a hypermarkets 1.97 5.46 n/a 1.97 5.46 n/a magnit family 2.36 0 n/a 2.36 1.45 n/a cosmetics stores 2.84 3.44 n/a 3.47 5.00 n/a Selling space, eop, th. sq. m. 3,044.07 2,591.07 17.48% 3,044.07 2,591.07 17.48% convenience stores 2,337.10 2,007.36 16.43% 2,337.10 2,007.36 16.43% hypermarkets 484.85 393.07 23.35% 484.85 393.07 23.35% magnit family 55.62 25.81 115.51% 55.62 25.81 115.51% cosmetics stores 166.51 164.83 1.02% 166.51 164.83 1.02% Net retail sales, million RUR 52,473.10 41,906.15 25.22% 104,138.56 83,166.75 25.22% convenience stores 40,281.40 33,154.50 21.50% 80,365.36 66,343.52 21.14% hypermarkets 9,469.06 7,280.76 30.06% 18,544.72 14,097.16 31.55% magnit family 1,407.01 631.44 122.83% 2.749.41 1,206.08 127.96% cosmetics stores 1,315.62 839.45 56.72% 2,479.07 1,520.00 63.10% Net retail sales, million US$[2] 1,489.61 1,389.40 7.21% 3,036.07 2,752.76 10.29% convenience stores 1,143.51 1,099.24 4.03% 2,342.98 2,195.93 6.70% hypermarkets 268.81 241.39 11.36% 540.65 466.61 15.87% magnit family 39.94 20.94 90.79% 80.16 39.92 100.79% cosmetics stores 37.35 27.83 34.19% 72.27 50.31 43.66% ---------------------------------[2] Based on the average exchange rate for February 2014 - 35.2260RUB per 1 USD, February 2013 - 30.1613 RUB per 1 USD, 2M 2014 - 34.3005 RUBper 1 USD, 2M 2013 - 30.2121 RUB per 1 USD 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: +7-861-277-4562Dina 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 companyis headquartered 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 citiesand towns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian Federation. In accordance with the unaudited IFRS management accounts for 2013,Magnit had revenues of $18,202 million USD and an EBITDA of $2,032 millionUSD. Magnit's local shares are traded on the Moscow Stock Exchange (MICEX:MGNT) and its GDRs on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: MGNT) and it has acredit rating from Standard & Poor's of BB. Measured by market capitalization,Magnit is now Europe's 2nd largest retailer.