5th Oct 2009 07:00
These materials are not an offer for sale of securities in the United States. Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or an exemption from registration under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended. OJSC Magnit has not registered and does not intend to register any part of the offering in the United States or to conduct a public offering of any securities in the United States.
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This document is an advertisement and is not a prospectus for the purposes of Directive 2003/71/EC (such Directive, together with any applicable implementing measures in the relevant home Member State under such Directive, the "Prospectus Directive"). A prospectus prepared pursuant to the Prospectus Directive will be published with respect to securities other than securities offered to persons entitled to exercise pre-emptive rights, which, when published, will be made available to the public in accordance with the Prospectus Directive. Investors should not subscribe for any securities referred to in this document (other than securities offered to persons entitled to exercise pre-emptive rights) except on the basis of information contained in the prospectus.
In any EEA Member State that has implemented Directive 2003/71/EC (together with any applicable implementing measures in any Member State, the "Prospectus Directive") this communication is only addressed to and is only directed at qualified investors in that Member State within the meaning of the Prospectus Directive.
Securities of OJSC Magnit have not been and will not be registered under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada or Japan and, subject to certain exceptions, may not be offered or sold within Australia, Canada or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, citizens or residents of Australia, Canada or Japan except under circumstances which will result in the full compliance with the applicable laws and regulations promulgated by the relevant regulatory authorities in effect at the relevant time.
Press-release
Krasnodar
October 5, 2009
OJSC "Magnit": additional share issue.
Krasnodar, October 5, 2009: OJSC "Magnit" (the "Company"; RTS, MICEX and LSE: MGNT) announces registration of the additional share issue as of October 2, 2009.
Data on the state registration of the additional issue of securities:
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Type, category, series of securities: |
Ordinary registered uncertified shares |
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Maturity term: |
Not provided for the indicated type of securities |
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State registration number of additional issue of securities and registration date: |
1-01-60525-P-005D as of October 02, 2009 |
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Registration authority which exercised state registration of the additional issue of securities: |
Federal Financial Markets Service of Russian Federation |
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Amount of securities subject to placement and nominal value of each: |
11,154,918 (eleven million hundred and fifty four thousand nine hundred and eighteen) with the nominal value of 0.01 rubles (0 rubles 01 kopecks) per each |
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Way of securities offering: |
Open subscription |
The Company's shareholders are entitled to exercise the pre-emptive right to purchase ordinary registered uncertified shares to be offered through open subscription in the amount proportional to the amount of shares of the same category (type) owned by the respective shareholders as of the record date.
For further information, please contact:
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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 |
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Dina Chistyak |
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" 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, 2009 the chain consisted of 2,790 convenience stores and 18 hypermarkets in 922 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, Central and Volga regions. The Company also operates stores in the North-Western and Urals regions.
As of June 30, 2009 the Company operated an in-house logistics system consisting of 9 distribution centers, employing automated stock replenishment systems and a fleet of 1,345 vehicles.
In accordance with the unaudited IFRS consolidated financial statements for 1H 2009, the Company posted consolidated revenue of approximately US$2,378 million and consolidated EBITDA of around US$224 million.
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