24th Jun 2009 07:00
Press-releaseKrasnodarJune 24, 2009
Report «on party-related transaction made by the company, the approval of which by the authorized management body of the company is required according to the legislation of the Russian Federation if the price of such transaction exceeds 5 and more per cent of the balance sheet value of the company's assets determined by the accounting reports as of the last reporting date preceding the approval of such transaction by the authorized management body of the company»
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Full company name of the issuer (noncommercial organization - name) |
Open joint-stock company "Magnit" |
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Short company name of the issuer |
OJSC "Magnit" |
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Address of the issuer |
18 Kolkhoznaya street, Krasnodar, Russian Federation, 350042 |
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Principal State Registration Number of the issuer |
1032304945947 |
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Taxpayer Identification Number |
2309085638 |
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Unique code of the issuer, assigned by the registration authority |
60525-Р |
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Website used by the issuer for information disclosure |
www.magnit-info.ru |
- Date of transaction: June 23, 2009.
- Parties of transaction:
The Lender - commercial joint-stock bank of Russian Federation (open joint-stock company);
The Guarantor - open joint-stock company «Magnit».
The beneficiary: close joint-stock company «Tander» (hereinafter - the Borrower).
- Subject of transaction: provision of security in the form of guarantee according to which the Guarantor jointly with the Borrower shall be responsible before the Lender for the default on the Borrower's obligations under the Contract of revolving credit line№ 1462 of June 23, 2009 under which:
Facility Agreements № 2083361 dated 03.04.2009 and № 2083288 dated 23.01.2009
- The Lender shall open for the Borrower the revolving credit line for financing of working capital for the period up to December 17, 2010, with the total limit in the amount of 1,000,000,000.00 (one billion) rubles, and the Borrower shall repay the Lender the obtained credit and pay interest and other payments under the terms and conditions of the Contract;
- interest rate: 17.5 (seventeen point five) per cent per year.
- Price of transaction: the Guarantor is jointly responsible before the Lender in case of default on or improper fulfillment of the Borrower's obligations under the Contract of revolving credit line № 1462 of June 23, 2009 (including principal redemption, credit interest, credit line fee, penalty for default on the point 7.3 of the Contract of revolving credit line № 1462 of June 23, 2009, penalties, compensation of court expenses on debt recovery and other losses of the Lender resulted from the default on or improper fulfillment of the Borrower's obligations under the Contract).
- Information on the approval of transaction by the authorized body of the company (name of the authorized body and the date of the decision): the transaction was approved by the extraordinary shareholders' meeting of OJSC "Magnit" on 20.01.2009, minutes of meeting № w/n dated 27.01.2009.
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 a holding company for a group of entities that operate in the retail trade under the "Magnit" name. The chain of "Magnit" stores is one of the leading operators in the Russian food retail market. As of December 31, 2008 the chain consisted of 2,568 convenience stores and 14 hypermarkets in 856 locations in the Russian Federation.
Approximately two-thirds of the Company's stores are located in cities with a population of less than 500 thousand. Most of its stores are located within the Southern, Central and Volga regions. The Company also operates stores in the North-Western and Urals regions.
As of December 31, 2008 the Company operated an in-house logistics system consisting of 9 distribution centers, employing automated stock replenishment systems and a fleet of 1,165 vehicles.
In accordance with the audited IFRS consolidated financial statements for 2008, the Company posted consolidated revenues of approximately US$ 5,348 million and a consolidated EBITDA of around US$ 402 million
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