OREANDA-NEWS. September 25, 2012. OJSC "Magnit" (the “Company”, the “Issuer”; MICEX and LSE: MGNT) announces the execution of agreement with CJSC “MICEX Stock Exchange”.

On September 21, 2012, the Issuer and CJSC “MICEX Stock Exchange” executed the Agreement on inclusion and maintenance of the Exchange-traded bonds into the Quotation list of Close joint-stock company “MICEX Stock Exchange” № A1-164/12 of 21.09.2012.

Securities market maker:

Close joint-stock company “MICEX Stock Exchange"

Type of securities:

Non-convertible interest-bearing certified Exchange-traded bonds of the BO-07 series to the bearer with the obligatory centralized custody (identification number of the issue - 4B02-07-60525-P, admitted to trading within the placement as of August 10, 2011)

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 reviewed IFRS consolidated financial statements for 1H 2012, the Company recorded consolidated revenue of approximately USD 6,776 million and consolidated EBITDA of around USD 671 million.