OREANDA-NEWS. December 28, 2012. OJSC “Magnit” (the “Company”; MICEX and LSE: MGNT) is pleased to announce the opening of the 116th hypermarket of a small format.

We are glad to inform you that on December 15, 2012 the Company has opened its 116th hypermarket of a small format located at Lenina/Zavenyagina street (“Evropeyskiy” shopping center), Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk region, Urals federal district. Assortment of the hypermarket consists of more than 6,700 SKUs, out of which about 91% are food items. There are 16 cash desks installed in the sales area. The hypermarket is open 7 days a week from 9 am to 11 pm.

Headquartered in the southern Russia city of Krasnodar, Magnit (LSE and MICEX: MGNT) 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 September 30, 2012 the chain consisted of 5,523 convenience stores, 105 hypermarkets, 11 “Magnit Family” stores and 480 cosmetics stores (drogerie) in 1,504 cities and towns throughout the Russian Federation.

Approximately two-thirds of the Magnit’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 September 30, 2012 Magnit operated an in-house logistics system consisting of 17 distribution centers, employing automated stock replenishment systems and a fleet of 4,082 vehicles.

In accordance with the reviewed IFRS consolidated financial statements for 1H 2012, the Magnit recorded consolidated revenues of approximately \\$6.7 billion USD and a consolidated EBITDA of \\$671 million USD.