Magnit Announces Change of Share of BoD Members

OREANDA-NEWS. January 30, 2013. OJSC “Magnit” (the “Company”; MICEX and LSE: MGNT) announces change of share of the BoD members and members of the M anagement Board i n the charter capital.

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Open Joint Stock Company “Magnit,” a company incorporated and existing under the laws of the Russian Federation with its registered address at 15/5 Solnechnaya street, Krasnodar, Krasnodar region, Russian Federation.

On January 25, 2013 the Company has been notified of the following changes of share of the BoD members and members of the Management Board in its charter capital (date of change: January 24, 2013).

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 December 31, 2012 the chain consisted of 6,046 convenience stores, 126 hypermarkets, 20 "Magnit Family” stores and 692 cosmetics stores (drogerie) in 1,605 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 December 31, 2012 Magnit operated an in-house logistics system consisting of 18 distribution centers, employing automated stock replenishment systems and a fleet of 4,401 vehicles.

In accordance with the unaudited IFRS management accounts for 2012, Magnit recorded consolidated revenues of approximately USD 14,430 billion USD and a consolidated EBITDA of USD 1,524 million USD.