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PJSC MAGNIT - Expiration of the Term for the Offers' Submission

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London, March 29

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Press-release

Krasnodar

March 29, 2016

PJSC “Magnit” Announces the Expiration of the Term for the Offers’ Submission

Krasnodar, March 29, 2016: PJSC “Magnit”, Russia’s largest food retailer (the “Company”, the “Issuer”; MOEX and LSE: MGNT) announces the expiration of the term for the submission of the offers from the potential acquirers of the exchange-traded bonds to execute the preliminary agreements.

According to the Decision of the Chief Executive Officer of PJSC “Magnit” (Decision w/o No. of March 29, 2016) the term for the submission of the offers from the potential acquirers to execute the preliminary agreements has expired on March 29, 2016 at 4 PM Moscow time. According to the preliminary agreements, a potential acquirer and the Underwriter (JSC “Raiffeisenbank”) shall execute principal sale and purchase agreements on non-convertible interest-bearing certified exchange-traded bonds of PJSC “Magnit” of the BO-001P-03 series to the bearer with the obligatory centralized custody, placed under the Program of the exchange-traded bonds with the identification number of 4-60525-P-001P-02E as of 23.10.2015 (hereinafter – the Bonds) on the commencing date of the Bonds placement.

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Company description:

Magnit is Russia's largest food retailer. Founded in 1994, the company is headquartered in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar. As of December 31, 2015, Magnit operated 33 distribution centers and about 12,089 stores (9,594 convenience, 374 hypermarkets, and 2,121 drogerie stores) in 2,361 cities and towns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian Federation.

In accordance with the audited IFRS results for 2015, Magnit had revenues of RUB 951 billion and an EBITDA of RUB 104 billion. Magnit's local shares are traded on the Moscow Stock Exchange (MOEX: MGNT) and its GDRs on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: MGNT) and it has a credit rating from Standard & Poor's of BB+. Measured by market capitalization, Magnit is one of the largest retailers in Europe.