Press-release

Krasnodar

March 11, 2014

OJSC "Magnit" Announces 25.22% Retail Sales Growth in Rubles for
February 2014[1]

Krasnodar, March 11, 2014: OJSC "Magnit", Russia's largest retailer
(the "Company"; MICEX and LSE: MGNT) announces 25.22% retail sales growth in
rubles for February 2014.

During February 2014 the Company opened (net) 78 stores. The total
store base reached 8,207 stores (7,296 convenience stores, 162 hypermarkets,
48 "Magnit Family" stores and 701 cosmetics stores).

Preliminary consolidated unaudited net retail revenue (excl. VAT)
in 2M 2014 increased by 25.22% in ruble terms (compared to 2M 2013) and stood
at 104,138.56 million rubles.

According to Rosstat food inflation in February 2014 amounted to
1.2% compared to 0.8% in February 2013.


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[1] According to management accounts


February and 2M 2014 Key Operating and Financial Highlights:

                                       February      February          Growth      2М 2014     2М 2013          Growth
                                           2014          2013            Rate                                     Rate

Number of opened stores, NET                 78            74             n/a          114         111             n/a
               convenience stores            62            59             n/a           96          93             n/a
                     hypermarkets             1             2             n/a            1           2             n/a
                    magnit family             2             0             n/a            2           1             n/a
                 cosmetics stores            13            13             n/a           15          15             n/a

Total number of stores                    8,207         6,995             n/a        8,207       6,995             n/a
               convenience stores         7,296         6,139             n/a        7,296       6,139             n/a
                     hypermarkets           162           128             n/a          162         128             n/a
                    magnit family            48            21             n/a           48          21             n/a
                 cosmetics stores           701           707             n/a          701         707             n/a

Selling space growth, th. sq.m.           24.52         28.25             n/a        32.70       41.81             n/a
               convenience stores         17.36         19.36             n/a        24.91       29.90             n/a
                     hypermarkets          1.97          5.46             n/a         1.97        5.46             n/a
                    magnit family          2.36             0             n/a         2.36        1.45             n/a
                 cosmetics stores          2.84          3.44             n/a         3.47        5.00             n/a

Selling space, eop, th. sq. m.         3,044.07      2,591.07          17.48%     3,044.07    2,591.07          17.48%
               convenience stores      2,337.10      2,007.36          16.43%     2,337.10    2,007.36          16.43%
                     hypermarkets        484.85        393.07          23.35%       484.85      393.07          23.35%
                    magnit family         55.62         25.81         115.51%        55.62       25.81         115.51%
                 cosmetics stores        166.51        164.83           1.02%       166.51      164.83           1.02%

Net retail sales, million RUR         52,473.10     41,906.15          25.22%   104,138.56   83,166.75          25.22%
               convenience stores     40,281.40     33,154.50          21.50%    80,365.36   66,343.52          21.14%
                     hypermarkets      9,469.06      7,280.76          30.06%    18,544.72   14,097.16          31.55%
                    magnit family      1,407.01        631.44         122.83%     2.749.41    1,206.08         127.96%
                 cosmetics stores      1,315.62        839.45          56.72%     2,479.07    1,520.00          63.10%

Net retail sales, million US$[2]       1,489.61      1,389.40           7.21%     3,036.07    2,752.76          10.29%
               convenience stores      1,143.51      1,099.24           4.03%     2,342.98    2,195.93           6.70%
                     hypermarkets        268.81        241.39          11.36%       540.65      466.61          15.87%
                    magnit family         39.94         20.94          90.79%        80.16       39.92         100.79%
                 cosmetics stores         37.35         27.83          34.19%        72.27       50.31          43.66%

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[2] Based on the average exchange rate for February 2014 - 35.2260
RUB per 1 USD, February 2013 - 30.1613 RUB per 1 USD, 2M 2014 - 34.3005 RUB
per 1 USD, 2M 2013 - 30.2121 RUB per 1 USD


For further information, please contact:

Timothy Post                                                Director, Investor Relations
                                                            Email: post@gw.tander.ru
                                                            Office: +7-861-277-4554 x 17600
                                                            Mobile: +7-961-511-7678
                                                            Direct Line: +7-861-277-4562
Dina Svishcheva                                             Deputy Director, Investor Relations
                                                            Email: Chistyak@gw.tander.ru
                                                            Office: +7-861-277-45-54 x 15101
                                                            Mobile: +7-961-511-0202
                                                            Direct Line: +7-861-277-4562

Company description:

Magnit is Russia's largest retailer. Founded in 1994, the company
is headquartered in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar. As of December 31,
2013, Magnit operated 22 distribution centers and over 8,000 stores (7,200
convenience, 207 hypermarkets, and 686 cosmetics) in more than 1,868 cities
and towns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian Federation.

In accordance with the unaudited IFRS management accounts for 2013,
Magnit had revenues of $18,202 million USD and an EBITDA of $2,032 million
USD. Magnit's local shares are traded on the Moscow Stock Exchange (MICEX:
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 now Europe's 2nd largest retailer.

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