OREANDA-NEWS. June 1, 2012. OJSC "Magnit" (the "Company"; MICEX and LSE: MGNT) is pleased to announce the opening of the 96th hypermarket of a small format. Dear Ladies and Gentlemen!

We are glad to inform you that  the Company has opened its 96th hypermarket of a small format located at Khasana Tufana prospect ("City Mall" shopping center), Naberezhnye Chelny, Republic of Tatarstan. Assortment of the hypermarket consists of about 8,800 SKUs, out of which about 86% are food items. There are 19 cash desks installed in the sales area. The hypermarket is open 7 days a week from 10 am to 10 pm.

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 March 31, 2012 the chain consisted of 5,104 convenience stores, 91 hypermarkets, 5 "Magnit Family" stores and 266 cosmetics stores (drogerie) in 1,424 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 March 31, 2012 the Company operated an in-house logistics system consisting of 15 distribution centers, employing automated stock replenishment systems and a fleet of 3,922 vehicles.

In accordance with the audited IFRS consolidated financial statements for 2011, the Company recorded consolidated revenue of approximately USD  11,423 million and consolidated EBITDA of around USD  939 million.