Press Release | Krasnodar | October 08, 2018

 

PJSC "Magnit" Announces the Acquisition of VTB Bank of the Right to Dispose a Certain Number of Votes Accounted for Voting Shares (Stakes) in the Charter Capital of PJSC "Magnit"

 

Krasnodar, Russia (October 08, 2018): Magnit PJSC (MOEX and LSE: MGNT; Issuer; Company; Group), one of Russia's leading retailers, announces the acquisition by VTB Bank of the right to dispose a certain number of votes accounted for voting shares (stakes) in the charter capital of PJSC "Magnit".

 

On September 29, 2018 VTB Bank acquired the right to dispose a certain number of votes accounted for voting shares (stakes) in the charter capital of PJSC "Magnit".

 

Full company name: VTB Bank (Public Joint-Stock Company);

Company address: 190000 Russia, Saint Petersburg, 29 Bolshaya Morskaya str.

Primary State Registration Number: 1027739609391;

Individual Taxpayer Number: 7702070139;

 

Type of stock power: direct power.

 

Attribute of stock power: sole power.

 

The basis of the stock power:  acquisition of the share in the issuer.

 

Number of shares and % in the charter capital before the basis of the stock power: 908 000 shares (0.89%).

 

Number of shares and % in the charter capital after the basis of the stock power: 18,517,412 shares (18.17%).

 

Entities controlled by VTB Bank through which he has the right to indirectly dispose a certain number of votes accounted for voting shares (stakes) in the charter capital of PJSC "Magnit":

Type of stock power: indirect power.

Full company name: Limited liability company "VTB Infrastructure Investments";

Company address: 123112 Russia, Moscow, 12 Presnenskaya Emb.;

Primary State Registration Number: 1127746409801;

Individual Taxpayer Number 7703768889.

 

Attribute of stock power: sole power.

 

The basis of the stock power:  cessation (decrease of share) in the issuer.

 

Number of shares and % in the charter capital before the basis of the stock power: 25,477,839 shares (25.00000025%).

 

Number of shares and % in the charter capital after the basis of the stock power: 7,868,427 shares (7.72085%);

 

 

 

 

 

For further information, please contact

 

Dina Svishcheva Media Inquiries

Head of IR Media Relations Department

Email: Chistyak@magnit.ru Email: press@magnit.ru

Office: +7-861-277-4554 x 15101

 

 

 

Note to editors:

Public Joint Stock Company "Magnit" is one of Russia's leading retailers. Founded in 1994, the company is headquartered in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar. As of June 30, 2018, Magnit operated 37 distribution centers and 16,960 stores (12,503 convenience, 244 hypermarkets, 213 supermarkets and 4,000 drogerie stores) in 2,808 cities and towns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian Federation.

In accordance with the reviewed IFRS consolidated financial statements for 1H 2018, Magnit had revenues of RUB 595 billion and an EBITDA of RUB 44 billion. Magnit's local shares are traded on the Moscow 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.