Press Release

    Krasnodar

    January 27, 2017

    PJSC "Magnit" Announces Unaudited FY 2016 Results

    Krasnodar, Russia (January 27, 2017): Magnit PJSC, one of Russia's leading
    retailers (MOEX and LSE: MGNT) announces its unaudited FY 2016 results prepared
    in accordance with IFRS[1].

    During 2016 Magnit added 1,970 stores on a net basis (927 convenience stores,
    18 hypermarkets, 39 Magnit Family stores, and 986 drogerie stores) and
    increased its selling space by 14.82% in comparison to 2015 from 4.41 million
    sq. m. to 5.07 million sq. m. The total store base as of December 31, 2016
    reached 14,059 stores (10,521 convenience stores, 237 hypermarkets, 194 Magnit
    Family stores, and 3,107 drogerie stores).

    Revenue increased by 13.07% YoY from 950.61 billion RUR in 2015 to 1.07
    trillion RUR in 2016.

    Gross Profit increased from 270.82 billion RUR in 2015 to 295.77 billion RUR in
    2016. Gross Margin in 2016 was 27.52%.

    EBITDA increased from 103.97 billion RUR in 2015 to 107.75 billion RUR in 2016.
    EBITDA Margin in 2016 was 10.02%. EBITDA Margin in the 4Q of 2016 was 9.66%.

    Net Income was 54.36 billion RUR in 2016. Net Income Margin for 2016 was 5.06%.

    According to Rosstat, general CPI in 12M 2016 was 5.4% compared to 12.9% in 12M
    2015. In the month of December 2016 general CPI was 0.4% compared to 0.8% in
    December 2015.

    Food inflation in 12M 2016 was 4.6% compared to 14.0% in 12M 2015. In the month
    of December 2016 food inflation was 0.6% compared to 1.2% in December 2015.

    4Q and FY 2016 Key Operating Highlights:

                             4Q 2016    4Q 2015   Growth Rate  FY 2016  FY 2015  Growth Rate
                                                                                            
    Number of opened               695        701         n/a     1,970    2,378         n/a
    stores, NET                                                                             
                                                                                            
         convenience stores        383        348         n/a       927    1,250         n/a
                                                                                            
               hypermarkets          9         11         n/a        18       29         n/a
                                                                                            
              magnit family         15         28         n/a        39       58         n/a
                                                                                            
            drogerie stores        288        314         n/a       986    1,041         n/a
                                                                                            
    Total number of stores      14,059     12,089         n/a    14,059   12,089         n/a
                                                                                            
         convenience stores     10,521      9,594         n/a    10,521    9,594         n/a
                                                                                            
               hypermarkets        237        219         n/a       237      219         n/a
                                                                                            
              magnit family        194        155         n/a       194      155         n/a
                                                                                            
            drogerie stores      3,107      2,121         n/a     3,107    2,121         n/a
                                                                                            
    Selling space, eop. th.   5,067.67   4,413.72      14.82%  5,067.67 4,413.72      14.82%
    sq. m.                                                                                  
                                                                                            
         convenience stores   3,452.40   3,119.56      10.67%  3,452.40 3,119.56      10.67%
                                                                                            
               hypermarkets     683.67     639.14       6.97%    683.67   639.14       6.97%
                                                                                            
              magnit family     212.76     170.18      25.02%    212.76   170.18      25.02%
                                                                                            
            drogerie stores     718.84     484.84      48.26%    718.84   484.84      48.26%
                                                                                            
    Selling space growth,       242.28     258.73         n/a    653.95   823.08         n/a
    th. sq.m.                                                                               
                                                                                            
         convenience stores     132.60     122.26         n/a    332.84   446.25         n/a
                                                                                            
               hypermarkets      24.30      34.18         n/a     44.53    80.05         n/a
                                                                                            
              magnit family      16.45      30.36         n/a     42.58    61.11         n/a
                                                                                            
            drogerie stores      68.93      71.92         n/a    234.00   235.67         n/a
                                                                                            
    Number of customers,        966.69     895.82       7.91%  3,817.13 3,376.86      13.04%
    million                                                                                 
                                                                                            
         convenience stores     809.30     754.72       7.23%  3,220.10 2,874.00      12.04%
                                                                                            
               hypermarkets      64.05      68.76     (6.86)%    262.10   263.05     (0.36)%
                                                                                            
              magnit family      32.60      29.08      12.10%    127.00   100.30      26.62%
                                                                                            
            drogerie stores      60.74      43.26      40.39%    207.93   139.51      49.04%

    LFL Results

    Formats                                      4Q 2016 - 4Q 2015[2]                       
                                                                                            
                              # of Stores       Average Ticket       Traffic       Sales    
                                                                                            
    Convenience Stores           9,020               1.99%           (0.68)%       1.30%    
                                                                                            
    Hypermarkets                  214                1.00%          (12.23)%      (11.35)%  
                                                                                            
    Magnit Family                 133                0.06%           (9.79)%      (9.74)%   
                                                                                            
    Drogeries                    1,967               3.91%            0.37%        4.29%    
                                                                                            
    Total                       11,334               0.56%           (1.84)%      (1.30)%   

       

    Formats                                      12M 2016 - 12M 20152                       
                                                                                            
                              # of Stores       Average Ticket       Traffic       Sales    
                                                                                            
    Convenience Stores           8,663               0.32%            2.05%        2.38%    
                                                                                            
    Hypermarkets                  211               (0.85)%          (9.32)%      (10.09)%  
                                                                                            
    Magnit Family                 133               (1.08)%          (6.04)%      (7.05)%   
                                                                                            
    Cosmetics Stores             1,911               7.55%           (2.50)%       4.87%    
                                                                                            
    Total                       10,918              (0.90)%           0.65%       (0.26)%   

    4Q and FY 2016 Key Financial Results, million RUR

                         4Q 2016    4Q 2015   Growth Rate    FY 2016     FY 2015   Growth Rate 
                                                                                               
    Net sales           284,674.68 260,170.78        9.42% 1,074,811.55 950,613.34       13.07%
                                                                                               
     convenience stores 207,440.08 188,929.35        9.80%   790,157.07 701,274.95       12.67%
                                                                                               
           hypermarkets  40,394.25  43,310.51      (6.73)%   157,688.53 161,578.67      (2.41)%
                                                                                               
          magnit family  15,161.85  13,509.11       12.23%    56,910.82  44,825.31       26.96%
                                                                                               
        drogerie stores  19,468.53  13,403.80       45.25%    64,449.43  40,122.06       60.63%
                                                                                               
              wholesale   2,209.97   1,018.01      117.09%     5,605.71   2,812.35       99.32%
                                                                                               
    Gross profit         78,338.85  75,444.88        3.84%   295,770.00 270,820.81        9.21%
                                                                                               
    Gross margin,%          27.52%     29.00%          n/a       27.52%     28.49%          n/a
                                                                                               
    EBITDAR              37,784.53  37,416.36        0.98%   146,225.97 134,149.92        9.00%
                                                                                               
    EBITDAR margin, %       13.27%     14.38%          n/a       13.60%     14.11%          n/a
                                                                                               
    EBITDA               27,495.26  28,860.14      (4.73)%   107,749.11 103,972.93        3.63%
                                                                                               
    EBITDA margin, %         9.66%     11.09%          n/a       10.02%     10.94%          n/a
                                                                                               
    EBIT                 20,561.44  23,253.59     (11.58)%    81,889.96  82,856.21      (1.17)%
                                                                                               
    EBIT margin, %           7.22%      8.94%          n/a        7.62%      8.72%          n/a
                                                                                               
    Net income           13,439.11  15,807.15     (14.98)%    54,362.72  59,061.20      (7.96)%
                                                                                               
    Net income margin,       4.72%      6.08%          n/a        5.06%      6.21%          n/a
    %                                                                                          

    4Q and FY 2016 Key Financial Results, US$ million[3]

                         4Q 2016   4Q 2015  Growth Rate   FY 2016    FY 2015    Growth Rate 
                                                                                            
    Net sales            4,513.73  3,945.36       14.41%  16,033.61  15,594.59         2.82%
                                                                                            
     convenience stores  3,289.12  2,865.02       14.80%  11,787.25  11,504.25         2.46%
                                                                                            
           hypermarkets    640.48    656.78      (2.48)%   2,352.34   2,650.66      (11.25)%
                                                                                            
          magnit family    240.40    204.86       17.35%     848.97     735.35        15.45%
                                                                                            
        drogerie stores    308.69    203.26       51.87%     961.43     658.19        46.07%
                                                                                            
              wholesale     35.04     15.44      126.94%      83.62      46.14        81.23%
                                                                                            
    Gross profit         1,242.12  1,144.09        8.57%   4,412.18   4,442.75       (0.69)%
                                                                                            
    Gross margin,%         27.52%    29.00%          n/a     27.52%     28.49%           n/a
                                                                                            
    EBITDAR                599.10    567.40        5.59%   2,181.34   2,200.70       (0.88)%
                                                                                            
    EBITDAR margin, %      13.27%    14.38%          n/a     13.60%     14.11%           n/a
                                                                                            
    EBITDA                 435.96    437.65      (0.39)%   1,607.36   1,705.65       (5.76)%
                                                                                            
    EBITDA margin, %        9.66%    11.09%          n/a     10.02%     10.94%           n/a
                                                                                            
    EBIT                   326.02    352.63      (7.55)%   1,221.60   1,359.24      (10.13)%
                                                                                            
    EBIT margin, %          7.22%     8.94%          n/a      7.62%      8.72%           n/a
                                                                                            
    Net income             213.09    239.71     (11.11)%     810.96     968.89      (16.30)%
                                                                                            
    Net income margin,      4.72%     6.08%          n/a      5.06%      6.21%           n/a
    %                                                                                       

    Notes:

     1. Net revenue in US$ terms is calculated using the average exchange rate for
        the period.
       
     2. This announcement contains inside information which is disclosed in
        accordance with the Market Abuse Regulation which came into effect on 3
        July 2016.
       
    For further information. please contact:

    Timothy Post                               Head of Investor Relations                  
                                               Email: post@magnit.ru                       
                                               Office: +7-861-277-4554 x 17600             
                                                                                           
    Investor Relations Office                  MagnitIR@magnit.ru                          
                                               Direct Line: +7-861-277-4562                
                                               Website: ir.magnit.com/                     
                                                                                           
    Media Inquiries                            Media Relations Department                  
                                               press@magnit.ru                             

    Company description:

    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 December 31, 2016, Magnit operated 35 distribution centers and
    14,059 stores (10,521 convenience, 431 hypermarkets and 3,107 drogerie stores)
    in 2,494 cities and towns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian
    Federation.

    In accordance with the unaudited IFRS management accounts for 2016, Magnit had
    revenues of RUB 1,075 billion and an EBITDA of RUB 108 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+. Measured by market capitalization, Magnit is one of the largest
    retailers in Europe.

    [1] Based on management accounts

    [2] LFL calculation base includes stores (all formats), which have been opened
    12 months prior to the last month of the reporting period. i.e. by December 1,
    2015.

    [3] Based on the average exchange rate for 4Q 2016 - 63.0685 RUB per 1 USD, 4Q
    2015 - 65.9434 RUB per 1 USD, 12M 2016 - 67.0349 RUB per 1 USD, 12M 2015 -
    60.9579 RUB per 1 USD