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Magnit
Annual Report 2010

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TABLE OF CONTENTS  

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22..  MMIISSSSIIOONN ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................77  
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1166..  MMAAIINN  RRIISSKK  FFAACCTTOORRSS  RREELLAATTEEDD  TTOO  TTHHEE  ССOOMMPPAANNYY  OOPPEERRAATTIIOONN ..........................................7700  
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ANNEX № 1: Consolidated financial statements of OJSC “Magnit” for the year ended 
December 31, 2010. ...............................................................................................................108 
ANNEX № 2: RAS Accounting report of JSC “Tander” for the year 2010:..................108 
ANNEX № 3: RAS Accounting report of OJSC “Magnit” for the year 2010: ..............108 

 
 
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11..  KKEEYY  OOPPEERRAATTIIOONNAALL  AANNDD  FFIINNAANNCCIIAALL  HHIIGGHHLLIIGGHHTTSS    

Number of opened stores, NET 

Total number of stores 

Selling space, sq. m. 

convenience stores* 

hypermarkets 

convenience stores* 

hypermarkets 

convenience stores* 

hypermarkets 

Number of customers, million 

Net sales, million RUR 

Net sales, million USD 1 

convenience stores* 

hypermarkets 

convenience stores* 

hypermarkets 

wholesale 

convenience stores* 

hypermarkets 

wholesale 

1 Based on the average exchange rate for 2010 of 30.3692 RUR per 1 US$ 
* including cosmetics stores (drogerie) 
2 Audited financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS 

5 

827 

800 

27 

4 055 

4 004 

51 

1 422,38 

1 257,30 

165,08 

1 301,90 

1 256,67 

45,24 

236 193,55 

212 313,02 

23 824,88 

55,65 

7 777,402 

6 991,06 

784,51 

1,83 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Gross profit, million RUR 

Gross profit, million USD3 

Gross margin, % 

EBITDAR5, million RUR 

EBITDAR, million USD 

EBITDAR margin, % 

EBITDA, million RUR 

EBITDA, million USD 

EBITDA margin, % 

EBIT, million RUR 

EBIT, million USD 

EBIT margin, % 

Net profit, million RUR 

Net profit, million USD3 

Net profit margin, % 

Capitalization as of 30.12.20106, million RUR 7 

Capitalization as of 30.12.2010, million USD 8 

52 858,39 

1 740,534 

22,38% 

23 891,34 

786,70 

10,12% 

19 179,96 

631,56 

8,12% 

14 613,67 

481,20 

6,19% 

10 134,11 

333,704 

4,29% 

360 052,76 

11 859,76 

3 Based on the average exchange rate for 2010 of 30.3692 RUR per 1 US$ 
4 Audited financial statements prepared in accordance with IFRS 
5 Management accounts 
6 Based on the price as of 30.12.2010 since there was no trading on 31.12.2010 
7 MICEX (88,975,073 ordinary shares, admitted to trading, × 4,046.67 rubles market price as of 30.12.2010) 
8 Based on the average exchange rate as of 30.12.2010 of 30.3592 RUR per 1 US$ 

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“We consider 2010 results positive. 

One  of  the  key  directions  of  our  work  last 

year  was  improvement  of  stores  attraction.  We 

managed to  form  quite efficient model  of aggressive 

pricing. The result of this work was strengthening of 

our  competitive  advantages,  which  was  reflected  in 

significant LFL growth. 

In 2011 we will continue to actively invest in expansion. We will still focus on organic growth. 

We will invest the amount of about 1.8 billion dollars in the development of transport-logistics part of the 

business as well as in increase of the number of convenience stores, at that the emphasis will be on the 

hypermarket  format,  the  number  of  which  should  exceed  100  at  the  year  end.  Insignificant  part  of 

investments will be directed at the development of the new format – “Magnit Kosmetik”. 

Despite material changes in the cost structure of 2011 caused by outstripping growth rates of fuel 

prices as well as significant increase of tax burden we are optimistic from the point of view of operating 

efficiency. At that we expect more rapid rates of sales growth compared to the previous year. 

This  year  together  with  active  work  on  development  of  the  Company’s  logistics  system  and 

improvement  of  purchase  terms  we  will  particularly  focus  on  increase  of  labor  productivity  through 

elaboration and implementation of new technologies, we will realize active renovations of operating stores 

to improve the quality of service provided to our customers. These measures should help us to strengthen 

our market position and increase our share in national retail turnover”. 

Chief Executive Officer of OJSC “Magnit” 
Sergey Galitskiy 

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As  of  April  13,  2006  Sergey  Galitskiy  is  elected  a  Chief  Executive  Officer  by  the 
resolution of the Board of directors of April 12, 2006. On March 31, 2009 the Board of directors 
(minutes of 31.03.2009) has adopted a decision on prolongation of the chief executive officer’s 
authorities for the new period.  

Biographical information of the person in the position of a sole executive body: 

Name: Sergey Galitskiy 
Date of birth: 14.08.1967 
Education:  Mr.  Galitskiy  graduated  from  Kuban  State  University  with  a  degree  in 

Economics in 1992 

Positions occupied in the Company and other companies in the last five years including 

plural offices: 

1) Period: 25.04.1996 – 27.06.2006 
Organization: JSC “Tander” 
Position: CEO; 

2) Period: 28.06.2002 – 18.04.2006 
Organization: JSC “Tander” 
Position: member of the Board;  

3) Period: 01.04.2004 – present day 
Organization: OJSC “Magnit” 
Position: member of the Board; 

4) Period: 13.04.2006 – present day 
Organization: OJSC “Magnit” 
Position: CEO; 

5) Period: 15.07.2010 – present day 
Organization: OJSC “Magnit” 
Position: Chairman of the Management board. 

Stockholding of CEO in the Company’s share capital: 41.0935% (as of 31.12.2010). 
Ordinary shares, owned by CEO: 41.0935% (as of 31.12.2010). 

Information on transactions of acquisition/alienation of the Company’s shares, made by 

the person in the position of a sole executive body during the reporting period: 

№ 

1 

Date of 
operation 

10.02.2010 

Operation 

Number of shares 

Type of shares 

Acquisition of 
securities  

488,771 

Ordinary nominal 
uncertified shares 

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FFIINNAANNCCIIAALL  YYEEAARR  

Under Clause 6 of Regulations “On the chief executive officer of OJSC “Magnit”, ratified 
by the resolution of the annual general shareholders’ meeting of 24.06.2010 (minutes of meeting 
of  28.06.2010  and  previous  editions),  the  wage  rate  and  other  payments  set  upon  CEO  are 
determined by the labor contract agreed with CEO. 

Remuneration of CEO of OJSC “Magnit” in 2010 amounted to 56,767,702.00 rubles. 

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IINNFFOORRMMAATTIIOONN   OONN   TTHHEE   CCOOLLLLEEGGIIAALL   EEXXEECCUUTTIIVVEE   BBOODDYY  

55..  
MMEEMMBBEERRSS 

Name: Sergey Galitskiy - Chairman of the Management board 
Date of birth: 14.08.1967 
Education:  Mr.  Galitskiy  graduated  from  Kuban  State  University  with  a  degree  in 

Economics in 1992 

Positions occupied in the Company and other companies in the last five years including 

plural offices: 

1) Period: 25.04.1996 – 27.06.2006 
Organization: JSC “Tander” 
Position: CEO; 

2) Period: 28.06.2002 – 18.04.2006 
Organization: JSC “Tander” 
Position: member of the Board;  

3) Period: 01.04.2004 – present day 
Organization: OJSC “Magnit” 
Position: member of the Board; 

4) Period: 13.04.2006 – present day 
Organization: OJSC “Magnit” 
Position: CEO; 

5) Period: 15.07.2010 – present day 
Organization: OJSC “Magnit” 
Position: Chairman of the Management board. 

Stockholding of CEO in the Company’s share capital: 41.0935% (as of 31.12.2010). 
Ordinary shares, owned by CEO: 41.0935% (as of 31.12.2010). 

Information on transactions of acquisition/alienation of the Company’s shares, made by 

the person in the position of a sole executive body during the reporting period: 

№ 

1 

Date of 
operation 

10.02.2010 

Operation 

Number of shares 

Type of shares 

Acquisition of 
securities  

488,771 

Ordinary nominal 
uncertified shares 

Name: Alexander Barsukov 
Date of birth: 08.07.1977 
Education:  higher  -  graduated  from  Rostov  Law  Institute  of  Ministry  of  interior  of 

Russian Federation with a degree in law in 1998. 

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Positions occupied in the Company and other companies in the last five years including 

plural offices: 

1) Period: 06.11.2004 – 30.06.2006 
Organization: JSC “Tander” 
Position: supervisor;  

2) Period: 01.07.2006 – 29.09.2006 
Organization: JSC “Tander” 
Position: head of department, sales department; 

3) Period: 02.10.2006 – 15.07.2008 
Organization: JSC “Tander”  
Position: Naberezhnye Chelny Branch Manager; 

4) Period: 16.07.2008 –  present days 
Organization: JSC “Tander” 
Position: Hipermarkets sales director; 

5) Period: 15.07.2010 – present days 
Organization: OJSC “Magnit” 
Position: Management board member. 

Stockholding of the person in the Company’s share capital: 0.0005% (as of 31.12.2010). 
Ordinary shares, owned by the person: 0.0005% (as of 31.12.2010). 

Information on transactions of acquisition/alienation of the Company’s shares, made by 

the person in the position of a sole executive body during the reporting period: 

№ 

1 

Date of 
operation 

27.12.2010 

Operation 

Number of shares 

Type of shares 

Acquisition of 
securities  

424 

Ordinary nominal 
uncertified shares 

Name: Ekaterina Kister 
Date of birth: 18.04.1978 
Education:  higher  -  graduated  from  Kuban  State  University  with  a  degree  in  Law  in 

2000. 

Positions occupied in the Company and other companies in the last five years including 

plural offices: 

1) Period: 01.10.2002 – 16.09.2005 
Organization:  State  Unitary  Enterprise  of  Krasnodar  territory  "Kuban  Commodity 

Fund" 

Position: Chief specialist of claims work department; 

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2) Period: 19.12.2005 – 31.07.2007 
Organization: JSC "Tander" 
Position: Corporate lawyer; 

3) Period: 29.11.2006 – 26.05.2009 
Organization: CJSC "Digital Gallery" 
Position: member of the Board; 

4) Period: 01.08.2007 – 31.10.2007 
Organization: JSC "Tander" 
Position: Principal lawyer; 

5) Period: 01.11.2007 – 03.05.2008 
Organization: JSC "Tander" 
Position: Head of corporate law department; 

6) Period: 04.05.2008 – 31.09.2010 
Organization: JSC "Tander" 
Position: deputy chief of legal department;  

7) Period: 01.10.2010 – present day 
Organization: JSC "Tander" 
Position: Deputy legal work director; 

8) Period: 15.07.2010 – present day 
Organization: OJSC “Magnit” 
Position: Management board member. 

Stockholding of the person in the Company’s share capital: 0.0001% (as of 31.12.2010). 
Ordinary shares, owned by the person: 0.0001% (as of 31.12.2010). 

Information on transactions of acquisition/alienation of the Company’s shares, made by 

the person in the position of a sole executive body during the reporting period: 

№ 

1 

Date of 
operation 

27.12.2010 

Operation 

Number of shares 

Type of shares 

Acquisition of 
securities  

85 

Ordinary nominal 
uncertified shares 

Name: Alexander Pisarenko 
Date of birth: 11.04.196 
Education: higher - graduated from Krasnodar Polytechnic Institute in 1986, mechanic 

engineer of refrigeration and compressor equipment. 

Positions occupied in the Company and other companies in the last five years including 

plural offices: 

1) Period: 25.02.2004 – 19.05.2006 

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Organization: JSC “Tander” 
Position: Stavropol Branch Manager; 

2) Period: 22.05.2006 – 05.08.2007 
Organization: JSC “Tander” 
Position: Povolzhsky area manager; 

3) Period: 06.08.2007 – 30.11.2007 
Organization: JSC “Tander” 
Position: Area Manager, Area Directorate; 

4) Period: 01.12.2007 – 20.04.2008 
Organization: JSC “Tander” 
Position: Area Manager, Staff; 

5) Period: 21.04.2008 – present day 
Organization: JSC “Tander” 
Position: “Magnit” stores Sales Director;  

6) Period: 15.07.2010 – present days 
Organization: OJSC “Magnit" 
Position: Management board member. 

Stockholding of the person in the Company’s share capital: 0.0019% (as of 31.12.2010). 
Ordinary shares, owned by the person: 0.0019% (as of 31.12.2010). 

Information on transactions of acquisition/alienation of the Company’s shares, made by 

the person in the position of a sole executive body during the reporting period: 

№ 

1 

Date of 
operation 

27.12.2010 

Operation 

Number of shares 

Type of shares 

Acquisition of 
securities 

1 696 

Ordinary nominal 
uncertified shares 

RREEMMUUNNIIRRAATTIIOONN   CCRRIITTEERRIIAA   AANNDD   AAMMOOUUNNTT   OOFF   RREEMMUUNNEERRAATTIIOONN   ((RREEFFUUNNDD   OOFF  
CCHHAARRGGEESS))  OOFF  MMEEMMBBEERRSS  OOFF  CCOOMMPPAANNYY’’SS     MMAANNAAGGEEMMEENNTT  
PPAAIIDD  
FFOOLLLLOOWWIINNGG  TTHHEE  RREESSUULLTTSS  OOFF  TTHHEE  RREEPPOORRTTIINNGG  YYEEAARR  

BBOOAARRDD  

According  to  Regulations  on  collegial  executive  body  (Management  Board)  of  OJSC 
“Magnit”  the  remuneration  of  a  Management  Board  member  consists  of  remuneration  under 
labor  contract  or  additional  agreement  to  it.  The  Management  Board  members  can  be 
remunerated  every  year  from  the  amount  of  net  profit  according  year  accounting  report. 
Payment terms and order shall be determined by the Board of directors. The salary for the work 
within Management Board according to labor contract constitutes 50 000 rubles.  
The remuneration to Management Board members of OJSC “Magnit” paid in 2010 amounted to 
1,109,090.88 rubles (the amount does not include the remuneration received by S. Galitskiy as 
chief executive officer). 

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66..  IINNFFOORRMMAATTIIOONN  OONN  TTHHEE  BBOOAARRDD  MMEEMMBBEERRSS  

Khachatur Pombukhchan –  the Chairman of the Board 
Date of birth: 16.03.1974. 
Education:  a  graduate  of  Kuban  State  University,  applied mathematics,  1996;  Russian 

Corresponding finance and economics institute with a degree in Economics, 2000. 

Positions  occupied  in  the  issuer  and  other  companies  in  the  last  five  years  including 

plural offices 

1) Period: 26.07.2004 – 01.03.2006 
Organization: OJSC “Mobile TeleSystems“ 
Position: Director, Office sales and service department; 

2) Period: 05.12.2005 – 01.03.2006 
Organization: JSC “Tander” 
Position: Marketing director (part-time); 

3) Period: 02.03.2006 – 03.05.2008 
Organization: JSC “Tander” 
Position: Marketing director; 

4) Period: 29.11.2006 – 26.05.2009 
Organization: JSC “Digital Gallery” 
Position: member of the Board; 

5) Period: 04.05.2008 – 30.06.2008 
Organization: JSC “Tander” 
Position: first Deputy CFO; 

6) Period: 19.06.2008 – present day 
Organization: LLC “Magnit Finance” 
Position: CEO; 

7) Period: 25.06.2008 – present day 
Organization: OJSC “Magnit” 
Position: member of the Board; 

8) Period: 01.07.2008 – present day 
Organization: JSC “Tander” 
Position: CFO; 

9) Period: 01.07.2008 – present day 
Organization: OJSC “Magnit” 
Position: CEO; 

10) Period: 15.12.2008 – 01.04.2009 
Organization: LLC “Magnit – Nizhniy Novgorod” 
Position: member of the Board; 

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11) Period: 13.12.2008 –24.02.2009 
Organization: LLC “Tandem” 
Position: member of the Board. 

Stockholding of the person in the Company’s share capital: 0.0024% (as of 31.12.2010). 
Ordinary shares, owned by the person: 0.0024% (as of 31.12.2010). 

Information on transactions of acquisition/alienation of the Company’s shares, made by 

the person in the position of Chairman of the Board during the reporting period: 

№ 

1 

Date of 
operation 

27.12.2010 

Operation 

Number of shares 

Type of shares 

Acquisition of 
securities  

2 120 

Ordinary nominal 
uncertified shares 

Andrey Arutyunyan 
Date of birth: 12.01.1969. 
Period:  a graduate of Kuban State University with a degree in Economics, 1991. 
Positions  occupied  in  the  issuer  and  other  companies  in  the  last  five  years  including 

plural offices: 

1) Period: 28.06.2002 – 18.04.2006. 
Organization: JSC «Tander». 
Position: member of the Board; 

2) Period: 01.12.2003 – present day. 
Organization: OJSC “Magnit”. 
Position: first Deputy CEO; 

3) Period: 01.04.2004 – 24.06.2008. 
Organization: OJSC “Magnit”. 
Position: Chairman of the Board; 

4) Period: 01.10.2004 – 30.06.2009 
Organization: JSC «Tander». 
Position: Director of Development department; 

5) Period: 30.01.2006 – 01.04.2009. 
Organization: LLC “Magnit – Nizhniy Novgorod”. 
Position: Chairman of the Board; 

6) Period: 25.06.2008 – present day. 
Organization: OJSC “Magnit”. 
Position:  member of the Board; 

7) Period: 13.12.2008 – 24.02.2009. 
Organization: LLC “Tandem”. 
Position:  member of the Board. 

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8) Period: 01.07.2009 – present day 
Organization: JSC «Tander». 
Position: Deputy chief executive officer in charge of development.  

Shareholding of the person in the issuer’s charter capital: 0.2151% (as of 31.12.2010). 
Ordinary shares owned by the person: 0.2151% (as of 31.12.2010). 

Information on transactions of acquisition/alienation of the Company’s shares, made by 

the person in the position of Board member during the reporting period: 

№ 

1 

Date of 
operation 

29.12.2010 

Operation 

Number of shares 

Type of shares 

Acquisition of 
securities  

4 665 

Ordinary nominal 
uncertified shares 

Valeriy Butenko  

Date of birth: 25.11.1965 

Education: higher - in 1988 graduated from Novorossiysk higher engineering sea  

school  - navigator engineer. 

Positions  occupied  in  the  issuer  and  other  companies  in  the  last  five  years  including 

plural offices: 

1)  Period: 01.03.2004- 31.07.2009 
Organization: JSC «Tander» 
Position: Director in charge of reviser and analytical job; 

2)  Period: 09.05.2004- 28.05.2005 
Organization: JSC «Tander» 
Position: Member of the Board of directors; 

3)  Period: 29.05.2005- 31.03.2009 
Organization: JSC «Tander» 
Position: Member of the Revision Committee; 

4)  Period: 01.04.2004- 24.06.2009 
Organization: OJSC “Magnit” 
Position: Chairman of the Revision Committee;  

5)  Period: 25.06.2009 – present days 
Organization: OJSC “Magnit” 
Position: Member of the Board of directors; 

6) Period: 01.08.2009- present days 
Organization: JSC «Tander» 
Position: Deputy chief executive officer in charge of reviser and analytical job.  

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Shareholding of the person in the issuer’s charter capital: 0.0833% (as of 31.12.2010). 
Ordinary shares owned by the person: 0.0833% (as of 31.12.2010). 

Information on transactions of acquisition/alienation of the Company’s shares made by 

the Board member during the reporting period: 

№ 

1 

Date of 
operation 

29.12.2010 

Operation 

Number of shares 

Type of shares 

Acquisition of 
securities  

2 120 

Ordinary nominal 
uncertified shares 

Sergey Galitskiy 
Date of birth: 14.08.1967 
Education:  Mr.  Galitskiy  graduated  from  Kuban  State  University  with  a  degree  in 

Economics in 1992 

Positions occupied in the Company and other companies in the last five years including 

plural offices: 

1) Period: 25.04.1996 – 27.06.2006 
Organization: JSC «Tander» 
Position: CEO; 

2) Period: 28.06.2002 – 18.04.2006 
Organization: JSC «Tander» 
Position: member of the Board;  

3) Period: 01.04.2004 – present day 
Organization: OJSC “Magnit” 
Position: member of the Board; 

4) Period: 13.04.2006 – present day 
Organization: OJSC “Magnit” 
Position: CEO; 

5) Period: 15.07.2010 – present day 
Organization: OJSC “Magnit” 
Position: Chairman of the Management board. 

Stockholding of CEO in the Company’s share capital: 41.0935% (as of 31.12.2010). 
Ordinary shares, owned by CEO: 41.0935% (as of 31.12.2010). 

Information on transactions of acquisition/alienation of the Company’s shares, made by 

the person in the position of a Board member during the reporting period: 

№ 

1 

Date of 
operation 

10.02.2010 

Operation 

Number of shares 

Type of shares 

Acquisition of 
securities  

18 

488,771 

Ordinary nominal 
uncertified shares 

 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Alexander Zayonts 
Date of birth: 10.01.1976 
Education: higher, Moscow D. Mendeleev Institute of Chemical Technology – chemical-

process engineer. 

Positions occupied in the Company and other companies in the last five years including 

plural offices: 

1) Period: 04.2003 - 12.2007 
Organization: OJSC “M.Video Company” 
Position: vice-president, BOB Member; 

2) Period: 01.2008 – present days 
Organization: LLC "Domashniy Interier" 
Position: General Director; 

3) Period: 01.12.2009 – present days 
Organization: LLC "Obiedinennye resursy" 
Position: BOD member; 

4) Period: 24.06.2010 – present days 
Organization: OJSC "Magnit" 
Position: BOD member. 

Shareholding of the person in the Company’s charter capital: no share. 
Ordinary shares owned by the person: no share. 

Information on transactions of acquisition/alienation of the Company’s shares made by 

the Board member during the reporting period: 

During the reporting period no transactions of acquisition/alienation of the Company’s 

shares were made. 

Alexey Makhnev 
Date of birth: 24.05.1976 
Education: higher - in 1998  graduated from Saint Petersburg University of 

economics and finance - Ph.D. in Economics  

Positions occupied in the Company and other companies in the last five years including 

plural offices: 

1) Period: 07.2004– 11.2006 
Organization: CJSC “United financial group” 
Position: vice president, corporate finance department; 

2) Period: 12.2006 – 08.2007 
Organization: LLC “Deutsche Bank” 
Position: director, corporate finance governance. 

3) Period: 09.2007– 12.2008 

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Organization: LLC “Morgan Stanley Bank” 
Position: vice president, investment banking Department; 

4) Period: 12.2008 – 05.2009 
Organization: LLC “Morgan Stanley Bank” 
Position: executive director, investment banking Department; 

5) Period: 05.2009– present days 
Organization: CJSC “VTB Capital” 
Position: managing director, Head of Consumer sector and Retail direction, investment 

banking on global markets Department; 

6) Period: 25.06.2009 – present days 
Organization: OJSC "Magnit" 
Position: member of the board of directors. 

Shareholding of the person in the issuer’s charter capital: no share. 
Ordinary shares owned by the person: no share. 
Information on transactions of acquisition/alienation of the Company’s shares made by 

the Board member during the reporting period: 

During the reporting period no transactions of acquisition/alienation of the Company’s 

shares were made. 

Dmitriy Chenikov  
Date of birth: 08.09.1965 
Education: 

a 

graduate 

of 

Krasnodar 

Polytechnic 

Institute, 

engineer/constructor/technologist, candidate of technical sciences. 

Positions occupied in the Company and other companies in the last five years including 

plural offices: 

1) Period: 22.01.2001 – 31.08.2007 
Organization: JSC «Tander» 
Position: Director, Discounter format development; 

2) Period: 12.04.2006 – 24.06.2008 
Organization: OJSC “Magnit” 
Position: member of the Board; 

3) Period: 01.09.2007 – 08.01.200. 
Organization: JSC “Tander” 
Position: Regional Director; 

4) Period: 09.01.2008 – 02.11.2010 
Organization: JSC “Tander” 
Position: Director, Nonfood products acquisition; 

5) Period: 18.09.2007 – 24.02.2009 
Organization: LLC “Tandem” 

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Position: member of the Board; 

6) Period: 25.06.2008 – 23.06.2010 
Organization: OJSC “Magnit” 
Position:  Chairman of the Board; 

7) Period: 15.12.2008 – 01.04.2009 
Organization: LLC “Magnit – Nizhniy Novgorod” 
Position: member of the Board; 

8) Period: 24.06.2010 – present day 
Organization: OJSC “Magnit” 
Position: member of the Board. 

Shareholding of the person in the issuer’s charter capital: 0.0899% (as of 31.12.2010). 
Ordinary shares owned by the person: 0.0899% (as of 31.12.2010). 
Information on transactions of acquisition/alienation of the Company’s shares made by 

the person occupying the position of a Board member: 

№ 

1 

Date of 
operation 
31.05.2010 

Operation 

Number of shares 

Type of shares 

Alienation of 
securities  

60,000 

Ordinary nominal 
uncertified shares 

RREEMMUUNNIIRRAATTIIOONN   CCRRIITTEERRIIAA   AANNDD   AAMMOOUUNNTT   OOFF   RREEMMUUNNEERRAATTIIOONN   ((RREEFFUUNNDD   OOFF  
CCHHAARRGGEESS))   OOFF   EEVVEERRYY   MMEEMMBBEERR   OOFF   CCOOMMPPAANNYY’’SS   BBOOAARRDD   OOFF   DDIIRREECCTTOORRSS   PPAAIIDD  
AACCCCOORRDDIINNGG  TTOO  TTHHEE  RREESSUULLTTSS  AACCHHIIEEVVEEDD  IINN  TTHHEE  RREEPPOORRTTIINNGG  YYEEAARR  

According  to  Regulations  “On  OJSC  “Magnit”  Board  of  Directors”,  ratified  by  the 
resolution  of  the  annual  General  Shareholders’  meeting  of  24.06.2010  (minutes  of  meeting  of 
28.06.2010),  remuneration  of  the  Board  members  is  paid  upon  the  resolution  of  general 
shareholders’ meeting in the form of remuneration for participation in the board operation and 
remuneration for the achieved results. 

Remuneration for participation in the board operation amounts to 120,000 (one hundred 

twenty thousand) rubles per month. 

Remuneration  to  the  independent  director  for  participation  in  the  board  operation 

amounts to 30,000 (thirty thousand) USD per year, additionally  

 - 2,000 (two thousand) US dollars for participation by personal presence in each meeting 

in the form of joint presence of the board,  

 -  500  (hundred)  US  dollars  for  participation  by  directing  the  written  opinion  for  each 
meeting  in  the  form  of  joint  presence  of  the  board,  or  for  participation  in  each  meeting  in 
absentee form.  

Year-end bonus, based on the operation results, is also paid to the members of the board 
in addition to the remuneration. Fixed amount of year-end bonus is paid to the members of the 
board  after  approval  of  appropriate  annual  financial  report  by  the  general  shareholders’ 
meeting of the Company. 

On June 26, 2010 the General shareholders´ meeting made a decision not to pay year-end 

bonus, based on the operation results (minutes of 28.06.2010) 

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In 2010 upon the resolution of shareholders’ meeting of 24.06.2010 (minutes of meeting 
of  28.06.2010)  the  Board  members  were  paid  remuneration  for  participation  in  the  board 
operation  in  2009  in  the  amount  of  9,776,203.45  (nine  million  seven  hundred  seventy  six 
thousand two hundred three) rubles 45 kopecks. 

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Within 2010 the Board of directors of OJSC “Magnit” operated in two structures. 
The structure of the Board of directors (elected by annual general shareholders’ meeting 

on June 25, 2009, minutes of June 25, 2009): 

№  

Full name of a member of the board of directors 

Date of birth 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

  Andrey Arutyunyan 

  Valeriy Butenko 

  Westmann Mattias Johan 

  Sergey Galitskiy 

  Alexey Makhnev  

  Khachatur Pombukhchan 

  Dmitry Chenikov 

12.01.1969 

25.11.1965 

05.02.1966 

14.08.1967 

24.05.1976 

16.03.1974 

08.09.1965 

The structure of the Board of directors (elected by annual general shareholders’ meeting 

on June 24, 2010, minutes of June 28, 20010): 

№  

Full name of a member of the board of directors 

Date of birth 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 

7. 

  Andrey Arutyunyan 

  Valeriy Butenko 

  Sergey Galitskiy 

  Alexander Zayonts 

  Alexey Makhnev  

  Khachatur Pombukhchan 

  Dmitry Chenikov 

12.01.1969 

25.11.1965 

14.08.1967 

10.01.1976 

24.05.1976 

16.03.1974 

08.09.1965 

The  current  Board  of  directors  includes  four  independent  directors,  they  are  Valeriy 

Butenko, Alexander Zayonts, Alexey Makhnev, and Dmitry Chenikov. 

Khachatur  Pombukhchan  was  elected  a  Chairman  of  the  Board  of  directors  by  the 
unanimous resolution at the first Board meeting of 15.07.20010, Valeriy Butenko was appointed 
a Deputy Chairman and Andrey Arutyunyan was elected a Secretary of the Board. 

The  Board  of  directors  of  the  Company  operated  under  the  Law  “On  joint-stock 
companies”  and  the  Charter  of  the  Company,  Regulations  of  the  Board  of  directors  of  OJSC 
“Magnit”, and Regulations of the Committees of the Board of directors. 

According to the provisions of the corporate documents, during the reporting period the 
following  committees  of  the  Board  operated  to  provide  its  efficiency  and  prepare  the  most 
important issues attributed to the competence of the Board of directors: 

HR and Remuneration Committee of the Board of Directors: 

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№  

1 

2 

3 

№  

1 

2 

3 

Full name of a member of the board of 
directors 

Position in the committee 

Alexey Makhnev 

Valeriy Butenko  

chairman of the committee 

member of the committee 

Khachatur Pombukhchan 

member of the committee 

Audit Committee of the Board of Directors: 

Full name of a member of the board of 
directors 

Position in the committee 

Alexander Zayonts 

Alexey Makhnev 

Dmitry Chenikov  

chairman of the committee 

member of the committee 

member of the committee 

During  2010  the  Board  of  directors  held  10  meetings  and  examined  60  issues.  All  the 

meetings of the Board of directors were held in the form of joint presence. 

Main issues considered by the Board of directors in 2010: 

Date of meeting 

Considered issues 

04.02.2010 

04.02.2010 

04.02.2010 

31.03.2010 

Suggestions  on  the  issues  to  be  placed  on  the  agenda  of  the  annual 
shareholders’ meeting were viewed 
The nominees for election into the Board of directors were considered and 
put in the list at the annual shareholders’ meeting 
The nominees for the auditor position were considered and put in the list at 
the annual shareholders’ meeting 
The additional agreement to the contract with person in the position of sole 
executive body of OJSC “Magnit” was ratified. 

31.03.2010 

The decision on approval of the interested party transaction was adopted. 

26.04.2010 

26.04.2010 

26.04.2010 

26.04.2010 

26.04.2010 

The  decision  on  convocation  of  the  annual  shareholders’  meeting  was 
adopted.  
The annual report over 2009 financial year was preliminarily approved and 
was submitted for consideration of the general shareholders’ meeting. 
The  recommendations  to  the  general  shareholders’  meeting  on  the  profit 
distribution, including the dividend amount on OJSC “Magnit” shares and 
procedure of it’s payment, and losses following the results of 2009 financial 
year were approved. 
The  decision  on  the  determination  of  the  price  of  the  transaction  the 
approval  of  which  is  included  to  the  agenda  of  the  general  shareholders’ 
meeting was adopted. 
The  decisions  on  approval  of  the  interested  party  transactions  were 
adopted. 

26.04.2010 

The amount of the auditor’s services payment was determined. 

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26.04.2010 

15.07.2010 

15.07.2010 

15.07.2010 

The  nominees  for  election  into  the  Revision  Committee  were  considered 
and put in the list at the annual shareholders’ meeting. 
The Chairman of the Board of directors, the Deputy Chairman of the Board 
of directors and the Secretary of the Board of OJSC “Magnit” were elected 
The  members  of  the  Audit  Committee  of  the  Board  of  directors  of  OJSC 
“Magnit” and its Chairman were elected 
The  members  of  the  HR  and  Remuneration  Committee  of  the  Board  of 
directors of OJSC “Magnit” and its Chairman were elected 

15.07.2010 

The members of Management Board were elected. 

15.07.2010 

15.07.2010 

15.07.2010 

15.07.2010 

The  Regulations  on  information  policy  of  OJSC  “Magnit”  in  new  edition 
were ratified in new edition. 
The Regulations on Committees of BOD of OJSC “Magnit” were ratified in 
new edition. 
The  Regulations  on  Dividend  policy  of  BOD  of  OJSC  “Magnit”  were 
ratified in new edition. 
The  Regulations  on  Internal  control  of  operation  activities  of  OJSC 
“Magnit” were ratified in new edition. 

30.09.2010 

The decision on approval of interested party transaction was adopted. 

08.11.2010 

29.11.2010 

29.11.2010 

The Regulations on bonus payment programme and the HR committee 
attached to CEO of JSC “Tander” were ratified.  

The  decision  on  convocation  of  the  extraordinary  shareholders’  meeting 
was adopted. 

The  decision  on  the  determination  of  the  price  of  the  transaction  the 
approval  of  which  is  included  to  the  agenda  of  the  general  shareholders’ 
meeting was adopted. 

29.11.2010 

The decisions on approval of interested party transactions were adopted. 

24.12.2010 

The decision on payment of bonus to the person in the position of CEO of 
OJSC “Magnit” following 2010 results was adopted.  

Besides, within the reporting period the issues relating to the determination position of 
the OJSC “Magnit” on the realization of the voting rights on the Company’s stocks and shares 
of  the  other  organizations  (economic  companies)  were  examined  by  the  Board  of  directors  of 
OJSC “Magnit” in accordance with the Clause 14.2 of the Charter. Thus, the meetings with the 
examined issues concerning the definition of the OJSC “Magnit” representative position under 
the realization of the voting rights on the Company’s owned shares of CJSC “Tander”, share in 
LLC  “Magnit  Finance”,  LLC  “Magnit  -  Ninzhniy  Novgorod”,  and  “AgroTorg”were  held  in 
February, March, April,  June, July, August, September, November,  and December of the year 
2010. 

The Company’s management achieved the following results in 2010: 

1. Revenue of the Company increased by 39.05% from 169,860.97 million rubles in 2009 
to 236,193.55 million rubles in 2010. The top line growth was due to an increase in selling space 

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as well as to a 9.19% increase of like-for-like sales (excl. VAT). Revenue growth in dollar terms 
amounted to 45.25%: from US$ 5,354.49 million to US$ 7,777.40 million9. 

2.  Number  of  the  Company’s  stores  increased  from  3,204  “convenience  stores”  and  24 
hypermarkets in 2009 to 4,004 (including 2 cosmetics stores (drogerie)) and 51 correspondingly 
in  2010,  total  selling  space  of  the stores  increased  by  34.20%  from 1,059.87  thousand  sq.  m.  to 
1,422.38 thousand sq. m. 

3 228

4 055

4 004

1893

1500

2 197

2 194

2 582

3 204

2 568

4 200

3 600

3 000

2 400

1 800

1 200

600

0

1014

610

368

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Convenience Stores

Hypermarkets

3.  Number  of  customers  increased  by  28.46%  from  1,013.44  million  in  2009  to  1,301.90 

million in 2010. 

4. Share of sales of private label products in 2010 increased insignificantly to 12.7% while 
the number of private label SKUs increased from 530 in 2009 to 614 in 2010. The Company plans 
to further increase the share of sales of the private label products firstly by expanding the offer 
of these products in “Magnit” hypermarkets mainly in the non-food segment. 

800

600

400

200

0

6,3%

265

12,1% 12,1% 12,3% 12,7%

10,9%

8,2%

508

551

700

700

530

614

15%

12%

9%

6%

3%

0%

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Number of Items 

Share in Retail Sales 

5.  In  2010  the  Company  opened  owned  distribution  centers  in  Veliky  Novgorod  and 
Tambov. Launch of the new distribution centers improved the quality of service in the North-
Western  and  Central  regions.  Total  space  of  11  distribution  centers  as  of  December  31,  2010 
amounted to 233,432 thousand sq. m. 

9 Based on the average exchange rate for 2010 of 30.3692 RUR per 1 US$, 2009 – 31.7231 RUR per 1 US$. 

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6.  During  the  reporting  year  the  fleet  of  the  Company’s  vehicles  increased  by  1,189 
trucks, total number of vehicles amounted to 2,642 which resulted in the considerable reduction 
of transportation costs. 

7.  In  2010  the  Company  increased  the  share  of  products  processed  via  its  distribution 

centers from 78% in 2009 to 79% which is also one of the gross margin drivers. 

8.  The  Company  was  actively  working  with  its  personnel  increasing  their  loyalty  and 
developing corporate culture. In 2010 average weighted number of the Company’s employees 
amounted  to  90,998  out  of  which  66,315  are  in-store  personnel;  16,447  people  are  engaged  in 
distribution;  5,744  people  -  in  regional  branches  and  2,492  are  employees  of  the  head  office. 
Average salary in the Company in 2010 amounted to 16,503 rubles. 

9.  9.2%  LFL  revenue  growth  of  2010  vs.  2009 in ruble  terms was  driven principally  by 

6.0% average ticket growth and traffic amounted to 3.0%. 

Gross margin reduced from 23.48% in 2009 to 22.38% in 2010 due to continued large-
scale price investments. Gross profit in rubles increased by 32.53% from 39,884.61 million RUR 
(US$ 1,257.27 million) to 52,858.39 million RUR (US$ 1,740.53 million). 

EBITDA increased by 18.67% from 16,162.55 million RUR (US$ 509.49 million) in 2009 
to 19,179.96 million RUR (US$ 631.56 million) in 2010. Net debt/EBITDA ratio (in ruble terms) 
for 2010 amounted to 1.39. 

2010  net  income  increased  by  16.10%  and  amounted  to  10,134.11  million  RUR  (US$ 

333.70 million) vs. 8,728.77 million RUR (US$ 275.15 million) in 2009. 

7 000

5 000

3 000

1 000

21,7%

5 348

7,5%

3,5%

2008

Sales

Gross Margin

22,4%

7 777

8,1%

4,3%

2010

25%

20%

15%

10%

5%

0%

EBITDA Margin

NI Margin

US$ million 

23,5%

5 354

9,5%

5,1%

2009

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On the whole, the Board of Directors of the Company considers the achieved financial 

and economic results positive and complying with 2010 target plans. 

Following  the  results  of  the  conducted  work  the  Board  of  the  Company’s  directors 
recommends  the  annual  general  shareholders’  meeting  to  approve  the  activity  of  the 
Company’s management bodies during 2010 and to ratify 2010 annual report submitted for 
the meeting agenda. 

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April 

May 

Magnit  CEO  Sergey  Galitskiy  has  been  recognized  by  Institutional  Investor  1st 
Place  CEO  –  Buyside  in  the  Consumer  –  Retailing/Food&Drug  category  in 
Europe. 

JSC  “Tander”  regional  branch  is  established  in  Archangelsk  of  the  Archangelsk 
region. 

The  new  membership  of  the  OJSC  “Magnit”  Board  of  directors  including  four 
independent directors is formed by the annual general shareholders’ meeting. 

The  decision  to  pay  dividends  following  the  results  of  2009  financial  year  is 
adopted by the annual general shareholders’ meeting.  

The decision on ratification of the Charter of OJSC “Magnit” in new edition was 
adopted by annual shareholder’s meeting. 
The  decision  on  ratification  of  the  Regulations  on  collegial  executive  body 
(Management Board) of OJSC “Magnit” was adopted by the annual shareholder’s 
meeting. 
The  decision  on  ratification  of  the  Regulations  on  Board  of  directors  of  OJSC 
“Magnit” in new edition was adopted by the annual shareholder’s meeting. 
The  decision  on  ratification  of  the  Regulations  on  sole  executive  body  (chief 
executive  officer)  of  OJSC  “Magnit”  was  adopted  by  the  annual  shareholder’s 
meeting. 
The  decision  on  ratification  of  the  Regulations  on  Revision  Committee  of  OJSC 
“Magnit” in new edition was adopted by the annual shareholder’s meeting. 
The decision on ratification of the Regulations on Shareholders’ meeting of OJSC 
“Magnit” in new edition was adopted by the annual shareholder’s meeting. 
The decisions on approval of major related party transactions are adopted by the 
annual shareholders’ meeting. 
The  membership  of  the  OJSC  “Magnit”  Management  Board  was  formed  by  the 
Board of directors. 
The Board of directors forms the committees of the Board appoints the chairman, 
deputy chairman and secretary of the Board of Directors. 
JSC  “Tander”  regional  branch  is  established  in  Surgut  of  Khanty-Mansiisk 
autonomous district. 
JSC “Tander” regional branch is established in Omsk of the Omsk region. 
JSC “Tander” regional branch is established in Syktyvkar of Komi Republic. 
OJSC “Magnit” has placed within one day exchange-traded bonds of BO-01, BO-
02, BO-03, BO-04 series in full in the total amount of 5.5 billion rubles. 
The  contract  of  inclusion  and  maintenance  of  exchange-traded  bonds  of  OJSC 
“Magnit”  in  the  quotation  list  of  close  joint-stock  company  “MICEX  Stock 
Exchange”  was  entered  into.  Exchange-traded  bonds  of  BO-01,  BO-02,  BO  -03, 
BO-04  series  were  admitted  to  trading  in  the  quotation  list  “A”  level  1  of  CJSC 
“MICEX Stock Exchange”. 

June 

July 

August 

September 

October 

JSC “Tander” regional branch is established in Berezniki of the Perm region. 

November 

OJSC “Magnit” ordinary shares were transferred (included) into the quotation list 
“A” level 1 of OJSC “RTS”. 

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December 

OJSC “Magnit” ordinary shares were transferred (included) into the quotation list 
“A” level 1 of CJSC “MICEX Stock Exchange”. 

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RRUUSSSSIIAANN  MMAARRKKEETT  

The section was prepared with the use of materials of IA Infoline and public sources of 

companies.  

Retail turnover in 2010 amounted to 16,435.8 billion rubles which is 104.4% to the level 
of 2009 in terms of mass of commodities. In December 2010 turnover amounted to 1,764.4 billion 
rubles  and  increased by  3.4%  to  December  of  2009.  Consumption  of  food  as  well  as  non-food 
products grew in December compared to November 2010 – turnover increased by 20.1% to the 
November level (in 2009 turnover of December increased by 22.1% compared to November). At 
that food retail turnover in 2010 amounted to 105.1% (8,004.8 billion rubles) compared to 2009, 
non-food  retail  turnover  –  103.8%  (8,431.0  billion  rubles).  It  should  be  noted  that  in  4Q  retail 
turnover  growth  rates  decelerated  compared  to  2Q  and  3Q  of  2010.  This  trend  is  driven  by 
deceleration of personal income growth rates as well as sustainable propensity to save. 

25

20

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

-15

Dynamics of key figures of consumer market in 2005-2010 as a % to the corresponding period 
of the previous yeаr

17

16

14

13

11

11
8

13

10

15

14

12

17

13

13

11
9

10

18

18

15

15

12

12

15

14

12

15

13

20

19

16

16

16

17

13

11

11

22

21

19

14

14

9

7

11

8

5

0

0

0

5
0
Q
1

5
0
Q
2

5
0
Q
3

5
0
Q
4

6
0
Q
1

6
0
Q
2

6
0
Q
3

6
0
Q
4

7
0
Q
1

7
0
Q
2

7
0
Q
3

7
0
Q
4

8
0
Q
1

8
0
Q
2

8
0
Q
3

8
0
Q
4

9
0
Q
1

Growth of retail turnover
Growth of food retail turnover
Growth of non-food retail turnover

6

5

5

7

6

5

5

4

3

4

2

-1

0
1
Q
1

0
1
Q
2

0
1
Q
3

0
1
Q
4

-1

9
0
Q
2

-5

-1

9
0
Q
4

-6

9
0
Q
3

-4

-9

-9

-9

-12

Source: IA Infoline 

According  to estimates of  the  Ministry  of  Economic  Development  and  Trade  of  Russia 
published  in  December  2010  growth  rate  of  retail  turnover  will  arrive  at  6%  in  2013  (4.8%  in 
2011 and 5.6% in 2012). Monthly dynamics of retail turnover in Russia in 2005-2010 is presented 
in the diagram. 

Dynamics of retail turnover and money supply in 2005-2011, bn RUR

2000

1800

1600

1400

1200

1000

800

600

400

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8
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8
0
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9
0
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9
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9
0
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9
0
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9
0
p
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9
0
v
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0
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10 000

8 000

6 000

4 000

2 000

0

Retail turnover (in current prices), bn RUR

Monetary base (in broad definition), bn RUR 

Source: IA Infoline 

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Dynamics of retail turnover in Russia in 2006-2010 

Period 

Turnover, bn RUR10As a %11 to the corresponding period of the previous year 

2006 
2007 
2008 
2009 
I quarter 
II quarter 
I half 
III quarter of 2010 
October 2010 
November 2010 
December 2010 
IV quarter of 2010

8693.4 
10757.8 
13853.2 
14602.5 
3624.5 
3928.8 
7553.3 
4194.9 
1459.8 
1463.4 
1764.4 
4687.6 

113.9 
115.2 
113.0 
95.1 
101.8 
105.4 
103.6 
106.0 
104.5 
104.6 
103.4 
104.1 

Source: data of Federal State Statistics Service and the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade 

SSTTRRUUCCTTUURREE  OOFF  RREETTAAIILL  TTUURRNNOOVVEERR  BBYY  TTYYPPEE  OOFF  MMEERRCCHHAANNDDIISSEE  

In  structure  of  retail  turnover  non-food  demonstrated  the  highest  annual  average 
growth  rates  in  2005-2011.  Long-term  dynamics  and  structure  of  retail  turnover  by  type  of 
merchandise is presented in the diagram. 

Dynamics of retail turnover by type of merchandise in 2005-2010, %

15,1

14,1

12,8

11

10,5

8,7

11

5,9

16,8

16,1

19,1

17,2

12,4

12,6

13,6

13,5

8,5

9,1

9,8

6

2005

2006

2007

2008

25

20

15

10

5

0

-5

-10

5,1

4,4

3,8

2009

-1,3

-1,6

-4,5

-3,6

-8,3

2010
-2,8

Retail turnover

Food products

Alcoholic beverages

Food

Non-food products

Source: IA Infoline 

In  2010  there  was  positive  dynamics  of  consumption, retail  turnover  in 2010  increased 
by 4.4%, food consumption – by 5.1%, non-food – by 3.8%. Consumption of alcoholic beverages 
still has negative dynamics "–2.8%" at the end of 2010. In conditions of economic crisis in Russia 
consumer  demand  for  non-food  goods  shrank  more  significantly  and  at  the  end  of  2009  the 
share of non-food goods in retail turnover in Russia amounted to 48.3%. It is important to note 
that data of Federal State Statistics Service for 2009-2010 and of the previous years is not fully 
comparable because in 2002-2008 data on food products including beverages were provided by 
Federal  State  Statistics  Service  without  tobacco  products  and  starting  from  2009  with  tobacco 
products. Therefore the graph provides adjusted data on the share of food products (excluding 
tobacco products). 

10 Data has been updated based on the results of Federal State Statistics Service research of small enterprises as of January 2011 
11 Dynamics of retail turnover in terms of mass of commodities 

32 

 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Source: IA Infoline 

After  sharp  decline  in  2008  and  in  the  beginning  of  2009  the  reduction  of  the  share  of 
non-food  products  discontinued  in  the  second  half  of  2009  and  the  share  of  food  products 
reduced  from  May  to  October  2009.  In  November-December  2009  this  trend  has  been  broken 
and  the  share  of  food  products  started  to  grow  again  achieving  the  highest  level  in  February 
2010.  In  March  –  August  2010  the  share  of  food  products  settled  on  the  level  of  49%  which 
corresponds  to  the  level  of  2000  and  indicates  that  a  number  of  trends  in  the  consumption 
structure  formed  during  the  economic  crises remained  unchanged. A  decline  was noted  from 
September – in September 2010 the share of food products reduced to 48.3%, in October 2010 to 
48.14%,  in  November  2010  to  48.1%  and  by  the  year  end  –  in  December  –  the  share  of  food 
products started to grow again – 48.7%. 

SSTTRRUUCCTTUURREE  OOFF  RREETTAAIILL  TTUURRNNOOVVEERR  BBYY  TTYYPPEE  OOFF  OORRGGAANNIIZZAATTIIOONNSS  

In  December  2010  87.6%  of  retail  turnover  was  formed  by  trading  organizations  and 
private  entrepreneurs  trading  outside  the  market,  the  share  of  retail  markets  and  trade  fairs 
amounted  to  12.4%  (in  December  2009  -  87.0%  and  13.0%  correspondingly).  Totally  for  2010 
87.3% of retail turnover was formed by trading organizations and private entrepreneurs trading 
outside  the  market,  the  share  of  retail  markets  and  trade  fairs  amounted  to  12.7%  (in  2009  - 
86.5% and 13.5% correspondingly). In December 2010 compared to December 2009 turnover of 
trading organizations increased by 4.1%, sales on the markets decreased by 1.2%. Compared to 
November 2010 trading organizations demonstrated growth of turnover (by 20%) and sales on 
the markets increased by 12.4%. Totally for 2010 turnover of trading organizations increased by 
5.4%, sales of goods on the markets reduced by 1.9%. By the end of 2010 the trend of customers 
flow  from  stores  to  retail  markets  continued  due  to  tightening  of  price  competition.  Since 
January  2010  the  share  of  trading  organizations  has  been  growing  gradually,  in  July  2010  it 
achieved  a  peak  level  of  87.7%,  after  that  it  declined  to  87.0%  in  September  2010.  In  October 
2010  turnover  started  to  grow  gradually  again  to  87.1%,  but  in  November  2010  the  share  of 
trading  organizations  decreased  to  86.8%  and  in  December  it  started  to  increase  again  nearly 
achieving a peak level (of July 2010) of 87.6%. 

Turnover of trading organizations and markets in 2002-2010, billion RUR 

Index 
Retail turnover 

turnover of trading organizations 
sales of markets 

share of trading organizations, % 

2003 
4529 

2004 
5642 

2002 
2005  2006 
7038  8690  10866.2  13853.2  14602.5  16453.8 
3765 
2838.8  3451.1  4420.5  5558.2  6987  9214.5  12015.9  12610.3  14364.2 
926.2  1077.9  1254.1  1479.8  1703  1651.7  1837.3  1992.2  2089.6 
75.4 

2008 

2010 

2009 

2007 

80.4 

87.3 

77.9 

84.8 

86.4 

86.7 

76.2 

79.0 

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share of markets, % 

24.6 

23.8 

22.1 

21.0 

19.6 

15.2 

13.3 

13.6 

12.7 

Source: data of Federal State Statistics Service 

In  structure  of  retail  turnover  by  type  of  organizations  in  2010  the  share  of  markets 
decreased by 0.9 percentage points, the share of small enterprises – by 0.6 percentage points and 
the  share  of  private  entrepreneurs  –  by  0.2  percentage  points.  At  that  the  share  of  large  and 
medium-sized enterprises (in fact of retail chains) increased by 1.7 percentage points. Dynamics 
of retail structure in Russia by type of organizations is presented in the diagram. 

Structure of retail turnover by type of organizations in 2006-2010, %

100%

80%

60%

40%

20%

0%

32,7

22,3

25,3

19,7

2006

37,3

22,2

25,2

15,3

2007

35,2

26,3

25,2

13,3

2008

34,5

25,8

26,1

13,6

2009

36,2

25,2

25,9

12,7

2010

Markets

Private enterpreneurs outside the market

Small enterprises

Large and medium-sized enterprises

Source: IA Infoline 

In  2004-2009  decline  of  share  of  markets  in  retail  turnover  was  accompanied  by  the 
reduction  of  their number  (the  most  active  decline  was  in  2007  and  in  the  1st  quarter  of  2008, 
after that the situation stabilized) due to liquidation or conversion in shopping complexes: as of 
January 1, 2005 there were 6.44 thousand markets operating in Russia, as of January 1, 2008 – 4.7 
thousand, as of January 1, 2009 – 3.73 thousand and as of January 1, 2010 – 3.5 thousand, as of 
April 1, 2010 – 3.506 thousand. As of July 1, 2010 there were 3.505 thousand markets functioning 
on the territory of the Russian Federation. As of October 2010 there were 3.483 thousand retail 
markets  functioning  in  Russia  (including  227  agricultural  markets  and  159  specialized  food 
markets).  During  3rd  quarter  of  2010  (compared  to  July  1,  2010)  their  number  reduced  by  22 
markets, including the number of multipurpose markets – by 16 markets, specialized food and 
merchandise markets – by 3 markets, DIY – by 2 markets. 

RREEGGIIOONNAALL  SSTTRRUUCCTTUURREE  OOFF  RREETTAAIILL  TTUURRNNOOVVEERR  

Regional  structure  of  retail  turnover  in  Russia  is  peculiar  for  its  lack  of  uniformity: 
52.57% of retail turnover in December 2010 accounts for 11 subjects (Moscow, Moscow region, 
Saint-Petersburg, Sverdlovsk region, Krasnodar region, Samara region, Republics of Tatarstan, 
and  Bashkortostan,  Tyumen  region,  Chelyabinsk  and  Rostov  region).  Note  that  at  the  end  of 
2009 the share of 11 largest regions amounted to 52.5%. 

34 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Structure of retail turnover by federal 
district of the Russian Federation in 2010, 
%

North-Caucasian
4,8%

Southern
9,1%

Volga
18,1%

North-Western
9,4%

Central
34,1%

Far-Eastern
4,0%

Urals
10,0%

Siberian
10,6%

Structure of retail turnover by subject of the 
Russian Federation in 2010, %

Republic of 
Bashkortostan
3,1%

Chelyabinsk 
region
2,3%

Other
47,4%

Samara region
2,6%

Republic of 
Tatarstan
2,8%

Rostov region
2,8%

Tyumen region
3,3%

Krasnodar region
3,9%

Sverdlovsk region
3,9%

Saint-Petersburg
4,2%

Moscow region
6,1%

Moscow
17,5%

Source: IA Infoline 
The  share  of  other  regions  (excluding  11  largest)  in  2003-2009  continued to  increase  in 
2010  and  for  the  first  time  during  last  10  years  there  was  a  decline  due  to  more  rapid  than 
average for Russia recovery of consumer demand in Moscow, Sverdlovsk region and Republics 
of Bashkortostan and Tatarstan. 

Dynamics of the share of 69 regions of Russia (excluding 11 largest) in 
retail turnover in 2003-2010, %

47,8%

47,4%

47,1%

46,6%

45,1%

44,7%

45,4%

45,7%

49%

48%

47%

46%

45%

44%

43%

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Source: IA Infoline 

In  2010  the  share  of  Central  federal  district  (including  Moscow  and  Moscow  region), 
North-Western  federal  district  (including  Saint-Petersburg),  Southern  and  North-Caucasian 
federal districts in total volume of retail turnover demonstrates the most dynamic growth rates 
while  retail  turnover  in  Urals,  Siberian  and  Far-Eastern  federal  districts  continues  to  decline 
which started in 2008. 

Regional structure of retail turnover of the Russian Federation in 2003-2010, % 
2010 
34.10 
6.15 
17.54 

2009 
33.7 
6.1 
17.3 

2008 
33.5 
6.4 
17.1 

2004 
38.4 
5.1 
24.3 

2007 
34.7 
6.1 
19.0 

2005 
36.9 
5.3 
22.5 

2006 
35.8 
5.7 
20.9 

2003 
39.2 
4.3 
26.0 

Region 
Central federal district 
Moscow region 
Moscow 
North-Western federal 
district 
Saint-Petersburg 
Southern federal district 
North-Caucasian federal 
district 
Volga federal district 
Urals federal district 
Siberian federal district 
Far-Eastern federal 
district 

9.4 

4.1 
8.0 

3.6 

17.5 
10.0 
11.7 

4.1 

9.4 

4.1 
8.5 

3.8 

17.9 
10.4 
11.5 

3.9 

9.2 

4.1 
8.8 

4.0 

18.4 
10.8 
11.6 

3.7 

9.4 

4.2 
8.7 

4.6 

18.3 
10.3 
10.9 

4.1 

9.40 

4.23 
9.07 

4.79 

18.11 
9.96 
10.59 

3.99 

9.1 

3.6 
7.7 

3.0 

16.7 
8.4 
11.7 

4.2 

9.3 

3.8 
7.8 

3.4 

16.7 
8.7 
11.6 

4.1 

9.5 

4.0 
7.9 

3.7 

16.9 
9.3 
11.7 

4.1 

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Source: data of Federal State Statistics Service  

The  only  subject  that  demonstrated  maximum  decline  (above  5%)  of  retail  turnover 
compared to 2009 among largest regions (with the share of retail turnover in Russia above 1%) 
in 2010 was Tyumen region – by 5.3%, the reduction within 5% was in Perm region – by 1.6% 
and  Irkutsk  region  –  by  2.6%.  The  highest  growth  for  this  period  was  demonstrated  by 
Stavropol region (12.6%), Volgograd region (10.2%), Krasnodar region (10.2%) and Sverdlovsk 
region (by 10%). 

Growth of retail turnover by districts in 2007 - 2010, as a% to the corresponding period of the 
previous year, in comparable prices

111,7

110,8

114,5

110,3

106,3

105,4

109,4

109,4

105,2

95,2

92,8

94

117,7

115,2

120,1

118,1

104,9

94,9

2007

2008

2009

2010

113,9

111,5

110,3

109,5

102,5

102,4

104,7

100,2

92,3

89,3

125
120
115
110
105
100
95
90
85
80

Central

North-Western

Southern

North-Caucasian

Volga

Urals

Siberian

Far-East

Source: IA Infoline 

In 2001-2008 dynamic growth of retail turnover expressed in physical terms was noted 
in  the  majority  of  regions,  afterwards  during  10  months  (from  March  to  December  2009) 
dynamics was negative. At that since November 2009 the number of regions with growing retail 
turnover  started  to  grow  again  achieving  its  maximum  (76)  in  August  2010.  However  in 
September there was a decline noted to 64 such regions in October 2010 (decreasing to the level 
of  March  2010,  i.e.  the  period  of  crisis  phenomena  in  economy),  in  November  the  number 
insignificantly  increased  to  68  regions  and  at  the  end  of  December  it  sharply  decreased  to  60 
regions. Thus a conclusion can be made that negative situation in Russian retail on the regional 
level continues despite overall positive dynamics in 2010 compared to 2009 in Russia. 

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GGOOVVEERRNNMMEENNTT  RREEGGUULLAATTIIOONN  OOFF  RREETTAAIILL  TTRRAADDEE  

According  to  the  Federal  Law №  381  –  FL  “On fundamental  principles of  government 
regulation  of  trade  activity  in  the  Russian  Federation”  which  came  into  effect  on  February  1, 
2010, food retail chains (with the threshold of dominance on retail market within the boundaries 
of  one  region,  municipal  area  or  urban  district  exceeding  25%)  are  prohibited  from  acquiring 
and renting additional selling space within the boundaries of the corresponding administrative-
territorial  entity.  The  law  does  not  apply  to  agricultural  consumer  cooperatives  and 
organizations of consumer cooperation.  

The  law  “On  fundamental  principles  of  government  regulation  of  trade  activity  in  the 
Russian Federation” also aims to regulate cooperation of retail chains and suppliers. The law № 
381 – FL introduced special legal regulation with regard to food supplies and formalized a list 
of terms which cannot be imposed by food suppliers and their buyers (retail chains) upon each 
other. In particular, these terms include: reduction of price by suppliers to the level which will 
not  exceed  the  minimum  selling  price  of  this  product  by  economic  entities  performing 
corresponding  activity  subject  to  the  determination  of  the  trade  mark-up;  payment  for  the 
change in the product mix; responsibility for a failure to observe obligation on goods supply on 
more favorable terms than for other economic entities; fee paid by suppliers for access to trade 
objects within one retail chain. Wholesale trade under commission agreement is prohibited. It is 
prohibited  to  set  a  ban  on  substitution  of  persons  under  the  food  supply  agreement  through 
assignment of a claim and liability for noncompliance with this regulation. Credit term for some 
food products was set. For example, products with up to 10-days expiry period should be paid 
for within 10 working days from the date of acceptance of goods, for products with up to 30-
days  expiry  period  the  payment  due  period  is  up  to  30  calendar  days,  and  for  the  rest  food 
products including alcoholics drinks – up to 45 calendar days.  

MMAAIINN  CCOOMMPPEETTIITTOORRSS1122 

The  concentration  level  of  the  Russian  food  retail  market  is  quite  low  –  the  share  of  3 
largest  players  makes  up  about  8%  of  the  market,  which  considerably  yields  to  comparable 
figures in Eastern and Western European countries. 

Such  a  low  capital  concentration  creates  conditions  for  competition  intensification 
among retail chains in the nearest future. Currently development of competition is expressed in 
capturing extra markets due to growth of the chain itself including franchising schemes as well 
as  M&A  deals.  As  a  result,  chains  operating  in  the  Russian  market  actively  increase  their 
presence in Moscow and regions which leads to record rates of business growth. 

X5 Retail Group 
X5  Retail  Group  N.V.  (LSE:  FIVE,  Moody's  -  "B1",  S&P -  "BB-") is  Russia’s  largest food 

retailer in terms of sales.  

As of January 1, 2010 X5 Retail Group was represented in 45 cities of European part of 
Russia and Urals, also in Ukraine, and operated 2,469 stores with the selling space of 1555.079 
thousand  sq.  m.  The  chain  consists  of  1,392  “Pyaterochka”  discounters,  45  “Perekrestok-
express”  convenience  stores,  301  “Perekrestok”  supermarkets,  69  "Karusel"  hypermarkets,  2 
“Pyaterochka-Maxi” hypermarkets and 660 ”Kopeyka” stores. During 2010 selling space of X5 
Retail  Group  increased  by  492.122  thousand  sq.  m.,  the  number  of  stores  increased  by  1,097 

12 Source: IA Infoline, public sources of companies. 

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which includes 353 “Pyaterochka” discounters, 45 “Perekrestok-express” convenience stores, 26 
“Perekrestok”  supermarkets,  11  "Karusel"  hypermarkets,  2  “Pyaterochka-Maxi”  hypermarkets 
and  660  “Kopeyka”  stores. As  of  January  1,  2011  the  number  of franchise  stores  amounted  to 
665  in  Russia,  including  618  “Pyaterochka”  discounters,  27  “Perekrestok-Express”  mini-
markets, 19 “Paterson” supermarkets and “Perekrestok” supermarket.  

In  2010 net  sales  amounted to  341.596  billion  RUR  or  11.248  billion USD  increasing  by 

24% in ruble terms and 30% in dollar terms vs. 2009.  

Like-for-like sales for 2010 increased by 7%, traffic grew by 3%, ticket – by 4%.  

METRO Cash & Carry  
As  of  February  1,  2011  METRO  Cash  &  Carry  operated  57  shopping  centers  in  35 
regions. Total selling space of the company as of February 1, 2011 amounted to 502 thousand sq. 
m.  In  2006-2008  METRO  Cash  &  Carry  used  to  open  8-9  stores  per  year,  however  since  2009 
“Metro  group”  reduced  its  expansion  rates  not  only  in  Russia  but  in  the  other  countries  too. 
Four  trading  centers  were  opened  in  2009  in  Russia  (Bryansk,  Zheleznodorozhny,  Kirov, 
Novosibirsk).  

In 2010 the company opened 5 trading centers in Tomsk, Ekaterinburg, Moscow region, 

Stavropol region and Kaliningrad.  

Sales  of  METRO  Cash  &  Carry,  Russia  for  2010  amounted  to  3.93  billion  euro  (which 
represents growth of 13% compared to 2009), the number of employees exceeded 14 000 people. 

Auchan 
As  of  February  1,  2011  Auchan  in  Russia  operated  44  trading  objects.  28  “Auchan” 
hypermarkets  were  opened  in  11  regions  (14  –  in  Moscow  and  Moscow  region,  4  –  in  Saint-
Petersburg,  2  –  in  Rostov-on-Don,  1  in  Adygeya,  Samara,  Krasnodar,  Ekaterinburg,  Nizhniy 
Novgorod,  Novosibirsk,  Omsk  and  Voronezh). Also Auchan  operates  12  “Auchan-city”  mini-
hypermarkets  (that  were  opened  as  a  result  of  rebranding  of  hypermarkets  of  “Ramstore” 
chain) in Moscow (8 stores), Ekaterinburg (1 store), Moscow region (2), Novosibirsk (1) and St. 
Petersburg (1). Also the chain consists of 2 stores of new “Raduga” format in Kaluga and Penza 
that  were  opened  in  December  2009.  Total  selling  space  of  the  stores  as  of  February  1,  2011 
amounted  to  442.55  thousand  sq.  m.  Also  two  “Auchan  Sad”  hypermarkets  were  opened  in 
2009. In April 2010 1 “Auchan” hypermarket was opened in Moscow. In July and August 2010 
one “Auchan” hypermarket was opened in Moscow region and one – in Voronezh. In October 
2010 2 “Auchan” hypermarkets were opened in Moscow and Novosibirsk. In November 2010 
the number of chain objects remained unchanged. 

Dixy 
As  of  December  31,  2010  the  total  store  base  of  OJSC  “Dixy  Group”  reached  646  (623 
"Minimart"  economy 

"Megamart"  compact  hypermarkets,  8 
“Dixy”  discounters,  15 
supermarkets) and selling space amounted to 227.866 thousand sq. m.  

In  2010  sales  of  “Dixy”  Group  of  Companies  amounted  to  64.73  billion  rubles  (2.131 
billion  USD)  which  represents  growth  of  19.4%  in  ruble  terms  (24.7%  in  dollar  terms)  from 
54.208 billion rubles (1.709 billion USD). 

LFL  growth  amounted  to  7.37%  due  to  traffic  growth  by  3.75%  and  average  ticket  by 

3.49%. 

Lenta 
As  of  February  1,  2011  "Lenta"  operated  39  hypermarkets  located  in  Saint-Petersburg, 
Nizhny  Novgorod,  Novosibirsk,  Tyumen,  Krasnodar,  Volgograd,  Veliky  Novgorod, 

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Petrozavodsk,  Astrakhan,  Togliatti,  Naberezhnye  Chelny,  Barnaul,  Penza  and  Saratov,  Omsk, 
Novorossiysk  and  Rostov  region.  Total  selling  space  of  the  chain  as  of  February  1,  2011 
amounted to 268.25 thousand sq. m. In 2010 “Lenta” retail chain opened 3 hypermarkets instead 
of planned 5. 

Sales of “Lenta” retail chain at the end of 2010 amounted of 70.6 billion rubles increasing 
by 27% compared to 55.6 billion rubles for 2009. Therefore, sales guidance of 69 billion rubles 
(growth of 22-23%) was met. Like-for-like growth amounted to 24%. 

О'KEY 
"O'KEY"  group  of  companies  is  a  multi-format  retail  chain  consisting  of  "O'KEY" 

hypermarkets and "O'KEY - Express" supermarkets. 

As  of  February  1,  2011  "O'KEY"  chain  operated  57  shopping  objects  in  the  territory  of 
Russia:  15  hypermarkets  and  15  supermarkets  in  Saint-Petersburg  and  Leningrad  region,  1 
hypermarket in Moscow, 1 hypermarket and 1 supermarket in Moscow region, 2 hypermarkets 
in Murmansk, 4 hypermarkets and 1 supermarket in Krasnodar, 2 hypermarkets in Rostov-on-
Don,  1  hypermarket  and  3  supermarkets  in  Volgograd,  1  hypermarket  in  Togliatti,  Stavropol, 
Nizhniy Novgorod, Ufa, Lipetsk, Voronezh, Astrakhan, 2 hypermarkets and 1 supermarket in 
Krasnoyarsk  as  well  as  1  supermarket  in  Novocherkassk.  As  of  February  1,  2011  total  selling 
space  of  "O'KEY"  chain  amounted  to  over  287  thousand  sq.  m.  (according  to  investment 
memorandum 64% of space is owned). In 2010 the company opened 7 "O'KEY" hypermarkets 
and 4 "O'KEY - Express" supermarkets, total selling space increased by 23.6% to more than 287 
thousand sq. m. for the year of 2010. 

Unaudited  sales  of  “О'KEY”  in  2010  amounted  to  81.688  billion  rubles  increasing  by 
21.9% compared to 67.031 billion rubles for 2009. Like-for-like sales for 2010 amounted to 7.7% 
due to 3.3% average ticket growth and 4.3% traffic growth. 

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Number of stores of the largest FMCG retailers in 2007-2010, eop. 

Legal name 

Brand 

X5 Retail Group N.V. 

”Magnit”,OJSC 

Pyaterochka 
Perekrestok 
Karusel 
Perekrestok -Express, Pyaterochka -Express 
Magnit 
Magnit Hypermarket 
Auchan, Auchan-City, Raduga 

Metro C&C 

“Auchan”, company limited 
“МЕТРО Cash and Carry”,  
company limited 
“O'key”, company limited 
“Torgovyi Dom Kopeyka”, OJSC  Kopeyka, Kopeyka Super 
“Lenta”, company limited 
“Dixy-group”, OJSC 
“The Seventh Continent”, JSC 

O'key, O'key-express 

Lenta 
Megamart, Minimart, Dixy 
The Seventh Continent, NASH Hypermarket 

Main formats 13 
D 
S 
H 
CS 
D 
H 
H 

2007  2008  2009  2010 
674  848  1039  1392 
301 
194  207  275 
71 
58 
46 
22 
45 
0 
0 
0 
2194  2568  3204  4004 
51 
44 

24 
38 

14 
33 

3 
18 

H 

39 

48 

52 

57 

S, H 
D, S 
H 
D, S, H 
CS, S, H 

24 
46 
37 
438  517  587 
36 
34 
26 
388  493  537 
127  140  142 

57 
657 
39 
646 
146 

Total selling space of FMCG retailers in Russia in 2007-2010, eop, thousand sq. m. 

Legal name 

Brand 

X5 Retail Group N.V. 

”Magnit”,OJSC 

Pyaterochka 
Perekrestok 
Karusel 
Perekrestok -Express, Pyaterochka -Express 
Kopeyka 
Magnit 
Magnit Hypermarket 
Auchan, Auchan-City, Raduga 

Metro C&C 

“Auchan”, company limited 
“МЕТРО Cash and Carry”,  
company limited 
“O'key”, company limited 
“Torgovyi Dom Kopeyka”, OJSC  Kopeyka, Kopeyka Super 
“Lenta”, company limited 
“Dixy-group”, OJSC 
“The Seventh Continent”, JSC 

O'key, O'key-express 

Lenta 
Megamart, Minimart, Dixy 
The Seventh Continent, NASH Hypermarket 

Main formats 
D 
S 
H 
CS 
CS, S 
D 
H 
H 

H 
S, H 
D, S 
H 
D, S, H 
CS, S, H 

2009 
493 

2010 
2007 
2008 
586.31 
357.5  419.2 
251.7  222.4  284.4  313.02 
232.5  285.6  351.75 
126 
9,22 
- 
- 
295.95 
- 
- 
640.1  767.1  978.5  1256.8 
11.6 
81.4  165.081 
250.6  340.1  386.6  451.25 

56.4 

- 
- 

502 

351.5  430.4  466.3 
149.2  191.7  232.7  287.43 
224 
177 
148.8 
147 

250 
274.8 
232.7  247.4  268.25 
227.87 
206 
191 
192.25 
184 
171.9 

0 

Dynamics of net sales (excluding VAT) of the largest FMCG retailers in 2007-2010, billion RUR 

X5 Retail Group N.V. 

Legal name 

Brand 

Pyaterochka 
Perekrestok 
Karusel 
Perekrestok -Express 
Kopeyka, Kopeyka Super 
Magnit 

”Magnit”,OJSC 
“Auchan”, company limited  Auchan, Auchan-City, Raduga 
“МЕТРО Cash and Carry”,  
company limited 
“O'key”, company limited  O'key, O'key-express 
“Lenta”, company limited 

Metro C&C 

Lenta 
Megamart, Minimart, Dixy 
Dixy 
Megamart 
Minimart 
V-mart 
marketing 
The Seventh Continent, NASH 
Hypermarket 

“Dixy-group”, OJSC 

“The Seventh Continent”, 
JSC 

Main formats 
D 
S 
H 
CS 
D, S 
D, H 
H 

H 

S, H 
H 
CS, D, S, H 
D 
H 
S 
CS 

CS, S, H 

Data 
IFRS 
IFRS 
IFRS 
IFRS 
IFRS 
IFRS 
RAS 

IFRS 

IFRS 
MA 
IFRS 
IFRS 
IFRS 
IFRS 
IFRS 
IFRS 

IFRS 

2008 

2009 

2007 
2010 
75.38  110.95  148.35  188.28 
49.75  67.15  73.19  83.13 
31.16  41.71  53.55  61.12 
1.86 
34.940  51.60  56.15  61.21 
94.04  132.4  169.86  236.14 
128.1  158.36 
90.6 

– 

– 

– 

– 

89.2 

111.2  114.30 

– 

50,8 
48.3 

30.533  51.143  67.03  81.69 
32.9 
55.60  70.60 
54.26  64.73 
36.65 
32.25  40.65  45.13  54.39 
7.26 
2.18 
0.00 
0.90 

6.32 
2.00 
0.07 
0.74 

5 
2 
0.24 
0.49 

3.2 
1.2 
0 
0 

32.56 

39.9 

44.59 

– 

13 Key: D - Discounter, H - Hypermarket, S - Supermarket, CS - Convenience Store 

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CCOOMMPPEETTIITTIIVVEE  AADDVVAANNTTAAGGEESS  OOFF  ““MMAAGGNNIITT””  

Multi-format business 
Implementation  of  the  strategic  decision  to  develop  the  additional  format  of 
hypermarket allows the Group to conduct more profound segmentation of existing markets and 
consider  population  with  different  income  level  as  potential  customers  as  well  as  to  achieve 
high  results  of  turnover  per  store  and  average  ticket  and  fast  rates  of  business  growth. 
Moreover,  pricing  policy  of  the  Group  allows  it  to  compete  with  open-air  markets  targeting 
customers also with income below the average. 

Strong regional coverage 
“Magnit”  group  of  companies  has  considerable  experience  of  operation  in  regions:  in 
2002 – 2010 the impressive growth of the Group turnover was a result of its expansion into the 
cities with a population of less than 500 thousand people. In the nearest future the regions are 
expected to face the highest growth of consumer demand, what creates favorable conditions for 
medium-term dynamics of the Group business. 

Russia’s largest chain in terms of number of stores 
In terms of number of stores “Magnit” chain takes the first place in Russia which has a 
positive impact on cooperation with the largest food and beverage producers promoting their 
products  on  the  regional  markets.  First  of  all  it  is  seen  in  favorable  purchasing  terms  and 
corresponding efficiency improvement. 

Recognized brand 
According to the independent expert research, IGD in particular, Russian customers pay 
significant attention to the brand when purchasing non-food and food items. Moreover, loyalty 
of  Russian  customer  to  one  or  another  brand  is  higher  vs.  European  citizens,  which  makes 
Russian  customers  less  price-sensitive.  Therefore,  large  store  chain  under  “Magnit”  brand 
allows the Group to strengthen its positions in the occupied market niche. 

Efficient logistics system 
Developed  logistics  system,  distribution  centers  and  own  fleet  of  vehicles  enable  the 
Group  to  strictly  monitor  its  delivery  costs.  Operating  distribution  centers  results  in  lower 
purchase prices and less pressure on the store at goods acceptance which ultimately contributes 
to more efficient business organization. 

The Group employs highly efficient automated stock replenishment system, which gives 

opportunity to achieve high turnover level as well as to reduce costs. 

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1100..  PPRRIIOORRIITTYY  DDIIRREECCTTIIOONNSS  OOFF  TTHHEE  CCOOMMPPAANNYY’’SS  OOPPEERRAATTIIOONN  

Based  in  Krasnodar,  in  the  Southern  region  of  Russia,  open  joint-stock  company 
“Magnit” is a holding company for a group of entities that operate in the retail industry under 
the “Magnit” name. The chain of “Magnit” stores is one of the leading operators in the Russian 
food  retail  market.  As  of  December  31,  2010  the  chain  consisted  of  4,055  stores:  4,022 
convenience  stores,  51  hypermarkets  and  2  drogerie  stores  in  1,216  locations  in  the  Russian 
Federation.  

About two-thirds of the Company’s stores are located in cities with a population of less 
than 500 thousand. Most of its stores are located within the Southern, North-Caucasian, Central 
and Volga regions. The Company also operates stores in the North-Western, Urals and Siberian 
regions. By the end of 2010 stores located in the Southern Federal district accounted for 1,103, in 
the  Volga  region  –  1,245,  North-Caucasian  –  263,  Central  –  961,  North-Western  –  217,  the 
number of stores in the Urals and Siberian regions amounted to 245 and 21 correspondingly. 

North-Western: 
217 stores 
1 distribution center 

Central: 
961 stores 
4 distribution centers 

Southern: 
1,103 stores 
3 distribution centers 

North-Caucasian: 
263 stores 

Volga: 
1,245 stores 
2 distribution centers 

Urals: 
245 stores 
1 distribution center 

Siberian: 
21 stores 

As of December 31, 2010 the Company operates in-house logistics system consisting of 
11 modern distribution centers: three of them are located in Kropotkin, Bataysk and Slavyansk-
On-Kuban,  Southern  Federal  district,  two  are  in  Engels  and  Togliatti,  Volga  Federal  district, 
another  four  distribution  centers  are  based  in  Tver,  Oryol,  Ivanovo  and  Tambov,  Central 
Federal district, one in Chelyabinsk, Urals Federal district and one in Veliky Novgorod, North-
Western Federal district. 

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City 

Federal District 

Warehousing space, 
sq. m. 

Number of serviced 
stores 

Bataysk 

Kropotkin  

Southern 

Southern 

Slavyansk-on-Kuban 

Southern 

Engels 

Togliatti 

Tver 

Oryol 

Tambov 

Ivanovo 

Volga 

Volga 

Central 

Central 

Central 

Central 

Veliky Novgorod 

North-Western 

Chelyabinsk 

Urals 

16,314 

30,048 

20,496 

19,495 

18,724 

10,714 

12,197 

24,867 

43,365 

21,060 

16,152 

399 

467 

290 

409 

599 

215 

295 

357 

353 

248 

423 

Total 

233,432 

4 055 

The  Company  operates  automated  stock  replenishment  system  and  a  fleet  of  2,642 

vehicles. 

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1111..  

PPRRIIOORRIITTYY   DDIIRREECCTTIIOONNSS   OOFF  

TTHHEE   CCOOMMPPAANNYY’’SS  

DDEEVVEELLOOPPMMEENNTT  

Within  the  medium-term  development  outlook  the  Company  marks  out  the 

following directions: 

•  Further  expansion  of  the  chain  due  to  the  growing  coverage  of  the  key 

markets as well as organic expansion in the least developed regions 

•  Development  of 

the  multi-format  business-model 

through  active 

implementation of the hypermarket format 

•  Forming the high level of the key audience loyalty to the brand 

•  Achievement and retention of the leading position in the industry in terms of 

expenses level 

Chain development 

In  the  nearest  2-3  years  the  Company  plans  to  keep  high  rates  of  business 
growth,  opening  not  less  than  500  convenience  stores  per  year  in  the  cities  with  the 
population up to 500,000 people. 

The key territories for the Company are Southern, Volga and Central regions, it is 
planned to increase the number of stores in Urals, North-Western and Siberia regions. 
In the long-term outlook the management of the chain does not exclude the opportunity 
of entering the markets of the Far East. 

Development of the multi-format model 

Currently  the  Company  is  actively  expanding  into  two  formats:  traditional 
format  –  “convenience  store”  –  and  a  new  one  –  “hypermarket”  –  on  the  developed 
territories. 

The Company opens its hypermarkets mainly in the cities with population from 
50,000  to  500,000  citizens,  at  that  the  retail  outlet  is  located  inside  the  city  (within  the 
city boundaries). 

Based  on  location  (size  of  the  location  or  of  the  area  in  a  large  city)  there  are  3  sub-

formats of the hypermarket: 

“small” with the selling space of up to 3,000 sq. m. (excluding rental space); 
“medium” with the selling space of 3,000 – 5,000 sq. m. (excluding rental space); 
“large” with the selling space of over 5,000 sq. m.; (excluding rental space). 
Strategic development of the new format for the Company – a format of a hypermarket - 
will  enable  to  carry  out  more  profound  segmentation  of  the  existing  markets  and  consider 

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population  with  different  income  as  potential  customers,  which  results  in  high  turnover  per 
store and average ticket as well as fast business growth rate. 

The  Group  has  also  started to  study  a new  segment  of retail  market and  in  the end  of 
2010  launched  2  trial  stores  of  a  new  format  –  “drogerie”.  Unlike  “traditional”  formats  stores 
under  “Magnit  Kosmetik”  brand  offer  a  mix  of  non-food  group  of  products:  personal  care 
products, household chemicals, cosmetics and perfumery goods. 

Pricing policy of the Company allows it to compete with the open markets considering 

customers with income below average as the target audience. 

Brand recognition and customer loyalty 

The Company management takes measures to adjust the traditional format to 

changing customers’ preferences. In the regions with the highest purchasing power the 
work is carried out with the traditional convenience store assortment towards its 
expansion in favor of more expensive products (for example, ready-made cookery and 
semi-prepared meat). 

Within the complex measures taken to increase the loyalty to the “Magnit” brand 
the  analysis  will  be  carried  out  to  study  the  customers’  preferences  and  to  set  out  the 
marketing program according to the peculiarities of different formats. 

As an additional factor of the brand popularity the management of the Company 

plans to improve the service in the chain stores through appropriate work with its 
employees. 

Minimization of expenses 

The main means of successful development in the above direction lies in further 

improvement of the logistics processes and investments in the IT system which will 
provide the Company with maximum effective stock management and transport flows, 
and will be conductive to its transformation into the leader in terms of expenses control. 
Among  the  plans  of  the  Company  is  active  development  of  private  label 

products which enables the Company to increase its profitability. 

The status of Russia’s leading chain in terms of number of stores and customers 
makes  the  Company  effectively  co-operate  with  suppliers  achieving  maximum 
favorable purchasing conditions. 

Development  of  direct  import  firstly  of  fresh  fruits  and  vegetables  will  also 

contribute to minimization of logistics costs. 

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1122..  IINNFFOORRMMAATTIIOONN  OONN  TTHHEE  PPAAIIDD  DDIIVVIIDDEENNDDSS  

It was resolved by the annual general shareholders’ meeting of June 24, 2010 (minutes of 
28.06.2010)  to  pay  dividends  on  ordinary  nominal  shares  of  OJSC  “Magnit”  following  the 
results of 2009 financial year. 

Information on the paid dividends: 

Dividend period 
Year: 2009. 
Amount  of  announced  (accrued)  dividends  on  shares  of  the  category  (type)  per  share, 

RUB: 10.06. 

Total  amount  of  announced  (accrued)  dividends  on  all  shares  of  the  category,  RUB:  

895,089,234.38 

Total  amount  of  the  dividends  paid  on  all  issuer’s  shares  of  the  category,  RUB: 

895,088,157.96. 

The dividends payment was effected in money terms with the assistance of the Registrar 
of the Company, OJSC “United registration Company” (15A, Kalanchevskaya street, Moscow) 
as an entity providing services on dividends payment. 
The announced dividends were not paid in full as the result of the mistakes in payment details 
indicated by shareholders. 

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1133..  SSEECCUURRIITTIIEESS  

AAUUTTHHOORRIIZZEEDD  CCAAPPIITTAALL  SSTTOOCCKK  

The authorized capital stock of the Company determines the minimum amount of assets 

that guarantee its creditors’ interests. 

As  of  December  31,  2010  authorized  capital  stock  of  the  open  joint-stock  company 
“Magnit” amounted to 889,750.73 rubles. It consists of 88,975,073 ordinary nominal uncertified 
shares with par value of 0.01 rubles. 

The Company has a right to offer in addition to the offered shares 111,874,927 ordinary 

nominal shares with par value of 0.01 rubles (authorized shares).  

Information on the listed shares of OJSC “Magnit” as of 31.12.2010: 

Description of 
security 

Number of state 
registration 

Date of state 
registration 

Nominal, 
RUR. 

Total number 
of securities 

Ordinary nominal 
uncertified shares 

Total: 

1-01-60525-Р 

04.03.2004 

0.01 

88,975,073 

88,975,073 

Structure of OJSC “Magnit” share capital as of 31.12.2010: 
Number of registered 
persons 

Name 

Share in the charter 
capital, % 

Legal entities 

including nominal holders 

Natural persons 

Total: 

11 

10 

13 

24 

55.1009 

55.1008 

44. 8991 

100 

Information on OJSC “Magnit” shares listed outside Russian Federation by means of 
circulation in accordance with the foreign law of securities of foreign issuers certifying rights 
referring to the specified shares of the Company: 

Category (type) of shares, listed outside Russian Federation: ordinary nominal shares; 
Number of shares, listed outside Russian Federation as a % of the total number of shares 

of the corresponding category (type): 29.96 %; 

name,  address  of  the  foreign  issuer,  which  securities  certify  the  rights  referring  to  the 
shares  of  the  Company  of  the  corresponding  category  (type):  JPMorgan  Chase  Bank,  N.  A.,  4 
New York Plaza, 13th Floor, New York, 10004 New York United States of America); 

short description of program (type of program) of the issue of securities of the foreign 
issuer  certifying  the  rights  referring  to  the  shares  of  the  corresponding  category  (type):  in 
accordance with foreign law JPMorgan Chase Bank, N. A. issued securities (global depositary 
receipts,  “GDRs”)  certifying  the  rights  referring  to  the  ordinary  nominal  shares  of  OJSC 
“Magnit”; 

information on obtaining a permit of the federal executive body for the securities market 
of listing of the issuer’s shares of the corresponding category (type) outside Russian Federation 
(if applicable): 

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-  in  accordance  with  the  order  of  FFMS  of  Russia  of  March  27,  2008  №  08-661/pz-i 
offering and listing outside Russian Federation of ordinary nominal uncertified shares of OJSC 
“Magnit”,  state  registration  number  of  the  securities  issue  1-01-60525-P  of  04.03.2004,  state 
registration  number  of  the  additional  securities  issue  1-01-60525-Р-004D  of  20.03.2008  in  the 
amount of 11,522,000 (eleven million five hundred and twenty two thousand) ordinary nominal 
uncertified shares is permitted; 

-  in  accordance  with  the  order  of  FFMS  of  Russia  of  October  02,  2009  №  09-3132/pz-i 
offering and listing outside Russian Federation of ordinary nominal uncertified shares of OJSC 
“Magnit”,  state  registration  number  of  the  securities  issue  1-01-60525-P  of  04.03.2004,  state 
registration  number  of  the  additional  securities  issue  1-01-60525-Р-005D  of  02.10.2009  in  the 
amount of 16 792 946 (sixteen million seven hundred ninety two four thousand nine hundred 
forty six) ordinary nominal uncertified shares is permitted; 

name of the foreign trade organizer (trade organizers) through which securities of the 
foreign issuer certifying the rights referring to the issuers’ shares are listed (if there is such a 
listing):London Stock Exchange. 

BBOONNDDSS  

Bond issue of LLC “Magnit Finance” of 01 series: 

In 2005 the Company entered stock market offering its investors bond issue by limited 
liability company “Magnit Finance”, subsidiary of OJSC “Magnit”. The bond issue enabled the 
Company to optimize its debt portfolio and work out methods of cooperation with investors for 
the purpose of further introduction of the Company’s shares to the market. 

Issue  included  2  million  securities  with  the  nominal  value  of  1  thousand  rubles 
guaranteed by OJSC “Magnit” and JSC “Tander”. Issue was outstanding for 3 years. The main 
objective of the bond issue was to refinance short-term debt of the group. Not less than 75% of 
raised  funds  were  channeled  for  these  purposes,  and  the  remaining  funds  were  spent  on 
“Magnit” retail chain development. 

The offering of the certified interest-bearing non-convertible bonds payable to bearer of 
01 series with the obligatory centralized deposit of LLC “Magnit Finance” on the MICEX stock 
exchange commenced on November 23, 2005. The number of the placed securities amounted to 
2,000  thousand  securities  which  constitutes  100%  of  the  total  number  of  securities  subject  to 
placement.  The  bond  issue  was  realized  in  full  in  the  course  of  auction  in  the  fist  day  of 
placement. 

On November 19, 2008 LLC “Magnit Finance” fulfilled its obligations to bond holders on 

time and in full and redeemed the nominal value of bonds of 01 series. 

Bond issue of LLC “Magnit Finance” of 02 series: 

In  2007  the  Company  offered  its  investors  the  second  bond  issue  by  limited  liability 

company “Magnit Finance”, subsidiary of OJSC “Magnit”. 

Issue  included  5  million  securities  with  the  nominal  value  of  1  thousand  rubles 
guaranteed  by  OJSC  “Magnit”  and  JSC  “Tander”.  Issue  will  be  outstanding  for  5  years.  The 
second bond issue was conditioned by the necessity of refinancing short-term liabilities of the 
group. 

The offering of the certified interest-bearing non-convertible bonds payable to bearer of 
02 series with the obligatory centralized deposit of LLC “Magnit Finance” on the MICEX stock 

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exchange  commenced  on  March  30,  2007.  The  number  of  the  placed  securities  amounted  to 
5,000  thousand  securities  which  constitutes  100%  of  the  total  number  of  securities  subject  to 
placement.  The  bond  issue  was  realized  in  full  in  the  course  of  auction  in  the  fist  day  of 
placement. 

Parameters of the bond issue of LLC “Magnit Finance” of 02 series: 

Date and the number of state registration 
Volume of the issue 
Number of securities 
Nominal value of each security 
Offering price 
Date of placement 
Method of placement 

Redemption date 

Number of coupons 
Trading code 
ISIN code 
Interest rate on the basis of the auction results 
1 coupon interest rate 
2 coupon interest rate 
3 coupon interest rate 
4 coupon interest rate 
5 coupon interest rate 
6 coupon interest rate 
7 coupon interest rate 
8 coupon interest rate 
9 coupon interest rate 
10 coupon interest rate 

№ 4-02-36102-R of March 6, 2007 
5,000,000,000 rubles 
5,000,000 bonds 
1,000 rubles 
100% of nominal value 
30.03.2007 
open subscription 
1,820 day from the date of placement 
(23.03.2012) 
10 
RU000A0JP4W7 
RU000A0JP4W7 
8.20 % 
8.20 % 
8.20 % 
8.20 % 
8.20 % 
8.20 % 
8.20 % 
8.20 % 
8.20 % 
8.20 % 
8.20 % 

The first coupon yield of 02 series bond issue was paid on September 28, 2007. The total 
amount of yield paid on the second coupon amounted to 204.45 million rubles, the amount of 
yield of the second coupon paid per one bond amounted to 40.89 rubles. 

The second coupon yield of 02 series bond issue was paid on March 28, 2008. The total 
amount of yield paid on the second coupon amounted to 204.45 million rubles, the amount of 
yield of the second coupon paid per one bond amounted to 40.89 rubles. 

The third coupon yield of 02 series bond issue was paid on September 26, 2008. The total 
amount  of  yield  paid  on  the  third  coupon  amounted  to  204.45  million  rubles,  the  amount  of 
yield of the third coupon paid per one bond amounted to 40.89 rubles. 

The  forth  coupon  yield  of  02  series  bond  issue  was  paid  on  March  27,  2009.  The  total 
amount  of  yield  paid  on  the  forth  coupon  amounted  to  204.45  million  rubles,  the  amount  of 
yield of the forth coupon paid per one bond amounted to 40.89 rubles. 

The fifth coupon yield of 02 series bond issue was paid on September 25, 2009. The total 
amount of yield paid on the fifth coupon amounted to 204.45 million rubles, the amount of yield 
of the forth coupon paid per one bond amounted to 40.89 rubles. 

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The  sixth  coupon  yield  of  02  series  bond  issue  was  paid  on  March  26,  2010.  The  total 
amount of yield paid on the fifth coupon amounted to 204.45 million rubles, the amount of yield 
of the forth coupon paid per one bond amounted to 40.89 rubles. 

The seventh coupon yield of 02 series bond issue was paid on September 24, 2010. The 
total amount of yield paid on the fifth coupon amounted to 204.45 million rubles, the amount of 
yield of the forth coupon paid per one bond amounted to 40.89 rubles. 

Based on trading for the period from 01.01.2010 to 31.12.2010 the weighted average price 
of  transactions  with  bonds  of  02  series  varied  from  min  94.71  %  (14.01.10)  to  max  101.50  % 
(26.11.10)  of  the  nominal  value.  Recognized  quotation  within  this  period  fluctuated  from  min 
94.71% (11.01.10, 14.01.10 and 15.01.10) to max 100.84% (19.08.10 and 20.08.10). 

Bond issue of OJSC “Magnit” of BO-01 series: 

In 2010 the Company offered its investors the first Exchange-traded bond issue. 
Issue  included  1  million  securities  with  the  nominal  value  of  1  thousand  rubles.  Issue 
will be outstanding for 3 years. The issue of the exchange-traded bonds of BO-01 series aims to 
attract  funds  to  finance  operating  activity  and expansion  of  “Magnit”  group  of  companies,  to 
decrease value of credit portfolio as well as to build public credit history. 

The  offering  of  the  certified  interest-bearing  non-convertible  Exchange-traded  bonds 
payable to bearer of BO-01 series with the obligatory centralized deposit of OJSC “Magnit” on 
the  MICEX  stock  exchange  commenced  on  September  13,  2010.  The  number  of  the  placed 
securities  amounted  to  1  million  securities  which  constitutes  100%  of  the  total  number  of 
securities subject to placement. The bond issue was realized in full in the course of auction in 
the fist day of placement. 

Parameters of the bond issue of OJSC “Magnit” of BO-01 series: 

Date and the number of state registration 
Volume of the issue 
Number of securities 
Nominal value of each security 
Offering price 
Date of placement 
Method of placement 

Redemption date 

Number of coupons 
Trading code 
ISIN code 
Interest rate on the basis of the auction results 
1 coupon interest rate 
2 coupon interest rate 
3 coupon interest rate 
4 coupon interest rate 
5 coupon interest rate 
6 coupon interest rate 

№ 4B02-01-60525-P of February 02, 2010 
1,000,000,000 rubles 
1,000,000 bonds 
1,000 rubles 
100% of nominal value 
13.09.2010 
open subscription 
1,092 day from the date of placement 
(09.09.2013) 
6 
RU000A0JR118 
RU000A0JR118 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 

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The first coupon yield of BO-01 series Exchange-traded bond issue was paid on March 
14, 2011. The total amount of yield paid on the second coupon amounted to 41.14 million rubles, 
the amount of yield of the second coupon paid per one bond amounted to 41.14 rubles. 

Based on trading for the period from 14.09.2010 to 31.12.2010 the weighted average price 
of transactions with Exchange-traded bonds of BO-01 series varied from min 99.92 % (20.12.10) 
to  max  107.58  %  (30.09.10)  of  the  nominal  value.  Recognized  quotation  within  this  period 
fluctuated from min 100.02% (01.10.10) to max 100.70% (22.10.10 and 25.10.10). 

Bond issue of OJSC “Magnit” of BO-02 series: 

In 2010 the Company offered its investors the second Exchange-traded bond issue. 
Issue  included  1  million  securities  with  the  nominal  value  of  1  thousand  rubles.  Issue 
will be outstanding for 3 years. The issue of the exchange-traded bonds of BO-02 series aims to 
attract  funds  to  finance  operating  activity  and expansion  of  “Magnit”  group  of  companies,  to 
decrease value of credit portfolio as well as to build public credit history. 

The  offering  of  the  certified  interest-bearing  non-convertible  Exchange-traded  bonds 
payable to bearer of BO-02 series with the obligatory centralized deposit of OJSC “Magnit” on 
the  MICEX  stock  exchange  commenced  on  September  13,  2010.  The  number  of  the  placed 
securities  amounted  to  1  million  securities  which  constitutes  100%  of  the  total  number  of 
securities subject to placement. The bond issue was realized in full in the course of auction in 
the fist day of placement. 

Parameters of the bond issue of OJSC “Magnit” of BO-02 series: 

Date and the number of state registration 
Volume of the issue 
Number of securities 
Nominal value of each security 
Offering price 
Date of placement 
Method of placement 

Redemption date 

Number of coupons 
Trading code 
ISIN code 
Interest rate on the basis of the auction results 
1 coupon interest rate 
2 coupon interest rate 
3 coupon interest rate 
4 coupon interest rate 
5 coupon interest rate 
6 coupon interest rate 

№ 4B02-02-60525-P of February 02, 2010 
1,000,000,000 rubles 
1,000,000 bonds 
1,000 rubles 
100% of nominal value 
13.09.2010 
open subscription 
1,092 day from the date of placement 
(09.09.2013) 
6 
RU000A0JR126 
RU000A0JR126 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 

The first coupon yield of BO-02 series Exchange-traded bond issue was paid on March 
14, 2011. The total amount of yield paid on the second coupon amounted to 41.14 million rubles, 
the amount of yield of the second coupon paid per one bond amounted to 41.14 rubles. 

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Based on trading for the period from 14.09.2010 to 31.12.2010 the weighted average price 
of transactions with Exchange-traded bonds of BO-02 series varied from min 100.00 % (17.09.10, 
29.09.10,  01.10.10,  04.10.10)  to  max  107.58  %  (30.09.10)  of  the  nominal  value.  Recognized 
quotation within this period fluctuated from min 100.01% (05.10.10) to max 100.31% (16.11.10 - 
18.11.10). 

Bond issue of OJSC “Magnit” of BO-03 series: 

In 2010 the Company offered its investors the third Exchange-traded bond issue. 
Issue included 1.5 million securities with the nominal value of 1 thousand rubles. Issue 
will be outstanding for 3 years. The issue of the exchange-traded bonds of BO-03 series aims to 
attract  funds  to  finance  operating  activity  and expansion  of  “Magnit”  group  of  companies,  to 
decrease value of credit portfolio as well as to build public credit history. 

The  offering  of  the  certified  interest-bearing  non-convertible  Exchange-traded  bonds 
payable to bearer of BO-03 series with the obligatory centralized deposit of OJSC “Magnit” on 
the  MICEX  stock  exchange  commenced  on  September  13,  2010.  The  number  of  the  placed 
securities  amounted  to  1.5  million  securities  which  constitutes  100%  of  the  total  number  of 
securities subject to placement. The bond issue was realized in full in the course of auction in 
the fist day of placement. 

Parameters of the bond issue of OJSC “Magnit” of BO-03 series: 

Date and the number of state registration 
Volume of the issue 
Number of securities 
Nominal value of each security 
Offering price 
Date of placement 
Method of placement 

Redemption date 

Number of coupons 
Trading code 
ISIN code 
Interest rate on the basis of the auction results 
1 coupon interest rate 
2 coupon interest rate 
3 coupon interest rate 
4 coupon interest rate 
5 coupon interest rate 
6 coupon interest rate 

№ 4B02-03-60525-P of February 02, 2010 
1,500,000,000 rubles 
1,500,000 bonds 
1,000 rubles 
100% of nominal value 
13.09.2010 
open subscription 
1,092 day from the date of placement 
(09.09.2013) 
6 
RU000A0JR142 
RU000A0JR142 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 

The first coupon yield of BO-03 series Exchange-traded bond issue was paid on March 
14, 2011. The total amount of yield paid on the second coupon amounted to 61.71 million rubles, 
the amount of yield of the second coupon paid per one bond amounted to 41.14 rubles. 

Based on trading for the period from 14.09.2010 to 31.12.2010 the weighted average price 
of transactions with Exchange-traded bonds of BO-03 series varied from min 99.50 % (30.11.10) 
to  max  101.26  %  (29.10.10)  of  the  nominal  value.  Recognized  quotation  within  this  period 
fluctuated from min 99.99% (04.10.10 and 08.12.10) to max 100.35% (16.11.10 - 18.11.10). 

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Bond issue of OJSC “Magnit” of BO-04 series: 

In 2010 the Company offered its investors the fourth Exchange-traded bond issue. 
Issue  included  2  million  securities  with  the  nominal  value  of  1  thousand  rubles.  Issue 
will be outstanding for 3 years. The issue of the exchange-traded bonds of BO-04 series aims to 
attract  funds  to  finance  operating  activity  and expansion  of  “Magnit”  group  of  companies,  to 
decrease value of credit portfolio as well as to build public credit history. 

The  offering  of  the  certified  interest-bearing  non-convertible  Exchange-traded  bonds 
payable to bearer of BO-04 series with the obligatory centralized deposit of OJSC “Magnit” on 
the  MICEX  stock  exchange  commenced  on  September  13,  2010.  The  number  of  the  placed 
securities  amounted  to  2  million  securities  which  constitutes  100%  of  the  total  number  of 
securities subject to placement. The bond issue was realized in full in the course of auction in 
the fist day of placement. 

Parameters of the bond issue of OJSC “Magnit” of BO-04 series: 

Date and the number of state registration 
Volume of the issue 
Number of securities 
Nominal value of each security 
Offering price 
Date of placement 
Method of placement 

Redemption date 

Number of coupons 
Trading code 
ISIN code 
Interest rate on the basis of the auction results 
1 coupon interest rate 
2 coupon interest rate 
3 coupon interest rate 
4 coupon interest rate 
5 coupon interest rate 
6 coupon interest rate 

№ 4B02-04-60525-P of February 02, 2010 
2,000,000,000 rubles 
2,000,000 bonds 
1,000 rubles 
100% of nominal value 
13.09.2010 
open subscription 
1,092 day from the date of placement 
(09.09.2013) 
6 
RU000A0JR159 
RU000A0JR159 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 
8.25 % 

The first coupon yield of BO-04 series Exchange-traded bond issue was paid on March 
14, 2011. The total amount of yield paid on the second coupon amounted to 82.28 million rubles, 
the amount of yield of the second coupon paid per one bond amounted to 41.14 rubles. 

Based on trading for the period from 14.09.2010 to 31.12.2010 the weighted average price 
of transactions with Exchange-traded bonds of BO-04 series varied from min 98.00 % (22.11.10 
and 03.12.10) to max 105.20 % (29.10.10) of the nominal value. Recognized quotation within this 
period fluctuated from min 99.72% (26.11.10) to max 100.40% (09.11.10). 

SSHHAARREESS  TTRRAADDIINNGG 

The shares of OJSC “Magnit” entered the Russian stock market in April 2006. 

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On April 14, 2006 the shares of OJSC “Magnit” were admitted to trading in the section of 
the  List  “Listed  securities  but  not  included  into  the  quotation  lists”  of  non-profit  partnership 
““Russian Trading System” Stock Exchange”. 

On April 24, 2006 trading of OJSC “Magnit” shares in the List of non-listed securities of 

Close joint-stock company “MICEX Stock Exchange” commenced. 

On April 28, 2006 the IPO of OJSC “Magnit” on the Russian Trading System (RTS) and 

the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange (MICEX) was completed. 

The  price  of  one  share  of  OJSC  “Magnit”  in the course  of  offering  on  RTS  and  MICEX 
was  determined  on  the  level  of  27  USD.  Proceeds  from  the  stock  comprising  18.94%  of  the 
charter  capital  amounted  to  368,355  million  USD.  Deutsche  UFG  functioned  as  an  IPO 
coordinator;  foreign  investors  could  participate  by  purchasing  the  securities  of  “Magnit” 
according to the rule “S”. 

Since  December  11,  2007  the  shares  of  OJSC  “Magnit”  have  been  included  into  the 
Quotation list “B” of OJSC “Russian Trading System” Stock Exchange”. OJSC “Magnit” shares 
have been admitted to trading in the corresponding list on December 13, 2007. 

On December 21, 2007 OJSC “Magnit” shares were included in the quotation list “B” of 

CJSC “MICEX SE” and admitted to trading in the corresponding list. 

On  February  13,  2008  OJSC  “Magnit”  announced  its  intention  to  list  global  depositary 
receipts (“GDRs”) representing its ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange in connection 
with  an  offering  by  the  Company  of  11,300,000  newly  issued  ordinary  shares  in  the  form  of 
GDRs  and  shares  (including  as  part  of  the  exercise  of  statutory  pre-emptive  rights  by  the 
existing  shareholders  of the  Company  and  by  a Company’s  shareholder of  ordinary  shares  in 
the form of shares and GDRs. 

The  offer  price  was  set  at  42.50  USD  per  share.  The  offer  price  in  ruble  terms  was  et 

based on the rate of 23.4450 rubles per dollar. 

A  total  of  9,719,638  shares  including  the  shares  in  the  form  of  GDRs  were  allocated  to 
international institutional investors. In connection with the offering the selling shareholders has 
granted the joint bookrunners an over-allotment option to purchase up to an additional 506,585 
shares in the form of GDRs at the offer price per GDR which was exercised in full. 

Conditional dealings in the GDRs commenced on the London Stock Exchange on April 
16, 2008 (5 GDRs representing an interest in one share). Admission of the GDRs to the Official 
List of the UK Listing Authority occurred on April 22, 2008. 

Free  float  of  OJSC  “Magnit”  as  of  30.06.2008  amounted  to  35.48%.  Proceeds  from  the 
offering  amounted  to  approximately  480.25  million  USD  and  were  used  to  finance  further 
expansion of the Company’s chain of hypermarkets as well as to continue the expansion of its 
convenience store operations and further development of its logistics capabilities.  

In 2009 ordinary shares of the Company were included (transferred) into the Quotation 
list “A” of the second level at the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange and “Russian Trading 
System” Stock Exchange”. 

On September 2, 2009 OJSC “Magnit” announced its intention to offer additional shares 

at 65 USD per ordinary share and 13 USD per GDR.  

A  total  of  5,680,000  newly  issued  ordinary  shares  in  the  form  of  GDRs  have  been 
allocated  to  international  institutional  investors, resulting  in  a  total  free  float  of  46.51%  of  the 
Company’s issued share capital as of December 31, 2009. 

Gross proceeds to the Company from the follow-on offering amounted to approximately 
369.2  USD  and  used  to  finance  further  expansion  of  its  chain  of  hypermarkets  as  well  as  to 

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continue  the  expansion  of  its  convenience  stores  operations  and  further  development  of  its 
logistic capabilities. 

Since November 14, 2010 shares of OJSC “Magnit” have been included (transferred) into 

the Quotation list “A” of the first level at the “Russian Trading System” Stock Exchange”. 

Shares of OJSC “Magnit” have been included (transferred) into the Quotation list “A” of 
the first level at the MICEX Stock Exchange according to the Order of MICEX Stock Exchange 
CJSC of 29.12.2010 № 1387-р. 

According  to  trading  held  from  01.01.2010  to  31.12.2010  on  MICEX  Stock  Exchange 
weighted average price of the shares trading fluctuated from min 1,918.71 rubles (27.02.2010) to 
max 4,125.29 rubles (13.12.2010). 

Market capitalization of OJSC “Magnit” as of 30.12.201014 amounted to 360 052.76 million rubles 
according to OJSC “MICEX SE”. 

14 Based on the price as of 30.12.2010 since there was no trading on 31.12.2010 

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1144..   TTRRAANNSSAACCTTIIOONNSS,,   CCOONNSSIIDDEERREEDD   MMAAJJOORR   TTRRAANNSSAACCTTIIOONNSS  
JJOOIINNTT--SSTTOOCCKK  

AACCCCOORRDDIINNGG   TTOO   TTHHEE   FFEEDDEERRAALL   LLAAWW   ““OONN  
CCOOMMPPAANNIIEESS””,,  MMAADDEE  WWIITTHHIINN  TTHHEE  YYEEAARR  22001100  

04.08.10 

Provision of guarantee by OJSC “Magnit” 
under  Agreement  on  crediting  in  Russian 
rubles.  

The  Lender:  Open  joint-stock  company 
“ALFA-BANK”; 
The Borrower: JSC “Tander”; 
The Guarantor: OJSC “Magnit”. 
The  Borrower’s  obligations  shall  mature 
on  23.09.2014,  the Guarantee  shall mature 
on 23.09.2015 

to 

rubles 

7,403,835,616.44 

Up 
that 
constitutes  up  to  26.1799%  of  balance 
sheet assets determined on the basis of the 
accounting  report  on  the  latest  reporting 
date.  

28,280,597,000 rubles. 

The transaction is approved. 

The  transaction  is  a  major  related  party 
one. 

General shareholders’ meeting 

24.06.2010 

Minutes of 28.06.2010 

1. 
Date of transaction (date of the contract) 
Type,  subject,  essentials  of 
including  civil  rights  and  obligations 
determined,  changed  or 
transaction 

the 

terminated  by 

transaction, 
to  be 
the 

parties and beneficiaries under transaction  

term of obligations fulfillment under transaction  

amount of transaction in money terms and per cent 
of the balance sheet assets of the issuer 

issuer’s assets value as of the date of termination of 
accounting  period  (quarter,  year),  preceding  the 
date  of  transaction  (date  of  the  contract)  and  for 
which  the  account  is  made  according  to  the 
legislation of Russian Federation 
information on the approval of transaction is such 
transaction  is  acknowledged  as  a  major  or  a 
related-party transaction 
type  of  transaction  (major  transaction;  related-
party transaction; major related-party transaction ) 
issuer’s  authority  which  made  a  decision  on 
approval of transaction  
date of decision on approval of transaction 
date  and  number  of  the  minutes  of  meeting  of 
issuer’s authority when the decision on approval of 
the transaction was made 

56 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1155..   LLIISSTT   00FF   22001100   TTRRAANNSSAACCTTIIOONNSS   DDEECCLLAARREEDD   AASS   RREELLAATTEEDD--
PPAARRTTYY   IINN   AACCCCOORRDDAANNCCEE   WWIITTHH   TTHHEE   FFEEDDEERRAALL   LLAAWW   OONN   ““JJOOIINNTT--
SSTTOOCCKK  CCOOMMPPAANNIIEESS””  

1. 
Date of transaction 

Subject and essentials of transaction 

Parties of transaction 

19.07.2010 
Provision of guarantee by OJSC “Magnit” under 
the Revolving credit facility Agreement 
The  Lender:  Commercial  joint-stock  bank  of 
Russian Federation (open joint-stock company) 
The Borrower: JSC “Tander”; 
The Guarantor: OJSC “Magnit”. 

Full  and  short  firm  name  (names)  of  the  legal 
entity  or  surname,  name,  patronymic  name  of  a 
person  that  is  considered  related-party  for  the 
transaction 

”Magnit Finance” Limited liability company,  
”Magnit Finance” LLC. 

Reason  for  which  such  entity  is  considered 
related-party for transaction 

The  entity  is  a  shareholder  of  OJSC  “Magnit” 
jointly with its affiliates owning more than 20% 
of voting shares of the company that is a party of 
the transaction.  

Transaction  amount  in  money  terms,  thousand 
rubles. 
Transaction amount in per cent of issuer’s balance 
sheet assets as of the termination date of the last 
accounting  period  preceding 
the  date  of 
transaction, % 

4 500 000 

15.9798% 

for 
Term 
transaction 

fulfillment  of  obligations  under 

Information  on 
obligations 

fulfillment  of  mentioned 

Issuer’s  authority  which  made  a  decision  on 
approval  of  transaction,  date  of  decision  (date 
and number of minutes of proceedings) 
Other information on transaction indicated at the 
issuer’s discretion 

None 

The  Borrower’s  obligations  shall  mature  on 
09.07.2015,  the  Guarantee  shall  mature  on 
09.07.2018 
JSC  “Tander”  is  duly  performing  it’s  obligations 
before the Creditor. There was no situation when 
the  demand  on  fulfillment  of  JSC  "Tander”'s 
outstanding  obligations  could  have  been  raised 
before the Guarantor. 
The  transaction  was  approved  by  the  annual 
shareholders’  meeting  on  June  24,  2010,  minutes 
of meeting of 28.06.2010. 

2 
Date of transaction 

Subject and essentials of transaction 

Parties of transaction 

04.08.2010 
Provision  of  guarantee  by  OJSC  “Magnit” 
under Agreement on crediting in Russian rubles. 
The Lender: Open joint-stock company “ALFA-
BANK”; 
The Borrower: JSC “Tander”; 

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Full  and  short  firm  name  (names)  of  the  legal 
entity  or  surname,  name,  patronymic  name  of  a 
person  that  is  considered  related-party  for  the 
transaction 

”Magnit Finance” Limited liability company,  
”Magnit Finance”LLC. 

The Guarantor: OJSC “Magnit”. 

Reason for which such entity is considered related-
party for transaction 

The  entity  is  a  shareholder  of  OJSC  “Magnit” 
jointly  with  its  affiliates  owning  more  than 
20%  of  voting  shares  of  the  company  that  is  a 
party of the transaction.  

Transaction  amount  in  money  terms,  thousand 
rubles. 
Transaction amount in per cent of issuer’s balance 
sheet  assets  as  of  the  termination  date  of  the  last 
the  date  of 
accounting  period  preceding 
transaction, % 

7,403,835.62 

26.1799% 

Term 
for 
transaction 

fulfillment  of  obligations  under 

Information 
obligations 

on 

fulfillment 

of  mentioned 

Issuer’s  authority  which  made  a  decision  on 
approval of transaction, date of decision (date and 
number of minutes of proceedings) 
Other  information  on  transaction  indicated  at  the 
issuer’s discretion 

None 

The  Borrower’s  obligations  shall  mature  on 
23.09.2014,  the  Guarantee  shall  mature  on 
23.09.2015 
JSC “Tander” is duly performing it’s obligations 
before  the  Creditor.  There  was  no  situation 
fulfillment  of  JSC 
when  the  demand  on 
"Tander"'s  outstanding  obligations  could  have 
been raised before the Guarantor. 
The  transaction  was  approved  by  the  annual 
shareholders’ meeting on June 24, 2010, minutes 
of meeting of 28.06.2010. 

3 
Date of transaction 

Subject and essentials of transaction 

Parties of transaction 

Full and short firm name (names) of the legal 
entity or surname, name, patronymic name of a 
person that is considered related-party for the 
transaction 

05.08.2010 
Provision of guarantee by OJSC ”Magnit” under 
Additional Agreement  № 1 to Credit Contract  

joint-stock 

The 
close 
Lender: 
”Credit Europe Bank”; 
The Borrower: JSC “Tander”; 
The Guarantor: OJSC “Magnit”. 

company 

”Magnit Finance” Limited liability company,  
”Magnit Finance” LLC. 

Reason  for  which  such  entity  is  considered 
related-party for transaction 

 The  entity  is  a  shareholder  of  OJSC  “Magnit” 
jointly with its affiliates owning more than 20% 
of voting shares of the company that is a party of 
the transaction.  

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Transaction  amount  in  money  terms,  thousand 
rubles. 
Transaction amount in per cent of issuer’s balance 
sheet assets as of the termination date of the last 
the  date  of 
accounting  period  preceding 
transaction, % 
Term 
for 
transaction 

fulfillment  of  obligations  under 

1 120 000 

3.9603% 

20.05.2011 

Information  on 
obligations 

fulfillment  of  mentioned 

Issuer’s  authority  which  made  a  decision  on 
approval  of  transaction,  date  of  decision  (date 
and number of minutes of proceedings) 
Other information on transaction indicated at the 
issuer’s discretion 

None 

JSC  “Tander”  is  duly  performing  it’s  obligations 
before the Creditor. There was no situation when 
the  demand  on  fulfillment  of  JSC  "Tander"'s 
outstanding  obligations  could  have  been  raised 
before the Guarantor. 
The  transaction  was  approved  by  the  annual 
shareholders’  meeting  on  June  24,  2010,  minutes 
of meeting of 28.06.2010. 

4. 
Date of transaction 

Subject and essentials of transaction 

Parties of transaction 

16.08.2010 
Provision  of  guarantee  by  the  Company  under 
the revolving credit facility agreement. 
The  Lender:  ”Banque  Societe  Generale  Vostok" 
CJSC; 
The Borrower: JSC “Tander”; 
The Guarantor: OJSC “Magnit”. 

Full  and  short  firm  name  (names)  of  the  legal 
entity  or  surname,  name,  patronymic  name  of  a 
person  that  is  considered  related-party  for  the 
transaction 

”Magnit Finance” Limited liability company,  
”Magnit Finance” LLC. 

Reason for which such entity is considered related-
party for transaction 

The  entity  is  a  shareholder  of  OJSC  “Magnit” 
jointly  with  its  affiliates  owning  more  than 
20%  of  voting  shares  of  the  company  that  is  a 
party of the transaction.  

Transaction  amount  in  money  terms,  thousand 
rubles. 
Transaction amount in per cent of issuer’s balance 
sheet  assets  as  of  the  termination  date  of  the  last 
accounting  period  preceding 
the  date  of 
transaction, % 
Term 
for 
transaction 

fulfillment  of  obligations  under 

2,480,657.53 

8.7716% 

13.08.2012 

Information 
obligations 

on 

fulfillment 

of  mentioned 

JSC “Tander” is duly performing it’s obligations 
before  the  Creditor.  There  was  no  situation 
when  the  demand  on 
fulfillment  of  JSC 
"Tander"'s  outstanding  obligations  could  have 

59 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Issuer’s  authority  which  made  a  decision  on 
approval of transaction, date of decision (date and 
number of minutes of proceedings) 
Other  information  on  transaction  indicated  at  the 
issuer’s discretion 

None 

been raised before the Guarantor. 
The  transaction  was  approved  by  the  annual 
shareholders’ meeting on June 24, 2010, minutes 
of meeting of 28.06.2010. 

5 
Date of transaction 

Subject and essentials of transaction 

Parties of transaction 

18.08.2010 
Provision  of  interest-bearing  loan  by  OJSC 
“Magnit” 
The Lender: OJSC “Magnit”, 
The Borrower: LLC “Selta”. 

Full and short firm name (names) of the legal entity 
or  surname,  name,  patronymic  name  of  a  person 
that is considered related-party for the transaction 

”Magnit Finance” Limited liability company,  
”Magnit Finance” LLC. 

Reason for which such entity is considered related-
party for transaction 

The  entity  is  a  shareholder  of  OJSC  “Magnit” 
jointly  with  its  affiliates  owning  more  than 
20%  of  voting  shares  of  the  company  that  is  a 
party of the transaction.  

Transaction  amount  in  money  terms,  thousand 
rubles. 
Transaction amount in per  cent  of issuer’s  balance 
sheet  assets  as  of  the  termination  date  of  the  last 
accounting  period  preceding 
the  date  of 
transaction, % 
for 
Term 
transaction 

fulfillment  of  obligations  under 

500,000 

1.77% 

17.07.2015 

Information 
obligations 

on 

fulfillment 

of  mentioned 

Issuer’s  authority  which  made  a  decision  on 
approval of transaction, date of decision (date and 
number of minutes of proceedings) 
Other  information  on  transaction  indicated  at  the 
issuer’s discretion 

None 

The Lender’s obligations are fulfilled, 
The  Borrower’s  obligations  have  not  been 
matured. 
The  transaction  was  approved  by  the  annual 
shareholders’ meeting on June 24, 2010, minutes 
of meeting of 28.06.2010. 

6 
Date of transaction 

Subject and essentials of transaction 

Parties of transaction 

03.09.2010 
Provision  of  interest-bearing  loan  by  OJSC 
“Magnit” 
The Lender: OJSC “Magnit”, 
The Borrower: JSC “Tander”.  

Full  and  short  firm  name  (names)  of  the  legal 
entity  or  surname,  name,  patronymic  name  of  a 
person  that  is  considered  related-party  for  the 
transaction 

”Magnit Finance” Limited liability company,  
”Magnit Finance”LLC. 

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Reason for which such entity is considered related-
party for transaction 

The  entity  is  a  shareholder  of  OJSC  “Magnit” 
jointly  with  its  affiliates  owning  more  than 
20%  of  voting  shares  of  the  company  that  is  a 
party of the transaction.  

Transaction  amount  in  money  terms,  thousand 
rubles. 
Transaction amount in per cent of issuer’s balance 
sheet  assets  as  of  the  termination  date  of  the  last 
accounting  period  preceding 
the  date  of 
transaction, % 
for 
Term 
transaction 

fulfillment  of  obligations  under 

500,000 

1.77% 

02.08.2015 

Information 
obligations 

on 

fulfillment 

of  mentioned 

Issuer’s  authority  which  made  a  decision  on 
approval of transaction, date of decision (date and 
number of minutes of proceedings) 
Other  information  on  transaction  indicated  at  the 
issuer’s discretion 

None 

The Lender’s obligations are fulfilled, 
The  Borrower’s  obligations  have  not  been 
matured. 
The  transaction  was  approved  by  the  annual 
shareholders’ meeting on June 24, 2010, minutes 
of meeting of 28.06.2010. 

7 
Date of transaction 

Subject and essentials of transaction 

Parties of transaction 

13.09.2010 
Provision  of  interest-bearing  loan  by  OJSC 
“Magnit” 
The Lender: OJSC “Magnit”, 
The Borrower: JSC “Tander”  

Full  and  short  firm  name  (names)  of  the  legal 
entity  or  surname,  name,  patronymic  name  of  a 
person  that  is  considered  related-party  for  the 
transaction 

”Magnit Finance” Limited liability company,  
”Magnit Finance” LLC 

Reason  for  which  such  entity 
related-party for transaction 

is  considered 

The  entity  is  a  shareholder  of  OJSC  “Magnit” 
jointly  with  its  affiliates  owning  more  than 
20%  of  voting  shares  of  the  company  that  is  a 
party of the transaction.  

Transaction  amount  in  money  terms,  thousand 
rubles. 
Transaction amount in per cent of issuer’s balance 
sheet  assets  as  of  the  termination  date  of  the  last 
the  date  of 
accounting  period  preceding 
transaction, % 
Term 
for 
transaction 

fulfillment  of  obligations  under 

5,500,000 

19.45% 

12.08.2015 

Information 
obligations 

on 

fulfillment 

of  mentioned 

The Lender’s obligations are fulfilled, 
The  Borrower’s  obligations  have  not  been 
matured. 

61 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Issuer’s  authority  which  made  a  decision  on 
approval of transaction, date of decision (date and 
number of minutes of proceedings) 
Other  information  on  transaction  indicated  at  the 
issuer’s discretion 

None 

The  transaction  was  approved  by  the  annual 
shareholders’ meeting on June 24, 2010, minutes 
of meeting of 28.06.2010. 

8 
Date of transaction 

Subject and essentials of transaction 

Parties of transaction 

15.10.2010 
Provision  of  interest-bearing  loan  by  OJSC 
“Magnit” 
The Lender: OJSC “Magnit”, 
The Borrower: LLC “Selta”.  

Full  and  short  firm  name  (names)  of  the  legal 
entity  or  surname,  name,  patronymic  name  of  a 
person  that  is  considered  related-party  for  the 
transaction 

”Magnit Finance” Limited liability company,  
”Magnit Finance”LLC 

Reason  for  which  such  entity  is  considered 
related-party for transaction 

The  entity  is  a  shareholder  of  OJSC  “Magnit” 
jointly  with  its  affiliates  owning  more  than 
20%  of  voting  shares  of  the  company  that  is  a 
party of the transaction.  

Transaction  amount  in  money  terms,  thousand 
rubles. 
Transaction amount in per cent of issuer’s balance 
sheet assets as of the termination date of the last 
accounting  period  preceding 
the  date  of 
transaction, % 
for 
Term 
transaction 

fulfillment  of  obligations  under 

450,000 

1.36% 

14.09.2015 

Information  on 
obligations 

fulfillment  of  mentioned 

Issuer’s  authority  which  made  a  decision  on 
approval  of  transaction,  date  of  decision  (date 
and number of minutes of proceedings) 
Other information on transaction indicated at the 
issuer’s discretion 

None 

The Lender’s obligations are fulfilled, 
The  Borrower’s  obligations  have  not  been 
matured. 
The  transaction  was  approved  by  the  annual 
shareholders’ meeting on June 24, 2010, minutes 
of meeting of 28.06.2010. 

9 
Date of transaction 

Subject and essentials of transaction 

Parties of transaction 

15.11.2010 
Provision  of  guarantee  by  the  Company  to  the 
credit agreement on “Revolving credit facility” 
The Lender: ”AbsolutBank" CJSC 
The Borrower: JSC “Tander”, 
The Guarantor: OJSC “Magnit”. 

Full  and  short  firm  name  (names)  of  the  legal 
entity  or  surname,  name,  patronymic  name  of  a 
person  that  is  considered  related-party  for  the 

”Magnit Finance” Limited liability company,  
”Magnit Finance” LLC 

62 

 
 
 
 
 
transaction 

Reason  for  which  such  entity  is  considered 
related-party for transaction 

Transaction  amount  in  money  terms,  thousand 
rubles. 
Transaction amount in per cent of issuer’s balance 
sheet assets as of the termination date of the last 
accounting  period  preceding 
the  date  of 
transaction, % 

Term 
for 
transaction 

fulfillment  of  obligations  under 

2.5917% 

Information  on 
obligations 

fulfillment  of  mentioned 

Issuer’s  authority  which  made  a  decision  on 
approval  of  transaction,  date  of  decision  (date 
and number of minutes of proceedings) 
Other information on transaction indicated at the 
issuer’s discretion 

None 

The  entity  is  a  shareholder  of  OJSC  “Magnit” 
jointly  with  its  affiliates  owning  more  than 
20%  of  voting  shares  of  the  company  that  is  a 
party of the transaction.  
859,063.01 

The  Borrower’s  obligations  shall  mature  on 
01.06.2011,  The  guarantee  shall  be  valid  till 
01.06.2012 
JSC “Tander” is duly performing it’s obligations 
before  the  Creditor.  There  was  no  situation 
when  the  demand  on 
fulfillment  of  JSC 
"Tander"'s  outstanding  obligations  could  have 
been raised before the Guarantor. 
The  transaction  was  approved  by  the  annual 
shareholders’ meeting on June 24, 2010, minutes 
of meeting of 28.06.2010. 

10 
Date of transaction 

Subject and essentials of transaction 

Parties of transaction 

23.11.2010 
Provision  of  guarantee  by  the  Company  to  the 
credit  agreement  on  opening  of  the  Revolving 
credit facility 
company 
The  Lender: 
Commercial  joint-stock  bank  Petrocommerce 
(open joint-stock company), 
The Borrower: JSC “Tander”, 
The guarantor: OJSC “Magnit”. 

joint-stock 

open 

Full  and  short  firm  name  (names)  of  the  legal 
entity  or  surname,  name,  patronymic  name  of  a 
person  that  is  considered  related-party  for  the 
transaction 

”Magnit Finance” Limited liability company,  
”Magnit Finance” LLC. 

Reason  for  which  such  entity  is  considered 
related-party for transaction 

Transaction  amount  in  money  terms,  thousand 
rubles. 
Transaction amount in per cent of issuer’s balance 3.6186% 

63 

The  entity  is  a  shareholder  of  OJSC  “Magnit” 
jointly  with  its  affiliates  owning  more  than 
20%  of  voting  shares  of  the  company  that  is  a 
party of the transaction.  
1,199,452. 05 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
sheet assets as of the termination date of the last 
the  date  of 
accounting  period  preceding 
transaction, % 

Term 
for 
transaction 

fulfillment  of  obligations  under 

Information  on 
obligations 

fulfillment  of  mentioned 

Issuer’s  authority  which  made  a  decision  on 
approval  of  transaction,  date  of  decision  (date 
and number of minutes of proceedings) 
Other information on transaction indicated at the 
issuer’s discretion 

None 

The  Borrower’s  obligations  shall  mature  on 
15.08.2011,  the  guarantee  shall  be  valid  till 
16.08.2014 
JSC “Tander” is duly performing it’s obligations 
before  the  Creditor.  There  was  no  situation 
fulfillment  of  JSC 
when  the  demand  on 
"Tander"'s  outstanding  obligations  could  have 
been raised before the Guarantor. 
The  transaction  was  approved  by  the  annual 
shareholders’ meeting on June 24, 2010, minutes 
of meeting of 28.06.2010. 

11 
Date of transaction 
Subject and essentials of transaction 

Parties of transaction 

30.11.2010 
Novation agreement 
The Contractor: LLC “Kuban EnergoKomplekt”, 
The Customer – 1 : JSC “Tander”, 
The Customer -2: OJSC “Magnit”. 

Full  and  short  firm  name  (names)  of  the  legal 
entity  or  surname,  name,  patronymic  name  of  a 
person  that  is  considered  related-party  for  the 
transaction 

”Magnit Finance” Limited liability company,  
”Magnit Finance” LLC. 

Reason  for  which  such  entity  is  considered 
related-party for transaction 

The  entity  is  a  shareholder  of  OJSC  “Magnit” 
jointly  with  its  affiliates  owning  more  than 
20%  of  voting  shares  of  the  company  that  is  a 
party of the transaction.  

21,329.8 

0.06% 

14.01.2011 

fulfillment  of  obligations  under 

Transaction  amount  in  money  terms,  thousand 
rubles. 
Transaction amount in per cent of issuer’s balance 
sheet assets as of the termination date of the last 
accounting  period  preceding 
the  date  of 
transaction, % 
Term 
for 
transaction 
Information  on 
obligations 
Issuer’s  authority  which  made  a  decision  on 
approval  of  transaction,  date  of  decision  (date 
and number of minutes of proceedings) 
Other information on transaction indicated at the 
issuer’s discretion 

fulfillment  of  mentioned 

None 

64 

The obligations have been fulfilled. 

The  transaction  was  approved  by  the  BOD 
meeting  on  November  29,  2010,  minutes  of 
meeting of 29.11.2010. 

 
 
 
 
 
12 
Date of transaction 
Subject and essentials of transaction 

Parties of transaction 

30.11.2010 
Novation agreement 
The Contractor: LLC “Kuban EnergoKomplekt”, 
The Customer – 1 : CJSC “Tander”, 
The Customer -2: OJSC “Magnit”. 

Full  and  short  firm  name  (names)  of  the  legal 
entity  or  surname,  name,  patronymic  name  of  a 
person  that  is  considered  related-party  for  the 
transaction 

”Magnit Finance” Limited liability company,  
”Magnit Finance” LLC. 

Reason  for  which  such  entity  is  considered 
related-party for transaction 

The  entity  is  a  shareholder  of  OJSC  “Magnit” 
jointly  with  its  affiliates  owning  more  than 
20%  of  voting  shares  of  the  company  that  is  a 
party of the transaction.  

1,500 

0.01% 

14.01.2011 

fulfillment  of  obligations  under 

Transaction  amount  in  money  terms,  thousand 
rubles. 
Transaction amount in per cent of issuer’s balance 
sheet assets as of the termination date of the last 
accounting  period  preceding 
the  date  of 
transaction, % 
for 
Term 
transaction 
Information  on 
obligations 
Issuer’s  authority  which  made  a  decision  on 
approval  of  transaction,  date  of  decision  (date 
and number of minutes of proceedings) 
Other information on transaction indicated at the 
issuer’s discretion 

fulfillment  of  mentioned 

The obligations have been fulfilled. 

The  transaction  was  approved  by  the  BOD 
meeting  on  November  29,  2010,  minutes  of 
meeting of 29.11.2010. 

None 

13 
Date of transaction 

Subject and essentials of transaction 

Parties of transaction 

Full  and  short  firm  name  (names)  of  the  legal 
entity  or  surname,  name,  patronymic  name  of  a 
person  that  is  considered  related-party  for  the 
transaction 

Reason  for  which  such  entity  is  considered 
related-party for transaction 

65 

joint-stock  bank 

16.12.2010 
Provision  of  guarantee  by  the  Company  to  the 
credit agreement on “Revolving credit facility” 
The  Lender:  Commercial 
”AbsolutBank" CJSC, 
The Borrower: JSC “Tander”, 
The Guarantor: OJSC “Magnit”. 
”Magnit Finance” Limited liability company,  
”Magnit  Finance”  LLC  (as  of  the  moment  of 
approval and entering into the transaction); 
Joint-Stock  Company  “Tander”,  JSC  “Tander” 
(as  of  the  moment  of  entering 
into  the 
transaction) 
”Magnit Finance” LLC is a shareholder of OJSC 
“Magnit”  jointly  with  it’s  affiliates  owning 
more than 20% of voting shares of the company

 
 
 
 
 
 
that is a party of the transaction.  
is  a  shareholder  of  OJSC 
JSC  «Tander» 
“Magnit”  jointly  with  its  affiliates  owning 
more than 20% of voting shares of the company 
that  is  a  party  of  the  transaction  and  the 
beneficiary under transaction. 

Transaction  amount  in  money  terms,  thousand 
rubles. 
Transaction amount in per cent of issuer’s balance 
sheet assets as of the termination date of the last 
accounting  period  preceding 
the  date  of 
transaction, % 

340,323.29 

1.0267% 

Term 
for 
transaction 

fulfillment  of  obligations  under 

fulfillment  of  mentioned 

Information  on 
obligations 
Issuer’s  authority  which  made  a  decision  on 
approval  of  transaction,  date  of  decision  (date 
and number of minutes of proceedings) 
Other information on transaction indicated at the 
issuer’s discretion 

None 

The  Borrower’s  obligations  shall  mature  on  —
27.07.2011,  The  guarantee  shall  be  valid  till  —
27.07.2012 
The Lender’s obligations have been fulfilled; the 
Borrower’s obligations have not been matured. 
The  transaction  was  approved  by  the  annual 
shareholders’ meeting on June 24, 2010, minutes 
of meeting of 28.06.2010. 

14 
Date of transaction 

Subject and essentials of transaction 

Parties of transaction 

Full  and  short  firm  name  (names)  of  the  legal 
entity  or  surname,  name,  patronymic  name  of  a 
person  that  is  considered  related-party  for  the 
transaction 

Reason  for  which  such  entity  is  considered 
related-party for transaction 

Transaction  amount  in  money  terms,  thousand 
rubles. 

66 

16.12.2010 
Provision  of  guarantee  by  the  Company  under 
the revolving credit facility agreement. 
The  Lender:  ”Banque  Societe  Generale  Vostok" 
CJSC, 
The Borrower: JSC “Tander”, 
The Guarantor: OJSC “Magnit”. 
”Magnit Finance” Limited liability company,  
”Magnit  Finance”LLC  (as  of  the  moment  of 
approval and entering into the transaction); 
Joint-Stock  Company  “Tander”,  JSC  “Tander” 
(as  of  the  moment  of  entering 
into  the 
transaction) 
”Magnit Finance” LLC is a shareholder of OJSC 
“Magnit”  jointly  with  it’s  affiliates  owning 
more than 20% of voting shares of the company 
that is a party of the transaction.  
is  a  shareholder  of  OJSC 
JSC  «Tander» 
“Magnit”  jointly  with  its  affiliates  owning 
more than 20% of voting shares of the company 
that  is  a  party  of  the  transaction  and  the 
beneficiary under transaction. 
3,914,627.397  
The transaction amount has been determined on 

 
 
 
 
the basis of association of the above mentioned 
transaction with transactions entered into 
before, provision of guarantee for the purposes 
of getting the credit of 16.08.2010 and change of 
overdraft limit under additional agreement 
№5/1 to Bank Account Agreement № 
0249018/RUB of 25.10.2077. The amount of 
transaction entered into on 16.12.2010 (without 
association with previous ones) is 
1,240,000 thousand rubles. 

Transaction amount in per cent of issuer’s balance 
sheet assets as of the termination date of the last 
accounting  period  preceding 
the  date  of 
transaction, % 
for 
Term 
transaction 

fulfillment  of  obligations  under 

14.12.2012 

11.8098 (in association with the previous 
transactions), 
3.7409 (without association). 

Information  on 
obligations 

fulfillment  of  mentioned 

Issuer’s  authority  which  made  a  decision  on 
approval  of  transaction,  date  of  decision  (date 
and number of minutes of proceedings) 
Other information on transaction indicated at the 
issuer’s discretion 

None 

JSC “Tander” is duly performing it’s obligations 
before  the  Creditor.  There  was  no  situation 
fulfillment  of  JSC 
when  the  demand  on 
"Tander"'s  outstanding  obligations  could  have 
been raised before the Guarantor. 
The  transaction  was  approved  by  the  annual 
shareholders’ meeting on June 24, 2010, minutes 
of meeting of 28.06.2010. 

15 
Date of transaction 

Subject and essentials of transaction 

Parties of transaction 

Full  and  short  firm  name  (names)  of  the  legal 
entity  or  surname,  name,  patronymic  name  of  a 
person  that  is  considered  related-party  for  the 
transaction 

Reason  for  which  such  entity  is  considered 
related-party for transaction 

24.12.2010 
Provision  of  interest-bearing  loan  by  OJSC 
“Magnit” 
The Lender: OJSC “Magnit”, 
The Borrower: LLC “Selta”.  
”Magnit Finance” Limited liability company,  
”Magnit  Finance”  LLC  (as  of  the  moment  of 
approval and entering into the transaction); 
Joint-Stock  Company  “Tander”,  JSC  “Tander” 
into  the 
(as  of  the  moment  of  entering 
transaction) 
”Magnit Finance” LLC is a shareholder of OJSC 
“Magnit”  jointly  with  it’s  affiliates  owning 
more than 20% of voting shares of the company 
that is a party of the transaction.  
JSC  «Tander» 
is  a  shareholder  of  OJSC 
“Magnit”  jointly  with  its  affiliates  owning 
more than 20% of voting shares of the company 
that is a party of the transaction. 

Transaction  amount  in  money  terms,  thousand 50,000 

67 

 
 
 
 
rubles. 
Transaction amount in per cent of issuer’s balance 
sheet assets as of the termination date of the last 
accounting  period  preceding 
the  date  of 
transaction, % 
Term 
for 
transaction 

fulfillment  of  obligations  under 

0.15% 

22.12.2015 

Information  on 
obligations 

fulfillment  of  mentioned 

Issuer’s  authority  which  made  a  decision  on 
approval  of  transaction,  date  of  decision  (date 
and number of minutes of proceedings) 
Other information on transaction indicated at the 
issuer’s discretion 

None 

The  Lender’s  obligations  have  been  partially 
fulfilled.  The  Borrower’s  obligations  have  not 
been matured. 
The  transaction  was  approved  by  the  annual 
shareholders’ meeting on June 24, 2010, minutes 
of meeting of 28.06.2010. 

16 
Date of transaction 

Subject and essentials of transaction 

Parties of transaction 

Full  and  short  firm  name  (names)  of  the  legal 
entity  or  surname,  name,  patronymic  name  of  a 
person  that  is  considered  related-party  for  the 
transaction 

Reason  for  which  such  entity  is  considered 
related-party for transaction 

company 

joint-stock 

24.12.2010 
Provision  of  guarantee  by  the  Company  under 
the revolving credit facility agreement. 
The  Lender:  open 
“Sberbank of Russia”, 
The Borrower: JSC “Tander”, 
The Guarantor: OJSC “Magnit”. 
”Magnit Finance” Limited liability company,  
”Magnit  Finance”  LLC  (as  of  the  moment  of 
approval and entering into the transaction); 
Joint-Stock  Company  “Tander”,  JSC  “Tander” 
(as  of  the  moment  of  entering  into  the 
transaction) 
”Magnit Finance” LLC is a shareholder of OJSC 
“Magnit”  jointly  with  it’s  affiliates  owning 
more than 20% of voting shares of the company 
that is a party of the transaction.  
is  a  shareholder  of  OJSC 
JSC  «Tander» 
“Magnit”  jointly  with  its  affiliates  owning 
more than 20% of voting shares of the company 
that  is  a  party  of  the  transaction  and  the 
beneficiary under transaction. 

Transaction  amount  in  money  terms,  thousand 
rubles. 
Transaction amount in per cent of issuer’s balance 
sheet  assets  as  of  the  termination  date  of  the  last 
accounting  period  preceding 
the  date  of 
transaction, % 

4,500,000  

13.5758% 

Term 
for 
transaction 

fulfillment  of  obligations  under 

The  Borrower’s  obligations  shall  mature  on  —
23.12.2015,  The  guarantee  shall  be  valid  till 
23.12.2018 

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Information 
obligations 

on 

fulfillment 

of  mentioned 

Issuer’s  authority  which  made  a  decision  on 
approval of transaction, date of decision (date and 
number of minutes of proceedings) 
Other information on transaction indicated at the 
issuer’s discretion 

None 

“Tander” 

is  duly  performing 

JSC 
it’s 
obligations  before  the  Creditor.  There  was  no 
situation  when  the  demand  on  fulfillment  of 
JSC  "Tander"'s  outstanding  obligations  could 
have been raised before the Guarantor. 
The  transaction  was  approved  by  the  annual 
shareholders’ meeting on June 24, 2010, minutes 
of meeting of 28.06.2010. 

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Date of transaction 

Subject and essentials of transaction 

Parties of transaction 

Full  and  short  firm  name  (names)  of  the  legal 
entity  or  surname,  name,  patronymic  name  of  a 
person  that  is  considered  related-party  for  the 
transaction 

Reason  for  which  such  entity  is  considered 
related-party for transaction 

29.12.2010 
Provision  of  interest-bearing  loan  by  OJSC 
“Magnit” 
The Lender: OJSC “Magnit”, 
The Borrower: JSC “Tander”. 
”Magnit Finance” Limited liability company,  
”Magnit  Finance”  LLC  (as  of  the  moment  of 
approval and entering into the transaction); 
Joint-Stock  Company  “Tander”,  JSC  “Tander” 
into  the 
(as  of  the  moment  of  entering 
transaction) 
”Magnit Finance”LLC is a shareholder of OJSC 
“Magnit”  jointly  with  it’s  affiliates  owning 
more than 20% of voting shares of the company 
that is a party of the transaction.  
is  a  shareholder  of  OJSC 
JSC  «Tander» 
“Magnit”  jointly  with  it’s  affiliates  owning 
more than 20% of voting shares of the company 
that is a party of the transaction, and is a party 
of the transaction. 

500,000 

1.51% 

27.12.2015 

fulfillment  of  obligations  under 

Transaction  amount  in  money  terms,  thousand 
rubles. 
Transaction amount in per cent of issuer’s balance 
sheet assets as of the termination date of the last 
accounting  period  preceding 
the  date  of 
transaction, % 
Term 
for 
transaction 
Information  on 
obligations 
Issuer’s  authority  which  made  a  decision  on 
approval  of  transaction,  date  of  decision  (date 
and number of minutes of proceedings) 
Other information on transaction indicated at the 
issuer’s discretion 

fulfillment  of  mentioned 

None 

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The Lender’s obligations have been fulfilled. The 
Borrower’s obligations have not been matured. 
The  transaction  was  approved  by  the  annual 
shareholders’ meeting on June 24, 2010, minutes 
of meeting of 28.06.2010. 

 
 
 
 
1166..   MMAAIINN   RRIISSKK   FFAACCTTOORRSS   RREELLAATTEEDD   TTOO   TTHHEE   ССOOMMPPAANNYY  

OOPPEERRAATTIIOONN  

Since  OJSC  “Magnit”  and  its  subsidiaries  operate  within  one  group  of  companies  of 
OJSC “Magnit” (hereafter - “the Group”, retail chain “Magnit” or “the Company”), the risks are 
mainly described for the entire Group in general. 

The  description  of  risks  provided  herein  is  not  complete  or  limiting,  but  renders  the 
Company’s  own  viewpoint  and  assessment.  Along  with  the  risks  specified,  other  risks  not 
included  in  the  report  may  affect  the  investments  into  OJSC  “Magnit”  shares.  Other  risks, 
including those the Company is not aware of or which seem insignificant at the present time, 
may lead to reduction of earnings, increase of expenses or other events and (or) consequences, 
due to which the price of Company’s securities may decline. 

In case one or several risks hereof arise, OJSC “Magnit” will take all the possible 
measures  and  apply  the  best  efforts  to  minimize  the  effect  from  negative  changes. 
Today  it  is  impossible  to  define  particular  actions  of  the  Company  in  any  risk 
conditions,  as  the  elaboration  of  the  adequate  measures  is  impeded  by  the 
indeterminate character of the situation in future. The character of measures to be taken 
will  depend  on  the  situation  conditions  in  each  specific  case.  OJSC  “Magnit”  cannot 
guarantee  that  the  measures  taken  to  overcome  negative  changes  will  considerably  affect  the 
situation, as the majority of the described risks are beyond the Company’s control. 

Risk Management Policy of the Company. 
Generally the Company and the Group apply system approach of risk management. The 

key constituent elements of the risk management policy in each focus area are: 
Risk identification 
Risk assessment methodology 
Elaboration and implementation of comprehensive risk management framework 
Ongoing monitoring of risk status  

Risk management is applied to the entire Group. 
As for the industry risks, the market environment is estimated in the medium-term and 
long-term  perspective  based  on  the  macroeconomic  forecasts  of  MEDT  and  sell-side  analysts. 
The estimation of the prospective demand is based on the forecasts on the population income 
sector  and  consumption  level.  The  industry  trends  in  respect  of  diverse  trade  formats, 
breakdown of demand by formats and competitive environment are also estimated. 

The  development  strategy  aimed  at  the  consolidation  of  competitive  positions  and  the 

increase of market share of the Company is elaborated on the basis of the conducted analysis. 

In  terms  of  country  and  regional  risks,  the  Company  monitor  political  and  economic 
situation,  as  well  as  estimate  the  risk  level  of  natural  disasters,  possible  cease  of  transport 
communication  in  the regions where  “Magnit”  stores are  located.  Territorial  diversification  of 
the group operation of “Magnit” companies contributes to risk reduction. 

As  for  financial risks,  the  level  of  interest rate, currency exchange,  credit  and  liquidity 

risks are estimated. 

Interest  risk  management  is  carried  out  through  seeking  the  most  optimal  ways  of 
financing and through coordination of fundraising terms with the terms of implementation of 
the projects under financing. To provide for the optimization of the received funds the Group 
works  out  its  credit  history,  expands  the  data  base  of  potential  creditors  and  diversifies 
instruments for their attraction.  

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The  reduction  of  funding  costs  is  achieved  through  the  policy  of  information 
transparency  improvement.  One  of  the  tools  of  interest  risk  management  is  forecasting  the 
interest rate changes, and assessment of the appropriate leverage level of the Company with an 
allowance for such overall interest rate changes. 

Regarding  the  currency  risks,  the  Company  estimates  the  analysts’  forecasts  on  the 
possible  fluctuations  of  the  exchange  rate  and  takes  decisions  on  the  acceptable  level  of  the 
currency exposure and direction. Since “Magnit” receives all earnings in Russian rubles and do 
not  possess  assets  denominated  in  foreign  currency,  the  Company  does  not  take  liabilities  in 
foreign currency in order to minimize currency risks.  

In  terms  of  liquidity  risks,  the  Company  and  the  Group  in  general  maintain  balanced 

terms’ ratio of assets and liabilities. 

Regarding  credit  risks,  the  Company  applies  analysis  of  financial  position  of 

counteragents and the limits’ system. 

Legal  risks  management  is  based  on  the  strict  observance  of  the  actual  Russian 
legislation. Legal department monitors all changes in legislation, which refer to the company’s 
activity, and conducts legal inspection of all the contracts and agreements.  

IINNDDUUSSTTRRYY  RRIISSKKSS  

Risks related to customer demand and competition 

Negative changes of macroeconomic conditions and the decrease of customer demand 

in Russia may adversely affect sales and income of the Group 

The Group operates in the retail sector of food products and goods of primary necessity. 
The  development  of  the  retail  sector,  where  the  Group  operates,  in  many  aspects 
depends on macroeconomic factors because the demand for the consumer goods is determined 
by the population disposable income. 

In  case  of  economic  instability  the  reduction  of  the  actual  disposable  income  of 
population may lead to deterioration of the growth dynamics and sector profitability. It should 
be noted that the state of Russian economy is mainly determined by the price for oil and other 
energy  and  mineral  resources  on  the  world  market.  Price  decline  for  mineral  resources  will 
negatively affect the economy of Russian Federation on the whole due to the dominant share of 
raw materials in GDP. Deterioration of the economic situation will also result in the reduction 
of the purchasing power in the country. 

Consumer demand on the markets where the Group operates depends on a number of 
factors  which  are  beyond  Group’s  control,  including  demographic  factors,  consumer 
preferences and their spending capacity. The reduction of the consumer demand or fluctuations 
of  consumer  preferences  may  dramatically  reduce  sales  and  income  of  the  Group  and 
substantially affect business activity, financial state and results of the Group and the Company. 
Moreover, the seasonality of the consumer demand may lead to considerable fluctuations of the 
Group operation results in different periods of time. 

High  level  of  competition  may  lead  to  decline  of  the  Group’s  market  share  and  its 

revenue. 

The  Group  operates  in  7  federal  districts  and  in  more  than  1,200  locations  of 
Russian  Federation  with  the  highest  concentration  in  the  Southern,  Central  and  Volga 
regions. In the nearest future the retail store chain plans to expand into other regions of 
the  country  including  the  Central  and  the  Urals  regions  which  are  a  priority.  Russian 

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retail  market  is  quite  competitive  and  is  represented  by  the  majority  of  big  Russian 
players and a number of foreign peers.  

Russian retail sector is characterized by a high level of competition. The Group competes 
with a big number of Russian and international players. In recent years the consumer demand 
growth  in  Russia  has  attracted  new  participants  and  led  to  the  intensification  of  competition. 
Retail chains compete with each other mainly for store locations, product quality, service and 
price,  assortment  range  and  store  conditions.  Entrance  of  additional  players  to  the  Russian 
market may intensify competition even more and reduce the operating efficiency of the Group. 
Main competitors to the Group in “convenience” format are “Pyaterochka”, “Dixy” and 
“Kopeika”,  while  in  “hypermarket”  format  these  are  “Auchan”,  “Perekrestok”, 
“Karusel”,  “Lenta”,  “O’key”.  The  Group  also  competes  with  regional  and  local  retail 
chains, individual groceries and open markets.  

Some of the Group’s competitors which are present on the market today, and also those 
planning  to  enter  the  Russian  market,  are  big  international  companies  and  apparently  have 
more  opportunities  to  attract  resources  than  the  Group.  Moreover,  many  other  international 
players including those surpassing the Group in financial and other opportunities will enter the 
Russian  market  in  the  nearest  years  through  acquisition  of  local  players  or  establishing  their 
own chains from the ground up. 

If  the  above  process  is  intensive,  the  competition  level  may  substantially  increase,  and 
thus negatively affect the market share of the Group and its competitive position. The ability of 
“Magnit” retail chain to retain its competitive position depends on its opportunities to maintain 
and  adjust  the  existing  stores  and  launch  the  new  stores  in  favorable  locations,  as  well  as  to 
offer  competitive  prices  and  services.  There  is  no  guarantee  that  the  Group  will  be  able  to 
successfully compete with the existing competitors and the new ones in the future. 

On the current stage of competitive activity the considerable risks for the Group are also 
connected with more aggressive approach applied by the main competitors to the Group, such 
as winning the additional target markets through the expansion based on franchising schemes. 
Such approach enables the competitors to expand their presence in many regions of Russia as 
well  as  to  considerably  reduce  costs  of  the  new  stores  opening.  The  Group  does  not  apply 
franchising schemes which may lead to serious reduction of flexibility in geographical coverage, 
and as a result to the loss of a considerable market share. 

These  factors  together  with  the  economic  environment  and  strategy  of  the  discount 
pricing may lead to further competition intensification and negatively affect business, financial 
position and operational results of the Group and the Company. 

Risks related to the intensive growth. 

Failure of the Group’s strategy of intensive expansion may hamper its further growth. 
As of December 31, 2010 the stores operating under “Magnit” trade mark are located in 
Moscow  (10),  Saint-Petersburg  (18),  Krasnodar  region  and  other  49  subjects  of  Russian 
Federation. “Magnit” stores are located in the Southern Federal district (1103), Central Federal 
district  (961),  Volga  Federal  district  (1245),  North-Caucasian  Federal  district  (263),  North-
Western Federal district (217), Urals Federal district (245) and Siberian Federal district (21).  

Following its strategy the Group plans to considerably increase the number of its stores 
in the above regions maintaining the same development rates as well as to further expand its 
chain  in  a  number  of  subjects  of  Russian  Federation.  The  development  strategy  of  the  Group 
makes it dependent on the economic conditions and some other factors. 

The  successful  roll-out  of  the  Group’s  development  strategy  depends  on  its  ability  to 

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identify and acquire the suitable premises or land plots for store construction on commercially 
reasonable terms, to open new stores in due time in compliance with the Group standards, to 
employ, train and keep extra store and management personnel and to integrate new stores into 
the Group’s existing operation on a profitable basis. It is impossible to guarantee that the Group 
will  achieve  the  target  growth  and  that  the  new  stores  will  profit.  Among  other  factors,  the 
development  strategy  plans  also  depend  on  the  general  economic  situation,  availability  of 
financing  and  no  negative  changes  in  legislation.  There  is  no  guarantee  that  operational, 
administrative, financial and human resources will be sufficient for successful implementation 
of the Group’s development strategy. Moreover, there is no guarantee that the expansion plans, 
if carried out, will have no negative impact on the quality of service and sales profitability. 

Expansion of the Group through acquisition of other companies or their assets may be 
fraught  with  different  risks  which  may  have  serious  negative  impact  on  the  economic 
activity of the Group and its financial position. 

The Group does not rule out the possibility to expand its operation through acquisitions. 
Acquisition  opportunities  presuppose  certain  risks,  including  failure  to  identify  the  objectives 
for  acquisition,  and/or  to  carry  out  adequate  complex  inspection  of  their  operation  and/or 
financial  position,  financial  risks  and  operation  expenses  which  may  be  considerably  higher 
than the estimated ones. Moreover, there is a risk of incapability to assimilate the operation and 
employees  of  the  acquired  companies,  deficiency  of  installation  and  integration  of  all  the 
required  systems  and  control,  the  risk  of  customer  loss,  as  well  as  the  risk  of  entering  the 
markets, where the Group has no or minor experience, and/or markets with the limited access 
to  the  necessary  logistic  support  and  distribution  network,  as  well  as  the  risk  of  business 
interruption  and  diffusion  of  the  Group  management  resources.  If  the  Group  is  not  able  to 
successfully  integrate  its  acquisitions,  such  failures  may  have  a  material  negative  effect  on  its 
financial position and results of operation. 

Failure  to  raise  enough  funds  may  prevent  the  Group  from  realization  of  its 

expansion plans. 

Implementation  of  the  Group’s  expansion  strategy  may  require 

large  capital 
expenditures.  There’s  no  guarantee  that  the  operational  cash  flow  of  the  Group  and/or 
borrowings  from  financial  institutions  or  proceeds  received  from  the  stock  market  would  be 
enough  to  finance  its  scheduled  expenses  in  the  nearest  future.  If  the  Group  fails  to  raise 
enough funds to finance its capital expenditures, there is risk of reduction or cease of expansion. 

Rapid  growth  of  the  Group  may lead to  deficiency  of  administrative, industrial and 

financial resources. 

Group’s output is growing by very fast rates. The growth is expected to continue in the 
projected  future.  Such  rapid  growth  as  well  as  an  extra  growth  may  lead  to  the  serious 
deficiency  of  administrative,  operational  and  financial  resources.  As  a  result,  “Magnit”  retail 
chain  will  have  particularly  to  continue  the  improvement  of  its  operational  and  financial 
systems, administrative management and techniques. The Group will also have to achieve strict 
coordination  of  operation  of  transportation,  technical,  accounting,  legal,  financial,  marketing, 
warehouse and store personnel. If the Group fails to manage the above tasks, its operation and 
financial position may seriously suffer. 

Moreover,  the  Group  may  experience  difficulties  with  application,  expansion  and 
improvement of its management information system due to the ongoing growth. If the Group 
fails to maintain its management information system, financial accounting and in-house audit 
systems at a proper level, its economic activity and financial position may substantially suffer. 

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There  is  a  risk  of  target  audience  reduction  in  the  course  of  time.  Gradual 
increase/decrease of population income may lead to the attrition of “Magnit” chain customers, 
and as a result to the material negative effect on the Group. The Russian food retail market is 
subject  to  changing  customers’  preferences,  needs  and  trends.  The  Group’s  target  audience  is 
mainly  the  consumers  with  low  or  medium  income  level.  If  the  level  of  disposable  consumer 
income continues to grow nationwide (either generally or in certain federal districts, especially 
in the Southern Federal District where the Group collects a larger share of the total revenue), the 
Group  may  not  be  able  to  adjust  quickly  enough  the  product  assortment  in  the  stores  to  the 
changes in consumer trends, and thus will lose a part of its target audience. As a result of such 
changes, the number of customers shopping at “Magnit” stores may decline (or increase more 
slowly than previously), or the average ticket in “convenience” format may decline (or increase 
more slowly than previously), which would have a material adverse effect on business, results 
of operation, financial position and prospects of the Group. 

Risks related to investments in and lease of real estate. 

Lack of reliable information about the real estate market in Russian Federation makes 

it difficult to estimate the value of the real estate owned by the Group. 

The  amount  of  reliable  public  information  and  research  concerning  the  real  estate 
market  in  Russia  is  limited.  The  volume  of  the  available  data  is  not  that  comprehensive  and 
complete as similar data on the real estate market in other industrially developed countries. The 
lack  of  information  makes it  difficult  to  assess  the  market value  and  the  rent  price  of  the real 
estate  in  Russia.  Therefore,  there  is  no  confidence  that  the  price  set  to  the  real  estate  of  the 
Group reflects its market value. 

The value of Group’s investments into real estate may decline. 
The Group in whole and the Company in particular make substantial investments into 
the  real  estate  for  store  premises.  The  market  of  any  goods  including  commercial  property  is 
subject  to  fluctuations.  Market  value  of  the  real  estate  may  decline  or  grow  due  to  different 
factors, i.e.: 

a)  changes in the competitive environment; 
b)  changes of the attractiveness level of the real estate on the Russian market in general and 
on the regional markets where the property objects of the Company are located due to 
the changes of the country and regional risks; 

c)  fluctuations of the demand for commercial real estate. 
As  a  result  of  any  negative  changes  on  the  real  estate  market,  the  value  of  the  real  estate 
acquired by the Company or its subsidiaries may decline and thus negatively affect the assets’ 
value  of  the  Group.  Thus,  in  case  of  disposal  of  such  property  the  Group  won’t  be  able  to 
compensate its acquisition costs, what may negatively affect the financial position of the Group 
and the Company. 

Inability to obtain rights on the suitable real estate object on commercially reasonable 
terms,  to  protect  rights  of  the  Group  for  the  real  estate  or  to  construct  new  stores  on  the 
acquired  land  plots  may  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  the  economic  operation  and 
financial position of the Group. 

Ability  of  the  Group  to  open  new  stores  largely  depends  on  identification  and  lease 
and/or acquisition of the premises appropriate for its needs on commercially reasonable terms. 

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The  property  market  in  large  cities  of  Russia  is  highly  competitive,  and  in  conditions  of 
favorable economic environment the competition for and therefore the cost of high quality land 
plots may increase. However, there’s no guarantee that the Group will manage to exercise it in 
the  future.  If  due  to  any  reason,  including  competition  from  the  third  parties  seeking  similar 
land  plots  and  premises,  the  Group  is  not  able  to  identify  and  obtain  the  new  objects  in  due 
time, the Group’s anticipated growth will be negatively affected. Even after the Group procures 
rights  on  the  suitable  land  plots  and  premises,  it  may  experience  difficulties  or  delays  when 
obtaining permissions from various regional authorities, required for the exercise of the Group 
rights to use, renovate or reequip the stores. Therefore, there’s no guarantee that the Group will 
successfully identify, lease and/or purchase the suitable property objects on acceptable terms or 
upon the necessity. 

Failure to renew lease contracts for the stores or extend them on reasonable terms may 

have materially adverse effect on the economic activity and financial position of the Group. 

There can be no guarantee that the Group will be able to extend the lease contracts on 
reasonable terms, and even that there will be the opportunity itself to extend the lease contracts 
as they expire, the share of which is large enough. If the Group is not able to extend the lease 
contracts for its stores as they expire or lease another suitable objects on reasonable terms, or if 
the actual lease contracts of the Group are terminated for any reason (including loss of right on 
such objects by the lessor), or if the contract terms are revised in the prejudice of the Group, it 
may have a negative impact on its financial position and operation results. 

Deficiency  of  professional  building  contractors  may  negatively  affect 

the 

development strategy of the Group. 

The  ability  of  the  Group  to  construct  and  update  specially  constructed  new  stores  is 
extremely important for its strategy and commercial success. The Group operates in the markets 
which face the deficiency of highly-skilled contractors able to build new stores in due time and 
in  compliance  with  standardized  requirements  of  the  Group.  There’s  no  guarantee  that  the 
Group will be able to find the properly trained and experienced team of designers for building 
and launching new stores in due time. Failure of the Group to construct and develop new stores 
on  the  newly  acquired  land  plots  may  have  a  substantial  negative  impact  on  its  potential  to 
follow its strategy and to achieve the required financial position and operation results. 

Dispute of the Group’s rights for the real estate or cessation of the Group’s projects 
for new stores’ construction may have materially adverse effect on the economic activity and 
financial position of the Group. 

Group’s  activity  includes  obtaining  ownership  and  lease  rights  for  land  plots  and 
premises  for  the  new  stores.  In  addition,  the  Group  owns  buildings  and  facilities  where  its 
offices are located. Russian land and property legislation is complex and often ambiguous, and 
may  contain contradictory  provisions  at  the federal  and regional  levels. In  particular, it  is not 
always  clear  which  state  authority  is  entitled  to  lend  particular  land  plots,  besides  the 
procedures of construction approval are complex and subject to challenge or complete abolition. 
Construction  and  environmental  regulations  often  contain  the  requirements  which  are  in 
practice impossible to meet in full. As a result, ownership and lease rights of the Group for land 
plots and premises may be challenged by governmental authorities and third parties, and thus, 
its construction projects may be delayed or cancelled. 

Under  Russian  law,  real  estate  transactions  may  be  disputed  on  many  grounds, 
including ineligibility of the property seller or right holder to dispose such property, breach of 
internal corporate requirements of the counterparty and failure to register the transfer of rights 

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in the unified state register. As a result, violations in previous real estate transactions may lead 
to invalidation of such transactions with individual property objects, and thus, may affect the 
rights of the Group for this property. 

Moreover,  Russian  law  does  not  require  certain  encumbrances  over  real  estate 
(including  leases  for  less  than  one  year  and  uncompensated  use  agreements)  to  be  registered 
with the unified state register to legally validate the charge. In addition, the time limits within 
which the charge liable for registration in the unified state register should be entered into this 
register, are not stipulated in the law. Therefore, there is always a risk that the third parties may 
register  at  any  moment  or  claim  the  existence  of  encumbrances  (of  which  the  Group  had  not 
been aware of) over the real estate of the Group whether owned or leased. 

Risks related to the increase of costs 
Unionization  of  the  Group  employees  may  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  its 

financial position and operation results. 

At the present time the majority of Group employees do not league any labor unions. If 
the  considerable  part  of Group  employees  league  labor  unions,  it  may  substantially  affect  the 
payroll  costs  of  the  Group  and/or  settlement  of  labor  conflicts,  and  as  a  result  may  have  a 
substantial negative impact on financial position and operation results of the Group.  

Risks  related  to  the  possible  fluctuations  of  the  prices  for  raw  materials,  services 
applied  by  the  Group  within  its  activity  (separately  on  the  internal  and  external  markets), 
and  their  influence  on  the  Group’s  activity  and  its  fulfillment  of  obligations  on  the 
securities: 

The  Company  and  the  Group  operate  only  on  the  Russian  internal  market.  The 
Company  and  the  Group  do  not  operate  on  or  plan  to  expand  into  the  external  market.  The 
information about the risks described refers to the internal market. 

The  increase  of  the  Group’s  expenses  may  have  a  material  adverse  effect  on  its 

profitability. 

The  operating  efficiency  of  the  Company  and  its  subsidiaries  largely  depend  on  the 
prices for the products purchased for the retail sale, as well as on the prices for the services used 
by them in their operation and on the amount of rent payment for movable and real property 
and  construction,  acquisition  and  opening  costs.  Changes  in  the  agreement  processes  and 
procedures  of  obtaining  rights  for  the  land  plots  (including  lease  right),  fluctuations  of  the 
norms and regulations applicable to the Group activity, town-planning, tax and environmental 
legislations in particular, may entail the increase of new opening costs or costs for the use of the 
premises, as well as the increase of the payback period of the stores. 

The  growth  of  the  Group’s  expenses  may  affect  its  profitability.  The  growth  of  the 
purchase prices, the installation costs, the price for land plots (other real estate) and amount of 
rent payment, as well as the growth of employees’ wages may lead to the substantial growth of 
the Group’s expenses, and thus, seriously affect the Company profitability in case if the Group 
is  not  able  to  adequately  increase  the  sale  prices  due  to  low  purchasing  capacity  of  the 
population in particular. Since the retail chain of the Group while working with one of the most 
economical formats mainly targets at customers with the income below the average, the Group 
is  substantially  subject  to  the  above  risk.  Profitability  reduction  may  affect  the  ability  of  the 
Company’s relevant  authority  to  decide  on  the payment  of  yield  and  the  market  value  of  the 
Company securities.  

Risks related to the possible fluctuations of the prices on products and/or services of 

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the  Company  (separately  on  the  domestic  and  foreign  markets),  and  their  influence  on  the 
Company’s activity and its fulfillment of obligations on the securities: 

The Company and the Group operate only on the Russian local market. The Company 
and  the  Group  do  not  operate  on  or  plan  to expand  into  the foreign  market.  The  information 
about the risks described refers to the internal market. 

The reduction of prices for products at “Magnit” stores may lead to the profitability 

decrease of the Group. 

Changes  of  product  prices  at  “Magnit”  stores  are  largely  determined  by  changes  of 
purchase prices of the Group. The Group is doing their best not to increase the mark up for the 
products. Product price changes may affect the level of purchasing capacity of the population. 
The price growth is mainly forecasted within the inflation, which as well affects the decrease of 
the  purchasing  capacity  of  the  population.  The  deterioration  of  macroeconomic  environment 
and decrease of the purchasing capacity of the population may also lead to the decline of selling 
prices. If the purchase prices are less reduced than the selling prices, it will lead to the decline of 
Group profitability. The dramatic deterioration of macroeconomic situation and intensification 
of competition may force “Magnit” chain to cut the prices for products in order to maintain the 
target turnover growth and market share, which may also lead to the profitability decline. 

The assumed actions of the Company in case of industrial fluctuations: 

In case one or several risks arise the Company will undertake all possible measures to 
reduce  the  effect  of  the  existing  fluctuations.  It  deems  impossible  to  determine  the  specific 
measures of the Group regarding any risk hereof, as it is hard to work out adequate measures 
due  to  uncertainty  of  further  situation  development.  The character  of  the  applied  actions  will 
depend  on  the  specific  situation  of  every  case.  The  Company  cannot  guarantee  that  the 
activities  taken  to  overcome  negative  fluctuations  will  lead  to  considerable  changes  in  the 
situation, as most of the risks hereof are out of the Company’s control. 

In case of situation deterioration in the industry sector the Company plans: 
a)  if  possible,  to  further  expand  its  operation  in  order  to  reduce  the  prime  cost  of  goods 

and diversify some risks; 

b)  to carry out the diversification between the most and the least perspective stores and to 

cut the most unattractive stores; 

c)  to  extend  the  territory  of  its  operation  by  choosing  the  most  profitable  regions  of 

Russian Federation in terms of growth prospects; 

d)  to carry out adequate changes in pricing policy for maintaining the demand for goods 

on the necessary level; 
e)  to optimize the expenses; 
f) 

to  continue  engaging  of  highly-skilled  specialists  as  well  as  to  enter  into  agreements 
with reliable specialists only, counteragents, contractors,  which will  allow  to  minimize 
risks and carry out the detailed analysis of the scheduled operation of the Company in 
order to reduce the prime cost of the investments, minimize the expenses’ structure and 
receive more profit. 

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CCOOUUNNTTRRYY  AANNDD  RREEGGIIOONNAALL  RRIISSKKSS  

The  Company  and  JSC  “Tander”  (the  main  operating  company  of  the  Group  which 
controls  trading  assets  and  is the  Group’s  center  of revenue  consolidation)  are registered  as  a 
tax-payer  in  the  Southern  Federal  district,  Krasnodar.  As  of  December  31,  2010  the  Group 
operates in 7 federal districts in 1,216 locations of the Russian Federation. The Group does not 
operate outside the Russian Federation. 

As  the  Group  operates in  the  Russian  Federation,  the  main  country  and  regional risks 
affecting  the  operation  of  the  Group  and  the  Company  are  the  risks  within  the  Russian 
Federation. However, due to the globalization of the world economy, considerable deterioration 
of the economic situation in the world may lead to the serious economic recession in Russia and 
as a result to the reduction of demand for consumer goods. 

Despite the fact that during the last few years all public spheres in Russia saw positive 
changes, i.e. the economy grew, some positive political stability was achieved, Russia is still the 
state with the rapidly developing and changing political, economic and financial systems. The 
risks  of  the  industrial  production  decline,  inflation,  the increase  of  the national  debt, negative 
dynamics  of  the  currency  exchange  rates,  increase  of  unemployment,  etc.,  have  significantly 
increased within the global financial and economic crisis. All this may lead to the drop in the 
living  standards  in  the  country  and  negatively  affect  the  operation  of  the  Group,  as  the  main 
target customers of the “Magnit” chain are people with income below the average. Apart from 
the risks of economic character, Russia is subject to the political and regulatory risks to a greater 
extent than other countries with the developed market economy. 

Political risks: 

Political  instability  in  Russia  may  have  a  negative  effect  on  the  investments  in  the 

country as well as on the price for the Company’s shares. 

Since  1991  Russia  has  moved  from  one  party  state  with  the  centralized  planned 
economy  to  democratic  state  with  the  market  economy.  Russian  political  system  remains 
vulnerable  to  the  public  discontent  and  disorders  among  individual  social  and  ethnic 
communities.  Substantial  political  instability  may  have  a  considerable  negative  effect  on  the 
value of foreign investments into Russia including the price for the Company’s shares. 

Changes  in  the  government,  major  political  changes  and  lack  of  consensus  between 
different branches of government and economic groups may also lead to disruption or converse 
turn of economic, political and judicial reforms. Any significant contradictions on the course of 
the  future reforms, breakdown  or resignation  of  reform  policy,  political instability  and rise  of 
conflicts between powerful economic groups may negatively affect the operation of the Group, 
its financial results and development prospects as well as the value of investments into Russia 
and the price for the Company’s shares. 

Reconsideration of reforms or state policy in respect of some individuals may have an 

adverse negative effect on Company’s business and on the investment potential of Russia. 

During  the  presidential  term  of  Vladimir  Putin  and  after  the  election  of  Dmitriy 
Medvedev the political and economic situation in Russia has generally become more stable and 
favorable for investors. However any political discussions over the course of future reforms or 
reconsideration of the existing reforms may lead to deterioration of Russian investment climate 
that  may  limit  the  ability  of  the  Group  to  receive  financing  on  the  international  financial 

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markets,  reduce  Company’s  sales  in  Russia  or  otherwise  negatively  affect  Group’s  business, 
operation results, financial position and prospects.  

In  the  recent  past  our  law-enforcement  authorities  have  opened  cases  against  some 
Russian  companies,  their  officials  and  shareholders  for  tax  evasion  and  related  tax  violations. 
Some cases resulted in the imprisonment and repayment of understated taxes. Reportedly, such 
companies  were  Yukos,  TNK-BP  and  Vimpelcom.  Some  analysts  consider  that  such 
prosecutions  demonstrate  a  willingness  to  reconsider  key  political  and  economic  reforms  of 
1990s.  Other  analysts,  however,  believe  that  these  prosecutions  are  isolated  cases  and  do  not 
signal any deviation from large-scale political or economic reforms. 

Conflicts  between  federal  and  regional  authorities  and  other  conflicts  may  set  an 
unfavorable economic environment which may have an adverse effect on the operation and 
financial position of the Group. 

Distribution  of  powers  between  federal  and  regional  authorities,  as  well  as  between 
different  authorities  on  the  federal  level  in  some  cases  remains  obscure.  Therefore,  Russian 
political  system  is  subject  to  certain  internal  contradictions  and  conflicts  between  federal  and 
regional  authorities  regarding  different  issues,  particularly,  tax  collection,  property  right  for 
land, powers to regulate individual industry sectors and regional autonomy. Conflicts between 
different authorities may have serious adverse effect on the price of the Company’s shares. 

Besides,  ethnical,  religious  and  other  segregations  periodically  provoke  public  tension 
and  sometimes  result  into  conflicts  including  the  armed  ones.  For  example,  the  continuous 
conflict  in  Chechnya  negatively  affected  economic  and  political  situation  in  Chechnya,  the 
neighboring regions and Russia on the whole. Terrorist activity and counter measures aimed at 
the  elimination  of  violence,  particularly  by  imposing  emergency  rule  in  certain  territorial 
subjects  of  the  Russian  Federation  may  have  an  adverse  negative  effect  on  the  potential  of 
Russian  business  on  the  whole  and  Group  performance  in  particular,  especially,  taking  into 
consideration the significant scale of Group’s operation in the Southern federal district. 

Social  instability  may  lead  to  frustration  among  population,  induce  the  call  for 

powers’ change, outbreaks of nationalism or violence. 

Failure of the Russian government to adequately address social problems led in the past 
and may lead in the future to frustration among population. Such frustration may have social, 
economic and political consequences, e.g. call for the change of powers, growth of nationalism 
enhanced  by  the  call  for  property  nationalization,  expropriation  and  constraints  on  overseas 
property in Russia, as well as the increase of violence. Any of the above may have an adverse 
negative effect on confidence in Russia’s social environment and investment potential, restrict 
our  operations  and  lead  to  the  losses  or  otherwise  affect  Group’s  business,  operation  results, 
financial position and prospects. 

Economic risks: 

Deterioration of the economic situation in the Southern Federal district may arise from 
the substantial changes in the economic situation in Russia, including dramatic fluctuations of 
the  national  currency  exchange  rate,  which  may  result  in  the  reduction  of  the  number  of  the 
roundabout  industrial  enterprises  and  agriculture  of  all  forms  of  ownership,  unemployment 
growth,  decrease  of  the  purchasing  power  of  population.  Such  a  scenario  may  lead  to  the 
interruption of the investment program of the Group, slowdown of Group development rates 

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on the territory of the Southern Federal district and other regions of the Russian Federation, as 
well as the slowdown of the revenue base growth. 

Economic  instability  in  Russia  may  affect  the  consumer  demand  which  may  have  a 

serious negative impact on the Company’s business. 

Any of the risks provided herein previously experienced by the Russian economy may 
seriously  influence  the  investment  climate  in  Russia  and  the  Company’s  activity.  Russian 
economy suffered from the following negative events in the past: 

Significant declines in GDP; 
Hyperinflation; 
Currency instability; 
High ratio level of state debt/GDP; 
Weak banking system which provides Russian enterprises with the limited liquidity; 
Large amount of unprofitable enterprises which continue to operate due to deficiency of 
effective bankruptcy procedure; 
Wide use of barter and non-liquid bills in settlements of commercial transactions; 
Prevalent practice of tax evasion; 
Growth of black economy; 
Continuous capital outflow; 
High level of corruption and penetration of the organized crime into the economy; 
Serious growth of unemployment and underemployment level; 
Low living standards of the substantial part of the Russian population 

Russian  economy  faced  abrupt  downturns.  In  particular,  the  period  of  rapidly 
deteriorating economic situation after August 17, 1998 when government defaulted on its ruble-
denominated  bonds,  the  Central  Bank  of  Russia stopped  to  support  the ruble,  and  temporary 
restrictions  were  imposed  on  certain  foreign  currency  payments.  These  actions  resulted  in 
immediate and severe ruble devaluation and sharp increase of inflation rate, dramatic decline of 
Russian share and bonds quotes as well as failure of the Russian issuers to raise funds on the 
international capital markets. 

The problems were aggravated by almost a complete collapse of Russian banking sector 
after  the  events  of  August  17,  1998,  which  is  proved  by  the  recall  of  banking  licenses  of  a 
number  of  Russian  top  banks.  This  even  more  reduced  the  opportunity  of  banking  sector  to 
provide  stable  liquidity  to  Russian  companies  and  resulted  in  the  widespread  loss  of  bank 
deposits.  

The global financial crisis has affected and may affect in the future the Russian economy. 
The possible effects of crisis are: crisis of bank liquidity and consequently possible substantial 
reduction of legally capable units of the credit and financial systems, substantial appreciation of 
the borrowed resources which will result in economy growth slowdown, rise of unemployment 
level and significant increase of the inflation rate. Moreover, fluctuations of the world prices for 
oil  and  gas,  ruble  weakening  to  US  dollar  and  other  currencies,  as  well  as  consequences  of 
monetary  policy  regression  or  other  factors  may  in  future  negatively  affect  Russian  economy 
and Group’s business, especially its expansion plans. 

Physical  infrastructure  of  Russia  is  in  extremely  poor  condition  which  may  lead  to 

interruptions in the effective financial and economic activity. 

Physical infrastructure of Russia was mainly set up in the soviet times and has not been 
adequately  funded  and  maintained  in  the  recent  years.  The  rail  and  road  networks,  power 
generation  and  transmission,  communication  system  and  building  stock  were  particularly 
affected.  Electricity  and  heat  deficiency  in  some  regions  of  Russia  dramatically  disrupted  the 

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local  economies.  For  instance,  accidents  on  the  electric  substations  in  May  2005  resulted  in 
power  cut  in  Moscow  and  neighboring  regions,  and  thus  in  heavy  damage  of  economy  of 
Moscow and corresponding regions. Roads’ condition throughout Russia is also improper, and 
many of them do not meet the minimum requirements of safety standards. 

Deterioration of Russian physical infrastructure damages the national economy, disrupts 
goods  and  cargo  transportation,  adds  costs  to  business  activity  in  Russia  and  may  lead  to 
interruptions  in  financial  and  economic  activity  thus  negatively  affecting  the  business  of  the 
Group and price of the Company’s shares. 

The  fluctuations  of  global  economy  may  negatively  affect  the  economy  of  Russia, 
limiting the access of the Company to the capital and negatively influencing the purchasing 
power of the final consumers of the products sold by “Magnit” chain stores. 

Russian economy is vulnerable to market downturns and economic slowdowns in other 
countries  of  the  world.  According  to  former  practice,  financial  problems  or  exacerbated 
perception  of  investment  risks  in  the  countries  with  developing  economy  may  reduce  the 
volume of foreign investments in Russia, thus affecting Russian economy. As Russia produces 
and exports large volume of natural gas, oil and other energy and mineral resources, Russian 
economy  is  especially  vulnerable  to  commodity  prices,  and  decline  in  such  prices  may 
slowdown  or  shake  the  economic  development  of  Russia.  These  events  may  severely  limit 
Group’s access to the capital and have a negative effect on the purchasing power of the Group’s 
consumers. 

Social risks: 

Social  instability  may  lead  to  the  increased  support  of  resumption  of  the  statism, 
nationalism and violation, having serious negative effect on the opportunities of the Group 
to effectively operate its business. 

Social  instability  may  lead  to  the  increased  support  of  resumption  of  the  statism, 
nationalism and violation, having serious negative effect on the opportunities of the Company 
to effectively operate its business. Inability of the government and many private companies to 
pay  out  the  wages  in  time,  and  altogether  deceleration  of  wages  and  benefits  vs.  rapidly 
growing living costs, led in the past and may lead in the future to labor and social disorders. For 
example, in 2005 groups of Russian pensioners and some public organizations arranged protest 
campaigns  throughout  Russia  against  benefits  monetization  and  temporary  blocked  some 
roads.  Similar  actions,  labor  and  social  disorders  may  have  negative  political,  social  and 
economic consequences including the nationalism growth, imposing limitations on the foreign 
involvement in Russian economy and the violence growth. All of the events above may lead to 
the restrictions on activity of the Group and loss of its profits. 

Crime  and  corruption  may  have  an  adverse  negative  effect  on  the  operation  and 

financial position of the Group. 

According to the reports of the local and international press, the level of the organized 
criminal  activity  has  considerably  grown,  particularly  in  large  metropolitan  centers.  The 
amount  of  property-related  crime  increased  in  large  cities  as  well.  Russian  business  often 
involves high level of corruption among the officials. Additionally, diverse publications indicate 
that  some  members  of  the  Russian  media  regularly  publish  biased  articles  for  remuneration. 
The Group activity may be affected by illegal actions, corruption and accusation of the Group of 
illegal  operation  and  therefore  have  a  negative  impact  on  the  Group’s  operation  and  price  of 
Company’s shares. 

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Risks related to the fiscal policy of the Government of the Russian Federation: 
The Company pays taxes to the federal, regional and local budgets. Within the economy 
transformation there is a risk of changes of the enterprise activity tax treatment. Tax legislation 
and peculiarities of tax accounting in Russia often change and bear ambiguous interpretation. 
The process of tax legislation reforming has not been completed yet. In case of stiffening of the 
tax legislation and increase of tax burden, the financial position of the Group may deteriorate. 

Prospective measures of the Company in case if changes of the situation in the 

country and region have negative effect on the Group’s operation. 

The majority of the above risks of economic, political and legal character are out of the 

Company’s control due to the global scale of the threat they present. 

The Companies of the Group have reached the certain level of financial stability which 
helps  to  overcome  the  short-term  negative  economic  fluctuations  in  the  country.  In  case  if 
significant political and economic instability which will negatively affect the operation and the 
profit of the Group arises in Russia, the Company plans to undertake comprehensive measures 
of  crisis  management  aiming  at  mobilization  of  business  and  maximum  reduction  of  the 
negative effect of political and economic situation in the country and region on the business of 
the main companies of the Group. 

It deems impossible to determine the specific measures of the Group regarding any risk 
hereof,  as  it  is  hard  to  work  out  adequate  measures  due  to  uncertainty  of  further  situation 
development. The character of the applied actions will depend on the specific situation of every 
case. Company cannot guarantee that the activities taken to overcome negative fluctuations will 
lead to considerable change in the situation as most of the risks hereof are out of the Company’s 
control. 

However,  in  case  of  negative  effect  of  the  country  and  regional  fluctuations  on  the 
Group’s  operation,  the  Company  plans  to  carry  out  the  following  common  arrangements  to 
maintain the Group’s profitability: 

• 
• 

• 

• 

if possible, to save main assets until the situation improves; 
to  undertake  measures  focused  on  the  life  support  of  the  Group employees  and  on  its 
productivity; 
to carry out adequate pricing adjustments to keep up the demand on the products on the 
proper level; 
to optimize the expenses, including measures on purchasing prices reduction and wages 
expenses limitation; 
to revise the program of capital investment. 

• 
To  minimize  the  risks  related  to  the  force  majeure  circumstances  (military  conflicts,  riots, 
natural disasters, state of emergency) the Company reflects the possibility of such events within 
its contract activity. 

The  Company  acts  under  paragraph  401  of  the  Civil  Code  of  the  Russian  Federation 
which  states  that  the  person  who  does  not  exercise  the  obligations  due  to  force  majeure 
circumstances provided herein does not bear responsibility to the counterparty. 

To  reduce  the  above  risks  the  Group  plans  to  further  operate  in  different  regions  of 

Russia to diversify risks. 

Risks related to the possible military conflicts, state of emergency and strikes in the 
country  and  regions  where  the  Company  is  registered  as  a  tax  payer  and/or  operates  its 
business:  

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The  Company  is  a  registered  taxpayer  and  operates  mainly  in  the  Southern  Federal 
District.  Political  and  social  risks  are  of  primary  concern  for  the  Southern  Federal  District 
among the factors of the regional investment risk due to the potential hot spots on the frontiers 
of territories of the Northern Caucasian republics and proximity to the Chechen republic.  

Major  risks  are  connected  with  the  fact  that  private  capitals  (investments)  may  be 
nationalized  in  case  of  a  sudden  change  of  policy  course  or  destroyed  in  case  of  the  armed 
conflict. However the major area of the Southern Federal District is occupied by the subjects of 
the  Russian  Federation  with  favorable  conditions  for  business  development  and  with  the 
regional risk level of not below average figures throughout the country. It’s worth noting that 
the Company does not operate in the territory of the Chechen republic and Ingushetiya, social 
and  political  instability  of  which  substantially  aggravate  the  integral  index  of  the  Southern 
Federal District risks. 

Practically  all  Northern  Caucasian  republics  face  substantial  social-ethnical  instability, 
thus,  economic  and  political  risks  remain  high.  Along  with  that,  the  South  of  Russia  is 
characterized by the rapid growth of industrial production, accommodation provision, increase 
of  the  real  income  of  population,  and  the  financial  market  of  the  region  playing  a  significant 
part in the process. 

Russian  Federation  is  a  multinational  country  consisting  of  the  regions  with  different 
social  and  economic  development  levels;  thus,  it  is  impossible  to  completely  eliminate  the 
possibility  of  internal  tension  in  Russia  including  the  armed  conflicts.  The  Company  as  well 
cannot absolutely exclude risks related to the emergency state. 

Risks  related  to  the  geographical  peculiarities  of  the  country  (countries)  and  the 
region  where  the  Company  is  registered  as  a  tax  payer  and/or  performs  the  main  activity, 
including  high  threat  of  natural  disasters,  possible  stop  of  transport  connection  due  to 
remoteness and/or inaccessibility, etc. 

According  to  EMERCOM  of  Russia,  factors  of  industrial,  natural  or  terrorist  character 
represent one of the most real threats to the stable social-economic development of the country, 
increase  of  the  living  standards  of  population  and  fortification  of  the  national  security  of 
Russian Federation. 

The terrorism level recently escalated leads to the continuous danger of terrorism acts on 

the whole territory of the Group’s operation. 

The  regions  with  the  Group’s  presence  may  face  the  drastic  consequences  of 
conflagrations on the economic objects and in the public sector, accidents and failures of utility 
systems and transport, natural fire, dangerous hydro-meteorological phenomena (strong winds, 
frosts,  heavy  snowfalls and  heavy rains), earthquakes,  land  subsidence and  sinkhole  collapse, 
contagion  outbreaks  among  people  and  animals.  Exposure  to  natural  and  climatic  risks, 
including  natural  disasters  (hurricanes,  floods,  earthquakes,  etc)  is  distinctive  geographical 
feature of the Southern Federal District.  

The geographical peculiarities of the region do not eliminate the risk of possible stop of 

transport connection due to remoteness and/or inaccessibility of the city. 

Ecological risks:  

Accidents  at  the  environmentally  hazardous  industrial  facilities  of  the  Russian 

Federation and environmental pollution may have a negative effect on the Group’s activity. 

In respect of all four components of the environment (air, water sources, soil and land 
resources,  wildlife)  large  industrial  cities  face  the  unfavorable  ecological  situation  for 

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population. According to some reports, up to 15% of the Russian territory is zones of ecological 
disaster.  The  above  factors  negatively  affect  the  health  of  the  nation.  Moreover,  nuclear  and 
other dangerous objects are located in the territory of Russia, while the system of control over 
ecologically  dangerous  objects  is  not  sufficiently  effective.  Accidents  on  these  objects  and  an 
unfavorable ecological situation in large Russian industrial cities may have an adverse negative 
effect on the Group’s activity. 

RRIISSKKSS  RREELLAATTEEDD  TTOO  TTHHEE  CCOOMMPPAANNYY’’SS  OOPPEERRAATTIIOONN  

Risks peculiar for the Company 
Risks related to the current legal proceedings in which the Company participates: 
Within  the  last  three  years  the  Group’s  companies  have  not  participated  in  legal 
proceedings which could have material negative effect on the Group’s financial and economic 
activity. 

Risks related to the inability to extend the Company’s license for a particular type of 

activity or for the use of objects limited in the turnover (including natural resources): 

The core business of the Company is coordination of Group companies’ operation, the 
lease of property and retail business which is not subject to licensing. The Group sells a wide 
range of product assortment, and today the retail sale of alcohol beverages and pharmaceuticals 
are subject to licensing for all Group’s enterprises engaged in such activity.  

The Group has licenses for retail sale of alcohol beverages consumed not on the spot of 
purchase  and  pharmaceuticals  without  manufacturing  rights.  In  case  of  changes  in  the 
requirements  for  licensing,  the  Company  will  operate  under  the  new  requirements,  including 
the license re-issuance and new licenses’ obtaining. 

In the last three years preceding the reviewed period no breaches and violations by the 
Company of the requirements on licensing, which could result in refusal to extend the license, 
were recorded. 

Risks  related  to  the  possible  liability  of  the  Company  for  the  third  party’s  debts 

including the subsidiaries of OJSC “Magnit”: 

The Company together with JSC “Tander” (the main operating company of the Group 
which  controls  trading  assets  and  is  the  Group’s  center  of  revenue  consolidation)  stand  as  a 
guarantor  on  the  bond  loans  of  LLC  “Magnit  Finance”  in  the  amount  of  5  billion  rubles,  the 
issue  aim  of  which  is  refinancing  of  short-term  debt  of  the  Group  and  implementation  of  the 
Group’s  investment  program  on  expansion  of  “hypermarket”  format.  The  guarantee  is 
represented in the amount of the total nominal value of the bonds and aggregate coupon profit 
on bonds. If LLC “Magnit Finance” is not able to fulfill the obligations on the bond loans in full, 
this will have substantial unfavorable consequences for the Group’s operation. 

Risks related to the possible customer loss the turnover of which amounts to not less 

than 10 percent of the total sales of products (works, services) of the Company: 

The receivers of the OJSC “Magnit” services are its subsidiaries. Therefore, the operation 
of  the  Company  and  the  risk  of  loss  of  its  main  consumers  are  determined  by  the  financial 
condition and position of the Group. 

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Other risks related to the Company’s operation 

Risks related to the possible restriction of competition: 
Russian legislation limits the activity of the bodies which occupy the dominant position 
on the market. If any of the Group’s companies is declared the body occupying the dominant 
position,  its  activity  (including  pricing  policy)  may  be  restricted.  Such  situation  may  have 
negative effect on the economic activity of the Group and its regional expansion strategy. 

Some  legislation  initiatives  aimed  at  competition  protection  and  regulation  of  trade 
activity may have negative consequences for the Group’s business. Specifically, the Federal Law 
№ 381 – FL “On the principles of state regulation of trade activity in the Russian Federation” 
which came into effect on December 28, 2009, stipulates for the acquisition of additional selling 
space only upon the corresponding authorization by the anti-monopoly authority if the share of 
the  entity  (group  of  entities)  performing  the  trading  activity  exceeds  25  percent  of  the  total 
volume of sold or purchased food products in money terms for the preceding year within the 
boundaries  of  the  urban  district  or  municipal  area.  Realization  of  the  Law  may  limit  regional 
expansion through organic growth or M&A deals, and the number of operating stores (due to 
inability  to  extend  the  actual  lease  agreements)  or  new  openings  in  other  premises  will 
decrease. 

Risks related to the implementation of the long-term strategy of the Group: 
One of the main components of the long-term strategy of the Group is the expansion of 
existing store chain. The expansion of the chain will have the following directions: within the 
existing  formats  and  the  introduction  to  the  market  of  the  new  formats.  Within  geographical 
position the chain will expand within the traditional framework of the Southern region as well 
as in the other regions of Russia. 

 The strategy success will depend on a number of factors within and out of Company’s 

control. These factors include: 

-Ability to raise enough funds for capital investments. If the Group fails to raise enough 
funds for chain expansion at the scheduled scale, the Group may have to considerably limit the 
scale  of  expansion  and  take  disadvantageous  position  versus  competitors  who  will  develop 
their business activity faster, which may lead to the loss of the market share and deterioration of 
the operation results; 

-Ability  of  the  operating  professional  team  to  carry  out  the  projects  on  business 
expansion and subsequently to manage it. The abilities of the operating management team may 
turn out to be insufficient for maintenance of the operation efficiency within the conditions of 
dynamic  expansion.  Business  expansion  makes  it  more  complicated  to  manage  the  Group  in 
terms of operation and increases the workload upon employees. Therefore, the improvement of 
operational  and  financial  systems  together  with  control  measures  and  procedures  will  be 
required.  Furthermore,  the  systems  of  purchasing,  logistics,  information  technologies, 
accounting, financing, marketing and sales will need to be revised. If the Group fails to update 
the management system in time, it may negatively affect the business activity, operating results 
and financial position; 

-Success of the Group’s regional expansion will largely depend on its ability to identify 
attractive  opportunities  on  the  markets  of  the  potential  growth,  on  the  ability  to  successfully 
implement assortment matrix for each region and establish the purchasing system as well as on 
ability to manage the operation on the new local markets. Thus, the Group may not achieve the 
expected profit and/or lose the part of the funds invested in the new projects; 

-Implementation of the effective marketing strategy which will provide not lower level 
of the effectiveness of sales or insignificant decline of sales than the Group experienced in the 

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past.  Due  to  the  increase  of  the  competition  in  retail  sector,  the  effectiveness  of  the  Group’s 
marketing campaign may considerably decrease which will reduce the amount of its customers 
and consequently reduce the sales turnover. The chain expansion in the territory of one urban 
area may result in the cannibalization which will lead to the reduction of the sales turnover in 
the average within the stores of the Group; 

-The  Group’s  growth  strategy  foresees  changes  in  the  business  activity  model 
concerning  the  ownership  rights  on  the  sales  areas.  Within  the  development  of  the 
operating formats the Group will carry out the independent construction/acquisition of 
premises  and  purchase  the  equipment  for  the  stores,  which  will  mainly  affect  the 
structure of its assets and operating results and, therefore, the performance indicators; 

-Availability of the necessary space areas and land plots for the new stores. The market 
may  not  have  the  sufficient  number  of  areas  suitable  for  store  constructions,  which  may 
slowdown  the  expansion  rates  against  the  scheduled  strategy  and  result  in  the  loss  of  the 
Group’s market share in favor of competitors; 

-Competition level in the corresponding regions at the moment of the store openings by 
the  Group  may  prove  to  be  extremely  high  for  Group  to  penetrate,  which  will  not  allow  to 
achieve the required profitability level; 

- Within the economic slowdown on the regional markets, geographical expansion may 
turn out to be not as successful as expected by the Group, which may have negative effect on 
the Company’s business and profitability. 

The  risk  related  to  management  members’  loss  and  failure  to  engage  qualified 

employees in the future: 

The  future  success  of  the  Group  will  largely  depend  on  the  ongoing  cooperation  with 
the  top  management  of  the  Group,  particularly  with  the  following  managers:  Vladimir 
Gordeychuk,  Andrey  Arutyunyan,  Khachatur  Pombukhchan,  Eduard  Smetanin,  Valeriy 
Butenko.  According  to  the  labor  contracts  entered  between  the  Group’s  companies  and  the 
bodies  indicated  above,  they  have  the  right  to  resign  office  by  filing  the  notification  1  month 
prior  to  the  dismissal.  The  Group  is  not  insured  from  the  harm  which  can  be  caused  to  the 
Group by the loss (discharge) of its leading specialists and top managers. 

The Company strives to hire the most qualified and experienced personnel, and adjust 

its compensation policy to the changing standards of the Russian labor market. 

The loss of one or more managers or failure to attract and motivate extra highly skilled 
employees  required  for  effective  management  of  a  large-scale  business  may  have  material 
negative effect on the business activity, operating results and financial position of the Group 

Risks related to the accounting and control system: 
The  system  of  the  Group’s  financial  and  management  reporting  currently  operating  is 
based on the volume of operations exercised by the Group within the certain period of time. In 
case  of  substantial business expansion  of  the  Group,  the  technical level of  the  accounting and 
control system may fail to meet the requirements of the information processing efficiency and 
lead  to  the  delays  in receiving  the  adequate  data  for  making  tactic  and strategic  management 
decisions and thus damage the effective operation of the Group. 

The risks related to the computer network failure: 
Managing  and  processing  of  operational  and  financial  information  in  the  Group  is 
carried  out  via  electronic  devices  of  information  transmission  and  processing  including  the 
network  of  the  personal  computers,  access  to  Internet  and  system  of  financial  accounting  and 

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automated system of stock management. As a result, operational effectiveness of the Group as 
well as its ability to render adequate data to adopt accurate management decisions depend on 
the correct and stable work of computer and information networks. 

The systems and their functioning are subject to operation failures, which may be caused 
by human factor, natural disasters, blackouts, computer viruses, willful acts of vandalism and 
similar factors. There is no guarantee that there will be no serious breakdowns and delays in the 
future. Any blackout in computer network or system breakdowns and delays may lead to the 
sudden  service  interruptions,  failures  in  the  stock  registration  system,  degradation  of  the 
customer  service  quality  and  damage  to  the  goodwill  of  the  Company,  mistakes  in  the 
management  decisions  which  may  result  in  the  loss  of  customers,  the  growth  of  operating 
expenses and financial losses. 

Risks related to the operations with the large cash flows: 
The  specific  character  of  the  Company’s  business  activity  and  the  current  level  of  the 
bank sector development in Russia provide that the substantial part of the Group’s operations is 
exercised with the cash funds. Thus, the risk of insufficient payments caused by unintentional 
actions of the Group’s personnel as well as by deliberate thefts and robberies increases. 

Risks related to the sale of private label products: 
As  a  way  of  attracting  customers  and  strengthening  the  consumer  loyalty  for  private 
label, the Group plans to continue the sale of private label products. Therefore, there exists the 
probability  of  potential  customer  claims  to  the  quality  of  the  Group’s  private  label  products. 
High product quality is of the utmost importance for the private label, and chain operators are 
exposed to serious risks while promoting poor quality products under private label. Claims to 
the quality or other characteristics of such products may dramatically damage the image of the 
Company  on  the  whole,  the  brand  attractiveness  for  the  Company  customers  and  lead  to 
considerable financial losses. 

Risks related to the quality of products for sale: 
There is a risk related to the Group’s responsibility for the quality of products sold at the 
Group’s stores as well as the risk of filing a claim due to the harm to life and health. According 
to the agreements entered into with the majority of suppliers, the producer takes the material 
liability for the quality of sold products, provided that the Group observes the necessary storage 
conditions.  

Such  claims  may  also  be  addressed  to  the  seller  of  the  products  at  the  discretion  of  a 
complainant. Any similar situation may damage the Company’s image and reputation, reduce 
the market share of the Group and negatively affect its financial position. Moreover, there is a 
risk  related  to  the  careless  attitude  of  the  Group  personnel  to  the  storage  conditions  of  the 
products, which may lead to legal material liability of the Group under such claims 

Risks related to the protection of intellectual property: 
If the Group fails to protect its rights for the intellectual property or withstand claims for 
the intellectual property from the third parties, connected with the violation of their rights, the 
Group may lose its rights or bear serious responsibility for damages 

For  execution  and  protection  of  its  rights  for  intellectual  property,  the  Group  firstly 
relies on copyright, trade marks rights, legislation on commercial secret protection, on its user 
policy, on the license agreements and the restrictions on the information disclosure. Despite the 
above  precautionary  measures,  third  parties  may  illegally  copy  or  otherwise  receive  or  use 
intellectual property of the Group. On the whole Russia does not provide enough protection of 

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the rights for the intellectual property as compared to many other countries with the developed 
economy. Failure of the Group to protect the rights for the intellectual property from violation 
and misappropriation may negatively affect its financial position and the ability of the Group to 
develop its business activity. Moreover, the Group may be involved in the legal proceedings on 
protection of its rights for intellectual property or on establishing the validity and the scope of 
rights  of  other  parties.  Any  lawsuit  may  lead  to  substantial  expenses,  distraction  of  the 
management  and  of  the  Group  resources,  which  may  negatively  affect  the  operation  and 
financial position of the Group. 

Conduct of premature policy on securing interests in terms of intellectual property of 

the Group may seriously hinder its future business activity 

The  Group  is  on  the  stage  of  intensive  development  and  expansion  of  all  its  business 
spheres. Measures on securing the rights of the Group for certain objects of intellectual property 
have to be taken on the basis of the existing plans of commercial development and go ahead of 
any  commercial  activity.  Insufficient  experience  of  Russian  companies  in  elaborating  policy 
related  to  the  objects  of  intellectual  property  produces  the  whole  set  of  risks  of  unfavorable 
effect,  including  the  inability  of  the  Group  to  use  the  promoted  trade  marks  for  individual 
products (services) in a number of countries, conflicts with employees, involved specialists and 
organizations regarding determination of rights for jointly manufactured products and split of 
the use rights on these products between the Group and other bodies. 

The  “Magnit”  trade  mark  is  used  by  other  participants  of  the  sales  turnover  as  a 
component  of  the  company  name,  which  may  have  material  effect  on  the  operation  of  the 
Group. 

The  Group  invested  substantial  funds  in  promotion  of  its  “Magnit”  brand  on  the 
Russian market, which is also the part of the company name for the private label products of the 
Group. Due to “Magnit” brand the Group achieved great success in its operation. 

Meanwhile, the trademark “Magnet” in Latin letters in the certain classes is registered in 
the  name  of  the  third  party.  Today,  the  scope  of  legal  protection  for  trademarks  rights  for 
trading  organizations,  provided  by  the  Russian  law,  is  not  completely  clear.  A  certain  risk  of 
interests’  conflict  between  the  owners  of  the  trademark  “Magnit”  (or  ‘’Magnet”)  definitely 
exists, the Group might be forced to re-brand its stores. The expenses for such re-branding may 
negatively affect the operation results of the Group. 

Moreover,  due  to  the  fact  that  Russian  legislation  provides  limited  protection  for  the 
company names on the market, there exist a number of other organizations using “Magnit” in 
their names. Business activity of some of them has partially similar features to the operation of 
the Group. The Group cannot prevent these organizations from using such names, and this may 
result in negative effect of these companies’ activity on the business activity and reputation of 
the Group. 

Risks related to the development of a new brand: 
The  expansion  strategy  of  the  Group  presupposes  the  growth  of  sales  share  of  the 
products  under  “Magnit”  brand  (“for  “Magnit”  stores”).  As  of  December  31,  2010  this  figure 
amounted to 12.66%. However it should be noted that together with the increasing number of 
hypermarkets, the sales share of “private label” represented by 614 items in both formats may 
reduce  as  the  total  assortment  of  a  hypermarket  amounts  13,504  SKUs  on  average,  while  the 
product mix of a convenience store amounts to 3,251. 

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The  scheduled  growth  may  prove  to  be  unachievable  if  the  commercial  expenses  for 
popularization of such brand will considerably exceed the Group’s relevant budget. Alongside, 
the  creation  of  the  new  brands  may  weaken  the  existing  brands  and  require  additional 
investments for maintaining their market position. 

Risks  related  to  insufficiency  of  insurance  coverage  for  damages  arising  from  the 
interruption  of  activity,  damages  to  the  Group’s  property  or  responsibility  to  the  third 
parties: 

Insurance may turn out to be ineffective. 
The Group does not apply insurance for interruption of its business activity, bringing to 
responsibility  for  products  quality,  fire  (except  for  stocks  and  supplies)  or  changes  in  core 
management, and does not enter into insurance agreements on real estate property, distribution 
center, stores or stocks at the warehouses (with rare exception). Moreover, the Group does not 
form  special  reserve  or  other  funds  to  cover  possible  losses  or  settle  claims  with  the  third 
parties.  Thus,  such  events  may  drastically  disrupt  the  Group’s  operation,  cause  considerable 
damage  and/or  require  expenses  which  will  not  be  compensated.  All  the  foregoing 
circumstances  may  have  negative  effect  on  the  business  activity  of  the  Group,  its  financial 
position and prospects.  

A major accident may result in substantial property losses and incapability to restore 

it. 

If in case of a major accident one or more objects of the Group (e.g. the headquarters in 
Krasnodar, distribution center or hypermarket) are seriously damaged, the Company may not 
be able to resume its activity within the established time period. The Group does not exercise 
the  insurance  or  form  special  funds  to  cover  such  accidents.  Any  such  accident  may  have 
negative  effect  on  the  Group’s  business  activity,  its  operation  results,  financial  position  and 
prospects. 

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№  

Clause of the code of corporate conduct 

Observed/ 
 not observed 

Note 

General Shareholders’ Meeting 

1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

Notification  of  shareholders  on  holding  the 
general shareholders’ meeting not later than 
30  days  prior  to  the  date  of  a  meeting 
irrespective  the  questions  of  the  agenda,  if 
otherwise is not provided by the legislation. 

in 

the 

Shareholders’  ability  to  study  the  list  of 
persons entitled to participate in the general 
shareholders’  meeting,  starting  from  the 
date  of  notification  on  holding  of  the 
general  meeting  up  to  the  closing  of  the 
general  meeting 
joint 
presence, and in case if the general meeting 
is held in absentee form – up to the closing 
date of acceptance of voting ballots. 
the 
Shareholders’ 
information  (materials)  which 
is  to  be 
submitted  within  the  preparation  for  the 
general shareholders’ meeting via electronic 
communication facilities, including Internet. 

form  of 

ability 

study 

to 

extract, 

Shareholder’s ability to introduce a question 
to the general meeting agenda or to call the 
general  meeting  without  submitting  the 
the 
shareholders’ 
register 
registration  of  his/her  share  rights 
is 
recorded  in  the  system  of  shareholders’ 
register,  and  in  case  if  his/her  rights  are 
registered 
- 
sufficiency of the custody account extract to 
exercise the above rights. 

custody  account 

the 

in 

if 

Observed 

Paragraph  13.10  of  the  OJSC 
“Magnit” Charter. 

Observed 

Article  24  of  the  Regulation  on 
the  OJSC 
“Magnit”  general 
shareholders’ meeting. 

Paragraph  4.14  article  4  of  the 
Regulation  on  OJSC  “Magnit” 
information policy. 
Article  22  of  the  Regulation  on 
the  OJSC 
“Magnit”  general 
shareholders’ meeting. 

Paragraph  5.1.3,  5.1.4  article  5  of 
the  Regulation  on 
the  OJSC 
“Magnit” information policy. 

Observed 

Paragraph  13.11  of  the  OJSC 
“Magnit” Charter. 

Article  28  of  the  Regulation  on 
“Magnit”  general 
the  OJSC 
shareholders’ meeting. 

Paragraph  5.4  article  5  of  the 
Regulation  on  OJSC  “Magnit” 
information policy. 
Article 5 and paragraph 2, article 
13 of the Regulation on the OJSC 
“Magnit”  general  shareholders’ 
meeting. 

Observed 

15 The information is disclosed according to the “Methodical recommendations on the content and form of information 
disclosure in compliance with the corporate code of conduct in the annual reports of joint-stock companies”, ratified by the 
FFMS of 30.04.2003 № 03-849/р.  

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Clause of the code of corporate conduct 

Availability  in  the  company  Charter  or 
internal  documents  of  the  requirement  on 
the  obligatory  attendance  of  the  general 
CEO, 
meeting 
shareholders’ 
management  board  members,  members  of 
the  board  of  directors,  members  of  the 
auditing  committee  and  the  auditor  of  the 
joint - stock company. 

by 

The obligatory attendance by the candidates 
of  the  general  shareholders  meetings  with 
agenda items on the election of the members 
of  the  board,  CEO,  management  bodies, 
members  of  the  auditing  committee,  and 
items  on  the  appointment  of  the  auditor  of 
the  joint-stock company. 
Availability in the internal documents of the 
joint-stock  company  of 
the  registration 
procedure  of 
the  general  shareholders 
meeting participants. 

Availability in the Charter of the joint-stock 
company of the right of the board members 
to  annually 
financial  and 
economic plan of the joint-stock company. 

ratify 

the 

5. 

6. 

7. 

8. 

9. 

Observed/ 
 not observed 
Observed 
upon the fact 

Not observed 

Note 

to  provide 
the 

According  to  paragraph  2  article 
29 of the Regulation on the OJSC 
“Magnit”  general  shareholders’ 
meeting,  the  Company  makes  all 
the 
arrangements 
general 
attendance 
of 
the 
shareholders’  meeting  by 
members  of 
the  board  of 
directors,  sole  executive  body, 
members 
auditing 
committee  and  other  bodies  of 
the  company.  They  are  liable  for 
providing  qualified  answers  to 
the  questions  of  the  meeting 
participants. 
- 

the 

of 

Observed 

Article  42  of  the  Regulation  on 
the  OJSC 
“Magnit”  general 
shareholders’ meeting.  

Board of directors 

Observed 

Paragraph  14.2.  of 
“Magnit” Charter 

the  OJSC 

board 

“Magnit” 

to  which 

Article 5 of the Regulation on the 
OJSC 
of 
directors. 
Paragraphs  6.7,  article  6  of  the 
Regulation  on  the  Committees  of 
the  board  of  OJSC  “Magnit”, 
according 
the 
assessment  of  efficiency  and 
internal  control  
procedures  of 
the 
financial  and 
related 
economic 
the 
of 
activity 
Company  and  arrangement  of 
recommendations 
the 
improvement  of  such  system 
refer  to  the  competence  of  the 
Audit Committee. 

on 

to 

Paragraph  3.1.  and  6  article  1, 
paragraph  2.4.,  article  2  of  the 
Regulation on the internal control  

91 

Availability  of 
risk  management 
structure in the joint-stock company, ratified 
by the board of directors. 

the 

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Clause of the code of corporate conduct 

Observed/ 
 not observed 

Note 

of financial and economic activity 
of OJSC “Magnit”. 

10.  Availability 

in  the 

joint-stock  company 
charter of the right of the board to decide on 
suspension  of  authority  of  CEO,  appointed 
by the general shareholders’ meeting. 

11.  Availability 

in  the 

joint-stock  company 
charter  of  the  right  of  the  board  to  set  the 
requirements  for  the  qualification  and  the 
amount 
of  CEO, 
management  board  members,  directors  of 
the main structural departments of the joint-
stock company. 

remuneration 

of 

12.  Availability 

in  the 

joint-stock  company 
charter of the right of the board to ratify the 
conditions of the agreements with CEO and 
management board members. 

in  the 
internal  documents  of 

joint-stock  company 
13.  Availability 
charter  or 
the 
requirement  that  the  votes  of  the  board 
and  management 
members, 
members,  are  not  counted  in  ratifying  the 
agreement  conditions  with  CEO  (managing 
company, manager) and management board 

if  CEO 

Observed 

Not applicable  Under  paragraph  14.2.  of  the 
the 
OJSC  “Magnit”  Charter, 
election  of  the  sole  executive 
body of the company refers to the 
competence  of  the  Company’s 
board of directors. 
Under  paragraph  14.2.  of  the 
OJSC  “Magnit”  Charter, 
the 
ratification of the agreement with 
the person exercising the rights of 
the  company’s  sole  executive 
body  and  members  of  collegial 
the 
to 
executive  body  refers 
competence 
the  OJSC 
“Magnit” board of directors. 

of 

According  to  article  7  of  the 
Regulation  on  the  committees  of 
the  OJSC  “Magnit”  board  of 
the 
directors,  elaboration  of 
eligibility  criteria  of  candidates 
for 
the  positions  of  CEO, 
members  of  collegial  executive 
the  main 
body,  directors  of 
structural  departments  of 
the 
Company,  and  work-out  of  the 
remuneration procedure for CEO, 
Management board members and 
highly qualified employees of the 
Company, 
the 
refer 
to 
the  HR  and 
competence  of 
Remuneration Committee. 
According  to  paragraph  14.2.  of 
the  OJSC  “Magnit”  Charter, 
ratification of the agreement with 
the person exercising the right of 
the  sole  executive  body  and 
members  of  collegial  executive 
body (Management  board) of the 
the 
refers 
company 
competence 
the  OJSC 
of 
“Magnit” board of directors. 
- 

to 

Observed 

Not observed 

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Clause of the code of corporate conduct 

members. 

14.  Presence  in  the  board  of  directors  of  the 
joint-stock  company  of  not  less  than  3 
independent  directors  eligible  for  the  Code 
of corporate conduct. 

Observed/ 
 not observed 

Observed  

Observed  

Observed  

Observed 

Observed 

15.  Absence in the joint-stock company board of 
directors  of  members  who  were  found 
guilty  of  committing  economic  crimes  and 
crimes  against  the  government,  interests  of 
public  service  and  local  authorities,  or 
members 
enforced 
administrative  penalty  for  entrepreneurial 
or  financial  crimes,  crimes  related  to  taxes 
and fees, securities market. 

which 

were 

16.  Absence in the joint-stock company board of 
directors  of  members  who  are  the  member, 
board 
(manager),  management 
CEO 
member or the employee of the legal entity 
which  is  a  competitor  to  the  joint-stock 
company. 

in  the 

17.  Availability 

joint-stock  company 
Charter of the requirement on the election to 
the board of directors by cumulative voting. 
18.  Availability in the internal documents of the 
joint-stock company of the duty of the board 
members to avoid any actions that will lead 
or  potentially  may  lead  to  the  conflict 
between  their  interests  and  interests  of  the 
joint-stock  company,  and  in  case  such  a 
conflict  arises    -  the  duty  to  disclose  the 
information  about  this  conflict  to  the  board 
of directors. 

19.  Availability in the internal documents of the 
joint-stock company of the duty of the board 
members  to  notify  the  board  in  writing  on 
the  intention  to  make  a  transaction  with 
securities  of  the  joint-stock  company,  being 

Observed 

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Note 

guilty 

found 

According  to  paragraph  1  article 
33 of the Regulation on the OJSC 
“Magnit”  board  of  directors,  the 
board  must  include  not  less  than 
one independent member. 
Four  independent  directors  were 
elected  to  the  Board  of  directors, 
they are:   
1) Valery Butenko. 
2) Alexander Zayonts; 
3) Alexey Makhnev; 
4) Dmitry Chenikov. 
The  company  does  not  hold 
information  about  any  members 
of  the  OJSC  “Magnit”  board  of 
directors 
of 
committing  economic  crimes  and 
crimes  against  the  government, 
interests  of  public  service  and 
local  authorities,  or  members 
enforced 
who 
for 
administrative 
entrepreneurial 
financial 
crimes,  crimes  related  to  taxes 
and fees, securities market. 
The  company  does  not  hold 
information  about  any  OJSC 
“Magnit”  board  of  directors 
members  being 
the  members, 
CEO 
(manager),  management 
board  member  or  the  employee 
of  the  legal  entity  which  is  a 
competitor to OJSC “Magnit”. 
Paragraph  14.7.  of 
“Magnit” Charter. 

penalty 
or 

the  OJSC 

were 

Article 7 and 32 of the Regulation 
on  the  OJSC  “Magnit”  board  of 
directors. 

Paragraph  7.4.10  article  7  of  the 
Regulation  on  the  committees  of 
the  OJSC  “Magnit”  board  of 
directors. 

Article 7 of the Regulation on the 
of 
OJSC 
directors. 

“Magnit” 

board 

Article  7,  paragraphs  11.6-11.7 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Clause of the code of corporate conduct 

the  member  of  this  company  or  of  its 
subsidiary  (dependant)  companies,  and  to 
disclose the information on the transactions 
with such securities as well. 

20.  Availability in the internal documents of the 
joint-stock  company  of  the  requirement  to 
hold the meetings of the board not less than 
once in six weeks. 

21.  Holding  of  the  joint-stock  company  board 
meeting  within 
year 
the 
periodically  but  not  less  than  once  in  six 
weeks.  

reported 

22.  Availability in the internal documents of the 
joint-stock  company  of  the  board  meetings 
procedure. 

Observed/ 
 not observed 

Note 

article 11 of the Regulation on the 
information  policy  of  OJSC 
“Magnit”. 

Not observed  According  to  paragraph  1  article 
22 of the Regulation on the OJSC 
“Magnit”  board  of  directors, 
board  meetings  are  held  upon 
necessity but not less than once in 
three months. 

Not observed  During  2010  the  OJSC  “Magnit” 
board  meetings  were  held  not 
less than once a month, except for 
January,  May  and  October  when 
board meetings were not held. 
The  regulations  on  the  Board  of 
directors of OJSC “Magnit” 

Observed 

23.  Availability in the internal documents of the 
joint-stock  company  of  the  Regulation  on 
the  obligatory  approval  by  the  board  of 
company 
directors  of 
transactions  at  the  amount  of  10  and  more 
percent  of  the  assets  value  of  the  company 
excluding  transactions  entered  into  on  a 
regular economic activity basis. 

joint-stock 

the 

24.  Availability in the internal documents of the 
joint-stock  company  of  the  right  of  the 
board of directors to get from the joint-stock 
company  executive  bodies  and  directors  of 
the 
the  main 
information  which  is  essential  for  them  to 
exercise functions, and the responsibility for 
failure to submit such information  

structural  departments 

25.  Presence of the board committee of strategic 
planning  or  assignment  of  the  functions 
hereof to the other committee (except for the 
audit  committee  and  HR  and  remuneration 

of 

of 

the 

Not observed  According  to  paragraph  14.2.  of 
the  OJSC  “Magnit”  Charter,  the 
transactions 
approval 
interrelated 
(including  several 
transactions) 
  on  acquisition, 
alienation,  directly  or  indirectly, 
by the company and possibility of 
assets, 
alienation 
amounting  to  5  or  more  percent 
of  the  balance  sheet  assets  of  the 
its  subsidiaries 
company  and 
(“the  Group”),  defined  on  the 
basis  of  the 
last  consolidated 
report  of  the  Group,  prepared  in 
IFRS, 
accordance  with 
excluding 
the 
offering of the common shares of 
the  company  and  transactions  in 
the  usual  economic  activity, 
refers  to  the  competence  of  the 
board of directors. 
Article  6  and  9  of  the  Regulation 
on  the  OJSC  “Magnit”  board  of 
directors. 

transactions  on 

Observed 

the 

Article 6 of the Regulation on the 
OJSC 
information 
policy. 

“Magnit 

Not observed 

The possibility of establishing the 
committee is considered. 

94 

 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
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Clause of the code of corporate conduct 

committee) 

26.  Presence  of  the  board  committee  (audit 
committee) which advises on the joint-stock 
company  auditor 
the  board,  and 
to 
cooperates  with  the  board  and  revision 
committee of the joint-stock company. 

27.  Presence 

in 

committee  of 
the  audit 
independent  and  non-executive  directors 
only. 

Observed/ 
 not observed 

Observed 

Observed 

28.  Management  of  the  audit  committee  is 
executed by the independent director. 

Observed 

29.  Availability in the internal documents of the 
joint-stock  company  of  the  right  of  all  the 
audit  committee  members  to  access  any 
documents  and  information  of  the  joint-
stock  company,  provided  that  the  do  not 
disclose the confidential information. 

30.  Establishment  of  the  board  committee  (HR 
and  Remuneration 
committee),  which 
function  is  to  set  the  candidates  criteria  for 
the  board  members  and  work  out  the 
remuneration  policy  of 
joint-stock 
company. 

the 

Observed 

Observed 

95 

Note 

Alexander 

committees 

The  Audit  Committee  of  the 
is 
board 
“Magnit” 
OJSC 
established in the Company. 
The  document  assigning 
the 
functions  to  the  audit  committee 
is  the  Regulation  on  the  board 
committees of OJSC “Magnit”. 
According  to  the  paragraph  6.4, 
article  6  of  the  Regulation  on  the 
of  OJSC 
board 
“Magnit”,  the  audit  committee 
must  have 
independent 
an 
director. 
the  Audit 
The  members  of 
Committee of OJSC “Magnit” are 
independent directors: 
1) 
(independent director); 
2)  Alexey  Makhnev 
executive director); 
3) Dmitry Chenikov 
(non-executive director). 
According  to  the  point  6.5  of  the 
article  6  of  the  Regulation  on  the 
of  OJSC 
board 
“Magnit”, 
independent 
director  only  can  be  in  charge  of 
the Audit Committee. 
The Chairman of the board Audit 
Committee  of  OJSC  “Magnit”  is 
Alexander 
the 
independent director. 
Paragraph  4.8  of  the  article  4  of 
the  Regulation  on 
the  board 
committees of OJSC “Magnit”. 

committees 
the 

Zayonts, 

Zayonts 

(non-

and 

“Magnit” 

Paragraphs 11.5, 11.8, 11.12 of the 
article 11 of the Regulation on the 
information 
OJSC 
policy. 
HR 
Remuneration 
Committee  of  the  board  of  OJSC 
“Magnit”  is  established  in  the 
Company. 
the 
The  document  assigning 
functions 
and 
to 
Remuneration  committee  is  the 
Regulation 
board 
on 
committees of OJSC “Magnit”. 

the  HR 

the 

 
 
  
  
 
 
 
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Clause of the code of corporate conduct 

31.  Management  of  the  HR  and  Remuneration 
Committee  is  executed  by  the  independent 
director. 

Observed/ 
 not observed 
Observed 

32.  Absence 

in  the  HR  and  Remuneration 
Committee  of  the  officials of  the  joint-stock 
company  

Оbserved  

33.  Establishment  of  the  risks  committee  of  the 
board or assignment of the functions hereof 
to the other committee (except for the audit 
committee  and  the  HR  and  Remuneration 
committee). 

Not observed 

Note 

in 

and 

the  HR 

Alexey  Makhnev  (independent 
director)  is  the  Chairman  of  the 
HR 
Remuneration 
Committee of the OJSC “Magnit” 
board. 
There  are  no  officials  of  the 
and 
company 
Remuneration Committee (except 
members  of 
the  Board  of 
directors). 
Members of the Committee are: 
1) Alexey Makhnev, 
2) Valeriy Butenko, 
3) Khachatur Pombukhchan. 
The  committee  establishment  is 
under consideration. 

conflict  management 

34.  Establishment  of  the  board  committee  of 
corporate 
or 
assignment  of  the  functions  hereof  to  the 
other  committee 
the  audit 
committee  and  the  HR  and  Remuneration 
committee). 

(except 

for 

35.  Absence  in  the  committee  of  the  corporate 
joint-stock 

the 

conflict  management  of 
company officials. 
36.  Management  of 

the  corporate  conflict 
management  committee  is  executed  by  the 
independent director. 

37.  Availability of the internal documents of the 
joint-stock  company  ratified  by  the  board, 
which 
of 
the 
establishment  and  operation  of  the  board 
committees.  

procedure 

provide 

Not observed  

The  committee  establishment  is 
under consideration. 

Not observed 

See clause 34 

Not observed 

See clause 34 

Observed 

The  Regulation  on  the  board 
committees  of  OJSC  “Magnit”  is 
ratified  by  the  board  of  OJSC 
“Magnit”. 

38.  Availability  in  the  charter  of  the  joint-stock 
company  of  the  procedure  of  the  board 
quorum  determination,  which  provides  the 
obligatory  participation  of  the  independent 
directors in the board meetings. 

Not observed 

- 

Executive bodies 

39.  Presence  of  the  collegial  executive  body 
joint-stock 

body) 

the 

of 

(managing 
company. 

Observed 

- 

96 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
№  

Clause of the code of corporate conduct 

40.  Presence 

in 

the 

charter  or 

internal 
documents of the joint-stock company of the 
regulation on the obligatory managing body 
approval of the transactions with real estate, 
receipt of credit by the joint-stock company, 
if the transactions herein do not refer to the 
major  transactions  and  do  not  relate  to  the 
regular  economic  activity  of  the  joint-stock 
company. 

41.  Availability in the internal documents of the 
joint-stock  company  of  the  coordination 
procedure  of  operations  which  are  outside 
the  framework  of  financial  and  economic 
activity of the joint-stock company. 

42.  Absence 

in 

the 

joint-stock 

company 
executive  bodies  of  members  who  are  the 
member,  CEO 
(manager),  management 
board member or the employee of the legal 
entity  which  is  a  competitor  to  the  joint-
stock company. 

in 

the 

penalty 

joint-stock 

43.  Absence 

administrative 

crimes  against 

company 
executive  bodies  of  members  who  were 
found guilty of committing economic crimes 
the  government, 
and 
local 
interests  of  public  service  and 
authorities,  or  members  which  were 
enforced 
for 
entrepreneurial  or  financial  crimes,  crimes 
related to taxes and fees, securities market. 
If  the  functions  of  the  sole  executive  body 
are 
the  management 
organization  or  the  manager  –  compliance 
of  CEO  and  management  members  of  the 
management  organization  or  the  manager 
with  the  requirements  set  to  CEO  and 
management  members  of  the  joint-stock 
company. 
44.  Presence 

charter  or 

exercised 

by 

in 

for 

the 

the 

(the  manager) 
the 
in 

internal 
documents of the joint-stock company of the 
management 
prohibition 
to  exercise 
organization 
similar 
competing 
company,  and  to  be  involved  in  any  other 
joint-stock 
property  relations  with 
company,  except  for  providing  services  to 
the 
(the 
  management  organization 
manager). 

functions 

the 

Observed/ 
 not observed 
Observed 

Note 

Paragraph  16.2  of  the  article  6  of 
the Charter 

Observed 

Observed 

Observed 

the  board 
The  procedure  of 
the  Company 
resolutions  of 
within its competence is provided 
by  the  internal  documents  of 
OJSC  “Magnit”  –  the  Charter  of 
the  Company,  the  Regulation  on 
the board of OJSC “Magnit”. 
The  OJSC  “Magnit”  executive 
bodies  do  not  have  among  its 
is  a 
members  a  person  who 
member, 
(manager), 
CEO 
management  board  member  or 
the  employee  of  the  legal  entity 
which is a competitor to the joint-
stock company. 
The  company  does  not  hold 
information  about  any  members 
of  the  OJSC  “Magnit”  executive 
bodies 
of 
committing  economic  crimes  and 
crimes  against  the  government, 
interests  of  public  service  and 
local  authorities,  or  members 
administrative 
were 
penalty  for  entrepreneurial  or 
financial crimes, crimes related to 
taxes and fees, securities market. 

enforced 

found 

guilty 

Not observed  No  management  organization 

(manager). 

97 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
№  

Clause of the code of corporate conduct 

Observed/ 
 not observed 

Note 

Observed 

Paragraphs  18.1.  –  18.2.  of  the 
Charter of OJSC “Magnit”. 

Article 5 of the Regulation on the 
sole  executive  body  of  OJSC 
“Magnit”. 

Article  9  of  the  Regulations  on 
the 
collegial  executive  body 
(Management  Board)  of  OJSC 
“Magnit”. 

Not observed 

See clause 44 

to 

Not observed  According  to  the  article  69  of  the 
Federal  Law  “On  the  joint-stock 
companies”, the executive  bodies 
of  the  joint-stock  company  are 
the  board  of 
accountable 
directors,  therefore  the  right  of 
the  management  board  members 
to  get  the  information  about  the 
operation  and  activity  of  the 
executive  bodies  is  essential  and 
does  not  require  any  special 
prescription. 
- 

Observed 

45.  Availability in the internal documents of the 
joint-stock  company  of  the  duty  of  the 
executive  bodies  to  avoid  any  actions  that 
will  lead  or  potentially  may  lead  to  the 
conflict between their interests and interests 
of the joint-stock company, and in case such 
a  conflict  arises    -  the  duty  to  disclose  the 
information  about  this  conflict  to  the  board 
of directors. 

46.  Presence 

in 

the 

charter  or 

internal 
documents of the joint-stock company of the 
selection  criteria 
the  management 
for 
organization (manager). 

47.  Reporting  by  the  executive  bodies  on  their 
activity to the board on a monthly basis. 

48.  Determination  in  contracts  and  agreements 
entered  into  by  the  joint-stock  company 
with  CEO 
(management  organization, 
manager) and management board members 
of the responsibility for breach and violation 
of regulations on confidentiality and insider 
information. 

The secretary of the company 

(the 

secretary  of 

49.  Presence  in  the  joint-stock  company  of  the 
special  official 
the 
company),  whose  duty  is  to  provide  the 
compliance of the bodies and officials of the 
joint-stock  company  with  the  procedural 
requirements  which  ensure  the  exercise  of 
rights  and  legal  interests  of  the  joint-stock 
company. 

50.  Availability 

in 

the  charter  or 

internal 
documents of the joint-stock company of the 
procedure  of  appointment  (election)  of  the 
company’s  secretary  and  assignment  duties 
to the secretary of the company. 

Not observed 

- 

Not observed 

- 

98 

 
 
 
 
 
 
№  

Clause of the code of corporate conduct 

51.  Availability  in  the  charter  of  the  joint-stock 
company  of 
the 
candidates  for  the  secretary  position  of  the 
company. 

the  requirements 

to 

Observed/ 
 not observed 
Not observed 

- 

Note 

Substantial corporate actions 

52.  Presence 

in 

the 

charter  or 

internal 
documents of the joint-stock company of the 
requirement on major transactions approval 
before its settlement. 

53.  The 

obligatory 

the 
independent appraiser for the assessment of 
the subject of the major transaction. 

involvement 

of 

the 

share 

stake  of 

54.  Presence  in  the  charter  of  the  joint-stock 
company  of  the  prohibition  on  any  actions 
within  the  acquisitions  (mergers)  of  the 
major 
joint-stock 
company,  aimed  at  the  interests  protection 
of  the  executive  bodies  (members  of  such 
joint-stock 
bodies)  and  members  of  the 
and 
company 
board 
deteriorating 
the 
shareholders  as  compared  to  the  present 
(particularly,  prohibition  on  the  decision  of 
issue  additional  shares, 
the  board 
shares  or 
securities 
securities providing the right for acquisition 
of  company’s  shares,  before  the  end  of  the 
presumptive  date  of  shares  acquisition, 
even  if  the  right  to  make  such  a  decision  is 
provided by the Charter). 

directors, 
of 

convertible 

position 

into 

the 

of 

to 

Not observed  

- 

Not observed 

- 

Since 01.07.2006 
the prohibition on 
realization of any 
of such actions by 
the company 
management 
authorities is 
determined by the 
article 84.6 of the 
Federal Law “On 
joint-stock 
companies”, 
which makes the 
inclusion of such 
regulations in the 
Charter 
unreasonable. 

99 

of 

of 

the  offering  by 
the 

According  to  the  article  84.6  of 
the  Federal  Law  “On  joint-stock 
companies”,  after  receipt  by  the 
open  company  of  optional  or 
obligatory  offer,  the  decisions  on 
the  following  issues  are  taken 
only by the general shareholders’ 
meeting of the open company: 
- increase of the charter capital of 
the  open  company  through  the 
offering  of  the  additional  shares 
within  the  limits  of  number  and 
the 
(types) 
categories 
announced shares; 
the  open 
- 
company 
securities, 
convertible into shares, including 
the options of the open company; 
-  approval  of  the  transaction  or 
several  interrelated  transactions 
on  acquisition,  alienation  or 
possibility  of  alienation  by  the 
open  company  of  assets,  directly 
or indirectly, with the value of 10 
or  more  percents  of  the  balance 
sheet value of the open company, 
determined  on  the  basis  of  its 
accounting  report  for  the  last 
reporting  date, 
if  only  such 
transactions  are  not  made  in  the 
process of the ordinary economic 
activity  of  the  open  company  or 
were  not  made  before  the  open 
company  receives  optional  or 
obligatory  offer,  and  if  the  open 
company receives the optional or 
obligatory  offer  to  acquire  the 
publicly  traded  securities,  prior 
to  the  information  disclosure  on 

 
 
 
 
 
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Clause of the code of corporate conduct 

Observed/ 
 not observed 

Note 

acquisition  by 

the delivery of the corresponding 
offer to the open company; 
-  approval  of  the  related  party 
transactions; 
- 
the  open 
company  of  the  allocated  shares 
in  cases  provided  by  the  present 
Federal Law; 
-  increase  of  the  remuneration  to 
the  persons 
the 
the  management 
in 
positions 
bodies  of  the  open  company, 
determination  of    conditions  of 
cessation  of 
their  authorities, 
of 
including 
increase  of  the  compensations 
paid  out  to  these  persons  in  case 
of cessation of their authorities. 
- 

determination 

occupying 

Not observed 

Observed 

Paragraph  8.7  of  the  Charter  of 
OJSC “Magnit”. 

Not observed 

- 

55.  Availability  in  the  charter  of  the  joint-stock 
company  of  the  requirement  on  obligatory 
involvement  of  the  independent  appraiser 
for  the  assessment  of  the  current  market 
price  of  the  shares  and  possible  changes  of 
their market price in the result of a merger. 

56.  Absence  in  the  joint-stock  company  charter 
of the acquirer’s release from the obligation 
to  offer 
the 
ordinary  shares  of  the  company,  owned  by 
them,  (securities  convertible  into  ordinary 
shares) within a merger. 

the  shareholders  selling 

57.  Presence in the joint-stock company charter 
or internal documents of the requirement on 
obligatory  involvement  of  the  independent 
appraiser  for  the  assessment  of  shares’ 
conversion ratio within reorganization. 

Information disclosure 

58.  Availability  of 

the 

internal  document 
ratified by the board of directors, stipulating 
the  rules  and  approaches  of  the  joint-stock 
disclosure 
company 
(Regulations on information policy). 

information 

to 

59.  Availability in the internal documents of the 
joint-stock  company  of  the  requirement  to 
disclose  the 
information  on  the  shares 
offering,  on  persons  who  intend  to  acquire 
the offered shares, including the major share 
stake, and on whether the senior officials of 
the  joint-stock  company  will  take  part  in 

is 

on 

Regulation 

ratified  by 

The 
the 
information  policy  of  OJSC 
“Magnit” 
the 
the  board  of 
resolution  of 
directors  of  OJSC  “Magnit”  on  
July 15, 2010, minutes of meeting 
w/o N of July 15, 2010. 
Information  disclosure  is  carried 
the 
in  accordance  with 
out 
requirements 
actual 
of 
legislation of Russian Federation. 

the 

Observed 

Not observed 

100 

 
 
 
 
№  

Clause of the code of corporate conduct 

acquisition  of  the  shares  offered  by  the 
company. 

Observed/ 
 not observed 

Note 

60.  Availability 

of 

list 

the 

joint-stock  company 
in  the 
internal  documents 
of 
information,  documents  and  materials 
the 
should  be  provided 
which 
the 
shareholders 
questions 
general 
submitted 
shareholders’ meeting. 

to 
for  consideration  of 
to 

the 

Observed 

Paragraph 13.11 of the Charter of 
OJSC “Magnit”. 

Articles  26-28  of  the  Regulation 
on 
the  general  shareholders’ 
meeting of OJSC “Magnit”. 

Paragraphs  5.4  article  5  of 
Regulation on the OJSC “Magnit” 
information policy. 

61.  Availability of the website of the joint-stock 
company  and  regular  disclosure  of  the 
information  about  the  joint-stock  company 
on its website.  

Observed 

http://www.magnit-info.ru 

62.  Availability in the internal documents of the 
joint-stock  company  of  the  requirement  to 
disclose  information  about  the  transactions 
of  the  joint-stock  company  with  persons 
referred to the top officials of the joint-stock 
company  by 
,  and  about 
the  charter 
transactions  of  joint-stock  company  with 
organizations in which 20 or more percents 
of  the  charter  capital  of  the  joint-stock 
company  directly  or  indirectly  are  owned 
joint-stock 
by 
company,  or  organizations,  which  can  be 
otherwise  considerably  influenced  by  the 
persons hereof.  

top  officials  of 

the 

the 

63.  Availability in the internal documents of the 
joint-stock  company  of  the  requirement  to 
disclose 
the 
transactions  which  may  affect  the  market 
joint-stock 
value  of  the  shares  of  the 
company 

information  about  all 

the 

64.  Availability  of 

the 

internal  document 
ratified by the board of directors on the use 
of material information on the activity of the 
joint-stock  company,  shares  and  other 
securities  of  the  company  and  transactions 
with  them,  which  is  not  public  and  the 
disclosure  of  which  can  considerably  affect 
the  market  value  of  shares  and  other 
securities of the joint-stock company. 

Not observed 

Information  disclosure  is  carried 
the 
in  accordance  with 
out 
requirements 
actual 
of 
legislation of Russian Federation.  

the 

Observed 

Information  disclosure  is  carried 
the 
in  accordance  with 
out 
requirements 
actual 
of 
legislation of Russian Federation  

the 

article 

Paragraphs 
3, 
3.3 
paragraphs 4.8-4.9 article 4 of the 
Regulation on the OJSC “Magnit” 
information policy. 
The 
the 
Regulation 
information  policy  of  OJSC 
the 
“Magnit” 
resolution  of 
the  board  of 
directors  of  OJSC  “Magnit”  on  
July 15, 2010, minutes of meeting 
w/o N of July 15, 2010. 

(is  ratified  by 

on 

Observed 

101 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
№  

Clause of the code of corporate conduct 

Observed/ 
 not observed 

Note 

Control over financial and economic activity 

65.  Availability  of  procedures  of  the  internal 
control  over  the  financial  and  economic 
activity  of  the  joint-stock  company,  ratified 
by the board of directors. 

Observed 

Observed 

Observed 

Observed 

66.  Presence  of  a  special  department  of  the 
the 
joint-stock 
company 
compliance  with  the  procedures  of  the 
internal  control  (supervision  and  auditing 
department) 

regulating 

67.  Availability in the internal documents of the 
joint-stock  company  of  the  requirement  for 
the  board  to  determine  the  structure  and 
members  of  supervision  and  auditing 
department of the joint-stock company  

68.  Absence 

in 

the  revision  and  auditing 
department  of  members  who  were  found 
guilty  of  committing  economic  crimes  and 
crimes  against  the  government,  interests  of 
public  service  and  local  authorities,  or 
members 
enforced 
administrative  penalty  for  entrepreneurial 
or  financial  crimes,  crimes  related  to  taxes 
and fees, securities market 

which 

were 

is 

ratified  by 

Regulation on the internal control 
financial  and  economic 
over 
activity  of  OJSC  “Magnit”  as 
amended 
the 
resolution  of  the  OJSC  “Magnit” 
board  of  directors  on  July  15, 
2010, minutes w/o N as of July 15, 
2010. 
Internal  audit  department 
is 
established  in  the  Company.  The 
document assigning the functions 
to the service – Regulation on the 
internal  control  over  financial 
and  any  economic  activity  of 
OJSC “Magnit”. 
Paragraph 3 of the article 3 of the 
Regulation on the internal control 
over 
financial  and  economic 
activity of OJSC “Magnit”. 

The  company  does  not  hold 
information  about  any  members 
of  the  OJSC  “Magnit”  revision 
and  auditing  department  found 
guilty  of  committing  economic 
crimes  and  crimes  against  the 
government,  interests  of  public 
service  and  local  authorities,  or 
enforced 
members 
were 
for 
administrative 
entrepreneurial 
financial 
crimes,  crimes  related  to  taxes 
and fees, securities market. 

penalty 
or 

69.  Absence 

in 

the  revision  and  auditing 
department  of  members  who  are 
the 
member  of  the  executive  body  of  the  joint-
stock  company  or  who  are  the  members, 
CEO  (manager),  management  member  or 
the  employee  of  the  legal  entity  which  is  a 
competitor to the joint-stock company. 

70.  Availability in the internal documents of the 
joint-stock 
the  date  of 
company  of 
submitting the documents and materials for 
assessment  of  the  realized  financial  and 
the  revision  and 
to 
economic  activity 
auditing  department,  and  responsibility  of 
the officials and employees of the joint-stock 
company for not submitting them in time. 

Observed 

- 

Not observed 

- 

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Clause of the code of corporate conduct 

71.  Availability 

in  the 

joint-stock  company 
internal  documents  of  the  obligation  of  the 
revision and auditing department to inform 
the  detected 
the  audit  committee  of 
breaches, and in case of absence of the audit 
committee – to inform the board of directors 
of the joint-stock company. 

Observed/ 
 not observed 
Observed 

Note 

Paragraph  4.9  article  3  of  the 
Regulation on the internal control 
over 
financial  and  economic 
activity of OJSC “Magnit”. 

Not observed 

- 

72.  Presence  in  the  internal  documents  of  the 
joint-stock  company  of  the  requirement  on 
preliminary assessment  by the revision and 
auditing  department  of  operations  not 
provided  by  the  economic  and  financial 
plan  of  the  joint-stock  company  (irregular 
operations). 

73.  Availability 

in  the 

joint-stock  company 
internal  documents  of 
approval 
procedure  for  irregular  operation  with  the 
board. 

the 

Not observed 

- 

74.  Availability  of 

the 

internal  document 
ratified by the  board, which determines the 
procedure  of  the  revision  commission’s 
inspection  of  the  financial  and  economic 
activity of the joint-stock company. 

Observed 

on 

the 

Regulation 
revision 
commission  of  OJSC  “Magnit”  is 
ratified  by  the  annual  general 
shareholders’  meeting  of  OJSC 
“Magnit”  on 
June  24,  2010, 
minutes  of  meeting  w/o  N  of  
June 28, 2010. 

75.  The  assessment  by  the  audit  committee  of 
its 
the 

before 
the  shareholders  at 

auditors’ 
the 
submission 
to 
general shareholders’ meeting. 

conclusion 

Observed 

Paragraph  6.7.  article  6  of  the 
Regulation  on  the  committees  of 
the board of OJSC “Magnit”. 

Dividends 

76.  Availability  of 

the 

internal  document 
ratified  by  the  board  of  directors,  which 
in  adoption  of 
regulates 
the  board 
the  amount  of 
recommendations  on 
dividends (Regulations on dividend policy). 

77.  Availability  in  the  Regulation  on  dividend 
policy of the procedure of determination of 
the minimum share of net profit of the joint-
stock  company  for  dividend  payment,  and 
conditions  under  which  the  dividends  on 
privileged  shares  are  not  paid  out  or  paid 
out  partially,  the  dividend  amount  on 
which is set in the charter  of the joint-stock 
company. 

78.  Release  of  the  information  on  dividend 
joint-stock  company  and 
policy  of  the 
amendments 
the  periodical, 
provided  by  the  charter  of  the  joint-stock 

to 

in 

it 

Observed 

Observed  

the  dividend 
Regulation  on 
policy  of  OJSC  “Magnit” 
is 
ratified  by  the  resolution  of  the 
board  of  OJSC  “Magnit”  on  July 
15, 2010, minutes w/o N as of July 
15, 2010. 
Paragraphs  2.4  and  2.5  of  the 
article  2  of  the  Regulation  on 
dividend 
of  OJSC 
policy 
“Magnit”. 

There are  no privileged shares in 
the Company. 

Observed 

The  Regulation  on  dividend 
policy  of  OJSC  “Magnit” 
is 
posted  on  the  OJSC  “Magnit” 
website. 

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Clause of the code of corporate conduct 

Observed/ 
 not observed 

Note 

company  for  release  of  the  announcements 
on  holding  of  the  general  shareholders’ 
meeting 
above 
the 
joint-stock  company 
information  on  the 
website. 

and  placing  of 

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TTHHEE  CCOOMMPPAANNYY 

Under  the  resolution  of  the  annual  general  shareholders’  meeting  of  June  24,  2010 
(minutes of 28.06.2010) the auditing firm LLC AF “Faber Lex” was appointed as the Company 
auditor for RAS for the year 2010. 

Choosing  the  auditing  firm  the  following  factors  were  considered:  operation  period  of 

the firm, the price of services provided, staff and their qualification. 

Information  on  the  Company’s  Auditor  which  conducted  audit  of  the  Company  for 

the year 2010 according to the Russian Accounting standards:  

In  2010  Limited  Liability  Company  Auditing  firm  “Faber  Lex”  (LLC  AF  “Faber 
Lex”)was  the  auditor  of  the  Company,  address:  144/2  Krasnykh  Partizan  street,  Krasnodar, 
Russian Federation. 

LLC AF “Faber Lex” is a member of Moscow Audit chamber according to the Decision 
of Management of June 27, 2007, ·№ 108. Number of certificate 1726 of July 09, 2007, Principal 
Register Applicant Number 10203002910. 

Telephone number: +7 (861) 220-03-20, 221-41-42, 226-41-41, 226-45-22, 226-38-15, 226-44-

54. 

Information  on  the  Company’s  Auditor  which  conducted  the  audit  of  the  Company 

report over the year 2010 according to IFRS: 

The audit of the Company´s report for the year 2010 according to International Financial 
Reporting  Standards  was  conducted  by  Limited 
liability  Company  “Ernst&Young” 
(Ernst&Young LLC) address: building 1, 77, Sadovnicheskaya naberezhnaya, Moscow, 115035, 
Russian Federation. 

Ernst&Young  LLC is a member of Russian Audit Chamber according to the Decision of 
the Board of Noncommercial partnership of Russian Audit Chamber of May 20, 2009, certificate 
number 3028 of May 20, 2009, Principal Register Applicant Number 10201017420. 

Telephone number: +7 (495) 755-97-00 

Information  on  the  financial  consultant  of  the  Company  on  the  securities 

market, which signed the securities prospectus registered on 06.03.2006: 

Full name of organization 

Short name of organization 

Open Joint-Stock Company «Federal Fund 
Corporation» 
OJSC «FFC» 

Address 

25 Ostozhenka str., Moscow, Russia 

Phone number (including city code) 

+7 (495) 737-86-30 

Fax number (including city code) 

+7 (495) 737-86-32 

Website of the financial consultant to disclose 
the information about the Issuer under the 
requirements of the Regulation on information 

www.fscorp.ru 

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disclosure by the issuer of securities, ratified 
by FFMS 
License for exercising the activity on securities 
market 

Date of issue 
Validation period 
Issuing authority 

License of the professional participant of 
the securities market for brokerage activity  
№ 077-06174-100000, License of the 
professional participant of the securities 
market for dealer activity № 077-06178-
010000 
August 29, 2003  
Non-expiry (for an indefinite term) 

Federal Financial Markets Service 

Services provided by the financial consultant: 
-  Preparation  of  the  draft  prospectus  according  to  the  information  provided  by  the 

Company; 

- 

Signing  of  the  prospectus  approved  by  the  Company,  after  adequate  verification 
based on all the documents provided by the Company, according to the written inquiries of the 
Financial  consultant  and  receipt  of  the  proper  written  certifications  of  the  Company  on 
reliability,  adequacy  and  completeness  of  the  information  contained  in  the  above  indicated 
document and to be included in the prospectus, except the part, verified by the auditor and/or 
appraiser; 

-  Expertise  of  the  documents  filed  to  the  registration  authority  for  prospectus 

registration; 

- 

Signing  of  documentation,  which  might  be  required  from  the  Company  for 

organization of securities floatation with the trade institutors; 

-  Advice  services  on  securities  issue,  including  information  disclosure  on  the 

securities market under the regulations of legislation. 

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19.  INFORMATION ON VOLUMES OF ENERGY RESOURCES 
UTILIZATION WITHIN THE YEAR 2010 

Kind of energy resources  

Electrical energy 

Utilization 
volume terms  

3 154 588 kW 

Thermal energy  

543,23 Gcal 

capacity 

in 

Utilization capacity in money 
terms, thousand rubles  

10 921,70 

524,39 

Gas  

11 020,65 thousand cub.m. 

60,72 

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ANNEX № 1: Consolidated financial statements of OJSC “Magnit” 

for the year ended December 31, 2010. 

ANNEX № 2: RAS Accounting report of JSC “Tander” for the year 

2010: 

     * JSC “Tander”. Balance sheet of December 31, 2010. 
     * JSC “Tander”. Profit and loss statement for the year 2010. 
     * JSC “Tander”. Statement of changes in equity for the year 2010. 
     * JSC “Tander”. Cash flow statement. 
     * JSC “Tander”. Appendix to the balance sheet for the year 2010. 

ANNEX  №  3:  RAS  Accounting  report  of  OJSC  “Magnit”  for  the 

year 2010:  

     * OJSC “Magnit”. Balance sheet of December 31, 2010.  
     * OJSC “Magnit”. Profit and loss statement for the year 2010.  
     * OJSC “Magnit”. Statement of changes in equity for the year 2010.  
     * OJSC “Magnit”. Cash flow statement. 
     * OJSC “Magnit”. Appendix to the balance sheet for the year 2010. 

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