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Magnit
Annual Report 2021

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Annual Report 2021

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Corporate Governance

Consolidated Financial Statements

Appendices

Corporate 
Statement

Magnit is aiming to contribute to improving 
the wellbeing and health of millions of its 
customers. By developing different store 
formats, expanding our presence and own 
food production, we are seeking to be 
helpful to all Russians and satisfy their 
needs, providing equal access to high-quality 
and accessible goods. 

Magnit is a fixture  
of the neighbourhood!

Revenue 

+19.5%

growth YoY

Share in Russian grocery

11.5%

as at the end of 2021

+4,513 stores

half being new openings,
half – Dixy acquisition

Modest leverage of

1.5X

net debt to EBITDA

EBITDA margin 
expansion to

7.2 %

LFL sales  
growth of

7.0%

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Table of Contents

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Corporate Statement
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Magnit at a Glance 
Chairman’s Statement
President and CEO’s Statement
Highlights of the Year
Market Overview
Strategy
Investment Case 
Business Model 
Operational Review
Case Study: Dixy – Acquisition update
Case Study: My Price Discounter Stores 
Case Study: Private Label and Own Production
Case Study: E-commerce
Financial Review
Key Performance Indicators
Risk Management
Sustainable Development

Corporate Governance

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Chairman’s Review
Board of Directors
Management Board
Corporate Governance Framework
Board Responsibilities Composition  
and Evaluation of Effectiveness
Internal Control and Risk Management System
Committees of the Board of Directors
Corporate Secretary
Remuneration Report
Stakeholder Management
Shareholder and Investor Engagement
Investor Calendar 2021-2022

Consolidated Financial Statements

Appendices to the Annual Report

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Glossary
Disclaimer
Contact Information

About the Report

The Annual Report of Magnit PJSC for 2021 
(hereinafter also referred to as Magnit or 
the Company) was prepared based on the 
information available to Magnit PJSC and its 
subsidiaries (hereinafter together referred to 
as the Group) as of 31 December 2021, unless 
otherwise implied by the meaning or content of 
the information provided. 

This Annual Report is addressed to a wide 
range of stakeholders and reflects the key 
performance results of Magnit for 2021 in 
such matters as strategic and corporate 
governance as well as financial and operating 
results. 

The Annual Report was prepared in accordance 
with the requirements of the applicable laws. 
The Annual Report should be read as a whole 
taking into account the content of all sections 
as well as the notes and the explanations 
herein, including the information set forth in 
the Disclaimer.

As at the date of publication, we are witnessing 
growing geopolitical and economic risks that 
may have an impact on the business of Magnit 
and its suppliers. The supply of food, hygiene 
products and home essentials for the needs 
of consumers has always been and will be our 
top priority. We will do everything in our power 
to keep our supply chain resilient and support 
our suppliers, including a significant number 
of local manufacturers. Our long track record 
in the market proves that we remain a reliable 
employer and business partner in the most 
challenging situations thanks to the existing 
infrastructure and resources, responsible 
business practices and robust corporate 
governance. 

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Magnit at a Glance 
Who we are

Magnit is one of Russia’s leading food retail chains and the country’s largest by number of stores 
and geographical coverage. The Company was founded in 1994 in Krasnodar, the South of Russia, 
where it is still headquartered today.

As of 31 December 2021, Magnit had a total  
of 26,077 stores across 67 regions of Russia  
and about 360 thous. employees.  
We operate a multi-format and omni-channel 
model which includes convenience  
and drogerie stores, supermarkets  
and pharmacies under the Magnit and Dixy 
brands. Our significant scale and reach attract 
15 million customers to our stores each day, 
and our cross-format loyalty programme 
boasts about 59 million loyalty card holders. 
Magnit offers its customers online options  
in both express and regular delivery.

Magnit’s business model is unique in the 
Russian retail market as we are the only food 
retailer to operate our own private-label food 
production business. The Company owns  
and manages 17 production facilities, including 
4 agricultural complexes and 13 plants  
for the production of dry food and 
confectionery, with an output of more 
than 360,000 tonnes of produce in 2021. 
Our advanced logistics and supply chain 
infrastructure comprises 45 distribution 
centres and more than 5 thous. trucks,  
one of the largest own truck fleets in Russia.

26,077 stores

across 67 regions of Russia

~360 thous. employees

15 mln customers

daily footfall

17 production facilities

45 distribution centres

>5 thous. trucks

Our mission, culture and values

Our mission is to become the store 
of choice for every Russian family.

A focus on sustainability underpins 
every aspect of our business, and our 
mission is to become the store of choice 
for every Russian family. We have a strong 
corporate culture of continuing operational 

improvement and focus on delivering 
exceptional quality and customer service. 
This is supported by our commitment 
to professionalism, teamwork and respect 
for each other and our customers.  

We encourage open and constructive 
dialogue, ownership of responsibilities, 
effective cross-functional cooperation 
and commitment to innovation to ensure  
we achieve our goals.

Our five-year sustainability strategy 
to 2025, “Retail with Purpose”, recognises 
the significant opportunity we have 
in building a better future for everyone. 
The ambitious goals we set for ourselves 
help to embed sustainability throughout 
the business, enhancing our corporate 
culture further. 

Our values
Underpinning our mission and culture is our  
set of values which places our customers  
at the heart of everything we do. 

Caring for our customers

Achieving results

We build long-lasting connections 
with our customers. Our team 
members easily relate to customers 
because they also shop at Magnit 

We always achieve our goals  
and strive to do so in the most 
efficient manner 

Stronger together

Taking responsibility

We achieve our goals through joint 
concerted actions, incorporating the 
views of our employees

We know what we stand for  
and we take responsibility  
for our decisions

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Chairman’s 
Statement

Magnit has continued to consolidate its position as one of Russia’s largest retail and food 
production businesses. In 2021, we completed the acquisition of Dixy, and we continued 
to build our private label and multi-format offerings to meet consumer trends. 

The ongoing global pandemic has demonstrated Magnit’s ability to respond to change 
quickly and meet the challenges presented by constant uncertainty. First and foremost, 
our priority is to ensure the health and safety of our staff and customers alike, so we have 
put in place all the necessary measures to stop the spread of the virus and help vulnerable 
people to cope during these difficult times. Some of our large-format stores have been 
used as vaccination centers, supporting the road out of the pandemic. We also arranged 
vaccination of our employees in our head office, which made the vaccination process 
for our colleagues easier and safer.

Our strategy for sustainable growth – 
to continually improve our customer value 
proposition, bring about efficiencies, 
undertake considered expansion and a multi-
format provision – resulted in a strong 
financial and operational performance 
with improvements across all KPIs. We are 
firmly positioned as a value for money store 
of choice for Russian families. 

The acquisition of Dixy, the fifth largest 
grocery retailer in Russia, in July 2021 
added 2,477 stores to the Magnit portfolio 
and strengthened our presence in the Moscow 
and St. Petersburg regions. The brand has 
a strong customer base and has added scale 
to Magnit’s operations. Integration of the 
business is progressing well, with profitability 
improving since the acquisition. 

Magnit’s e-commerce sales channel continued 
to gain traction, achieving RUB 11 bln Gross 
Merchandise Value (GMV) for 2021, with 
the average number of orders per day 
exceeding 62,000 in the fourth quarter 
of the year. At the end of December Magnit 
processed 100,000 orders per day, and this 
is a big achievement as the Company has only 
recently started to roll out its e-commerce 
offering. 

Magnit now runs a number of online 
delivery projects, including own delivery 
and partnerships, across grocery, pharma 
and cosmetics. 

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Chairman’s Statement
(continued) 

A continued decline in real disposable income 
saw significant growth in discounter stores, 
a format that has had considerable success 
in Europe and which is underpenetrated 
in Russia. Magnit is at the forefront of this 
value-for-money offering, having opened over 
200 My Price brand stores since July 2020. 

We continued to develop the long-term 
and short-term incentive (LTI & STI) 
programmes to ensure an optimal and fair 
method of motivation and compensation 
for top management, adding new members 
to the LTI and setting KPIs for the STI against 
which performance is evaluated. 

The ongoing development of our private label 
is also supporting price-sensitive customers 
across all Magnit formats, offering high quality 
products at a range of prices to suit varying 
customer needs. We have expanded our 
unique own production capabilities and built 
new, and strengthened existing, partnerships 
to grow our Private label range. In 2021, we 
grew our Private label range by over 20%. 

Our commitment to developing a ‘best in class’ 
corporate governance system resulted in a 
number of developments in 2021. The rapid 
growth of Magnit led us to reevaluate our 
Board structure to make sure we have 
a broad range of skills and knowledge needed 
to support our growth ambitions, while 
also ensuring greater diversity. As a result, 
the Board of Directors has been extended 
from nine to eleven members, strengthening 
its independence and gender diversity. 

In parallel, the Management Board expanded 
from nine to 13 members to improve decision-
making and reflecting the Company’s strategic 
priorities and development in the retail market. 

Led by our President and CEO, Jan Dunning, 
our sustainability strategy is supporting 
the Company’s overall strategy. In April 2021, 
Magnit published its second sustainability 
report, presenting the Company’s progress 
on commitments to 2025 announced in June 
2020. Now in its third year, the Sustainability 
Strategy is embedded fully in Magnit’s day-
to-day operations, underpinning many non-
financial KPIs and long-term environmental 
and social aspirations. 

We recognise that even more can be gained 
if we work with other influential partners 
to achieve our ESG goals. That is why we joined 
forces with eight of the largest international 
FMCG producers in the ‘United for a Healthier 
Future’ initiative. Our pledge is to improve 
the quality of life for consumers and local 
communities by promoting healthy living 
and environmental care through education, 
making available sustainable goods, solutions, 
and services, cooperating with other 
organisations, and investing in research. 

I would like to extend my thanks to all members 
of the Board and Management Board, both 
old and new, for their dedication to Magnit 
and supporting the execution of our strategy. 
I would also like to extend a warm welcome 
to all those who joined in 2021, as they support 
the continued growth and transformation 
of the Company. 

Charles Ryan

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Attracting and retaining talent is a key 
concern for all retailers in Russia as migration 
flows have slowed. In 2021, we continued 
to develop both financial and non-financial 
incentives for staff and evolved our 
unique internal training and development 
programmes. Our employees are part of  
the large Magnit ‘family’ around which 
there is a strong culture of communication 
and support both in and out of work. I would 
like to extend my thanks to all Magnit 
employees who worked tirelessly in 2021.

We maintained regular engagement with 
investors throughout the year, holding 
meetings and issuing regular announcements, 
reflecting the high degree of activity in this 
particularly busy year. We encourage two-
way dialogue, responding to any concerns 
raised. Last year we introduced a new Audit 
Fees Policy in response to objections raised 
by shareholders in relation to non-audit fees. 
The new policy limits the amount of non-audit 
fees charged by Magnit’s auditors.  
We welcome any feedback and would like 
to thank our investors for bringing this matter 
to our attention and for their continued 
support. 

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President and CEO’s 
Statement

Magnit had another remarkable year in 2021. We are now bigger than 
ever and have consolidated our market position as one of Russia’s 
leading retailers and private companies. This has been achieved through 
a strategically important acquisition, organic expansion and an unwavering 
focus on delivering our strategic objectives.

We continued to enhance our value proposition founded on high quality 
at an affordable price, and addressing a wide range of consumer missions. 
Our customers are responding positively to the changes as evidenced 
by our growing loyalty programme, increased footfall and average spend. 

Trading performance

We have delivered yet another year 
of record results, with robust sales 
growth and improved efficiencies 
in our operations and processes. 
Our strong sales increase benefitted 
from both organic and acquired 
growth. 

Total sales grew by 19.5% 
to RUB 1,856.1 bln as a result 
of an increase in like-for-like sales 
and retail space growth. Net retail 
sales, adjusted for Dixy, grew by 11.3% 
to RUB 1,680.5 bln, outpacing selling 
space growth on further improvement 
of sales densities. LFL sales grew 7.0%, 
driven by a 7.1% average ticket growth 
with traffic flat year-on-year (0.1% LFL 
traffic decline). 

The strategically important 
acquisition of Dixy was completed 
in July and the subsequent 
performance of Dixy has been 
consolidated into the Magnit Group 
results, with sales and operating 
performance of the Dixy brand also 
reported separately. The integration 
of Dixy has progressed well, with 
the first portion of synergies 
successfully extracted and further 
efficiencies to be gained. 

EBITDA was RUB 133.1 bln with a 7.2% 
margin, a small improvement on 2020 
as a result of stronger gross margin 
and efficiency initiatives, which were 
partially offset by the consolidation 
of Dixy. 

Our gross debt position 
as at 31 December 2021 stood 
at RUB 270.4 bln, and our cash position 
increased to RUB 73.4 bln compared 
to RUB 44.7 bln the previous year. 
Net Debt to EBITDA ratio was 1.5x 
at the year-end compared to 1.1x 
as at 31 December 2020. 

CAPEX in 2021 was significantly higher 
at RUB 66.9 bln, compared with 
RUB 32.1 bln in 2020, as the Company 
executed its expansion and redesign 
programmes. 

Delivering on our strategic 
priorities

In 2021 we accelerated the expansion 
of our retail network, adding 
a total of 4,513 stores, resulting 
in 26,077 stores at the year-end, 
and increasing our selling space 
by 20% to 8,997 thous. sq. m. 

Of this, the acquisition of the Dixy 
retail chain added 2,412  
net convenience stores and  
39 superstores operating under  
the Megamart brand to our network. 
The acquisition consolidated 
our market position further with 
the addition of a well-known brand 
and strong customer base in the 
strategically important Moscow 
and St. Petersburg regions. We 
are confident that we can extract 
significant synergies from Dixy 
through shared back office functions 
including procurement and supply 
chain management. 

At an operating level, the Dixy brand 
will remain separate to Magnit, but 
sharing a single loyalty programme 
and many synergistic back 
office functions such as finance, 
investment, project management, 
procurement and supply chain. 

A dedicated integration management 
office (IMO) providing cross-
functional support, driving decision-
making and tracking progress 
is making headway in aligning Dixy’s 
operations as well as in the brick-
and-mortar aspect of the business. 
Dixy stores located in close proximity 
to existing Magnit convenience 
stores are being evaluated with 
a view to being converted into 
a complementary format should 
they prove to generate better value 
that way. The integration process 
is expected to be largely completed 
by mid-2022. 

Magnit further opened 2,281 
stores (gross) across all major 
formats with a particular 
focus on convenience stores 
and drogeries. Convenience stores 
achieved the strongest performance 
across all Magnit store formats, 
driven by an increase in average 
ticket value and selling space 
growth. Several new formats were 
piloted to meet diverse consumer 
missions such as City stores, 
My Price discounters and kiosk-style 
Magnit Go, which offers on-the-go 
food and snacks. 

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President and CEO’s Statement
(continued) 

Of these, we believe the discounter 
format may become a substantial 
business segment within 
the Company’s ecosystem. The format 
is aimed at price-sensitive consumers 
and has a limited assortment and high 
proportion of private label products. 
Compared to convenience stores, 
they have higher sales densities, 
faster stock rotation, significantly 
lower operational expenses 
and lease costs, and around 40% 
less capital expenditures ensuring 
an attractive return on investment. 
During the year, 175 My Price stores 
were opened, bringing the total 
at year-end to 190 stores, compared 
with 15 at 31 December 2020.  
Further My Price store openings 
are planned in 2022 and beyond, 
to build on the success of this format. 

eCommerce sales grew throughout 
2021 with orders fulfilled via our own 
delivery and partner services linked 
to nearly 4,500 brick-and-mortar 
stores. An average of 72,000 orders 
per day were fulfilled in December, 
compared to 7,000 in the same period 
in 2020. Sales grew 32x overall during 
the year to RUB 11.2 bln. To enable 
eCommerce growth, we piloted 
our first dark store in February 
2021, dedicated to serving online 
customers and their specific 
preferences. By the year end we had 
a total of 20 dark stores.

In line with our customer-centric 
approach, we implemented a number 
of initiatives to enhance our customer 
value proposition and perception.  
The focus was on improving our 
in-store experience and offering 
modern, well-designed and attractive 
shopping experiences. 

A total of 703 Magnit stores were 
refurbished during 2021, resulting 
in over 78% of convenience stores, 
45% of supermarkets and 62%  
of drogeries operating under  
the new concept. 

Output grew by 17% in 2021 
to 360,000 tons reflecting 
the expansion of the private 
label range through a ramp-up 
of production rates and increased 
yields from greenhouse complexes. 

During the year the number of loyalty 
programme cardholders reached 
58.7 million, with the proportion 
of tickets using the loyalty card 
reaching 56% with sales penetration 
of 69%. The loyalty programme 
continued to deliver positive cross-
format gains with 43% of our 
customer base visiting two or 
more formats. The average ticket 
of the active user is 1.8x higher 
compared to transactions without 
a loyalty card in a convenience store 
and 2.0x higher in larger formats. 

We have continued to improve 
and expand our private label range 
to support a variety of consumer 
missions and price points. 
Our ambition to have an up to 25% 
private label share in sales by 2025 
is being achieved through a focus 
on quality and price, investment 
in our own production, direct 
imports to differentiate our offering 
and strategic partnerships with 
suppliers. Private label sales grew 
by 23.8% during the year. 

Magnit remains the only retailer 
in Russia that operates its own food 
production facilities out of 17 sites 
spread across Russian regions. 
The facilities currently manufacture 
around 500 articles, including 
socially important goods. Our own 
greenhouses ensure the availability 
and quality of fresh vegetables, 
including those that may be subject 
to import restrictions. 

Private label and own production 
is tied strongly to Magnit’s 
sustainability commitments 
to 2025, since we can directly 
affect the decisions made in the 
products we produce. Our aim is to 
achieve a 50% share of recyclable, 
reusable or compostable packaging, 
and ensure 100% responsible 
production and agriculture. 

Our rapid growth resulted in a 13% 
increase in staff at our operations 
to a headcount of about 360 thous., 
including the Dixy acquisition, 
a significant jump which cements our 
position as one of the largest private 
employers in Russia. We recognise 
the huge responsibility this comes 
with, so we keep working to be 
the nation’s number one employer 
in retail in order to attract and retain 
the best talent. 

Our strategy is driven by the desire 
to create value for employees, 
which will result in a constant 
improvement in employee net 
promoter score and reduced staff 
turnover. This is important since 
the labour market is experiencing 
increased competition, fuelled by an 
aging population, and by restrictions 
on population movements. 
In response, the HR team have 
been developing our employer 
value proposition (EVP), working 
on our corporate culture 
and communications, recruitment, 
talent development,  
as well as benefits and employee 
loyalty programmes. 

impacts. During 2022, we will 
progress our ESG commitments, 
fine-tune our work to drive greater 
improvements and facilitate greater 
transparency and accountability 
in our operations. 

Over the course of this year and 
beyond, I am confident in Magnit’s 
ability to further cement our 
position as a leading Russian retailer. 
This would not be possible without 
the hard work and commitment 
of our skilled teams and support 
of all our stakeholders, and I 
would like to thank them for their 
continued dedication to Magnit. 

Jan Dunning 

President  
and Chief Executive Officer 

Special attention is being paid 
to reducing a comparatively high 
staff turnover at Dixy. This includes 
improving recruitment channels, 
compensation packages, reducing 
workloads, training and induction 
programmes, management oversight 
and non-financial motivation tools. 

During the period we continued 
to strengthen our Management 
Board, growing it from 9 to 13 
members to reflect the changes 
taking place at the Company 
and ensure more efficient  
cross-functional collaboration.

Appointments included a new 
e-commerce Director and Chief 
Digital and Technology Officer. 
They are responsible for accelerating 
the roll-out of our e-commerce 
strategy and the continuous 
development of our technology 
and IT-infrastructure, harnessing 
advanced analytics and big data. 

Our supply chain transformation 
continued through the year 
replacing the legacy internal solution 
with a cloud-based platform based 
on AI and ML technologies. We 
also began implementing a single 
transport management system, 
replacing a number of disparate 
technologies to bring about greater 
efficiencies and better coordination 
in our logistics services. 

Outlook

We began 2022 in a strong financial 
position, with optimised leverage, 
improved working capital and 
increased cash generation.  
This gives us confidence to continue 
our development and further 
strengthen our market position.

We will continue to follow our clear 
strategy to improve the customer 
value proposition, to offer formats 
that meet consumer missions 
and introduce operational 
efficiencies across the Group. 

The market environment continues 
to be tough. Noticeable increases 
in inflation rates are putting 
greater pressure on consumers 
as well as the cost of raw materials 
and production costs. In response, 
we have taken measures to mitigate 
price increases on a broad range 
of socially important goods, allowing 
us to provide targeted assistance 
to cash-strapped consumers. 

As a responsible retailer our 
purpose remains to provide 
safe, nutritious, affordable food 
and products to improve the lives 
of our customers. At the heart 
of this is a strong commitment 
to growing the business sustainably 
and continuing to reduce our 

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Highlights 
of the Year

Strategic priorities

Improvement  
of LFL sales  
growth

Accelerate  
smart organic 
expansion

Proactive  
and opportunistic  
return-driven 
consolidation play

Margin regain

High returns leading 
to strong dividend 
payment

E-grocery  
platform  
development

Improvements  
of the working  
capital cycle

Achievements in 2021 vs 2020

>7 days  
optimisation of WC 
with RUB 18 bln cash release and 
working capital turning negative

EBITDA margin 
improvement to

7.2 %

in 2021 from 7.0% in 2020  
on the back of gross margin  
gains and strict cost control 

  3 M&As

strategic acquisition  
of Dixy business and  
two bolt-on acquisitions  
of Edelweiss and Radezh

2,281

gross new stores  
of core formats opened  
in 2021 vs. 1,292 in 2020

Full-year GMV of

RUB11.2 bln

with more than 62,000  
orders daily

LFL sales growth of 

ROIC1 growth to

7.0 %

2021 – second consecutive 
year of market-leading 
 LFL sales growth

16.5 %

in 2021 vs 13.8% in 2020 vs 7.9%  
in 2019 and 20% YoY increase  
in dividend payment2

1 roic = (eBit - iNcome tAx) / (AverAge Net deBt + AverAge equity)
2 BAsed oN the first trANche of divideNd pAymeNt – for 9m 2021 of ruB 30 BlN vs 9m 2020  
of ruB 25 BlN 
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2021 strategic priorities –  
We deliver what we 
promise

In 2021, Magnit delivered 
significant progress against its 
strategy. We continued organic 
expansion and improvement 
of customer experience in our 
stores, demonstrating industry-
leading growth in LFL sales. 
We completed a strategically 
important acquisition of Dixy 
that strengthened our positions 
in Moscow and St. Petersburg 
and improved its profitability. 
Despite this large acquisition, we 
managed to maintain a “healthy” 
debt level at 1.5x EBITDA (IAS 17). 
The e-commerce channel, launched 
by Magnit in the second half 
of 2020, quickly gained traction 

and surpassed RUB 11 bln in turnover 
for the full year. We also managed 
to further optimise our working 
capital cycle and improve return 
on investments.

 — The Board of Directors introduced 
the Audit Fees Policy to limit the 
volume of non-audit fees received 
by the Company’s external auditor 
to ensure its independence.

Corporate Governance
 — Shareholders approved a 

new edition of the Articles of 
Association that expanded the size 
of the Board of Directors from nine 
to eleven members

 — Magnit further strengthened the 
Board of Directors, introducing 
new independent Board Members 
with expertise in tech and finance
 — We continued to strengthen the 
Management Board to improve 
decision-making. The Management 
Board was expanded to 13 members

Securities
 — Dividends paid for 9M 2021 

amounted to RUB 30 bln. This 
represents 20% YoY growth 
compared with RUB 25 bln paid 
for 9M 2020

 — Magnit placed RUB 20 bln of 
exchange-traded bonds with  
a 7.05% coupon

 — Credit Rating Agency ACRA 

affirmed its credit rating for Magnit 
bonds at AA (RU)

 — S&P upgraded Magnit's credit 

rating to BB+ with forecast “Stable”

Operations
 — Redesign of more than 700 Magnit 
stores (including convenience 
stores, supermarkets and 
drogeries) to improve customer 
value proposition

 — Magnit organic expansion 
 to add 1,450 convenience 
stores, 825 cosmetic stores and 
6 supermarkets during the year, 
boosting the gross number of store 
openings 77% from 2020

 — Successful pilot of 190 My Price 

discounter stores showing returns 
of >50% has triggered the decision  
to further roll out this format

 — Concept tailoring of new promising 
ventures City and Go and launch  
of updated pilots

 — Multi-format e-commerce rollout 
(including dark stores scaling) led 
to 62,000 daily orders and annual 
GMV of RUB 11.2 bln

 — IT landscape upgrade on track, 

including SAP-based ERP 
integration, supply chain software, 
focus on cloud-based technologies.

Sustainability
 — Reducing carbon emissions in 

logistics operations via upgrading 
our truck fleet, switching to more 
environmentally friendly fuel

 — Ongoing energy saving programme 

for refrigerator equipment, air 
conditioners and lighting systems
 — Magnit headquarters in Krasnodar 
received a Green Office certificate 
for practices including waste 
recycling, energy and water saving

 — Project to analyse waste 

composition at our stores to 
increase waste recycling vs disposal

 — Joint initiative with eight largest 
FMCG brands – “United for a 
Healthier Future” – to promote 
healthy lifestyles among consumers 
and local communities

 — Rollout of healthy food zones in our 

stores

 — “Kind Bunny” project – creating  

an inclusive environment for people 
with disabilities in our stores, 
training personnel to serve this 
category of customers

 — In July, National Rating Agency 
ranked Magnit No.3 in the 
ESG rating of Russian public 
non-financial companies and No. 1 
among retailers

 — In August, MSCI increased Magnit's 

ESG rating to BBB.

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Market Overview

Consumer spending surged 
in April 2021 following the removal 
of restrictions and continued to show 
growth for the rest of the year, albeit 
at a slowing rate. Food retail has 
benefitted with a return to growth, 
and the market leaders, including 
Magnit, gained market share due 
to consolidation and the ongoing 
focus on modernisation and CVP 
improvements.

Macroeconomic Environment 

Year-on-year GDP improved by 4.7% 
in 2021 due to the gradual recovery 
of economic activity following 
the implementation of the Nationwide 
Economic Recovery Plan and the 
removal of restrictive measures 
related to COVID-19. This was coupled 
with a highly supportive inflationary 
trends for retailers and a substantial 
recovery in real disposable incomes 
as people returned to work. 

After the initial spike in consumer 
spending in 2Q 2021, retail 
and food sales growth weakened 
in subsequent quarters. To provide 
additional stimulus to the economy 
the government announced a series 
of additional financial support 
measures for families, vulnerable 
people and small businesses. 
This includes a one-off payment 
to pensioners, as well as elementary 
and secondary school students, 
of RUB 10,000 and RUB 15,000 
to ex-military personnel. Meanwhile 
children aged 8 to 16 years from 
families with one parent now receive 
payments of on average RUB 5,650 
a month. 

Real GDP change in Russia, %

4.0

1.8

0.7

-2.0

0.2

1.8

2.8

2.2

-2.7

4.7

2012 

2013 

2014 

2015 

2016 

2017 

2018 

2019 

2020

2021

source: federAl stAte stAtistics service, miNistry of ecoNomy developmeNt of the russiAN federAtioN

Low-income households typically 
spend around 40% of income 
on food and the implication of this 
extra support is that it will be 
directed towards food purchases. 

According to SBER CIB bank, 
in total the government is expected 
to spend an estimated extra 
RUB 500 billion between 2021–2024 
on social services, construction, and 
state oversight over environmental, 
digital, and customer-oriented 
development projects. This is being 
made possible thanks to strong 
economic performance and a 
recovery in non-oil and gas tax 
revenues1. 

The monthly minimum wage in Russia 
rose by 5.5% in 2021 to RUB 12,792. 
In Moscow it was set at RUB 20,589  
and RUB 19,000 in St. Petersburg. 

In 2021, average real wage grew 
marginally by 2.9% while real 
disposable income (RDI) has 
been slowly growing by 3.1%  
year-on-year, driven primarily 
by a rebound in incomes from 
property and business. 

The average total number of the 
unemployed in December 2021 
amounted to 3.2 million shrinking  
year-on-year to 4.3% compared 
to 5.9% the previous year. 
The unemployment rate has dropped 
to a record low, while the number 
of vacancies is at a record high. 

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) 
rose throughout 2021 by 6.7%2, 
while Food CPI increased by 8.4%3 
with particular rises in fresh foods 
such as vegetables and eggs. Rising 
food prices increased food spend 
by 2.4%, drawing growing concern 
by consumers. 

Seasonally adjusted growth 
in consumer prices rallied 
to a six-year high in October 
and November. Household inflation 
expectations rose up to a five-year 
high in December. Businesses’ price 
expectations also held close to multi-
year highs. In response, the Central 
Bank of Russia raised its benchmark 
policy rate to 8.5% during its 
December 2021 meeting, to dampen 
the continually rising inflation.

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     growth, % YoY

source: federAl stAte stAtistics service

source: federAl stAte stAtistics service

1 sBer ciB iNvestmeNt reseArch, russiA ecoNomic 
moNthly – very stroNg reveNues Allow goverNmeNt  
to Boost speNdiNg, 10 septemBer 2021
2 AverAge ANNuAl iNflAtioN rAte is giveN BAsed  
oN the AverAge quArterly cpi chANges yeAr-oN-yeAr.
3 iNflAtioN rAte At the eNd of decemBer 2021  
siNce decemBer 2020 wAs 10.6%.

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Grocery Retail Market in 2021, USD bln

Food Retail Sales in Russia in 2001−2021

# 1

in Russia by number of stores
and geographical footprint

Russian retail market 

The easing of COVID-19 related 
restrictions in April 2021 saw 
an immediate and significant real 
growth in retail sales in Russia, 
and continued growth throughout 
the year to an average of 7.3%. 
This was reflected in real growth 
of food retail sales in Russia to an 
average of 2.2% demonstrating 
a strong recovery from  
the previous year.  

Modern retailers such as Magnit 
continued to benefit, taking a 75% 
market share as operators resumed 
their store roll-out after the 2020 
hiatus, adding 2.6 mln sq. m of new 
space during 2021. This was 
coupled with a continued strong 
performance from modern 
convenience stores. The recovery 
in real disposable income (RDI) 
and consumer confidence index 
(CCI) in 2021 resulted in customers 
continuing to concentrate their 
spend on food rather than on travel, 
entertainment and leisure. 
The statistics clearly reiterate that 
grocery retail is benefitting more 
from the post-pandemic recovery 
than other industries in Russia.

20

China

1,444

USA

 1,266 

India

441

Germany

 283 

Japan

281 

France

280 

United Kingdom

254

Russia

 181

Turkey

Poland

Brazil

South Africa

 70

 69

 45

39

source: euromoNitor, 2021

In 2021, the Russian food retail 
market remained the eighth largest 
in the world in terms of revenue, 
ahead of countries such as 
Italy, Turkey, Brazil and Poland. 
The modern Russian food retail 
market has solid potential for further 
growth with the top five players 
increasing the market share 
in revenue terms to 42%, up 2 p.p. 
from 2020.

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2013

2014

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2019

2020

2021

  Russian Food Retail Sales, RUB trln

  Food CPI, % YoY 

  Food Retail Sales Growth, % YoY

source: federAl stAte stAtistics service, miNistry of ecoNomic developmeNt of russiAN federAtioN, mAgNit ANAlysis

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         Sales growth, % YoY

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         growth, % YoY

source: federAl stAte stAtistics service, miNistry of ecoNomy developmeNt of the russiAN federAtioN

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Share of Modern and Traditional Retail in 2021, %

Total Selling Space in Russia for modern retail in 2014−2021, mln sq. m

# 2

retail chain in Russia 
by revenue

There remains considerable scope 
for consolidation in a fragmented 
and underpenetrated market, 
particularly for companies like 
Magnit which are well funded 
and have clear M&A strategies. 
Russia remains behind developed 
countries, where the top 5 players 
account for 61% or more of the 
market. Over the past few years, 
leading Russian retailers have 
recorded a significant increase 
in their respective market 
shares, primarily due to the rapid 
growth of convenience stores 
and market consolidation. In 2021, 
the top 10 companies in Russian 
retail demonstrated sales growth 
of 11% year-on-year. Magnit’s market 
share in 2021 increased by 0.6 p.p. 
to 11.5%, due to acceleration of 
organic expansion as well as 
acquisition of Dixy.

The trend to shop online has 
skyrocketed as a result of the 
pandemic, especially in large cities 
such as Moscow and St. Petersburg. 
The e-grocery market in Russia  
in 2021 grew by 247% and reached  
RUB 383 bln, which is 2.1% of the total 
food retail market volume, leaving 
considerable room for growth.

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Denmark

United Kingdom

Poland

USA

Germany

Australia

France

Russia

South Africa

Turkey

Brazil

  8 

  9 

 10 

 11 

 12 

19

20

25

35

39

40

 Traditional retail

 Modern retail

source: euromoNitor, 2021

In 2022, we will continue our 
smart growth strategy focusing 
on improved sales density, new 
store openings, and enhanced 
CVP. In addition, the growth of 
e-commerce is fast accelerating, 
giving further opportunities.  
We will continue to closely monitor 
opportunities available in the market.

See more at Strategy  
and Operational Review 

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  Hypermarkets

  Supermarkets

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source: iNfoliNe, mAgNit ANAlysis, 2021

Magnit market share by revenue  
in Russia in 2021, %

Magnit Market Share by Revenue in Russia
in 2014−2021, %

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  5.9 Mercury Retail 
  2.4 Lenta 
  1.8 Svetofor 

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  1.1 Metro 
  1.1 O'Key 
  1.0 Vkusvill 
  0.8 Monetka

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  Growth, % YoY

source: iNfoliNe, mAgNit ANAlysis, 2021

source: federAl stAte stAtistics service, mAgNit ANAlysis, 2021

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(continued) 

Key trends in consumer behaviour and preferences in 2021

Spending still up, but showing slowing 
trend 

Grocery buying behaviour adopted 
during the pandemic has remained, with 
consumer spending on average 
higher by 2.4% year-on-year, 

but showing a slowing trend 
as consumer concerns about 
the pandemic decrease 
and confidence index  
returns to pre-pandemic 
levels. This will lead to a greater 

balance between price, quality 

and usability.

Consumers becoming more digital 

Growing dependency on online content 
driving changes in consumer behaviour 
and interaction with retailers. Consumers 
expect relevant and personalised content 
and access to services and shopping at an any 
time and everywhere. Demand for immediate 
actions and service is increasing due to the 
accelerating pace of life, and consumers are 

checking prices and promo 

offers.

Convenience continued to trump price 

Continuing to favour convenience stores 
and retailers that can offer omni-channel 
capabilities, although price remains a top  
priority for store selection.

Focus on healthy living and conscious 
consumption 

Greater awareness around the environment, 
nutrition and health is leading to consumers 
who are ready to pay more for healthier 
and eco-friendly products in certain 
categories.

Key trends in Russian retail market 

Growing inflation  

Emerging digital systems 

Inflationary trends are expected to support 
food retail into 2022, but will put pressure 
on CAPEX.

Further consolidation  

M&A activity of federal players is expected 
due to the withdrawal of smaller and regional 
operators. 

eGrocery sales accelerating 

eGrocery is expected to reach 5% penetration 
in food retail in 2024. Number of dark stores  
is increasing to serve the eGrocery market. 

Rise of hard discounters 

A growing number of hard discounter stores 
targeted at the price-sensitive consumer 
niche and penetration into locations, such 
as remote or regional, which are not suitable 
for regular formats. Availability of smaller 
retail units is helping to drive expansion. 

Technology enabling a more personalised 
experience through analytics.

State support 

Additional and continued financial payments 
to support the elderly, young families 
and other low-income and vulnerable social 
groups, with much of this spending being 
directed towards food purchases. 

Sustainable development becoming key 

Stakeholders increasingly focused 
on sustainable development and responsible 
behaviour from large companies, with 
expectations of continuous environmental, 
social and governance improvement. 

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Key changes in regulatory environment in 2021

Change

Regulatory Document

Effective Date

Change

Regulatory Document

Effective Date

Changes were introduced in the process of implementing 
the labeling of dairy products, including the postponement of the 
deadline for the mandatory display of the product code in retail 
sales

Regulation of the Government of the 
Russian Federation No. 2100 dated  
30 November 2021 

Indexation of the Platon heavy vehicle charge system tariff  
(increase by 14 kopecks compared to the previous tariff)

Decision of the Ministry of Transport  
of the Russian Federation

1 February 
2021

Approval of the list of goods and packaging to be disposed  
of after the loss of their consumer properties 

Executive Order of the Government  
of the Russian Federation No. 3721-r  
dated 31 December 2020

1 January 2021 
to 1 January 
2022 

Approval of the procedure for conducting continuous monitoring 
of prices for consumer goods and services

Regulation of the Government of the 
Russian Federation No. 497-r

27 February 
2021

Increase of minimum retail prices for spirits, including vodka 
and cognac

Order of the Ministry of Finance of Russia 
No. 232n dated 7 October 2020 

1 January 2021

According to the law, the "Champagne" name can be used only 
in relation to Russian-made goods in the territory of the Russian 
Federation. Foreign wines should be renamed "sparkling wines". 
There are other changes in the classification of wine products, 
in retail it is necessary to organise a separate layout

Extension of agreements on fixation of prices for sugar until 1 June 
2021, and for sunflower oil until 1 October 2021

On 1 April 2021, the transitional period for labeling alcohol imported 
into the territory of Russia was completed. From 1 January 2021, all 
alcohol must be labeled with federal special marks. Prior to this, only 
products made in Russia were designated by special marks

20% increase in the excise tax rates on cigarettes and other 
tobacco products in Russia from 2021 came into force

Federal Law No. 345-FZ on alcohol market 
regulation

2 July 2021

Agreements between market participants 
on stabilisation of sugar and sunflower oil 
prices

30 March 2021

Federal Law No. 436-FZ dated  
22 December 2020

1 January 2021

Federal Law No. 321-FZ

1 January 2021

The minimum retail price for a pack of cigarettes has been set 
at RUB 107.78

Federal Law No. 504-FZ dated  
30 December 2020

Extension of the anti-tobacco law to all nicotine-containing products Federal Law No. 303-FZ dated  

31 July 2020

Federal Law No. 371-FZ of 9 November 
2020

1 July 2021

28 January 
2021

1 July 2021

Creation of a national system of traceability of goods (NSP) 
in Russia. From 1 July 2021, organisations are required to submit 
reports on transactions with goods subject to traceability, 
and documents containing traceability details

New rules for the sale of goods at retail came into force

Executive order on urgent measures to support small and medium-
sized entrepreneurs in the retail sector. Regional authorities are 
recommended to facilitate the work of retail markets and fairs 
in crowded places

Regulation of the Government  
of the Russian Federation No. 2463

1 January 2021

Executive Order of the Government 
of the Russian Federation No. 208-r  
dated 30 January 2021

30 January 
2021

Extension of the food embargo until the end of 2022. The document 
envisages a ban on the import of meat, dairy and fish products, 
vegetables and fruits, salt, live pigs and edible offal from the EU, 
the USA, Norway and Australia

The President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin instructed 
the Federal Antimonopoly Service to monitor the formation 
of product prices in retail chains. On 13 August 2021, the FAS 
of the Russian Federation began unscheduled on-site inspections 
in relation to leading retail chains for an anti-competitive agreement, 
the consequence of which may be an increase and maintenance 
of prices

A number of regions of the Russian Federation adopted regulations 
on mandatory vaccination of certain categories of citizens, including 
trade employees, and on pass control at the entrance to certain 
shopping facilities (admission of citizens only with a QR code 
on vaccination, QR code on the previous disease, QR code 
on a negative test for the coronavirus infection or a certificate 
of medical exemption)

On the day 
of publication, 
as far as 
the provisions 
relating 
to retail trade 
are relevant

30 September 
2021

Decree of the President of Russian 
Federation

Decree of the President of Russian 
Federation

8 August 2021

Resolutions of chief medical officers 
of regions on the basis of paragraph 6 
part 1 article 51 of the Federal law No. 
52-FZ "On sanitary and epidemiological 
well-being of population" dated 30 March  
1999, article 10 of the Federal law No. 157-
FZ "On immunoprophylaxis of infectious 
diseases” dated 17 September 1998, 
item 18.3 Sanitary Rules and Regulations 
3.1/3.2.3 146-13 "General requirements 
for the prevention of infectious 
and parasitic diseases", order of the 
Ministry of Health of Russia No. 125n 
"On approval of the national calendar 
of preventive vaccinations and calendar 
of preventive vaccinations for epidemic 
indications” dated 21 March 2024

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Strategy

Our strategic goal is to cement 
our current leading federal retail 
positions by growing our market 
share significantly and profitably.

Our strategic ambition  
is to become #1 for consumers, 
employees and investors.

Our strategy at a glance

Our strategy is driven by the desire to create value for our three major stakeholders – 
our consumers, our employees, and our investors.

Consumers 
Growing LFL, best  
in NPS/CSI1 and more  
customer gains 
than losses

Our goals are supported by four pillars: 

Consumer first  

Employer of choice  

 — Flexible and proactive 
approach to personnel 
attraction

 — Intensified investment 
in people to ensure 
best competences 
and business continuity
 — One team approach as 
the base for effective 
cross-functional 
cooperation

 — Talent assessments 

and social lifts

 — Agility and innovative 

thinking 

 — Consumer-centric 
decision-making 
with enhanced 
loyalty (as the key 
data source)/ 
personalisation 
powered by AI /  
Big Data 

 — Enhanced CVP 
and clustering 
to better serve 
consumer needs
 — Improved brand 

positioning (including 
care, safety, ESG 
and value for money)

 — E2E consumer 

offering going beyond 
traditional offline 
space – digital / 
ecosystem 

Most efficient 
and promising ways 
to market 

 — Smart expansion 

in core formats to 
profitably catch up 
market share,  
including M&As

 — Actively and 

structurally consider 
new sales lines,  
new niches / markets
 — OMNI including online
 — Agile sourcing including 

partnerships with 
suppliers, crystalised 
offering in own 
production /  
Private Label  
to enhance offering 
and secure positioning

Modern and efficient 
platform 

 — Defined and 

straightforward 
functional strategies
 — Smooth and efficient 

processes

 — Flexible organisational 

structure, clear 
responsibility split 
combined with 
entrepreneurial culture

 — Flexible, reliable and 
scalable cloud-based 
IT solutions and Data 
platform 

 — Product-centric 
technology 
organisation

Magnit recorded significant sales 
growth in 2021, driven by increased 
selling space, a trading environment 
that improved throughout the year, 
and continued sales uplift from 
mature stores, resulting in a sales 
density improvement of 4.7%. 
It is clear that our initiatives 
to enhance consumer perception 
and experience are working, 
as demonstrated by positive 
NPS and Consumer Satisfaction 
Index trends and net consumer 
gains. Our sustainability strategy 
is now embedded throughout our 
organisation as we continue to add 
more data metrics to monitor our 
performance and improvements. 
We have continued to develop 
internal processes to extract 
greater efficiency and our 
investment in people has intensified 
to ensure we have the right 
competencies and have an agile 
and innovative company.

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Investors 
Creating value 
for shareholders thanks 
to attractive returns

Employees 
Constant improvement 
of eNPS2/ engagement, 
employee turnover 
and staffing level 

+4.7%

sales density improvement in 2021

These efforts have created 
significant value for shareholders – 
Magnit’s local share price has 
increased by 55% from January 2019 
to December 2021, and a new  
approach to investments 
and redesigns drove impressive 
returns and uplifts.

1 Net promoter score/ coNsumer sAtisfActioN iNdex 
2 employee eNgAgemeNt ANd sAtisfActioN survey

Sustainability 

Sustainability is firmly embedded 
in all areas of our strategy and it 
is key to the continued growth 
of the Company. It is an integral 
part of what we do and acting 
in the interests of all our 
stakeholders will produce better 
returns over the long term for our 
shareholders.  

Our Sustainability Strategy sets 
out our ambitions and strategic 
principles and formalises our 
approach. We are committed 
to reducing our environmental 
impact and having a positive 
impact on the wider society,  
as well as ensuring our employees 
are satisfied and upholding 
the highest standards  
of corporate governance.

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Strategy
(continued) 

Strategic priorities 

Priorities 

Our strategic priorities for 2021

Our strategic guidance for 2025

Keep improving CVP as a key driver for material 

improvements of sales density and profitability supported 

by processes and ways of working enhancement

Clear CVP initiatives to enhance consumer perception 
and experience big time

Enhance CVPs

Clear potential to increase sales densities by way 
of speeding up value accretive redesigns

Continuous focus on extracting efficiency to get higher 

profitability and cash generation

Thought-out strategic plan to capture tremendous 
business improvement

Extract 
efficiency

Smart 
expansion

Strengthen  
our overall 
positioning

Extend  
consumer  
offering

Focus on smart expansion implying high profitability 

targets for new openings

Accelerate smart organic expansion  
(p.a. on gross basis)  
 — ~1,000 convenience stores 
 — 700−800 drogeries
 — 300−600 discounters
 — 5−10 supermarkets and superstores

Due to overall market evolution and high consolidation 

potential we expect more opportunities to become 

available in the M&A field where we could selectively 
(based on strategic and value accretive approach) 

strengthen our overall positioning

Proactive and opportunistic return-driven consolidation 
play (M&A)

Extend consumer offering complementary to our core 

business (incl. partnerships, E-comm, new geographies 

and specialised formats in important adjacent consumer 

Build a leading e-commerce platform capable of handling 
5%+ of Magnit turnover with seamless integration into 
an omni-channel consumer experience 

missions, etc.) to better satisfy consumer needs

Continue to proactively consider adjacent value accretive 
niches 

Adherence to sustaining high return requirements 
for new projects

We believe that every strategic 
move should be supported 
by strong and robust financials: 

 — Benefits from lucrative EBITDA 

margin (IAS 17) steadily improving 
to 8.0% in 2021−2024 and 8%+ 
from 2025 despite expanding 
into e-commerce channel 
and discounters

 — Improvement of working capital 

with a focus on stock days 
optimisation by 4−7 days, incl.:
•  3−5 days in grocery 
•  10−15 days in drogerie 

 — Continue following strict return 
requirements for all projects. 
CAPEX to remain <4.0%  
as a % of sales 

 — Comfortable leverage of ~1.5x 
(IAS 17) of Net Debt/EBITDA 
with a self-imposed ceiling 
of 2.0x and high potential to fall 
to around 1.0x in the next years 
subject to M&A opportunities
 — Focus on constant improvement 
of returns and value accretion 
for shareholders. Expect 
double-digit ROIC1 growth 
in 2025 vs 2021

 — Capacity for annual increase 

of dividend payments depending 
on the financial position 
and subject to Board decision  
and shareholder approval

Integrating Dixy

Our in-depth examination makes 
us confident that we can extract 
significant synergies from 
the acquisition of Dixy in the 
medium term, and allows us 
to maintain our ambitious  
long-term targets. 

While Dixy and Magnit will 
continue to operate as separate 
brands, we have established 
an integration management 
office (IMO) as well as new joint 
committees at the senior level 

Synergies identified : 

for strategy, investment, financial, 
remuneration and integration. New 
cross-functional mandates have 
been identified to align financial 
terminology and investment 
methodology as well as key 
decision-making processes such as 
investments, authorities and HR. 
Project management, audit 
and tracking will also be a joint 
effort, and we are in the process 
of combining our communications 
plans to align our corporate 
cultures.

Commercial

Cost savings

 — Combined sourcing/ 

procurement

 — Private label production, 

direct import and seasonal 
and exclusive assortment 

 — Align pricing strategy

Operations

 — New effective solutions 
for overlapping stores 
on a case-by-case basis
 — Potential to transform / 

redeploy Dixy stores into 
a Magnit convenience, 
supermarket, drogerie, 
hard discounter or dark 
store  

 — Align business  

processes and IT

 — Centralise back office 
and support functions 
where relevant

 — Share and decrease costs 
in marketing, utilities 
and outsourced services

 — Reduce tariffs 

for acquiring, cash 
collection and bank fees 

Cross-synergies

 — Technology sharing
 — Customer data analysis  
via loyalty programmes
 — Re-usage of data centers

See more on how we are  
integrating Dixy on p. 42.

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Investment Case 

The acquisition of Dixy, the fifth largest grocery retailer in Russia, 
in 2021 is expected to strengthen Magnit’s competitive position 
significantly in the Russian food retail sector. 

The Dixy brand’s strong exposure to the strategically important Moscow 
and St. Petersburg regions, which in 2020 accounted for approximately 
29% of the total Russian food retail market1, has led to a sharp increase 
in the Company’s market positions in both capitals, including more 
than twofold market share growth in both Moscow and St. Petersburg. 
The integration of Dixy will provide synergies in procurement, category 
management, technology, as well as cost savings in various business 
processes. This, together with the significant gains in e-commerce 
and the development of Private Label products and CVP will benefit 
the Company’s customers and provide value accretion for shareholders.

Market potential

We offer exposure to a sizeable 
market with potential 
for further organic expansion 
and consolidation

 — Sizeable market with growing 

modern food retail penetration 
which offers opportunities 
for organic expansion

 — Fragmented market with high 

potential for further consolidation

 — Large players are gaining  

market share

 — New niches / ways to market actively 
emerging with constantly evolving  
e-grocery market

5 reasons to invest in Magnit

Russian market offers further 
growth potential

The market has potential  
for further consolidation

Share of Modern  
and Traditional Retail in 2021, %

Share of top-5 players  
in grocery retail in 2021, %

  8 

  9 

 10 

 11 

 12 

19

20

25

35

39

                      92

                     91

                    90

                   89

                  88

                81

            80

          75

  65

 61

80

79

75

62

61

58

43

42

41

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Leading player

Magnit is one of the largest food 
retailers in Russia with well-
developed infrastructure, strong 
customer base, well-known brand, 
and market share gain

 — Multi-format offering with four core 
formats covering range of shopping 
missions in grocery, drogerie 
and pharma segments

 — Wide geographical coverage with 
26,077 stores in 3,898 cities in 7 
federal districts

 — 11.5% market share  
in food retail sales

 — Serving customers in all highly 
populated Russian regions 
(67 regions, 58.7 mln loyalty cards)
 — Well-developed country-wide supply 
chain with 45 distribution centres 
and one of the largest own truck 
fleets

 — The only vertically integrated 
retailer in Russia with 17 own 
production facilities and agricultural 
complexes

Russian food retail and Magnit 
sales growth in 2018−2021, %

2021

11.2

19.3

2020

2.9

13.4

2019

7.1

11.4

2018

4.5

8.3

  Russian sales growth, % YoY
  Magnit sales growth rate*, %

         * including VAT

Growth ambitions

On track to speed up profitable 
return-driven growth leading 
to further market share grab

 — Consider small to mid-size value 
accretive M&A to strengthen  
market positions 

 — Adherence to sustaining high return 

requirements for new projects

 — Store network redesign programme 

+13 bps

EBITDA margin
improvement in 2021 (IAS 17)

 — Speed up value accretive organic 

to improve sales density

expansion

 — Smart expansion implying high 
profitability targets for new 
openings

 — Build a leading e-grocery platform 

capable of handling 5%+ of turnover
 — Proactively consider adjacent value 

accretive niches

+ 4.7%

sales density  
improvement in 2021

Efficiency gains

We have tremendous business 
improvement potential to be 
materialised

 — Further CVP improvement to drive 
material improvements of sales 
density and profitability

 — CVP initiatives to enhance 
consumers’ perception 
and experience

 — Increase in sales densities also 

by way of speeding up redesigns 
and processes improvement
 — Extension of consumer offering 

 — Benefits from lucrative EBITDA 

margin steadily improving to 8.0% 
within 2021−2024 and 8%+ (IAS 17) 
from 2025 despite expansion of 
the e-commerce channel 
and discounters

 — Continuous focus on efficiency 

complementary to core business 

to get higher returns

Dividends

Strong capital discipline with a 
focus on returns in all investment 
decisions providing substantial 
dividend payment

 — Focus on quality of new store 

openings resulting in better payback

 — Keeping a comfortable level 

of Net Debt/EBITDA leverage 
at ~1.5x (IAS 17) 

 — Clear plan to improve working 
capital with a focus on stock  
days optimisation

 — Value accretion for shareholders 
leading to continuous strong 
dividend payment

Magnit dividend payment and dividend yield in 2008−2021

0.1

1.3

0.6

2.1

7.7

12.8 34.3 29.4 26.3 24.7 31.0 31.0 50.0 30.0

8,7

8,9

8,7

3.7

2.8

2.5

4.0

0.3

0,7

0.2

1.7

1.5

0.8

RUB 64.2* bln

strong free cash flow  
in 2021
* excluding Dixy

5.4

1.5x

Net Debt/EBITDA 
leverage (IAS17)  
as of December 2021

1 dAtA comBiNed for moscow & moscow regioN 
ANd st.petersBurg & leNiNgrAdsky regioN 
for 2020 AccordiNg to rosstAt

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 Traditional retail

 Modern retail

source: euromoNitor, 2021

2008 2009 2010

2011

2012

2013

2014 2015

2016

2017

2018

2019 2020 9M 2021

  Dividend yield, %

  Total dividends paid, RUB bln

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Business Model 
We are everywhere for our customers

Inputs: resources and relationships

How our business is different

Outcomes for our stakeholders

Our customers

Employees

15 mln

customers daily 

Suppliers

>6 thous.

 ~360 thous.

one of the largest private  
employers in Russia 

Shareholders

>150  
thous.

According to EGM 2021 

Government  
and regulators
Magnit has an efficient  
corporate governance framework

Environment  
and communities
Magnit’s Sustainability Strategic 
Framework sets an ambitious  
goal for embedding sustainability  
in every aspect of the business

Quality and range 
100 quality awards in 2021 
12 quality control  
laboratories conducting  
>2.8 thous. daily tests
>4 thous. private label  
SKUs = 16% share of PL

Largest supply 
chain network 
45 distribution centres 
in seven federal districts
>5 thous. trucks 
1.9 mln sq. m 
of warehouse space

Multi-format  
and omni-channel 
>4,490 offline stores 
and 20 dark stores in 64 regions of Russia
8,997 thous. sq. m 
selling space
3,898 cities & townships  

Own production  
and private label 
4 agricultural complexes 
in seven federal districts
13 industrial facilities  
168 production lines 

Everywhere  
for our customers

Rewarding  
our employees

Cooperating with  
our suppliers

Delivering returns  
to our shareholders

Economic 
contribution

Protecting  
the environment 
and supporting 
communities

How our business is different

Outcomes for our stakeholders

Business Model
(continued) 

We are everywhere for our customers. 

Magnit is further solidifying its leading position in Russian retail by transforming 
the business, improving its customer proposition and maintaining high business 
profitability. We strive to become the number one choice for our customers, 
employees and investors. 

Inputs: resources and relationships

Our customers

Suppliers

Magnit is the number one 
Russian retailer in terms 
of the quantity of stores, 
proximity to customers and 
geographical coverage. Around 
two-thirds of the Company’s 
stores are located in cities 
with a population of less than 
500,000 people. We also 
operate in townships with a 
population of 3,000 people.

15 mln
customers daily 
~59 mln
cross-format loyalty card 
holders 
69% 
penetration in sales 

Employees

The scale of operations makes 
Magnit one of Russia’s largest 
employers. Being an employer 
of choice is a key strategic 
focus to achieve our ambitions. 

~360 thous. 
employees – one of the largest 

private employers in Russia 

Experienced 
and talented  
management team

Magnit is committed to 
being a reliable and trusted 
partner to its suppliers. We 
differentiate our product 
offering through tailored 
procurement initiatives, which 
includes direct import and 
strategic partnerships with 
suppliers. 

>6 thous. 
suppliers

7% 
direct import supplies  
(~750 contracts)

Shareholders

Strong capital discipline 
with a focus on returns in all 
investment decisions

Comfortable level  

of Net debt/EBITDA leverage 
at 1.5x (IAS17)

 bln 
RUB 64.21
strong free cash flow 

1 excludiNg dixy AcquisitioN

Recognised for 
supreme quality  
and breadth  
of range

We strive to be recognised 
as a “value” retailer that 
fulfils customer needs 
and provides the “best quality 
for an affordable price”. 
To achieve this, we continue 
to adjust our customer value 
proposition (CVP), develop 
our own production facilities 
and expand our private label 
assortment.

100 quality awards 
in 2021

12 quality control 
"from field to plate" 
laboratories conducting

>2.8 thous. daily tests
>4 thous.  
private label SKUs 

16 % 
share of private label (PL)

Government 
and regulators

Magnit has an efficient 
corporate governance 
framework that complies 
with Russian laws, the Rules 
of the Moscow Exchange 
and the London Stock 
Exchange rules. The Company 
continuously enhances its 
corporate governance, 
focusing on the best national 
and international practices 
and ensuring the protection 
of stakeholders rights.

Environment 
and communities

Multi-format  
and omni-channel

Magnit's Sustainability 
Strategic Framework 
sets an ambitious 
goal for embedding 
sustainability in every 
aspect of the business 
and its processes across five 
key areas:

 — reducing environmental 

impact 

 — creating a responsible 

supply chain

 — taking care of employees 
 — supporting local 
communities 

 — promoting healthy 

lifestyles

Magnit operates a multi-format 
model across 26,077 stores 
which includes convenience 
stores and supermarkets, 
drogeries and pharmacies. 
Both food and non-food 
segments of Magnit 
are present online. 

8,997 thous. sq. m 
selling space

3,898 
cities & townships  
Covers over  
4,490 offline stores 
and 20 dark stores  
in 64 regions of Russia

Largest supply 
chain network  
in Russia 

Our wide geographical 
coverage requires us to 
have advanced logistics and 
supply chain management to 
always bring fresh produce 
to our customers. We have 
a continuous long-term 
programme of truck fleet 
renewal replacing old 
vehicles with Euro-5 eco 
standard.

45 
distribution centres  
in seven federal districts

>5 thous.
trucks

1.9 mln sq. m 
of warehouse space

Own production 
capabilities and 
private label

Uniquely in Russia, Magnit 
operates a private label 
(PL) food production 
business, managing plants 
for growing vegetables 
and the production of dry 
food and confectionery 
as well as greenhouse 
and mushroom complexes, 
which are amongst the 
largest in Russia. 

4 
agricultural complexes 

13 
industrial complexes 
facilities 

168 
production lines

Everywhere  
for our customers

Cooperating  
with our suppliers

52% of SKUs 
supplied by 4.2 thous. local 
producers

Improving 
availability of goods through 
technology, innovation and 
communication

Working 
together to identify new 
trends and upcoming 
projects

Supplier 
representatives working 

within Magnit offices

•  Customer satisfaction rates 

and NPS scoring

•  Adapting / new format 

based on specific customer 
trends prevalent  
in different localities

•  Launching new pilots 

including the rollout of 
CVM (Customer Value 
Management) tools

•  Gaining new customers

•  Online delivery / shopping

Rewarding  
our employees
200 thous. 
employees enrolled  
in Magnit's Corporate 
Academy

83% 
employee engagement rate 

72% 
employee satisfaction rate

Delivering 
returns to our 
shareholders

Consistent 
strong dividend payment 

~RUB 48 bln 
of dividends paid in 2021

New store openings payback 

with ROI2 >40%

Economic 
contribution

RUB 94 bln 
taxes paid in 2021

44 procurement 
sessions in 38 regions

2 roi = ocf for the yeAr  
with rAmp-up phAse / cApex

‘Retail with Purpose’: delivering value through our 
sustainability strategic framework 

Our ambitions
Leader 
in environmental impact 
reduction in the industry

Best 
in class corporate  
governance

#1 Employer 
in the industry

100% 
responsible supply chain

Positive  
impact
on the quality of life  
of all people in Russia

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Protecting the environment and supporting 
communities 

 — Reduction targets for carbon emissions, energy and resource 

usage, pollution and food waste 

 — Responsible sourcing and production and 100% responsible 

sourcing for socially important categories

 — Community programmes across Magnit’s geographic footprint

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RUB1,808bln 7.0%

net retail revenue,
up 19.7% YoY

LFL sales growth

8,997

thous. sq. m
total selling space

26,077 

convenience stores, 
supermarkets, 
superstores  
and drogeries 

Net retail revenue by format,  
RUB mln

Selling space by format,  
thous sq. m

1,807,752
Total

8,997
Total

1,309,682 Convenience Magnit1
120,552 Convenience Dixy
214,988 Supermarkets2
152,215 Drogerie
10,314 Other formats3

5,635 Convenience Magnit 
718 Convenience Dixy

1,012 Supermarkets 
1,604 Drogerie

28 Other formats 

As restrictions related to the 
COVID-19 pandemic eased in 2021, 
Magnit was able to accelerate 
sales growth and resume new store 
openings at a large scale. Over 
the past year, our network expanded 
by a record number of 4,513 
stores with almost half accounting 
for new openings and another half 
– for the strategically important 
acquisition of the Dixy chain 
that strengthened our positions 
in Moscow and St. Petersburg. 
While accelerating inflation has 
been putting pressure on consumer 
incomes, Magnit managed 
to increase operational efficiency.

We delivered market-leading LFL 
sales growth of 7.0% after having 
improved customer value proposition 
in our stores. This was driven by 7.1% 
average ticket growth, while LFL 
traffic declined by 0.1%. At the same 
time, we increased profitability with 
EBITDA margin (IAS 17) gaining  
13 bps YoY and reaching 7.2%.  
These improvements became possible 
due to better purchasing terms 
with suppliers, reducing working 
capital cycle by more than a week 
and expanding private label and own 
production.

1 coNveNieNce stores iNclude coNveNieNce stores ANd smAll pilots such As mAgNit city ANd my price discouNters  
2 iNcludiNg megAmArt superstores
3 other formAts iNclude phArmAcies ANd stores locAted At russiAN post offices

Our loyalty programme, which covers 
59 mln participating customers, 
helped to increase synergy between 
our different store formats 
with 43% of consumers visiting 
at least two of these formats. Via 
different formats – convenience 
stores, supermarkets, superstores, 
drogeries and discounters –  
we are targeting different groups 
of customers and adjust our offering 
to their specific needs. Convenience 
stores have remained our core 
format, with the Dixy acquisition 
strengthening it further. We are 
also developing new trading formats 
to follow consumer preferences. 

In 2021, our important achievements 
included the roll-out of My Price 
discounters to target frugal 
customers and development of the 
e-commerce channel that has grown 
almost from scratch to reach RUB 
11.2 bln GMV last year. See more 
details on these in separate sections 
below. 

See case studies about 
Discounters on p. 44 and about 
e-commerce on p. 52 for more  
information.

In 2021, Magnit almost doubled 
CAPEX YoY to RUB 66.9 bln 
and accelerated store network 
expansion, adding 2,295 new 
stores on the gross basis during 
the year (1,450 Magnit and 14 Dixy 
convenience stores, 825 drogeries 
and 6 supermarkets). Besides 
the Dixy acquisition (discussed 
in a separate section below) Magnit 
also conducted smaller regional 
deals, acquiring rights for 56 stores 
of the Edelweiss chain in Kazan 
and 58 stores of the Radezh chain 
in Volgograd. We also redesigned 
703 Magnit stores during the year 
to improve the interior and customer 
value proposition. In mature stores, 
we increased revenue per square 
meter – sales density improved 4.7% 
YoY. We continued piloting ultra-small 
formats focused on ready-to-eat 
products – Magnit City and Magnit 
Go – for locations with high traffic.

In 2021, Magnit increased net retail 
revenue 19.7% to RUB 1,808 bln due 
to LFL sales growth and acceleration 
of selling space growth to 20.0%. 
Including the Dixy acquisition, our 
selling space increased to almost 
9 mln sq. m. 

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Operational Review
(continued) 

Magnit convenience stores

Magnit convenience is our primary 
format accounting for 72% of the 
Company’s retail revenue and 63% 
of its selling space. These stores 
are aimed at everyday shopping 
and minor stock up and offer 
a product range of more than 
5,000 SKUs, including the most 
popular food and non-food 
products at attractive prices. 
We are constantly developing 
this format to follow consumer 
demand. Last year, Magnit opened 
1,450 new convenience stores 
(gross) and redesigned another 
611. As of year-end, 78% of Magnit 
convenience stores were either 
new or redesigned.

At the same time, we continued 
to improve our customer value 
proposition. We expanded 
the ready-to-eat product range, 
unified dry food offering across 
stores, introduced new goods into 
important categories and reduced 
shrinkages by 0.4 p.p. 

The share of private label goods, 
which usually cost consumers 
less than brand names, rose 
by 1.7 p.p. at convenience stores 
during the year. Net Promoter 
Score (NPS) – a metric that 
measures customers’ loyalty – 
rose by 2.5 p.p. for Magnit 
convenience stores last year, 
showing the widest improvement 
among the Company’s formats.

In the reporting year, Magnit 
convenience stores generated 
RUB 1,309,682 mln of net 
retail revenue, a 12.8% 
increase YoY. Total selling 
space of convenience stores 
expanded 10.7% during the year 
to 5,635 thous. sq. m due to new 
store openings.

In 2021, LFL sales in Magnit 
convenience stores increased 
by 8.2%. This was driven by 8% 
growth in the average ticket, 
while consumer traffic advanced 
0.2%.

RUB 1,310bln

net retail revenue,
up 12.8% YoY

5,635 thous. sq. m

of selling space

8.2%

LFL sales growth

16,190 stores

+8.6% increase YoY

the existing ones, we adhered 
to a neutral colour scheme that 
logically zoned the premises, 
and also fit out stores with digital 
equipment, such as E-Visage 
smart mirrors, which allow us 
to test a particular cosmetic 
product in a virtual format, price 
checkers, interactive displays 
and self-service cash desks. 
At the end of 2021, our drogerie 
format consisted of 6,966 Magnit 
Cosmetic stores.

Paying special attention to the 
marketing development of this 
format, in 2021 we launched three 
online “clubs”, where members 
receive exclusive content 
and exclusive offers from Magnit 
Cosmetic. To promote the format 
among younger generations, 
we are actively collaborating 
with influencers, who helped 
us significantly increase our 
audience reach by 78% in 2021. 
In the reporting year, we also 
expanded delivery from Magnit 
Cosmetic stores to regions 
of presence, where we previously 
hadn't offered delivery. 

Magnit Cosmetic 
(drogerie)

Magnit Cosmetic stores 
(“drogerie”) are our leading 
non-food format offering a wide 
range of cosmetics, perfumes, 
home goods and household 
cleaning products. In 2021, Magnit 
Cosmetic posted strong growth 
in LFL sales by 4.4%. The format’s 
net retail revenue increased 
by 13.4% YoY to RUB 152,215 mln, 
while the sales density of the 
format improved by 2.3%.

In 2021, we opened 825 Magnit 
Cosmetic stores (gross), 
accelerating the pace of new 
openings YoY. As a result, our 
selling space reached 1,604 thous. 
sq. m, expanding 12.3%. This was 
the highest selling space growth 
across our formats. When opening 
new stores and redesigning 

RUB 152 bln

net retail revenue,

1,604 

thous. sq. m
of selling space

4.4%

LFL sales growth

6,966

stores

RUB 208 bln

net retail revenue

937 thous. sq. m

of selling space

1.9%

LFL sales growth

470 stores

We strive to ensure that the offered 
goods cover a wide range 
of interests of buyers, providing 
them not only with food, but also 
with goods for the home and garden. 
We maintain the share of new 
products in the target assortment 
at the level of 30.5%. We are also 
expanding our private label offering, 
the share of which grew by 2.3% p.p. 
in 2021.

Despite the temporary introduction 
of QR codes to access shopping 
malls where a third of Magnit's 
supermarkets are located, the total 
net retail revenue of this format 
amounted to RUB 208,316 mln, 
and LFL sales grew by 1.9%. This 
result was driven by a 5.2% increase 
in the average ticket and a 3.1% 
decrease in traffic.

Magnit supermarkets

In 2021, the number of our 
supermarkets under the Magnit 
Family brand and superstores under 
the Magnit Extra brand remained 
unchanged and amounted to 470 
stores. Magnit Family is a classic 
supermarket with average selling 
space of about 2 thous. sq. m. Its 
product range includes about 
14.7 thous. items, almost triple 
the product range at a convenience 
store. Magnit Extra is an even 
larger format (superstore) with 
a more diverse range of products 
at competitive prices.

In the reporting year, we 
redesigned 74 Magnit supermarkets 
and superstores to improve 
the shopping experience. We 
added healthy food zones (“Health 
Island”), expanded the range of fresh 
and farm products. 

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Case Study: 
Dixy – Acquisition update

2,477 

stores

5 operating DCs

with 150 thous. sq. m total space  
and a fleet of 708 trucks acquired

The acquisition of Dixy, the fifth largest 
grocery retailer in Russia, was completed  
on 22 July 2021

Significant synergies:

 — Commerce

Key highlights: 
 — Enhanced scale
 — Significantly strengthened market positions 

in two capitals: Moscow region market 
share increased by 2.1x and St. Petersburg 
and Leningrad region market share 
increased by 1.7x

 — Accelerating e-commerce roll-out in both 

capitals 

 — High-quality locations 
 — Well-known brand 
 — Strong customer base 
 — FY2020 Dixy total revenue of RUB 298.8 bln
 — Dixy to operate as a separate business  

•  Procurement thanks to combined sourcing
•  Private label production, direct import, 

seasonal and exclusive Magnit assortment

•  Aligning pricing strategy 

 —  Operations

•  New effective solutions for overlapping 

stores on a case-by-case basis
•  Potential transformation of some 

regional stores into Magnit convenience, 
supermarket, drogerie, hard discounter or 
dark stores 

 — Cost savings

•  Aligning business processes and IT 
•  Centralising back-office & support functions 

where relevant

•  Decreasing costs in marketing, utilities 

and outsourced services

•  Reduction in tariffs for acquiring, cash 

collection, bank fees, etc. 

 — Cross-synergies

•  Technology sharing
•  Customer data analysis via loyalty 

programmes

•  Re-usage of data centers

Central

North-West
Urals
Volga

>25% EBITDA

increase in 2022 

1 17 dixy stores Are AlreAdy trANsferred to mAgNit formAt
2 three moNths moviNg AverAge As of decemBer 2021 vs JuNe 2021

As of 31 December 2021

Convenience Stores

Supermarkets& 
Superstores

Disribution  
Centers

CENTRAL FEDERAL DISTRICT (ex. Moscow & Moscow region)

437

–

Moscow & Moscow region

1,315

–

NORTHWESTERN FEDERAL DISTRICT  
(ex. St. Petersburg & Leningrad region)

144

–

St. Petersburg & Leningrad region

444

–

URALS FEDERAL DISTRICT

711

39

VOLGA FEDERAL DISTRICT

1

Total
2,412

–

Total
39

–

3

–

1

1

–

Total
5

    Key achievements to date

 — Smooth integration while maintaining growth 

and meeting key financial targets (revenue, sales 
density and EBITDA) 

 — All FAS requirements met on time in terms 

of store base optimisation 

 — 95 Dixy stores in Urals1 are in the process 

of transferring to Magnit format 

 — >150 bps commercial margin uplift driven by joint 

procurement conditions

 — Scale-driven SG&A benefits, including cash 

collection, banking services and marketing, etc. 

 — Decreased staff turnover, with TMMA2 down 

by 39.3%

Next steps

 — Continue roll-out of efficiency 

projects aimed at synergies extraction 
and profitability uplift 

 — Implementation of Magnit’s Direct Import 

and Private Label categories 

 — Backward upside for Magnit – Dixy’s 

category expertise in Moscow 

 — Extra synergies via joint marketing efforts 
 — Rent negotiation campaign for Dixy stores 
 — Megamart stores in Urals to be transferred 
to Magnit supermarkets and superstores 

 — Agile approach towards functional 

cooperation, organisational structure 
and SG&A optimisation 

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Case Study:  
My Price Discounter Stores

Discounters market shares 
in grocery retail , %

Russian discounter market size, 
RUB bln

Store format 

Germany

Poland

Austria

Turkey

Mexico

Canada

Netherlands

Italy

Switzerland

UK

Spain

France

USA

Brazil

Russia

source: euromoNitor

35

35

26

21

21

14

14

14

13

11

8

8

3

2

1.9

My Price discounters have selling space 
below 250 sq. m and offer a regular limited 
assortment of around 2,000 high-demand 
SKUs with a high rotation. 65% of total 
assortment is in lower-price segments, and the 
share of Private Label is currently around 23% 
of total sales. 

Discounters offer a variety of value packs 
in the following categories: fruits, vegetables, 
dry foods, dairy, confections, baby food, drinks, 
pet food, household chemicals, and others. 
Most of the assortment is dry food with a 
limited share of fresh and ultra-fresh. Fruit 
and vegetable availability is designed to cover 
basic needs. 

The format follows Magnit’s EDLP (everyday 
low price) pricing policy where regular prices 
are already low without any promotions. 
The stores are designed to attract customers 
from other chains rather than from our own 
convenience stores. Pricing is set at 0.85 
of the consumer price index, or 15% lower 
than prices elsewhere. The objective is to 
have the best customer attractiveness within 

a particular catchment area in terms 

of value for money.

115.4

144.9

185.1

247.1

>1,000

2017 

2018

2019

2020

2025

source: euromoNitor, iNfoliNe

23%

share of Private 
Label in total sales 

65%

of total assortment 
is in lower-price 
segments

 _ Underpenetrated market segment in Russia 
compared to developed markets
 _ Fast growing channel targeting 
price-sensitive consumers
 _ Rolling out discounter stores after success 
 _ Enabling expansion into new regional 
 _ Limited assortment in lower-price segments 

and remote locations

of pilot project 

Expanding Magnit’s offering into formats 
that are complementary to the core business 
to better satisfy consumer needs is central 
to our corporate strategy. We regularly pilot 
new store formats to cover the maximum 
number of relevant shopping missions 
and attract customer segments. 

Magnit started piloting discounter stores in 
July 2020 in response to the fast-changing 
economic environment. As at 31 December 2021 
the Company had 190 operating My Price 
discounters compared to 15 stores a year ago. 
During 2021 Magnit opened 175 stores. Today 
we have over 200 discounters in operation 
delivering encouraging results.

The discounter concept is aimed at price-
sensitive consumers who frequently make minor 
purchases of traditional goods or stock up on 
products. 

Market background

The hard discounter segment 
is underpenetrated in Russia compared 
to other developed markets where they 
are often seen as market disruptors,  
providing considerable room for growth. 

The macro environment is also supportive 
for developing the discounter format, 
as real disposable income has been declining 
since 2012. 

Hard discounters currently have 1.9% 
penetration in Russia, and this is expected 
to grow to around 5% by 2025.1 

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(continued) 

Product mix differences, %

2021 Performance 

The results from My Price stores in 2021 
were encouraging, at times exceeding 
our expectations and fully prove 
the long-term potential of the concept:
 _ LFL sales growth of 30 % 

  Convenience

My Price

  48 Dry 
  49 Fresh 
  3 Non-food

  55 Dry 
  44 Fresh 
  2 Non-food

In September 2021, we launched 
a new design that was created 
specifically for our discounter 
format. It emphasises the low-
price concept while creating 
a positive ambiance and providing 
a comfortable shopping space. 
Previously, our discounters used 
visual elements of our convenience 
stores. 

The results of these stores are 
encouraging, sometimes exceeding 
our expectations and fully prove 
the concept.

The layout of the store is simple 
and aimed at maximum efficiency, 
e.g. fresh fruit and vegetables 
are located next to the open 
refrigerated displays to save 
on additional equipment; products 
are displayed in show boxes and less 
often on a pallet.

The concept implies an optimised 
staffing level compared 
to convenience stores – 5 FTE vs 11  
in convenience stores on average — 
though customer service levels 
remain high. In discounters that 
generate sales comparable to a 
convenience store there are still 
2 FTE less vs convenience format. 
Discounters require significantly 
less capital expenditure for opening, 
including investments in repairs 
and refurbishment. 

in reformatted stores mainly driven 
by footfall
 _ The lower average transaction value 
compared to a convenience store 
is due to a narrower assortment, 
shift to lower price segments 
and lower prices
 _ Optimised operating model 
resulting in higher sales 
productivity despite the limited 
number of grocery and general 
merchandise SKUs across a narrow 
range of categories with a focus 
on entry-level prices
 _ Higher share of Private Labels 
at lower prices vs convenience 
stores enables better merchandise 
margin

 _ Assortment mix, EDLP model 
and sharply priced commodity 
goods leading to lower gross profit 
margin despite improved shrinkage

 _ Limited fixturing, low rent, 

and labour costs help reduce 
SG&A expenses, with savings 
potentially reinvested back into 
price to help drive volume
 _ Discounters converted from 

convenience stores generate higher 
profitability vs their performance 
as convenience stores driven 
by higher sales density and lower 
SG&A
 _ Pilot stores operate with positive 
EBITDA and Net Income after the 
ramp-up phase
 _ The share of highly rotated items 
on the shelves leads to higher 
inventory turnover – by 30−40% – 
allowing for higher profitability
 _ CAPEX is about 40% lower than 

for the same size convenience store 
implying very attractive returns.

My Price potential

We see significant potential in this concept for a number of reasons:

Decline in real disposable 
income

High growth potential 
not limited by Moscow 
and St. Petersburg markets

Everyday low prices are part 
of Magnit’s DNA

Real disposable income has been declining 
since 2012 and price-conscious customers 
are sensitive to ongoing economic uncertainty 
and rising food prices. 

The fastest-growing market segments now 
are specialist stores, hard discounters 
and online. However, hard discounters have 
much greater growth potential, have proven 
success in developed markets, and are 
not limited by geographies like Moscow 
and St. Petersburg. The niche can become 
sizeable when roll-out brings efficiencies.

The EDLP model is part of Magnit’s DNA. 
Our production capacities across Russia 
have increased substantially supporting 
the development of the Private Label offering.

High availability of locations 
< 250 sq. m

Since the COVID-19 pandemic an increasing 
number of locations below 250 sq. m have 
become available at attractive rental rates.

Fits certain locations which 
would not support a regular 
convenience store

Customers are willing to travel further to visit 
My Price due to the affordable price points, 
giving greater flexibility on where stores can 
be located.

Production growth in Russia 
supports Private Label 
expansion

Production capacities across Russia 
have increased substantially supporting 
the development of Private Label offering 
through hard discounters. 

Lower CAPEX and strict 
OPEX control lead 
to attractive returns

Low CAPEX and strict OPEX control allow 
us to derive returns that fit our internal 
requirements and achieve better sales 
densities. 

Magnit’s purchasing power, 
own production and direct 
import operations

Magnit’s own production facilities, direct 
import operations and high purchasing power 
make our offer attractive for customers in that 
we can offer a regular assortment of products, 
differentiating us from our competitors.

Future development

We see an opportunity to open  
300−500 My Price discounters  
in 2022 including reformatting some 
convenience stores, potentially 
including Dixy stores, making Magnit 
the largest discounter operator 
amongst Russian retailers. 

We see significant potential 
for expanding this format in specific 
regions and areas. Discounters 
fit well in locations such as small 
and remote locations, where 
opening a convenience store may 
be inefficient, and where consumer 
incomes are lower than average. 

Meanwhile we are continuing 
to develop the concept, including 
giving discounters their own unique 
design to make the format uniquely 
recognisable. We are developing 
our product range to increase 
the proportion of Private Label 
and are expanding our product 
mix so that there are more non-
food items and seasonal offers. 
We are also engaging with suppliers 
to develop shelf-ready packaging 
and layout. 

To support our growth in this area, 
we have appointed a dedicated 
operational director for discounters 
and are building a dedicated team 
to manage Magnit’s discounter 
infrastructure including analytics, 
operations, and expansion teams. 

Given our competitive strengths, 
including own production 
capabilities, Magnit is exceptionally 
well positioned to take advantage 
of the growing customer demand 
for discounters and basic fast-
moving consumer goods. 

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Case Study: 
Private Label and Own Production

Magnit is the only food retailer in Russia 
with its own food production facilities. 
Its Private Label range is a key area 
of differentiation. 

The development of Magnit’s PL1 is central 
to our customer value proposition. Since 
the start of the COVID-19 pandemic there has 
been an increase in demand for PL products, 
partly as consumers have become more price-
sensitive.  

We have also noticed a shift towards PL 
among those consumers who previously 
preferred mainstream and premium products. 
In addition to providing our customers with 
excellent value for money, our PL goods also 
generate higher margins compared to branded 
products.  

PL products are available at a range of prices 
to suit varying customer needs, split across 
three core divisions: 

Magnit's private label portfolio 2022–2025

 Good

 Better

Price-driven

Value for money

 Best 

Additional value

Products 
at attractive prices, 
including everyday 
essentials

The core of our product range providing 
optimal value for money. The range includes 
both food and non-food products. 

The best from across 
the world — the flagship 
in food products

Dairy products, beverages, groceries, 
delicatessen; fruit, vegetables 
and mushrooms; household goods

Snacks, nuts, preserves, 
cheeses, and healthy 
lifestyle products

Key 
umbrella 
brands

Category 
brands

Format  
brands

Loyalty 
campaigns

Other 
exclusive 
brands

My Price

Magnit family brands

PANTONE 871C

1

Including direct import

2021 highlights:

23.8%

growth in revenue of PL 
sales to RUB 267.5 bln

16%

PL share in total sales

>4,000 SKUs 

PL portfolio, including 
1,650 food SKUs

In 2022 we will continue to develop our PL 
offering by refreshing our brands. We will be 
investing in and updating the design of our 
key Magnit brand, as well as a redesign of our 
Lucky Days confectionary brand.  
As we continue to broaden our portfolio, 
next year we also plan to launch new non-
food brands: Sportour – goods for sports 
and outdoor activities, Wellfort – goods for the 
home, Wowplay – games and toys.

Longer term, we have set out ambitious targets 
to grow our PL business. In 2025 we aim for PL 
to account for 25% of our total sales, and our 
goal is to reach 100% core PL SKUs availability 
in all Magnit stores. 

In 2021 we continued to optimise our PL 
portfolio and product range in response 
to changing customer demand by enhancing 
in-house production capabilities and building 
long-term relationships with our partners 
and external suppliers. 

During the year, Magnit’s PL portfolio 
increased by 750 SKUs, currently we have more 
than 4,000 PL SKUs in various categories: milk 
and dairy products, fish gastronomy, processed 
meat and sausages, fruits and vegetables, 
cheese, bread, grocery, confectionary, soft 
and hot drinks, snacks, canned and frozen food, 
cosmetics and household goods, non-food. 

In response to increased demand for fresh 
products, our Magnit Freshness brand now 
incorporates over 150 SKUs in the fruit 
and vegetable category as well as several dairy 
lines. 

In December 2021, we opened a second test 
studio based on one of own large-format 
stores in Izhevsk, providing more opportunities 
to test out our PL products with customers. 
Magnit’s first test studio was opened  
in 2020 in Krasnodar. 

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and Own Production (continued) 

Own production 

Our state-of-the-art, in-house production 
facilities underpin the development of the PL 
range by allowing us to adapt easily and quickly 
to evolving consumer tastes. Today, Magnit 
operates 13 industrial production and four 
agricultural complexes which produce a vast 
range of goods including vegetables, spices, 
cereal and frozen fish.

In 2021, Magnit’s facilities produced 
362,000 tonnes of produce, a 17% increase 
year-on-year.  

The total area of Magnit-owned greenhouses 
is 113 hectares and annual production 
of agricultural products is 90,000 tonnes. 

During 2021 concepts for more than five new 
projects were approved, including two facilities 
for growing berries and green crops, facilities 
for oyster mushroom production, coffee 
production and a ready meal factory. In 2022 
construction of Russia’s largest berry production 
facility will begin at the Krasnodar greenhouse 
complex. It will open in 2023 and be able 
to produce 1,229 tonnes of strawberries and 95 
tonnes of blueberries per year. 

Fast facts 

25%

of cucumbers, 
tomatoes and lettuce 
sold in Magnit stores  
are produced in our  
own greenhouses

85%

25%

of the mushrooms sold 
in Magnit stores are 
own production

of sales of dried fruits 
and nuts in Magnit 
stores are Vostochny 
Guest PL brand

21%

of pasta sales are 
Gusto Di Roma  
PL brand

Share of in-house production across 
different product types1, %

Plum tomatoes 

Cucumbers

Round tomatoes

Lettuce

Cherry tomatoes

Mushrooms

1 shAre iN totAl sAles iN kg

9

15

22

29

55

60

Focus on quality 

To maintain the high standards of our PL 
products, we carry out a range of quality 
assurance tests to ensure quality control 
throughout the production process, from raw 
materials to the finished product. 

All production facilities are equipped with 
modern equipment with a high degree 
of automation. This allows us to ensure 
the production of quality products with 
minimum manual labour. All production facilities 
are constantly monitored online to maintain 
high quality levels throughout the production 
process. Our production complies with  
GOST R ISO 22000-2007 and the international 
Food Safety System Certification (FSSC) v.5.

In 2021, an innovative pilot scheme for vertical 
greenhouses was tested, implemented 
in cooperation with the Israeli company 

CENTRAL FEDERAL DISTRICT

Tver region
 — Tver separate division

Moscow region
 — Cheese Slicing Facility Dmitrov JSC Tander

Lipetsk region
 — Moskva na Donu LLC

VOLGA FEDERAL DISTRICT

Saratov region
 — Saratov separate division

Penza region
 — Cheese Slicing Facility Penza JSC Tander

Samara region
 — Togliatti separate division

Republic of Bashkortostan
 — Ufa separate division

SOUTHERN FEDERAL DISTRICT

Krasnodar region
 — Kuban Factory of Bakery Products LLC
 — Kuban Confectioner LLC
 — Plastunovskaya separate division
 — Tikhoretsk separate division
 — Novotitarovskaya separate division
 — Cheese Slicing Facility Krasnodar  

JSC Tander

 — Cheese Slicing Facility Novorossiysk 

JSC Tander

 — Zelenaya Liniya LLC – Tikhoretsk separate 

division

 — Zelenaya Liniya LLC – Plastunovskaya 

separate division

 — Zelenaya Liniya LLC – Mushroom complex

Vertical Field, a leading agri-tech company 
which develops urban farms. Magnit’s first 
vertical greenhouse was opened next to the 
superstore in Krasnodar. Green crops such 
as lettuce, spinach and basil are successfully 
grown in the greenhouse – ensuring maximum 
freshness for customers. 

Sustainability 

As part of our commitment to sustainability, 
at least 50% of the packaging for PL and own 
production will be recyclable, reusable 
or compostable by 2025.

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Case Study: 
E-commerce

2021 highlights:

62,274  RUB 11.2 bln 4,490

average number 
of orders per day* 

2021 online GMV 

offline stores in 301 cities 
are covered by Magnit’s 
e-commerce services

Key developments 

During the year we continued to develop 
our partnerships and began working with 
Sbermarket and Wildberries, the largest  
online retailer in Russia, as we rolled out  
the joint delivery offering across Russian cities. 
In December 2021, we launched 30-minute 
express grocery delivery through Delivery Club, 
building on our previous delivery  
projects with the company. We also launched  
a new partnership with Uteka and Megapteka, 
a pharmacy products marketplaces, which made 
Magnit Pharmacy assortment available on a 
partner platform, successfully complementing 
our own e-pharma offering.

In 2021 we started opening dark stores 
throughout the country, which will further 
enhance our operational efficiency in e-commerce. 
These include our first pharmacy dark store, which 
operates as a click-and-collect pharmacy. 

In July 2021, Magnit appointed Andrey Lukashevich 
as E-Commerce Director. He was responsible for 
shaping our e-commerce strategy and executing 
the roll-out of digital sales channels, establishing 
and developing the e-commerce infrastructure, 
and ensuring that the e-commerce business 
achieves its key financial targets. Andrey brought 
a wealth of experience in e-commerce, having 
previously held executive positions at Delivery 
Club, Mail.Ru Foodtech Ventures and Vezet taxi 
aggregator. On 12 April 2022 Andrey Lukashevich 
left the Company for family reasons.

* in 4Q 2021

Growing online grocery adoption in Russia, %

Developing strong omni-channel 
business to further enhance our CVP

Performance 

Our online sales channel is delivering strong 
results despite only recently launching in the 
second half of 2020.

In 2021, our e-commerce gross merchandise 
value (GMV) totalled RUB 11.2 bln.  
By the end of December 2021, GMV of Magnit’s 
e-commerce services exceeded 1% of total 
revenue, while for the full year of 2021 it stood 
at 0.6% of total revenue.

Over the course of the year, the average 
number of orders per day continued to grow 
steadily, reaching 62,274 in 4Q 2021 vs 3,959  
the year before (15.7x growth). 
On 30 December 2021, we reached a milestone 
of 100,000 orders per day, whilst in December 
2020 the daily number of orders was only 7,000. 

The average order value across all online 
services for 2021 was RUB 1,045 including VAT. 
This average order value is approximately 
2.8x higher than the average ticket in the 
convenience stores (RUB 371). This is mostly 
due to a larger number of items per basket. 
The average ticket within Magnit’s own delivery 
service was RUB 1,239. 

Magnit has been piloting e-commerce services 
since the second half of 2020, with the online 
sales channel already demonstrating strong 
performance. The Company currently operates 
both its own delivery through the Magnit 
Dostavka (Magnit Delivery) app and delivery 
via partnerships with Yandex.Eda, Delivery 
Club, Sbermarket and Wildberries. Both food 
and non-food segments of Magnit are present 
online, covering all customer missions: 

Grocery and drogerie
 _ Stock-up (2 hours+) — big ticket purchase
 _ Express (30 minutes) — everyday small 
 _ E-Pharma — current needs and regular 

purchases

purchases

Magnit’s e-commerce services today cover 
4,490 offline stores and 20 dark stores  
in 301 cities across 64 Russian regions,  
with 66% of the revenue generated outside 
Moscow and St. Petersburg. 

The aim is to quickly capture opportunities 
in low-penetrated regional markets 
by converting Magnit’s loyal customers into 
online, while getting new customer inflow 
in computerised Moscow & St. Petersburg 
markets. The Company plans to leverage 
existing infrastructure in the regions with 
strong physical presence. However, in Moscow 
and St. Petersburg, Magnit may continue 
opening dark stores to support brick-and-
mortar presence to cover the cities with its 
delivery service.

 Ivanovs purchasing groceries online on a regular basis,  
% of all Ivanovs

Ivanovs purchasing groceries online on a regular basis,  
% of all Ivanovs, by regions

16

24

24

22

22

23

31

31

Moscow

40

44

+4 p.p.

St. Petersburg

41

42

-1 p.p.

Other 1 mln+  
cities

500 thous. −  
1 mln people

31

33

+2 p.p.

28

28

300 thous. −  
500 thous. people

26

27

100 thous. − 
300 thous. people

22

24

-1 p.p.

+1 p.p.

-2 p.p.

All of Russia

31

31

+1 p.p.

2018 May`20 2Q20 4Q20 1Q21

2Q21 3Q21  4Q21

  3Q21

  4Q21

Note: mAy '20 refers to our speciAl survey dedicAted  
to the lockdowN ANd spreAd of covid-19

source: sBer ciB ivANov coNsumer coNfideNce trAcker

Omni retail at the core of Magnit’s future ecosystem

We aim to build an ecosystem 
of complementary services around the Magnit 
brand and our strong omni-channel core. 
The launch of our payment service Magnit 
Pay in December 2020 was an important step 
in this process, which represented the first 
stage in the development of an enhanced 
app centred around Magnit’s loyalty 
programme.  

Magnit Pay can be used to pay for purchases in any 
store – online and offline, within and beyond Magnit.

As at year-end 2021, the Company issued  
7.5 million virtual payment cards. About 51%  
of holders use this service for purchases outside 
the Magnit ecosystem. Most often, virtual cards 
are used in grocery stores, as well as for payment 
for transport, subscription and delivery services.

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Financial Review 1

In 2021, Magnit maintained strong 
financial discipline across its 
operations. We upheld a return-
based approach in opening 
new stores and refurbishing 
the existing ones. We’ve been 
rolling out e-commerce in a prudent 
way to avoid financial losses. 
We managed to increase both 
revenue and EBITDA margin boosting 
value for our shareholders.

I am delighted that having completed 
a relatively large deal – acquisition 
of Russia's fifth-largest food 
retailer Dixy – Magnit managed 
to keep leverage at a healthy level 
of 1.5x EBITDA with average cost 
of debt being low at 6.4%. Another 
big achievement for us has been 
the decrease of the working capital 
cycle by more than 7 days, which 
released RUB 18.3 bln of cash 
for the Company.

Dmitry Ivanov,  
Chief Financial Officer

FY 2021 key financial highlights

Total revenue 
increased by

Net retail sales
reached

Gross profit
increased by

19.5%

YoY to RUB 1,856.1 bln. Total  
revenue adjusted for the Dixy 
acquisition increased by 10.8% 

RUB 1,808 bln

increasing 19.7% YoY. Net retail 
sales growth adjusted for the Dixy 
acquisition was 11.3%

20.1%

YoY to RUB 439.2 bln with  
a margin of 23.7% as a result  
of better promotional margin, lower 
shrinkage and favourable format mix

Cash SG&A2

 increased by

EBITDA was

Net income increased by

RUB133.1 bln

with a 7.2% margin –  
an improvement of 13 bps YoY  
as a result of stronger gross  
margin but partially offset  
by Dixy consolidation

36.8%

YoY to RUB 51.7 bln with a margin  
of 2.8% vs 2.4% a year ago

25bps

to 17.8% due to higher  
advertising and other costs

As of 31 December 2021 
Net Debt was

RUB 197.0 bln

The Net Debt to EBITDA ratio  
was 1.5x 

Implications of IFRS 16

IFRS 16 balances the presentation of leased assets with 
owned assets. With this, rent expenses are replaced 
with depreciation and interest payments. The lease 
capitalised is reduced on straight line basis but 

interest is charged on outstanding lease liabilities,  
thus interest is higher in the earlier years and decreases 
over time. As a result, the impact on net income is highly 
dependent on average lease maturity – the higher 
the maturity, the lower the interest charges.

Total revenue in FY 2021 increased 
by 19.5%. This growth was 
underpinned by net retail sales 
growth of 19.7% and wholesale 
revenue growth of 10.6%. Wholesale 
operations accounted for 2.6% 
of total sales.

Gross Profit in FY 2021 increased 
by 20.1% YoY to RUB 439.2 bln with 
a margin of 23.7%. An improvement 
of 13 bps YoY was a result of better 
promotional margin, lower shrinkage 
and favourable format mix. 

The latter positively impacted gross 
margin, with the share of wholesale 
operations decreasing to 2.6% 
from 2.8% a year ago. Promotional 
intensity was slightly higher YoY 
driven by the dynamics of the 1H.

Transportation expenses were flat YoY 
and stood at 2.5% as a percentage 
of sales despite continued increase 
of on-shelf availability. This was due 
to higher productivity and utilisation 
at distribution centres, which offset 
the negative impact of the increased 
container shipping tariffs.

Alongside the growing share 
of fresh products, overall 
improvement of on-shelf availability 
and consolidation of the Dixy 
business, shrinkage as a proportion 
of sales decreased further by 20 
bps YoY. This was driven by ongoing 
optimisation of supply chain 
processes, renegotiation of quality 
standards with suppliers and other 
initiatives.

FY 2021 Key Financial Results

RUB mln

Total Revenue

Retail 

Wholesale

Gross Profit

Gross Margin, % 

SG&A, % of Sales

EBITDA pre-LTI3 

EBITDA Margin pre-TI, %

EBITDA 

EBITDA Margin, % 

EBIT 

EBIT Margin, % 

Net Finance Costs

FX Gain/ (Loss) 

Profit before Tax 

Taxes

Net Income

Net Income Margin, %

IAS 17

IFRS 16

FY 2021

FY 2020

Change

FY 2021

FY 2020

Change

1,856,079 

1,553,777

1,807,752

1,510,071

48,327

439,238

23.7%

−20.6%

134,054

7.2%

133,143

7.2%

79,744

4.3%

−12,966

302

67,081

−15,387

51,694

2.8%

43,707

365,729

23.5%

−20.5%

110,264

7.1%

109,410

7.0%

63,493

4.1%

−13,497

−1,310

48,686

−10,905

37,781

2.4%

19.5%

19.7%

10.6%

20.1%

13 bps

−17 bps

21.6%

13 bps

21.7%

13 bps

25.6%

21 bps

−3.9%

−123.1%

37.8%

41.1%

36.8%

35 bps

1,856,079

1,553,777

1,807,752

1,510,071

48,327

43,707

439,264

365,756

23.7%

−19.2%

215,132

11.6%

214,220

11.5%

108,897

5.9%

23.5%

−19.1%

179,043

11.5%

178,189

11.5%

88,424

5.7%

−46,578

−44,268

281

62,600

−14,494

48,106

2.6%

−1,453

42,703

−9,709

32,993

2.1%

19.5%

19.7%

10.6%

20.1%

13 bps

−15 bps

20.2%

7 bps

20.2%

7 bps

23.2%

18 bps

5.2%

−119.3%

46.6%

49.3%

45.8%

47 bps

55

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IFRS 16

FY 2021

FY 2020

Change

FY 2021

FY 2020

Change

Financial Review
(continued) 

Selling, General and Administrative Expenses (SG&A)

RUB mln

Staff costs

as a % of sales

Rent

as a % of sales

Depreciation, amortisation & 
impairment

as a % of sales

Utilities & communication 
services

as a % of sales

Advertising

as a % of sales

Other expenses

as a % of sales

Bank Services

as a % of sales

Repair & maintenance

as a % of sales

Taxes, other than income tax 

     as a % of sales

Packaging & materials

as a % of sales

Total SG&A

as a % of sales

166,606

139,886

9.0%

80,834

4.4%

53,399

2.9%

34,252

1.8%

11,475

0.6%

10,944

0.6%

9,022

0.5%

8,216

0.4%

2,944

0.2%

5,500

0.3%

9.0%

67,011

4.3%

45,917

3.0%

28,827

1.9%

7,628

0.5%

7,265

0.5%

7,108

0.5%

6,732

0.4%

2,925

0.2%

4,861

0.3%

383,194

20.6%

318,159

20.5%

Cash SG&A (excl. D&A)

329,795

272,242

as a % of sales

17.8%

17.5%

19.1%

−3 bps

20.6%

4 bps

16.3%

−8 bps

18.8%

−1 bps

50.4%

13 bps

50.6%

12 bps

26.9%

3 bps

22.1%

1 bps

0.7%

−3 bps

13.1%

−2 bps

20.4%

17 bps

21.1%

25 bps

166,606

139,886

9.0%

2,739

0.1%

9.0%

1,429

0.1%

105,323

89,765

5.7%

34,252

1.8%

11,475

0.6%

10,907

0.6%

9,022

0.5%

8,192

0.4%

2,944

0.2%

5,500

0.3%

5.8%

28,827

1.9%

7,628

0.5%

7,265

0.5%

7,108

0.5%

6,732

0.4%

2,925

0.2%

4,861

0.3%

356,962

296,425

19.2%

19.1%

251,638

206,660

13.6%

13.3%

19.1%

−3 bps

91.7%

6 bps

17.3%

−10 bps

18.8%

−1 bps

50.4%

13 bps

50.1%

12 bps

26.9%

3 bps

21.7%

1 bps

0.7%

−3 bps

13.1%

−2 bps

20.4%

15 bps

21.8%

26 bps

SG&A costs increased by 17 bps YoY 
to 20.6% as a percentage of sales. 

Cash SG&A expenses as 
a percentage of sales increased 
by 25 bps to 17.8% on higher 
advertising and other costs.

Advertising expenses increased 
by 13 bps YoY to 0.6% as 
a percentage of sales on higher 
marketing activities including 
digital marketing and loyalty 
campaigns.

Rental costs as a percentage 
of sales increased by 4 bps YoY 
to 4.4% driven by the consolidation 
of Dixy stores predominantly 
located in the Moscow and  
St. Petersburg regions with higher 
rent rates, acceleration of stores 
openings and, subsequently,  
a larger number of stores in the 
ramp-up period as well as a higher 
share of leased selling space. 
The share of leased selling space 
increased to 80.2% at the end 
of 2021 vs 78.0% a year ago. 
Despite the above-mentioned 
factors, rent expense of Magnit’s 
standalone business decreased 
as a percentage of sales thanks 
to higher sales density, improved 
lease terms with landlords and the 
closure of inefficient stores.

Staff costs as a percentage 
of sales remained flat YoY at 9.0% 
(−3 bps YoY). Higher productivity 
of in-store personnel, ongoing 
automation of business processes 
partially offset additional pressure 
from new stores in the ramp-up 
phase and slightly higher staff 
rotation due to the pandemic last 
year.

Utilities, repair and maintenance, 
packaging and materials, bank and tax 
expenses remained broadly flat as 
a percentage of sales YoY.

Other costs increased by 12 bps 
YoY to 0.6% as a percentage 
of sales on higher advisory services, 
online order picking and delivery 
and software maintenance.

As a result, average cost of debt 
increased to 6.4% (33 bps YoY). 
99.8% of the Company’s debt 
profile is represented by long-
term borrowings and bonds with 
an average maturity of 18 months.

Higher interest expense was offset 
by higher interest income compared 
to the previous year.

Other income and expense increased 
by 25 bps to 1.3% as a percentage 
of sales due to higher income from 
sales of packaging materials as well 
as advertising, rental and sublease 
income.

In 2021 the Company reported FX 
gain in the amount of RUB 0.3 bln 
related to direct import operations.

Income tax in 2021 was RUB 15.4 bln 
with effective tax rate of 22.9%.

As a result, net income in 2021 
increased by 36.8% YoY and stood 
at RUB 51.7 bln. Net income margin 
increased by 35 bps YoY to 2.8%.

As a result, EBITDA was RUB 133.1 bln 
with a 7.2% margin – an improvement 
of 13 bps YoY. This was driven 
by gross margin dynamics partially 
offset by higher SG&A costs. LTI 
expenses in the reported period 
stood at 0.05% of sales – as a result, 
EBITDA margin pre-LTI was 7.2% 
(in line with the reported EBITDA).

Depreciation as a percentage of sales 
reduced by 8 bps YoY to 2.9% due 
to consolidation of the Dixy business 
with a lower share of depreciation 
as a percentage of sales as well as 
positive operating leverage effect.

As a result, operating profit in 2021 
stood at RUB 79.7 bln with 4.3% EBIT 
margin.

Net finance costs in 2021 decreased 
by 3.9% and stood at RUB 13.0 bln. 
In the reporting period the Company 
increased its total debt by RUB 104.3 
bln by obtaining long-term bank loans 
and bond issuance. These supported 
the Company’s accelerated expansion 
and the acquisition of Dixy.

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Cash Flow Statement for 2021

31 Dec 2021

31 Dec 2020

IAS 17

IFRS 16

Financial Review
(continued) 

Balance Sheet  
and Cash Flows 

Inventories increased 
by RUB 18.9 bln (9.2%) compared 
with 31 December 2020 and stood 
at RUB 225 bln on the back of total 
sales growth of 19.5%. Adjusted 
for the Dixy acquisition, inventories 
of Magnit’s standalone business 
reduced substantially. This was 
driven by a number of ongoing 
projects, including the reduction 
of slow-moving items, assortment 
harmonisation and IT solutions 
that are aimed at better on-shelf 
availability and promotion 
forecasting.

Trade and other payables grew 
by RUB 56.4 bln compared with 
31 December 2020 and stood 
at RUB 240.8 bln, driven by higher 
sales and increased payment 
days. Accounts receivable 
increased by RUB 3.2 bln vs 
31 December 2020 and stood 
at RUB 11.7 bln due to higher sales 
and improved commercial terms with 
suppliers.

As a result, working capital as 
of 31 December 2021 turned negative 
with the cash release of RUB 18.3 
bln. Negative working capital was 
achieved for both the standalone 
Magnit and Dixy businesses. 

Debt Composition 
and Leverage

As at 31 December 2021 Gross Debt 
increased by RUB 104.3 bln or 62.8% 
compared to 31 December 2020 
and stood at RUB 270.4 bln. 
The Company’s cash position 
increased to RUB 73.4 bln 
as at 31 December 2021 
from RUB 44.7 bln as 
at 31 December 2020. 
As a result, Net Debt increased 
by 62.3% YoY to RUB 197.0 bln 
as at 31 December 2021.

RUB mln

Non-current assets

Inventories

Trade and other receivables

Cash and cash equivalents

Other current assets

Assets

Equity

Long-term loans and borrowings

Other long-term liabilities

Trade and other payables

Short-term loans and borrowings

Other short-term liabilities

889,346

224,873

11,727

73,399

10,100

1,209,444

178,985

205,287

410,132

240,771

65,139

109,129

678,461

205,949

8,564

44,700

7,718

945,392

182,889

147,695

330,535

184,325

18,392

81,557

Equity and liabilities

1,209,444

945,392

Debt Composition and Leverage

IAS 17

Total Debt, RUB bln

Long-Term Debt

Short-Term Debt

Net Debt, RUB bln

Net Debt/EBITDA

IFRS 16

Net Debt, RUB bln

Net Debt/EBITDA

31 Dec 2021

30 June 2021

31 Dec 2020

270.4

205.3

65.1

197.0

1.5x

653.3

3.0x

265.5

222.9

42.6

136.1

1.2x

498.9 

2.7x

166.1

147.7

18.4

121.4

1.1х

479.0

2.7x

The Company’s debt is fully RUB-
denominated, matching its revenue 
structure. The Net Debt to EBITDA 
ratio was 1.5x as at 31 December 2021 
vs 1.1x as at 31 December 2020.

RUB mln

12M 2021

12M 2020

Change

12M 2021

12M 2020

Change

Operating cash flows before 
working capital changes

Changes in working  
capital

Net interest expense and 
income tax paid

Net cash from operating 
activities

Net cash used in investing 
activities

Net cash generated / (used) 
from/(in) financing activities

Net cash increase / 
(decrease)

136,443

109,930

24.1%

215,359 

175,540

22.7%

18,298

30,217

−39.4%

18,499

30,580

−39.5%

−30,776

−25,738

19.6%

-64,388

−56,509

13.9%

123,965

114,409

8.4%

169,470

149,611

13.3%

−127,903

−29,533

333.1%

−126,689

−29,020

336.6%

32,638

−49,077

−166.5%

−14,082

−84,793

−83.4%

28,699

35,798

−19.8%

28,699

35,798

−19.8%

Cash Flow Statement 
for 2021

The Company’s cash flows from 
operating activities before changes 
in working capital in 2021 equalled 
to RUB 136.4 bln, which was RUB 26.5 
bln or 24.1% higher YoY. The change 
in working capital continued 
to improve and stood at RUB 18.3 bln 
compared to RUB 30.2 bln in 2020 
as a result of higher YoY trade 
and other payables partially offset 
by higher inventories.

Net interest expense and income tax 
paid in 2021 increased by RUB 5.0 bln 
or 19.6% to RUB 30.8 bln. Net 
interest expenses decreased 
by 0.7% YoY to RUB 12.6 bln in 2021 
due to higher average amount 
of cash on bank accounts during 
the reported period. Income tax  
paid for 2021 increased by 39.2% 
to RUB 18.2 bln.

With this net cash flow from operating 
activities in 2021 increased by 8.4% 
to RUB 124.0 bln as a result of higher 
EBITDA and positive movement 
of working capital. 

In 2021 net cash generated from 
financing activities was RUB 32.6 bln 
vs RUB 49.1 bln used in 2020. In 2021 
the Company paid dividends in the 
total amount of RUB 48.1 bln1.

As a result of the factors mentioned 
above net cash position in 2021 
increased by RUB 28.7 bln to RUB 
73.4 bln as of 31 December 2021.

Net cash used in investing 
activities predominantly composed 
of capital expenditures increased 
by 333.1% to RUB 127.9 bln in 2021 
due to acceleration of expansion 
and redesign programmes as well  
as the Dixy acquisition.

Capital expenditure for the full year 
of 2021 almost doubled and stood  
at RUB 66.9 bln, compared with 
 RUB 32.1 bln in 2020. This increase 
was driven by almost twofold 
acceleration of the Group’s expansion 
and store redesign programme 
(2,295 store openings on gross basis 
including Dixy and 703 redesigns 
(Magnit only) in 2021 vs 1,292  
and 385 respectively in 2020).

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Key Performance 
Indicators

LFL sales

Significance

Like-for-like sales is the best barometer of 
how well we adjust to consumer needs. If we 
continually innovate and improve our customer 
value proposition, people will ultimately choose 
to spend more at Magnit stores.

Measurement

LFL calculation base includes stores that have 
been operating for 12 months since the first 
day of sales. LFL sales growth is calculated 
based on sales turnover including VAT.

2021 results

LFL sales

+7.0% YoY

Earnings (EBITDA)

Significance

Our strategy implies not just growth at any 
cost, but rather profitable growth that creates 
long-term value for Magnit stakeholders.

Return on invested capital

Measurement

Significance

EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, 
depreciation and amortisation) is a basic 
metric for earnings that is neutral to the 
company’s capital structure and methods of 
amortisation. EBITDA is a non-audited metric 
under IFRS, it is calculated by the Сompany.

2021 results

EBITDA

+21.7% YoY

EBITDA margin

+13 bps YoY

Return on invested capital (ROIC) measures 
how efficiently Magnit invests in projects such 
as opening new stores or production facilities. 
The Сompany is creating value if its ROIC 
exceeds its weighted average cost of capital, 
comprised of net debt and equity.

Measurement

We calculate ROIC as earnings before interest 
and taxes less income tax divided by the sum 
of average net debt and average equity.

2021 results

ROIC reached 16.5%

+265 bps YoY

Inventory turnover

Significance

Managing inventory turnover is the key 
element of retail business. We buy goods 
from suppliers and sell them to customers as 
soon as possible to operate efficiently. Having 
inventories that are either too high or too low 
can result in losses for the business.

Measurement

Working Capital Cycle shows the average 
number of days it takes to sell goods 
purchased from suppliers to Magnit 
customers.

2021 results

Decrease in the working 
capital cycle was

>7 days YoY

which released

RUB18.3 bln

of cash for Magnit

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Risk Management

PJSC Magnit has a comprehensive 
internal control and risk management 
system. Risk management 
is consistent with the Company's 
needs and generally accepted risk 
management standards.

The Board of Directors and the 
Management board of PJSC Magnit 
ensure the effective operation 
and development of the internal 
control and risk management system, 
which provides for the control 
over the Company's strategic 
and operational goal achievements, 
the reliability of information 
disclosure and compliance with 
external and internal requirements.

The internal control and risk 
management system goals 
are timely identification of all 
key risks, assessment of the 
possibility of occurrence, 
damage from the implementation 
and consequences of their 
occurrence, determination 
of measures to minimise negative 
consequences and creation of control 
mechanisms that ensure the stable 
functioning of business processes.

In the process of creating shareholder 
value, the Company makes 
management decisions taking into 
account multidirectional factors that 
can have both a positive and negative 
impact on goal achievements. One  
of the ways to reduce the uncertainty 
caused by such factors is to increase 
the awareness of shareholders, 
management and employees  
of factors that can influence  
the achievement of goals,  
and to assess their possible impact.

The Company's risk management 
system is a set of measures 
and interconnected processes aimed 
at developing risk management as an 
integral part of:
 — corporate culture
 — strategic management
 — decision-making.

Key documents of risk 
management: 

 — Internal Control and Risk 
Management Policy1 

 — Regulation on process-oriented risk 

management

 — Catalogue of risks.

Main risk management 
principles: 

 — Continuity and integrity Internal 
control and risk management are 
continuous processes covering all 
areas of the Company’s business 
activities, at all management levels.

 — Integration into organisational 
processes The internal control 
and risk management system 
is an integral part of the 
Company’s business, management 
and corporate culture. It is 
integrated into every organisational 
process of Magnit, including policy 
development, strategic and business 
planning, and change management.

 — Methodological framework 

integrity The internal control 
and risk management system 
ensures the methodological 
integrity and coherent functioning 
of Magnit’s risk management 
processes. This includes 
the establishment of universal 
approaches and standards.

 — Segregation of decision-making 
levels Risk management decisions 
are taken at different levels of the 
Company’s management, depending 
on the importance of the risk 
and the impacted area of the 
Company’s business activity.

1 Approved By the decisioN of the BoArd of directors oN 12 decemBer 2019 (miNutes w/o of 13 decemBer 2019).

 — Responsibility All subjects 
of internal control and the 
risk management system are 
responsible for compliance with 
risk management standards 
and approaches, as well as 
for the proper implementation 
of controlling procedures in their 
respective areas of business activity.

 — Clear division of duties 
and responsibilities 
The responsibilities and powers 
of the internal control and risk 
management bodies are distributed 
in order to eliminate or reduce 
the risk of error or fraud.
 — Risk orientation The internal 
control and risk management 
system includes risk analysis 
and monitoring in each area of 
the Company’s business activities, 
while taking into account the risk/
profitability ratio. Significant effort 
is made to improve risk management 
standards and approaches, 
particularly regarding their 
importance and acceptable level 
of risk. For the sake of efficiency, 
control procedures are imposed 
upon areas of activity in the order 
of importance.

 — Balance Controlling procedures 
and risk management functions 
are equipped with the necessary 
resources and authorisation 
for their successful execution. 
Spending on the implementation 
and realisation of controlling 
procedures are therefore adequate 
to help mitigate the assessed 
potential risk.

 — Constant development 

and adaptation The internal control 
and risk management system 
is constantly being improved.

 — Reasonable certainty Realisation 
of risk management procedures 
is considered efficient as long as 
it allows the risk to be reduced to an 
acceptable level.

Risk management is an ongoing 
process conducted on a permanent 
basis, due to the continuous nature 
of decision-making in this area.

Key initiatives and results 
of internal control and risk 
management in 2021: 

 — A separate structural unit 

for risk management and the risk 
management team2 was formed

 — A comprehensive assessment 

of internal and external risks was 
carried out

 — The risk classifier and risk assessment 

criteria were updated

 — The analysis of strategic, financial, 
operational and regulatory risks 
of the Company was conducted
 — Began implementing additional 
measures for risk prevention

 — Began updating internal regulatory 

documents of internal control 
and risk management procedures

 — Risk management training was 

conducted for certain units of the 
Company.

Key areas of activity for 2022 
on the development of a risk 
management system: 

 — Formation of detailed risk 

management plans

 — Online course development 

for Company employees on the risk 
management basics

 — Complete updating of risk 

management regulatory documents

 — Elaboration of automation issues 
of risk management processes.

Key elements of risk 
management: 

 — Risk identification
 — Risk assessment
 — The development 

and implementation of risk 
management procedures

 — Constant monitoring of risk status.

The risk management system has 
three levels – strategic, operational 
and control. The Company’s principal 
managing bodies comprising the 
Board of Directors, CEO, President 
and management committees are 
involved in the risk management 
process at the strategic 
and operational level. The Board 
of Directors evaluates financial 
and non-financial risks, determines 
risk appetite, develops a risk 
management−oriented corporate 
culture and evaluates internal 
controls and the risk management 
system at least once per year.

At the control level, the Internal 
Audit Department together with 
the heads of functional units 
maintain the proficiency level 
of accountable employees. They 
monitor their knowledge and keep 
track of trends in international risk 
management practices. A database 
of mandatory information in risk 
assessment and management 
is maintained for those employees 
accountable for decision-making.

The internal control and risk 
management scheme, as well 
as more details on the risk 
management system, are 
provided in the Internal Control 
and Risk Management System 
on p. 100.

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Key risks 

The Company defines and ranks 
the most important risks 
impacting its business activity. 
The Company regularly assesses 

these risks, develops procedures 
aimed at the mitigation 
or prevention of negative impacts, 
and monitors the implementation 
and effectiveness of risk impact 
procedures.

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Risks description

№

1

2 

3

Risks and factors

Risk management

Likelihood 

Impact  

YoY change

YoY change

Risk of deterioration of socio-economic 
and political conditions 
 — deterioration of macroeconomic factors (high level 
of inflation, high exchange rate volatility and rouble 
devaluation, key rate increase)
 — high level of sanction pressure
 — growing unemployment, decrease in general living 

standards, with a corresponding change  
in consumption behaviour

 — increasing wage and benefits gap with growing living 

 — adjustment of the Company's strategy and financial 

model

 — revision of investment plans
 — updating the expansion programmes and plans 

by functional areas

 — CVP analysis of the business processes: adaptation and 
extension of the product range, increased attention to 
the quality of services and the provision of new services 
to retain current and attract new groups of customers.

costs.

Type of risk: strategic
Source of risk: external
Impact: all parameters

Risks related to the shortage / absence of 
imported goods – food products, specific 
equipment, spare parts, materials for the 
following reasons 
 — imposition of sanctions
 — disruption of logistics chains, including a reduction 

of the number of suppliers.

Type of risk: operational
Source of risk: internal and external
Impact: all parameters

Risk of transformation
 — change of transformation effects
 — margin reduction during the transformation 
of category management (incorrect pricing, 
promotion, assortment revision, high purchasing 
prices, sale of obsolete stock with a discount)
 — errors when transferring data from existing  

accounting systems to new ones.

Type of risk: strategic
Source of risk: internal and external
Impact: strategy execution, revenue, EBITDA

 — search for alternative contractors from the countries 

not subject to sanctions

 — readjustment of logistics chains
 — search for and development of Russian suppliers.

 — adjustment of the transformation project
 — collective decision-making
 — hiring external consultants to speed up and optimise 

the processes.

5

5

5

5

5

5

High

Moderate

Low

Likelihood

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Risks description

№

4

5

6

Risks of adverse regulatory changes
 — nationalisation of the Company
 — strengthening of the currency control
 — introduction of price regulation by the government
 — limiting of trade margins growth
 — EGAIS (alcohol registration system), PLATON (road 
transportation payments), technical regulations

 — increase in the cost of environmental charges
 — restriction on the use of packaging/packages, other 

types of packaging within own production and 
private label in the sales areas

 — government approval of distance selling of alcohol
 — additional regulation of shelves and layout
 — introduction of quotas on the supply of key consumer 

basket goods to retail chains 

 — more complicated procedures for licensing and 

obtaining permits from external regulatory bodies
 — possible introduction of new licenses and permits. 

Type of risk: regulatory
Source of risk: external
Impact: market share, revenue, EBITDA

Restriction / suspension of work of foreign 
software / services:
 — suspension / termination of cooperation with some 

IT partners

 — difficulty of quick replacement of software and 

services.

Type of risk: operational
Source of risk: external
Impact: all parameters

Risks and factors

Risk management

Likelihood 

Impact  

YoY change

YoY change

 — monitoring changes in legislation by specialists
 — participation of experts in the discussion of legislative 

innovations

 — adaptation of business processes for obtaining 

the necessary licenses and permits, and technical 
documents

 — the government eases regulation in a number of areas, 
which is a supporting factor for business operation.

№

7

Risks and factors

Risk management

Likelihood 

Impact  

YoY change

YoY change

Risks associated with IT infrastructure support
 — increased business requirements to IT systems, 

 — a detailed plan for IT investments has been developed
 — forecasting future capacity requirements and increased 

provision of the speed and quality of the relevant 
information

 — increased requirements to prompt search of defects 
and their liquidation in the information management 
systems providing an adverse impact on the 
operations

 — lack of IT staff with the necessary qualifications.

load for future periods

 — annual revision of configurations (capacities)
 — a functioning system in place for processing user 

requests

 — analysis of regular reporting based on user requests 

5

5

and incidents, conducting annual polls on user 
satisfaction with the operation of the Support Service.

 — search for alternative vendors.

5

5

9

5

5

Type of risk: operational
Source of risk: internal
Impact: revenue, EBITDA

8 

Risks of increased competition 
 — development of e-commerce / marketplace / 

ecosystems

 — introduction of new players specialising in a 

 — development of own e-commerce
 — launch of price projects
 — launch of the new format of Moya Tsena stores 
and development of the Magnit Family format

particular offer and closing needs (hard discounters, 
alcoholic beverage stores, etc.)

 — monopolisation of the market in a number of product 

 — introduction of affordable and quality private labels
 — monitoring competitors' actions
 — conducting a comprehensive analysis when choosing 

categories by the largest manufacturers

marketing tools, promotions

4

5

 — increase in price pressure
 — traffic outflow.

Type of risk: strategic
Source of risk: external
Impact: revenue

 — increasing the attractiveness of existing stores through 

redesign

 — evaluating the attractiveness and potential of proposed 

store openings using GIS analysis technologies
 — significant investments in attracting and retaining 

customers.

Risks of excessive loss of the inventory 
 — inefficiency of logistics, goods acceptance, storage  

 — modifying the Сompany's business processes through 

the redistribution of powers and responsibilities

and inventory accounting processes

 — involving internal security in the investigation of theft 

 — employee misconduct
 — robbery in stores (western regions of the Russian 

Federation)

 — increase in theft at stores due to the declining living 

with the subsequent initiation of criminal cases

 — preventing fraudulent actions by employees through 

the mechanisms of the Code of Business Ethics
 — including costs for the modification of accounting 

standards.

systems in the budget.

4

5

IT security risks:
 — increased number of cyber-attacks on information 

 — functioning of access control procedures and 

mechanisms, approved access matrices

systems around the world dictates the need 
to provide adequate protection of data and IT 
infrastructure against intrusions of any kind, 
including for the purpose of information theft or 
damage, unauthorised access, and propagation of 
virus software.

 — establishment of a software and infrastructure change 

management system

 — data backup, duplication of key information systems
 — functioning of a centralised monitoring system for 

information security events

 — additional investments in the development 

of information technologies.

Type of risk: operational
Source of risk: internal and external
Impact: all parameters

5

5

Type of risk: operational
Source of risk: internal
Impact: EBITDA

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Risks description

№

10

Risks and factors

Risk management

Likelihood 

Impact  

YoY change

YoY change

3

5

3

4

Risk of absence and recruitment of personnel 
 — significant increase of compensation payments 

and benefits in the labour market for high-demand 
professions

 — reduction of migration flows to the Russian 

Federation

 — indexation of wages for individual branches 

and departments

 — development of dedicated internal training 
and adaptation programmes for employees
 — improving the culture of employee management
 — implementation of integrated systems for long-term 

 — abandonment of outsourcing and introduction 

motivation of personnel

of additional workload for employees
 — lack of IT specialists in the labour market
 — remote employment opportunity.

Type of risk: operational
Source of risk: internal and external
Impact: revenue, EBITDA

11

Risks of corruption and employee fraud 
 — the internal environment of the Company and the 

level of fraud committed is affected by the corporate 
values system, fair motivation of employees, 
adherence to internal rules and business processes.

Type of risk: operational
Source of risk: internal
Impact: all parameters

12

Risks in the field of industrial safety, occupational 
health and environment
 — fires, smoke, ignitions
 — occurrence of accidents, impact of natural factors
 — occupational injuries
 — violation of occupational and fire safety standards 
and regulations by the Company’s employees 
and contractors

 — intensification of the negative epidemiological 

situation, spread of COVID-19.

Type of risk: operational
Source of risk: internal and external
Impact: revenue, EBITDA

 — development of social programmes for personnel
 — interaction with universities to attract the best 

graduates

 — development of the talent pool
 — strengthening of resources for hiring specialists.

 — compliance with the rules of the Code of Business 

Ethics, compliance with the Anti-Bribery 
and Corruption Policy  

 — functioning of the ethics hotline and analysis of its 

operation

 — joining the United Nations Global Compact
 — personnel training in corporate ethics and code 

of conduct

 — segregation of incompatible powers through 
the organisational structural measures,  
as well as through the access rights, implementation 
of the access rights matrix

 — transaction control by the Financial Directorate
 — inspection of potential candidates for vacant positions 

by the Security Directorate

 — comprehensive elaboration of the identified violations.

 — corporate training programmes for environmental 
protection, industrial and occupational safety with 
subsequent control of knowledge quality by internal 
specialised training services

 — alignment with the United Nations Global Compact
 — regular efficiency monitoring of fire extinguishing 

systems

 — maintainance of the required level of personnel 

qualification, responsibility of managers to support 
the proficiency level of employees
 — assessment of working conditions
 — compliance with the Environmental Protection 

and Industrial Safety Policy, Fire Safety Policy of the 
Magnit Group

 — insurance of facilities against force majeure factors
 — vaccination, revaccination, transfer of employees 

to remote work.

Risks and factors

Risk management

Likelihood 

Impact  

YoY change

YoY change

Risks of making poor investment decisions
 — return on investment of new stores 

and reconstructions is below the WACC
 — growth of the number of unprofitable stores
 — excess CAPEX per facility (excess requirements, 
excessive standards, low-quality construction 
and installation works).

 — collective decision-making on investment projects
 — standardisation of norms and financial models
 — use of GIS analysis technologies
 — introduction of tender procedures
 — budget control of expenses for the implementation 

of the investment programme

 — post-investment analysis.

3

4

№

13

14

Type of risk: strategic
Source of risk: internal and external
Impact: CAPEX, EBITDA, ROIC

Risks associated with the quality of goods sold 
and produced
 — inconsistency of quality of goods sold and produced 
with the established requirements and standards 
may result in reduced customer loyalty to the Magnit 
brand, followed by a reduction in market share 
and revenue.

Type of risk: operational
Source of risk: internal
Impact: revenue, EBITDA, LFL

 — functioning of the system selecting suppliers of goods 

and services, “green” procurement of products and raw 
materials

 — audit of suppliers
 — compliance with the Responsible Supply Chain Policy 

of Magnit

 — compliance with the Food and Non-Food Quality 

and Safety Policy of PJSC Magnit

 — implementation of programmes for the development 

of local suppliers and farmers

 — monitoring legislation for the prompt adjustment 

of internal quality control technologies of the goods 
sold and produced

 — audit of stores, own production facilities 

and distribution centers, including remote monitoring 
 — processing and analysis of inquiries (customers, stores 
and distribution centres, regulatory authorities, media 
and nonprofit organisations).

 — real-time monitoring of the spread of COVID-19
 — strict compliance with all recommendations made 

by the Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer 
Rights Protection and Human Well-being, the Ministry 
of Health and WHO

 — vaccination and revaccination
 — disinfection of premises
 — performance of labour functions by employees working 

remotely.

2

5

2

3

15

Risks of negative epidemiological situation impact 
on the Company's activities
 — introduction of severe restrictive measures 

to prevent the spread of COVID-19 may have 
a negative impact on supply chains

 — in case of significant spread (occurrence) of new 

variants (“omicron”) of COVID-19, the rate 
of infection among employees is likely to increase.

3

4

Type of risk: operational
Source of risk: external and internal
Impact: all parameters

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Risks description

№

16

Risks and factors

Risk management

Likelihood 

Impact  

YoY change

YoY change

Reputation risk
 — incidents causing significant damage to customers' 

 — availability and operation of a crisis centre
 — timely provision of full information about its activities 

health, various violations of laws and other 
regulations

 — risks of dissemination in the media of information 
discrediting the Company's image, disclosure 
of confidential business information, high-profile 
litigations

by the Company

 — implementation of the Sustainability Strategy
 — implementation of the Code of Business Ethics (senior 

management demonstrates commitment to high 
standards of conduct)

 — training for the personnel in the field of ethics 

 — the ability to maintain the stated level of social 

and sustainability requirements

responsibility.

Type of risk: strategic
Source of risk: internal and external
Impact: all parameters

 — constant interaction with stakeholders, holding 
seminars and forums to raise awareness about 
the Company's activities

 — monitoring information about the Company in mass 

media and social networks providing response to any 
incidents and expressing an official position on specific 
issues

 — signing a confidentiality agreement with the Company's 

employees and contractors

№

18

Risks and factors

Risk management

Likelihood 

Impact  

YoY change

YoY change

Climate-related risks
 — physical climate-related risks (natural phenomena 
occurring as a result of the climate change: urgent 
risks (hurricanes, floods, fires, etc.) and systematic 
risks associated with long-term changes of the 
climatic characteristics and conditions (e.g. global 
warming) 

 — elaboration of a plan of measures for the 

implementation and development of a system for 
identification, assessment, management and monitoring 
of climate-related risks

 — analysis and amendment (if necessary) of the 

Company's regulations with regard to climate-relarted 
risk management

2

4

factors associated with the transition to a low-carbon 
economy).

of the climate-related risk assessment and business 
opportunities

 — transitional climate-related risks (risks and their 

 — analysis of the potential application of the results 

2

2

Type of risk: regulatory
Source of risk: external
Impact: all parameters

 — establishment of a team to assess climate-related risks 

and opportunities, hiring consultants

 — hiring an external auditor to assess the quality and 
effectiveness of the Company's climate-related risk 
management activities.

17

Risks associated with changes in tax legislation
 — making amendments to or supplementing the 
legislative acts on taxes and levies regarding 
an increase in tax rates, introduction of new types 
of taxes

 — monitoring changes in legislation by specialists of the 
financial unit and prompt introduction of changes 
to internal policies and procedures

 — consultations with the involvement of audit companies
 — development and coordination of the accounting policy 

 — changes in the Russian tax system providing 

with external auditors.

a significant adverse impact on the attractiveness 
of investments in the Company's securities
 — possible challenges in the correct definition 

and implementation of the tax planning strategy, 
inconsistency of the tax planning goals with 
the Company's strategic objectives.

Type of risk: regulatory
Source of risk: external
Impact: revenue

2

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Sustainable 
Development

The Russian National Rating Agency 
called Magnit the leader of ESG 
integration among Russian non-
financial public companies in retail, 
thus acknowledging our progress 
in corporate governance, assurance 
of product quality and safety, carbon 
footprint reduction, and development 
of staff relations.

With the acquisition of Dixy in 2021, 
Magnit experienced a major change 
in its corporate structure. We 
seek to fully integrate Magnit’s 
sustainability principles into 
the business processes of Dixy, while 
also fine-tuning the company’s current 
business practices. 

Our ESG achievements would 
have been impossible without 
the concerted efforts of Magnit’s 
team, suppliers and partners. I would 
like to take this opportunity to thank 
each stakeholder for their significant 
contribution to Magnit’s sustainability 
efforts.

Despite all the accomplishments so 
far, we still have a lot of ambitious 
goals ahead. They are mostly about 
integrating ESG principles into all our 
business processes and operations. 

Our commitment to sustainability 
goes far beyond the topics that are 
of material significance for Magnit 
and its immediate stakeholders. As 
part of our ESG Strategy, we strive 
to contribute to all UN Sustainable 
Development Goals (SDGs), while also 
placing a particular emphasis on the 
following: Zero Hunger (SDG 2), 
Decent Work and Economic Growth 
(SDG 8), Responsible Consumption 
and Production (SDG 12), and Climate 
Action (SDG 13).

There is no doubt that it will take 
us some time to deliver on our 
strategic goals in the selected areas, 
but we take pride in the progress 
made against the Strategy and are 
happy to present the interim results 
achieved by Magnit’s sustainability 
team in 2021.

In the reporting year, we focused 
on programmes designed to promote 
healthy lifestyles, collection 
and processing of waste, and creation 
of a sustainable sourcing system. 
We also continued our efforts 
to reduce direct and indirect GHG 
emissions by buckling down to the 
renewal and gradual transformation 
of Magnit’s car fleet and boosting 
energy efficiency across the Company.

Our sustainability pursuits in 2021 
helped Magnit improve its positions 
in a variety of ESG ratings. 
The Company’s ambition to become 
the best employer in the Russian retail 
sector was endorsed by the platinum 
award given by Forbes and KPMG 
to recognise Russia’s  
top employers in terms of their  
ESG record. 

Jan Dunning,  
Chairman of the Sustainability 
Steering Committee

Dear stakeholders,

As Russia’s No. 1 retailer 
by the number of stores 
and geographic outreach, 
we feel not only obliged to retain 
and strengthen our market 
leadership, but also responsible 
for the Company’s sustainable 
development and its contribution 
to sectoral and social sustainability. 
That is why our annual report 
focuses on the key results achieved 
by the Company as part of its ESG 
Strategy goals for 2025.

Striving to become a leading 
Russian retailer in sustainability, 
Magnit has set ambitious goals 
that include leadership in the 
environmental impact reduction in 
the retail sector, having positive 
impact on the quality of life of the 
Russian consumers, becoming 
a number one employer in the 
industry, as well as creating a 
100% responsible supply chain 
and the “best in class” Corporate 
Governance. 

As part of the ESG Strategy,  
we set out a variety of quantitative 
and qualitative targets 
in environmental stewardship, 
sustainable sourcing, employees, 
communities, and health 
and wellbeing. 

Overview

In 2020, focused on issues that 
matter most to its stakeholders, 
Magnit set its sustainability strategy 
goals for 2025. Now in its second 
year, the Company has made 
considerable progress across its five 
priorities, fine-tuning its work to drive 
even greater improvements across 
environmental and social goals. 

Magnit changed gears in 2021, 
growing significantly through 
a major acquisition, launching 
numerous stores and new formats, 
and building the e-commerce 
business. This was achieved against 
a continued backdrop of uncertainty 
around the COVID-19 pandemic 
and supporting customers 
and employees to a ‘return to normal’.

At the heart of this is a strong 
commitment to grow the business 
sustainably and continue to reduce 
the Company’s impacts.

Key highlights for 2021

72 %

employee satisfaction

8 thous.

volunteers/events1 

16 %

increase in purchases  
from local suppliers

27 %

of private label sales falls  
on healthy lifestyle products 

>99 %

of the total volume of plastic 
generated in the distribution 
centres is sent for recycling

8 %

decrease in specific electricity 
consumption (kWh/mln RUR) since 
2019

19 %

reduction of specific GHG emissions 
(t CO2 eq/mln RUR) since 2019 

RUB 641 mln

allocated for social and charity 
projects

1 the iNdicAtor is cAlculAted BAsed oN the NumBer of voluNteers divided By the NumBer of eveNts, siNce it 
is curreNtly Not possiBle to cAlculAte the ABsolute NumBer of voluNteers

Interaction 
with stakeholders

While improving Magnit's 
sustainability management 
and reporting, we consider the views 
of all stakeholder groups. We 
determine the most important 
issues to enhance communication 
and develop engagement with our 
stakeholders on these issues.

Magnit engages in an open 
dialogue with all stakeholder 
groups, both internal, such as 
employees and shareholders, 
and external, such as suppliers 
and customers. The Company's 
interaction with stakeholders 
is built on the principles 
of respect for stakeholders, 
transparency, regularity, 
and compliance with obligations.

Read more about our 
stakeholder engagement  
on p. 112.

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Environmental Stewardship

To be а Leader  

in environmental impact reduction in the industry

 — CO2 emissions
 — Packaging waste
 — Food waste
 — Energy and water use

50% Private labels and  
own production packaging  
be recyclable, reusable  
or compostable

100% Recyclable  
plastics in own operations  
are recovered and recycled 

50% Food waste  
reduction 

30% Greenhouse gas 
emissions reduction 

25% Water and energy 
consumption reduction

Private label (24.5% of the total number of SKU was checked):        
                              25% of packaging is recyclable,  
                              36% – partially recyclable  
Own production: 30% of packaging is recyclable,  
                              44% – partially recyclable
>99% of plastic packaging generated during shipping activities 
was recycled in 2021
Reduction by 46% of specific food waste generation  
(167.66 kg/mln RUR) since 2019
Reduction by 8%  in specific electricity consumption  
(1,825.6 kWh/mln RUR) since 2019
Reduction by 19% (2.37 t СО2 eq/mln RUR)
of specific greenhouse gas emissions (scope 1 and 2) since 2019

Sustainable Sourcing

To strive towards a 100%  

responsible supply chain

100% Responsible  
sourcing for socially  
important categories 

100% Responsible own 
production and agriculture 

Partnership 
Programmes for local  
suppliers & farmers

 — Products and raw materials from responsible sources
 — Best local products
 — Food and non-food safety
 — Responsible own agriculture and production
 — Private labels
 — Green marketing

Development of a pilot project for ESG certification  
of suppliers of socially important goods

The Company obtained certification for the compliance  
with the international food safety management system  
according to FSSC 22000-2018 standards

Launch of the initiative to switch private label goods  
to eco-friendly packaging

Opening of the first vertical ecological greenhouse
Magnit received more than 100 awards for the quality  
of its own production in various quality competitions in 2021
Increased by 16% the total volume of purchases  
from local suppliers

Sustainability Strategy 

Magnit’s sustainability strategy is based  
on the 10 principles of the UN Global Compact  
and the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, 
as well as stakeholder expectations. Magnit  
has outlined 5 key areas and sets quantitative 
and qualitative targets for 2025: 

  Our goals for 2020-2025 

  2021 Indicators 

Employees 

To be the #1 employer in the industry

 — Fair, safe and rewarding workplace
 — Training and development

70% Rate of employee 
satisfaction 

50% Injury rate reduction 
and zero fatalities

40% Turnover rate 

72%   

0.91 Injury rate  
(per 1,000 employees)  

53% 

Communities

To make  a Positive impact  

on the quality of life of all Russians

 — Corporate volunteering
 — Emergency help
 — Charity

10%  
Employee volunteers 

Community Programmes for all  
the regions of the Company’s presence

2.5%

In 2021, all 67 regions of the Company’s presence 
regions were covered with social projects

Health & Wellbeing 

To Improve the quality of life 

for consumers and local communities

 — Promoting healthy lifestyle: nutrition 

and sports

 — Availability of health-related services 

and products

Healthy lifestyle 
Information about healthy 
lifestyle and nutrition  
is available to all of consumers 

Healthy food 
Related products are available  
to all of consumers

Implementation of new partnership projects aimed at promoting 
healthy lifestyles, as well as active development of own 
initiatives, led to the increase of consumers’ coverage across the 
country

The number of Health Cubes 

in the supermarkets has reached 228,  
while the category’s popularity has increased by 9%
Revenue of RUB 41,487 mln  
from Magnit's healthy lifestyle  
private label products, which accounts fo 27%  
of private label sales

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Appendices

Sustainable Development
(continued) 

Fuel consumption by the Group’s enterprises in 2018–20211

Energy expenditures by the Group’s enterprises in 2018–2021, RUB mln1

2018

2019

2020

2021

Fuel types

All companies 
of the Group Magnit PJSC

All companies 
of the Group Magnit PJSC

All companies 
of the Group Magnit PJSC

All companies 
of the Group Magnit PJSC

Diesel fuel, l

199,843,095

Gasoline, l

12,645,506

-

-

215,820,780

13,168,980

-

-

191,462,410

13,123,330

-

-

150,276,040

15,519,030

-

-

Type of 
energy 
resource

Thermal 
energy

2018

2019

2020

2021

All companies 
of the Group Magnit PJSC

All companies 
of the Group Magnit PJSC

All companies 
of the Group Magnit PJSC

All companies 
of the Group Magnit PJSC

1,944.9

0.8

2,083.3

0.8

2,201.4

1.0

1.6

0.2

2,537.8

19,043.3

1,443.5

0.8

1.3

0.1

Electricity

Natural gas

13,762.9

1,067.8

1.1

0.2

15,066.8

1,548.3

1.4

0.1

17,295.9

1,229.1

PJSC Magnit did not use or consume other types of energy resources 
other than those indicated in the table in the reporting year.

Fuel consumption by the Group’s enterprises in 2018–2021, RUB mln1

2018

2019

2020

2021

Fuel types

Diesel fuel

Gasoline

All companies 
of the Group Magnit PJSC

All companies 
of the Group Magnit PJSC

All companies 
of the Group Magnit PJSC

All companies 
of the Group Magnit PJSC

6,825.0

433.3

-

-

7,713.4

472.7

-

-

6,649.1

460.3

-

-

5,781.9

557.5

-

-

Energy consumption by the Group’s enterprises in 2018–20211

Type of 
energy 
resource

Thermal 
energy, Gcal

Electricity, 
KW per hour

Natural gas, 
cbm

2018

2019

2020

2021

All companies  
of the Group

Magnit 
PJSC

All companies  
of the Group

Magnit 
PJSC

All companies  
of the Group

Magnit 
PJSC

All companies  
of the Group

Magnit 
PJSC

  1,246,351 

516 

1,201,925

469

1,232,174 

561 

1,369,486 

462 

,564,578,505 

    217,587

2,725,130,567 

241,101 

2,839,098,541 

266,604 

3,155,928,433 

202,163 

170,739,126

24,903

234,939,230

18,937

187,787,159 

29,386 

216,570,229 

23,442 

1 excludiNg dixy.
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The strengthened Board composition increases 
the number of independent directors, making 
the Company’s approach significantly ahead 
of current Russian practices. I would like to take 
this opportunity to thank our former Board 
members, Evgeny Kuznetsov and Gregor Mowat, 
for their contribution to Magnit. 

Following the Board changes, the members 
of Committees of the Board of Directors were 
reformed to best reflect relevant professional 
experience and knowledge. The Committees 
continue to be headed by Non-Executive 
Directors and consist of only Independent 
Directors. Towards the end of the year, we also 
published a new edition of the Regulations 
on Committees of the Board of Directors. 
The changes are part of Magnit’s continuous 
development of a strong corporate governance 
system complying with Russian and international 
best practices. 

In parallel, we strengthened the Management 
Board from nine to 13 members, in line 
with the Company’s strategic priorities 
and development in the retail market. New 
appointments to the Management Board  
in 2021 include Francesco Fiamingo (Commercial 
Director for Formats and Dry/Non-Food), 
Pavel Lokshin (Chief Marketing Officer), Andrey 
Lukashevich (Director for E-Commerce), Yuri 
Misnik (Chief Digital and Technology Officer) 
and Egor Shumilin (Commercial Director 
for Fresh / Ultra Fresh and Regions). We also 
welcomed Fedor Pavlovsky as Chief Supply 
Chain and Logistics Officer. 

Dear shareholders,

In 2021 we continued to improve our 
corporate governance systems,  
responding to queries and concerns  
raised by shareholders. 

The continued rapid growth of Magnit 
prompted us to reevaluate our Board in order 
to make sure we have a broad range of skills 
and knowledge needed to support our growth 
ambitions, whilst ensuring greater diversity.  
The new edition of the Articles of Association 
stipulates an increase in the size of the Board 
of Directors from nine to eleven members. 
As a result, and after shareholder approval, 
the Board was extended, with seven out 
of eleven members having served on the Board 
in the last Board cycle. 

We welcome four new Board members 
including Sergey Zakharov, Pierre-Laurent 
Wetli, Vsevolod Rozanov as well as our first 
female Board member, Naira Adamyan, 
supporting our gender diversity principles. 

We continued to develop our long-term 
and short-term incentive (LTI & STI) 
programmes to ensure an optimal and fair 
method of motivation and compensation 
for top management, adding new members 
to the LTI and setting KPIs for the STI against 
which performance was evaluated in 2021. 

In April 2021 we published our second 
sustainability report, presenting our progress 
on commitments to 2025. Now in its third 
year, our Sustainability Strategy is fully 
embedded in Magnit’s day-to-day operations, 
underpinning many of our non-financial KPIs 
and long-term environmental and social 
aspirations. Led by our President and CEO, 
Jan Dunning, our sustainability approach 
is supporting the Company’s corporate 
governance. 

The Audit Fees Policy stipulates that Magnit will 
limit the total fees for non-audit services in a 
calendar year to an amount not exceeding 50% 
of the total fees for the audit and audit-related 
services in the relevant year with effect from  
1 January 2022.

We maintained a high level of engagement 
throughout the year, holding virtual and face-
to-face meetings, as well as issuing regular 
announcements as part of increased intensity 
of activity at Magnit as we pursue our 
strategy. A milestone in our development was 
the acquisition of Dixy, which strengthens 
our market position in the Moscow 
and St. Petersburg regions in particular. We 
also reviewed our Company Policies, updating 
them to maintain the latest standards; these are 
available on the Company’s website.

The Board is committed to maintaining open 
and constructive dialogue with investors 
and responding to any concerns raised. 
A major outcome of our interactions in 2021 
highlighted dissatisfaction with non-audit fees 
for consultancy work being charged by our 
auditors, E&Y, which were higher than audit-
related fees in 2020. 

We continue our work in strengthening 
our corporate governance and endeavour 
to comply with the UK Corporate Governance 
Code. We are continuing to build a sustainable 
business in line with the best corporate 
governance practices and look forward 
to updating our shareholders with details 
on ongoing improvements.

In response, we engaged independent 
consultants to investigate the reasons 
for these concerns and to provide 
recommendations. The result of this exercise 
is the creation of the Audit Fees Policy which 
oversees the approval process for services 
provided to Magnit by the Company’s external 
auditors and assures auditors’ independence. 

Charles Ryan

Chairman of the Board of Directors

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Board of Directors

The Annual General Meeting of shareholders of Magnit  
on 10 June 2021 approved changes to the Company’s Articles 
of Association increasing the size of the Board of Directors 
from 9 to 11 people. The Extraordinary General Meeting 
of shareholders of Magnit on 9 September 2021 elected 
the first Board comprised of 11 people, as follows:

Full composition of the Board of Directors

Status

Name

Key experience

Naira Adamyan

Sanofi (consumer goods)

Walter Koch

Management consulting

Vsevolod Rozanov

Sistema PJSFC (finance)

Charles Ryan

UFG Asset Management

James Simmons

Mazovia Capital (finance)

Citizenship

Russia

Germany

Russia

USA

USA

Pierre-Laurent Wetli

Consulting (ex-Bain)

Switzerland

Tim Demchenko

Alexey Makhnev

VTB Capital

VTB Capital

Alexander Vinokurov

Marathon Group

Sergey Zakharov

Marathon Group

UK

Russia

Russia

Russia

Jan Dunning

Magnit President and CEO

Netherlands

Independent

Non-executive

Executive

Born

1961

1962

1971

1967

1978

1976

1973

1976

1982

1980

1959

Members of the Board of Directors

Charles Ryan’s distinguished financial 
career combines top-level expertise 
and deep knowledge of both 
Russian and international markets. 
Mr. Ryan began his professional 
career in 1989 with CS First Boston, 
where he was a Financial Analyst. 
From 1991 to 1994, Mr. Ryan 
was an Associate and Principal 
Banker with the European Bank 
for Reconstruction and Development 
in London, where he played a crucial 
role in the city of St. Petersburg’s 
privatisation programme for industry 
and real estate. In 1994, Mr. Ryan 
co-founded the United Financial 
Group, an independent investment 
bank in Moscow. 

Naira Adamyan is a physician 
by training with a PhD 
in immunology and began her 
career in 1997 at Janssen Russia & 
CIS (the pharmaceutical division 
of Johnson and Johnson).

Over the following 18 years she 
held various leadership positions 
within the Group with increased 
responsibilities, including Managing 
Director Janssen Russia & CIS, 
General Manager Johnson & Johnson 
LLC and Board member of EMEA 
region at Janssen.

In 2005, when Deutsche Bank 
acquired 100% of UFG’s investment 
banking business, Mr. Ryan was 
appointed Chief Country Officer 
and CEO of the Deutsche Bank 
Group in Russia. He stepped down as 
the CEO of Deutsche Bank in Russia 
in September 2008 and in October 
2008 became the Chairman of UFG 
Asset Management. In addition 
to his role as the Chairman, Mr. Ryan 
is also responsible for the overall 
management of UFG's private equity 
business.

In 2015, Ms. Adamyan joined 
Sanofi as Country Chair of Russia 
and General Manager of Eurasia. 
She was later appointed Head 
of Eurasia, Middle East, before 
becoming Head of Strategy 
and Innovation in 2020. Naira was 
Chair of the Board of Directors 
of AIPM (Association of more than 60 
Pharma companies) and co-Chaired 
InPharma (association of 14 
research-based global Pharma 
companies). She was also a Board 
Member of the American Chamber 
of Commerce. Ms. Adamyan received 
the EY Business Women Russia 2015 
award and is listed in RBC’s Top 25 
CEO Women of Russian Business.

Charles Ryan,  
Chairman of the Board 
of Directors

Naira Adamyan,  
Member of the Board 
of Directors 

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Members of the Board of Directors

Tim Demchenko has over twenty 
years of international private 
equity and corporate investment 
experience. Based in London,  
Tim has worked for global 
technology companies (Siemens, 
IBM) and international investment 
banks. 

Tim has served as a Board Director 
on multiple private and public 
companies helping to steer 
companies development and 
expansion strategy, operational 
performance optimization and 
corporate governance.

Jan Dunning joined Magnit in January 
2019 as President and Member 
of the Management Board. After 
joining the Board of Directors 
in May 2019, Jan was elected Chief 
Executive Officer in June 2019. 
Prior to joining Magnit, Jan spent 
over 25 years in the retail industry 
working in a broad range of retail 
functions including leadership roles 
in operations, development, sales, 
marketing, purchasing and finance. 
In 2011−2018, Jan worked as the  
Chief Executive Officer of Lenta.  

Tim holds a Masters in Finance 
degree from London Business School 
and completed executive courses  
at Harvard Business School.

Previously, he served as the Operations 
Director of Metro Cash & Carry Russia 
and then General Manager  
of Metro Cash & Carry Ukraine.  
Jan’s previous experience also includes 
three years as the General Manager 
of the Lukas Klamer wholesale business, 
a subsidiary of the Metro Group in the 
Netherlands, and over ten years with 
Aldi North. 

Tim Demchenko,  
Member of the Board 
of Directors

Jan Dunning,  
Member of the Board 
of Directors, Chairman 
of the Management Board, 
President and CEO

Since 1999 Walter Koch has held 
senior positions at some of the 
largest European home appliance 
manufacturers such as AEG 
and Electrolux, being in charge 
of Logistics, SCM and After Sales 
Service. 

During 2007 to 2010 Walter 
served as Executive Vice President 
and COO of Sanitec Corporation 
(Helsinki, Finland). From 2011 till 
2016 he held the position of an 
Independent Director on the Board 
of PJSC Mvideo in Russia. 

Alexey Makhnev has over two 
decades of expertise and experience 
within the Russian consumer 
and retail sector. In 2006, 
Mr. Makhnev was a lead member 
of the Deutsche Bank investment 
banking team that carried out 
Magnit’s IPO. For six years from 
2009 to 2015 Mr. Makhnev served 
on Magnit’s Board of Directors. 

Currently, Walter owns and operates 
an independent consulting firm 
and in May 2019 he got elected 
as an Independent Director 
of PJSC Magnit, Russia.

Over the past twenty years, 
Mr. Makhnev has worked on a large 
number of consumer and retail 
transactions in Russia and the CIS, 
including Magnit, Lenta, Okey, 
Dixy, Mvideo, LSR, Etalon, PIK, 
and Rusagro.

Vsevolod Rozanov began his career 
at Bain & Company in 1993. In 2002, 
he moved on to join the leading 
Russian public investment company 
Sistema, holding CFO roles 
consecutively at MTU-Inform, 
Comstar UTS and MTS JSC. In 2008, 
he became CEO of Sistema’s Indian 
greenfield telecom venture, SSTL 
(under the MTS India brand).

In 2013, Mr. Rozanov moved back 
to Moscow to become Sistema 
Group's CFO.  

From 2018 to 2021 he was Managing 
Partner in charge of Sistema’s 
financial assets as well as the South 
Asian businesses. He has served 
as a board member at various 
companies within the Sistema Group 
(telecom, banking, pulp & paper, etc.)

He currently serves as the Chairman 
of the Board of Directors of Sistema 
Capital, as well as member of the 
boards of MTS Bank, Fortenova 
Grupa and Volga-Dnepr Logistics B.V.

Walter Koch,  
Member of the Board 
of Directors

Alexey Makhnev,  
Member of the Board 
of Directors

Vsevolod Rozanov,  
Member of the Board 
of Directors

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Members of the Board of Directors

Mr. Simmons is a managing 
partner at Mazovia Capital, 
a private investment group active 
in financial services, software, 
real estate and venture capital. 
Mr. Simmons serves as Chairman 
of Digital Care, a leading European 
provider of value-added services 
for consumer electronics devices. 
He also serves on the Board 
of ClearCheck Global Holdings, 
an automotive software business 
present in Latin America and Europe. 

Prior to joining Mazovia Capital, 
Mr. Simmons worked for 15 years 
in private equity and investment 
banking in Russia, Europe and the 
U.S. Mr. Simmons holds a B.S.E.  
from Princeton University, where  
he graduated magna cum laude, 
and has an MBA from Harvard 
Business School, where he was 
a Baker Scholar.

Alexander Vinokurov began his 
career in 2004 with the investment 
banking division of Morgan Stanley 
(London).

In 2006, he returned to Russia 
as Vice President of TPG Capital, 
co-founding the company's Russian 
office. 

logistics, engineering, construction, 
telecommunications, oil and gas,  
oil trading and agriculture. 

In 2014, he became CEO of A1, Alfa 
Group's investment arm specialising 
in the acquisition of the assets that 
are undervalued due to challenging 
economic situations. 

In 2011, Mr. Vinokurov assumed 
the post of President of Summa 
Group, which has significant 
investments in port and rail 

In May 2017, Mr. Vinokurov left his 
post as President of A1 to co-found 
Marathon Group.

Pierre-Laurent Wetli has spent 
the past 20 years of his career 
working at Bain & Company, one 
of the Big Three management 
consulting firms.

Mr. Wetli worked at Bain’s Moscow 
office from 2008 until recently, 
leading projects for Bain’s retail 
and consumer goods clients in Russia 
and the CIS.

He has a strong understanding 
of the food value chain in Russia 
and its transformation over the last 
15−20 years and brings relevant 
expertise in regard to strategy 
development, post-merger 
integration and commercial activities 
in the retail space.

Mr. Wetli is currently also chairing 
the advisory committee of one 
of Russia’s leading consumer goods 
companies.

James Simmons,  
Deputy Chairman of the 
Board of Directors

Alexander Vinokurov, 
Member of the Board 
of Directors

Pierre-Laurent Wetli, 
Member of the Board 
of Directors

Mr Zakharov is currently Partner, 
Chairman of the Management Board 
at Marathon Group.

Starting 2004 Sergey Zakharov 
spent eight years working with 
M&A and capital markets in Moscow 
and London at the international 
law firm Clifford Chance, where 
he advanced to a counsellor.  
In 2012, Mr. Zakharov was appointed  
Vice President at Summa Group. 
In 2014, he joined A1, the investment 
arm of Alfa Group, as Executive 
Director, after which he left 
to co-found Marathon Group in 2017. 

Sergey Zakharov,  
Member of the Board 
of Directors

Composition of Board Committees

Name

Status

Audit  
Committee

HR & Remuneration 
Committee

Strategy  
Committee

Capital Markets 
Committee

Charles Ryan1

Naira Adamyan

Independent  

Non-Executive

Independent  

Non-Executive

Pierre-Laurent Wetli

Independent  

Non-Executive

Alexander Vinokurov

Non-Executive

Tim Demchenko

Non-Executive

Jan Dunning

Executive Director

Sergey Zakharov

Non-Executive

Walter Koch

Independent  

Non-Executive

Alexey Makhnev

Non-Executive

Vsevolod Rozanov

Independent  

James Simmons

Non-Executive

Independent  

Non-Executive

Participation in Committees

1 chAirmAN of the BoArd of directors 

Chairman

Chairman

Chairman

Chairman

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Over the course of 2021, there were 
a number of changes in Magnit’s 
senior team to support the Group’s 
continued growth. 

On 22 July 2021 PJSC Magnit 
increased the size of its Management 
Board to 13 people to make decision-
making more efficient. Chief Digital 
and Technology Officer Yuri Misnik, 
Chief Marketing Officer Pavel Lokshin 
along with Commercial Directors 
Francesco Fiamingo and Egor Shumilin 
were all added to the Management 
Board.

Chief Supply Chain and Logistics 
Officer Fedor Pavlovsky and Director 
for E-commerce Andrey Lukashevich1 
also joined the Management Board, 
replacing respectively Maria Dei 
and Florian Jansen, who both left 
the Company.

Full composition of the Management Board as of 31 December 2021

Management Board

Name

Jan  

Dunning

Anna  

Bobrova

Andrey  

Bodrov

Francesco 

Fiamingo

Ruslan  

Ismailov

Pavel  

Lokshin

Andrey 

Lukashevich

Position

Joined

Background

President & CEO

2019

Metro, Lukas Klamer,  

Aldi North, Lenta

Human Resources Director

2019

Metro, X5, JSC SIA 

International Ltd 

Chief Investment and Strategy 

2019

Lenta, Investment banks

Officer

Commercial Director for formats 

2019

Metro, Lenta

and Dry/ Non-Food

Deputy CEO – Retail Chain 

2019

Lenta, Metro, Mosmart

Director

Chief Marketing Officer

2021

Metro, K-rauta, 

Perekrestok Express, 

O’Key

Director for E-commerce

2021

Delivery Club, Vezet

Anna  

Corporate Relations and 

2019

Coca-Cola, Heineken, 

Meleshina

Sustainability Director

Lenta

Yuri  

Misnik

Fedor  

Pavlovsky

Maxim 

Chief Digital and Technology 

2021

Microsoft, AWS, banks

Officer

Chief Supply Chain and Logistics 

2021

Lenta, Adidas, X5

Officer

Director for Chain Development, 

2020

Lenta, O’Key

Shchegolev 

Real Estate and Maintenance

Egor  

Shumilin

Elena 

Zhavoronkova

Commercial Director for Fresh/ 

2018

X5 

Ultra Fresh and Regions

Chief Legal Officer

2018

Polyus, Evraz, TMK

Jan Dunning joined Magnit in January 
2019 as President and Member 
of the Management Board. After 
joining the Board of Directors 
in May 2019, Jan was elected Chief 
Executive Officer in June 2019. 
Prior to joining Magnit, Jan spent 
over 25 years in the retail industry 
working in a broad range of retail 
functions including leadership roles 
in operations, development, sales, 
marketing, purchasing and finance. 

In 2011−2018, Jan worked as the 
Chief Executive Officer of Lenta. 
Previously, he served as the  
Operations Director of Metro Cash 
& Carry Russia and then General 
Manager of Metro Cash & Carry 
Ukraine.

Jan’s previous experience also 
includes three years as the General 
Manager of the Lukas Klamer 
wholesale business, a subsidiary 
of the Metro Group in the 
Netherlands, and over ten years 
with Aldi North. 

Anna has almost 20 years 
of experience in HR, particularly 
within the retail sector, and has 
successfully implemented projects 
aimed at the development 
and performance enhancement 
of line staff and management 
and increasing the service level 
in stores. She has also built 
and managed modern IT systems 
in employee management.

Prior to joining Magnit, 
in 2003−2009 Anna worked in the 
HR department of Metro, from 2011 

to 2013 was the Director of HR 
and Organisational Development 
in X5 Retail Group.

She held managerial positions 
in HR at JSC SIA International 
Ltd (2015−2019), Rimera Group 
(2013−2015) and Rosatom 
(2009−2011).

From August 2019 Anna has held 
the position of HR Director. Anna 
was appointed Member of the 
Management Board of PJSC Magnit 
on 10 September 2019.

Andrey Bodrov has worked for many 
leading International and Russian 
financial institutions including 
Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, 
VTB Capital and Renaissance 
Capital with a primary focus on the 
Retail & Consumer sectors. During 
more than ten years in investment 
banking, Andrey was involved 
in many landmark transactions in the 
Russian market (including M&A, 
capital markets, advisory, structured 
finance, etc.).

Prior to joining Magnit, Andrey 
worked as Mergers & Acquisitions 
Director at Lenta from February 
2016.

Since September 2019 Andrey has 
held the role of Chief Investment 
and Strategy Officer of PJSC Magnit 
and is responsible for Magnit’s 
investments, strategy, capital 
allocation and M&A. Andrey 
was elected as a Member of the 
Management Board of PJSC Magnit 
on 13 December 2019.

Jan Dunning,  
President and CEO

Anna Bobrova,  
HR Director

Andrey Bodrov,  
Chief Investment  
and Strategy Officer

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Management Board

Francesco was appointed 
a Member of the Management 
Board of PJSC Magnit from 
28 October 2021.

In 2009, Ruslan held the position 
of Deputy Chief Executive Officer 
of the Mosmart multi-format retail 
chain. Prior to joining the Company, 
he worked as a divisional director 
and headed the Supermarket format 
for four years in Lenta. 

Ruslan was appointed Member of the 
Management Board on 4 June 2019. 

Prior to joining Magnit, Pavel worked 
as the Chief Operating Officer 
at O’Key Group.

From June 2021 occupies the 
position of the Chief Marketing 
Officer. Pavel was appointed 
Member of the Management Board 
of PJSC Magnit starting 22 July 2021.

Francesco Fiamingo has over 20 
years of experience in retail across 
different fields. He began his career 
at Metro Cash & Carry in Italy 
and has held senior positions at the 
company in Russia and Serbia, where 
he was in charge of procurement.

Prior to joining Magnit in 2019, 
Francesco was the Commercial 
Director for the Hypermarket format 
at Lenta. He occupied the position 
of the Commercial Director for the 
Supermarket format at Lenta during 
the period from 2014 to 2017.

Ruslan Ismailov joined Magnit 
as the Retail Chain Director  
on 27 May 2019. 

Ruslan has over 15 years 
of experience in managing consumer 
companies.

He started his career in 2003 in 
the Metro Cash & Carry retail chain, 
working his way from a department 
manager to a hypermarket director. 

Pavel Lokshin has more than 20 
years of management experience 
in international and Russian retail 
companies. 

For more than 12 years he worked 
at Metro Cash & Carry in various 
positions in Moscow, Samara, 
Novosibirsk, and Guangzhou.

From 2013 to 2018, he was the 
first CEO of K-rauta Rus, a DIY 
hypermarket chain, part of the 
Finnish Kesko group, and then 
of Perekrestok Express. 

Francesco Fiamingo,  
Commercial Director for formats  
and Dry/ Non-Food

Ruslan Ismailov,  
Deputy CEO – Retail Chain 
Director

Pavel Lokshin,  
Chief Marketing Officer

Andrey Lukashevich has had 
a successful career holding 
managerial positions in web 
services development companies. 
From 2015 to 2018, he held various 
executive positions in Delivery 
Club and became its CEO in 2016, 
where, during his tenure, Andrey 
increased the size of the business 
of the company several times 
and developed its strategy.

Andrey Lukashevich,  
Director for E-commerce

In 2017, he was included in the Young 
Media Managers of Russia Rating 
in the Web Service CEO category.

In May 2018, Andrey headed  
the Mail.Ru Foodtech Ventures, 
a division created specifically 
for investments in online sales 
and food delivery projects.

In early 2019, he became the CEO 
of Vezet taxi aggregator, a position 
he held until the deal with Yandex.

Since July 2021 Andrey held 
the position of the Director 
for E-commerce. He was appointed 
Member of the Management Board 
of PJSC Magnit on 22 July 2021.

Anna Meleshina joined Magnit 
in May 2019 as Director 
for Government & Public Relations 
and was subsequently appointed 
Director for Corporate Relations & 
Sustainability. Prior to Magnit, 
Anna served as a Public Affairs & 
Communications Director 
for Coca-Cola in Russia and Belarus 
from 2017 till 2019. From 2013 
until 2017 Anna held the position 
of Public Relations & Government 
Affairs Director and was a member 
of the Management Board at Lenta. 

From 2002 until 2013 Anna took 
different roles in HEINEKEN, 
becoming the Corporate Relations 
Director for the company in Russia 
and a member of the HEINEKEN 
global corporate relations 
leadership team. After that, Anna 
held senior positions in non-
commercial organisations, including 
an advisory role at the Honorary 
Consul of Iceland in St. Petersburg, 
and a board member and Deputy 
Chairman of the Russian Breweries’ 
Association.

Anna was appointed Member 
of the Management Board 
from 20 November 2020.

Anna Meleshina,  
Corporate Relations 
and Sustainability Director

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Management Board

Yuri Misnik has more than 20 
years’ experience in IT, having 
worked in leading companies such 
as Microsoft, Amazon Web Services, 
HSBC, and National Australia 
Bank (NAB). He has been a Cloud 
pioneer, leading the development 
and integration of Azure and AWS 
services in large international 
corporations.

In 2012, he joined the team 
of Amazon Web Services to work 
on the implementation of Amazon 
Cloud (AWS) services in the UK 
and Europe. From 2015 to 2019, 
Yuri served as the Digital Chief 
Information Officer at HSBC 
and later as a CIO at National 
Australia Bank.

He pioneered the implementation 
of Cloud, Agile, DevOps, 
and product teams in financial 

services, and worked on bringing 
a combination of modern solution 
development methods and cutting-
edge implementations of cloud 
services.

From late 2019, Yuri served 
as the Group Chief Technology 
Officer at First Abu Dhabi Bank 
(FAB), where he was responsible 
for driving the group’s technology 
strategy to ensure that FAB was 
ready for the next generation 
of digital banking services.

Yuri is the Chief Digital 
and Technology Officer. He 
was appointed Member of the 
Management Board of PJSC Magnit 
starting 12 November 2021.

Fedor Pavlovsky has over 10-years' 
experience in retail. He spent 
most of his career working in the 
field of supply chain management 
and logistics.

Before joining Magnit Fedor was 
managing Supply Chain function 
of Pyaterochka (X5 Retail Group) 
in 2020−2021, where he was 
in charge of all logistics and supply 
chain processes. Earlier, in 
2018−2020, he worked as a Senior 
Director for Supply Chain at Adidas  

in charge of the CIS supply chain 
(Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan), 
focusing on omni-channel 
and e-commerce growth.

Prior to that, Fedor spent over 
10 years working at LLC Lenta.

Since May 2021 he has held 
the position of the Logistics 
Director and supervises supply chain 
and logistics. He was appointed 
Member of Management Board 
of PJSC Magnit starting 22 July 2021.

Yuri Misnik,  
Chief Digital  
and Technology Officer

Fedor Pavlovsky,  
Chief Supply Chain 
and Logistics Officer

Maxim Shchegolev has over 20 years 
of experience in retail. Before joining 
Magnit, he served as the Director 
for Format Development 
and Integration at Lenta since 
2012, and prior to that, he worked 
for eight years at O’KEY Group, 
where, for the most part, he 
was responsible for store chain 
development. At earlier stages of his 
career, Maxim occupied various 
management positions in companies 
dealing in electronics and household 
appliances, including Megatekhnika 
and Partiya.

Egor Shumilin joined the Magnit 
team in June 2018 as the Director 
for Category Management 
Transformation before being 
appointed the Director of Category 
Management in August that year. 
On 1 February 2021, Egor was 
appointed the Fresh / Ultra Fresh 
Commercial Director, from  
22 June 2021 – Commercial Director 
for Fresh / Ultra Fresh and Regions.

Elena Zhavoronkova joined Magnit 
in June 2018 as the Director 
for Legal Affairs and Corporate 
Governance. Previously, she served 
as Vice President for Legal Affairs 
at PJSC Polyus. From July 2021 Elena 
is the Director of DIXY HOLDING 
LIMITED and from August 2021 − 
the Head of the representative 
office of DIXY HOLDING LIMITED 
in Moscow (a company of Magnit 
Group).

Since April 2020 he has been the 
Director for Chain Development, 
Real Estate and Maintenance. Maxim 
was appointed Member of the 
Management Board of PJSC Magnit 
starting 14 April 2020.

Prior to joining the Company, 
Egor worked at X5 Retail Group 
(Pyaterochka, Perekrestok, Karusel 
retail chains), where since 2008 
he successfully worked his way up 
from Procurement Specialist to the 
Head of the Department. Since 2013 
within the Pyaterochka retail chain 
he participated in the formation 
and implementation of the strategy 
for updating the concept of stores 
and the implementation of category 
management. Egor was appointed 
Member of the Management Board 
starting 26 April 2021.

In 2010-2014, Elena held a similar 
position at Evraz. From 2008 to 2010 
Ms. Zhavoronkova headed the legal 
department at United Industrial 
Corporation. In 2000−2008, worked 
her way from legal consultant 
to the Head of Legal Department 
at TMK. Elena was appointed 
Member of the Management Board 
on 22 June 2018.

Maxim Shchegolev,  
Director for Chain Development,  
Real Estate and Maintenance

Egor Shumilin,  
Commercial Director for Fresh/  
Ultra Fresh and Regions

Elena Zhavoronkova,  
Chief Legal Officer

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Corporate Governance 
Framework

PJSC Magnit has an efficient 
corporate governance framework that 
complies with Russian laws, the Rules 
of the Moscow Exchange and the 
London Stock Exchange rules, as 
well as international best practices. 
The Company continually enhances its 
corporate governance and ensures 
the protection of shareholders 
and other stakeholder rights.

Governance, management and control 
at the Company are divided among 
the shareholders (via the General 
Meeting of Shareholders), the Board 
of Directors, the Collective 
Executive Body (the Management 
Board) and the Sole Executive 
Bodies (the President and the 
Chief Executive Officer) pursuant 
to applicable Russian corporate 
law, Magnit’s Articles of Association 
and internal policies.

Structure of corporate 
governance bodies 

PJSC Magnit has built robust 
systems of corporate governance 
and internal controls over its financial 
and economic activities. 

The Company’s highest decision-
making body is the General Meeting.

The Board of Directors is elected 
by shareholders at the General 
Meeting and is accountable 
to them. It provides strategic 
oversight and monitors the activities 
of the executive bodies: the CEO 
(Chairman of the Management Board), 
President and the Management Board.

The executive bodies handle 
the day-to-day management 
of the Company and perform tasks 
assigned by the shareholders 
and the Board of Directors. 

There are four Committees under 
the Board of Directors:
 — the Audit Committee
 — the HR and Remuneration 

Committee

 — the Strategy Committee
 — the Capital Markets Committee. 

The Internal Audit Department 
analyses and evaluates the risk 
management and internal control 
systems, as well as corporate 
governance.

The Corporate Governance 
Department performs the functions 
of the Corporate Secretary, ensures 
the efficient operation of the 
remaining corporate governance 
bodies and is responsible for all 
necessary disclosures. 

Election, establishment 
Accountability
Administrative 
subordination. 
Department Director  
is appointed by the 
Board of Directors

General Meeting

Board of Directors

Audit  
Committee

HR and  
Remuneration 
Committee

Capital Markets 
Committee

Strategy  
Committee

Sole Executive Bodies:

Collective Executive Body:

CEO

President

Management 
Board

Corporate Governance Department

Internal Audit Department

Regulations

Internal regulations

Magnit maintains its corporate 
governance framework in line with 
the following regulations:
 — Russian laws
 — relevant United Kingdom laws
 — relevant European Union laws
 — Moscow Exchange listing rules
 — London Stock Exchange listing rules
 — Corporate Governance Code 

recommended by the Bank of Russia1.

The Company’s activities 
are governed by its Articles 
of Association approved in a 
new edition by the annual 
General Meeting of Shareholders 
of PJSC Magnit held on 10 June 2021 
and internal regulations2, including:

Document

Regulations on the Board of Directors

Effective date

11 June 2021

Regulations on the Committees of the Board of Directors

10 November 2021

Code of PJSC Magnit On Terms and Conditions  

25 June 2019

of Transactions with Financial Instruments

Regulations on the Sole Executive Bodies (President and CEO)

31 May 2019

Regulations on the Collective Executive Body  
(Management Board)

Code of Business Ethics

Regulations on Internal Audit

Regulations on the General Shareholders Meeting

List of Insider Information

Regulations on the Corporate Governance Department

Regulations on the Dividend Policy

Internal Control and Risk Management Policy

Audit Fees Policy

Anti-Bribery and Corruption Policy

Regulations on the Information Policy

Anti-alcohol and Anti-drug Policy

Safe Use of Vehicles Policy

Fire Safety Policy

Occupational Safety Policy

Charity, Sponsorship and Volunteer Policy

Environmental protection and occupational health  

and safety policy

25 December 2020

24 March 2019

31 October 2018

11 June 2021

17 January 2022

30 May 2016

30 May 2016

13 December 2019

6 September 2021

25 February 2014

24 April 2021

1 January 2020

1 January 2020

1 January 2020

1 January 2020

1 January 2020

1 January 2020

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2 for more detAils, see the weBsite of the compANy At https://www.mAgNit.com/eN/corporAte-goverNANce/corporAte-documeNts/.

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(continued) 

Compliance with the principles and recommendations of the Corporate Governance Code  
(hereinafter, the “CGC”)1

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021 

Number  
of principles 
recommended 
by the Code

13

9

2

2

9

2

2

8

2

3

8

2

3

10

1

2

36

31

2

10

2

7

6

6

7

5

4

3

3

0

2

0

3

2

79 62

12

2

0

1

0

0

0

5

33

2

7

6

4

3

1

0

3

0

3

2

64

11

2

0

0

0

0

0

4

33

2

8

6

4

3

1

0

2

0

3

2

64

10

2

0

0

0

0

0

5

33

2

8

6

4

3

1

0

2

0

3

2

64

10

- 78%

81%

81%

81%

2

0

0

0

0

0

5

2

0

1

0

2

1

7

33

2

9

6

5

4

69

87%

1

0

0

0

0

0

3

Complied with
Partially complied with
Not complied with

Corporate governance principles

Shareholder rights and equal 

conditions for shareholders  

to exercise their rights

Board of Directors

Corporate Secretary

Remuneration system for members 

of the Board of Directors  

and senior Company executives

Risk Management and Internal 

Control System

Corporate disclosure

Significant corporate actions

Total grade

Magnit is consistently improving 
the level of its compliance with 
the Corporate Governance Code 
and systematically benchmarks 
its compliance against other public 
companies.

For a detailed report 
on compliance with the principles 
and recommendations of the Code, 
see Appendix 1 on p. 219.

Corporate Governance 
Framework Development

PJSC Magnit continues to steadily 
develop its corporate governance 
system in accordance with best 
practices. By improving its corporate 
governance system PJSC Magnit 
aims to reassure its shareholders 
and investors that the Company 
scrupulously implements its strategy 
and management decisions. 

In 2021, the Company further 
improved its corporate governance 
system. The main changes 
and innovations are listed below.
 — Shareholders approved a new edition 
of the Articles of Association, which 
stipulates an increase in the size 
of the Board of Directors from nine 
to eleven members 

 — Reorganised and elected 

 — The practice of liability insurance 

members to the four Board 
Committees following changes 
to the composition of the Board 
of Directors 

 — Continued to strengthen 

the Management Board to improve 
decision-making. The Management 
Board was expanded to 13 members 

 — Published a new edition of the 

Regulations of the Board 
of Directors and Regulations 
on Committees of the Board 
of Directors 

 — Published new Regulations on the 
General Shareholder Meeting
 — Published new Regulations on the 

information policy

 — Reviewed and approved the short-

term incentive programme 
and the KPIs of members of the 
Management Board

of members of the Board 
of Directors was continued

 — Introduced the Audit Fees Policy 
to oversee the approval process 
of external auditors, assure 
independence and manage fees.

In 2022, the Company plans to:
 — further improve the efficiency 

of and consistently follow corporate 
governance processes 

 — continue to increase the number 

of implemented recommendations 
of the CGC

 — take the necessary measures 

to implement the recommendations 
of the CGC.

 — Further strengthened the Board 

 — Included new participants into 

of Directors, including appointing 
a female Independent Non-Executive 
Director to the Board

the list of the long-term incentive 
programme 

Addressing shareholders’ concerns

The AGM held on  
10 June 2021 amended 
the Company’s Regulation 
on the General Shareholders 
Meetings (clause 5 article 
53) stipulating that if more 
than 20 percent of the 
shareholders vote against 
the decisions recommended 
by the Board of Directors, 
the Company is obliged 
to engage with shareholders 
through consultations.

At the AGM more than 
20 percent of Magnit 

shareholders voted 
against the ratification 
of the auditor under IFRS. 
Although the majority 
of shareholders voted 
in favour of the ratification, 
in line with the above 
amendment, the Board 
instructed the management 
team to consult with 
Magnit’s shareholders 
on the decision.

The management 
hired an independent 

agency and conducted 
a perception study among 
its shareholders. The study 
identified that the main 
rationale for those voting 
against the decision was 
due to the non-audit fees 
awarded to the auditor 
over the past fiscal year. 
These additional fees 
raised concerns among 
shareholders around 
the auditor’s independence.

In response to the 
findings of the 

perception study, the Board 
introduced the Audit 
Fees Policy to oversee 
the approval process 
of external auditors, assure 
independence and manage 
fees. The policy limits 
the sum of non-audit fees 
it pays to the approved 
auditor to no more than 
50% of its audit fees with 
effect from 1 January 2022.

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(iN relAtioN to stAtistics for 2017-2020) ANd No. iN-06-28/102 (iN relAtioN to stAtistics for 2021).

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Corporate Governance Framework
(continued) 

Board Responsibilities 
Composition and Evaluation of Effectiveness

General Meeting 
of Shareholders

The General Meeting is the 
highest decision-making body 
of the Company. Shareholders 
of PJSC Magnit may significantly 
affect the Company’s business 
by participating in the General 
Meeting of Shareholders. 

At the Annual General Shareholders 
Meeting held on 10 June 2021, 
shareholders approved new 
Regulations on the General 
Shareholders Meeting. 

The key capabilities of the General 
Meeting of Shareholders include:
 — approval of the Company’s annual 

report 

 — approval of the Company’s annual 
accounting (financial) statements 
 — election of the Company’s Board 

of Directors 

General Meeting resolutions

GM1

AGM,  

10 June 2021

Quorum, % Key resolutions

73.38

 — Approval to re-elect the nine members  

of the Board of Directors 

 — Approval of the annual report and annual financial 

report for 2020

 — Approval of the distribution of profit (including 
the payment (declaration) of dividends) based  
on the 2020 results

 — Approval of the Articles of Association
 — Approval of the Regulations on the General 
Shareholders Meeting and Regulations  
on the Board of Directors in the new editions

EGM,  

9 September 

2021

75.09

 — Approval to terminate powers of the Board 

of Directors that consisted of nine members, 
reflecting the decision of the AGM held on  
10 June 2021 to extend the Board to eleven members 

 — Four new members of the Board of Directors were 

appointed; seven of the nine original members of the 
Board were re-elected to the extended Board 

EGM,  

71.78

 — Approval of the dividend payment based  

 — distribution of profits, including 

16 December 

dividend payments 

2021 

on the 9M 2021 financial results

 — approval of major and related party 

transactions and 

 — approval of the Company’s auditor.

The procedure for the General 
Meeting aims to ensure 
the observance of the shareholder 
rights and meets all the relevant 
laws and regulations of the Russian 
Federation and the applicable 
legislation of the United Kingdom 
of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 
and the European Union.

Shareholders of PJSC Magnit held 
three General Meetings in 2021: 
one annual General Meeting (AGM) 
and two extraordinary General 
Meetings (EGM), all meetings were 
in the form of absentee voting.

Composition of the Board 
of Directors

 — The Board of Directors of the Company shall 

consist of eleven (11) members and be elected 
by the General Shareholders Meeting
 — At least three members of the Board 

of Directors shall be independent directors

 — The members of the collective executive 

body (Management Board) may not account 
for more than one fourth of the members 
of the Company’s Board of Directors. The sole 
executive bodies (President and Chief 
Executive Officer) may not simultaneously 
serve as Chairman of the Board of Directors.

The current composition of the Board 
of Directors is based on the principle 
of diversity and inclusiveness and has all 
the necessary competencies for the effective 
management of the Company.

Members of the Board of Directors all 
have impeccable professional and personal 
reputations.

The current Board of Directors is balanced 
in terms of the status of directors, their 
age, nationality, nomination by shareholders, 
and skillset. Its composition corresponds 
well with the specifics and scale of Magnit’s 
business operations and objectives.

Board of Directors Responsibilities

The Board of Directors is the collective 
governing body responsible for the overall 
management of the Company, except for the 
matters reserved to the General Shareholders 
Meeting in accordance with the federal laws 
and the Company’s Articles of Association. 
The Board of Directors shall also be 
responsible for the strategic management 
of the Company, risk management 
and internal control frameworks, oversight 
over the executive bodies of the Company, 
and other key functions

The Board of Directors of PJSC Magnit 
manages the activities of the Company, 
defines strategic goals and implements 
effective management practices, and also 
elects the Management Board, CEO 
and President. The main objective of the 
Board of Directors is to increase the value 
of the business. When making decisions, 
the Board of Directors takes into account 
the interests of all shareholders and other 
stakeholders.

Induction and training of members 
of the Board of Directors

When newly elected, members of the Magnit 
Board of Directors undergo an induction 
programme, which includes:
 — meetings with members of the Management 
Board and the Company’s senior executives

 — an introduction to the Company’s history, 

strategy, corporate governance system, risk 
management and internal control systems, 
the distribution of responsibilities among 
the Company’s executive bodies, and the work 
of the Board of Directors

 — familiarisation with the Company's documents: 

the latest annual reports, the minutes 
of annual and extraordinary General Meetings 
of Shareholders, the minutes of meetings 
of the Board of Directors, and other relevant 
information about the Company’s activities.

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Board Responsibilities, Composition 
and Evaluation of Effectiveness (continued) 

The Board of Directors’ activities 
in 2021

External assessment of the Board 
of Directors 

In the reporting year, the Board of Directors 
held 18 meetings and considered 133 issues. 
The average attendance at meetings of the 
Board of Directors was 100%. The key 
issues related to changes in the corporate 
governance system, the convening and holding 
of the General Meeting of Shareholders, etc.

Held

Considered

18 meetings
133 issues 
100%

average attendance at meetings 
of the Board of Directors 

As part of the external assessment, 
the following components of the activities 
of the Board of Directors were analysed:
 — the structure, composition and independence 
of the Board of Directors and its Committes 

 — the organisation of work of the Board 

of Directors and its Committes 

 — the effectiveness of the Board of Directors 

and its Committes 

 — the role and performance of the Board 

Chairman

 — the overall performance, involvement 

and contribution as well as skills 
and competencies of each director.

The external assessment has shown a high 
level of efficiency, thoroughness, involvement, 
commitment and openness of the members 
of the Board of Directors and its Committees. 
The balance of the composition of the Board 
of Directors in terms of independence, 
relevant experience and complementary 
skills, as well as the ability to make informed 
decisions for the benefit of the Company, was 
noted.

An independent assessment of the 
activities of the Board of Directors included 
analysis of the internal documents, survey 
and individual interviews with the Board 
of Directors members. Also, interviews 
with the Company`s top management were 
conducted. The activities of the Board 
of Directors were also analysed for compliance 
with the provisions of key methodological 
documents and standards, including 
the Corporate Governance Code of the Bank 
of Russia, the UK Corporate Governance 
Code and the OECD1 Principles of corporate 
governance.

According to the results of the assessment 
by an independent consultant, a high level 
of efficiency and thoroughness of the Board 
of Directors of the Company was noted, 
as well as a very high level of involvement, 
commitment and openness of the Board 
of Directors and its committees.

The balance of the composition of the Board 
of Directors in terms of independence, 
the availability of the necessary competencies, 
experience and skills was separately noted. 
In terms of independence and representation 
of foreign directors, the Company is well 
ahead of most Russian large companies and is 
in line with international corporate governance 
standards. The current composition of the 
Board of Directors fully meets the needs of the 
Company and contributes to making informed 
decisions.

The degree of implementation of key functions 
of the Board of Directors was assessed by an 
independent consultant as high. The Board 
of Directors of the Company considers a wide 
range of issues and ensures effective strategic 
management of the Company.

In order to further improve the work processes 
of the Board of Directors of the Company, 
based on the internal assessment results, a list 
of key areas for development was formed. 
The identified areas for development formed 
the basis of the plan to improve the efficiency 
of the Board of Directors in 2021. During  
2021 we followed the plan, i.e. the Board  
of Directors has been extended, strengthening 
its independence and gender diversity as well 
as expanding the skills and competences  
of the Board members. 

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Internal Control 
and Risk Management System

The internal control and risk management 
system of Magnit is responsible for: 

 — ensuring the efficiency and productivity 
of the Company’s activities and the 
safeguarding of its assets 

 — complying with the requirements of all 

applicable legislation and in-house policies 
and procedures; and 

 — ensuring the reliability and timeliness 

of financial and other reporting.

The key regulating document is the Regulations 
on internal control and risk management, 
updated in 2019 (decision of the Board 
of Directors dated 12 December 2019, minutes 
of 13 December 2019). 

The internal control and risk management 
system consists of three levels, each playing its 
part in the process of elaborating, approving 
and applying corresponding measures 
and evaluating the system:

Structure of the Company’s internal control bodies

Audit Committee  
of the Board  
of Directors

Board  
of Directors

Strategic
level

 — approving the strategic framework for the 
establishment and operation of the internal 
control and risk management system

 — integration of the internal control and risk 
management system into the Company’s  
organisational processes, including  
the drafting of policies, and the process 
of managing changes

 — identifying perceptions of the internal control 
and risk management system among employees

 — organisation of the operation and continuous 
monitoring of the effectiveness of the internal 
control and risk management system

CEO,  
President  
and executive  
bodies

Internal Audit 
Department

Heads of units, 
employees

 — implementation of control procedures and risk 
management measures, monitoring of their 
effectiveness

Operational 
level

Control
level

administrative subordination
functional subordination

The internal control system is based on the 
principles of the COSO concept recommended 
by the Corporate Governance Code. 
According to the COSO model1, the Company 
creates a controlled environment including 
the risk assessment system, implements 
control procedures and assesses their 
efficiency, and monitors changes in the 
organisational structure and business 
processes.

The communication among the participants 
in the internal control and risk management 
system, as well as decision-making 
in corresponding areas, is implemented 
via the Company’s information systems. 
The relevant information is defined, recorded 
and transmitted in such a form as to enable 
employees to perform their functional duties. 
Meanwhile, the Company adheres to the 
principle of the separation of duties. 

The internal control and risk management 
system adapts to changes in the Company’s 
goals and internal and external factors, as well 
as business processes. The risk management 
process is carried out on an ongoing basis 
and is cyclical due to the continuous nature 
of risk management decision-making.

Internal Audit Department

The Internal Audit Department is designed 
to support the Board of Directors and the 
executive bodies in enhancing management 
efficiency and improving financial 
and operational performance. The main 
tasks of the Department include conducting 
systematic and consistent analyses, assessing 
risk management and internal control systems, 
as well as the corporate governance system.

The Internal Audit Department 
is administratively subordinate to the CEO 
and functionally subordinate to the Board 
of Directors.

The key document regulating the activity of the 
Internal Audit Department is the Regulations 
on Internal Audit at PJSC Magnit where the main 
responsibilities of the department  
are defined as:
 — supporting the Company’s business units 
and employees, management, the Audit 
Committee of the Board of Directors 
and the Board of Directors by conducting 
audits, analyses and evaluations, providing 
consultations and drafting recommendations 
to improve the Company’s internal control 
and risk management system and its business 
processes

 — assistance in the timely identification 

and analysis of risks that affect the reliability 
of financial and management information, 
the safeguarding of assets, compliance 
with legislation and in-house policies 
and procedures, the execution of financial 
and business plans and the efficient use 
of resources.

Responsibilities of the Internal Audit 
Department include:
 — preparing the annual internal audit 
plan based on defined risk appetite 
and conducting corresponding internal 
audits

 — tracking major changes within the Company 

in order to update the audit plan, identify risk 
areas and inform management

 — preparing and conducting training 
on internal control to maintain 
the qualifications of department employees

 — providing support for the development 

of the internal control and risk management 
system

 — providing a monitoring system to implement 
the recommendations of the Internal Audit 
Department and monitor their execution

 — assisting in the selection of external auditors 

and consultants as well as preparing 
and presenting the results for review 
by the Company’s management and Audit 
Committee

 — interacting with external auditors 

and consultants on matters concerning 
internal audit, the provision of audit-related 
services, and consulting services

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Internal Control 
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 — preparing reports on the results of the 

Efficiency assessment

Department’s work and regularly submitting 
them to the Company’s management, Board 
of Directors, and Audit Committee to discuss 
results and recommendations

 — timely notifying the Audit Committee 

and Board of Directors about any disputes 
or difficulties that arise in the process 
of implementing the internal audit plan
 — preparing information for the Company’s 
management, Audit Committee, or Board 
of Directors based on special requests 
(including unscheduled performance 
evaluations and recommendations on ways 
to improve individual components of the 
internal control and risk management 
system).

The Director of the Internal Audit Department 
regularly reports to the Chairman of the Audit 
Committee and takes part in meetings of the 
Audit Committee.

On 10 September 2021 the changes were made 
in the management of the Department. A new 
Director of the Internal Audit Department was 
appointed.

In 2021, 21 audits were conducted by employees 
of the Internal Audit Department. Based 
on the results of the audits, 217 corrective 
actions were developed and approved. Some 
of them were implemented in 2021, the rest 
will be implemented from the beginning of 2022.

At the beginning of 2022, changes were 
made in the structure of the Internal Audit 
Department due to the Company's acquisition 
of the Dixy chain. Within the organisational 
structure of Dixy, an internal audit unit was 
formed that functionally reports to the 
Director of the Internal Audit Department 
of PJSC Magnit.

In 2021, an efficiency assessment of the 
internal audit and risk management system 
of PJSC Magnit and its affiliates was conducted 
by the Internal Audit Department.

The assessment was completed through 
an analysis of all aspects of internal control 
and risk management processes: the internal 
(control) environment, risk assessment, control 
procedures, information, communications, 
and monitoring.

According to the assessment, the current level 
of organisation and functioning of the internal 
control and risk management system was 
deemed to be in line with the Company’s needs.

External audit

To verify and confirm the reliability of its annual 
financial statements, each year the Company 
hires a professional audit organisation that 
has no connection to the Company or its 
shareholders through ownership interests, 
chosen from among the major international 
audit companies.

The Company’s auditor is approved by the 
General Meeting of Shareholders based on a 
proposal from the Board of Directors. The Audit 
Committee conducts a preliminary assessment 
of the audit firm candidates.

IFRS Auditor

Ernst & Young Limited Liability Company, 
a member of Self-regulatory Organisation 
of Auditors Association "Sodruzhestvo"  
(SRO AAC) (Ernst & Young LLC is included 
in the control copy of the register of auditors 
and audit organisations with the registration 
number ORNZ 12006020327) and one of the 
global leaders in the provision of professional 
services, was approved at the AGM held  
on 10 June 2021 as the auditor of the Company’s 
consolidated financial statements prepared 
in accordance with the International Financial 
Reporting Standards.

 — other audit-related services ("non-audit 

services") – RUB 40.14 mln (32.38% of the total 
volume of services and 47.89% of the total 
volume of audit and related services).

The bulk of the “non-audit” services for the 
provision of which the Group hired the auditor 
in 2021 are consulting services related to the 
implementation of IT solutions for inventory 
forecasting and replenishment.

RAS Audit

The audit firm Faber Lex Limited Liability 
Company (TIN 7709383532), location: Krasnodar, 
144/2 Krasnykh Partizan Street, was approved 
at the AGM held on 10 June 2021 as the auditor 
of the Company’s accounting (financial) 
statements for 2021 prepared in accordance  
with the Russian Accounting Standards.

AF Faber Lex LLC is a member of the Self-
Regulatory Organisation of Auditors Association 
SODRUZHESTVO (SRO AAS) No. 441 dated 
20 March 2020 with the main registration number 
entry (ORNZ) 12006114232.

Based on the results of the PJSC Magnit audit, 
the auditor expressed an opinion on the true 
and fair reflection of the Company’s financial 
position in the accounting (financial) statements 
in all its material aspects.

The total remuneration paid by the Group’s 
companies to AF Faber Lex LLC in 2021 amounted 
to RUB 6.59 mln (excluding VAT), including:
 — remuneration for the audit services –  

RUB 6.095 mln (92.49% of the total amount 
paid), including RUB 316.2 thousand paid  
for the audit of the PJSC Magnit accounting 
(financial) statements for 2020

 — remuneration for other audit-related services 
(“non-audit services”) – RUB 495 thousand 
(7.51% of the total amount paid).

Ernst & Young LLC has been auditing 
the consolidated statements of PJSC Magnit 
and its subsidiaries prepared in accordance with 
the international Financial Reporting Standards 
since 2010. The partner of Ernst & Young LLC 
since 2020 is Ilya Ananyev.

The auditor inspected the 2021 consolidated 
financial statements of PJSC Magnit and its 
subsidiaries in accordance with IFRS in the 
reporting year.

Based on the results of the audit, the auditor 
expressed an opinion on the accuracy of the 
consolidated financial statements for 2021, 
prepared in accordance with IFRS.

The auditor’s total remuneration paid by the 
Group in 2021 amounted to RUB 134.96 mln 
(excluding VAT), including:
 — remuneration for the audit and audit-related 
services – RUB 76.64 mln (56.79% of the 
total amount paid), including RUB 61.85 mln 
paid for the statutory audit and review of the 
consolidated financial statements of the 
Company

 — remuneration for other audit-related 

services (“non-audit services”) – RUB 58.32 
mln (43.21% of the total amount paid).

These amounts include payments made for the 
services for the provision of which the auditor 
was hired in 2020, and which were completed 
in 2021.

In September 2021 the Audit Committee of the 
Company’s Board of Directors approved 
the Audit Fees Policy. 

For more details on this Policy 
and measures taken by the Company 
following the results of the AGM in 2021, 
see Corporate Governance Framework 
Development.

Therefore, aggregate volume of services  
for which the auditor was engaged by the Group 
in 2021 amounted to RUB 123.96 mln (excluding 
VAT), including:
 — audit and audit-related services –  

RUB 83.82 mln (67.62% of the total volume 
of services), of which RUB 77.85 mln relate 
to the statutory audit and review of the 
consolidated financial statements of the 
Company

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Committees 
of the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors has four 
Committees:
 — Audit Committee
 — HR and Remuneration Committee
 — Strategy Committee
 — Capital Markets Committee.

The Committees are formed from 
among the members of the Board 
of Directors, who are elected based 
on their relevant professional 
experience and knowledge. When 
electing members of the Committees 
(including the chairmen of the 
Committees), the following aspects 
must be taken into consideration: 
the education and professional 
training of the candidates, 
their work experience within 
the Committee’s area of activity, 
their document handling skills, as 
well as other necessary proficiencies 
and experience.

The Regulations on the Committees 
of the Board of Directors 
of PJSC Magnit regulate 
the composition and activities of the 
Committees.

In 2021, the Committees held 
17 in-person meetings. Attendance 
at meetings by Committee members 
was 100%.

The work of the Committees goes 
beyond formal meetings, due to the 
fact that the Company is at the stage 
of large-scale transformation. 
The Committees constantly 
interact with the management 
in order to increase the efficiency 
of cooperation between 
the executive bodies of the Company 
and the Board of Directors.

The following independent directors sit on the following Committees:

Name

Status

Audit  
Committee

HR & Remuneration 
Committee

Strategy  
Committee

Capital Markets 
Committee

Charles Ryan 

Naira Adamyan

Independent  

Non-Executive

Independent  

Non-Executive

Pierre-Laurent Wetli

Independent  

Walter Koch

Non-Executive

Independent  
Non-Executive

Vsevolod Rozanov

Independent  

James Simmons

Non-Executive

Independent  

Non-Executive

Participation in Committees

Chairman

Chairman

Chairman

Chairman

Audit Committee

Key functions:
 — verification and monitoring 

of financial statements’ integrity
 — verification of the internal control 
and risk management systems
 — monitoring the effectiveness 

of internal audits

 — monitoring relations with 

the external auditor.

Members: Vsevolod Rozanov 
(Chairman), James Simmons,  
Pierre-Laurent Wetli

Key results: 
 — Evaluation of the auditor's report 

on the financial statements 
of PJSC Magnit for 2021, compiled 
in accordance with Russian 
accounting standards

 — Evaluation of the auditor’s report 
on the consolidated financial 
statements of PJSC Magnit 
and its subsidiaries for 2021 
prepared in accordance 
with Federal Law No. 208-FZ dated 
27 July 2010 “On Consolidated 
Financial Statements”

 — Preliminary consideration of the 

report on transactions concluded 
by PJSC Magnit in 2021, in which 
there was an interest

 — Development of proposals for the 

appointment of an external auditor, 
payment for its services and terms 
of engagement

 — Approval of the remuneration 

of the head of the internal audit 
unit based on the results of work 
in 2021

 — Consideration of the internal 
audit conclusion based on the 
results of assessing the reliability 
and effectiveness of the 
risk management, control 
and corporate governance 
processes of PJSC Magnit in 2021
 — Development of proposals for the 
head of the structural unit that 
carries out internal audit
 — Development of proposals 

for payment for the services  
of an external auditor

 — Approval of the Audit Fees Policy
 — Consideration of the report 

on evaluation of the efficiency 
of the internal control 
and risk management system 
of PJSC Magnit and its subsidiaries 
for 2021

 — Consideration of the results 

of performance of the structural 
unit that carries out internal audit 
in 2021

 — Approval of the plan of operation 
of the structural unit that carries 
out internal audit in 2022

 — Approval of the budget of the 
structural unit that carries out 
internal audit in 2022.

HR and Remuneration 
Committee

Key functions:
 — development and monitoring of the 
remuneration policy (including long- 
and short-term incentives)
 — endorsement and monitoring 

of senior management appointments 
(CEO-1/CEO-2 levels)

 — development of the talent 
management strategy

 — annual evaluation of the Board 
of Directors and management 
performance.

Members: James Simmons 
(Chairman), Naira Adamyan,  
Walter Koch

Key results: 
 — Evaluation of candidates to the 
Board of Directors in terms 
of having the necessary experience, 
knowledge, business reputation, 
absence of a conflict of interest, 
and compliance of candidates 
for members of the Board 
of Directors with the independence 
criteria determined by the 
current Regulations on the Board 
of Directors of the Company 
(including the Listing Rules  
of the Moscow Exchange)

 — Preliminary approval 

of remuneration for members of the 
Management Board of PJSC Magnit 
and other key employees of the 
group of companies of PJSC Magnit 
based on the results of work in 2021

 — Change in the total number 
of participants in the Long-
term Remuneration Programme 
for Key Employees of JSC Tander 
and PJSC Magnit and approval 
of the List of positions of employees 
of PJSC Magnit and JSC Tander 
that are covered by the Long-
term Remuneration Programme 
for Key Employees of JSC Tander 

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(continued) 

Corporate 
Secretary

Strategy Committee

Capital markets Committee

Key functions:
 — strategic and investment planning
 — identification of priority focus areas
 — endorsement and verification of the 

business plan and budget.

Members: Vsevolod Rozanov,  
James Simmons, Naira Adamyan, 
Pierre-Laurent Wetli, Walter Koch 
(Chairman)

Key results:
In the reporting year, the Strategy 
Committee reviewed the plan 
for opening stores and the budget 
for 2021, actively interacted 
with the management team 
on further development of the 
Corporate Strategy of the Company 
for 2021−2025 and oversaw its 
implementation.

Key functions:
 — development and strengthening  
of corporate governance systems

 — preparation, development  

and introduction of IR strategies
 — evaluation of the dividend policy 

and recommendations  
for the Board of Directors.

Members: Vsevolod Rozanov,  
Walter Koch, Charles Ryan 
(Chairman)

Key results: 
 — Consideration of the results of the 
evaluation of the work of the Board 
of Directors of PJSC Magnit

 — Preliminary consideration 

of recommendations to the General 
Meeting of Shareholders of the 
Company on the distribution 
of profits and losses of the 
Company based on the results 
of the 2020 reporting year, 
including the dividend amount 
from the Company's shares, 
the procedure for its payment 
and the date on which the persons 
entitled to receive dividends are 
determined

 — Formation of recommendations 

to the Board of Directors 
on amendments to the Articles 
of Association of PJSC Magnit 
and internal documents 
of PJSC Magnit

 — Discussion of issues of priority areas 

of activities of PJSC Magnit.

The Corporate Governance 
Department of PJSC Magnit 
performs the function 
and responsibilities of the 
Corporate Secretary.

The main objective of the 
Department is to maintain effective 
communication with the shareholders, 
coordinate the Company’s actions 
to protect the rights and interests 
of the shareholders and ensure 
the effective operation of the Board 
of Directors.

The main functions of the Corporate 
Governance Department are:
 — to participate in improving 
the Company’s corporate 
governance system and practices

 — to participate in preparing for, 

and conducting, general meetings 
of shareholders

 — to support the work of the Board 
of Directors and its Committees

 — to participate in implementing 

the Company’s disclosure policy 
and ensure safekeeping of the 
Company’s documents

 — to ensure interaction between 

the Company and its shareholders 
and participate in preventing 
corporate conflicts

 — to ensure interaction between 
the Company and regulatory 
authorities, organisers of trading 
activity, the registrar and other 
professional participants of the 
securities market within the remit 
of the Corporate Governance 
Department

 — to immediately inform the Board 

of Directors of any breaches of laws 
and the Company’s by-laws, where 
ensuring compliance with such laws 
and by-laws is the responsibility 
of the Corporate Governance 
Department

 — to ensure that the procedures 
established by laws and the 
Company’s by-laws to protect 
the shareholders’ rights 
and legitimate interests are put 
into practice and oversee their 
implementation.

Ekaterina Kister
(born in 1978)

Corporate Governance 
Director

Education:

2000 – Kuban State University  
(Faculty of Law).

Experience:

Corporate Governance Department 
reports to the President and CEO 
and is accountable to the Board 
of Directors.

Joined PJSC Magnit in 2016, 
from JSC Tander (subsidiary 
of PJSC Magnit) where she had 
worked for 11 years.

On 27 May 2016, PJSC Magnit’s Board 
of Directors approved a resolution 
related to internal rules governing its 
Corporate Governance Department 
and appointed Ekaterina Kister to the 
position of Corporate Governance 
Director.

and PJSC Magnit, in a new edition.
 — Inclusion of New Participants into 
the Long-term Remuneration 
Programme for Key Employees 
of JSC Tander and PJSC Magnit
 — Approval of additional agreements 
to the Securities Purchase and Sale 
Agreements under the Long-
term Remuneration Programme 
for key employees of JSC Tander 
and PJSC Magnit with individual 
Programme Participants

 — Recommendations regarding 

the formation and composition 
of the collegial executive body 
(Management Board) of PJSC Magnit

 — Development of proposals for the 
head of the structural unit that 
carries out the internal audit
 — Recommendations regarding 

the approval of changes to the short-
term incentive programme (STI) 
for the President and members of the 
Management Board of PJSC Magnit 
for 2021, as well as key performance 
indicators (KPI) for the President 
and members of the Management 
Board of PJSC Magnit

 — Recommendations regarding 

the approval of key performance 
indicators for the head of the 
structural unit performing internal 
audit in 2021

 — Recommendations regarding 

the approval of the List of positions 
of employees of PJSC Magnit 
and JSC Tander, which are subject 
to the Long-term remuneration 
programme for key employees 
of JSC Tander and PJSC Magnit,  
in a new edition

 — Recommendations regarding 

the inclusion of New Participants 
in the Long-term Remuneration 
Programme for Key Employees 
of JSC Tander and PJSC Magnit
 — Approval of changes to the short-
term incentive programme (STI), 
as well as key performance indicators 
(KPIs) for individual members of the 
Management Board of PJSC Magnit 
for 2021.

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Report

Directors' Remuneration

In 2021, the Directors' remuneration 
policy was regulated by the 
Regulations on the Board of Directors 
of PJSC Magnit1.

According to these Regulations, 
Directors are entitled to the following 
types of remuneration for the 
membership in the Board of Directors 
within the reported period:
 — base remuneration (EUR 150,000)
 — additional remuneration.

The structure of the annual remuneration of members of the Board 
of Directors

Title

Basic

Additional 

Compensation  
of expenses related to

Chairman  

of the Board  

of Directors

Chairman  

of the Audit 
Committee

Chairman  

of the Strategy 

Committee

Chairman  

of the Capital 

Markets Committee

EUR 

150,000

EUR 

150,000

EUR 

150,000

EUR 

150,000

Chairman of the HR  

EUR 

and Remuneration 

150,000 

EUR 

75,000

Committee

EUR 

 — travel to and from the venue 

200,000

EUR 

 100,000

of the meeting of the Board of 
Directors, as well as being at 
the venue of the meeting
 — participation in the meeting 
of the Board of Directors 
by telephone, use of a 
teleconference system, 
sending a written opinion, 
absentee voting

 — execution of the functions 

of a member of the Board of 
Directors

 — recruitment of consultants 
and experts and obtaining 
opinions on the activities of 
the Board of Directors.

Up to EUR 50,0002 per year

Remuneration paid to members of the Board of Directors in 2021,  
RUB mln 

174.1

Total3

124.5 Remuneration Basic

47.6 Additional
2.0 Compensation of expenses

Remuneration of the sole 
executive bodies  
(CEO and President)

In 2021, the policy of remuneration 
and compensation of expenses of 
the CEO and the President was 
regulated by the Regulations on the 
Sole Executive Bodies (the President 
and the Chief Executive Officer)4.

In accordance with these Regulations, 
the amount of remuneration of the 
CEO and the President is set in their 
employment contracts.

In accordance with the employment 
agreement, Jan Dunning received 
a signing bonus and fixed rights 
for 164,710 of ordinary shares to be 
transferred to him within the period of 
three years, subject to continued work 
in the Company. This number of shares 
was transferred in three tranches: 
on 21 May 2019 (50%), 23 March 2020 
(25%) and 8 February 2021 (25%).

Remuneration of members  
of the Management Board

In 2021, the policy of remuneration 
and compensation of expenses to 
members of the Management Board 
was regulated by the Regulations 
on the collective executive body 
(Management Board), approved  
by the EGM on 24 December 2020 
(minutes of 25 December 2020).

Remuneration paid to members  
of the collective executive body  
in 2021: RUB 872.5 mln.

The structure of the annual remuneration of the CEO  
and the President

Base salary

Bonus

LTI

Compensation  
of expenses

According 

The motivation programme 

The remuneration 

 —  VHI policy for 

to the 

sets the targeted value 

amount depends on 

terms of the 

of the bonus equal to the 

the Group’s financial 

employment 

annual salary. The actual 

results, share price, 

contract

amount of the bonus 

time worked during 

depends on the fulfillment 

the programme, as 

of the Corporate KPIs and 

well as the planned 

individual KPIs approved by 

number of shares 

the Board of Directors for 

approved by the 

the reporting year

Board of Directors

an employee and 
family members  
(partner and 
children)
 — accident 
insurance
 — business trips
 — communication
 — transport
 — rental housing.

The structure of the annual remuneration of members  
of the Management Board

PJSC Magnit

Base salary

Bonus

JSC Tander

LTI

Compensation  
of expenses

According 

The motivation 

The remuneration 

 — VHI policy for  

to the 

programme sets the 

amount depends on 

terms of the 

target value of the bonus 

the Group’s financial 

employment 

as a percentage of salary. 

results, share price, 

contract

The actual amount of 

time worked during 

the bonus depends on 

the programme, as 

the fulfillment of the 

well as the planned 

Corporate KPIs and 

number of shares 

individual KPIs approved 

approved by the 

by the Board of Directors 

Board of Directors for 

for the reporting year

each participant of the 

programme

an employee and 
family members 
(partner and 
children)
 — accident 
insurance
 — business trips
 — communication
 — transport
 — rental housing.

1 regulAtioNs were Approved At the Agm oN 10 JuNe 2021 (miNutes of 11 JuNe 2021).
2 the issue of compeNsAtioN for expeNses of more thAN eur 50,000 is coNsidered At the geNerAl meetiNg of shAreholders.
3 does Not iNclude remuNerAtioN for the performANce of the fuNctioNs of the sole executive Body pAid to A persoN thAt performed the fuNctioN of the sole executive Body  
iN the specified period ANd At the sAme time wAs A memBer of the BoArd of directors. 
4 regulAtioNs were Approved At the Agm oN 30 mAy 2019 (miNutes of 31 mAy 2019).
5 does Not iNclude remuNerAtioN for the performANce of the fuNctioNs of the sole executive Body pAid to A persoN thAt performed the fuNctioN of the sole executive Body
iN the specified period ANd At the sAme time wAs A memBer of the mANAgemeNt BoArd.

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Remuneration of members of the Management Board, total,5 RUB mln

Remuneration

All companies of the Group

PJSC Magnit

Base Salary

Bonus

Compensation of expenses

Total

324.4

539.0

9.1

872.5

4.7   

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 – 

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Remuneration Report
(continued) 

KPI

LTI

In 2021 the Company had targets 
against the following triggers to 
calculate the annual bonus:
 — LFL retail sales (%)
 — EBITDA (RUB bln)
 — Inventory (days).

In case of failure to meet at least one 
of the three triggers, the bonuses are 
not paid.

If the trigger indicators are met, 
the following corporate indicators 
are set for all members of the 
Management Board in the Company:
 — LFL retail sales (%)
 — EBITDA (RUB bln)
 — OMNI revenue (RUB bln).

Individual KPIs have also been set 
for a number of Management Board 
members, and corporate KPIs 
are applied as a multiplier to the 
individual portion of the bonus.

The Board of Directors approves 
the list of corporate and individual 
KPIs as well as their influence 
on bonus payments for the CEO-1 
level.

In addition to the short-term 
incentive scheme, the Group 
has a long-term remuneration 
programme. The programme 
objectives are:
 — motivation of participants 

to increase the share price  
of the Company

 — motivation of participants 

towards the cumulative growth 
of the consolidated EBITDA of the 
Group in the amount of at least 10% 
CAGR relative to 2018

In total, the programme will use 
no more than 3,510,638 shares  
of the Company.

An agreement is concluded with 
each programme participant, under 
the conditions of which the maximum 
number of shares that a participant 
can receive is indicated.

Participants have the right to receive 
shares of the option-based part 
if the market share price exceeds 
RUB 4,700 per share.

Programme structure

Share-based part

Option-based part

Order

Shares are provided in annual tranches based  

Shares provided within the option-based part  

on the results of the year, each representing 20% of 

are based on the results of each year and are delivered in 

the total shareholder part. Shares are delivered in three 

three stages within the period of seven years:

stages within the period of seven years: 1/3 at the end of 

1/3 based on the results of the first year + 1/3 the

the first year + 1/3 the following year + 1/3 in two years.

following year + 1/3 in two years.

Conditions

—

Growth of the share price of the Company on the option 

price exercise date.

The Group's consolidated EBITDA growth of 10% CAGR compared with the EBITDA for the year ended  

31 December 2018. The programme participant continues to work in the Group on the exercise date of the option.

 — retention of highly skilled employees
 — increasing the attractiveness  

of the Company for new employees.

Payments are made if the target 
EBITDA is reached and the terms 
of the contract are met.

The programme started in 2018 
and will last seven years. The first 
allocation of shares occurred in 2019 
according to the results of 2018, 
the last allocation will occur in 2025 
according to the results of 2022.

In 2021, the Board of Directors 
changed the total number 
of programme participants.

The amount of payments 
to programme participants depends 
on the period worked during 
the execution of the programme.

In 2021, the Company transferred 
222,449 shares to 53 employees as 
part of the long-term remuneration 
programme, including 31,914 shares 
transferred to 11 employees who left 
the Company in 2021.

Number of employees who received shares  

including employees who left the Сompany

Shares transferred  

including to employees who left the Сompany

2021

53  

11

222,449  

31,914

LTI remuneration in 2021

Name

Management Board

Jan Dunning

Anna Bobrova

Andrey Bodrov

Position

Chairman of the Management Board, President, CEO

HR Director

Chief Investment and Strategy Officer

Francesco Fiamingo

Commercial Director for formats and Dry/Non Food

Ruslan Ismailov

Pavel Lokshin

Deputy CEO – Retail Chain Director

Chief Marketing Officer

Andrey Lukashevich 

Director for E-commerce

Anna Meleshina

Yuri Misnik 

Fedor Pavlovsky 

Maxim Shchegolev

Egor Shumilin

Elena Zhavoronkova

Other employees of the Company

Employees who left the Company in 2021

Corporate Relations and Sustainability Director

Chief Digital and Technology Officer

Chief Supply Chain and Logistics Officer

Director for Chain Development, Real Estate and Maintenance

Commercial Director for Fresh/Ultra Fresh and Regions

Chief Legal Officer

Shares

72,928

4,960

4,813

2,597

12,979

0

0

1,492

0

0

2,542

9,693

7,063

71,468

31,914

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Stakeholder 
Management

Key stakeholder groups

Magnit engages in an open dialogue with each of its stakeholders on a regular basis.  
The Company's interaction with stakeholders is built on the principles of respect for stakeholders,  
transparency, regularity, and compliance with obligations. The Company has identified a number  
of key stakeholder groups whose interests are most closely related to its activities.

Stakeholder

Why they are important 

How we engage

Key concerns

How we respond

Engagement is achieved via customer purchases both offline and online.

 — Quality of products and service

Our customers are our number 
one priority as we drive 
improvement in our value 
proposition. We have a customer-
centric approach to our decision-
making.

Customers

Our suppliers are key to helping 
us deliver variety, value 
and quality to our customers. We 
aim to build long-term mutually 
beneficial relationships that 
are based on trust and mutual 
respect to help them grow.

Suppliers

We have plenty of physical touch points with customers:
 — Offline business (cash desks, info screens, price tags, in-store communications, 
consultations by beauty experts at Magnit Cosmetic and pharmacists, etc.)

 — Loyalty programme and Loyalty App (MAU)
 — Delivery App (Number of online orders)
 — Digital (social media, etc.)
 — Call centre

We collect data and feedback from these touch points, which serve as a basis 
for personalisation and proposition improvement. 

We work to continuously improve our offering based on customer feedback 
and various surveys (GFK reports, focus groups on various topics, mystery 
customer). Based on the findings, we launch internal discussions and action plans.

Interaction with partners is of daily, but we also identify and develop separate 
formats: regional procurement conferences, an annual conference of partners, 
strategic sessions, JBP ( joint business planning) and JVC ( joint value creation) 
programmes.

We invest in communication platforms with partners: supplier portal, SRM system 
and logistics programmes.

The Company’s employees 
are our main asset, ensuring 
the execution of all business 
processes.

Employees

We strive to be the employer of choice, to attract and retain talent.

Each year, we aim to increase our employer Net Promoter Score (eNPS) and measure 
Magnit’s ‘Brand Health’ on a quarterly basis by monitoring social media. 

We engage directly with employees through dedicated employee social platforms, 
internal email newsletter, and our dedicated employer website.

Business information and broader information sessions are made available online 
for employees on non-work and social issues. 

We pay attention to all elements of CVP both online and offline and have various analytical tools 
to help category managers tailor our offering. We have a dedicated quality department which 
constantly monitors quality standards compliance and introduces improvements. 

 — Choice (assortment)

We follow trends and work across four directions in our category management to provide 
and optimise choice, including rationalisation & harmonisation, clustering, best in local 
and personalisation enabled by the loyalty programme. 

 — Inflation (prices)

We offer a value for money concept to our customers based on affordability, price monitoring, 
promos, personalisation and through the development of the discounter concept. 

 — Health & Safety (including 

measures against COVID-19)

The Company undertakes additional measures to protect customers and employees in the 
pandemic environment. Magnit follows hygiene programmes and cleaning procedures developed 
as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Our partners are primarily 
concerned with the sustainable 
development of joint business 
– from sales volumes to the 
assessment of the quality of their 
products by consumers and the 
impact on the environment.

At the centre of interaction is our category management team, which engages other specialised 
services to address the issues facing us and our partners.

We integrate our suppliers into Magnit’s internal business processes to improve interaction 
and sales performance, and exchange logistics data through the ‘Magnit Service’ portal. 

In 2021, we introduced digital supplier contracts, significantly reducing the time for document 
verification.

We require our suppliers to adhere to our Code of Business Conduct which sets out 
the standards for interaction. Food suppliers are required to adhere to the Code of Good 
Practice which sets out the principles of mutual respect and good faith among market 
participants. 

 — Fair pay
 — Working conditions
 — Rewards and benefits
 — Training, skills and development
 — Diversity and inclusion
 — Health and safety
 — Mental health

We engage with our employees to understand their concerns using both research and analytics. 

In 2021, we evolved our EVP to attract and retain staff. Our focus has been to promote a culture 
of a work family and develop a strong eco-system around employees both in work and outside. 

Magnit offers employees a broad system of benefits, including, amongst others, voluntary health 
insurance, accident insurance, partial compensation for meals.

We look to increase the number of survey participants each year and gather comments 
and suggestions, conduct workshops to develop solutions.

We motivate staff through a wide range of opportunities for professional development, including 
competitions, rewards, individual and departmental awards and education. 

We offer regular and ongoing training and development. 

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(continued) 

Key stakeholder groups

Stakeholder

Why they are important 

How we engage

Key concerns

How we respond

Magnit plays an essential role 
in society by feeding the nation 
and being one of the largest 
private employers in the country 
either directly or indirectly 
through its supply chain. 

Our position enables us 
to address wider societal 
issues such as food poverty, 
health and wellbeing, healthy 
living, responsible consumption 
and education. 

The Company is interested 
in attracting new and retaining 
existing investors and maintains 
a constant dialogue with 
the investment community, 
while treating all the investment 
categories with special attention.

We aim to responsibly engage with our communities and many of our community 
initiatives are carried out at the local level through our store presence. 

We use a variety of mediums and formats to engage with communities, either 
through on-the-ground presence, via the media, social media, video, and our 
website. 

We carry out educational programmes aimed at children of school age, provide 
direct investment into community projects (such as building playgrounds) 
and volunteering.

The Company uses various formats of interaction, including distributing press 
releases announcing operational and financial results, organising conference 
calls, face-to-face and virtual meetings; conducting road shows and site visits; 
and participating in investment conferences and other events.

Society 
and local 
community

Investors  
and 
shareholders

       More
information
can be found
on p. 130.

Public authorities set many 
business regulations according 
to which we build and develop 
our business.

Governments 
(authorities)

We strive to become the No. 1 expert for the Russian authorities in the field of trade 
by:
 — sharing our expertise at public events organised by the authorities (for instance, 
SPIEF, Russian Retail Week or Russian Agricultural Exhibition "Golden Autumn")
 — membership in joint working groups ("regulatory guillotine"), public and expert 
council under the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Federal Service for Alcohol 
Market Regulation – Rospotrebnadzor amongst others 

 — preparing expert opinions on government initiatives in trade and food security 
using regulatory impact assessment (RIA) and ex post impact assessment tools
 — heading Committees, commissions and working groups in business associations 
such as RUIE Commission on Trade and Consumer Markets, ACORT1 Quality 
Committee, and working groups on regulation of excisable products by ACORT.

 — Local employment 
opportunities

 — Local charitable causes 

and investment in national 
social projects

 — Economic contribution
 — Environmental factors
 — Food security

We respond to needs both on a pre-planned basis through engagement with communities 
and also take action on immediate needs when required. Local and regional managers coordinate 
local activities, while our central marketing teams manage activities on the national level. 

The Company supports many local and national charity campaigns such as the “United 
for a Healthier Future” campaign, which encompasses educational programmes, research, 
partnerships, and making healthier products available. Amongst others, Magnit local charitable 
campaigns support blood donor programmes, orphanages, charitable clothing and food 
collections, voluntary environmental working days, tree planting and promoting the benefits 
of volunteering. 

 — Performance against set 
strategy and targets
 — Changes in strategy
 — Dividends / capital growth 
 — COVID-19 pandemic impact 
 — Macro-economic environment, 
inflation and promo activity

 — Status of business 
transformation

In 2021, our emergency response focused on fulfilling basic human needs where vulnerable 
groups required food, clothing, environmental, infrastructure or emergency assistance. 

On 18 February 2021, Magnit held its Capital Markets Day and presented its 2025 Strategy. 
This event covered about 300 institutional and individual investors as well as media 
representatives.

In addition, in 2021 we:
 — created a corporate video aimed at investors,
 — hosted seven conferences with individual investors,
 — expanded content and improved structure of press releases, presentations and documents 

with reference information, 

 — Expansion plans and M&A 

 — introduced an up-to-date consensus of key financial indicators based on analysts’ forecasts.

opportunities

 — Sustainability of margins
 — Working capital improvements
 — Management KPIs and incentive 

schemes

 — Management team changes
 — Changes in shareholder 

structure

 — Food security in the country
 — Regulation that provides access 

to quality goods and food 
for all residents of the country 
regardless of income level
 — Import substitution policy
 — Access to the shelves 

for Russian manufacturers

 — Spread and prevention 

of COVID-19

In 2021, the key issues related to regulatory restrictions as a result of the pandemic, including 
mandatory vaccination of employees, tougher preventative measures for COVID-19 in retail 
outlets, introduction of QR codes and bans on the utilisation of retail facilities in some regions 
and rising food prices. 

The state restrained the growth of prices for socially important products by reducing retail 
margin and price fixing, and by reducing the number of intermediaries in the supply chain. 

The industry had to look for compromises that would allow for fulfilling the state's social role, 
and would not be a burden for business.

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Authorised and issued share capital

As of 31 December 2021, the authorised 
capital of Public Joint-Stock Company Magnit 
amounted to RUB 1,019,113.55 and consisted 
of 101,911,355 ordinary registered uncertified 
shares1 with a par value of RUB 0.01 each. 

In addition to its outstanding shares, 
the Company had the right to place 98,938,645 
ordinary registered shares with a par value 
of RUB 0.01 each (declared shares).

Marathon Group had 29,791,196 votes which 
is 29.23% of the total number of ordinary 
registered shares, including shares held 
by VTB Group under repurchase agreements 
(as of 14 January 2022).

As of 31 December 2021, PJSC Magnit 
does not hold any treasury shares. As 
of 31 December 2021, JSC Tander, owned 
by the Company, held 3,982,871 voting shares 
in PJSC Magnit, which amounts to 3.91% of the 
total number of ordinary registered shares, 
which were acquired in 2018–2019 in order 
to implement its LTI programme.  
As of 31 December 2021, no other 
organisations controlled by the Company 
owned voting shares in PJSC Magnit. 

205,905 shares and 24,427 GDRs (0.21% of the 
total registered shares) are owned by the 
Members of the PJSC Magnit Management 
Board.

As of 31 December 2021, 37 entities were 
registered in the share register, including 
33 individuals, one nominal holder (National 
Settlement Depositary) and three other legal 
entities. 

Information on persons who hold, dispose 
of votes accounted for and/or are 
beneficiaries of PJSC Magnit shares2, %

Structure of share capital as at the end of 20213

Title

Legal entities 

Including nominal holders

Individuals

Other (unidentified persons)

Total

Number  
of registered entities

Share of authorised  
capital, %

4

1

33

1

38

97.58

97.58

2.42

0.00004

100

66.65 Free float
29.23 Marathon Group

3.91 JSC Tander
0.21 Management

The Company has both an ordinary share 
listing on the Moscow Exchange (MOEX) 
and a GDR listing on the London Stock 
Exchange (LSE). According to Moscow 
Exchange as of 31 December 2021, the share 
of the free-float in the Company’s shares 
was 66.65%3. As at the end of 2021, Magnit’s 
market capitalisation was RUB 554.6 bln 4 
on MOEX and USD 7,643 mln5 on the LSE.

Significant changes in the share capital structure in 2021

Date of change

Change

VTB Group announced the sale of its stake in PJSC “Magnit”, including  

the sale of approximately 12.4% of the PJSC “Magnit” shares  

November 2021

to Marathon Group.

As a result of the transaction with VTB Group, Marathon Group increased  

the share of votes accounted for voting shares in the charter capital 

 of PJSC “Magnit” to 24.99%.

January 2022

Marathon Group increased its share of votes accounted for voting shares  

in the charter capital of PJSC “Magnit” to 29.23%.

1 stAte registrAtioN NumBer: 1-01-60525-p of 4 mArch 2004
2 AccordiNg to iNformAtioN AvAilABle to pJsc mAgNit As of 14 JANuAry 2022
3 the shAre of the free-floAt is determiNed BAsed oN AN ANAlysis of the shAre cApitAl owNership structure, ANd By deductiNg the NumBer of shAres 
which Are Not iN the free-floAt from the totAl NumBer of the issuer’s shAres. the cAlculAtioN is mAde iN AccordANce with the listiNg rules  
of the moscow exchANge ANd the Approved methodologies for cAlculAtiNg the free-floAt rAtio.
4 cApitAlisAtioN iN ruB is cAlculAted usiNg the followiNg formulA: NumBer of shAres outstANdiNg * shAre price As At the eNd of 2021. 
5 cApitAlisAtioN iN usd is cAlculAted usiNg the followiNg formulA: 5* NumBer of shAres outstANdiNg * gdr price As At the eNd of 2021.

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Breakdown by geography of free-float, %

2021

2020

Listing of shares  
on the Moscow Exchange

The Company’s shares have been traded on the 
Moscow Exchange (MGNT) since 24 April 2006 
(ticker MGNT) and are included in the first 
quotation list. 

As of 31 December 2021, Magnit shares were 
included in the following indices on Moscow 
Exchange: Stock Subindex, MOEX Index, MOEX 
Index 10, Blue Chip Index, Broad Market Index, 
Consumer Sector Index / Consumer Sector 
Index, RTS Consumer Sector Index, RTS Index, 
and Broad Market RTS Index.

2020

2021

Share price and trading volume on the Moscow Exchange in 1Q–4Q 2021

27.9 United States of America and Canada

27.5
24.2 19.0 Russian Federation
22.3 21.5 United Kingdom
11.8 15.5 European Union
14.2

16.1 RoW

source: shAreholder ideNtificAtioN report

Authorised and issued share capital history

Share price, RUB

Volume, RUB mln1

Period 
2021

Min.

Max.

As at end 
of period

Period 
total

Daily 
average

Daily 
median

Market capitalisation  
at end of period, RUB bln

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

4,874 

 5,749  

 5,334  

164,603

5,065 

 5,657  

 5,313  

131,302

5,091 

 6,085  

 6,085  

119,239

5,431

6,920

5,441

163,148

2,572

2,020

1,807

2,472

2,401

1,659

1,533

2,097

543.6

541.4

620.1

554.6

source: BloomBerg, compANy ANAlysis

The Company completed the process of an initial 
public offering in the Russian Trading System  
(RTS) and on the Moscow Interbank Currency 
Exchange (MICEX).

Global Depositary Receipts (GDR) commenced 
conditional trading on the London Stock Exchange 
(LSE). Later in April Magnit’s GDRs were included  
in the official list of the UK Listing Authority. 

The Board of Directors of PJSC Magnit  
decided to increase the authorised capital  
by issuing 10,813,516 additional shares. The public 
placement was completed  
on 15 December 2011.

The Board of Directors of PJSC Magnit approved the 
total amount of funds allocated for share buybacks as 
follows (taking into account the changes approved by 
the Board on the 4 October 2018):

 — up to RUB 16,500,000,000 – for LTI programme 
 — up to RUB 5,700,000,000 – as payment for 

transactions related to acquisition of SIA Group

The programme was launched on 5 September 2018 
and completed on 1 March 2019.

24 April 2006

13 February 2008

22 April 2008

2 September 2009

    6 October 2011

15 November 2017

21 August 2018

28 November 2018

PJSC Magnit announced a secondary share  
placement. 11,300,000 shares were offered  
for additional issuance, including shares placed  
with pre-emptive rights for existing shareholders  
as well as previously placed shares owned by the 
selling shareholder. 

PJSC Magnit announced another public offering 
of 11,154,918 ordinary shares. The offering price  
was USD 65 per ordinary share and USD 13 
per GDR. 

The Board of Directors of PJSC Magnit 
decided to increase the authorised capital by 
issuing 7,350,000 additional shares. The public 
placement was completed on 15 January 2018. 

JSC Tander concluded an agreement with Serengate 
Advisors Limited under which the latter received 
1,513,601 shares, which amounted to 1.485213% of the 
total number of shares of PJSC Magnit, as payment 
for the transaction related to the acquisition of SIA 
Group.

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Share trading on the Moscow Exchange in 2021

ADTV 

08.01.2021  
9M 2020 Dividend 
Record Date 

04.02.2021 
4Q/12M 2020 
Trading Update 
and Financial 
Highlights

15.03.2021 
FY 2020 Audited 
Financial Results

26.04.2021 
Board of Directors 
recommendation 
to the AGM on the 
second tranche 
of 2020 dividend 
payment

18.05.2021 
Magnit reached 
an agreement 
to acquire Dixy 
with 2,651 stores 
in Moscow, 
St. Petersburg 
and other regions

10.06.2021 
Approval of the 
second tranche 
of 2020 dividend 
payment by AGM

29.07.2021 
2Q/6M 2021 
Trading Update 
and Financial 
Highlights

19.08.2021 
1H 2021 Reviewed 
Financial Results

09.09.2021
Approval of a 
new 11-member 
Board of Directors 
following 
the results 
of the EGM 
of shareholders

28.10.2021 
3Q/9M 2021 Trading 
Update and Financial 
Highlights 

10.11.2021 
Board of Directors 
recommendation 
to the EGM on the 
9 months of 2021 
dividend payment

16.12.2021 
Approval of the 
9 months 2021 
dividend payment 
by EGM

Price, 
IMOEX 
index 

14

12

10

8

6

4

2

0

12.01.2021 
Holiday Sales 
Update1

29.04.2021 
1Q 2021 
Trading Update 
and Financial 
Highlights

25.06.2021 
2020 Dividend 
Record Date

End of November 
VTB & Marathon deal 
agreement

31.12.2021 
9M 2021 Dividend 
Record Date

Junuary

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

1 mAgNit defiNes “pre-New yeAr sAles” As sAles mAde Across All the chAiN’s formAts from 17 decemBer to 31 decemBer.

  ADTV, RUB bln

  IMOEX Index, RUB

  Price, RUB

source: BoomBerg

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7,000

6,000

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

0

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GDR listing

The Company’s global depositary receipts 
(GDR) have traded on the main market 
of the London Stock Exchange (MGNT)  
since 22 April 2008.  

One share represents five depositary 
receipts. As of 31 December 2021, 27.78% 
of the Company’s total shares were listed 
on the London Stock Exchange in the form 
of GDRs.

GDR price and trading volume on LSE

GDR price, USD1

Volume, USD mln2

Period 
2021

1Q

2Q

3Q

4Q

Min.

13.57

13.74

13.62

14.58

Max.

18.41

15.42

16.85

19.26

As at end 
of period

Period 
total

Daily 
average

Daily 
median

Market capitalisation at 
end of period, USD mln

14.99

330.40

14.51

308.40

16.85

246.65

15.00

378.95

5.16

4.74

3.74

5.74

4.98

3.63

3.21

4.63

7,638.26

7,391.12

8,586.03

7,643.35

GDR quotes on London Stock Exchange in 2021

35

30

25

20

15

10

5

0

Jun

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

  ADTV, USD mln

  Price, USD

source: BloomBerg, compANy ANAlysis

1 mAximum ANd miNimum Are cAlculAted BAsed oN quotes At the eNd of the trAdiNg sessioN.
2 СAlculAtioNs Are BAsed oN dAily trAdiNg volumes iN curreNcy, which Are cAlculAted As the dAily trAdiNg volume iN securities multiplied  
By the closiNg price.

20

10

0

Indices

As of 31 December 2021, Magnit 
was included in a broad number 
of different indices.

VanEck

SPDR

iShares

vaneck.com

ssgafunds.com

ishares.com

Columbia Threadneedle 

columbiathreadneedleus.com

Investments

Vanguard

S&P

MSCI

STOXX

investor.vanguard.com

spglobal.com

msci.com

stoxx.com

MOEX and RTS

moex.com/ru/index/IMOEX

FTSE

WisdomTree

ftserussell.com

wisdomtree.com

Analyst coverage and consensus forecasts

As of 31 December 2021, 17 investment banks produced equity research on Magnit.

Bank

Alfa Bank

Aton

Analyst

Phone

E-mail

Evgeniy Kipnis

+7 (495) 795-3713

ekipnis@alfabank.ru

Victor Dima

+7 (495) 213-0344

victor.dima@aton.ru

Bank of America  

Ilya Ogorodnikov

+7 (495) 662-6073

ilya.ogorodnikov@bofa.com

Merrill Lynch

BCS

Citi

Maria Sukhanova

+7 (495) 213-1505

MSukhanova@bcsgm.com

Nick Coulter

+44-20-7500-7266

nick.coulter@citi.com

Gazprombank

Marat Ibragimov

+7 (495) 980-4187

marat.ibragimov@gazprombank.ru

Goldman Sachs

Maxim Nekrasov

+7 (495) 645-4013

maxim.nekrasov@gs.com

HSBC

Bulent Yurdagul

+90 (212) 376-4612

bulentyurdagul@hsbc.com.tr

JP Morgan

Elena Jouronova

+7 (495) 967-3888

elena.jouronova@jpmorgan.com

Morgan Stanley

Henrik Herbst

+44 2076 77-1309

henrik.herbst@morganstanley.com

Raiffeisen

Egor Makeev

+7 (495) 221-9851

egor.makeev@raiffeisen.ru

Renaissance Capital

Kirill Panarin

+7 (499) 956-4216

kpanarin@rencap.com

Sberbank CIB

Mikhail Krasnoperov

+7 (495) 933-9838 mikhail_krasnoperov@sberbank-cib.ru

SOVA Capital

Leonid Sinyutin

+7 (495) 223-2323

Leonid.Sinyutin@sovacapital.com

UBS

Ulyana Lenvalskaya

+7 (495) 648-2093

ulyana.lenvalskaya@ubs.com

VTB Capital

Maria Kolbina

+7 (495) 663-4648 maria.kolbina@vtbcapital.com

Wood & Company

Lukasz Wachelko

 +48 22 222 15 60

lukasz.wachelko@wood.com

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Analyst recommendations and average target price, local shares 

Company collected recommendations  
and consensus on local shares for 2021, %

Company collected recommendations  
and consensus on GDRs for 2021, %

%

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

9,000

8,000

7,000

6,000

5,000

4,000

3,000

2,000

1,000

0

8,162 RUB

Average Target  
Price per share

21.0 $

Average Target  
Price per GDR

Jun

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

  Buy

  Hold

  Price, RUB

  Average target price, RUB

source: BloomBerg, compANy ANAlysis

100 Buy
0 Hold

90 Buy
10 Hold

source: compANy collected coNseNsus

Analyst recommendations and average target price, GDRs

Consensus for key financial indicators for 2021, RUB bln (IAS 17)

%

90

80

70

60

50

40

30

20

10

0

Jun

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

  Buy

  Sell

  Hold

  Price, USD

  Average target price, USD

source: BloomBerg, compANy ANAlysis

25

20

15

10

5

0

Consensus average

Reported

Sales  
and growth

Gross profit  
and margin

EBITDA  
and margin

Net Income  
and margin

1,844.5 

18.7%

1,856.1

19.5%

434.8 

23.6%

439.2

23.7%

130.6 

7.1%

133.1

7.2%

48.9 

2.7%

51.7

2.8%

Consensus for key financial indicators for 2021, RUB bln (IFRS 16)

Consensus average

Reported

Sales  
and growth

Gross profit  
and margin

EBITDA  
and margin

Net Income  
and margin

1,845.5  

18.7%

1,856.1

19.5%

434.8  

23.6%

439.2

23.7%

208.7  

11.3%

214.2

11.5%

43.3  

2.3%

48.1

2.6%

source: compANy collected recommeNdAtioNs ANd coNseNsus for 2021 BAsed oN opeN sources

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Bonds

The Company uses bonded loans 
as a form of debt financing for its 
business, which are primarily 
raised by issuing exchange bonds.

In 2021, PJSC Magnit had nine 
outstanding issues of exchange 
bonds (BO-003Р-02, BO-003Р-01, 
BO-003Р-04, BO-003P-05, 
BO-002P-01, BO-002P-02, 
BO-002P-03, BО-002Р-04, 
BО-001Р-05) with a total nominal 
volume of RUB 100 bln (the volume 
in circulation at the end of the 
reporting year was RUB 90 bln, 
bonds issue BO-003P-02  
was repaid on 24 February 2021).

Parameters of the BO-003P-02, BO-003P-01, BO-003P-04, BO-003P-05
series bonded loans of PJSC Magnit

Parameters of the BO-002P-01, BO-002P-02, BO-002P-03, BО-002Р-04, BО-001Р-05 
series bonded loans of PJSC Magnit

Issue 

4B02-02-

4B02-01-

4B02-04-

4B02-05-

Issue identification 

4B02-01-60525-P-

4B02-02-60525-P-

4B02-03-60525-P-

4B02-04-60525-P-

4B02-05-60525-P-

identification 

60525-P-003P, 

60525-P-003P, 

60525-P-003P, 

60525-P-003P, 

number and 

002P, 04.03.2020

002P, 27.04.2020

002P, 19.05.2020

002P, 02.06.2021

001P, 02.06.2021

number and 

21.02.2019

1.02.2019

29.10.2019

23.12.2019

assignment date

assignment date

Volume of issue, 

10,000,000,000 

10,000,000,000 

10,000,000,000 

10,000,000,000 

RUB

(ten bln)

(ten bln)

(ten bln)

(ten bln)

Volume of issue, RUB

15,000,000,000 

10,000,000,000 (ten 

15,000,000,000 

10,000,000,000 (ten 

10,000,000,000 (ten 

(fifteen bln)

bln)

(fifteen bln)

bln)

bln)

Number of securities

15,000,000 (fifteen 

10,000,000 (ten mln)

15,000,000 (fifteen 

10,000,000 (ten mln)

10,000,000 (ten mln)

Number of 

securities

10,000,000 (ten 

10,000,000 (ten 

10,000,000 (ten 

10,000,000 (ten 

mln)

mln)

m ln)

mln)

mln)

Nominal value of each 

1,000 (one 

security, RUB

thousand)

1,000 (one 

thousand)

mln)

1,000 (one 

thousand)

1,000 (one 

thousand)

1,000 (one 

thousand)

Nominal value 

1,000 (one 

of each security, 

thousand)

1,000 (one 

thousand)

1,000 (one 

thousand)

1,000 (one 

thousand)

RUB

Placement price

100% of nominal 

100% of nominal 

100% of nominal 

100% of nominal 

value

value

value

value

Placement date

26.02.2019

05.02.2019

05.11.2019

26.12.2019

Placement 

public 

public 

public 

public 

method

placement

placement

placement

placement

Maturity date

728th day from 

1,092th day from 

910th day from 

1,092th day from 

the placement 

the placement 

the placement 

the placement 

date

4

date

6

date

5

date

6

Number of 

coupons

ISIN code

RU000A1004G9 RU000A1002U4 RU000A100ZS3

RU000A1018X4

Coupon rate

8.50 %

8.70%

6.90%

6.60%

Placement price

100% of nominal 

100% of nominal 

100% of nominal 

100% of nominal 

100% of nominal 

value

value

value

value

value

Placement date

05.03.2020

29.04.2020

22.05.2020

02.06.2021

02.06.2021

Placement method

public placement

public placement

public placement

public placement

public placement

Maturity date

1,092th day from the 

1,092th day from the 

1,092th day from the 

1,092th day from the 

1,092th day from the 

placement date

placement date

placement date

placement date

placement date

Number of coupons

6

6

6

6

6

ISIN code

RU000A101HJ8

RU000A101MC3

RU000A101PJ1

RU000A1036H9

RU000A1036M9

Coupon rate

6.20%

6.70%

5.90%

7.05%

7.05%

Credit ratings

In 2021, leading rating agencies 
assigned credit ratings to the 
Company. ACRA affirmed its ratings 
of the Company and bonds. S&P 
upgraded its rating of the Company 
to BB+ (Outlook Stable).  
Credit ratings of PJSC Magnit  
as of 31 December 2021 are provided 
in the table.

Rating 
agency

Rating recipient

Rating

Forecast

Date of rating 
(issued / 
reaffirmed)

Standard& 

Issuer at international scale

BB+

Stable

17.12.2021

Poors

Issuer at national scale

AA (RU)

Stable

02.06.2021

Bonds

ACRA

BO-003Р-01; BO-003Р-04; 

BO-003Р -05; BO-002Р-01;

AA (RU)

—

02.06.2021

BO-002Р-02; BO-002P-03; 

BО-002Р-04; BО-001Р-05.

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Dividends

Report on announced and paid dividends in 2008–2021

Total Dividends Paid, RUB bln

Total dividends 
announced, RUB bln

Total dividends paid, 
RUB bln

Dividend per share, 
RUB

 0.1  

 1.3  

 0.6  

 2.1  

 7.7  

 12.8  

 34.3  

 29.4  

 26.3  

 24.7  

 31.0  

 31.0  

 50.0  

 30.0

8.7

8.9

8.7

Year

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

9M 2021

The key objective of the Company’s 
dividend policy is to provide 
increasing shareholder returns 
and ensure further growth 
of the Company’s capitalisation. 
The dividend policy is also focused 
on optimising the balance between 
retained profit and shareholder 
returns.

The core principles underpinning 
Magnit’s dividend policy are as 
follows:

 — Transparency: identifying 

and disclosing information about 
the duties and responsibilities 
of the parties involved in carrying 
out the dividend policy, including 
the procedure and conditions 
for deciding on the payment 
and amount of dividends.

 — Timeliness: establishing time limits 

for dividend payments.
 — Justifiability: the decision 

on the payment and the amount 
of dividends may only be made 
if the Company achieves a positive 
financial result taking into account 
development plans and investment 
programmes.

 — Fairness: equal rights 

for shareholders in acquiring 
information about the decisions 
on payment, size and procedures 
for payment of dividends.

 — Consistency: strict implementation 
of the procedures and principles 
of the dividend policy.
 — Progression: continuous 

improvement of the dividend policy 
in line with the evolution of the 
Company’s strategic goals.
 — Sustainability: commitment 

to ensuring a stable level of dividend 
payments.

0.1

1.3

0.6

2.1

7.7

12.8

34.3

29.4

26.3

24.7

31.0

31.0

50.0

30.0

0.1

1.3

0.6

2.1

7.7

12.8

34.3

29.4

26.3

24.7

31.0

31.0

50.0

30.0

1.46

14.82

6.57

22.93

81.35

135.21

362.94

310.47

278.13

251.01

304.16

304.19

490.62

294.37

A dividend payment in the amount 
of RUB 245.31 on the ordinary 
registered shares of PJSC Magnit 
in relation to the 2020 financial 
results was approved by the Annual 
General Meeting of Shareholders  
on 10 June 2021 (minutes 
dated 11 June 2021). Earlier, 
on 24 December 2020, 
the Extraordinary General Meeting 
of Shareholders approved a decision 
to pay dividends based on the 
results of 9 months 2020 in the 
amount of RUB 245.31 on the 
ordinary registered shares (minutes 
dated 25 December 2020).  

Thus, the total payment of dividends 
for 2020 amounted to RUB 50 bln 
or RUB 490.62 per ordinary share, 
which is 61% higher compared to the 
amount paid for the previous year.

The Extraordinary General Meeting 
of Shareholders on 16 December 2021 
(minutes dated 17 December 2021) 
approved the payment of an interim 
dividend in the amount of RUB 294.37 
on the ordinary registered shares 
of PJSC Magnit which corresponds 
to the total payment of RUB 30 bln, 
based on the results of nine months 
of 2021.

0.3

0.7

0.2

0.8

3.7

4.0

2.8

2.5

1.7

1.5

362.94 310.47

 135.21

278.13

251.01

304.16

 1.46

 14.82

 6.57

 81.35

 22.93

5.4

490.62

304.19

294.37   

2008 2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020 9M 2021

  Dividend Yield, %

  Dividends per Share, RUB

  Total Dividends Paid, RUB bln

Regulations on the dividend policy of PJSC Magnit  
(new edition) dated 27 May 2016 
https://www.magnit.com/en/shareholders-and-investors/
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Shareholder and Investor Engagement
(continued) 

Shareholder and investor 
engagement

Magnit pays due attention to the 
attractiveness of its investment 
proposition and constantly seeks 
to increase the level of openness 
and transparency of its activities. 
The Company is interested 
in attracting new and retaining 
existing investors and maintains 
a constant dialogue with 
the investment community, while 
treating all the investment categories 
with special attention. 

The Company uses various formats 
of interaction, including distributing 
press releases announcing 
operational and financial results; 
organising conference calls, face-
to-face and virtual meetings; 
conducting road shows and site 
visits; and participating in investment 
conferences and other events.

Eight conference calls and six  
publications regarding the financial 
and operational results were 
conducted by senior management 
in 2021, including dedicated investor 
calls focusing on the rationale, 
strategy and progress of discounter, 
private label initiatives and the Dixy 
acquisition. In 2021 the IR team also 
participated in a number of virtual 
conferences, including the ones with 
retail investors. 

On 18 February 2021 Magnit held its 
Capital Markets Day and presented 
its 2025 Strategy. This event 
covered about 300 institutional 
and individual investors as well as 
media representatives.

The Company’s management held 
six roadshows and together with 
the IR team participated in 199 
different investor events covering 
211 institutional investors in 2021. 
Seven conferences for individual 
investors were also held.

IR department activity

6 

Financial and operational 
results releases

8 

Calls with senior  
management

6 

Roadshows

7 

individual 
investor events

211 

institutional  
investors covered

4 

ESG events/ 
calls with investors

199 

institutional investor events (e.g. conferences,  
consumer days, tours, forums, etc.), where  
Magnit participated

Magnit continued to develop its 
website to improve disclosure 
and the accessibility of information, 
including maintaining an  
up-to-date consensus forecast 
of key financial indicators based 
on analysts' forecasts. The Company 
also produced a corporate 
video highlighting its operations 
and achievements.

The list of the most frequently asked 
questions by investors and analysts 
is presented below:

 — LFL indicators and their dynamics
 — Sales density indicators
 — The impact of the pandemic on the 

consumer, industry, Company
 — Macroeconomic environment, 
inflation and promo activity
 — CVP implementation including 

 — Status of business transformation
 — Changes in strategy
 — Digital transformation, including ERP 
implementation and e-commerce 
initiatives

 — Innovations and efficiency gains
 — Expansion plans and M&A 

opportunities, including Dixy 
acquisition and status of integration

 — Discounter pilot
 — Sustainability of margins
 — Working capital improvements
 — Management KPIs and incentive 

schemes

assortment, redesign programme, 
loyalty programme, organisational 
model, etc.

 — Management team changes
 — Changes in the shareholder 

structure

Responding to our investors’ concerns

In 2021 we established an audit fee policy 
in response to investor concerns. 

This important issue was highlighted  
at our AGM, a number of investors voted to 
not re-elect our auditors, E&Y, on the basis 
that non-audit related fees exceeded audit 
fees for the year ended 31 December 2020. 

We took this issue seriously and sought 
to understand the reason why investors 
saw this issue as important. 

We hired an external consultant to carry 
out a review to understand their concerns 
and expectations going forward.

This resulted in the creation  
of the Audit Fee Policy, which states  
that Magnit will limit the total fees  
for non-audit services in a calendar  
year to an amount not exceeding 50%  
of the total fees for the audit and audit-
related services in the relevant year 
 with effect from 1 January 2022.

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Investor Calendar  
2021-2022

2021

2022

19 January 2021

16 March 2021

2–4 June 2021

29 July 2021

Retail Investor Call (VTB 
Capital)

HSBC Central & Eastern 
Europe Conference

BAML Emerging Markets 
Debt & Equity Conference 
2021

2Q/1H 2021 Trading Update 
and Financial Highlights and 
Conference Call

Virtual

Virtual

Virtual

Krasnodar

4 February 2021

17 March 2021

4Q&FY 2020 Unaudited 
Results & Conference Call

CFO Conference Call

Virtual

9 June 2021

19 August 2021

Retail Investor Call (Finam)

1H 2021 Reviewed Financial 
Results

Krasnodar

Virtual

11–12 February 2021

WOOD's EM Consumer & 
Industrials Virtual Conference

29 April 2021

1Q 2021 Trading Update 
and Financial Highlights 
Conference Call

Virtual

Krasnodar

18 February 2021

11–13 May 2021 

Capital Markets Day 2021

Morgan Stanley EEMEA 
Conference

Virtual

22–25 June 2021

RenCap Russia conference

Virtual

7 July 2021

Discounters | Virtual Investor 
Meeting with Magnit COO

Krasnodar

1 September 2021

UBS Investor Trip

Virtual

7 September 2021 

Retail Investor Call 
(Gazprombank)

9 March 2021

UBS Global Consumer & 
Retail Virtual Conference

Virtual

Virtual

Virtual

18 May 2021

8 July 2021

8–9 September 2021

Retail Investor Call (Aton)

Retail Investor Call (BCS)

Virtual

Virtual

Virtual

15 March 2021

19–21 May 2021

26 July 2021

FY 2020 Audited Financial 
Results

Sberbank CIB "The Inside 
Track" Virtual Conference

Dixy Acquisition Conference 
Call

Krasnodar

Virtual

Virtual

Citi’s GEMS Virtual 
Conference

Virtual

9–10 September 2021

GS Global Retail Conference

4–7 October 2021

HSBC Global Emerging 
Markets Forum

Virtual

30 November–  
2 December 2021

10–11 January 2022

17 February 2022

Citi's 1st Emerging Europe 
Virtual Conference

Capital Markets Day

UBS Global Emerging 
Markets One-on-One Virtual 
Conference

Virtual

Virtual

4 March 2022

FY 2021 Audited Financial 
Results

Krasnodar

20 October 2021

Virtual

18–20 January 2022

Retail Investor Call  
(Sberbank CIB)

8–10 December 2021

JP Morgan CEEMEA 
Opportunities Conference

Virtual

WOOD's Winter Wonderland 
EME Conference

Virtual

28 October 2021

Virtual

25–26 January 2022

BofA EEMEA Stars 
Conference 2022

Virtual

4 February 2022

FY 2021 Unaudited Results 
and Conference Call

Krasnodar

3Q/9M 2021 Trading Update 
and Financial Highlights and 
Conference Call

Krasnodar

8–9 November 2021

Goldman Sachs CEEMEA 
One-on-One Conference

Virtual

16 November 2021

Retail Investor Call  
(VTB Capital)

Virtual

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Independent auditor’s report 
on the consolidated financial statements  
of PJSC Magnit and its subsidiaries 
for 2021

March 2022

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Independent auditor’s report on the consolidated financial statements  
of PJSC Magnit and its subsidiaries for 2021 

Statement of management’s responsibilities for the preparation and approval  
of the consolidated financial statements  
for the year ended 31 December 2021  

Consolidated statement of financial position as at 31 December 2021  
(In thousands of Russian rubles)

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the year ended 31 December 2021 
(In thousands of Russian rubles)

Consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 December 2021  
(In thousands of Russian rubles)

Consolidated statement of changes in equity for the year ended 31 December 2021  
(In thousands of Russian rubles)

Notes to the consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2021  
(In thousands of Russian rubles)

Independent auditor’s report

To the Shareholders 
and Board of Directors 
of PJSC Magnit

Opinion

We have audited the consolidated 
financial statements of PJSC Magnit 
and its subsidiaries (the Group), 
which comprise the consolidated 
statement of financial position 
as at 31 December 2021, 
and the consolidated statement 
of comprehensive income, 
consolidated statement of changes 
in equity and consolidated statement 
of cash flows for 2021, and notes 
to the consolidated financial 
statements, including a summary 
of significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, the accompanying 
consolidated financial statements 
present fairly, in all material 
respects, the consolidated 
financial position of the Group 
as at 31 December 2021 and its 
consolidated financial performance 
and its consolidated cash flows 
for 2021 in accordance with 
International Financial Reporting 
Standards (IFRSs).

Basis for opinion

Key audit matters

We conducted our audit 
in accordance with International 
Standards on Auditing (ISAs). 
Our responsibilities under those 
standards are further described 
in the Auditor’s responsibilities 
for the audit of the consolidated 
financial statements section of our 
report. We are independent 
of the Group in accordance with 
the International Ethics Standards 
Board for Accountants’ (IESBA) 
International Code of Ethics 
for Professional Accountants 
(including International 
Independence Standards) (IESBA 
Code) together with the ethical 
requirements that are relevant 
to our audit of the consolidated 
financial statements in the Russian 
Federation, and we have fulfilled 
our other ethical responsibilities 
in accordance with these 
requirements and the IESBA Code. 
We believe that the audit evidence 
we have obtained is sufficient 
and appropriate to provide a basis 
for our opinion.

Key audit matters are those 
matters that, in our professional 
judgment, were of most significance 
in our audit of the consolidated 
financial statements of the current 
period. These matters were 
addressed in the context of our 
audit of the consolidated 
financial statements as a whole, 
and in forming our opinion thereon, 
and we do not provide a separate 
opinion on these matters. For each 
matter below, our description of how 
our audit addressed the matter 
is provided in that context.

 We have fulfilled the responsibilities 
described in the Auditor’s 
responsibilities for the audit 
of the consolidated financial 
statements section of our report, 
including in relation to these 
matters. Accordingly, our audit 
included the performance 
of procedures designed to respond 
to our assessment of the risks 
of material misstatement 
of the consolidated financial 
statements. the results of our 
audit procedures, including 
the procedures performed 
to address the matters below, 
provide the basis for our audit 
opinion on the accompanying 
consolidated financial statements. 

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(continued) 

Key audit matter

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Recognition of vendors allowances

The Group receives various types of allowances from vendors 

We compared a sample of accruals of volume rebates and other 

Key audit matter

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Provisional purchase price allocation in business combination 

On 22 July 2021, the Group acquired control of DIXY Holding 
Limited through the purchase of 100% of ordinary shares. 

We considered assessing the provisional purchase price 

allocation to be one of the matters of most significance 

In the course of the audit procedures, we read the sale-

purchase agreement between the Group and the seller of DIXY 

Holding Limited shares, and other transaction documentation 

affecting the accounting of the business combination.

in the audit of the consolidated financial statements, due 

We evaluated the methodology and assumptions behind 

to the fact that the goodwill from this acquisition, represented 

the significant judgments involved in the determination 

by the excess of the remuneration paid over the fair value 

of the provisional fair values of the identifiable assets acquired. 

of identifiable net assets of the acquired company in the amount 

We involved our valuation specialists to assess the methodology 

of 65,411,968 thousand rubles, is the significant asset 

and assumptions used by management to value certain 

in the form of volume rebates and other forms of payments that 

rebates, recorded based on management assumptions, 

for the Group.

effectively reduce the cost of goods purchased from the vendor. 

to supporting documents from vendors and vendor agreements. 

We considered this matter to be of most significance in our audit 

We also compared the outstanding allowances receivable 

because the recognition of vendor allowance requires judgement 

to the direct confirmations from vendors on a sample basis. 

from management in the assessment of the level of fulfilment 
of the Group’s obligations under the vendor agreements 
and because these allowances are a substantial part of cost 

of sales and inventories. Information about accounting policy 

for vendor allowances is disclosed in Note 3 to the consolidated 

financial statements.

We tested cut-off of vendor allowances recorded during 

a period shortly before and after year-end to supporting 

documents from vendors.

Valuation of goods for resale 

The Group has significant balance of goods for resale. 

In accordance with IAS 2 Inventories, inventories are recorded 

at the lower of cost and net realizable value. In estimating 
the carrying amount of goods for resale, the Group’s 
management uses judgments to estimate the net realizable 

We assessed the assumptions used by the Group’s management 
in the valuation of goods for resale. We assessed the Group’s 
methodology in respect of valuation of net realizable value, 

analysed the dynamics of goods for resale turnover ratios 

taking into consideration seasonality and other applicable 

value of goods for resale and the amount of handling costs to be 

factors. We compared carrying values of goods for resale with 

included in the carrying amount of goods for resale. As a result, 

subsequent sales proceeds by certain type of goods. We verified 

we believe that this matter is one of most significance in our 

the mathematical accuracy of goods for resale net realisable 

audit. Information on goods for resale is disclosed in Note 13 

value calculation. We assessed the process of allocation 

to the consolidated financial statements.

of handling costs to the carrying amount of goods for resale. 

We analysed the structure of costs included in the value 

of goods for resale. We compared the amount of costs with 
supporting documents received from suppliers and the Group’s 
internal documents.

Impairment testing of property, plant and equipment and right-of-use assets

Impairment testing for property, plant and equipment and right-

Our audit procedures included an assessment of key management 

to-use assets was one of the key audit matters because 

assumptions used by the Group, including those in respect 

the balance of property, plant and equipment and right-to-
use assets forms a significant portion of the Group’s assets 
at the reporting date, and the process of management’s 
assessment of the recoverable amount is complex and requires 

significant judgments, including judgements about future cash 

flows, capital expenditures and the discount rate.

Information about property, plant and equipment, right-to-use 
assets and results of impairment testing is disclosed in Notes 8 

and 9 to the consolidated financial statements.

of forecasted revenue and operating expenses. 

We also analyzed discount rates used by management of the Group. 

We engaged our internal valuation experts in performing these 

procedures. 

We also performed the sensitivity analysis of the impairment test 

with respect to changes in the key assumption and assessed 
the Group’s disclosures of these assumptions to which impairment 
testing is most sensitive, i.e., those that have the most significant 

impact on the recoverable amount of property, plant and equipment 

and right-of-use assets.

Determining the fair value of assets and liabilities acquired 

in business combination involves significant judgments 

categories of assets and liabilities of the acquired subsidiary, 

and tested, on a sample basis, mathematical accuracy of the fair 

values of assets and liabilities of the subsidiary acquired.

and estimates by the management and is performed with 

We assessed the disclosure of business combination 

participation of an independent appraiser.

in the consolidated financial statements.

Information about this acquisition is disclosed in Note 7 

to the consolidated financial statements.

Impairment testing of goodwill from acquisition of the SIA Group and the DIXY Group

As at 31 December 2021, the balance of goodwill 

Our audit procedures included an assessment of assumptions 

is 92,291,285 thousand rubles, including 25,511,824 thousand rubles 
related to acquisition of MF-SIA LLC (hereinafter SIA Group), 
and 65,411,968 thousand rubles related to acquisition of DIXY 
Holding Limited (hereinafter DIXY Group). As a result of these 
transactions, the Group obtained control over the SIA Group 

and the DIXY Group. 

Impairment testing of goodwill was one of the key audit matters 

because assessment of the recoverable amount of cash 

generating units to which goodwill is allocated includes numerous 
assumptions made by the Group’s management, including 
the estimated effect of synergies, determination of a cash-

generating unit for impairment testing purposes, forecasted 

revenue and gross margin, long-term growth rates and discount 

rates and other.

Information about goodwill is disclosed in Note 11 

to the consolidated financial statements.

used by the Group and reasonableness of forecasted data. 

We assessed the judgment used by management in testing 

goodwill for impairment with respect to goodwill allocation 

to the relevant cash-generating units.

We also performed the sensitivity analysis of the impairment 

test with respect to changes in the key assumptions 
and assessed the Group’s disclosures of those assumptions that 
have the most significant impact on the recoverable amount 

of cash generating units to which goodwill is allocated.

Application of IFRS 16 Leases

The application of IFRS 16 was one of the key audit 

We analyzed the list of lease agreements to which IFRS 16 

matters because the effect of the standard is significant 

to the consolidated financial statements, as the Group has large 

number of lease contracts and significant judgments were made 

by the management in assessing initial value of right-to-use assets 

and related liabilities with respect to ability to extend these lease 

contracts and, thus, determine a lease term.

Information about the application of IFRS 16 Leases is disclosed 
in Notes 3 and 9 to the consolidated financial statements.

is applied and compared, on a sample basis, data in agreements 
with the Group’s accounting records.

We analyzed management’s judgments made to determine 
the lease term in agreements with extension options 

and to calculate the discount rates. 

We analyzed information on IFRS 16 application disclosed 

in the consolidated financial statements.

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(continued) 

Other information included in the Annual report of PJSC Magnit for 2021 

Other information consists of the information included in the Annual report of PJSC Magnit 
for 2021 other than the consolidated financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. 
Management is responsible for the other information. The Annual report of PJSC Magnit 
for 2021 is expected to be made available to us after the date of this auditor’s report. 

Our opinion on the consolidated financial statements does not cover the other information 
and we will not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. 

In connection with our audit of the consolidated financial statements, our responsibility 
is to read the other information identified above when it becomes available and, in doing so, 
consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the consolidated financial 
statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially 
misstated.

Responsibilities of management and the Board of Directors  
for the consolidated financial statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the consolidated financial 
statements in accordance with IFRSs, and for such internal control as management determines 
is necessary to enable the preparation of consolidated financial statements that are free from 
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is responsible for assessing 
the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related 
to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either 
intends to liquidate the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

The Board of Directors are responsible for overseeing the Group’s financial reporting process.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the consolidated financial 
statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial 
statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, 
and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level 
of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs will always 
detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error 
and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected 
to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these consolidated financial 
statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with ISAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain 
professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

 — Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, 
whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, 
and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. 
The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting 
from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, 
or the override of internal control.

 — Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures 

that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion 
on the effectiveness of the Group’s internal control.

 — Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting 

estimates and related disclosures made by management.

 — Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting 

and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events 
or conditions that may cast significant doubt on Group’s ability to continue as a going concern. 
If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s 
report to the related disclosures in the consolidated financial statements or, if such disclosures 
are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained 
up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Group 
to cease to continue as a going concern.

 — Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the consolidated financial statements, 

including the disclosures, and whether the consolidated financial statements represent 
the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

 — Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial information of the entities 
or business activities within the Group to express an opinion on the consolidated financial 
statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the group audit. 
We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.

We communicate with the Board of Directors regarding, among other matters, the planned 
scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies 
in internal control that we identify during our audit.

We also provide the Board of Directors with a statement that we have complied with relevant 
ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships 
and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where 
applicable, actions taken to eliminate threats or safeguards applied. 

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From the matters communicated with the Board of Directors, we determine those matters that 
were of most significance in the audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period 
and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law 
or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, 
we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse 
consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits 
of such communication.

The partner in charge of the audit resulting in this independent auditor’s report is I.Y. Ananyev. 

Statement of management’s 
responsibilities for the preparation 
and approval of the consolidated  
financial statements 
for the year ended 31 December 2021 

The following statement is made with a view to the respective responsibilities of management 
in relation to the consolidated financial statements of PJSC Magnit and its subsidiaries 
(“the Group“).

Management is responsible for the preparation of these consolidated financial statements that 
present fairly the financial position of the Group as at 31 December 2021 and the results of its 
operations, cash flows and changes in shareholders’ equity for the year then ended, in compliance 
with International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”).

I.Y. Ananyev, 

In preparing the consolidated financial statements, management is responsible for:

acting on behalf of Ernst & Young LLC  
on the basis of power of attorney dated 1 March 2022 
partner in charge of the audit resulting in this 
independent auditor’s report  
(main registration number 21906101744)

3 March 2022

 — Selecting and applying accounting policies;
 — Presenting information, including accounting policies, in a manner that provides relevant, reliable, 

comparable and understandable information;

 — Providing additional disclosures when compliance with the specific requirements of IFRSs are 
insufficient to enable users to understand the impact of particular transactions, other events 
and conditions on the Group’s consolidated financial position and financial performance;

 — Making an assessment of the Group’s ability to continue as a going concern.

Management is also responsible for:

Designing, implementing and maintaining an effective and sound system of internal controls;

 — Maintaining appropriate accounting records to ensure compliance of the consolidated financial 

statements of the Group with IFRS, local legislation and local GAAP; 
 — Preventing and detecting material misstatements due to fraud or error.

The consolidated financial statements of the Group for the year ended 31 December 2021 were 
approved by management on 3 March 2022.

Details of the auditor

Name: Ernst & Young LLC

Record made in the State Register of Legal Entities  
on 5 December 2002, State Registration Number 1027739707203.

Address: Russia 115035, Moscow, Sadovnicheskaya naberezhnaya, 
77, building 1.

Ernst & Young LLC is a member of Self-regulatory organization 
of auditors Association “Sodruzhestvo”. Ernst & Young LLC 
is included in the control copy of the register of auditors and audit 
organizations, main registration number 12006020327..

Details of the audited entity

Name: PJSC Magnit 

Record made in the State Register of Legal Entities on 12 
November 2003, State Registration Number 1032304945947. 

Address: Russia 350072, Krasnodar, Solnechnaya street, 15/5..

On behalf of the management as authorised  
by the Board of Directors.

The Chief Executive Officer of PJSC Magnit

J.G. Dunning

3 March 2022

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Consolidated statement  
of financial position
as at 31 December 2021
(In thousands of Russian rubles)

Assets

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment

Advances paid for the purchase and construction of property, plant and equipment 

Right-of-use assets

Intangible assets

Long-term net investments in sublease 

Goodwill

Long-term financial assets

Current assets

Inventories

Trade and other receivables

Advances paid and other prepaid expenses 

Taxes receivable, excluding income tax

Short-term net investments in sublease 

Short-term financial assets 

Income tax receivable

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Equity and liabilities

Equity attributable to the shareholders of the parent

Share capital

Share premium

Treasury shares

Share-based payments reserve 

Retained earnings

Total equity

Notes 

31 December 
2021

31 December 
2020 (Note 4.1)*

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

377,302,570

336,125,498

1,614,644

387,846

397,835,247

308,444,695

19,249,279

5,506,252

18,635

—

92,291,285

26,879,317

1,033,846

1,117,551

889,345,506

678,461,159

224,873,040

205,949,194

11,726,775

8,563,822

9,198,907

6,663,337

164,084

8,404

289,748

438,559

75,650

—

317,672

661,791

16

73,398,608

44,699,581

320,098,125

266,931,047

1,209,443,631

945,392,206

17

17

17

32

1,020

1,020

87,326,641

87,390,921

(15,028,071)

(16,021,596)

1,877,419

2,055,322

104,808,170

109,463,257

178,985,179

182,888,924

Non-current liabilities

Long-term payables 

Long-term loans and borrowings

Long-term lease liabilities

Long-term advances received

Long-term government grants

Deferred tax liabilities

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

Taxes payable, excluding income tax

Dividends payable

Short-term advances received

Contract liabilities

Short-term government grants

Short-term loans and borrowings

Short-term lease liabilities

Total liabilities

Total equity and liabilities

Notes 

31 December 
2021

31 December 
2020 (Note 4.1)*

19

21

9

22

30

19

20

18

23

22

21

9

2,553,058

—

205,286,600

147,694,926

396,043,533

316,141,855

57,080

—

2,363,865

2,167,641

9,114,787

12,225,590

615,418,923

478,230,012

240,771,082

184,324,892

14,718,445

11,854,351

28,829,503

24,094,729

888,397

955,732

4,176,829

2,592,558

253,475

627,304

65,139,311

18,391,601

60,262,487

41,432,103

415,039,529

284,273,270

1,030,458,452

762,503,282

1,209,443,631

945,392,206

*  some of the ABove AmouNts Are Not coNsisteNt with coNsolidAted fiNANciAl stAtemeNts for 2020 ANd reflect the AdJustmeNts descriBed iN Note 4.1.

*  some of the ABove AmouNts Are Not coNsisteNt with coNsolidAted fiNANciAl stAtemeNts for 2020 ANd reflect the AdJustmeNts descriBed iN Note 4.1.

the AccompANyiNg Notes oN pAges 14-79 Are AN iNtegrAl pArt of these coNsolidAted fiNANciAl stAtemeNts.

the AccompANyiNg Notes oN pAges 14-79 Are AN iNtegrAl pArt of these coNsolidAted fiNANciAl stAtemeNts.

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Consolidated statement of comprehensive 
income for the year ended  
31 December 2021
(In thousands of Russian rubles)

Consolidated statement of cash flows
for the year ended 31 December 2021
(In thousands of Russian rubles)

Revenue 

Cost of sales

Gross profit

Rental and sublease income

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Other income

Other expenses

Operating profit

Interest income

Finance costs

Foreign exchange gain/(loss)

Profit before income tax

Income tax expense

Profit for the year

Total comprehensive income for the year, net of tax

Profit for the year

Attributable to:

Shareholders of the parent

Total comprehensive income for the year, net of tax

Attributable to:

Shareholders of the parent

Notes

2021 

2020 
 (Note 4.1)*

24

25

26

29

27

28

1,856,078,950

1,553,777,351

(1,416,814,680)

(1,188,021,688)

439,264,270

365,755,663

4,110,784

3,153,243

(356,961,600)

(296,425,439)

24,742,259

17,069,195

(2,258,726)

(1,129,018)

108,896,987

88,423,644

2,547,456

504,476

(49,125,469)

(44,772,274)

280,745

(1,453,331)

62,599,719

42,702,515

Cash flows from operating activities

Profit before income tax

Adjustments for:

Depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment and right-of-use assets 

Amortization of intangible assets

Loss/(gain) from disposal of property, plant and equipment

Loss from disposal of intangible assets

Changes in expected credit losses for receivables 

Impairment and write-offs of advances paid 

Provision for expected credit losses on financial assets

Expenses for inventories carried at net realizable value

Share-based payments reserve

Gain from cancellation of lease contracts

30

(14,493,857)

(9,709,223)

Gain from Covid-19 related rent concessions

48,105,862

32,993,292

48,105,862

32,993,292

48,105,862

32,993,292

48,105,862

32,993,292

48,105,862

32,993,292

48,105,862

32,993,292

Income from government grants

Foreign exchange (gain)/loss

Finance costs

Interest income

(Increase)/decrease in trade and other receivables

Increase in advances paid and other prepaid expenses

(Decrease)/increase in advances received

Decrease in taxes receivable 

(Increase)/decrease in inventories

Notes

2021 

2020 
(Note. 4.1)*

62,599,719

42,702,515

101,936,190

88,061,585

3,387,190

1,703,793

494,079

(1,165,190)

4,035

(103,510)

132,090

—

2,904,292

840,399

45,065

451,920

132,207

247,436

597,351

876,076

(1,070,698)

(1,687,459)

(1,819,124)

(1,481,968)

(242,801)

(664,257)

(280,745)

1,453,331

49,125,469

44,772,274

(2,547,456)

(504,476)

8, 9, 

26

10, 26

10

14, 26

15, 26

13

32

9, 29

9, 29

22

28

27

(769,807)

4,021,037

(2,156,435)

(369,376)

(44,244)

14,583

76,435

1,388,557

(3,073,283)

12,327,041

22,600,579

4,098,609

542,720

7,563,344

1,323,063

1,535,847

233,858,157

206,119,845

Operating profit before changes in operating assets and liabilities

215,359,129

175,540,203

Earnings per share (in RUB per share)

Increase in long-term and short-term trade and other payables

 – basic profit for the year attributable to the shareholders of the parent

 – diluted profit for the year attributable to the shareholders of the parent

31

31

491.69

488.78

337.95

336.07

Increase in tax payables

Increase in contract liabilities

Cash generated from operations

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Consolidated statement of cash flows
for the year ended 31 December 2021
(In thousands of Russian rubles) (continued)

Consolidated statement of changes  
in equity for the year ended  
31 December 2021
(In thousands of Russian rubles)

Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment

1,050,808

2,069,928

Dividends declared 

Acquisition of a subsidiary, net of cash acquired

7

(68,148,804)

Share-based payments

876,076

Income tax paid

Interest paid

Interest received

Net cash from operating activities

Cash flows from investing activities

Purchase of property, plant and equipment

Purchase of intangible assets

Loans provided

Loans repaid 

Proceeds from government grants

Net cash used in investing activities

Cash flows from financing activities

Proceeds from loans and borrowings

Repayment of loans and borrowings

Dividends paid

Repayment of lease liabilities

Net cash used in financing activities

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year

22

34

34

18

9

16

16

* Some of the above amountS are not conSiStent with conSolidated financial StatementS for 2020 and reflect the adjuStmentS deScribed in note 4.1.

(11,495)

230,674

65,196

—

—

196,832

190,269

(126,689,032)

(29,019,801)

169,505,660

452,555,765

(88,752,694)

(471,761,619)

(48,115,232)

(29,871,472)

(46,719,526)

(35,715,802)

(14,081,792)

(84,793,128)

28,699,027

35,798,283

44,699,581

8,901,298

73,398,608

44,699,581

Notes

2021 

2020 
(Note. 4.1)*

(18,213,507)

(13,088,683)

(48,632,139)

(43,820,851)

2,457,340

400,901

169,469,851

149,611,212

Notes

Attributable to shareholders of the parent

Share 
capital

Share 
premium

Treasury 
shares

Provision 
for share-
based 
payments

Retained 
earnings

Equity 
attributable 
to shareholders 
of the parent

Balance at 1 January 2020

1,020

87,379,413

(16,454,110)

1,623,268

115,983,223

188,532,814

(52,781,645)

(28,136,397)

for the year

(7,093,766)

(3,340,433)

Profit for the year

Total comprehensive income 

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

32,993,292

32,993,292

32,993,292

32,993,292

—

(39,513,258)

(39,513,258)

—

—

876,076

—

11,508

432,514

(444,022)

Balance at 31 December 2020

1,020

87,390,921

(16,021,596)

2,055,322

109,463,257

182,888,924

Balance at 1 January 2021

1,020

87,390,921

(16,021,596)

2,055,322

109,463,257

182,888,924

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

18

32

Transfer of rights to equity 

instruments for share based 

17, 32

payments

Profit for the year

Total comprehensive income 

for the year

Dividends declared 

Share-based payments 

18

32

Transfer of rights to equity 

instruments for share based 

17, 32

payments

Canceled rights to equity 

instruments for share based 

payments

Balance at 31 December 

2021

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

48,105,862

48,105,862

48,105,862

48,105,862

—

(52,850,006)

(52,850,006)

(64,280)

993,525

(929,245)

840,399

—

—

840,399

—

—

—

—

(89,057)

89,057

1,020

87,326,641

(15,028,071)

1,877,419

104,808,170

178,985,179

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Notes to the consolidated financial 
statements for the year ended  
31 December 2021 
(In thousands of Russian rubles)

1. Corporate information

Company name

Principal activity

Closed Joint Stock Company Magnit (Magnit) was incorporated in Krasnodar, the Russian Federation, 
in November 2003. 

In January 2006, Magnit changed its legal form to Open Joint Stock Company Magnit. There was no change 
in the principal activities or shareholders as a result of the change to an Open Joint Stock Company. In 2014 Magnit 
changed its legal name to Public Joint Stock Company (the Company or PJSC Magnit) in accordance with changes 
in legislation.

PJSC Magnit and its subsidiaries (the “Group”) operate in the retail and distribution of consumer goods under 
the Magnit, the DIXY and the Megamart names. The Group’s retail operations are operated through convenience 
stores, cosmetic stores, supermarkets and other.

All of the Group’s operational activities are conducted in the Russian Federation. The principal operating office 
of the Group is situated at 15/5 Solnechnaya str., 350072, Krasnodar, the Russian Federation.

The principal activities of the Group’s subsidiaries all of which are incorporated in the Russian Federation, 
and the effective ownership percentages are as follows:

Company name

Principal activity

Ownership
interest as at
31 December
2021

Ownership
interest as at
31 December
2020

JSC Tander

Food retail and wholesale

LLC Retail Import

Import operations

LLC BestTorg

Food retail in Moscow and the Moscow region

LLC MFK

LLC Selta

Other activities

Transportation services for the Group

LLC TK Zelenaya Liniya

Greenhouse complex

LLC Tandem

Rent operations

LLC Alkotrading

Other operations

LLC ITM

IT services

LLC Logistika Alternativa

Import operations

LLC Zvezda

Assets holder, vehicles maintenance services for the Group

LLC TD–holding 

Production and processing of  

food for the Group

LLC MagnitEnergo

Buyer of electric power for the Group

LLC Management Company  

Industrial Park Krasnodar

Management of production assets 

LLC Kuban Confectioner

Production of food for the Group

LLC Kuban Factory 

of Bakery Products

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Production of food for the Group

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

LLC Volshebnaya svezhest

Production of household chemicals for the Group

LLC Zelen Yuga1

Production of agricultural products for the Group

LLC Moskva na Donu

Production of agricultural products for the Group

LLC Magnit Pharma

LLC Magnit IT Lab

LLC MF-SIA

LLC SIA International – Vladivostok2

LLC SIA International – Nizhniy Novgorod2

LLC SIA International – Khabarovsk2

Pharmaceutical license holder

Innovative software product development

Management activities 

Commission trade of medicines  

and medical products 

Commission trade of medicines  

and medical products 

Commission trade of medicines  

and medical products 

Stellary Cosmetic GmBH

Holder of intangible assets

LLC Gastronom Media3

DIXY Holding Limited4

JSC DIXY Group4

JSC DIXY Ug4

LLC Mit4

LLC DIXY Snezhinsk4

LLC Argument4

Marketing services

Investment holding 

Investment holding

Food retail and wholesale 

IT services

Assets holder

Assets holder

Ownership
interest as at
31 December
2021

Ownership
interest as at
31 December
2020

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

—

—

—

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

100%

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

1  iN 2021, morozNye pripAsy llc wAs reNAmed to zeleN yugA llc; the compANy Also chANged its core Activities from food productioN to productioN of AgriculturAl goods 

for the group. 

2  2021, the mANAgemeNt of the group decided to liquidAte A NumBer of the siA group compANies eNgAged iN commissioN trAde of mediciNes ANd medicAl products. liquidAtioN 

of these compANies did Not hAve A sigNificANt impAct oN the coNsolidAted fiNANciAl stAtemeNts of the group ANd its operAtioNs.

3  duriNg the 12 moNths eNded 31 decemBer 2021, the compANy gAstroNome mediA llc wAs estABlished, the mAiN Activity of which is the provisioN of mArketiNg services. this 

chANge did Not hAve ANy sigNificANt impAct oN the coNsolidAted fiNANciAl stAtemeNts of the group ANd its operAtioNs.

4  duriNg the 12 moNths eNded 31 decemBer 2021, the group oBtAiNed coNtrol over 100% of ordiNAry shAres of dixy holdiNg limited, more detAils oN BusiNess comBiNAtioN 

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2. Basis of preparation of the financial statements

3. Summary of significant accounting policies

Statement of compliance

Basis of consolidation

These consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting 
Standards (“IFRS”).

Basis of accounting

The Group’s entities maintain their accounting records in Russian rubles (“RUB”) and prepare their statutory financial 
statements in accordance with the Regulations on Accounting and Reporting of the Russian Federation. The statutory 
financial statements have been adjusted to present these consolidated financial statements in accordance with IFRS. 

The consolidated financial statements are presented in Russian rubles and all values are rounded to the nearest 
thousand, except when otherwise indicated.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a historical cost basis except for the use of fair value 
as deemed cost for certain property, plant and equipment as of the date of transition to IFRS or business acquisition 
date. 

Functional currency
The Russian ruble is the functional currency of the main companies within the Group and the currency in which these 
consolidated financial statements are presented.

Going concern
In assessing whether the going concern assumption is appropriate for the Group, management considered cash flow 
projections for 2022, taking into account Russia’s current economic environment, the financial situation of the Group, 
undrawn loan facilities available to it, as well as planned expenditure on opening new stores and maintaining existing 
ones (Note 34).

Management considers that operating cash flows and the available sources of credit are sufficient to meet 
the Group’s liabilities during the next year. Thus, these consolidated financial statements have been prepared 
on a going concern basis.

The consolidated financial statements incorporate the financial statements of the Company and other entities 
controlled by the Company (its subsidiaries). Control is achieved when the Group is entitled to, or is exposed 
to a variable return on the investment or is exposed to the risk of its change and has the ability to affect those 
returns through its power over the investee. Specifically, the Group controls an investee if and only if the Group has:

 — power over the investee (i.e. existing rights that give it the current ability to direct the relevant activities of the investee);
 — exposure to risk, or rights, to variable returns from its involvement with the investee; and the ability to use its power over 

the investee to affect its returns.

When the Group has less than a majority of the voting or similar rights of an investee, the Group considers all relevant 
facts and circumstances in assessing whether it has power over an investee, including:

 — the contractual arrangement with the other vote holders of the investee;
 — rights arising from other contractual arrangements;
 — the Group’s voting rights and potential voting rights.

The Group re-assesses whether or not it controls an investee if facts and circumstances indicate that there are 
changes to one or more of the three elements of control. Consolidation of a subsidiary begins when the Group 
obtains control over the subsidiary and ceases when the Group loses control of the subsidiary. Assets, liabilities, 
income and expenses of a subsidiary acquired or disposed of during the year are included in the consolidated 
financial statements from the date the Group gains control until the date the Group ceases to control the subsidiary.

Profit or loss and each component of other comprehensive income (OCI) are attributed to the shareholders 
of the parent of the Group and to the non-controlling interests, even if this results in the non-controlling interests 
having a deficit balance. The financial statements of subsidiaries are prepared for the same reporting period as those 
of the parent company. When necessary, adjustments are made to the financial statements of subsidiaries to bring 
their accounting policies in line with the Group’s accounting policies. All intra-group assets and liabilities, equity, 
income, expenses and cash flows relating to transactions between members of the Group are eliminated in full 
on consolidation.

If the Group loses control over a subsidiary, it derecognizes the respective assets (including goodwill), liabilities, non-
controlling interests, and other components of equity, and recognizes any resultant gain or loss in profit or loss. Any 
investment retained is recognized at fair value.

Business combinations

Business combinations are accounted for using the acquisition method. The cost of an acquisition is measured 
as the aggregate of the consideration transferred, measured at acquisition date fair value and the amount of any 
non-controlling interest in the acquiree. For each business combination, the acquirer measures the non-controlling 
interest in the acquiree either at fair value or at the proportionate share of the acquiree’s identifiable net assets. 
Acquisition costs are expensed and included in administrative expenses as incurred.

When the Group acquires a business, it assesses the financial assets and liabilities assumed for appropriate 
classification and designation in accordance with the contractual terms, economic circumstances and pertinent 
conditions as at the acquisition date. This includes the separation of embedded derivatives in host contracts held 
by the acquiree.

If the business combination is achieved in stages the acquirer’s previously held equity interest in the acquiree 
is remeasured to fair value at the acquisition date through profit or loss or other comprehensive income, 
as appropriate.

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Fair value measurement

Any contingent consideration to be transferred by the acquirer will be recognized at fair value at the acquisition date. 
Contingent consideration classified as equity is not remeasured and its subsequent settlement is accounted for within 
equity. Contingent consideration classified as an asset or liability that is a financial instrument and within the scope 
of IFRS 9 Financial Instruments, is measured at fair value with the changes in fair value recognized in the statement 
of comprehensive income in accordance with IFRS 9. Other contingent consideration that is not within the scope 
of IFRS 9 is measured at fair value at each reporting date with changes in fair value recognized in profit or loss.

Goodwill is initially measured at cost being the excess of the aggregate of the consideration transferred 
and the amount recognized for non-controlling interests and any previous interest held over the net identifiable 
assets acquired and liabilities assumed. If the fair value of the net assets acquired is in excess of the aggregate 
consideration transferred, the Group re-assesses whether it has correctly identified all of the assets acquired 
and all of the liabilities assumed and reviews the procedures used to measure the amounts to be recognized 
at the acquisition date. If the reassessment still results in an excess of the fair value of net assets acquired over 
the aggregate consideration transferred, then the gain is recognized in profit or loss.

After initial recognition, goodwill is measured at cost less any accumulated impairment losses. For the purpose 
of impairment testing, goodwill acquired in a business combination is, from the acquisition date, allocated to each 
of the Group’s cash-generating units that are expected to benefit from the combination, irrespective of whether 
other assets or liabilities of the acquiree are assigned to those units. 

Where goodwill forms part of a cash-generating unit and part of the operation within that unit is disposed of, 
the goodwill associated with the operation disposed of is included in the carrying amount of the operation when 
determining the gain or loss on disposal of the operation. Goodwill disposed of in this circumstance is measured 
based on the relative values of the operation disposed of and the portion of the cash-generating unit retained.

Current versus non-current classification of assets and liabilities

The Group presents assets and liabilities in statement of financial position based on current/ non-current 
classification. An asset is current when it is:

 — expected to be realised or intended to be sold or consumed in normal operating cycle;
 — held primarily for the purpose of trading;
 — expected to be realised within twelve months after the reporting period; or
 — cash or cash equivalent unless restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after 

the reporting period.

All other assets are classified as non-current. 

A liability is current when:

 — it is expected to be settled in normal operating cycle;
 — it is held primarily for the purpose of trading;
 — it is due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period; or
 — there is no unconditional right to defer the settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period.

The Group classifies all other liabilities as non-current.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as non-current assets and liabilities.

Fair values of financial instruments measured at amortised cost are disclosed in Note 34.

Fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction 
between market participants at the measurement date. The fair value measurement is based on the presumption that 
the transaction to sell the asset or transfer the liability takes place either:

 — in the principal market for the asset or liability; or
 — in the absence of a principal market, in the most advantageous market for the asset or liability.

The principal or the most advantageous market must be accessible to by the Group.

The fair value of an asset or a liability is measured using the assumptions that market participants would use when 
pricing the asset or liability, assuming that market participants act in their economic best interest.

A fair value measurement of a non-financial asset takes into account a market participant’s ability to generate 
economic benefits by using the asset in its highest and best use or by selling it to another market participant that 
would use the asset in its highest and best use.

The Group uses valuation techniques that are appropriate in the circumstances and for which sufficient data 
are available to measure fair value, maximizing the use of relevant observable inputs and minimizing the use 
of unobservable inputs.

All assets and liabilities for which fair value is measured or disclosed in the financial statements are categorised 
within the fair value hierarchy, described as follows, based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value 
measurement as a whole:

 — level 1 – quoted (unadjusted) market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
 — level 2 – valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is directly 

or indirectly observable;

 — level 3 – valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement 

is unobservable.

For assets and liabilities that are recognized in the financial statements on a recurring basis, the Group determines 
whether transfers have occurred between Levels in the hierarchy by re-assessing categorization (based on the lowest 
level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole) at the end of each reporting period.

Revenue from contracts with customers

The Group is engaged in both retail and wholesale activities, goods are sold through a network of own stores 
and distribution centers. Revenue is recognized when control of the goods passes to the customer, i.e., sales 
to retail customers are recognized at the point of sale in stores and to wholesale customers – at the point of sale 
in distribution centres or stores, at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Group expects to be 
entitled in exchange for those goods. Revenue is reduced by the expected amount of returns to which customers 
are entitled under Russian law within 14 days of the purchase except for certain categories of goods. The Group uses 
historical data on the term and frequency of returns from customers to estimate and recognize provisions for such 
returns at the time of sale. Because the level of returns has been steady for several years, it is highly probable that 
no significant changes in cumulative revenue recognized will occur. The validity of this assumption and the estimated 
amount of returns are reassessed at each reporting date.

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The estimated useful economic lives of the related assets are as follows:

Customer loyalty program

For the purpose of promoting sales and building customer loyalty, the Group establishes promotion programs to allow 
customers accumulate loyalty points and exchange them for a discount on goods of the main assortment or for goods 
specially purchased for promotions. 

The loyalty program gives rise to a separate performance obligation because it provides a material right 
to the customer. The Group allocates a portion of the transaction price to the loyalty points awarded to the customer 
based on their relative stand-alone selling price and recognizes that portion as a contract liability until the points are 
redeemed by the customer. Revenue is recognized when the customer redeems their loyalty points against goods. 
The relative stand-alone selling price of the loyalty points is estimated based on the probability that the customer will 
redeem their points. The Group updates its estimate of the number of loyalty points that will be redeemed regularly, 
and the adjusted balance of contract liabilities is charged against revenue.

Expenses related to loyalty programs in respect for goods purchased specially for the purpose of promotion and not 
sold in the retail chain, are recognized in selling expenses and classified as advertising expenses.

Revenue from advertising services and packaging materials

Revenue from advertising services is recognized in the reporting period, when the services were provided, because 
the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits provided to them by the Group. Revenue from 
packaging materials is recognized when control of the goods are transferred to the customer at an amount that 
reflects the consideration to which the Group expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods. The Group 
classifies such types of revenue within other income.

Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment 
losses. Such cost includes the cost of replacing major parts or components of the property, plant and equipment 
and borrowing costs for long-term construction projects given the recognition criteria are met. When significant 
parts of property, plant and equipment are required to be replaced at certain intervals, the Group depreciates them 
separately based on their specific useful lives.

Historical cost information was not available in relation to buildings purchased prior to transition to IFRS (1 January 
2004). Therefore, management used valuations performed by independent professional appraisers to establish 
the fair value as at the date of transition to IFRS and used that value as the deemed cost at that date. 

Cost includes major expenditure for improvements which extend the useful lives of the assets or increase their 
revenue-generating capacity. Repairs and maintenance are charged to the consolidated statement of comprehensive 
income as incurred.

Depreciation is charged so as to write off the cost of assets, other than land and properties under construction, over 
their estimated useful lives, using the straight-line method. The depreciation method applied to an asset is reviewed 
at least at each financial year-end and, if there has been a significant change in the expected pattern of consumption 
of the future economic benefits embodied in the asset, the method is changed to reflect the changed pattern 
on a perspective basis as a change in an accounting estimate.

Buildings

Machinery and equipment

Vehicles

Useful life in years

10-50

>1-14

>1-10

Construction in progress comprises costs directly related to the construction of property, plant and equipment 
including an appropriate allocation of directly attributable variable overheads that are incurred in construction. 
Depreciation of an asset begins when it is available for use, i.e. when it is in the location and condition necessary 
for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended by management. Construction in progress is reviewed 
regularly to determine whether its carrying value is recoverable and whether appropriate provision for impairment 
is made.

The gain or loss arising on the disposal or retirement of an asset is determined as the difference between the sales 
proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset and is recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive 
income.

Government grants

A government grant is recognized when there is reasonable assurance that the entity will comply with the conditions 
attached to it, and that the grant will be received.

Government grants provided to finance specific expenses are recognized in profit or loss on a systematic basis 
over the periods in which the entity recognizes as expenses the related costs for which the grants are intended 
to compensate. Grants provided to finance an asset are recognized in profit or loss on a straight-line basis over 
the expected useful life of that asset. 

The benefit of a government loan at a below-market interest rate is treated as a government grant. The loan 
is recognized at fair value. The benefit of a below-market interest rate is measured as the difference between the fair 
value of the loan and cash received.

Intangible assets

Intangible assets acquired separately are measured on initial recognition at cost. The cost of intangible assets 
acquired in a business combination is their fair value at the date of acquisition. Following initial recognition, intangible 
assets are carried at cost less any accumulated amortisation and accumulated impairment losses. Internally generated 
intangibles, excluding capitalized software development costs, as well as websites and electronic applications 
that meet the criteria for recognition, are not capitalized, and the related expenditure is reflected in profit or loss 
in the period in which the expenditure is incurred.

The useful lives of intangible assets are assessed as either finite or indefinite. Intangible assets with finite lives 
are amortised over the useful economic life and assessed for impairment whenever there is an indication that 
the intangible asset may be impaired.

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The following useful lives are used in the calculation of amortization:

Description

Licenses

Software

Trademarks

Other

Useful life in years

>1-25

>1-25

>1-10

>1-7

The amortisation period and the amortisation method for an intangible asset with a finite useful life are reviewed 
at least at the end of each reporting period. Changes in the expected useful life or the expected pattern 
of consumption of future economic benefits embodied in the asset are considered to modify the amortisation period 
or method, as appropriate, and are treated as changes in accounting estimates. 

Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortised, but are tested for impairment annually, either 
individually or at the cash-generating unit level. The assessment of indefinite life is reviewed annually to determine 
whether the indefinite life continues to be supportable. If not, the change in useful life from indefinite to finite is made 
on a prospective basis. 

Any gain or loss arising upon derecognition of the asset (calculated as the difference between the net disposa 
proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset) is included in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.

Leases

Group as a lessee
The Group’s leases mainly include lease agreements for land and retail store premises. 

The Group has applied a uniform recognition and measurement approach for all leases where it is a lessee, except 
for short-term leases and leases of low-value assets. The Group recognizes lease liabilities in relation to its obligation 
to make lease payments and right-of-use assets representing the right to use the underlying assets.

Below is a summary of the Group’s accounting policies for lease:

Right-of-use assets 
The Group recognizes right-of-use assets at the commencement date of the lease (i.e., the date the underlying asset 
is available for use). Right-of-use assets are measured at cost, less any accumulated depreciation and impairment 
losses, and adjusted for any remeasurement of lease liabilities. The cost of right-of-use assets includes the amount 
of lease liabilities recognized, initial direct costs incurred, and lease payments made at or before the commencement 
date less any lease incentives received. Unless the Group is reasonably certain to obtain ownership of the leased 
asset at the end of the lease term, the recognized right-of-use assets are depreciated on a straight-line basis over 
the shorter of their estimated useful life and the lease term.

The Group uses the following useful lives:

 — buildings from 1 to 28 years;
 — land from 1 to 54 years.

Depreciation of right-of-use assets is charged to profit or loss, except for depreciation of right-to-use assets 
capitalized to the carrying value of assets under construction during the construction and redesign period necessary 
to bring the property into a condition suitable for use in accordance with the objectives of the Group. Right-of-use 
assets are tested for impairment.

Lease liabilities 
At the commencement date of the lease, the Group recognizes lease liabilities measured at the present value of lease 
payments to be made over the lease term. The lease payments include fixed payments (including in-substance 
fixed payments) less any lease incentives receivable, variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, 
and amounts expected to be paid under residual value guarantees. The lease payments also include the exercise price 
of a purchase option reasonably certain to be exercised by the Group and payments of penalties for terminating 
the lease, if the lease term reflects the Group exercising the option to terminate. Variable lease payments that do not 
depend on an index or a rate are recognized as expenses in the period in which the event or condition that triggers 
the payment occurs.

In calculating the present value of lease payments, the Group uses its incremental borrowing rate at the lease 
commencement date if the interest rate implicit in the lease is not readily determinable. After the commencement 
date, the amount of lease liabilities is increased to reflect the accrual of interest and reduced for the lease payments 
made. In addition, the carrying amount of lease liabilities is remeasured if there is a modification, a change in the lease 
term, a change in in-substance fixed lease payments or a change in the assessment of an option to purchase 
the underlying asset.

Short-term leases and leases of low-value assets
The Group applies the short-term lease recognition exemption and exemption for lease of low-value assets to its 
leases contracts (i.e., those leases that have a lease term of 12 months or less from the commencement date 
and do not contain a purchase option or leases agreement of low-value assets). Lease payments on short-term leases 
and leases of low-value assets are recognized as expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Group as a lessor
Leases in which the Group does not transfer substantially all the risks and rewards incidental to ownership of an asset 
are classified as operating leases. Rental income arising is accounted for on a straight-line basis over the lease terms 
and is included in revenue from lease or sub-lease in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income. 

The Group classifies a sublease contract as a finance lease if the lease term constitutes a major part of the useful 
life of the underlying asset or at the inception date, the present value of the lease payments amounts to at least 
substantially all of the fair value of the underlying asset even if title is not transferred upon expiry of the lease. 

Finance leases under sublease contracts are capitalized at the commencement date of the lease at the fair value 
of future minimum lease payments as receivables within “Net investments in sublease” in the Group’s consolidated 
statement of financial position.

Lease payments are apportioned between interest (recognized as finance income) and a reduction in sublease 
receivables. At the same time, the Group recognizes a partial disposal of right-of-use assets related to leased 
premises at the proportionate share of subleased premises in total leased trade space.

Impairment of non-current assets

At each reporting date, the Group reviews the carrying amounts of its tangible and intangible assets to determine 
whether there is any indication that those assets have suffered an impairment loss. If any such indication exists, 
the recoverable amount of the asset is estimated in order to determine the extent of the impairment loss (if 
any). Where it is not possible to estimate the recoverable amount of an individual asset, the Group estimates 
the recoverable amount of the CGU to which the asset belongs.

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Vendor allowances

Recoverable amount is the higher of fair value less costs to sell and value in use. In assessing value in use, 
the estimated future cash flows are discounted to their present value, using a pre-tax discount rate that reflects 
current market assessments of the time value of money and the risks specific to the asset.

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or CGU) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying 
amount of the asset (CGU) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognized immediately 
in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income. Where an impairment loss subsequently reverses, 
the carrying amount of the asset (CGU) is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount but so that 
the increased carrying amount does not exceed the carrying amount that would have been determined had 
no impairment loss been recognized for the asset (CGU) in prior years. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognized 
immediately in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income.

The following asset has specific characteristics for impairment testing:

Goodwill
Goodwill is tested for impairment annually as at 31 December and when circumstances indicate that the carrying value 
may be impaired. 

Impairment is determined for goodwill by assessing the recoverable amount of each CGU (or group of CGUs) to which 
the goodwill relates. When the recoverable amount of the CGU is less than its carrying amount, an impairment loss 
is recognized. Impairment losses relating to goodwill cannot be reversed in future periods. 

Inventory

Inventory is stated at the lower of cost and net realizable value. Cost comprises the direct cost of goods, 
transportation, handling costs and is decreased by the amount of rebates and promotional bonuses received from 
suppliers, related to these goods. Cost of goods for resale is calculated using the weighted average method, cost 
of materials and supplies is calculated using cost per unit method, cost of fuel and lubricants calculated using 
the average cost method. Net realizable value represents the estimated selling price less all estimated costs 
necessary to make the sale.

Provisions

Provisions are recognized when the Group has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, 
if it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation 
and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

The amount recognized as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present 
obligation at the reporting date, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation. 

The Group receives various types of allowances from vendors in the form of volume discounts (rebates) and other 
forms of payments that effectively reduce the cost of goods purchased from the vendor. Volume-related rebates 
received from suppliers are recorded as a reduction in the price paid for the products and reduce cost of goods sold 
in the period the products are sold. 

Income taxes 

Income tax expense represents the sum of the tax currently payable and deferred tax. Income taxes are computed 
in accordance with Russian tax legislation. 

Current income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the amount expected to be recovered from or paid 
to the taxation authorities. The tax currently payable is based on taxable profit for the year. Taxable profit differs 
from profit as reported in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income because it excludes items of income 
or expense that are taxable or deductible in other years and it further excludes items that are never taxable 
or deductible. Current income tax is calculated using tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted 
by the reporting date.

Deferred tax is recognized on differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the financial 
statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profit and is accounted for using 
the balance sheet liability method. 

Deferred tax liabilities are recognized for all taxable temporary differences, except:

 — where the deferred tax liability arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or of an asset or liability in a transaction that 
is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit 
or loss;

 — in respect of taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates and interests in joint 

ventures, where the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences can be controlled and it is probable that 
the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future.

Deferred tax assets are recognized for all deductible temporary differences, the carry forward of unused tax 
credits and any unused tax losses to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which 
the deductible temporary differences, and the carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can 
be utilized, except: 

 — where the deferred tax asset relating to the deductible temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of an 
asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither 
the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss;

 — in respect of deductible temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates and interests 

in joint ventures, deferred tax assets are recognized only to the extent that it is probable that the temporary differences 
will reverse in the foreseeable future and taxable profit will be available against which the temporary differences can 
be utilized.

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Borrowing costs

The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting date and reduced to the extent that it is 
no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the period in which 
the liability is settled or the asset realized, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively 
enacted by the reporting date. 

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to set off current tax 
assets against current tax liabilities and when they relate to income taxes levied by the same taxation authority 
and the Group intends to settle its current tax assets and liabilities on a net basis.

Current and deferred taxes are recognized as an expense or income in the consolidated statement of comprehensive 
income, except when they relate to items credited or debited outside profit or loss, either in other comprehensive 
income or directly in equity, in which case the tax is also either in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, 
or where they arise from the initial accounting for a business combination. In the case of a business combination, 
the tax effect is taken into account in calculating goodwill or determining the excess of the acquirer’s interest 
in the net fair value of the acquiree’s identifiable assets, liabilities and contingent liabilities over cost.

Retirement benefit costs

The operating entities of the Group contribute to the state pension, medical and social insurance funds on behalf 
of all its current employees. Any related expenses are recognized in the profit and loss as incurred. At the reporting 
date the Group did not have any pension plans accounted for in accordance with IAS 19 Employee Benefits.

Segment reporting

The Group’s business operations are located in the Russian Federation and relate primarily to retail sales of consumer 
goods. Although the Group operates through different types of stores and in various states within the Russian 
Federation, the Group’s chief operating decision maker reviews the Group’s operations and allocates resources 
on an individual store-by-store basis. The Group has assessed the economic characteristics of the individual stores, 
including both convenience stores, cosmetic stores, supermarkets and others, and determined that the stores have 
similar products, similar types of customers and similar methods of distributing such products. Therefore, the Group 
considers that it only has one reportable segment under IFRS 8. Segment performance is evaluated based on profit 
or loss and is measured consistently with profit or loss in the consolidated financial statements. 

Seasonality

The Group’s business operations are not influenced by seasonality factors, except for the increase of business 
activities before the New Year holidays.

Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of qualifying assets are 
capitalized as part of the cost of that asset, other borrowing costs are recognized in profit or loss in the period 
in which they are incurred. A qualifying asset is an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get 
ready for its intended use or sale. 

To the extent that the Group borrows funds generally and uses them for the purpose of obtaining a qualifying asset, 
the entity determines the amount of borrowing costs eligible for capitalization by applying a capitalization rate 
to the expenditures on that asset. The capitalization rate is the weighted average of the borrowing costs applicable 
to the borrowings of the entity that are outstanding during the period, other than borrowings made specifically 
for the purpose of obtaining a qualifying asset (until the qualifying asset is put into operation).

Contract balances with customers

Contract assets 
A contract asset is the right to consideration in exchange for goods or services transferred to the customer. 
If the Group transfers goods or services to a customer before the customer pays consideration or before payment 
is due, a contract asset is recognized for the earned consideration that is conditional. 

Trade and other receivables 
A receivable represents the Group’s right to an amount of consideration that is unconditional (i.e., only the passage 
of time is required before payment of the consideration is due). 

Contract liabilities 
A contract liability is the obligation to transfer goods or services to a customer for which the Group has received 
consideration (or an amount of consideration is due) from the customer. If a customer pays consideration before 
the Group transfers goods or services to the customer, a contract liability is recognized when the payment is made, 
or the payment is due (whichever is earlier). Contract liabilities are recognized as revenue when the Group performs 
under the contract.

Share-based payments

Certain employees (senior executives) of the Group receive remuneration in the form of share-based payments. 
Employees receive equity instruments as consideration for rendered services (equity-settled transactions).

The cost of equity-settled transactions is determined by the fair value at the date when the grant is made using 
an appropriate valuation model. That cost is recognized in employee benefits expense, together with a corresponding 
increase in equity (Share-based payments reserve), over the period in which the service conditions and, where 
applicable, the performance conditions are fulfilled (the vesting period). 

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The cumulative expense recognized for equity-settled transactions at each reporting date until the vesting date 
reflects the extent to which the vesting period has expired and the Group’s best estimate of the number of equity 
instruments that will ultimately vest. The expense or credit in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income 
for a period represents the movement in cumulative expense recognized as at the beginning and end of that period. 

Service and non-market performance conditions are not taken into account when determining the grant date fair 
value of awards, but the likelihood of the conditions being met is assessed as part of the Group’s best estimate 
of the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest. Market performance conditions are reflected within 
the grant date fair value. Any other conditions attached to an award, but without an associated service requirement, 
are considered to be non-vesting conditions. 

Non-vesting conditions are reflected in the fair value of an award and lead to an immediate expensing of an award 
unless there are also service and/or performance conditions. 

No expense is recognized for awards that do not ultimately vest because non-market performance and/or service 
conditions have not been met. Where awards include a market or non-vesting condition, the transactions are 
treated as vested irrespective of whether the market or non-vesting condition is satisfied, provided that all other 
performance and/or service conditions are satisfied. 

When the terms of an equity-settled award are modified, the minimum expense recognized is the grant date fair value 
of the unmodified award, provided the original vesting terms of the award are met. An additional expense, measured 
as at the date of modification, is recognized for any modification that increases the total fair value of the share-
based payment transaction, or is otherwise beneficial to the employee. Where an award is cancelled by the entity, any 
remaining element of the fair value of the award is expensed immediately through profit or loss. 

For the measurement of the fair value of equity-settled transactions with employees, the Group uses a Monte-Carlo 
simulation model for the Share Option Plan.

Financial assets

Initial measurement 
At initial recognition, the Group classifies all of its financial assets based on the business model for managing 
the assets and the asset’s contractual terms, measured at either: amortised cost; fair value through other 
comprehensive income (FVOCI); or fair value through profit or loss (FVPL).

With the exception of receivables that do not contain a significant financing component or for which the Group 
has applied the practical expedient, the Group initially measures a financial asset at its fair value plus, in the case 
of a financial asset not at fair value through profit or loss, transaction costs. Trade receivables that do not contain 
a significant financing component or for which the Group has applied the practical expedient are measured 
at the transaction price.

The Group only measures loans given and receivables at amortised cost if both of the following conditions are met:

 — the financial asset is held within a business model with the objective to hold financial assets in order to collect contractual 

cash flows;

 — the contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal 

and interest on the principal amount outstanding (SPPI).

The details of these conditions are outlined below.

Business model assessment
At the first stage the Group determines its business model at the level that best reflects how it manages groups 
of financial assets to achieve its business objective.

The Group’s business model is not assessed on an instrument-by-instrument basis, but at a higher level of aggregated 
portfolios and is based on observable factors such as:

 — how the performance of the business model and the financial assets held within that business model are evaluated 

and reported to the entity’s key management personnel;

 — the risks that affect the performance of the business model (and the financial assets held within that business model) and, 

in particular, the way those risks are managed;

 — how managers of the business are compensated (for example, whether the compensation is based on the fair value 

of the assets managed or on the contractual cash flows collected);

 — the expected frequency, value and timing of sales are also important aspects of the Group’s assessment.

The business model assessment is based on reasonably expected scenarios without taking “worst case” or “stress 
case” scenarios into account. If cash flows after initial recognition are realised in a way that is different from 
the Group’s original expectations, the Group does not change the classification of the remaining financial assets 
held in that business model, but incorporates such information when assessing newly originated or newly purchased 
financial assets going forward.

The solely payment of principal and interest test (SPPI test)
As a second step of its classification process the Group assesses the contractual terms of financial asset to identify 
whether they meet the SPPI test.

‘Principal’ for the purpose of this test is defined as the fair value of the financial asset at initial recognition and may 
change over the life of the financial asset (for example, if there are repayments of principal or amortisation 
of the premium/discount).

The most significant elements of interest within a lending arrangement are typically the consideration for the time 
value of money and credit risk. To make the SPPI assessment, the Group applies judgement and considers relevant 
factors such as the currency in which the financial asset is denominated, and the period for which the interest rate 
is set. 

Cash and cash equivalents
Cash and short-term deposits in the consolidated statement of financial position comprise cash at banks and on hand 
and short-term deposits with a maturity of three months or less.

For all financial instruments measured at amortised cost and debt financial assets, interest income is recorded using 
the effective interest rate method. Interest income is recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive 
income.

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Financial liabilities and equity instruments issued by the Group

Impairment of financial assets
The Group recognizes an allowance for expected credit losses (ECLs) for all debt instruments not held at fair value 
through profit or loss. 

ECLs are based on the difference between the contractual cash flows due in accordance with the contract and all 
the cash flows that the Group expects to receive, discounted at an original effective interest rate or approximation 
value. The expected cash flows will include cash flows from the sale of collateral held or other credit enhancements 
that are integral to the contractual terms. 

ECLs are recognized in two stages. For financial exposures for which there has not been a significant increase 
in credit risk since initial recognition, ECLs are provided for credit losses that result from default events that 
are possible within the next 12-months (a 12-month ECLs). For those credit exposures for which there has been 
a significant increase in credit risk since initial recognition, a loss allowance is required for credit losses expected over 
the remaining life of the exposure, irrespective of the timing of the default (a lifetime ECLs).

For trade and other receivables and contract assets, the Group applies a simplified approach in calculating ECLs. 
Therefore, the Group does not track changes in credit risk, but instead recognizes a loss allowance based on lifetime 
ECLs at each reporting date. 

The Group has established a provision matrix that is based on its historical credit loss experience, adjusted 
for forward-looking factors specific to the debtors and the economic environment.

The Group’s cash and cash equivalents have been assigned low credit risk based on the external credit ratings 
of major banks and financial institutions. 

Derecognition of financial assets and liabilities
A financial asset is removed from the consolidated statement of financial position when:

 — contractual rights to cash flows from this financial asset expire; or
 — the Group transfers the financial asset (substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset): or (a) 
transfers contractual rights to receive cash flows from the financial asset; or (b) reserves contractual rights to receive 
cash flows from the financial asset while assuming contractual obligations to repay these cash flows to one or several 
beneficiaries under the contract.

When the Group transfers a financial asset, it evaluates the extent to which it retains the risks and rewards 
of ownership of the financial asset. When substantially all the risks and rewards are transferred, the Group 
derecognizes the financial asset. When the Group has not transferred all the risks and rewards and retained control 
over such financial asset, the financial asset continues to be recognized to the extent of the Group’s continuing 
involvement in such asset.

Treasury shares
If the Group reacquires its own equity instruments, those instruments (treasury shares) are recognized as a deduction 
to equity at cost, being the consideration paid to reacquire the shares. No gain or loss is recognized in profit or loss 
on the purchase, sale, issue or cancellation of the Group’s own equity instruments. On disposal the cost of treasury 
shares is written off using weighted average method. Treasury shares may be purchased and held by the Company 
or other subsidiaries of the Group. Any difference between the carrying amount and the consideration, if reissued, 
is recognized in the share premium.

Treasury shares are used to settle share-based payments during the period.

Share premium
Share premium represents the difference between the fair value of consideration received and nominal value 
of the issued shares. Share premium also includes a difference between the carrying amount of treasury shares 
and fair value of consideration transferred in business combination.

Earnings per share 
Earnings per share have been determined using the weighted average number of the Group’s shares outstanding 
during the 12 months ended 31 December 2021 and 2020. Diluted earnings per share have been determined using 
the weighted average number of the Group’s shares outstanding during the 12 months ended 31 December 2021 
and 2020 increased by the expected number of additional ordinary shares that would have been outstanding 
assuming the conversion of all dilutive potential ordinary shares.

Classification as debt or equity
Debt and equity instruments are classified as either financial liabilities or as equity in accordance with the substance 
of the contractual arrangement. 

An equity instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in the assets of an entity after deducting all 
of its liabilities. Equity instruments are recorded at the proceeds received, net of direct issue costs. 

Financial liabilities
Financial liabilities of the Group, including borrowings and trade and other payables, are initially measured at fair 
value, net of transaction costs, and subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate 
method. 

Derecognition of financial liabilities
The Group derecognizes financial liabilities when, and only when, the Group’s obligations are discharged, cancelled 
or they expire.

Offsetting of financial instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset, and the net amount is reported in the consolidated statement 
of financial position if there is a currently enforceable legal right to offset the recognized amounts and there is an 
intention to settle on a net basis, to realise the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously. The right to offset 
should not be caused by a future event and should be legally enforceable in all the following cases:

 — operating activity;
 — default; and insolvency or bankruptcy of the Group or any of counterparties.

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per line item):

Notes to the consolidated financial 
statements 
(In thousands of Russian rubles) (continued)

3. Summary of significant accounting policies (continued)

Fair value of financial instruments 
The fair value of financial instruments that are traded in active markets at each reporting date is determined 
by reference to quoted market prices or dealer price quotations (bid price for long positions and ask price for short 
positions), without any deduction for transaction costs. 

For financial instruments not traded in an active market, the fair value is determined using appropriate valuation 
techniques. Such techniques may include using recent arm’s length market transactions; reference to the current fair 
value of another instrument that is substantially the same; a discounted cash flow analysis or other valuation models.

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment

4. Summary of changes in accounting policies and disclosures

4.1  

Reclassification in the consolidated financial statements

The Group changed the presentation of certain items in the Group’s consolidated statement of financial position 
as of 31 December 2021, the consolidated statement of comprehensive income for 2021, and the consolidated 
statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 December 2021. The comparative amounts as at 31 December 2020 
and for the year ended 31 December 2020 have been aligned with the newly adopted format of presentation.

The Group made the following changes with respect to comparative data in the consolidated statement of financial 
position as at 31 December 2020:

 — RUB 23,252,598 thousand were reclassified from “Accrued expenses” to “Trade and other payables”;
 — “Prepaid expenses” and “Advances paid” were combined into “Advances paid and other prepaid expenses”;
 — RUB 387,846 thousand were reclassified from “Property, plant and equipment” to “Advances paid for the purchase 

and construction of property, plant and equipment”.

The Group made the following changes with respect to comparative data in the consolidated statement 
of comprehensive income for the year ended 31 December 2020:

 — sub-title operating profit has been presented. Operating profit includes other income and other expenses, as these items 

relate to the Group’s main operating activities;

 — “Selling expenses” and “General and administrative expenses” were combined into “Selling, General and administrative 

expenses”.

The Group made the following changes with respect to comparative data in the consolidated statement of cash flows 
for the year ended 31 December 2020:

 — RUB 132, 207 thousand were reclassified from “Decrease in advances paid” to “Impairment and write-off of advances paid”;
 — RUB 6,232,493 thousand were reclassified from “Increase in accrued expenses” to “Increase in long-term and short-term 

trade and other payables”;

 — “Increase in prepaid expenses” and “Decrease/increase in advances paid” were combined into “Increase in advances paid 

and other prepaid expenses”.

Advances paid for the purchase and construction of property, 

plant and equipment 

Total non-current assets

Current assets

Advances paid and other prepaid expenses

Advances paid

Prepaid expenses

Total current assets

Total assets

Current liabilities

Trade and other payables

Accrued expenses

Total current liabilities

Total liabilities

Total equity and liabilities

31 December
2020
as previously 
reported

Effect 
of eclassification

31 December
2020
as restated

336,513,344

(387,846)

336,125,498

—

387,846

387,846

678,461,159

—

678,461,159

—

5,581,366

1,081,971

266,931,047

945,392,206

6,663,337

(5,581,366)

(1,081,971)

6,663,337

—

—

—

—

266,931,047

945,392,206

161,072,294

23,252,598

184,324,892

23,252,598

(23,252,598)

—

284,273,270

762,503,282

945,392,206

—

—

—

284,273,270

762,503,282

945,392,206

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4.2 

New and amended standards and interpretations

Impact of the changes on comparative data in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income for the year 
ended 31 December 2020 is presented below:

Selling expenses

(16,887,124)

16,887,124

General and administrative expenses

(279,538,315)

279,538,315

—

—

Selling, general and administrative expenses

—

(296,425,439)

(296,425,439)

2020  
as previously 
reported

Effect of  
restatement

2020
as restated

Except for the changes mentioned above and the adoption of new standards and interpretations effective 
as of 1 January 2021, the accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the annual consolidated financial 
statements for 2021 are consistent with those followed in the preparation of the Group’s annual consolidated financial 
statements for the year ended 31 December 2020.

The Group has not early adopted any other standard, interpretation or amendment that has been issued but is not 
yet effective.

Interest Rate Benchmark Reform – Phase 2 – Amendments to IFRS 9, IAS 39, IFRS 7, IFRS 4 and IFRS 16 
The amendments provide temporary reliefs which address the financial reporting effects when an interbank offered 
rate (IBOR) is replaced with an alternative nearly risk-free interest rate (RFR). 

The table below shows the effect of changes on the consolidated statement of cash flows for the year ended 31 
December 2020:

The amendments include the following practical expedients:

2020 
as previously 
reported

Effect of  
restatement

2020
as restated

Cash flows from operating activities

Adjustments for:

Impairment and write-off of advances paid 

—

132,207

132,207

Cash flows from operating activities before changes 

in working capital

175,407,996

132,207

175,540,203

Increase in long-term and short-term trade and other payables

(2,133,884)

6,232,493

4,098,609

Increase in accrued expenses

Decrease/(increase) in advances paid

Increase in prepaid expenses

Increase in advances paid and other prepaid expenses

6,232,493

(6,232,493)

188,592

(425,761)

—

(188,592)

425,761

(369,376)

—

—

—

(369,376)

Cash flows from operating activities

206,119,845

—

206,119,845

 — a practical expedient to require contractual changes, or changes to cash flows that are directly required by the reform, 

to be treated as changes to a floating interest rate, equivalent to a movement in a market rate of interest; 

 — permit changes required by IBOR reform to be made to hedge designations and hedge documentation without 

the hedging relationship being discontinued;

 — provide temporary relief to entities from having to meet the separately identifiable requirement when an risk-free interest 

rate instrument is designated as a hedge of a risk component. 

These amendments had no impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Group. The Group intends to use 
the practical expedients in future periods if they become applicable. 

Covid-19-Related Rent Concessions beyond 30 June 2021 – Amendments to IFRS 16
On 28 May 2020, the IASB issued Covid-19-Related Rent Concessions – amendment to IFRS 16 Leases. 
The amendments provide relief to lessees from applying IFRS 16 guidance on lease modification accounting for rent 
concessions arising as a direct consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic. As a practical expedient, a lessee may elect 
not to assess whether a Covid-19 related rent concession from a lessor is a lease modification. A lessee that makes this 
election accounts for any change in lease payments resulting from the Covid-19 related rent concession the same way 
it would account for the change under IFRS 16, if the change were not a lease modification. 

The amendment was intended to apply until 30 June 2021, but as the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic is continuing, 
on 31 March 2021, the IASB extended the period of application of the practical expedient to 30 June 2022.
The amendment applies to annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 April 2021. The Group applied this 
practical expedient in the consolidated financial statements.

The new and amended standards and interpretations that are issued, but not yet effective, up to the date of issuance 
of the Group’s financial statements are disclosed below. The Group intends to adopt these new and amended 
standards and interpretations, if applicable, when they become effective.

IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts 
In May 2017, the IASB issued IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts (IFRS 17), a comprehensive new accounting standard 
for insurance contracts covering recognition and measurement, presentation and disclosure. Once effective, IFRS 
17 will replace IFRS 4 Insurance Contracts (IFRS 4) that was issued in 2005. IFRS 17 applies to all types of insurance 
contracts (i.e., life, non-life, direct insurance and re-insurance), regardless of the type of entities that issue them, 
as well as to certain guarantees and financial instruments with discretionary participation features. A few scope 
exceptions will apply. The overall objective of IFRS 17 is to provide an accounting model for insurance contracts 
that is more useful and consistent for insurers. In contrast to the requirements in IFRS 4, which are largely based 
on grandfathering previous local accounting policies, IFRS 17 provides a comprehensive model for insurance 
contracts, covering all relevant accounting aspects. 

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The core of IFRS 17 is the general model, supplemented by:

 — a specific adaptation for contracts with direct participation features (the variable fee approach);
 — a simplified approach (the premium allocation approach) mainly for short-duration contracts.

IFRS 17 is effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023, with comparative figures required. 
Early application is permitted, provided the entity also applies IFRS 9 and IFRS 15 on or before the date it first applies 
IFRS 17. This standard is not applicable to the Group. 

Amendments to IFRS 17 Insurance Contracts: Initial Application of IFRS 17 and IFRS 9 Comparative Information
The amendments are a transition option relating to comparative information about financial assets presented on initial 
application of IFRS 17. The amendments are aimed at helping entities to avoid temporary accounting mismatches 
between financial assets and insurance contract liabilities, and therefore improve the usefulness of comparative 
information for users of financial statements.

IFRS 17 incorporating the amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 
2023.

IFRS 17 is not applicable to the Group.

The IASB expects that these proposals will improve the information a company provides about non-current liabilities 
with covenants by enabling investors to assess whether such liabilities could become repayable within 12 months.

The proposals also address feedback from stakeholders about the classification of debt as current or non-current 
when applying requirements introduced in 2020 that are not yet in effect. Consequently, the IASB is also proposing 
to defer the effective date of those requirements to align with the proposed amendments.

The IASB proposed to defer the effective date to no earlier than 1 January 2024. Comments are due to be received 
by the IASB by 21 March 2022.

Amendments to IAS 12 Income Taxes: Deferred Tax related to Assets and Liabilities arising from a Single Transaction
The IASB has amended IAS 12, Income Taxes, to require companies to recognise deferred tax on particular 
transactions that, on initial recognition, give rise to equal amounts of taxable and deductible temporary differences. 
The proposed amendments will typically apply to transactions such as leases for the lessee and decommissioning 
obligations.

Paragraphs 15 and 24 of IAS 12 were amended to include an additional condition where the initial recognition 
exemption is not applied. According to the amended guidance, a temporary difference that arises on initial 
recognition of an asset or liability is not subject to the initial recognition exemption if that transaction gave rise 
to equal amounts of taxable and deductible temporary differences. Paragraph 22A has been added to provide further 
clarification of this principle. Paragraphs 22(b) and 22(c) of IAS 12 have also been amended.

Amendments to IAS 1 Classification of Liabilities as Current or Non-current 
In January 2020, the IASB issued amendments to paragraphs 69 to 76 of IAS 1 to specify the requirements 
for classifying liabilities as current or non-current. The amendments clarify: 

These amendments might have a significant impact on the preparation of financial statements by companies that 
have substantial balances of right-of-use assets, lease liabilities, decommissioning, restoration and similar liabilities. 
The impact for those affected would be the recognition of additional deferred tax assets and liabilities.

 — what is meant by a right to defer settlement;
 — that a right to defer must exist at the end of the reporting period; 
 — that classification is unaffected by the likelihood that an entity will exercise its deferral right; 
 — that only if an embedded derivative in a convertible liability is itself an equity instrument would the terms of a liability not 

impact its classification. 

The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023 and must be applied 
retrospectively. The Group is currently assessing the impact which the amendments will have on current practice 
and whether existing loan agreements may require renegotiation.

In November 2021 the IASB proposed amendments to IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements to improve 
the information companies provide about long-term debt with covenants.

IAS 1 requires a company to classify a liability as non-current only if the company has a right to defer settlement 
of the liability for at least 12 months after the reporting date. However, such a right is often subject to the company 
complying with covenants after the reporting date. For example, a company might have long-term debt that could 
become repayable within 12 months if the company fails to comply with covenants after the reporting date.

These amendments should be applied for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023. Earlier application 
is permitted. The amendments should be applied on a modified retrospective basis. The Group is currently assessing 
the impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Reference to the Conceptual Framework – Amendments to IFRS 3 
In May 2020, the IASB issued Amendments to IFRS 3 Business Combinations – Reference to the Conceptual 
Framework. The amendments are intended to replace a reference to the Framework for the Preparation 
and Presentation of Financial Statements, issued in 1989, with a reference to the Conceptual Framework for Financial 
Reporting issued in March 2018 without significantly changing its requirements. 

The Board also added an exception to the recognition principle of IFRS 3 to avoid the issue of potential ‘day 2’ gains 
or losses arising for liabilities and contingent liabilities that would be within the scope of IAS 37 or IFRIC 21 Levies, 
if incurred separately. 

At the same time, the Board decided to clarify existing guidance in IFRS 3 for contingent assets that would 
not be affected by replacing the reference to the Framework for the Preparation and Presentation of Financial 
Statements. 

The proposed amendments would specify that, in such a situation, covenants would not affect the classification 
of a liability as current or non-current at the reporting date. Instead, a company would:

The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022 and apply 
prospectively.

 — present non-current liabilities that are subject to covenants on the statement of financial position separately from other 

non-current liabilities; and disclose information about the covenants in the notes to its financial statements, including their 
nature and whether the company would have complied with them based on its circumstances at the reporting date.

Amendments to IAS 16 Property, Plant and Equipment: Proceeds before Intended Use
In May 2020, the IASB issued Property, Plant and Equipment: Proceeds before Intended Use, which prohibits entities 
deducting from the cost of an item of property, plant and equipment, any proceeds from selling items produced while 
bringing that asset to the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of operating in the manner intended 
by management. Instead, an entity recognises the proceeds from selling such items, and the costs of producing those 
items, in profit or loss. 

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An entity applies the amendment prospectively to fair value measurements on or after the beginning of the first 
annual reporting period beginning on or after 1 January 2022 with earlier adoption permitted. The amendments are 
not expected to have material impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Group.

Amendments to IAS 8 Definition of Accounting Estimates
In February 2021, the IASB issued amendments to IAS 8, in which it introduces a definition of ‘accounting estimates’. 
The amendments clarify the distinction between changes in accounting estimates and changes in accounting policies 
and the correction of errors. Also, they clarify how entities use measurement techniques and inputs to develop 
accounting estimates. 

The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023 and apply 
to changes in accounting policies and changes in accounting estimates that occur on or after the start of that period. 
Earlier application is permitted as long as this fact is disclosed. The amendments are not expected to have material 
impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Group.

Amendments to IAS 1 and IFRS Practice Statement 2 Disclosure of Accounting Policies 
In February 2021, the IASB issued amendments to IAS 1 and IFRS Practice Statement 2 Making Materiality Judgements, 
in which it provides guidance and examples to help entities apply materiality judgements to accounting policy 
disclosures. The amendments aim to help entities provide accounting policy disclosures that are more useful 
by replacing the requirement for entities to disclose their ‘significant’ accounting policies with a requirement 
to disclose their ‘material’ accounting policies and adding guidance on how entities apply the concept of materiality 
in making decisions about accounting policy disclosures.

The amendments to IAS 1 are applicable for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2023 with earlier 
application permitted. Since the amendments to the Practice Statement 2 provide non-mandatory guidance 
on the application of the definition of material to accounting policy information, an effective date for these 
amendments is not necessary. 

The Group is currently assessing the impact of the amendments to determine the impact they will have 
on the Group’s accounting policy disclosures.

4. Summary of changes in accounting policies and disclosures (continued)

The amendment is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022 and must be applied 
retrospectively to items of property, plant and equipment made available for use on or after the beginning 
of the earliest period presented when the entity first applies the amendment. 

The amendments are not expected to have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements of the Group.

Amendments to IAS 37 Onerous Contracts – Costs of Fulfilling a Contract
In May 2020, the IASB issued amendments to IAS 37 to specify which costs an entity needs to include when assessing 
whether a contract is onerous or loss-making. 

The amendments apply a “directly related cost approach”. The costs that relate directly to a contract to provide 
goods or services include both incremental costs and an allocation of costs directly related to contract activities. 
General and administrative costs do not relate directly to a contract and are excluded unless they are explicitly 
chargeable to the counterparty under the contract. 

The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022. The Group will 
apply these amendments to contracts for which it has not yet fulfilled all its obligations at the beginning of the annual 
reporting period in which it first applies the amendments.

IFRS 1 First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards – Subsidiary as a first-time adopter 
As part of its 2018-2020 annual improvements to IFRS standards process, the IASB issued an amendment to IFRS 1 
First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards. The amendment permits a subsidiary that elects 
to apply paragraph D16(a) of IFRS 1 to measure cumulative translation differences using the amounts reported 
by the parent, based on the parent’s date of transition to IFRS. 

This amendment is also applied to an associate or joint venture that elects to apply paragraph D16(a) of IFRS 1. 
The amendment is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022 with earlier adoption 
permitted.

The amendment is not applicable to the Group.

IFRS 9 Financial Instruments – Fees in the ‘10 per cent’ test for derecognition of financial liabilities 
As part of its 2018-2020 annual improvements to IFRS standards process the IASB issued amendment to IFRS 9. 
The amendment clarifies the fees that an entity includes when assessing whether the terms of a new or modified 
financial liability are substantially different from the terms of the original financial liability. These fees include only 
those paid or received between the borrower and the lender, including fees paid or received by either the borrower 
or lender on the other’s behalf. An entity applies the amendment to financial liabilities that are modified or exchanged 
on or after the beginning of the annual reporting period in which the entity first applies the amendment. 

The amendment is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2022 with earlier adoption 
permitted. The amendments are not expected to have material impact on the consolidated financial statements 
of the Group.

Amendments to IAS 41 Agriculture – Taxation in fair value measurements
As part of its 2018-2020 annual improvements to IFRS standards process the IASB issued amendment to IAS 41 
Agriculture. The amendment removes the requirement in paragraph 22 of IAS 41 that entities exclude cash flows 
for taxation when measuring the fair value of assets within the scope of IAS 41. 

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5. Significant accounting judgements and estimates

In the application of the Group’s accounting policies, management is required to make judgments, estimates 
and assumptions about the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. 
The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered 
to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.

The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates 
are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period 
of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

Judgements

Lease term for contracts with a renewal option
The Group determines the lease term as the non-cancellable term of the lease, together with any periods covered 
by an option to extend the lease if it is reasonably certain to be exercised, or any periods covered by an option 
to terminate the lease, if it is reasonably certain not to be exercised.

Under some of its leases, the Group has the option to lease the assets for an additional term, generally of one 
to ten years. The Group applies judgement in evaluating whether it is reasonably certain to exercise the option 
to renew. That is, it considers all relevant factors that create an economic incentive for it to exercise the renewal. 
After the commencement date, the Group reassesses the lease term if there is a significant event or change 
in circumstances that is within its control and affects its ability to exercise (or not to exercise) the option to renew 
(e.g., a change in business strategy). 

Estimates and assumptions

The key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date, 
that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within 
the next financial year, are described below. The Group based its assumptions and estimates on parameters available 
when the consolidated financial statements were prepared. Existing circumstances and assumptions about future 
developments, however, may change due to market changes or circumstances arising that are beyond the control 
of the Group. Such changes are reflected in the assumptions when they occur.

Valuation of inventory
Management reviews inventory balances to determine if the inventories can be sold at a price equal to or greater 
than their carrying amount plus costs to sell. The review also identifies slow-moving inventories that are written-off 
if obsolete or during physical inventory counts.

Impairment of non-current assets
The Group reviews the carrying amounts of its assets to determine whether there is any indication that those assets 
are impaired. Impairment exists when the carrying amount of an asset or cash-generating unit exceeds its recoverable 
amount, which is the higher of its fair value less costs to sell and its value in use. 

Management necessarily applies judgment in allocating assets that do not generate independent cash flows 
to appropriate cash-generating units and also in estimating the timing and value of underlying cash flows within 
the value in use calculation. In determining the value in use, future cash flows are estimated for each store based 
on cash flow projections using the latest forecast information available. 

The discounted cash flow model requires numerous estimates and assumptions regarding the future rates of market 
growth, market demand for the products and future return on sales. Due to their subjective nature, these estimates 
will likely differ from actual future results of operations and cash flows, and it is possible that these differences could 
be material.

Fair value measurement of financial instruments 
When the fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities recorded in the statement of financial position cannot 
be measured based on quoted prices in active markets, their fair value is measured using valuation techniques 
including the discounted cash flow model. The inputs to these models are taken from observable markets where 
possible, but where this is not feasible, a degree of judgement is required in establishing fair values. Judgements 
include considerations of inputs such as liquidity risk, credit risk and volatility. 

Useful lives of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
The Group’s property, plant and equipment and intangible assets are depreciated using the straight-line method over 
their estimated useful lives, which are determined based on the Group management’s business plans and estimates 
related to those assets.

The Group’s leasehold improvements in convenience stores used under leases are depreciated using the straight-
line method over their estimated useful life beyond the legal expiry dates of lease agreements assuming leases will 
be renewed. 

The Group’s management periodically reviews the appropriateness of the useful economic lives. The review is based 
on the current condition of the assets, the estimated period during which they will continue to bring economic 
benefits to the Group, historical information on similar assets and industry tendencies and changes in the Group’s 
development strategy. 

Taxation
The Group is subject to income tax and other taxes. Significant judgment is required in determining the liability 
for income tax and other taxes due to the complexity of the Russian tax legislation. There are many transactions 
and calculations for which the ultimate tax position determination is uncertain. The Group recognizes liabilities 
for anticipated tax audit issues based on estimates of whether it is probable that additional taxes will be due. Where 
the final tax outcome of these matters is different from the amounts that were initially recorded, such differences will 
impact the amount of tax and tax provisions in the period in which such determination is made.

Expected credit losses (hereinafter “ECLs”) for trade and other receivables and contract assets

The Group uses a provision matrix to calculate ECLs for long-term, trade and other receivables and contract assets. 
The provision rates are based on days past due for groupings of various customer segments that have similar loss 
patterns. 

The provision matrix is initially based on the Group’s historical observed default rates. The Group will calibrate 
the matrix to adjust the historical credit loss experience with forward-looking information. For instance, if forecast 
economic conditions (i.e., gross domestic product) are expected to deteriorate over the next year, which can lead 
to an increased number of defaults in the food manufacturing sector, the historical default rates are adjusted. 
At every reporting date, the historical observed default rates are updated and changes in the forward-looking 
estimates are analysed. 

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5. Significant accounting judgements and estimates (continued)

Assessment of the correlation between historical observable default rates, forecast economic conditions and ECL 
is a significant estimate. The amount of ECL is sensitive to changes in circumstances and forecast economic 
conditions. The Group’s credit loss experience and forecast economic conditions are not necessarily indicative 
of the customer’s actual default in the future.

Marathon Retail LLC is the Group’s shareholder having a significant influence on the Group starting from 
26 November 2021. Marathon Group companies are included in other related parties of the Group.

Transactions with related parties can be carried out on terms different to transactions with third parties.

Related parties’ balances as at 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2020 are presented as follows:

Incremental borrowing rate

The Group determines lease liabilities by discounting lease payments and applying interest rate implicit in lease 
contracts. If the rate cannot be readily determined, the Group applies its incremental borrowing rate, adjusted 
to take into account the specific terms and conditions of a lease and to reflect the interest rate that the Group would 
pay to borrow: 

 — over a similar term to the lease term;
 — the amount needed to obtain an asset of a similar value to the right-of-use asset; 
 — in a similar economic environment.

6. Balances and transactions with related parties

The Group enters into transactions with related parties in the ordinary course of business. 

The Group purchases materials, information and consulting services from related parties, receives loans from 
them, places deposits, receives income from renting premises, and performs transactions with financial assets 
and recognizes income on them. 

Related parties of the Group are represented by the shareholders that have significant influence over the Group, 
and companies, which are the members of the same Group with shareholders (other related parties). 

As at 31 December 2020 and for the period from 1 January 2021 to 26 November 2021, Bank VTB PJSC was 
a shareholder of the Group and had a significant influence over the Group.

On 26 November 2021 the share of votes held by Bank VTB PJSC on the Company’s shares was reduced to 7.727%, 
of which 7.72% is held by VTB Group companies under the repurchase agreement with Marathon Retail LLC. Starting 
from the above date, Bank VTB PJSC and VTB Group companies ceased to be related parties of the Group.

On 26 November 2021, the share of votes held by Marathon Group on the Company’s shares was increased to 24.99%, 
of which Marathon Retail LLC owns 18.94%. In respect of 3.49% of the Company’s voting shares the right to dispose 
votes is held by Marathon Retail LLC on the basis of the repurchase agreements concluded with VTB Group. Marathon 
Group will also receive right to dispose 4.23% of the Company’s voting shares after the Federal Antimonopoly Service 
(FAS) of Russia upholds the respective motion of Marathon Retail LLC on the basis of the above mentioned repurchase 
agreements.

Long-term financial assets (Note 12)

Other receivables (Note 14)

Short-term financial assets (Note 12)

Other payables (Note 19)

Advances received

Shareholders

Other related parties

31 December
2021

31 December
2020

31 December
2021

31 December
2020

—

—

—

—

—

—

2,567

—

20,583

11,890

1,014,994

—

200,000

—

—

—

3,114

—

165,670

492

The Group’s transactions with related parties for the years ended at 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2020 are 
presented as follows:

Interest income (Note 27)

Selling, general and administrative expenses

Rent and utilities income

Other income

Purchases of inventory

Loans receivable repayment

Finance costs

Repayment of loans received, incl. finance costs

Shareholders

Other related parties

2021

702,834

91,329

35,105

4,378

—

—

—

—

2020 

49,429

91,134

28,839

61

—

—

309,193

33,509,193

2021 

9,282

734,420

442

38,579

1,241,667

200,000

7,909

—

2020 

—

79,228

2,041

23,998

564,472

—

—

—

No guarantees have been given to or received from related parties.

No significant expense has been recognized in the period for expected credit losses on amounts due from related 
parties.

Short-term remuneration of the key management and members of the Board of Directors of the Group for 2021 
amounted to RUB 2,101,606 thousand (2020: RUB 1,733,030 thousand). 

Payments to the Group’s management include remuneration under an employment contracts, social contributions 
and payments to members of the Board of Directors of the Group. The Group also accrued share-based payments 
to its key management personnel for 2021, information on these accruals is disclosed in the Note 32. 

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7. Business combination

Acquisition of holding company “DIXY Holding Limited”

On 22 July 2021, the Group acquired control over DIXY Holding Limited by purchasing 100% of its ordinary shares. 
DIXY Holding Limited is registered in the Republic of Cyprus, has a permanent establishment and tax residence 
in the Russian Federation. DIXY Holding Limited is a holding company of DIXY Group, which includes the following 
legal entities: “DIXY Group” JSC, “DIXY-Yug” JSC, “DIXY-Snezhinsk” LLC, “MIT” LLC, “Argument” LLC which are 
located in the Russian Federation (“DIXY Group”). Shares and securities of DIXY Group companies are not admitted 
to organized trading.

DIXY Group is primarily engaged in food retail in the Russian Federation. As at the acquisition date, DIXY Group 
operated 2,438 convenient stores under the “DIXY” brand and 39 supermarkets under the “Megamart” brand.

The Group’s management expects that acquisition of the retail business of DIXY will significantly increase 
the Group’s competitiveness in the Russian food retail sector. Strong presence in the strategically important Moscow 
and Northwestern regions will significantly enhance the market position, including a significant growth of the market 
share in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The Group also expects to enjoy synergy gains in purchases, category 
management and business processes, leading to an increase in the shareholder value of the Group taken as a whole.

Assets acquired and liabilities assumed 
The assets and liabilities of the DIXY Group, recognised in the financial statements as at 31 December 2021, were 
based on a provisional assessment of their fair value, since independent appraisal of DIXY Group’s property, plant 
and equipment, intangible assets, and assessment of the favorable and unfavorable terms of the lease when compared 
to market for the following adjustments of the right-of-use assets and assessment of the other assets and liabilities 
had not been completed by the date when the 2021 financial statements were approved for issue by the Board 
of Directors. 

In connection with this the Group was in the process of completion of assessment and purchase price allocation 
at the reporting date. The Group plans to complete its fair value measurement of assets and liabilities of DIXY Group 
by July 2022.

The information about provisional fair values of identifiable assets and liabilities of DIXY Group at the date 
of acquisition is disclosed below:

Provisional fair value 
recognized on acquisition

Assets

Property, plant and equipment (Note 8)

Advances paid for the purchase and construction of property, plant and equipment 

Right-of-use assets (Note 9)

Intangible assets (Note 10)

Long-term net investments in sublease 

Short-term net investments in sublease 

Inventories

Trade and other receivables

Advances paid and other prepaid expenses

Taxes receivable, excluding income tax

Cash and cash equivalents

Liabilities

Long-term loans and borrowings

Long-term lease liabilities (Note 9)

Deferred tax liabilities (Note 30)

Trade and other payables

Taxes payable, excluding income tax

Income tax payable

Short-term advances received

Contract liabilities

Short-term loans and borrowings

Short-term lease liabilities (Note 9)

Total identifiable net assets measured at fair value 

Goodwill arising on acquisition (Note 11)

Consideration transferred on acquisition

36,140,434

445,933

76,676,831

7,189,391

16,730

11,519

18,754,855

2,298,083

511,225

164,869

27,967,922

170,177,792

236,741

69,143,140

771,108

30,094,440

2,321,374

60,971

33,989

261,208

22,858,887

13,691,176

139,473,034

30,704,758

65,411,968

(96,116,726)

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The fair value of trade and other receivables is RUB 2,298,083 thousand. The gross amount of trade and other 
receivables under the contract is RUB 2,757,330 thousand, the amount equaled to RUB 459,247 thousand is not 
expected to be received at the acquisition date. 

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7. Business combination (continued)

The Group measured the acquired lease liabilities using the present value of the remaining lease payments 
as at the acquisition date. Right-of-use assets were measured in the amount equal to the amount of lease liabilities 
adjusted to reflect favorable and unfavorable terms of the lease when compared with market.

A deferred tax asset consists mainly of the asset recorded in respect of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities. 
The deferred tax asset will be realized in subsequent periods upon recognition of depreciation of the right-of-use 
asset and finance expenses related to the lease liability within profit or loss for the period. A deferred tax liability 
resulted mainly from a difference between the carrying amounts of property, plant and equipment and intangible 
assets determined for tax and financial reporting purposes. The deferred tax asset and deferred tax liability are 
presented in the consolidated financial statements on a net basis.

The goodwill of RUB 65,411,968 thousand is attributable to the business concentration in the strategically important 
Moscow and Northwestern regions and expected synergies arising from the acquisition. The total amount of goodwill 
is allocated to the Group’s activities under the next groups of cash generating units: “Magnit convenience”, “Magnit 
Semeyniy”, “DIXY” and “Megamart”, including stores and warehouses related to them. None of the goodwill recognized 
is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes.

From the date of acquisition, DIXY Group contributed RUB 133,940,617 thousand of revenue 
and RUB 2,382,943 thousand of profit before tax of the Group.

If the business combination had taken place at the beginning of the year, the Group’s revenue would have been 
RUB 2,019,502,746 thousand. The effect of this factor on the Group’s profit before tax cannot be estimated, as DIXY 
Group did not report under the Group’s accounting policies before the merger.

Cash flow analysis for acquisitions

Transaction support costs (included in cash flows from operating activities)

Net cash acquired in business combination (included in cash flows from investing activities)

Cash paid 

Net cash flows on acquisition

Transaction costs of RUB 778,191 thousand were included in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Fair value of each type of consideration paid on acquisition

Cash paid on acquisition 

Adjustment of transaction price

Total consideration paid

(778,191)

27,967,922

(96,116,726)

(68,926,995)

87,575,153

8,541,573

96,116,726

At the date of obtaining control the Group paid RUB 87,575,153 thousand in cash for the shares acquisition of DIXY 
Holding Limited. This amount represented the initial consideration under the contract for the purchase of DIXY 
Holding Limited’s shares (the “Contract”) reduced by RUB 1,424,847 thousand due to the exclusion of the 148 DIXY 
Group’s stores from the transaction in order to comply with legislation on competition protection and trade.

In addition, the Contract provided for an adjustment of the consideration depending on the difference 
between the target and actual values of net debt and net working capital according to DIXY Holding Limited’s 
consolidated financial statements at the time of completing the transaction. The adjusted consideration amounted 
to RUB 8,541,573 thousand and was fully paid by the Group in cash to the previous owner.

The Contract also provided a condition about contingent consideration, the fair value of which the Group estimated 
as insignificant.

8. Property, plant and equipment

Property, plant and equipment as at 31 December 2021 consisted of the following:

Land

Buildings

Machinery 
and equipment

Vehicles 

Assets under 
construction

Total

Cost

At 1 January 2021 

14,004,986

338,225,881

145,154,891

31,422,940

10,544,806

539,353,504

Business combination (Note 7)

1,780,495

23,174,463

7,828,741

3,183,630

173,105

36,140,434

Additions

Transfers 

Disposals

7,965

—

27,089,474

7,720,440

21,443,872

56,261,751

—

21,932,653

—

—

(21,932,653)

—

(28,151)

(7,050,674)

(7,986,901)

(3,500,811)

(69,469)

(18,636,006)

At 31 December 2021

15,765,295

376,282,323

172,086,205

38,826,199

10,159,661

613,119,683

Accumulated depreciation  

and impairment

At 1 January 2021 

Depreciation for the year

—

—

(81,519,114)

(101,032,702)

(19,966,404)

(709,786)

(203,228,006)

(21,311,126)

(20,959,033)

(4,514,778)

—

(46,784,937)

Impairment for the year 

(95,059)

(2,677,689)

(45,049)

Reversal of impairment losses

Disposals

—

—

307,322

8,210

6,909,170

7,322,178

2,859,771

—

—

(393,610)

(3,211,407)

586

—

316,118

17,091,119

At 31 December 2021

(95,059)

(98,291,437)

(114,706,396)

(21,621,411)

(1,102,810)

(235,817,113)

Net book value

At 1 January 2021

14,004,986

256,706,767

44,122,189

11,456,536

9,835,020

336,125,498

At 31 December 2021

15,670,236

277,990,886

57,379,809

17,204,788

9,056,851

377,302,570

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8. Property, plant and equipment (continued)

Property, plant and equipment as at 31 December 2020 consisted of the following*:

Land

Buildings

Machinery 
and equipment

Vehicles 

Assets under 
construction

Total

Cost

At 1 January 2020

14,013,576

327,078,060

136,281,849

37,228,490

10,183,421

524,785,396

Additions

Transfers

Disposals

—

—

—

12,972,082

1,301,557

15,486,523

29,760,162

14,965,156

—

—

(14,965,156)

—

(8,590)

(3,817,335)

(4,099,040)

(7,107,107)

(159,982)

(15,192,054)

At 31 December 2020

14,004,986

338,225,881

145,154,891

31,422,940

10,544,806

539,353,504

Accumulated depreciation  

and impairment

At 1 January 2020

Depreciation for the year

Impairment for the year 

Reversal of impairment losses

Disposals

At 31 December 2020

Net book value

—

—

—

—

—

—

(65,460,025)

(85,932,297)

(22,288,558)

— (173,680,880)

(18,795,931)

(18,657,366)

(4,539,806)

—

(41,993,103)

(1,315,750)

(13,064)

288,314

11,904

—

—

(812,743)

(2,141,557)

—

300,218

3,764,278

3,558,121

6,861,960

102,957

14,287,316

(81,519,114)

(101,032,702)

(19,966,404)

(709,786)

(203,228,006)

At 1 January 2020

14,013,576

261,618,035

50,349,552

14,939,932

10,183,421

351,104,516

At 31 December 2020

14,004,986

256,706,767

44,122,189

11,456,536

9,835,020

336,125,498

The Group performed the impairment test of non-current assets, including property, plant and equipment, 
right-of-use assets and intangible assets, to assess whether there are indicators of possible impairment. 
Based on the impairment testing for 2021,the Group recognized impairment losses in the consolidated statement 
of comprehensive income of RUB 3,211,407 thousand for the tested assets, the total amount of the impairment losses 
is attributable to the Group’s property, plant, and equipment (as for 2020: in the amount of RUB 2,973,036 thousand, 
including impairment of property, plant and equipment in the amount of RUB 2,141,557 thousand, right-of-use 
assets in the amount of RUB 831,479 thousand rubles). As for 2021 the amount of reversals of impairment losses 
of property, plant and equipment amounted to RUB 316,118 thousand, right-of-use assets – RUB 524,004 thousand 
(as for 2020: the amount of reversals of impairment losses of property, plant and equipment in the amount 
of RUB 300,218 thousand, right-of-use assets in the amount of RUB 303,769 thousand).

Group approach for impairment testing

The evaluation was performed at the lowest level of aggregation of assets that is able to generate independent cash 
inflows (CGU), which is generally at the individual store level.

In determining units that generate substantially independent cash inflows management of the Group considered 
a number of factors, including how it controls performance of CGUs, how it makes decisions about liquidation 
of assets or continuance of CGUs operations.

The Group compared recoverable amount of an individual CGU with its carrying amount for the purpose 
of impairment test. The recoverable amount is measured as the higher of its fair value less costs of disposal 
and its value in use. From practical point of view, the Group does not disclose impairment by individual CGU due 
to significant volume of information.

Main assumptions

Future cash flows are based on the current budgets and forecasts for 5 years period approved by the management 
along with terminal value of forecasted free cash flows that are expected to be generated beyond the forecast 
period.

One of the main assumptions applied in the model of the expected cash flows is increase of revenue by 4.6% (mainly 
driven by CPI) (2020: 4.2%).

Cash flow forecasts for capital expenditure are based on the past experience and include ongoing capital expenditure 
required to maintain the level of economic benefits from CGU in its current position.

* the group hAs chANged the clAssificAtioN ANd disclosure By group of property, plANt ANd equipmeNt As At 31 decemBer 2020, ANd for the yeAr eNded 31 decemBer 2020 
iN order to preseNt more AccurAte ANd relevANt iNformAtioN to users.

Pre-tax discount rate represents the Group’s pre-tax weighted average cost of capital which is then adjusted 
to reflect the risks specific to the respective assets and is equal to 13.63%. (2020: 12.81%).

The rate used to determine the amount of borrowing costs eligible for capitalization was approximate to weighted 
average effective interest rate for the period.

The information on interest expenses included in the cost of qualifying assets is disclosed in Note 28.

Impairment of non-current assets, except for goodwill

Based on observed external evidence of impairment of non-current assets, except for goodwill, as at 31 December 
2021, the Group made a conclusion on the unfavourable market and economic conditions in the market where 
the Group operated. 

The Group’s management believes that all of its estimates are reasonable and consistent with the way the Group 
manages its assets and operations and reflect management’s best knowledge. 

Sensitivity analysis

The result of applying discounted cash flows model reflects expectations about possible variations in the amount 
and timing of future cash flows. If the revised estimated discount rate consistently applied to the discounted cash 
flows had been 0.5% higher than management’s estimates, the impairment of non-current assets would increase 
by RUB 215,959 thousand. If the revised estimated discount rate consistently applied to the discounted cash 
flows had been 0.5% lower than management’s estimates, the impairment of non-current assets would decrease 
by RUB 165,022 thousand. If the revenue rate of growth had been 0.5% lower than management’s estimates, 
the impairment of non-current assets would increase by RUB 227,541 thousand.

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9. Lease

Group as a lessee

Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities
As at 31 December 2021, right-of-use assets consisted of the following:

Cost

As at 1 January 2021

Business combination (Note 7)

Additions

Modification

Indexation*

Derecognition

Buildings

Land

Other assets

Total

516,163,117

4,871,966

—

521,035,083

76,155,720

50,127,475

16,238,489

2,401,868

314,473

128,908

(4,143)

26,633

(7,224,184)

(29,688)

206,638

76,676,831

1,035

2,438

—

—

50,257,418

16,236,784

2,428,501

(7,253,872)

As at 31 December 2021

653,862,485

5,308,149

210,111

659,380,745

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

As at 1 January 2021

Depreciation for the year

Reversal of impairment losses (Note 8)

Derecognition

As at 31 December 2021

Net book value

As at 1 January 2021

(211,716,722)

(873,666)

—

(212,590,388)

(53,133,875)

(141,250)

(25,321)

(53,300,446)

524,004

3,815,483

—

5,849

—

—

524,004

3,821,332

(260,511,110)

(1,009,067)

(25,321)

(261,545,498)

304,446,395

3,998,300

—

308,444,695

In 2021 depreciation of a right-of-use assets in the amount of RUB 520,478 thousand was capitalized to the value 
of property, plant and equipment.

As at 31 December 2020, right-of-use assets consisted of the following:

Cost

As at 1 January 2020

Additions

Modification

Indexation*

Derecognition

As at 31 December 2020

Accumulated depreciation and impairment

As at 1 January 2020

Depreciation for the year

Impairment for the year (Note 8)

Reversal of impairment losses (Note 8)

Derecognition

As at 31 December 2020

Net book value

As at 1 January 2020

As at 31 December 2020

Buildings

Land

Total

481,831,850

5,872,964

487,704,814

36,623,382

100,272

36,723,654

10,554,431

(148,910)

10,405,521

1,373,791

17,664

1,391,455

(14,220,337)

(970,024)

(15,190,361)

516,163,117

4,871,966

521,035,083

(173,221,982)

(916,620)

(174,138,602)

(43,811,248)

(152,540)

(43,963,788)

(831,479)

303,769

—

—

(831,479)

303,769

5,844,218

195,494

6,039,712

(211,716,722)

(873,666)

(212,590,388)

308,609,868

4,956,344

313,566,212

304,446,395

3,998,300

308,444,695

As at 31 December 2021

393,351,375

4,299,082

184,790

397,835,247

* revAluAtioN of reNtAl pAymeNts thAt depeNd oN the iNdex (liNked to cpi).

* revAluAtioN of reNtAl pAymeNts thAt depeNd oN the iNdex (liNked to cpi).

In 2020 depreciation of a right-of-use assets in the amount of RUB 264,355 thousand were capitalized to the value 
of property, plant and equipment.

The information about impairment test performed is disclosed in Note 8.

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9. Lease (continued)

Lease liabilities
Set out below are the carrying amounts of Group’s lease liabilities and their movements during the period:

Set out below are the are the amounts recognized in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income ((income)/
expenses):

At 1 January

Business combination (Note 7)

Additions and other increase 

Modification

Indexation*

Payments

Interest accrued (Note 28)

Interest paid

Derecognition

Rent concessions due to Covid-19 pandemic (Note 29)

Foreign exchange loss

At 31 December

* revAluAtioN of reNtAl pAymeNts thAt depeNd oN the iNdex (liNked to cpi).

Short-term liabilities

Long-term liabilities

Total

Short-term liabilities

Long-term liabilities

Total

2021

2020

357,573,958

357,210,159

82,834,316

—

50,252,704

36,459,462

16,236,784

10,405,521

2,428,501

1,391,455

(46,719,526)

(35,715,802)

33,613,620

30,771,302

(33,613,620)

(30,771,302)

(4,503,238)

(10,838,108)

(1,819,124)

(1,481,968)

21,645

143,239

Depreciation and impairment of right-of-use assets (Note 26)

Interest expenses on the lease (Note 28)

Foreign exchange loss

Gain from cancelation of lease contracts (Note 29)

Gain from Covid-19 related rent concessions (Note 29)

Lease expenses related to short-term lease (Note 26)

Lease expenses related to lease of low-value assets (Note 26) 

Variable lease payments (Note 26)

10. Intangible assets

456,306,020

357,573,958

As at 31 December 2021, intangible assets consisted of the following:

2021

52,255,964

33,613,620

21,645

(1,070,698)

(1,819,124)

653,668

78,306

2,006,546

2020

44,227,143

30,771,302

143,239

(1,687,459)

(1,481,968)

267,715

79,410

1,081,701

85,739,927

73,401,083

Year of maturity

31 December 2021

2022

60,262,487

2023-2071

396,043,533

456,306,020

Year of maturity

31 December 2020

2021

41,432,103

2022-2069

316,141,855

357,573,958

Cost

At 1 January 2021

Business combination (Note 7)

Additions 

Disposals 

Licenses

Software

Trademarks

Other

Total

301,620

6,861,127

34,180

99,345

7,296,272

70,755

241,631

(65,192)

1,577,879

5,540,757

—

7,189,391

9,604,561

(1,371,284)

7,087

(176)

91,582

9,944,861

(41,813)

(1,478,465)

At 31 December 2021

548,814

16,672,283

5,581,848

149,114

22,952,059

Accumulated amortisation  

and impairment

At 1 January 2021

(125,306)

(1,600,621)

Amortisation for the year

(111,674)

(2,418,208)

(12,559)

(815,197)

(51,534)

(1,790,020)

(42,111)

(3,387,190)

Disposals 

63,184

1,369,257

176

41,813

1,474,430

At 31 December 2021

(173,796)

(2,649,572)

(827,580)

(51,832)

(3,702,780)

Net book value

At 1 January 2021

176,314

5,260,506

21,621

47,811

5,506,252

At 31 December 2021

375,018

14,022,711

4,754,268

97,282

19,249,279

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10. Intangible assets (continued)

11. Goodwill

Part of the Group’s software is under development and integration as at 31 December 2021.

Goodwill as at 31 December 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:

As at 31 December 2020, intangible assets consisted of the following:

Licenses

Software

Trademarks

Other

Total

Cost

At 1 January 2020

503,881

4,622,012

32,592

99,373

5,257,858

Additions 

Disposals 

81,115

3,220,423

(283,376)

(981,308)

1,606

(18)

37,289

3,340,433

(37,317)

(1,302,019)

At 31 December 2020

301,620

6,861,127

34,180

99,345

7,296,272

Accumulated amortisation 

and impairment

At 1 January 2020

(160,946)

(1,125,834)

Amortisation for the year

(233,281)

(1,427,274)

(9,190)

(3,387)

(47,211)

(1,343,181)

(39,851)

(1,703,793)

Disposals 

268,921

952,487

18

35,528

1,256,954

At 31 December 2020

(125,306)

(1,600,621)

(12,559)

(51,534)

(1,790,020)

Goodwill as at 1 January

Goodwill arising on acquisition (Note 7)

Goodwill as at 31 December

Carrying amount of goodwill allocated to each of the cash generated units:

Stores “Magnit convenience”, “Magnit Semeyniy”,  
“DIXY” and “Megamart” 

Stores “Magnit Cosmetic” and “Magnit Pharmacy” 

Manufactory company TD-holding LLC

Total

2021

2020

26,879,317

26,879,317

65,411,968

—

92,291,285

26,879,317

As at 31 December 
2021

As at 31 December 
2020

65,411,968

25,511,824

1,367,493

—

25,511,824

1,367,493

92,291,285

26,879,317

Net book value

At 1 January 2020

342,935

3,496,178

At 31 December 2020

176,314

5,260,506

23,402

21,621

52,162

47,811

3,914,677

5,506,252

As at the reporting date, the Group performed annual impairment testing of goodwill arising on acquisition of DIXY 
Group. For impairment testing purposes, goodwill was allocated to the groups of CGUs comprising “Magnit 
convenience”, “Magnit Semeyniy”, “DIXY: and “Megamart” formats.

Groups of CGUs comprising next stores “Magnit convenience”, “Magnit Semeyniy”, “DIXY” and “Megamart”

Amortization expense is included in selling, general and administrative expenses (Note 26). The information about 
impairment test performed is disclosed in Note 8.

In assessing goodwill impairment, the carrying value of the assets of the groups of CGUs, to which the amount 
of goodwill was attributable was compared to the estimated value in use.

Future cash flows were determined based on the forecast of free cash flows for five years subject to the effect 
of their terminal value.

The pre-tax discount rate was determined based on the weighted average cost of capital of the Group and amounted 
to 13.63%.

As a result of the analysis no impairment was identified for the goodwill.

Key assumptions used in value in use calculations and sensitivity to changes in assumptions 
The calculation of the value in use is most sensitive to the following assumptions:

 — gross margin;
 — discount rate;
 — revenue growth.

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11. Goodwill (continued)

Gross margin
The gross margin included in the forecast of the Group’s activities in the “Magnit convenience”, “Magnit Semeyniy”, 
“DIXY” and “Megamart” stores is in accordance with the approved strategic development plans and expected 
increased volume of sales. A decrease in consumer demand may lead to a decrease in gross margin. A decrease 
in gross margin by 5% would result in a decrease in expected free cash flow, but would not cause an impairment 
losses.

Discount rate
An increase in the pre-tax discount rate by i.e. + 0.5%, to 14.13%, would reduce the expected discounted cash flows 
but would not cause an impairment loss. 

Revenue growth
Revenue growth for the forecast period being in the range from 2.0% to 7.4%. The forecast is based on Group’s 
activities in the “Magnit convenience”, “Magnit Semeyniy”, “DIXY” and “Megamart” stores. The Group forecast 
of the expected volume of sales is based on the approved strategic development plan for the forecast period, 
as well as indicators of the expected consumer price index. The expected consumer price index is 4.6%. The Group’s 
management believes that all of its estimates are reasonable and consistent with the internal reporting and reflect 
management’s best knowledge.

Gross margin
The gross margin included in the forecast of the Group’s activities in the “Magnit Cosmetic” and “Magnit Pharmacy” 
formats is in accordance with the approved strategic development plan and expected increased volume of sales. 
A decrease in consumer demand may lead to a decrease in gross margin. A decrease in gross margin by 5% would 
result in a decrease in expected operating cash flows but would not cause an impairment loss.

Discount rate
An increase in the pre-tax discount rate by i.e. + 0.5%, to 14.13%, would reduce the expected discounted cash flows 
but would not cause an impairment loss. 

Revenue growth
Revenue growth for the forecast period being in the range from 3.1% to 5.8% (2020: 2.2% to 10.7%). The forecast 
is based on Group’s activities in the “Magnit Cosmetic” and “Magnit Pharmacy” formats. The Group forecast 
of the expected volume of sales is based on the approved strategic development plan for the forecast period, 
as well as indicators of the expected consumer price index. The expected consumer price index is 4.6% (2020: 4%). 
The Group’s management believes that all of its estimates are reasonable and consistent with the internal reporting 
and reflect management’s best knowledge. 

A decrease in customer demand may lead to decline in sales. A decrease in revenue by 5% would result in a decrease 
in expected operating cash flows but would not cause any impairment loss.

A decrease in customer demand may lead to decline in sales. A decrease in revenue by 5% would result in a decrease 
in expected operating cash flows but would not cause any impairment loss.

Manufactory company TD-holding LLC

Groups of CGUs comprising next stores “Magnit Cosmetic” and “Magnit Pharmacy” 

As at the 31 December 2021 and 2020, the Group performed annual impairment testing of goodwill arising 
on acquisition of SIA Group. For impairment testing purposes, goodwill was allocated to the groups of CGUs 
comprising “Magnit Cosmetic” and “Magnit Pharmacy” formats. In assessing goodwill impairment, the current carrying 
amounts of assets of the CGU group comprising “Magnit Cosmetic” and “Magnit Pharmacy” stores, to which the entire 
amount of goodwill was allocated, were compared to the estimated value in use.

The Group performed its annual impairment test of goodwill related to the acquisition of  
TD-holding LLC as of 31 December 2021 and 2020. In assessing whether the goodwill has been impaired, the carrying 
value of cash generating unit was compared with its estimated value in use. 

Value in use was determined using a discounted cash flow model. Future cash flows were calculated based 
on forecast of operating cash flows for five years approved by the management of the Group, plus terminal value, 
and by taking into account inflation 4.6% (2020: 4%), demand for goods produced by TD-holding LLC, as well as other 
macroeconomic assumptions. Pre-tax discount rate was determined based on the weighted average cost of capital 
of the Group and amounted to 13.63% (2020: 12.81%).

Future cash flows were determined based on the forecast of free cash flows for five years subject to the effect 
of their terminal value.

The impairment test did not reveal any impairment of goodwill.

The pre-tax discount rate was determined based on the weighted average cost of capital of the Group and amounted 
to 13.63% (2020: 12.81%).

The Group’s management believes that all of its estimates are reasonable and consistent with the internal reporting 
and reflect management’s best knowledge. 

As a result of the analysis no impairment was identified for the goodwill.

Key assumptions used in value in use calculations and sensitivity to changes in assumptions 
The calculation of the value in use is most sensitive to the following assumptions:

 — gross margin;
 — discount rate;
 — revenue growth.

190

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12. Long-term financial assets

14. Trade and other receivables

As at 31 December 2021 non-current financial assets comprise the long-term loan issued amounted 
to RUB 1,014,994 thousand (as at 31 December 2020: RUB 1,117,551 thousand) and other financial assets in the amount 
of RUB 18,852 thousand. As at 31 December 2021, the amount of the long-term loan issued is classified as a loan 
issued to the related party (Note 6), as at 31 December 2020 this amount was not related to balances with related 
parties. As at 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2020 the current portion of the long-term loan amounted 
to RUB 200,000 thousand (Note 6). 

Interest income recognized with respect to the long-term loan issued for the year ended 31 December 2021 
amounted to RUB 97,645 thousand (for the year ended 31 December 2020 to RUB 95,992 thousand), including 
RUB 9,282 thousand reflected as operations with other related parties (Note 6). 

The long-term loan is recognized at amortized cost. The contract expires on 31 December 2024, accrued interest 
is payable on the specified date.

The Group did not recognize any expected credit loses for impairment of the long-term loan issued.

13. Inventory

Inventory as at 31 December 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:

Goods for resale (at lower of cost and net realisable value)

Materials and supplies (at cost price)

2021

2020

211,925,870

194,944,876

12,947,170

11,004,318

224,873,040

205,949,194

Trade and other receivables as at 31 December 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:

Other receivables – third parties

Trade receivables – third parties

Other receivables – related parties (Note 6)

Expected credit losses

2021

6,738,519

6,399,234

—

(1,410,978)

11,726,775

2020

5,224,320

4,848,309

5,681

(1,514,488)

8,563,822

Other receivables mainly relate to vendor allowances.

Trade receivables are non-interest bearing and are generally repaid on a short-term basis within 90 days.

Trade receivables are mainly represented by accounts receivables from wholesale customers of the Magnit Pharma. 

The Group uses a provision matrix to calculate expected credit losses (ECLs) for trade and other receivables. 
The provision rates are based on days past due for groupings of various customer segments that have similar loss 
patterns. 

The provision matrix is initially based on the Group’s historical observed default rates. The Group calibrates 
the matrix to adjust the historical credit loss experience with forward-looking information. At every reporting date, 
the historically observed default rates are updated and changes in the forward-looking estimates are analysed. 

The ECLs calculation reflects the probability-weighted outcome, the time value of money and reasonable 
and supportable information that is available at the reporting date about past events, current conditions 
and forecasts of future economic conditions. 

Materials and supplies are represented by spare parts, packaging materials and other materials used in supermarkets, 
stores and warehouses, as well as semi-finished goods of own production. 

During 2021 year the Group wrote down inventories to their net releasable value, which resulted in recognition 
of expenses within “Cost of goods sold” in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income in the amount 
of RUB 2,904,292 thousand (2020: RUB 597,351 thousand).

As at 31 December 2021 the Group made an analysis of pandemic Covid-19 influence on the ECLs and did not identify 
significant deterioration of credit quality of the Group’s main customers, so there was no need for the revision 
of the provision matrix for ECLs.

Set out below is the information about the expected credit losses on the Group’s trade and other receivables 
as at 31 December 2021:

Current

Overdue

Total

<90 days

90-180 days

180-360 days

>360 days

2021

ECL rate

0.1-3%

3-5%

10-20%

50%

100%

Carrying amount before ECLs

7,805,827

3,835,113

223,697

196,116

1,077,000

13,137,753

ECLs

76,127

115,053

44,740

98,058

1,077,000

1,410,978

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14. Trade and other receivables (continued)

15. Cash and cash equivalents

Set out below is the information about the expected credit losses on the Group’s trade and other receivables 
as at 31 December 2020:

Cash and cash equivalents as at 31 December 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:

Current

Overdue

Total

<90 days

90-180 days

180-360 days

>360 days

2020

ECL rate

0.1-3%

3-5%

Carrying amount before ECLs

3,910,007

4,485,359

ECLs

89,077

123,568

10-20%

255,116

51,023

50%

100%

354,015

1,073,813

10,078,310

177,007

1,073,813

1,514,488

Set out below is the movement in the allowance for expected credit losses:

Cash on hand, in RUB

Cash in banks, in RUB

Cash in banks, in foreign currency

Cash in transit, in RUB

Cash placed on accounts with minimum account balance, in RUB

Deposits, in RUB

2021

2,761,656

6,078,224

4,632

5,068,673

16,130,000

2020

2,080,093

9,348,609

935

1,599,303

9,160,000

43,355,423

22,510,641

73,398,608

44,699,581

As at 1 January

Accrual of provision for expected credit losses 

Reversal 

Receivables written off as uncollectable

As at 31 December

2021

2020

(1,514,488)

(1,062,568)

(296,251)

351,310

48,451

(668,262)

186,314

30,028

(1,410,978)

(1,514,488)

Cash in transit represents cash collected by banks from the Group’s stores and not deposited in bank accounts 
and bank card payments being processed as at 31 December 2021 and 2020.

As at 31 December 2021, cash of RUB 43,355,423 thousand was placed in rubles deposits, and cash 
of RUB 16,130,000 thousand in rubles was placed on accounts with minimum account balance maturing in January 
2022. Interest accrued as at 31 December 2021 was immaterial.

As at 31 December 2020, cash of RUB 22,510,641 thousand was placed in rubles deposits, and cash 
of RUB 9,160,000 thousand in rubles was placed on accounts with minimum account balance maturing in January 2021. 
Interest accrued as at 31 December 2020 was immaterial.

15. Advances paid and other prepaid expenses

17. Share capital, share premium and treasury shares

Advances paid and other prepaid expenses as at 31 December 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:

Advances to third party suppliers

Other prepaid expenses

Advances for customs duties

Impairment of advances paid 

2021

7,946,501

1,213,862

962,755

(924,211)

2020

5,694,059

1,143,496

617,903

(792,121)

9,198,907

6,663,337

Authorized share capital (ordinary shares with a par value  
of RUB 0.01)

Issued and fully paid share capital (par value of RUB 0.01 each)*

Treasury shares

* All shAres, iNcludiNg treAsury shAres, hAve the sAme votiNg ANd divideNd rights.

Share premium at 1 January

2021
No. (‘000)

2020
No. (‘000)

200,850

200,850

101,911

3,983

101,911

4,246

2021

2020

87,390,921

87,379,413

Transfer of rights to equity instruments under share-based payments program (Note 32)

(64,280)

11,508

Share premium at 31 December

87,326,641

87,390,921

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Notes to the consolidated financial 
statements 
(In thousands of Russian rubles) (continued)

17. Share capital, share premium and treasury shares (continued)

In 2020, the Group declared dividends to shareholders relating to 2019 and the 9 months of 2020.

Balance of shares outstanding at beginning of financial year

Transfer of treasury shares under share-based payments program (Note 32)

Transfer of treasury shares under employment contract with the Company’s President 
(Note 32)

2021
No. (‘000)

97,665

222

41

2020
No. (‘000)

97,550

74

41

Dividends declared for 2019 and for 9 months 2020 (RUB 157 and RUB 245.31 per share)

In 2021, the Group paid dividends of RUB 48,115,232 thousand (2020: RUB 29,871,472 thousand).

As at 31 December 2021, dividends payable were RUB 28,829,503 thousand (31 December 2020: 
RUB 24,094,729 thousand). Dividends payable as at 31 December 2021 were paid in January 2022.

2020

39,513,258

Balance of shares outstanding at the end of financial year

97,928

97,665

In 2021, the Group did not acquire any treasury shares on the open market.

In 2021, the Group transferred 222,449 treasury shares to key management personnel as compensation 
under the Long-term management incentive program (Note 32). The fair value of the compensation was 
RUB 756,794 thousand. The difference of RUB 81,558 thousand between the carrying amount of the treasury shares 
and the fair value of compensation granted under the long-term incentive program was recognized as a reduction 
of share premium.

In 2021, the Group transferred 41,177 treasury shares to the Company’s President under his employment 
contract (Note 32). The fair value of the consideration transferred was RUB 172,451 thousand. The difference 
of RUB 17,278 thousand between the carrying amount of the treasury shares and the fair value of consideration 
transferred was recognized as an increase of share premium.

In 2020, the Group did not acquire any treasury shares on the open market.

In 2020, the Group transferred 73,597 treasury shares to key management personnel as compensation 
under the Long-term management incentive program (Note 32). The fair value of the compensation was 
RUB 271,571 thousand. The difference of RUB 5,770 thousand between the carrying amount of the treasury shares 
and the fair value of compensation granted under the long-term incentive program was recognized as a reduction 
of share premium.

In 2020, the Group transferred 41,177 treasury shares to the Company’s President under his employment 
contract (Note 32). The fair value of the consideration transferred was RUB 172,451 thousand. The difference 
of RUB 17,278 thousand between the carrying amount of the treasury shares and the fair value of consideration 
transferred was recognized as an increase of share premium.

19. Short-term and long-term trade and other payables

Short-term trade and other payables consisted of the following as at 31 December 2021 and 2020:

Trade payables to third parties

Accrued expenses and other payables to third parties

Accrued staff costs

Accrued expenses and other payables to related parties (Note 6)

As at 31 December 2021 and 2020 long-term payables consisted of the following:

Other long-term payables

2021

2020

182,054,322

145,281,458

36,758,261

21,958,499

—

21,530,784

17,326,397

186,253

240,771,082

184,324,892

2021

2,553,058

2,553,058

2020

—

—

Average trade payables turnover was 42 days in 2021 and 43 days in 2020. Interest may be charged 
on the outstanding balance based on market rates in accordance with individual agreements with vendors, however 
no significant amounts of interest were charged to the Group during the reported year. The Group has financial risk 
management policies in place to help ensure that all payables are paid within the credit timeframe.

18. Dividends declared

As at 31 December 2021 and 2020 trade and other payables denominated in foreign currencies totaled:

In 2021, the Group declared dividends to shareholders relating to 2020 and the 9 months of 2021.

Dividends declared for 2020 and for 9 months 2021  
(RUB 245.31 and RUB 294.37 per share)

2021

52,850,006

US dollars

Euros

Pounds sterling

2021

7,960,592

4,211,822

366

2020

8,488,173

1,910,746

—

12,172,780

10,398,919

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Notes to the consolidated financial 
statements 
(In thousands of Russian rubles) (continued)

20. Taxes payable excluding income tax

22. Government grants

Taxes payable excluding income tax as at 31 December 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:

Value added tax

Social insurance contributions

Personal income tax

Property tax

Other taxes

2021

8,210,562

4,194,626

1,642,159

598,069

73,029

2020

8,251,995

1,790,088

1,226,450

520,401

65,417

14,718,445

11,854,351

At 1 January 

Received during the year

Recognized in profit or loss

At 31 December

Short-term

Long-term

2021

2020

2,794,945

3,268,933

65,196

(242,801)

2,617,340

253,475

2,363,865

190,269

(664,257)

2,794,945

627,304

2,167,641

21. Loans and borrowings

Long-term and short-term loans and borrowings as at 31 December 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:

The government grants were received to reimburse a part of the direct costs incurred for the construction 
and modernization of property, plant and equipment. The government grants were received as benefit from obtaining 
loans at a below-market interest rate.

Long-term loans and borrowings

Unsecured bonds

Unsecured bank loans

Year  
of maturity 
2021

2021

Year  
of maturity 
2020

2020

23. Contract liabilities

Contract liabilities as at 31 December 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:

2023-2024

60,553,270

2022-2023

70,897,128

2023-2027

147,857,070

2022-2027

79,614,330

Short-term liabilities to the customers under loyalty program

Short-term advances received from customers

2021 

2,775,444

1,401,385

2020

2,148,681

443,877

4,176,829

2,592,558

Less: current portion of long-term loans and borrowings

Total long-term loans and borrowings

(3,123,740)

205,286,600

Short-term loans and borrowings 

Unsecured bonds

Unsecured bank loans

Current portion of long-term loans and borrowings

Total short-term loans and borrowings 

2022

2022

30,467,826

31,547,745

3,123,740

65,139,311

2021

2021

(2,816,532)

147,694,926

10,296,260

5,278,809

2,816,532

18,391,601

The Group’s loans and borrowings as at 31 December 2021 and 31 December 2020 bear market interest rates. All 
loans, borrowings and bonds are denominated in Russian rubles. Loans and borrowings were received at fixed rates.

The Group has complied with all covenants set out in the loan agreements as of 31 December 2021 and 31 December 
2020.

Changes to the short-term liabilities to the customer loyalty program include the following:

At 1 January

Deferred during the year

Recognized as revenue during the year

At 31 December

2021

2,148,681

13,450,995

2020

810,214

12,235,191

(12,824,232)

(10,896,724)

2,775,444

2,148,681

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24. Revenue from contracts with customers

26. Selling, general and administrative expenses

Revenue for the years ended 31 December 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:

Selling, general and administrative expenses for the years ended 31 December 2021 and 2020 consisted 
of the following:

Retail

Wholesale

2021

2020

1,807,751,911

1,510,070,771

48,327,039

43,706,580

1,856,078,950

1,553,777,351

Revenue from contracts with customers is represented by the amounts disclosed in the table above 
and advertising income and income from sales of packing materials (Note 29) and for the 2021 amounted 
to RUB 1,872,793,927 thousand (2020: RUB 1,562,939,358 thousand).

25. Cost of sales

Cost of sales for the years ended 31 December 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:

Cost of goods sold

Transportation expenses

2021

2020

1,371,109,693

1,149,730,128

45,704,987

38,291,560

1,416,814,680

1,188,021,688

Staff costs

2021

2020*

166,606,430

139,885,603

Depreciation and impairment of right-of-use assets (Note 9)

52,255,964

44,227,143

Depreciation and impairment of property, plant and equipment (Note 8)

49,680,226

43,834,442

Utilities and communication services

34,252,210

28,826,999

Advertising

Bank charges

Repair and maintenance

Packaging and raw materials

Amortisation of intangible assets (Note 10)

Taxes, other than income tax

Rent (Note 9)

Security

Accrual of expected credit losses and impairment of advances paid (Notes 14, 15)

Other expenses

11,474,781

9,022,470

8,192,322

5,500,153

3,387,190

2,944,221

2,738,520

1,659,216

28,580

9,219,317

7,627,912

7,108,373

6,731,558

4,861,131

1,703,793

2,924,806

1,428,826

1,790,229

584,127

4,890,497

356,961,600

296,425,439

Cost of goods sold is reduced by rebates and promotional bonuses received from suppliers.

Cost of goods sold includes losses due to inventory shortages, as well as transportation costs.

In 2021, staff costs, including payroll, social contribution expenses and related provisions totaling 
to RUB 32,519,074 thousand (2020: RUB 28,727,412 thousand) were included in cost of sales.

* the group hAs chANged the compArAtive historicAl dAtA for the yeAr eNded 31 decemBer 2020 for clAssificAtioN ANd disclosure of selliNg, geNerAl ANd AdmiNistrAtive 
expeNses iN order to preseNt more AccurAte ANd relevANt iNformAtioN to the users.

In 2021 staff costs include payroll amounted to RUB 130,825,254 thousand (2020: RUB 109,078,576 thousand), social 
contribution expenses amounted to RUB 34,572,909 thousand (2020: RUB 30,104,070 thousand) and also other staff 
costs in amount RUB 1,208,267 thousand (2020: RUB 702,957 thousand). 

200

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27. Interest income

29. Other income

Interest income for the years ended 31 December 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:

Other income for the years ended 31 December 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following

Interest on deposits

Interest on loans issued 

2021

2,442,234

105,222

2,547,456

2020

392,391

112,085

504,476

In 2021, interest on deposits in the amount of RUB 702,834 thousand (2020: RUB 49,429 thousand), interest on loans 
issued in the amount of RUB 9,282 thousand are reflected as transactions with related parties (Note 6).

28. Finance costs

Finance costs for the years ended 31 December 2021 and 2020 consisted of the following:

Sales of packing materials

Advertising income

Fines and penalties

Gain from Covid-19 related rent concessions (Note 9)

Gain from cancellation of lease contracts (Note 9)

Gain from the sale of property, plant and equipment

Other income

2021

8,885,560

7,829,417

4,260,095

1,819,124

1,070,698

—

877,365

2020

3,790,327

5,371,680

2,626,926

1,481,968

1,687,459

1,165,190

945,645

24,742,259

17,069,195

Interest on loans and borrowings

Interest on bonds

Interest on lease liabilities (Note 9)

Other finance costs

Total interest expense for financial liabilities

Less amounts included in the cost of qualifying assets

2021

9,821,407

5,687,902

2020

8,462,099

5,669,013

33,613,620

30,771,302

211,467

—

49,334,396

44,902,414

(208,927)

(130,140)

49,125,469

44,772,274

30. Income tax

The Group’s income tax expense for the years ended 31 December 2021 and 2020 was as follows:

Consolidated statement of comprehensive income

Current tax

Adjustments in respect of current income tax of previous year

Deferred tax

2021 

2020 

18,341,283

13,728,393

34,485

(171,081)

(3,881,911)

(3,848,089)

Income tax expense reported in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income

14,493,857

9,709,223

202

2021

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203

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Notes to the consolidated financial 
statements 
(In thousands of Russian rubles) (continued)

30. Income tax (continued)

The tax effect of main temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities as at 31 December 
2021 is as follows:

The tax effect of main temporary differences that give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities as at 31 December 
2020 is as follows: 

At 1 January  
2021

Recorded 
in the consolidated 
statement 
of comprehensive 
income, 2021

Business 
combination 
(Note 7)

At 31 December 
2021

At 1 January  
2020 

Recorded 
in the consolidated 
statement 
of comprehensive 
income, 2020

At 31 December 
2020 

(1,248,647)

(14,117,786)

Right-of-use assets / lease liabilities

(10,915,536)

(1,190,334)

(12,105,870)

Deferred tax assets

Deferred tax assets

Right-of-use assets / lease liabilities

Accrued expenses

Inventory 

Advances paid

Other

(12,105,870)

(1,879,458)

(1,475,351)

(188,570)

(564,183)

(763,269)

(743,102)

(544,008)

(3,166,568)

Accrued expenses

(3,536,078)

(107,809)

(5,119,238)

6,652

13,476

—

(427,524)

(181,918)

(978,231)

Inventory 

Advances paid

Other

(834,430)

(962,839)

(131,884)

(258,737)

(1,045,028)

(512,512)

(56,686)

(305,446)

(1,879,458)

(1,475,351)

(188,570)

(564,183)

Total deferred tax asset

(16,213,432)

(5,022,321)

(2,327,988)

(23,563,741)

Total deferred tax asset

(13,103,426)

(3,110,006)

(16,213,432)

Including offset with deferred tax liability

16,213,432

5,022,321

2,327,988

23,563,741

Net deferred tax asset

—

—

—

—

Including offset with deferred tax liability

13,103,426

3,110,006

16,213,432

Net deferred tax asset

—

—

—

Deferred tax liabilities

Property, plant and equipment

27,885,979

918,754

1,744,203

30,548,936

Deferred tax liabilities

Property, plant and equipment

Prepaid expenses and intangible assets

223,169

1,354,893

1,968,463

Trade and other receivables

Intangible assets and other prepaid 

expenses

Trade and other receivables

390,401

162,642

Total deferred tax liability

28,439,022

1,140,410

3,099,096

32,678,528

Including offset with deferred tax asset

(16,213,432)

(5,022,321)

(2,327,988)

(23,563,741)

Net deferred tax liability

12,225,590

(3,881,911)

771,108

9,114,787

(1,513)

—

161,129

Other

Total deferred tax liability

Including offset with deferred tax asset

Net deferred tax liability

28,608,661

(722,682)

27,885,979

319,556

173,278

75,610

29,177,105

(13,103,426)

16,073,679

70,845

(10,636)

(75,610)

390,401

162,642

—

(738,083)

28,439,022

(3,110,006)

(16,213,432)

(3,848,089)

12,225,590

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30. Income tax (continued)

31. Earnings per share

The income tax expense for the year is different from that which would be obtained by applying the statutory income 
tax rate to the profit before income tax. Below is a reconciliation of theoretical income tax at 20% to the actual 
expense recorded in the Group’s consolidated statement of comprehensive income:

Earnings per share for the years ended 31 December 2021 and 2020 have been calculated on the basis of the net 
profit attributable to shareholders for the year and the weighted average number of common shares outstanding 
during the year. 

Profit before tax

Theoretical income tax expense at 20%

Adjustments for:

2021 

2020 

62,599,719

42,702,515

(12,519,944)

(8,540,503)

Non-taxable income or non-deductible expenses for tax purposes

(1,585,999)

(1,141,221)

Diluted earnings per share is calculated by dividing the profit attributable to shareholders for the year 
by the weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding during the year plus the weighted average number 
of ordinary shares that would be issued on conversion of all the dilutive potential ordinary shares into ordinary shares:

Profit for the year attributable to shareholders of the parent

48,105,862

32,993,292

2021 

2020

Unrecognized deferred tax assets related to losses  

carried forward of Group companies 

(Charge)/reversal of income tax liability as a result of filing  
amended tax returns

Income tax expense

Effective income tax rate

(353,429)

(198,580)

Basic earnings per share (in RUB)

Weighted average number of shares (in thousands)

(34,485)

171,081

(14,493,857)

(9,709,223)

Effects of dilution from share options on number of shares (in thousands)

Weighted average number of ordinary shares adjusted  
for the effect of dilution (in thousands)

23.15%

22.74%

Diluted earnings per share (in RUB)

97,838

491.69

582

98,420

488.78

97,629

337.95

545

98,174

336.07

As at 31 December 2021 unrecognized deferred tax assets in respect of previous years losses received by the Group 
companies amounted to RUB 4,179,305 thousand (as of 31 December 2020: RUB 3,825,876 thousand).

Temporary taxable differences associated with investments in associates, disclosed in Note 7, for which no deferred 
tax liability has been recognized, as for 31 December 2021 amounted to RUB 1,867,875 thousand (as for 31 December 
2020: none). The Group doesn’t expect to sell its investments in subsidiaries in the foreseeable future, all investments 
in subsidiaries are controlled by the Group. 

The Group intends to apply 0% tax rate to applicable dividend income in accordance with Russian Tax Code, since 
participation in the capital of subsidiaries is more than 50% and they are owned by the Group for more than one year 
(except for DIXY Group, see Note 7 for information about business combination).

32. Share-based payments

Long-term incentive program for key management personnel

The Group has a long-term incentive program for its key management (“Program”). In accordance with the Program 
regulations, the Group grants key management personnel the right to receive equity instruments based on the results 
of their work for 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022, if the Program conditions are met.

The long-term incentive Program for key management personnel of the Group consists of a share options (share 
component) and share value appreciation rights (option component).

The maximum number of shares that can be purchased by participants during the period of the Program is 3,510,638.

Share value appreciation rights 

Options provide transfer of a variable number of shares depending on the excess of the market value of the Group’s 
shares over the strike price.

The Program participant receives the right to exercise options when all of the following conditions are met:

 — excess of the market value of the Group’s shares at the date of calculation over the strike price;
 — growth of the Group’s consolidated EBITDA (Profit before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) of 10% CAGR 

(total comprehensive annual growth rate for calculating interest using the compound interest formula) compared 
to EBITDA for the year ended 31 December 2018 (determined based on the audited published consolidated financial 
statements of the Group for 2019);

 — program participant continues to work in the Group on the exercise date of the option.

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32. Share-based payments (continued)

Share options

Share-based payment to the participant of the Program of a fixed number of shares depending on the fulfillment 
of the conditions for achieving the goals of the Program.

The fair value of the consideration transferred was RUB 756,794 thousand (2020: RUB 271,571 thousand). 
The difference between the carrying amount of the treasury shares and the fair value of the consideration 
transferred under the Program in the amount of RUB 81,558 thousand reflected as a decrease in share premium 
(2020: RUB 5,770 thousand recorded as an decrease in share premium). 

The weighted average fair value per share at the execution was RUB 3,350 in 2021 (2020: RUB 3,690).

The date of granting the right corresponds to the date of conclusion of the contract with the Program participant.

Share-based payments under the employment contract with the Company’s President 

The Program participant receives the right to shares if all of the following conditions are met:

 — Group’s consolidated EBITDA growth of 10% CAGR compared to EBITDA for the year ended 31 December 2018 

(determined based on the audited published consolidated financial statements of the Group for 2019);

 — a Program participant continues to work in the Group on the exercise date of the option.

To assess the fair value of share-based payments to employees, the Group uses Monte Carlo simulation. 
In determining fair value, the Group has used the following assumptions:

According to the terms of the employment contract concluded with the Company’s President, the President 
is entitled to the Company’s equity instruments provided that he continues to work in the Group on the exercise date 
of the option.

The number of shares of the Company to which the rights will be transferred is fixed and amounts to 164,710 ordinary 
shares of the Company. 

In 2021 the Group recognized an expense in the consolidated statement of comprehensive income in respect 
of share-based payments of RUB 19,161 thousand (2020: RUB 106,681 thousand). 

During 2021, the Group transferred 41,177 treasury shares (2020: 41,177 shares) repurchased from shareholders 
under the terms of the employment agreement entered into with the Company’s President. The fair value of equity 
instruments provided during the period was RUB 172,451 thousand (2020: RUB 172,451 thousand).

The difference between the carrying amount of the treasury shares and the fair value of the consideration given 
to the President in the amount of RUB 17,278 thousand (2020: RUB 17,278 thousand) was recorded as an increase 
in share premium. 

2021

9

25.65

8.20

4

4,893

2020

6

30.27

4.42

5

4,637

Monte-Carlo

Monte-Carlo

The weighted average price per share at the execution date was RUB 4,188 in 2021 (2020: RUB 4,188).

Dividend income (%)

The expected average volatility for the period (%)

Average risk-free interest rate for the period (%)

Estimated time for exercise of options (years)

Weighted average share price (RUB)

Applicable model

Movement for the period

For the year ended 31 December 2021, the Group recognized an expense in respect of share-based payments 
in the amount of RUB 821,238 thousand (2020: RUB 971,718 thousand) in the consolidated statement of comprehensive 
income.

33. Contingencies, commitments and operating risks

Operating environment

In 2020, under the decision of the Board of Directors based on the analysis of the fulfillment of non-market 
terms of the Program in 2019, the rights to the payment of the 1/3 of the 2019 tranche were not transferred 
to the Participants of the Program. Following the decision, service expenses of RUB 202,323 thousand recognized 
earlier with respect to the 1/3 of the 2019 tranche were reversed in the consolidated financial statements for the year 
ended 31 December 2020.

As at the reporting date, the management of the Group expects that with respect to all tranches the Program targets 
will be achieved.

During 2021, the Group transferred 222,449 treasury shares (2020: 73,597 treasury shares) repurchased from 
shareholders as a compensation to key management personnel under the Long-term remuneration of key employees 
of the Group. 

The Group sells products that are sensitive to changes in general economic conditions that impact consumer 
spending. Future economic conditions and other factors, including sanctions-imposed consumer confidence, 
employment levels, interest rates, consumer debt levels and availability of consumer credit could reduce consumer 
spending or change consumer purchasing behavior. 

Russia continues economic reforms and development of its legal, tax and regulatory frameworks as required 
by market economy. The future stability of the Russian economy is largely dependent upon these reforms 
and developments and the effectiveness of economic, financial and monetary measures undertaken 
by the government.

The Russian economy has been negatively impacted by a decline in oil prices and sanctions imposed on Russia 
by a number of countries. The combination of the above resulted in reduced access to capital, a higher cost of capital, 
increased uncertainty regarding economic growth, which could negatively affect the Group’s future financial position, 
results of operations and business prospects. Management believes it is taking appropriate measures to support 
the sustainability of the Group’s business in the current circumstances.

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33. Contingencies, commitments and operating risks (continued)

Capital commitments

As the Covid-19 outbreak continues there remains uncertainty about further developments of pandemic duration 
and the extent of the possible economic recovery in the nearest future. Government continues to take various 
measures, the future stability of the Russian economy is also largely dependent upon the impact and span 
of the Covid-19, the measures taken to contain the spread of the virus and further government reforms.

As at 31 December 2021 and 2020, the Group entered in a number of agreements related to the acquisition 
of property, plant and equipment. Capital commitments are presented net of VAT:

In a number of Russian regions, retail companies were required to ensure that employees are vaccinated against 
Covid-19. The Magnit Group is taking every effort to encourage vaccination in order to keep its employees healthy 
and its business running smoothly. Covid-19 vaccination statistics and restrictions differ from region to region 
in Russia.

Within 1 year

31 December  
2021

31 December
2020

5,538,208

2,536,645

5,538,208

2,536,645

The Group’s management continuously assesses the risks, as well as the consequences of the pandemic 
and the measures taken by the government. To date, the Group’s management has not identified a significant negative 
impact of the pandemic, either on the supply chain or on the activities of the Group’s chain of stores. 

Tax legislation 

The Group’s main subsidiaries, from which the Group’s income is derived, operate in Russia. Russian tax, currency 
and customs legislation is subject to varying interpretations and changes which can occur frequently. Management 
interpretation of such legislation as applied to the transactions and activity of the Group may be challenged 
by the relevant regional and federal authorities. 

A number of the relevant Russian tax, currency and customs legislations are vaguely and contradictory formulated, 
which may lead to different interpretations (which, in particular, may apply to legal relations in the past), selective 
and inconsistent application, as well as frequent and in some cases unpredictable changes. In practice the tax 
authorities may be taking a more assertive position in their interpretation and application of this legislation 
and assessments, It is therefore possible that transactions and activities of the Group that have not been challenged 
in the past may be challenged at any time in the future. As a result, additional taxes, penalties and interest may 
be imposed by the relevant authorities. Fiscal periods remain open and subject to review by the tax authorities 
for a period of three calendar years immediately preceding the year in which the decision to conduct a tax review 
is taken. Under certain circumstances tax reviews may cover longer periods.

It is not possible to determine the amounts of constructive claims or evaluate probability of their negative outcome. 

Management believes that as at 31 December 2021 and at 31 December 2020, it had properly construed the relevant 
legislation, and the probability that the Group will retain its position with regard to tax, currency and customs law 
is assessed as high. As at 31 December 2021 and 2020, the Group accrued no provisions for tax positions.

Litigation

The Group has been and continues to be the subject of legal proceedings and adjudications from time to time, 
neither of which, individually or in aggregate, had a material adverse effect on the Group. Management believes 
that the resolution of all business matters will not have a material impact on the Group’s financial position, operating 
results and cash flows.

34. Financial risk management objectives and policies 

Capital risk management

The Group manages its capital to ensure that entities in the Group will be able to continue as a going concern while 
maximising the return to stakeholders through the optimisation of debt to equity ratio. 

The capital structure of the Group consists of loans and borrowings disclosed in Note 21, cash and cash equivalents 
disclosed in Note 16 and equity attributable to shareholders of the parent, comprising issued capital, reserves 
and retained earnings as disclosed in Note 17.

Debt-to-equity ratio

Management reviews the Group’s capital structure on an annual basis. As part of this review, management considers 
the cost of capital and the risks associated with each class of capital. The Group has a target debt-to-equity ratio 
in 2021 of 3.65 (2020: 2.62).

The debt-to-equity ratio as at 31 December 2021 and 2020 was as follows:

Loans and borrowings (Note 21)

Long-term and short-term lease liabilities (Note 9) 

Cash and cash equivalents (Note 16)

Net debt

Equity

Net debt-to-equity ratio

2021

2020

270,425,911

166,086,527

456,306,020

357,573,958

(73,398,608)

(44,699,581)

653,333,323

478,960,904

178,985,179

182,888,924

3.65

2.62

Debt is defined as long-term and short-term loans and borrowings and also long-term and short-term lease 
obligations. Equity includes all capital and reserves of the Group.

The change in the target net debt-to-equity ratio is due to an increase in net debt in 2021.

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34. Financial risk management objectives and policies  (continued)

Information about changes in lease liability are presented in Note 9.

Fair values

Set out below is a comparison by class of carrying amount and fair value of the Group’s financial instruments that are 
recorded in the consolidated financial statements.

The fair value of the financial assets and liabilities is included at the amount at which the instrument could 
be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or liquidation sale.

Long-term loans (Note 21)

Bonds (Note 21)

Carrying amount

Fair value

2021

2020

2021

145,376,171

59,910,429

77,795,398

138,170,569

69,899,528

57,953,500

2020

79,179,985

70,373,951

The fair value of loans from banks is estimated by discounting future cash flows using rates currently available 
for debt on similar terms, credit risk and remaining maturities. Long-term loans and borrowings are categorized 
as Level 2 within the fair value hierarchy. For quoted bonds (Level 1) the fair value was determined based on quoted 
market prices. No transfers occurred between levels in the hierarchy during the reporting period. 

As at 31 December 2021 and 2020, the fair value of the Group’s financial instruments, except as described above, 
approximates their carrying value. 

Set out below are changes in liabilities arising from financing activities:

2021

Dividends payable (Note 18)

2020

Dividends payable (Note 18)

Foreign currency risk management

As at  
1 January

Dividends  
declared

Dividends  
paid

As at  
31 December

24,094,729

52,850,006

(48,115,232)

28,829,503

14,452,943

39,513,258

(29,871,472)

24,094,729

Foreign currency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because 
of changes in foreign exchange rates. The Group’s exposure to the risk of changes in foreign exchange rates 
relates primarily to the Group’s operating activities (when purchases are denominated in a different currency from 
the Group’s functional currency).

As at 31 December 2021 and 2020 the foreign currency balances were presented by trade and other payables 
disclosed in Note 19.

Foreign currency sensitivity
The following tables demonstrate the sensitivity to a reasonably possible change in the US dollar and euro exchange 
rate, with all other variables held constant. The Group’s exposure to foreign currency changes for all other currencies 
is not material.

1 January 
(Note 21)

Proceeds
from
loans and
borrowings

Business 
combination 
(Note 7)

Repayment
of loans and
borrowings

Finance  
costs  
(Note 28)

Interest  
paid

31 
December 
(Note 21)

166,086,527

169,505,660

23,095,628

(88,752,694)

15,509,309

(15,018,519)

270,425,911

2021

2020

Change in USD 
exchange rate

Effect on profit 
before tax

Change in euro 
exchange rate

Effect on profit 
before tax

+15.00%

-15.00%

+16.00%

-16.00%

(1,194,089)

1,194,089

(1,381,542)

1,381,542

+15.00%

-15.00%

+16.00%

-16.00%

(631,773)

631,773

(339,500)

339,500

184,210,818

452,555,765

— (471,761,619)

14,131,112

(13,049,549)

166,086,527

The Group manages its foreign currency risk by scheduling payments to foreign suppliers close to the date 
of transfer of ownership of goods to the Group.

2021

Short-term and long-term 

loans and borrowings

2020

Short-term and long-term 

loans and borrowings

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34. Financial risk management objectives and policies  (continued)

Offsetting of financial assets and financial liabilities

Interest rate risk management

The Group is exposed to insignificant interest rate risk as the Group’s entities borrow funds at the fixed rates. 

The Group offsets its financial assets and financial liabilities when all the conditions for offset are met. The effect 
of the offsetting as at 31 December 2021:

Credit risk management

Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty will not meet its contract obligations on time, leading to a financial loss. 
The Group is exposed to credit risk from its operating activities (primarily trade and other receivables) and investing 
activities (cash, short-term loans).

In determining the recoverability of trade and other receivables and contract assets the Group uses a provision 
matrix to measure expected credit losses. The provision rates are based on days past due for groupings of various 
customer segments with similar loss patterns (i.e., by customer type and rating) and the likelihood of default 
over a given time horizon. The calculation reflects the probability-weighted outcome, the time value of money 
and reasonable and supportable information that is available at the reporting date about past events, current 
conditions and forecasts of future economic conditions.

Trade and other receivables
Customer credit risk is managed by the Group by dealing with creditworthy counterparties, who have a good long-
term credit history. The Group’s exposure and the credit ratings of its counterparties are continuously monitored, 
and the aggregate value of transactions concluded is spread amongst approved counterparties. Credit exposure 
is controlled by counterparty limits that are reviewed and approved by management.

The Group does not have any significant credit risk exposure to any single counterparty or any group 
of counterparties having similar characteristics. 

Cash and cash equivalents
Credit risk from investing activities is managed by the Group’s treasury department in accordance with the Group’s 
policy. Investments of surplus funds are made only with approved counterparties. Cash is placed in financial 
institutions, which are considered at time of deposit to have minimal risk of default.

The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is the carrying value of each class of financial assets 
as presented in the consolidated statement of financial position.

As at 31 December 2021

Financial assets

Trade and other receivables

Financial liabilities

Trade and other payables

Gross amount  
of recognized  
financial assets  
and liabilities

Gross amount of recognized 
financial liabilities and assets  
offset in the consolidated 
statement of financial position

Net amount of financial assets 
and liabilities presented 
in the consolidated statement 
of financial position

22,975,111

22,975,111

(252,019,418)

(252,019,418)

(11,248,336) 

(11,248,336) 

11,248,336

11,248,336

11,726,775

11,726,775

(240,771,082)

(240,771,082)

The effect of the offsetting as at 31 December 2020:

As at 31 December 2020

Financial assets

Trade and other receivables

Financial liabilities

Trade and other payables

Liquidity risk management

Gross amount  
of recognized  
financial assets  
and liabilities

Gross amount of recognized 
financial liabilities and assets  
offset in the consolidated 
statement of financial position

Net amount of financial assets 
and liabilities presented 
in the consolidated statement 
of financial position

19,765,158

19,765,158

(195,526,228)

(195,526,228)

(11,201,336)

(11,201,336)

11,201,336

11,201,336

8,563,822

8,563,822

(184,324,892)

(184,324,892)

Ultimate responsibility for liquidity risk management rests with the Board of Directors, which has built a liquidity 
risk management framework for management of the Group’s short, medium and long-term funding and liquidity 
management requirements. The Group manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate reserves, banking facilities 
and reserve borrowing facilities, by continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows and matching the maturity 
profiles of financial assets and liabilities.

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35. Subsequent events

On 14 January 2022 the share of votes held by Marathon Group on the Company’s shares increased to 29.23%. 
the increase of share occurred as the result of the acquisition of additional 4.23% of votes due to the satisfaction 
of the corresponding application of Marathon Retail LLC by the FAS of Russia. This amount includes votes 
on the Company’s shares transferred to VTB Group under the repurchase agreements concluded between Marathon 
Retail LLC and VTB Group.

In February 2022, certain countries announced new packages of sanctions against the public debt of the Russian 
Federation, a number of Russian banks and organizations, as well as personal sanctions against a number 
of individuals.

Due to the growing geopolitical tensions, since February 2022, there has been a significant increase in volatility 
on the securities and currency markets, as well as a significant depreciation of the ruble against the US dollar 
and the euro. It is expected that these events may affect the activities of Russian enterprises in various sectors 
of the economy. 

The Group regards these events as non-adjusting events after the reporting period, the quantitative effect of which 
cannot be estimated at the moment with a sufficient degree of confidence. Currently, the Group’s management 
is analyzing the possible impact of changing micro- and macroeconomic conditions on the Group’s financial position 
and results of operations. 

Liquidity risk management (continued)

The following tables summarise the maturity profile of the Group’s financial liabilities based on contractual 
undiscounted payments. The table includes both interest and principal cash flows.

Less than  
1 month

1-3 months

3 months 
to 1 year

1-5 years

More than 
5 years

Total

2021

Trade and other payables 

and long-term payables

165,814,593

74,956,489

Dividends payable

28,829,503

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—

—

2,913,008

— 243,684,090

—

—

28,829,503

Long-term and short-term lease 

liabilities

Long-term and short-term loans 

and borrowings

2020

8,131,999

16,239,147

73,312,099

329,070,610

196,635,694

623,389,549

942,770

21,230,436

57,303,441

218,725,131

203,103

298,404,881

203,718,865

112,426,072

130,615,540

550,708,749

196,838,797

1,194,308,023

Trade and other payables

146,749,260

37,575,632

Dividends payable

24,094,729

—

—

—

—

—

—

—

184,324,892

24,094,729

Long-term and short-term lease 

liabilities

Long-term and short-term loans 

and borrowings

5,753,427

11,512,811

52,770,481

257,214,471

165,920,031

493,171,221

386,931

17,229,596

9,146,323

158,419,180

430,394

185,612,424

176,984,347

66,318,039

61,916,804

415,633,651

166,350,425

887,203,266

As at 31 December 2021, the Group has net current liabilities of RUB 94,941,404 thousand (31 December 2020: 
RUB 17,342,223 thousand), including the carrying amount of short-term loans and borrowings in the amount 
of RUB 65,139,311 thousand (31 December 2021: RUB 18,391,601 thousand).

Additionally to the current loans the Group has access to financing facilities of RUB 261,811,137 thousand remained 
unused at 31 December 2021 (2020: RUB 280,612,664 thousand). The Group expects to meet its other obligations from 
operating cash flows and proceeds from maturing financial assets. 

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      of the Corporate Governance Code

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Appendix 2. Major transactions

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Appendix 3. Related party transactions

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Appendix 4. Management Statement of Responsibility

Report on complying 
with the principles and recommendations 
of the Corporate Governance Code

The Board of Directors confirms that the data provided in this report contains complete and reliable information  
on the Company’s compliance with the principles and recommendations of the Corporate Governance Code for 2021.

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The company shall ensure fair and equitable treatment of all shareholders in exercising their corporate governance rights.

1.1

1.1.1

The company ensures the most 
favourable conditions for its 
shareholders to participate in the 
general meeting, develop an informed 
position on agenda items of the general 
meeting, coordinate their actions, and 
voice their opinions on items considered

1.1.2

The procedure for giving notice of, and 
providing relevant materials for, the 
general meeting enables shareholders 
to properly prepare for attending the 
general meeting

1.1.3

In preparing for, and holding of, the 
general meeting, shareholders were able 
to receive clear and timely information 
on the meeting and related materials, 
put questions to the company’s 
executive bodies and the board of 
directors, and to communicate with 
each other

1. The company provides accessible means 
of communication with the company, such as 
a “hotline”, e-mail, or online forum, to enable 
shareholders to express their opinion and 
send questions on the agenda in preparation 
for the general meeting. The above means 
of communication were organized by the 
company and made available to shareholders 
in the course of preparation for each general 
meeting held in the reporting period.

1. In the reporting period the notice of an 
upcoming general meeting of shareholders is 
posted (published) on the company’s website 
on the Internet no later than 30 days prior 
to the date of the general meeting, unless a 
longer period is required by law

2. The notice of an upcoming meeting 
indicates the documents required for 
admission.

3. Shareholders were given access to the 
information on who proposed the agenda 
items and who proposed nominees to the 
company’s board of directors and the revision 
committee (if its establishment is stipulated 
by the company’s Articles of Association).

1. In the reporting period shareholders were 
given an opportunity to put questions to 
members of executive bodies and members 
of the board of directors in the course of 
preparation for, and during, the general 
meeting.

2. The position of the board of directors 
(including dissenting opinions (if available) 
entered in the minutes) on each item on 
the agenda of general meetings held in 
the reporting period was included in the 
materials for the general meeting.

3. The company gave duly authorised 
shareholders access to the list of persons 
entitled to participate in the general meeting, 
as from the date when such list was received 
by the company, for all general meetings held 
in the reporting period.

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1.1.4

There were no unjustified difficulties 
preventing shareholders from exercising 
their right to request that a general 
meeting be convened, to propose 
nominees to the company’s governing 
bodies, and to make proposals for the 
agenda of the general meeting

1.1.5

Each shareholder was able to freely 
exercise their voting right in the 
simplest and most convenient way

1. The company’s Articles of Association 
defines the deadline for shareholders to 
submit proposals to the agenda of the annual 
general meeting which shall be at least 60 
days after the end of the respective calendar 
year.

2. In the reporting period the company did 
not reject any proposals for the agenda or 
nominees to the company’s governing bodies 
due to misprints or other insignificant flaws in 
the shareholder’s proposal.

1. The company’s Articles of Association 
provides for an opportunity to fill in the 
electronic form of the ballot online the 
web address of which is specified in the 
notice on holding of the general meeting of 
shareholders.

—

The criterion for compliance 
with this paragraph of the 
Report is new, the specified 
amendments have not yet been 
reflected in the Company’s 
corporate governance practice.

The possibility and necessity 
of introducing the relevant 
amendments to the Company’s 
Articles of Association is 
planned to be considered 
before the annual general 
meeting of shareholders, which 
will be held for 2023.

However, the majority of the 
Company’s shareholders (over 
97%) are clients of nominal 
holders and participate in the 
meeting by sending electronic 
documents to the registrar 
containing their expression of 
will on the agenda items of the 
general meeting.

1.1.6

The procedure for holding a general 
meeting set by the company provides 
equal opportunities for all persons 
attending the meeting to voice their 
opinions and ask questions

1. During general meetings of shareholders 
held in the reporting period in the form of 
a meeting ( joint presence of shareholders), 
sufficient time was allocated for reports 
on, and discussion of, the agenda items. 
Shareholders had an opportunity to express 
their opinions and to ask questions on the 
agenda.

2. The company invited candidates to the 
company’s governing and control bodies 
and took all necessary measures to ensure 
their participation in the general meeting of 
shareholders at which their nominations were 
put to vote.

The candidates to the company’s governing 
and control bodies who were present at 
the general meeting of shareholders were 
available to answer questions of shareholders.

3. The sole executive body, the person 
responsible for the accounting, the chairman 
or the other members of the board of 
directors’ audit committee were available 
to answer shareholders’ questions at the 
general meetings of shareholders held in the 
reporting period.

4. In the reporting period the company 
used telecommunication means to ensure 
the remote participation of shareholders at 
general meetings, or the board of directors 
made a reasonable decision on the fact there 
was no need (opportunity) to use such means 
in the reporting period.

Criteria 2 and 3 are only 
partially not complied with.

Criterion 4 is not complied with.

Company's internal documents 
set out the possibility for 
candidates to the management 
and supervision bodies of the 
Company, as well as for the 
sole executive body, a person 
responsible for the accounting, 
and other bodies of the 
Company to participate at the 
meeting in person. However, in 
the reporting year, due to the 
epidemiological situation and 
in accordance with Federal Law 
No. 17-FZ dated 24 February 
2021, the general shareholder 
meetings were held in the form 
of absentee.

However, these persons are 
always available to answer 
questions – shareholders are 
able to address their questions 
regarding the Company’s 
operation through the Investor 
Relations department or 
the Corporate Governance 
department.

The Board of Directors did 
not consider the issue of 
providing shareholders with 
remote access to take part in 
general meetings during the 
reporting period because the 
majority of the Company’s 
shareholders (over 97%) are 
clients of nominal holders and 
participate in the meeting by 
sending electronic documents 
to the registrar containing their 
expression of will on the agenda 
items of the general meeting.

The possibility and necessity 
of such a practice is planned 
to be considered before the 
annual general meeting of 
shareholders, which will be held 
for 2023.

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1.2

Shareholders are given equal and fair opportunities to share profits of the company in the form of dividends.

1.2.1

The company has developed and 
put in place a transparent and clear 
mechanism to determine the dividend 
amount and payout procedure

1. The company’s regulations on the dividend 
policy have been approved by the board of 
directors and disclosed on the company’s 
website on the Internet.

1.3

1.3.1

The corporate governance system and practices ensure equal conditions for all shareholders owning the same type (class) of shares, 
including minority and non-resident shareholders, and their equal treatment by the company.

The company has created conditions for 
fair treatment of each shareholder by 
the company’s governing and control 
bodies, including conditions that rule 
out abuse by major shareholders against 
minority shareholders

1. In the reporting period the company’s 
controlling persons did not abuse their rights 
with respect to the company’s shareholders, 
there were no conflicts between the 
company’s controlling persons and 
shareholders, and if such conflicts occurred, 
the board of directors paid due attention to 
them.

1.3.2

The company does not take any actions 
that lead or may lead to artificial 
redistribution of corporate control

1. No quasi-treasury shares were issued or 
used to vote in the reporting period.

2. If the company’s dividend policy that 
prepares the consolidated financial 
statements uses reporting figures to 
determine the dividend amount, then 
relevant provisions of the dividend policy 
take into account the consolidated financial 
statements.

3. The explanation of the proposed net 
profit distribution, including payment of 
dividends and the company’s own needs, 
and the assessment of its compliance 
with the dividend policy adopted by the 
company, with clarifications and economic 
explanation of the requirement to direct a 
certain part of net profit to the company’s 
needs in the reporting period, were included 
in the materials for the general meeting of 
shareholders, the agenda of which contains 
an item on profit distribution (including the 
payment (declaration) of dividends).

1.2.2

1.2.3

1.2.4

The company does not resolve to 
pay out dividends if such payout, 
while formally compliant with law, is 
economically unjustified and may lead to 
a false representation of the company’s 
performance

1. In addition to the restrictions established 
by law, the company’s regulations on the 
dividend policy identify financial/ economic 
circumstances under which the company shall 
not make decisions on the dividend payment.

The company does not allow for 
dividend rights of its existing 
shareholders to be impaired

The company makes every effort to 
prevent its shareholders profiting from 
the company through any means other 
than dividends and liquidation value

1. In the reporting period the company did 
not take any actions that would lead to the 
impairment of the dividend rights of its 
existing shareholders.

1. In the reporting period the means of 
profiting from the company by the controlling 
persons, other than dividends (for example, 
through the transfer pricing, unjustified 
provision of services to the company by the 
controlling person at inflated prices, through 
internal loans replacing dividends to the 
controlling persons and (or) its controlled 
persons) were not used.

—

—

—

—

—

Since 2018 the Company has a 
long-term incentive programme 
for executive bodies and other 
key employees of the Company 
with the use of the Company’s 
shares, it has been planned for 
5 years.

The current legislation provides 
for the right of shareholders to 
participate in the management 
of a joint-stock company 
by participating in general 
shareholder meetings with the 
right to vote on all matters 
within its competence. The 
Company shareholders, 
including those controlled by 
the Company, are not restricted 
in the exercise of their rights 
established by securities.

Moreover, the actual share 
of quasi-treasury shares 
is extremely small and is 
consistently decreasing. The 
participation of these shares in 
voting at general shareholders 
meetings does not result in 
the artificial redistribution 
of corporate control in the 
Company.

At the annual general meetings 
held for 2018 and 2019, at the 
suggestion of shareholders, 
the proposal of changing 
the Company’s Articles of 
Association in terms of the 
obligation of the Company to 
take measures aimed at limiting 
voting rights of shares owned by 
legal entities controlled by the 
Company was considered.

On both occasions, the 
shareholders did not 
support such amendments 
to the Company’s Articles of 
Association.

The possibility and necessity 
of such a practice is planned 
to be considered before the 
annual general meeting of 
shareholders, which will be held 
at the end of 2023.

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Shareholders are provided with reliable and efficient means of recording their rights to shares and are able to freely dispose of their shares
without any hindrance.

Shareholders are provided with reliable 
and efficient means of recording their 
rights to shares and are able to freely 
dispose of their shares without any 
hindrance

1. The technologies and terms of provided 
services used by the company’s registrar 
meet the needs of the company and its 
shareholders and ensure the account 
of rights for shares and realization of 
shareholders’ rights in the most efficient way

—

The board of directors provides strategic management of the company, determines key principles of, and approaches to, setting up a 
corporate risk management and internal control system, oversees the activities of the company’s executive bodies, and performs other key 
functions.

1.4

1.4.1

2.1

2.1.1

The board of directors is responsible 
for appointing and dismissing executive 
bodies, including due to improper 
performance of their duties. The 
board of directors also ensures that 
the company’s executive bodies act 
in accordance with the company’s 
approved development strategy and 
core lines of business

2.1.2

The board of directors sets key long-
term targets for the company, assesses 
and approves its key performance 
indicators and key business goals, as well 
as the strategy and business plans for 
the company’s core lines of business.

2.1.3

The board of directors defines the 
company’s principles of, and approaches 
to, setting up a risk management and 
internal control system

1. The board of directors has the authority 
stipulated in the articles of association to 
appoint and remove members of executive 
bodies and to set out the terms and 
conditions of their contracts.

2. In the reporting period the nomination 
(appointments and HR) committee reviewed 
the compliance of the professional expertise, 
skills and experience of the members of the 
executive bodies with the company’s current 
and expected needs determined by the 
company’s approved strategy.

3. In the reporting period the board of 
directors reviewed the report(s) by the sole 
executive body or the collective executive 
body (if available) on the implementation of 
the company’s strategy.

1. At its meetings in the reporting period, 
the board of directors reviewed strategy 
implementation and updates, approval of 
the company’s financial and business plan 
(budget), as well as criteria and performance 
(including interim) of the company’s strategy 
and business plans.

1. The company’s principles of, and 
approaches to, setting up a risk management 
and internal control system were defined by 
the board of directors and specified in the 
company’s internal documents determining 
the risk management and internal control 
system policy.

2. In the reporting period the board of 
directors approved (revised) the appropriate 
amount of risks (risk appetite) of the 
company, or the audit committee and (or) 
risk management committee (if available) 
considered if it was reasonable to submit the 
issue of revising the company’s risk appetite 
for consideration by the board of directors.

—

—

—

2.1.4

2.1.5

2.1.6

The board of directors defines the 
company’s policy on remuneration 
payable to, and/or reimbursement 
(compensation) of costs incurred by, 
members of the board of directors, the 
company’s executive bodies, and other 
key executives of the company

The board of directors plays a key 
role in preventing, identifying, and 
resolving internal conflicts between the 
company’s bodies, shareholders, and 
employees

The board of directors plays a key 
role in ensuring that the company is 
transparent, timely and fully discloses 
its information, and provides its 
shareholders with unhindered access to 
the company’s documents

1. The company has developed, approved 
by the board of directors and put in 
place a remuneration and reimbursement 
(compensation) policy (policies) for its 
directors, members of executive bodies and 
other key executives.

2. At its meetings in the reporting period, the 
board of directors discussed matters related 
to such policy (policies).

1. The board of directors plays a key role in 
preventing, identifying, and resolving internal 
conflicts.

2. The company has set up mechanisms to 
identify transactions leading to a conflict of 
interest and to resolve such conflicts.

1.  Persons responsible for implementing 
the information policy are identified in the 
company’s internal documents.

2.1.7

The board of directors controls the 
company’s corporate governance 
practices and plays a key role in material 
corporate events of the company

1. In the reporting period the board of 
directors reviewed the results of self-
assessment and (or) external assessment 
of the company’s corporate governance 
practices.

2.2

The board of directors is accountable to the company’s shareholders.

2.2.1

Performance of the board of directors 
is disclosed and made available to the 
shareholders

2.2.2

The chairman of the board of directors 
is available to communicate with the 
company’s shareholders

1. The company’s annual report for the 
reporting period includes the information 
on attendance of the board of directors and 
committee meetings by each member of the 
board of directors.

2. The annual report discloses key 
performance assessment (self-assessment) 
results of the board of directors in the 
reporting period.

1. The company has a transparent procedure 
in place enabling its shareholders to forward 
inquiries to the chairman of the board of 
directors (and, if applicable, to the senior 
independent director) and receive feedback 
on them.

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2.3

The board of directors manages the company in an efficient and professional manner and is capable of making fair and independent 
judgements and adopting resolutions in the best interests of the company and its shareholders.

2.4

The board of directors includes a sufficient number of independent directors.

2.3.1 Only persons of impeccable business 
and personal reputation who have the 
knowledge, expertise, and experience 
required to make decisions within the 
authority of the board of directors and 
essential to perform its functions in an 
efficient way are elected to the board of 
directors

2.3.2

The company’s directors are elected via 
a transparent procedure that enables 
shareholders to obtain information on 
nominees sufficient to judge on their 
personal and professional qualities

1. In the reporting period the board of 
directors (or its nomination committee) 
assessed nominees to the board of directors 
for required experience, expertise, business 
reputation, absence of conflicts of interest, 
etc.

1. Whenever the agenda of the general 
meeting of shareholders included election 
of the board of directors, the company 
provided to shareholders the biographical 
details of all nominees to the board of 
directors, the results of assessment of the 
compliance of the professional expertise, 
skills and experience of the nominees 
with the company’s current and expected 
needs, carried out by the board of directors 
(or its nomination committee), and the 
information on whether the nominee meets 
the independence criteria set forth in 
Recommendations 102 - 107 of the Code, 
as well as information on availability of the 
nominees’ written consent to be elected to 
the board of directors.

2.3.3

2.3.4

The board of directors has a balanced 
membership, including in terms of 
directors’ qualifications, experience, 
expertise, and business skills, and it has 
the trust of shareholders

1. In the reporting period the board of 
directors reviewed its requirements to 
professional expertise, experience and skills 
and defined expertise essential to the board 
of directors in the short and long term.

The company has a sufficient number 
of directors to organise the board of 
directors’ activities in the most efficient 
way, including the ability to set up 
committees of the board of directors 
and enable the company’s substantial 
minority shareholders to elect a 
nominee to the board of directors for 
whom they vote

1. In the reporting period the board of 
directors considered whether the number 
of directors met the company’s needs and 
shareholders’ interests.

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—

—

—

2.4.1

An independent director is a person 
who is sufficiently professional, 
experienced, and independent to 
develop their own position, and capable 
of making unbiased judgements in good 
faith, free of influence by the company’s 
executive bodies, individual groups of 
shareholders, or other stakeholders. 
It should be noted that a nominee 
(elected director) who is related to the 
company, its substantial shareholder, 
substantial counterparty, or competitor 
of the company, or is related to the 
government, may not be considered 
as independent under normal 
circumstances

2.4.2

The company assesses compliance of 
nominees to the board of directors and 
reviews compliance of independent 
directors with independence criteria 
on a regular basis. In such assessment, 
substance prevails over form

1. In the reporting period all independent 
directors met all independence criteria set 
out in Recommendations 102-107 of the Code, 
or were deemed independent by resolution of 
the board of directors.

1. In the reporting period the board of 
directors (or its nomination committee) 
made a judgement on the independence of 
each nominee to the board of directors and 
provided its opinion to shareholders.

2. In the reporting period the board of 
directors (or its nomination committee) 
reviewed, at least once, the issue on 
independence of incumbent directors (after 
their election).

3. The company has in place procedures 
defining the actions to be taken by directors 
if they cease to be independent, including 
the obligation to timely notify the board of 
directors thereof.

2.4.3

2.4.4

Independent directors make up at least 
one third of elected directors

1. Independent directors make up at least one 
third of directors.

Independent directors play a key role 
in preventing internal conflicts in the 
company and in ensuring that the 
company performs material corporate 
actions

1. Independent directors (with no conflicts 
of interest) run a preliminary assessment 
of material corporate actions implying a 
potential conflict of interest in the reporting 
period and submitted the results to the 
board of directors.

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2.5

The chairman of the board of directors ensures that the board of directors discharges its duties in the most efficient way.

2.6.4 All directors have equal access to the 

company’s documents and information. 
Newly elected directors are furnished 
with sufficient information about the 
company and performance of the board 
of directors as soon as possible

1. Under the company’s internal documents, 
directors are entitled to receive information 
and documents necessary for the board of 
directors’ members to perform their duties 
and related to the company and its controlled 
entities, while executive bodies of the 
company should ensure the provision of the 
relevant information and documents.

2. The company carries out a formalised 
induction programme for newly elected 
members of the board of directors.

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2.7

Meetings of the board of directors, preparation for such meetings, and participation of directors ensure efficient performance by the 
board of directors.

2.7.1 Meetings of the board of directors are 
held as needed, taking into account the 
scale of operations and goals of the 
company at a particular time

1. The board of directors held at least six 
meetings in the reporting year

2.7.2

The company’s internal regulations 
formalize a procedure for arranging 
and holding meetings of the board of 
directors, enabling members of the 
board of directors to properly prepare 
for such meetings

1. The company has an approved internal 
document that describes the procedure for 
arranging and holding meetings of the board 
of directors and stipulates, in particular, that 
the notice of the meeting is to be given, as 
a rule, at least five days prior to such meeting.

2. In the reporting period members of the 
board of directors who were not able to 
attend the meeting of the board of directors 
were provided with an opportunity to 
participate in the discussion of agenda 
items and voting remotely – by means 
of conference and video conference 
communication.

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The board of directors is chaired by 
an independent director, or a senior 
independent director supervising the 
activities of other independent directors 
and interacting with the chairman 
of the board of directors is chosen 
from among the elected independent 
directors

1. The board of directors is chaired by 
an independent director, or a senior 
independent director is appointed from 
among the independent directors.

2. The role, rights, and duties of the chairman 
of the board of directors (and, if applicable, of 
the senior independent director) are duly set 
out in the company’s internal documents.

The chairman of the board of directors 
maintains a constructive environment 
at meetings, enables free discussion 
of agenda items, and supervises the 
execution of resolutions passed by the 
board of directors

The chairman of the board of directors 
takes all steps necessary or the timely 
provision to directors of information 
required to pass resolutions on agenda 
items

1. Performance of the chairman of the 
board of directors was assessed as part of 
assessment (self-assessment) of the board 
of directors’ performance in the reporting 
period.

1. The company’s internal documents set 
out the duty of the chairman of the board of 
directors to take all steps necessary for the 
timely provision to directors of complete and 
reliable information for the agenda of a board 
meeting.

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Directors act reasonably and in good faith in the best interests of the company and its shareholders, on a fully informed basis and with due 
care and diligence.

2.5.1

2.5.2

2.5.3

2.6

2.6.1

Directors pass resolutions on a fully 
informed basis, with no conflict of 
interest, subject to equal treatment 
of the company’s shareholders, and 
assuming normal business risks

1. The company’s internal documents stipulate 
that a director should notify the board of 
directors of any existing conflict of interest 
as to any agenda item of a meeting of the 
board of directors or its committee, prior to 
discussing the relevant agenda item.

2. The company’s internal documents 
stipulate that a director should abstain from 
voting on any item in connection with which 
they have a conflict of interest.

3. The company has in place a procedure 
enabling the board of directors to get 
professional advice on matters within its 
remit at the expense of the company.

2.6.2

The rights and duties of directors are 
clearly stated and incorporated in the 
company’s internal documents

1. The company has adopted and published 
an internal document that clearly defines the 
rights and duties of directors.

2.6.3 Directors have sufficient time to 

perform their duties

1. Individual attendance at board and 
committee meetings, as well as the sufficiency 
of time for work on the board of directors, 
including its committees, was analysed 
as part of the procedure of assessment 
(self-assessment) of the board of directors’ 
performance in the reporting period.

2. Under the company’s internal documents, 
directors notify the board of directors of 
their intentions to be elected to governing 
bodies of other entities (apart from the 
entities controlled by the company), and of 
their election to such bodies.

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2.7.3

The format of the meeting of the board 
of directors is determined taking into 
account the importance of its agenda 
items. The most important matters are 
dealt with at meetings of the board of 
directors held in person

1. The company’s Articles of Association or 
internal document provides for the most 
important matters (including those listed 
in Recommendation 168 of the Code) to be 
passed at meetings of the board of directors 
held in person.

In the opinion of the 
Company, the development of 
modern telecommunications 
technologies practically 
eliminates the differences in the 
effectiveness of in person and 
absentee formats of meetings 
of the Board of Directors. The 
most important issues included 
in the agenda of meetings of 
the Board of Directors are 
preliminarily considered by 
the relevant committees of 
the Board of Directors and are 
comprehensively discussed 
by members of the Board 
of Directors before voting, 
including absentee form of 
voting.

The Company believes that 
transferring a large number 
of meetings of the Board of 
Directors to in person format is 
not economically feasible.

Taking into account the 
epidemiological situation 
that developed over the past 
few years and the related 
limitations, in person meetings 
for the Company were not 
possible.

In the future, the Company 
plans to maintain this 
approach to holding meetings 
and to develop the use of 
modern telecommunication 
technologies when planning 
meetings and making decisions.

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2.8.2

To preview matters related to 
adopting an efficient and transparent 
remuneration scheme, a remuneration 
committee was set up, comprised of 
independent directors and headed by 
an independent director who is not the 
chairman of the board of directors

1. The board of directors set up a 
remuneration committee comprised solely of 
independent directors.

2. The remuneration committee is headed 
by an independent director who is not the 
chairman of the board of directors.

3. The company’s internal documents set out 
the tasks of the remuneration committee, 
including those listed in Recommendation 180 
of the Code, and conditions (events), upon 
the occurrence of which the remuneration 
committee considers the revision of the 
company’s remuneration policy for members 
of the board of directors, executive bodies 
and other key executives.

2.8.3

To preview matters related to talent 
management (succession planning), 
professional composition, and efficiency 
of the board of directors, a nomination 
(appointments and HR) committee was 
set up, predominantly comprised of 
independent directors

1. The board of directors has set up a 
nomination committee (or its tasks listed 
in Recommendation 186 of the Code are 
fulfilled by another committee) predominantly 
comprised of independent directors.

2. The company’s internal documents set out 
the tasks of the nomination committee (or 
the tasks of the committee with combined 
functions), including those listed in 
Recommendation 186 of the Code.

3. For the purpose of forming the board of 
directors that meets the company’s goals 
and objectives most fully, in the reporting 
period the nomination committee, on its 
own or jointly with other board of directors’ 
committees or the company’s authorised 
shareholder relations unit, organised the 
engagement with shareholders, not limited 
to the largest shareholders, in the context of 
choosing nominees to the company’s board 
of directors.

Criterion 3 is only partially 
complied with.

The Company’s internal 
documents do not specify 
the specific conditions, upon 
the occurrence of which the 
remuneration committee 
considers the issue of revising 
the Company’s remuneration 
policy for the members of 
the Board of Directors, 
executive bodies and other key 
executives.

The criterion for compliance 
with this paragraph of the 
Report is new, therefore 
the specified amendments 
have not yet been reflected 
in the Company’s corporate 
governance practice.

The possibility and necessity 
of introducing the relevant 
amendments to the internal 
documents is planned to 
be considered before the 
annual general meeting of 
shareholders, which will be held 
at the end of 2023.

However, the HR and 
Remuneration Committee 
considers remuneration issues 
on a regular basis.

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The format of the meeting of the board 
of directors is determined taking into 
account the importance of its agenda 
items. The most important matters are 
dealt with at meetings of the board of 
directors held in person

1. The company’s Articles of Association 
provides for resolutions on the most 
important matters, including those set 
out in Recommendation 170 of the Code 
to be passed at a meeting of the board of 
directors by a qualified majority of at least 
three quarters or by a majority of all elected 
directors.

Resolutions on most important matters relating to the company’s operations are passed at a meeting of the board of directors by a qualified 
majority or by a majority of all elected directors.

An audit committee comprised of 
independent directors is set up to 
preview matters related to controlling 
the company’s financial and business 
activities

1. The board of directors set up an audit 
committee comprised solely of independent 
directors.

2. The company’s internal documents set out 
the tasks of the audit committee, including 
those listed in Recommendation 172 of the 
Code.

3. At least one member of the audit 
committee represented by an independent 
director has experience and knowledge of 
preparing, analysing, assessing, and auditing 
accounting (financial) statements.

4. In the reporting period meetings of the 
audit committee were held at least once a 
quarter.

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2.8

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2.8.4

Taking into account the company’s 
scope of business and level of risks, the 
company’s board of directors made sure 
that the composition of its committees 
is in line with the company’s business 
goals. Additional committees were 
either set up or not deemed necessary 
(strategy committee, corporate 
governance committee, ethics 
committee, risk management committee, 
budget committee, health, safety and 
environment committee, etc.)

2.8.5 Committees are composed so as to 

enable comprehensive discussions of 
matters under preview, taking into 
account the diversity of opinions

1. In the reporting period the company’s 
board of directors considered whether the 
structure of the board of directors was in 
line with the scale and scope, business goals 
and requirements, and the risk profile of the 
company. Additional committees were either 
set up or not deemed necessary.

1. The audit committees, remuneration 
committee, nomination committee (or the 
relevant committee with a combined function) 
were headed by independent directors in the 
reporting period.

2. The company’s internal documents 
(policies) include provisions stipulating that 
persons who are not members of the audit 
committee, the nomination committee (or 
the relevant committee with a combined 
function), and the remuneration committee 
may attend committee meetings only by 
invitation of the chairman of the respective 
committee.

2.8.6 Committee chairmen inform the board 

of directors and its chairman on the 
performance of their committees on a 
regular basis

1. In the reporting period committee 
chairmen reported to the board of directors 
on the performance of committees on a 
regular basis.

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The board of directors ensures performance assessment of the board of directors, its committees, and members of the board of directors.

2.9.1

The board of directors’ performance 
assessment is aimed at determining the 
efficiency of the board of directors, its 
committees and members, consistency 
of their work with the company’s growth 
requirements, as well as at bolstering 
the work of the board of directors and 
identifying areas for improvement

1. The procedures of conducting the 
assessment (self-assessment) of the board of 
directors’ performance are determined in the 
company’s internal documents.

2. Assessment (self-assessment) of the board 
of directors’ performance carried out in 
the reporting period included performance 
assessment of committees, individual 
assessment of directors, and the board of 
directors in general.

3. Results of assessment (self-assessment) of 
the board of directors’ performance carried 
out in the reporting period were reviewed at 
the meeting of the board of directors held in 
person.

Criterion 1 is not complied with.

This criterion is new, the 
procedures of conducting the 
assessment (self-assessment) 
of the Board of Directors’ 
performance are not formalized 
in the internal documents. 
However, the assessment of 
performance of the Board of 
Directors and Committees 
of the Board of Directors is 
carried out annually by the 
Board of Directors’ HR and 
Remuneration Committee 
on a regular basis. Also, an 
independent assessment 
of the Board of Directors’ 
performance was carried out 
in 2021.

The possibility and necessity 
of introducing the relevant 
amendments to the internal 
documents is planned to 
be considered before the 
annual general meeting of 
shareholders, which will be held 
at the end of 2023.

Performance of the board of directors, 
its committees and members is assessed 
regularly at least once a year. An 
external advisor is engaged at least 
once in three years to conduct an 
independent assessment of the board of 
directors’ performance

1. The company engaged an external advisor 
to conduct an independent assessment of the 
board of directors’ performance at least once 
over the last three reporting periods.

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The company’s corporate secretary ensures efficient ongoing interaction with shareholders, coordinate the company’s efforts to protect 
shareholder rights and interests and support efficient performance of the board of directors.

2.9.2

3.1

3.1.1

The corporate secretary has the 
expertise, experience, and qualifications 
sufficient to perform his/her duties, as 
well as an impeccable reputation and 
the trust of shareholders

3.1.2

The corporate secretary is sufficiently 
independent of the company’s executive 
bodies and has the powers and 
resources required to perform his/her 
tasks

1. The biographical data of the corporate 
secretary are published on the corporate 
website and in the company’s annual report 
(including information on age, education, 
expertise, experience), and information on 
positions in the governing bodies of other 
legal entities held by the corporate secretary 
for at least the last five years.

1. The company has adopted and published 
an internal document – regulations on the 
corporate secretary.

2. The board of directors approves the 
nominee to the position of the corporate 
secretary and terminates his powers, 
considers the additional remuneration to him.

3.The company’s internal documents stipulate 
the right of the corporate secretary to 
request, receive documents and information 
from the company’s governing bodies, 
structural units and officials.

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4.1.1

Remuneration payable by the company is sufficient to attract, motivate, and retain people with competencies and qualifications required 
by the company. Remuneration payable to directors, executive bodies, and other key executives of the company is in compliance with the 
approved remuneration policy of the company.

The amount of remuneration paid by 
the company to directors, executive 
bodies, and other key executives creates 
sufficient incentives for them to work 
efficiently while enabling the company 
to engage and retain competent and 
qualified specialists. At the same time, 
the company avoids unnecessarily high 
remuneration, as well as unjustifiably 
large gaps between remunerations of 
the above persons and the company’s 
employees

1. Remuneration of members of the board of 
directors, executive bodies, and other key 
executives of the company is determined 
based on the results of a comparable analysis 
of the level of remuneration in comparable 
companies.

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The company considers its performance and the personal contribution of each executive to the achievement of such performance when 
determining the amount of a fee payable to members of executive bodies and other key executives of the company.

4.1.2

4.1.3

4.1.4

The company’s remuneration policy is 
devised by the remuneration committee 
and approved by the board of directors. 
The board of directors, assisted by 
the remuneration committee, ensures 
control over the introduction and 
implementation of the company’s 
remuneration policy, revising and 
amending it as required

1. In the reporting period the remuneration 
committee considered the remuneration 
policy (policies) and (or) its (their) 
introduction practices, carried out the 
assessment of its (their) efficiency and 
transparency and provided relevant 
recommendations on the revision of the 
policy (policies) to the board of directors as 
required.

The company’s remuneration policy 
includes transparent mechanisms 
for determining the amount of 
remuneration due to directors, 
executive bodies, and other key 
executives of the company, and 
regulates all types of expenses, benefits, 
and privileges provided to such persons

1. The company’s remuneration policy 
(policies) includes (include) transparent 
mechanisms for determining the amount of 
remuneration due to directors, executive 
bodies, and other key executives of the 
company, and regulates (regulate) all types of 
expenses, benefits, and privileges provided to 
such persons.

The company defines a policy on 
reimbursement (compensation) of 
expenses detailing a list of reimbursable 
expenses and specifying service levels 
that directors, executive bodies, and 
other key executives of the company 
may claim. Such policy can make part of 
the company’s remuneration policy

1. The remuneration policy (policies) defines 
(define) the rules for reimbursement of 
expenses incurred by directors, executive 
bodies, and other key executives of the 
company.

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4.2

Remuneration system for directors ensures alignment of financial interests of directors with long-term financial interests of shareholders.

4.2.1

The company pays fixed annual 
remuneration to its directors. The 
company does not pay remuneration 
for attending particular meetings of the 
board of directors or its committees. 
The company does not apply any form 
of short-term motivation or additional 
financial incentive for its directors

1. In the reporting period the company 
paid remuneration to the board of 
directors’ members in accordance with the 
remuneration policy adopted by the company.

2. In the reported period the company did 
not apply any forms of short-term motivation, 
additional financial motivation, the payment 
of which depends on the results (indicators) 
of the company’s performance in relation to 
the board of directors’ members. Payment 
of remuneration for the participation in 
meetings of the board of directors or 
committees of the board of directors were 
not made.

4.2.2

Long-term ownership of the company’s 
shares helps align the financial interests 
of directors with long-term interests 
of shareholders to the utmost. At the 
same time, the company does not 
link the right to dispose of shares to 
performance targets, and directors do 
not participate in stock option plans

1. If the company’s internal document(s) – 
the remuneration policy (policies) stipulates 
(stipulate) provision of the company’s shares 
to members of the board of directors, clear 
rules for share ownership by board members 
shall be defined and disclosed, aimed at 
stimulating long-term ownership of such 
shares.

4.2.3

The company does not provide for any 
extra payments or compensations in the 
event of early termination of directors’ 
tenure resulting from the change of 
control or any other reasons

1. The company does not provide for any 
extra payments or compensations in the 
event of early termination of directors’ tenure 
resulting from the change of control or any 
other reasons.

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4.3

4.3.1

Remuneration due to members 
of executive bodies and other 
key executives of the company is 
determined in a manner providing for 
reasonable and justified ratio of the 
fixed and variable parts of remuneration, 
depending on the company’s results and 
the employee’s personal contribution

4.3.2

The company has in place a long-term 
incentive programme for members 
of executive bodies and other key 
executives of the company with the use 
of the company’s shares (options and 
other derivative instruments where the 
company’s shares are the underlying 
asset)

1. In the reporting period annual performance 
results approved by the board of directors 
were used to determine the amount of 
the variable part of remuneration due to 
members of executive bodies and other key 
executives of the company.

2. During the latest assessment of the 
remuneration system for members of 
executive bodies and other key executives 
of the company, the board of directors 
(remuneration committee) made sure that the 
company applies efficient ratio of the fixed 
and variable parts of remuneration.

3. When determining the amount of 
remuneration to be paid to the members 
of the executive bodies and other key 
executives of the company, the risks incurred 
by the company are taken into account in 
order to avoid incentives to take excessively 
risky management decisions.

1. If the company has in place a long-term 
incentive programme for members of 
executive bodies and other key executives of 
the company with the use of the company’s 
shares (financial instruments based on the 
company’s shares), the programme implies 
that the right to dispose of shares and 
other financial instruments takes effect at 
least three years after such shares or other 
financial instruments are granted. The right 
to dispose of such shares or other financial 
instruments is linked to the company’s 
performance targets.

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The Board of Directors 
approved the Long-Term 
Incentive Programme.  
The Programme is designed 
to motivate management 
to increase the market 
capitalisation of the Company 
supported by EBITDA growth. 
The Programme includes 
remuneration in the form of 
shares and options in annual 
tranches. Remuneration will 
depend on the share price. The 
Programme is designed for five 
years. There are no restrictions 
on the disposal of shares 
received under the Programme

Instead of a restriction of the 
disposal of shares (and the 
dependance of the right of 
disposal on the achievement 
of indicators), it provides for 
a dependance of the granting 
of shares on the achievement 
of certain indicators and the 
deferred provision of shares in 
each of the annual tranches in 
parts over 3 years, and the loss 
of participants’ right to receive 
tranches (parts of tranches) in 
case of resignation from the 
Company.  

The Company finds this 
approach to the provision of 
shares as part of the long-term 
incentive most reasonable and 
plans to follow it in the future.

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4.3.3 The compensation (“golden parachute”) 
payable by the company in case of early 
termination of powers of members of 
executive bodies or key executives 
at the company’s initiative, provided 
that there have been no actions in bad 
faith on their part, shall not exceed the 
double amount of the fixed part of their 
annual remuneration

1. In the reporting period the compensation 
(“golden parachute”) payable by the company 
in case of early termination of the powers 
of executive bodies or key executives at the 
company’s initiative, provided that there have 
been no actions in bad faith on their part, did 
not exceed the double amount of the fixed 
part of their annual remuneration.

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The company has in place an effective risk management and internal control system providing reasonable assurance in the achievement of 
the company’s goals.

The company’s board of directors 
determined the principles of, and 
approaches to, setting up a risk 
management and internal control 
system at the company

5.1.2

The company’s executive bodies ensure 
establishment and continuous operation 
of an efficient risk management and 
internal control system at the company

The company’s risk management and 
internal control system ensures an 
objective, fair, and clear view of the 
current state and future prospects 
of the company, the integrity and 
transparency of the company’s 
reporting, as well as reasonable and 
acceptable risk exposure

The company’s board of directors takes 
necessary measures to make sure that 
the company’s risk management and 
internal control system is consistent 
with the principles of, and approaches 
to, its setup and efficient functioning 
determined by the board of directors

1. Functions of different management bodies 
and business units of the company in the risk 
management and internal control system 
are clearly defined in the company’s internal 
documents / relevant policy approved by the 
board of directors.

1. The company’s executive bodies 
ensured the distribution of duties, 
powers, responsibilities related to risk 
management and internal control between 
the heads (managers) of business units and 
departments accountable to them.

1. The company has in place an approved anti-
corruption policy.

2. The company established a safe, 
confidential and accessible method of 
notifying the board of directors or the 
board’s audit committee of breaches or any 
violations of the law, the company’s internal 
procedures and code of ethics.

1. In the reporting period the board of 
directors (the audit committee and (or) the 
risk management committee (if available) 
organized the assessment of the reliability 
and efficiency of the risk management and 
internal control system.

2. In the reporting period the board of 
directors reviewed the results of assessment 
of the reliability and efficiency of the 
company’s risk management and internal 
control system. Information on the results 
consideration is included in the company’s 
annual report.

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The company performs internal audits for regular independent assessment of the reliability and efficiency of its risk management and 
internal control system, as well as corporate governance practice.

The company has set up a separate 
business unit or engaged an 
independent external organisation to 
carry out internal audits.
Functional and administrative reporting 
lines of the internal audit unit are 
delineated. The internal audit unit 
functionally reports to the board of 
directors.

1. To perform internal audits, the company 
has set up a separate business unit – internal 
audit division, functionally reporting to 
the board of directors, or engaged an 
independent external organization with the 
same line of reporting.

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5.1.3

5.1.4

5.2

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5.2.2

The internal audit division assesses 
the reliability and efficiency of the 
risk management and internal control 
system, as well as the corporate 
governance system, applies generally 
accepted standards of internal audit

1. In the reporting period the reliability 
and efficiency of the risk management and 
internal control system were assessed as part 
of the internal audit procedure.

2. In the reporting period the corporate 
governance practice (certain practices) was 
(were) assessed as part of the internal audit 
procedure, including the procedures of the 
information interaction (including internal 
control and risk management issues) at all 
levels of the company’s management, as well 
as stakeholders engagement.

6.1

The company and its operations are transparent for its shareholders, investors, and other stakeholders.

6.1.1

The company has developed and 
implemented an information policy 
ensuring efficient exchange of 
information by the company, its 
shareholders, investors, and other 
stakeholders

6.1.2

The company discloses information on 
its corporate governance system and 
practice, including detailed information 
on compliance with the principles and 
recommendations of the Code

1. The company’s board of directors 
approved an information policy 
developed in accordance with the Code’s 
recommendations.

2. In the reporting period the board 
of directors (or one of its committees) 
considered the issue on the efficiency 
of information engagement of the 
company, shareholders, investors and 
other stakeholders, and considered if it 
was reasonable (necessary) to revise the 
company’s information policy.

1. The company discloses information on its 
corporate governance system and general 
principles of corporate governance, including 
disclosure on its website.

2. The company discloses information on 
the membership of its executive bodies 
and board of directors, independence of 
directors and their membership in the board 
of directors’ committees (as defined by the 
Code).

3. If the company has a controlling person, 
the company publishes a memorandum 
of the controlling person setting out this 
person’s plans for the company’s corporate 
governance.

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6.2.1

The company makes timely disclosures of complete, updated, and reliable information to allow shareholders and investors to make informed 
decisions.

The company discloses information 
based on the principles of regularity, 
consistency, and promptness, as well as 
availability, reliability, completeness, and 
comparability of disclosed data

1. The company has a procedure ensuring 
coordination of work of all structural units 
and employees of the company who are 
related to information disclosure or whose 
operation may result in the requirement to 
disclose information.

2. If the company’s securities are traded on 
foreign organised markets, the company 
ensured concerted and equivalent disclosure 
of material information in the Russian 
Federation and in the said markets in the 
reporting year.

3. If foreign shareholders hold a material 
portion of the company’s shares, the relevant 
information was disclosed in the reporting 
period both in the Russian language and one 
of the most widely used foreign languages.

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6.2.2

The company avoids a formalistic 
approach to information disclosure and 
discloses material information on its 
operations, even if disclosure of such 
information is not required by law

1. The company’s information policy 
determines approaches to the disclosure of 
information on other events (actions) that 
have a significant impact on its securities’ 
prices, the disclosure of which is required 
by law.

2. The company discloses information 
on its capital structure, as stated in 
recommendation 290 of the Code, in its 
annual report and on the corporate website.

3. The company discloses information on 
the controlled entities which are material 
for the company, including key areas of their 
operation, on tools ensuring accountability 
of the controlled entities, authorities 
of the company’s board of directors in 
terms of determination of the strategy 
and assessment of the performance of the 
controlled organization.

4. The company discloses a non-financial 
report – sustainability report, environmental 
report, corporate social responsibility report 
or other report containing non-financial 
information, including factors related to 
the environment (including environmental 
and climate change factors), society (social 
factors) and corporate governance, except 
for the report of the issuer of securities and 
the company’s annual report.

Criterion 2 is only partially 
complied with.

The obligation to disclose 
information, including in the 
form of the issuer’s report 
(issuer's quarterly reports), 
applies to the Company since 
2006, while the Company, 
within the framework of 
compliance with the legislation 
on disclosure of information, 
discloses the information 
received on the number of 
shareholders of the Company, 
information on the number of 
voting shares broken down by 
categories (types) of shares, as 
well as the number of shares at 
the disposal of the Сompany 
and legal entities controlled 
by it, information on persons 
who directly or indirectly own 
shares and (or) dispose of votes 
on shares constituting five or 
more percent of the authorised 
capital or ordinary shares of the 
Сompany and other information 
required by applicable law, 
in the form of statements of 
material facts and as part 
of annual, quarterly reports 
(issuer’s reports) and lists of 
affiliates, which are disclosed on 
the website on the Internet.

At the same time, the Company 
has not determined the 
procedure for disclosing 
specific additional information 
about the Company’s capital 
structure, as specified by 
Recommendation 290 of the 
Code, namely: statements of 
the Company’s executive bodies 
indicating that the Company 
has no information about the 
existence of shareholdings 
exceeding five percent, other 
than those already disclosed 
by the Company. The matter of 
whether these provisions can 
and need to be included in the 
Company's internal documents 
and corporate governance 
practice is expected to be 
considered before the annual 
general shareholders meeting 
for 2022.

Even though information about 
the absence of such knowledge 
on the part of the Company is 
not disclosed as a statement of 
the executive bodies, this does 
not result in any information 
being concealed with regard to 
the Company’s capital structure 
in accordance with Clause 290 
of the Code.

The Company avoids a 
formalistic approach in 
the disclosure of material 
information about its activities.

The company’s annual report, as one 
of the most important tools of its 
information exchange with shareholders 
and other stakeholders, contains 
information enabling assessment of the 
company’s annual performance results

1. The company’s annual report contains 
information on results of the assessment of 
the efficiency of external and internal audit.

2. The company’s annual report contains 
information on the company’s environmental 
protection and safety policy, social policy of 
the company.

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The company provides information and documents requested by its shareholders in accordance with the principles of fairness and ease of 
access.

6.2.3

6.2

6.3.1

Shareholders’ rights to access the 
company’s documents and information 
are not exercised with any unreasonable 
difficulties.

1. The company’s information policy (internal 
documents determining the information 
policy) establishes (establish) the procedure 
for providing shareholders with easy access 
to information and documents of the 
company, as requested by shareholders.

2. The company’s information policy (internal 
documents determining the information 
policy) contains (contain) provisions 
stipulating that if a shareholder requests 
information on the entities controlled by 
the company, the company shall make the 
necessary efforts to obtain such information 
from the relevant entities controlled by the 
company.

Criterion 2 is not complied with.

This criterion of compliance 
with the Report is new. 

This recommendation of the 
Corporate Governance Code 
is not directly specified in the 
Company’s information policy. 

However, in the reporting year 
the Company adopted a new 
edition of the Regulations on 
the information policy which, 
among other issues, takes into 
account the recommendations 
of the Corporate Governance 
Code.

In practice, the Company 
provides information on the 
Company’s performance at 
the requests of shareholders, 
makes necessary efforts to 
obtain information from the 
relevant entities controlled by 
the Company, and in addition to 
the information, the disclosure 
requirements of which are 
stipulated by the current 
legislation, the Company on its 
own initiative discloses a large 
amount of information on the 
legal entities controlled by 
the Company that are material 
for the Company. In practice, 
access to the information on 
the Company’s performance is 
not hindered.

The Company finds this 
approach most reasonable and 
plans to follow it in the future.

—

6.3.2 When providing information to 

shareholders, the company ensures 
reasonable balance between the 
interests of particular shareholders 
and its own interests consisting in 
preserving the confidentiality of 
important commercial information which 
may materially affect its competitive 
edge

1. In the reporting period, the company 
did not refuse shareholders’ requests for 
information, or such refusals were justified.

2. In cases defined by the information policy, 
shareholders are warned of the confidential 
nature of the information and undertake to 
maintain its confidentiality.

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and recommendations of the Corporate 
Governance Code (continued)

#

Corporate governance principles

Compliance criteria

Compliance status

Reasons for non-compliance

#

Corporate governance principles

Compliance criteria

Compliance status

Reasons for non-compliance

7.1

7.1.1

Actions that materially affect or may affect the company’s share capital structure and its financial position, and accordingly the position 
of its shareholders (‘material corporate actions’) are taken on fair terms ensuring that the rights and interests of shareholders and other 
stakeholders are observed.

7.2

7.2.1

The company takes material corporate actions in such a way as to ensure that shareholders timely receive complete information about such 
actions, allowing them to influence such actions and guaranteeing adequate protection of their rights when taking such actions.

Information about material corporate 
actions is disclosed with explanations 
of the grounds, circumstances, and 
consequences

1. The company’s Articles of Association 
include a list (criteria) of transactions 
or other actions classified as material 
corporate actions. Resolutions on material 
corporate actions are referred by the 
company’s Articles of Association to the 
jurisdiction of the board of directors. When 
execution of such corporate actions is 
expressly referred by law to the jurisdiction 
of the general meeting of shareholders, 
the board of directors presents relevant 
recommendations to shareholders.

Material corporate actions include 
restructuring of the company, 
acquisition of 30% or more of the 
company’s voting shares (takeover), 
execution by the company of major 
transactions, increase or decrease of 
the company’s charter capital, listing 
or delisting of the company’s shares, 
as well as other actions which may 
lead to material changes in the rights 
of shareholders or violation of their 
interests.
The company’s Articles of Association 
provides for a list (criteria) of 
transactions or other actions classified 
as material corporate actions within 
the authority of the company’s board of 
directors. The board of directors plays a 
key role in passing resolutions or making 
recommendations on material corporate 
actions, relying on the opinions of the 
company’s independent directors.

7.1.2

The board of directors plays a key 
role in passing resolutions or making 
recommendations on material corporate 
actions, relying on the opinions of the 
company’s independent directors

7.1.3 When taking material corporate actions 

affecting the rights and legitimate 
interests of shareholders, equal terms 
and conditions are guaranteed for all 
shareholders; if the statutory procedure 
designed to protect shareholders’ rights 
proves insufficient, additional measures 
are taken to protect their rights and 
legitimate interests. In doing so, the 
company is guided by the corporate 
governance principles set forth in the 
Code, as well as by formal statutory 
requirements.

1. The company has in place a procedure 
enabling independent directors to express 
their opinions on material corporate actions 
prior to approval thereof.

1. Due to the specifics of the company’s 
operations, the company’s Articles of 
Association include the approval of 
other transactions that are material to 
the company, in addition to transactions 
established by law, to the board of directors’ 
authorities.

2. All material corporate actions in the 
reporting period were duly approved before 
they were taken.

7.2.2

Rules and procedures related to 
material corporate actions taken by the 
company are set out in the company’s 
internal documents

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—

—

1.If in the reporting period the company 
performed material corporate actions, the 
company disclosed information on such 
actions in due time and in detail, including 
the grounds for, and of, such actions 
and consequences of such actions for 
shareholders.

1. The company’s internal documents 
determine cases and a procedure for 
engaging an appraiser to estimate the value 
of assets either disposed of or acquired in 
a major transaction or an interested party 
transaction.

2. The company’s internal documents set 
out a procedure for engaging an appraiser 
to estimate the value of shares acquired and 
bought back by the company.

3. If there is no formal interest of a member 
of the board of directors, the sole executive 
body, a member of the collegial executive 
body of the company or a controlling person 
of the company, or a person entitled to give 
instructions obligatory for the company, in 
the company’s transactions, but there is a 
conflict of interests or other actual interest, 
the company’s internal documents specify 
that such persons shall not participate in 
voting on the approval of such transaction.

—

Criteria 1 and 2 are only 
partially not complied with.

The Company’s internal 
documents provide for the 
procedure of engaging experts 
to obtain professional advice on 
matters considered at meetings 
of the Board of Directors 
without specifying the purpose 
of engaging such experts.

Current law stipulates cases 
of the mandatory engagement 
of an independent appraiser. 
Moreover, applicable law 
does not rule out the option 
of engaging an appraiser in 
any of the specified cases 
(determining the value of 
property that is disposed of or 
acquired in a major transaction 
or a related party transaction, 
or assessment of the cost of 
acquisition and redemption of 
company shares).

The possibility and necessity of 
bringing the Company’s internal 
documents in compliance with 
the Code’s recommendation 
is planned to be considered 
before the annual general 
meeting of shareholders, which 
will be held at the end of 2023.

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Major transactions

Related party 
transactions

During the reporting year, there were no transactions that are recognised as major transactions in accordance with 
the Federal Law “On Joint-Stock Companies”.

During the reporting year, there were no transactions that are recognised as related party transactions in accordance 
with the Federal Law "On Joint Stock Companies".

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Management 
Statement of Responsibility

Glossary

I hereby confirm that:

 — the financial statements prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards represent an 

accurate and fair reflection of the Company’s assets, liabilities, financial position, profits, and losses as well as those of its 
consolidated subsidiaries as a whole; and

 — the management report includes a fair description of the development and performance of business operations and the 

Company’s position as well as that of its consolidated subsidiaries as a whole along with a description of the main risks and 
uncertainties they face.

Chairman of the Management Board,  
President and CEO

Jan Gezinus Dunning

The Annual Report was preliminary approved by the Board of Directors on 27 April 2022.

Average ticket

a figure calculated by dividing total sales at all stores during the relevant year by the number 

of tickets in that year

CAPEX

the money an organisation or corporate entity spends to buy, maintain, or improve its fixed 

assets, such as buildings, vehicles, equipment, or land 

Consumer Confidence Index (CCI)

a survey, administered by The Conference Board, which measures how optimistic or pessimistic 

consumers are regarding their expected financial situation

Customer Decision Tree (CDT)

a graphical representation of a customer's buying decision process expressed in a tree format

CPI (Consumer Price Index)

a price index that measures changes in the price level of a weighted average market basket 

of consumer goods and services for a certain period of time

Cross-docking

is a transshipment platform used to consolidate incoming products for outgoing destinations

CSR (Corporate Social 

a responsible attitude in managing a company’s impact on a range of stakeholders: customers, 

Responsibility)

colleagues, investors, suppliers, the community and the environment

CVP

Drogerie

Customer Value Proposition

a retail store selling beauty, hygiene and household related products as well as certain non-

prescription medications

End-to-end process (E2E process)

a process which takes a method or service from its beginning to its end, delivering a complete 

functional solution

EGAIS

national automated information system for the control of alcohol production and distribution

ERP (Enterprise Resource 

integrated management of main business processes, often in real time and mediated 

Planning)

EVP

by specialised software and technology

Employer Value Proposition

Federal state informational system 

automated system for electronic certification of goods subject to state veterinary control 

“Mercury”

in Russian Federation

LFL (like–for–like)

the method of comparing current year sales figures to prior year’s sales figures excluding 

the expansion effect

Net debt

a liquidity metric used to determine how well a company can pay all of its debts if they were due 

immediately

Platon Electronic Toll Collection 

a Russian electronic toll collection system which collects tolls from trucks over 12 tonnes, with 

(ETC) system

the proceedings going to a federal fund for road maintenance

Private label (PL)

brand owned not by a manufacturer or producer, but by a retailer or supplier, who gets its 

goods made by a contract manufacturer under its own label

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Glossary
(continued) 

RACI

Real GDP

RACI matrix, or linear responsibility chart (LRC), describes the participation by various roles 

in completing tasks or deliverables for a project or business process

an inflation-adjusted measure that reflects the value of all goods and services produced by an 

economy

Real disposal income (RDI)

the post-tax and benefit income available to households after an adjustment has been made 

for price changes

Return on Investment Capital 

a profitability or performance ratio measuring the percentage return that investors in a 

(ROIC)

company are earning from their invested capital

SaaS (Software as a Service)

is a software licensing and delivery model in which software is licensed on a subscription basis 

and is centrally hosted

Sales density

the revenue generated for a given area of sales space, presented as a monetary value per 

square metre

Selling space

the area inside stores used to sell products, excluding areas rented out to third parties, own–

production areas, storage areas and the space between store entry and the cash desk line

SKU (stock keeping unit)

a number assigned to a particular product to identify the price, product options 

and manufacturer of the merchandise

Sustainable development

development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future 

generations to meet their own needs

Traffic

the number of tickets issued for the period under review

WACC (weighted average cost 

the rate that a company is expected to pay on average to all its security holders to finance its 

of capital)

assets

Abbreviations

ACRA

AGM

BPs

CAGR

CEO

CRM

Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority

Annual General Meeting

Basis points

Compound annual growth rate

Chief Executive Officer

Client Relationship Management

EBITDA

Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization

ESG

FY

GDP

GDR

GHG

H

HR

IFRS

IPO

IR

IT

JSC

KPI

LLC

LSE

LTI

M

M&A

MICEX

MOEX

NGO

PJSC

p.p.

Q

RTS

RUB

SPO

Sq.m

STI

VAT

WMS

YoY

Environmental, Social, Governmental

Financial Year

Gross domestic product

Global depositary receipts

Greenhouse gases

Half of the year

Human resources

International Financial Reporting Standards

Initial Public Offering

Investor relations

Information Technologies

Joint Stock Company

Key Performance Indicators

Limited Liability Company

London Stock Exchange

Long-term incentive

Month of the year

Mergers & Acquisitions

Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange

Moscow Exchange

Non-governmental organization

Public Joint Stock Company

Percentage point

Quarter of the year

Russian Trading System

Russian rouble

Secondary public offering

Square metre

Short-term incentive

Value-added tax

Warehouse management system

Year Over Year

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Contact 
Information

Address

350072, 15/5, Solnechnaya street, Krasnodar, Russian Federation

Investor Relations Department

Albert Avetikov
Chief Investor Relations Officer

Dina Chistyak
Director for Investor Relations

+7 (861) 210 98 10 (ext. 46200)

+7 (861) 210 98 10 (ext. 15101)

avetikov_am@magnit.ru

dina_chistyak@magnit.ru

Disclaimer

The Annual Report should be read as a whole taking into 
account the content of all sections as well as the notes 
and the explanations herein, including the information 
set forth in this section.

The Annual Report was prepared based on the 
information available to Magnit and the Group  
as of 31 December 2021, unless otherwise implied by the 
meaning or content of the information provided. When 
using the information in this Annual Report, please note 
that the information on S&P and MSCI ratings assigned 
to Magnit is given as of 31 December 2021, whereas as of 
the date of actual publication of the Annual Report such 
ratings have been revised and/or withdrawn due to the 
general change/withdrawal of ratings of Russian issuers 
and entities.

Forward-looking statements are not based on actual 
circumstances and include all statements concerning the 
Company’s intentions, opinions, or current expectations 
regarding its performance, financial position, liquidity, 
growth prospects, strategy, and the industry in which 
Magnit operates. By their nature, such forward-looking 
statements are characterised by risks and uncertainties 
since they relate to events and depend on circumstances 
that may not occur in the future.

Such terms as “assume,” “believe”, “expect”, “predict”, 
“intend”, “plan”, “project”, “consider” and “could” along 
with other similar expressions as well as those used in 
the negative usually indicate the predictive nature of 
the statement. These assumptions contain risks and 
uncertainties that are foreseen or not foreseen by the 
Company. Thus, future performance may differ from 
current expectations, therefore the recipients of the 
information presented in the Annual Report should not 
base their assumptions solely on it.

Since February 2022 we are witnessing growing 
geopolitical tension and certain countries have 
announced and imposed and subsequently expanded 
various sanctions against the Russian Federation's 
sovereign debt, certain Russian banks, organizations and 
individuals. The Russian Federation has taken a number 
of retaliatory measures, including those drastically 
changing the regulation of Russian business compared 
to what it was as of 31 December 2021. These events, 
separately or jointly with other known and unknown 
circumstances, including those arising after  
31 December 2021, may affect the Company's strategy 
and business plans.

In addition to official information on the activities 
of Magnit, this Annual Report contains information 
obtained from third parties and from sources which 
Magnit finds to be reliable. However, the Company 
does not guarantee the accuracy of this information, 
as it may be abridged or incomplete. Magnit offers no 
guarantees that the actual results, scope, or indicators 
of its performance or the industry in which the Company 
operates will correspond to the results, scope, or 
performance indicators clearly expressed or implied 
in any forward-looking statements contained in this 
Annual Report or elsewhere. Magnit is not liable for any 
losses that any person may incur due to the fact that 
the above person relied on forward-looking statements. 
Except as expressly envisaged by applicable law, the 
Company assumes no obligation to distribute or publish 
any updates or changes to forward-looking statements 
reflecting any changes in expectations or new 
information as well as subsequent events, conditions, or 
circumstances.

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