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This announcement does not contain or constitute an offer of, or the solicitation of an offer to purchase or subscribe for, the securities to any person in the United States, Australia, Canada or Japan or in any jurisdiction to whom or in which such offer or solicitation is unlawful.  The Securities may not be offered or sold in the United States unless registered under the US Securities Act or offered in a transaction exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the US Securities Act.  The offer and sale of the Securities referred to herein has not been and will not be registered under the US Securities Act or under the applicable securities laws of Australia, Canada or Japan.  Subject to certain exceptions, the Securities referred to herein may not be offered or sold in Australia, Canada or Japan or to, or for the account or benefit of, any national, resident or citizen of Australia, Canada or Japan.  There will be no public offer of the Securities in the United States, Australia, Canada or Japan or elsewhere.

 

Members of the general public are not eligible to take part in the sale. In member states of the European Economic Area ("EEA") (each, a "Relevant Member State"), this announcement and any offer if made subsequently is sent and addressed to and directed only at persons who are "qualified investors" within the meaning of the Prospectus Regulation (Regulation 2017/1129/EU, as amended or superseded) («Qualified Investors»). In the United Kingdom this announcement is sent and distributed to and directed exclusively at Qualified Investors (i) who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005, as amended (the "Order") or (ii) who fall within Article 49(2)(A) to (D) of the Order, or (iii) to whom it may otherwise lawfully be communicated, and the Securities will only be available to, and any investment activity to which this announcement relates will only be engaged in with, such persons and it should not be relied on by anyone other than such persons.

 

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Press Release | Krasnodar | April 27, 2020

PJSC Magnit Announces the Commencing Date of the Exchange-Traded Bonds Placement

Krasnodar, Russia (April 27, 2020): Magnit PJSC (MOEX and LSE: MGNT; Issuer; Company; Group), one of Russia's leading retailers, announces the commencing date of the exchange-traded bonds placement.

 

Parameters of the bonds placement:

Type of securities:	Non-convertible interest-bearing uncertified exchange-traded bonds of PJSC Magnit of the BO-002P-02 series with centralized accounting of rights, placed under the Program of the exchange-traded bonds of 002P series with the identification number of 4-60525-P-002P-02E as of 27.07.2016 (hereinafter - the Exchange-traded bonds)
Maturity date:	1092 (One thousand ninety second) day from the commencing date of the Exchange-traded bonds placement
Identification number of the Program of the Exchange-traded bonds of the 002P series:	4-60525-P-002P-02E of 27.07.2016
Amount of securities to be placed:	10,000,000 bonds
Nominal value:	1,000 rubles each
Placement method:	open subscription
Pre-emptive right:	not provided
Placement commencing date:	April 29, 2020

 

 

The price of the securities placement or the procedure of its determination:

 

The price of the exchange-traded bonds placement is specified in the Document which contains the terms of the securities placement.

 

The commencing date of the securities placement:

 

The commencing date of the Exchange-traded bonds placement: April 29, 2020.

 

The commencing date of the Exchange-traded bonds placement may be changed by the decision of the sole executive body of the Issuer subject to the requirements for the procedure of the disclosure of information on the change of the commencing date of the Exchange-traded bonds placement, established in accordance with the legislation of the Russian Federation, the Bonds Program and the Prospectus.

 

If the Issuer adopts the decision to change the commencing date of the Exchange-traded bonds placement disclosed pursuant to the procedure specified above, the Issuer shall publish the report on change of the commencing date of the Exchange-traded bonds placement in the newswire and on the webpage on the Internet in accordance with the regulatory enactments related to financial markets not later than 1 (One) day prior to the corresponding date.

 

The completion date of the securities placement or the procedure of its determination:

 

Information on the completion date is specified in the Document which contains the terms of the exchange-traded bonds placement.

 

The decision was made by the Issuer's sole executive body (Chief Executive Officer) on April 27, 2020 (Decision w/o No. of April 27, 2020).

 

For further information, please contact:

 

Dmitry Kovalenko

Director for Investor Relations

Email: [email protected]

Office: +7 (861) 210-48-80

 

Dina Chistyak

Director for Investor Relations

Email: [email protected]

Office: +7 (861) 210-9810 x 15101

 

Media Inquiries

Media Relations Department

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Note to editors:

Public Joint Stock Company "Magnit" is one of Russia's leading retailers. Founded in 1994, the company is headquartered in the southern Russian city of Krasnodar. As of December 31, 2019, Magnit operated 38 distribution centres and 20,725 stores (14,622 convenience, 473 supermarkets and 5,630 drogerie stores) in 3,742 cities and towns throughout 7 federal regions of the Russian Federation.

In accordance with the audited IFRS results for FY 2019, Magnit had revenues of RUB 1,369 billion and an EBITDA of RUB 147 billion. Magnit's local shares are traded on the Moscow Exchange (MOEX: MGNT) and its GDRs on the London Stock Exchange (LSE: MGNT) and it has a credit rating from Standard & Poor's of BB.