Krasnodar July 9, 2012: On July 9th, 2012 three trucks equipped with refrigeration facilities (state numbers: H351ВТ 37, Н572ВУ 37, Н810КС 37, number plates of trailers РА3567 37, РА3614 37, РА7092 37 correspondingly), provided by the Company for relief measures for those suffered in the flood, were carrying out deliveries of humanitarian supplies from Krasnodar (5, Putevaya street) and Slavyansk-onKuban (18, Maevskoe shosse) to the site of disaster in Krymsk. By decision of the Commission for Emergency Situations of Krasnodar region and without coordination with the Company’s management these trucks were involved in the epicenter of the accident without explanations on further usage purposes. Due to hot weather conditions in Krymsk and taking into account that these trucks were the only vehicles equipped with the refrigeration facilities, they were used for collecting and keeping bodies of the dead without informing the Company’s management. We understand that the Commission for Emergency Situations had no other way out and express no claims within the current situation. In its turn, the Company made and delivered 5,700 sets of prime necessity goods to the affected by the flood. We will stay with our fellow countrymen and render aid till the end of relieving the cataclysm consequences.

We are also informing you that after the completion of activities related to the liquidation of the flood consequences the specified refrigerators will be eliminated. At the moment these trucks are located in the central part of Krymsk near the mortuary.

We mourn for all the dead and express our condolences to their relatives, and we appeal to the mass media to avoid insinuations and speculative declarations regarding the accident that overtook the population of Krasnodar region.

OJSC «Magnit» about the tragedy in Krymsk