The chief executive of Russian retailer Magnit, Sergey Galitskiy, has sold 29.1% of his shares in the company to a subsidiary of VTB Bank, one of Russia's largest financial services providers.
Following the sale, Galitskiy's share in Magnit has fallen to 3%.
The deal was valued at RUB 138 billion (€1.95 bullion), and the total number of shares involved in the transaction is 29,656,200.