(Refiles to add letter dropped from VTB Bank name)
March 15 (Reuters) - Russia’s VTB Bank says:
* Following the announcement made on Feb. 16, 2018, VTB Bank acquired 29.099996 percent of shares in Magnit through subsidiary VTB Infrastructure Investments LLC;
* The transaction was closed on March 14, 2018. Source text for Eikon: Further company coverage: (Reporting by Moscow Newsroom)
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