3 March 2016

In connection with the investigation being conducted by the public prosecution department of Meiningen and also against the background of current media reports K+S asserts:

The Company remains convinced that it lawfully obtained the permit granted for the injection of saline wastewater into the Gerstungen trough (Thuringia) for the years 1999 to 2007. The continuing audit by an external law firm conducted on behalf of the Company in recent months has revealed that no evidence of criminal conduct is present. Against this background the Company sees no need to implement any precautionary financial measures - for example in the form of provisions.

It remains to be said that in case of an indictment the court responsible will decide, in interim proceedings, whether there are sufficient reasons to admit the charge and conduct a trial. The Company will not comment further on the proceedings.

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K+S is an international resources company. We have been mining and processing mineral raw materials for more than 125 years. The products we produce from them are used worldwide in agriculture, food and road safety and are important elements in numerous industrial processes. Potash and salt are integral nutrients for the megatrend of a constantly growing and increasingly prosperous global population striving for a higher standard of living. This will result in increasing consumption of mineral resources. We serve the resulting growth in demand from production sites in Europe, North America and South America as well as through a global distribution network. K+S is the world's largest salt producer and one of the top potash providers worldwide. With more than 14,000 employees, K+S achieved revenues in financial year 2014 of about € 3.8 billion and an EBIT of € 641 million. K+S is the commodities stock on the German DAX index. Learn more about K+S at www.k-plus-s.com.


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