Uralkali AGM Approves Dividend Payment for 2013

09.06.2014

On 9 June 2014, Uralkali (LSE: URKA; the Company), one of the world's largest potash producers, held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) of shareholders in the town of Berezniki (Perm Region, Russia).

Uralkali's shareholders approved a dividend payment for 2013 of RUB 1.63 per share and approximately USD 0.24 per GDR1. The total dividend payment for 2013 including interim dividends will amount to RUB 11.3 billion (ca. USD 326 million).

Uralkali's AGM also elected the new Board of Directors. Three independent non-executive directors re-joined the Board, including Sergey Chemezov, Sir Robert Margetts, and Paul Ostling. The new Board also includes Dmitry Mazepin, Dmitry Konyaev, Dmitry Razumov, Valery Senko, Jian Chen and CEO Dmitry Osipov.

The AGM approved the Company's 2013 Integrated Annual Report and financial statements. In addition, PricewaterhouseCoopers was approved as auditor of Uralkali's 2014 IFRS statements and BAT-Audit as auditor of Uralkali's 2014 RAS statements.

The AGM also elected the Internal Audit Commission, approved the new version of Uralkali's Charter and a number of other documents regulating the activities of the Company's Board of Directors, as well as approved a number of related-party transactions.


1According to the exchange rate of the RF Central Bank as of 9 June 2014, 1 USD=34.6573 RUB


Uralkali (www.uralkali.com) is one of the world's largest potash producers with about 23% of global potash export. The Company's assets consist of 5 mines and 7 ore-treatment mills situated in the towns of Berezniki and Solikamsk (Perm Region, Russia). Uralkali employs ca.11,300 people (in the main production unit). Uralkali's shares and GDRs are traded on the Moscow Exchange and LSE, respectively.

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