Uralkali (LSE: URKA, "the Company") confirms that, on 26 August 2013, Mr. Vladislav Baumgertner, the Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors of Uralkali, was taken into custody in Minsk, Belarus in accordance with investigative procedures launched by the Belarusian authorities. Uralkali refutes any allegation of wrongdoing on the part of Mr. Baumgertner or any other manager of Uralkali.

Uralkali ( www.uralkali.com) is one of the world's largest potash producers with a share of about 20% of global potash production. 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. 11,800 people (in the main production unit). Uralkali's shares and GDRs are traded on the Moscow Exchange and LSE, respectively.

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