OREANDA-NEWS. July 17, 2012. Uralkali (LSE: URKA), one of the world’s largest potash producers, is pleased to announce that it has appointed VTB Capital plc (“VTB Capital”) and J.P. Morgan Limited (“J.P. Morgan”) as joint corporate brokers with immediate effect.

Viktor Belyakov, Uralkali’s CFO commented:

“The Board of Uralkali places a considerable emphasis on maintaining an effective dialogue with all our stakeholders and is focused on building a strong communication framework for investors around the world. We are delighted to appoint VTB Capital and J.P. Morgan as our joint corporate brokers and we believe that the complementary strengths of these two internationally recognised securities firms make them strong partners to assist Uralkali with the next phase of our development”.

Uralkali (www.uralkali.com) is one of the world’s largest potash producers with a market share of about 20%. The Company’s assets consist of 5 mines and 7 ore-treatment mills situated in the towns of Berezniki and Solikamsk (Perm Territory, Russia). Uralkali employs ca. 12,500 people (in the main production unit). Uralkali’s shares and GDRs are traded on the RTS-MICEX and LSE, respectively.