OREANDA-NEWS. December 19, 2012. Uralkali’s (LSE:URKA, “the Company”) extraordinary general shareholders meeting (“EGM”) that took place on 12 December 2012 approved an interim dividend payment.

A dividend in the amount of RUR 4.71 per share and approximately USD 0.77 per GDR* will be paid on all Uralkali’s ordinary shares, reflecting the undistributed profit of previous years. The total interim dividend payment will therefore be around RUR 13.8 billion (ca. USD 449 million)* to be paid out within 60 days of the date of the EGM. The dividend is being paid in line with Uralkali’s dividend policy which stipulates that a minimum of 50% of IFRS net profit should be returned to shareholders at least twice a year.

The Company’s EGM also approved the new editions of the Charter of OJSC Uralkali, the Regulations on the Board of Directors and the Regulations on the Remuneration and Reimbursement of the members of the Board of Directors.

*According to the exchange rate of the Russian Central Bank as of 12 December 2012, USD1=RUB30.75

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.