OREANDA-NEWS. Uralkali (LSE: URKA) announces that pursuant to Uralkali’s buyback programme announced on 13 November 2012, the following purchases of Uralkali’s shares and GDRs were made during the week from 1 through 5 April 2013:

380,540 shares at an average price of USD 7.43.

Therefore, since the start of Uralkali’s buyback programme the securities at the total amount of approximately USD 62.3 million have been purchased.

Uralkali 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.