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 22 through 26 April 2013:

9,209,390 shares at an average price of USD 7.37;

684,245 GDRs at an average price of USD 36.16.

Therefore, since the start of Uralkali’s buyback programme the securities at the total amount of approximately USD 321 million have been purchased.