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 20 through 24 May 2013:

11,196,650 shares at an average price of USD 7.25;

1,197,674 GDRs at an average price of USD 36.09.

Therefore, since the start of Uralkali’s buyback programme the securities at the total amount of approximately USD 462 million have been purchased.