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 27 through 31 May 2013:

8 883 770 shares at an average price of USD 7.24;

923 780 GDRs at an average price of USD 36.14.

Therefore, since the start of Uralkali’s buyback programme the securities at the total amount of approximately USD 560 million have been purchased.