Press Releases

		January 19, 2010 Participation in relief operation: K+S donates 100,000 euros for earthquake victims in Haiti K+S is participating in the fundraising campaign organised by the Deutscher Bauernverband e.V. and the charity Deutsche Welthungerhilfe e.V., and will be contributing 100,000 euros for earthquake victims in Haiti as part of this.

		December 11, 2009 K+S Aktiengesellschaft: Rights issue of K+S positively received by shareholders Rights issue of K+S positively received by shareholders

		November 12, 2009 K+S presents Q3 figures: Weak Fertilizer Demand Weighs on Earnings The third quarter too was characterised by continued below-average demand for fertilizers. With prices for agricultural products failing to recover until the end of September and with agreements on potash deliveries to China yet to be concluded, agriculture continued to display restraint for fertilizers.

		November 4, 2009 Potash production and water protection: K+S offers clear and positive prospects On the basis of the public-law agreement and the overall strategy agreed with the federal states of Hesse and Thuringia as well as the Round Table, K+S has submitted its integrated package of measures for the Hesse-Thuringia potash district to the environment ministries of the two states. It describes in detail the planned implementation of the individual measures for protection of groundwater and water, including the new integrated saline waste water control system.

		October 12, 2009 K+S Aktiengesellschaft: Change in the Supervisory Board Dr. Uwe-Ernst Bufe has tendered his resignation from the Supervisory Board of K+S Aktiengesellschaft.

		October 5, 2009 After the Closing of the Acquisition: K+S Announces New Leadership Team at Morton Salt Following the closing of its acquisition of Morton Salt on 1 October, 2009, K+S, now the world’s leading supplier of salt products as well as one of the globally leading suppliers of standard and specialty fertilizers and plant care products, announced today, that Mark Roberts has become the new CEO of Morton Salt, replacing Wes Clark, who has transitioned to the Company’s Board of Directors.

		October 1, 2009 Closing completed: K+S Closes the Acquisition of Morton Salt K+S successfully completed the acquisition of Morton International, Inc. (Morton Salt), one of the leading producers of consumer, industrial and de-icing salts in North America. The closing agreement with the seller, Dow Chemical, was signed in New York today. The company is valued at USD 1.675 billion; less the debts and customary closing adjustments established provisionally, which results in a net cash payment of USD 1.576 billion.

		September 28, 2009 Acquisition of Morton Salt: K+S and Dow Chemical Confirm FTC Clearance K+S Aktiengesellschaft and The Dow Chemical Company announced jointly today that the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has voted to accept a consent decree agreed to by K+S Aktiengesellschaft.

		September 25, 2009 Zielitz Potash Plant: New Product Extends Range even further After 18 months of construction work the new facility for the produc-tion of potassium chloride suitable for foodstuffs will now be operating on a continuous basis at the Zielitz plant. The facility will extend the site’s range of products to include a product that is particularly strong in value and for which there is potentially high demand.

		September 17, 2009 Debut on Bond Market: K+S Successfully Places Corporate Bond in the Amount of € 750 Million Today, K+S placed a bond with a volume of € 750 million. The bond has a maturity of five years. With a coupon of 5.0% p.a. and an issue price of 99.598% it yields 5.093% p.a.

		August 13, 2009 K+S Presents its Half-Year Figures: Demand for Fertilizers Remains Low In the second quarter of 2009, the K+S fertilizer business was also characterised by continued weak global demand. Against a backdrop that saw agreements yet to be concluded with India and China in the second quarter and continued uncertainty in agriculture over its future earnings situation, demand for potash fertilizers remained exceptionally weak.

		July 2, 2009 K+S Nitrogen launch on 1 July: Added Value with Nitrogen On 1 July 2009, the K+S Group, Kassel, merged the business activities of fertiva GmbH with parts of COMPO's professional fertilizer business in a new company, K+S Nitrogen. This bundling of activities forms the basis for further long-term growth.