K+S Press Releases

Added Value with Nitrogen

pr@k-plus-s.com (K+S Press Team) — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:27:00 +0200

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.

“K+S Nitrogen will be a leading provider of nitrogenous fertilizers with a high level of competence in all areas – from research and product development through logistics to sales”, reports Rudolf Graf von Plettenberg, CEO of K+S Nitrogen GmbH.

The product portfolio, consisting of complex fertilizers (Nitrophoska®), straight nitrogen fertilizers (KAS) and high-quality nitrogen sulphur fertilizers (ass, ass bor), is being supplemented by two further product groups: the low-chloride Nitrophoska brands and N-stabilised mineral fertilizers (ENTEC). The cultivation of agricultural crops as well as the vegetables, fruit and grapes will now be covered. “With this product portfolio, we will meet increasing demands for a comprehensive product programme ranging from standard to high-end fertilizers”, says Thorsten Wendt, Head of Marketing.

Worldwide, the company sells a total volume of more than 4.7 million tonnes of fertilizer. The company is planning to earn almost 20 percent of its revenue on its domestic markets in Germany. K+S Nitrogen will achieve just under 55 percent of its turnover in other European countries. About a quarter of the company’s turnover will come from markets outside Europe.

Efficient corporate structure

Graf von Plettenberg primarily sees the core elements of the new K+S business model in a lean and efficient marketing, logistics and sales structure as well as the effective control of all global corporate processes by the new headquarters in Mannheim.

Moreover, in future corporate activities are to be focused very clearly on specific products for agriculture, fruit and field vegetables as well as the development of the ENTEC segment. “We will focus on distributors in powerful sales markets that are expected to prove profitable in the medium term. This includes, above all, the development of the sales system in Spain, Italy and Greece”. K+S will continue to cooperate intensively with BASF SE. BASF produces fertilizers exclusively for sale via K+S Nitrogen. The production volumes and product mix are controlled by K+S Nitrogen in close consultation with BASF SE. Furthermore, K+S Nitrogen also markets products from other reputable European manufacturers.

The headquarters of the new company are in Mannheim. K+S Nitrogen GmbH will initially employ more than 150 people, with more than half working at its Mannheim headquarters.

Further information online at www.ks-nitrogen.com

Clear reduction in expectations for 2009 sales volumes

pr@k-plus-s.com (K+S Press Team) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:00:00 +0200

Extraordinary weak demand for potash fertilizers continues / Clear reduction in expectations for 2009 sales volumes / Additional production curtailment in H2 / European prices reduced in line with the situation on overseas markets / Further significant reduction in revenues and earnings expected in 2009

European agriculture exercised great restraint in the use of potash fertilizers in the spring. Despite the stabilisation of agricultural prices, the demand for fertilizers thus remained very low in Q2 as well. Given the autumn fertilization due in several weeks time too, there is still no sign of any significant upturn in demand in Europe. Until now, K+S expected that the demand for potash and magnesium fertilizers would normalise in the second half of the year and that total sales would be just under 6 million tonnes of goods.

However, in view of the extraordinarily weak sales, K+S has reduced its sales expectations for 2009 to 4.0 to 4.5 million tonnes. Therefore, it has been decided to reduce potash production in the second half of the year by up to 2 million tonnes, following a reduction of 2 million tonnes already implemented in the first half of the year.

Moreover, it has in the meantime been noted on major overseas markets that a price of potassium chloride of USD 735 – 750 per tonne is currently unsustainable for large quantities. The indications rather point to a lower price level. In view of this situation and the upcoming autumn fertilization, K+S KALI GmbH implemented a corresponding reduction in the price of one tonne of granulated potassium chloride in Europe today, lowering it from EUR 555 to EUR 435.

K+S has already forecast a tangible fall in revenues and a significant fall in earnings for 2009. In view of these developments, further significant reductions in revenues and earnings are to be expected in the current financial year. As usual, a quantitative forecast of revenues and earnings will appear with the release of the half-yearly figures on 13 August.

K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Kassel, 17 June 2009
The Board of Executive Directors

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Clear reduction in expectations for 2009 sales volumes

pr@k-plus-s.com (K+S Press Team) — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:00:00 +0200

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pr@k-plus-s.com (K+S Press Team) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:21:00 +0200

08.06.2009

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Emittent: K+S Aktiengesellschaft Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7 D-34131 Kassel Telefon: +49 (0)561 9301-1460 FAX: +49 (0)561 9301 2425 Email: christian.herrmann@k-plus-s.com WWW: http://www.k-plus-s.com Branche: Chemie ISIN: DE0007162000 Indizes: DAX, Midcap Market Index, CDAX, Classic All Share, HDAX, Prime All Share Börsen: Regulierter Markt/Prime Standard: Frankfurt, Regulierter Markt: Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Hannover, München Sprache: Deutsch

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pr@k-plus-s.com (K+S Press Team) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:08:00 +0200

04.06.2009

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pr@k-plus-s.com (K+S Press Team) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:57:00 +0200

04.06.2009

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pr@k-plus-s.com (K+S Press Team) — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 12:56:00 +0200

04.06.2009

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K+S successfully arranges € 1.55 billion of Credit Facilities

pr@k-plus-s.com (K+S Press Team) — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 14:27:00 +0200

K+S Aktiengesellschaft has signed a € 1.55 billion Syndicated Term Loan and Revolving Credit Facilities (the “Facilities”) on May 29, 2009. K+S will use the Facilities to finance the acquisition of Morton Salt (transaction value of USD 1.675 billion) and for general corporate purposes. With this transaction, K+S is one of the first companies which successfully arranged such a broad syndication in the banking sector within the last year. K+S considers the oversubscription of the Syndicated Term Loan as a positive confirmation of its strong financial basis.

The Facilities were arranged by the Mandated Lead Arrangers and Bookrunners Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG, Dresdner Kleinwort and Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking. The Facilities are split into a € 500 million term loan facility (Tranche A), a € 450 million amortizing term loan facility (Tranche B) and a € 600 million revolving credit facility (Tranche C). Tranche A has a 1 year maturity with a 6 months extension option, Tranche B and Tranche C have a tenor of 3 years. Tranche C was not syndicated as it was replaced by the existing June 2008 € 600 million Revolving Credit Facility on which all lenders have consented to a waiver amending the terms and conditions of this facility to be in line with the new Tranche C.

Syndication was launched on April 21st, 2009 and was very well received in the market ending up in a substantial oversubscription. Consequently K+S decided to increase the Facilities to € 1.55 billion from the launch amount of € 1.4 billion through Tranche B.

The syndicate comprises the following banks:
Mandated Lead Arranger and Bookrunners:
Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG, Dresdner Kleinwort and Société Générale Corporate & Investment Banking
Mandated Lead Arrangers:
BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank AG, DZ Bank AG, Grupo Santander, Helaba, HSBC Trinkaus und Burkhardt AG, HSH Nordbank, LBBW, WestLB and RBS
Lead Arrangers:
Deutsche Postbank and Morgan Stanley

Experience growth

The K+S Group is one of the world's leading suppliers of speciality and standard fertilizers as well as plant care and salt products. With its products and brands, K+S offers its customers a range of needs-based goods and services which provides growth opportunities in virtually every sphere of daily life. The K+S Group world's employs more than 12,000 people and achieved revenues of just under € 5.0 billion in 2008. K+S is quoted on all German stock exchanges (ISIN: DE0007162000, symbol: SDF) and listed on the DAX® share index.

K+S Presents Key Pillars of Overall Strategy

pr@k-plus-s.com (K+S Press Team) — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:27:00 +0200

Today, K+S presented the key pillars of its overall strategy for reducing the burden on the environment to the “Water Protection Werra/Weser and Potash Production” Round Table. In this regard, the Company is pursuing, by means of a package of measures with a value of 360 million euros, its consistent goal of minimising saline waste water, ending the injection of liquid residues and reducing the injection of saline water into the Werra. K+S is currently reviewing a long-distance pipeline concept. A decision on its construction will depend on ecological, political and economic criteria.

With today’s presentation of the overall strategy to the Round Table, representatives of the federal states, districts and municipalities as well as of interest groups and industry obtained a far-reaching insight into the long-term thinking of the Company. In accordance with the public-law agreement concluded by the federal states of Hesse and Thuringia with K+S, full documentation concerning the overall strategy is to be submitted to the environment ministries of both federal states by 31 May 2009. By the end of July 2009, the overall strategy is to be coordinated with the federal state ministries in keeping with the terms of the public-law agreement and the Round Table is to be informed and included in the process in accordance with the protocol declaration on the public-law agreement. On this basis, K+S will develop a detailed concept of measures by the end of October.

The overall strategy shows that in the past, K+S had already successfully implemented measures to diminish the burden on the environment extending well beyond the term of the public-law agreement to further reduce saline waste water, to improve residue disposal and to secure the long-term future of its sites.

The key pillars of the overall strategy to reduce the burden on the environment are:
- a halving of the incidence of saline waste water,
- a halving of the salt load disposed of,
- the discontinuation of injection,
- a reduction in the volume in the dolomite layer by means of a new, integrated saline water control system to further improve water and ground water protection,
- a possible reduction in the current thresholds for the Werra and
- the reviewing of the construction of a long-distance pipeline.

The overall strategy gives equal status to economic, ecological and social aspects. This will yield substantial benefits for the flora and fauna of the Werra and Weser and for the people of the region.

In the public-law agreement signed in February, the state governments of Hesse and Thuringia and K+S jointly commit themselves to the goal of ensuring potash production in Hessen and Thuringia in a manner consistent with sustainable economic activity, while caring for and protecting the natural environment for decades to come. The parties to the agreement are thus implementing the resolutions adopted by the Hesse parliament in July 2007 and the Thuringia parliament in October 2007.

Experience growth

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pr@k-plus-s.com (K+S Press Team) — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:54:00 +0200

18.05.2009

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Senior Management Changes

pr@k-plus-s.com (K+S Press Team) — Fri, 15 May 2009 10:00:00 +0200

At its meeting held on 13 May 2009, the Supervisory Board of K+S KALI GmbH, Kassel, appointed Steffen Kirchhof as a new member of the senior management and as personnel director starting from 1 August 2009. His mandate will run until 31 July 2012. Moreover, he will be remaining in his previous position as head of the Personnel holding unit in K+S Aktiengesellschaft.

Dr. Thomas Nöcker has tendered his resignation from the position of personnel director of K+S KALI GmbH as of 31 July 2009. In future, he will dedicate himself completely to his responsibilities as member of the Board of Executive Directors of K+S Aktiengesellschaft. The mandates of the previous members of the senior management, Dr. Ernst Andres and Dr. Ralf Diekmann, were each extended by five years starting from 1 January 2010 until 31 December 2014.

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pr@k-plus-s.com (K+S Press Team) — Thu, 14 May 2009 11:54:00 +0200

14.05.2009

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pr@k-plus-s.com (K+S Press Team) — Thu, 14 May 2009 11:53:00 +0200

14.05.2009

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pr@k-plus-s.com (K+S Press Team) — Thu, 14 May 2009 11:52:00 +0200

14.05.2009

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Changes in the Board of Executive Directors

pr@k-plus-s.com (K+S Press Team) — Wed, 13 May 2009 10:00:00 +0200

At a meeting held yesterday, the Supervisory Board of K+S Aktiengesellschaft extended the term of office of Norbert Steiner as chairman of the Board of Executive Directors by a further five years beyond its current expiry date of 11 May 2010. Mr Steiner has been a member of the Board of Executive Directors since May 2000 and became chairman of the Board of Executive Directors in July 2007.

In addition, Jan Peter Nonnenkamp was appointed a new member of the Board of Executive Directors of K+S Aktiengesellschaft. As of 1 June 2009, he will assume responsibility for finance, which was hitherto headed by the chairman of the Board of Executive Directors in personal union. Until now, Mr Nonnenkamp has held various finance positions in companies operating in the consumer goods and capital goods industries. Most recently, he was a member of the Board of Executive Directors of Knorr-Bremse AG, Munich, and responsible for finance, accounting and taxes.

Experience growth

The K+S Group is one of the world's leading suppliers of speciality and standard fertilizers, plant care as well as salt products. With its products and brands, K+S offers its customers a range of needs-based goods and services which provides growth opportunities in virtually every sphere of daily life. The K+S Group employs more than 12,000 people and achieved revenues of just under € 5.0 billion in 2008. K+S is quoted on all German stock exchanges (ISIN: DE0007162000, symbol: SDF) and listed on the DAX® share index.

Note to editors

Printable portrait photographs of Mr Steiner and Mr Nonnenkamp are available at www.k-plus-s.com.

Balanced Portfolio Underpins the Strength of K+S

pr@k-plus-s.com (K+S Press Team) — Wed, 13 May 2009 06:05:00 +0200

• Very good salt result due to winter of above-average severity
• As expected, fertilizer demand down significantly year on year
• At € 1,075.7 million, revenues down 11% year on year
• Operating earnings reach € 174 million ((23)%)
• Adjusted earnings per share at € 0.74 (Q1/2008: € 0.99)
• Outlook for financial year 2009 unchanged

“Our salt activities were able to step into the breach for the fertilizer business – this is unique compared to our competitors! Even if our first quarter revenues and earnings were unable to reach the record levels of a year ago, thanks to our balanced portfolio of fertilizers and salt, we have achieved a very satisfactory start to the current financial year,” said Norbert Steiner, chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of K+S Aktiengesellschaft.

The de-icing salt business in the first quarter was very good both in Western Europe as well as on the North American east cost in view of the above-average severity and prolonged duration of the winter. On some markets, there were even supply bottlenecks, which the K+S Group was able to exploit with its customary, large-scale production flexibility.

By contrast, the fertilizer business in the first quarter was characterised by very low demand for fertilizers on almost all markets: Although prices of agricultural products stabilised again, demand on the part of agriculture remained muted, against the background of a prolonged period of cold weather in the northern hemisphere too. In addition, there were sufficient stocks at the trade sector level and the financial crisis restricted room for manoeuvre with regard to financing for the entire distribution chain.

First quarter revenues down about 11% year on year)

First quarter revenues were down € 137.3 million on the same period last year and totalled € 1,075.7 million. The revenue decline attributable to volume and structural factors could not be offset by positive price and currency effects. Salt business segment revenues almost doubled, which cushioned the effects of significant revenue declines in the fertilizer business. About 60% of Group revenues were generated in Europe; with 34%, the Potash and Magnesium Products business segment accounted for the largest share of revenues, followed by Nitrogen Fertilizers as well as Salt.

Operating earnings reach € 174.0 million ((23)%)

EBIT I for the first quarter of 2009 reached € 174.0 million, after € 226.3 million a year ago. The five-fold increase in the earnings of the Salt business segment could markedly reduce the effects of the earnings decreases in the Potash and Magnesium Products and Nitrogen Fertilizers business segments.

Adjusted earnings before and after taxes down year on year

Adjusted earnings before taxes for the first quarter reached € 165.6 million representing a decline of € 58.4 million or about 26% on the same period last year. Adjusted Group earnings after taxes for the first quarter were € 122.5 million, down just under 25% on the level of a year ago (Q1/2008: € 162.6 million). For the quarter under review, adjusted earnings per share amounted to
€ 0.74 and were thus down € 0.25 on the figure for the same period last year (€ 0.99).

Outlook for financial year 2009 unchanged

Prices of agricultural products, which fell sharply from the middle of 2008 in the wake of the financial crisis, have stabilised again in the first quarter of 2009 on a level that meanwhile is markedly above the price levels for a good number of years, but still does not reflect the fundamental conditions on agricultural markets. Against this background, the muted demand for fertilizers can be expected to have a clear impact on the volume sold by international fertilizer producers until the middle of the year. In the second quarter, however, the stocks of fertilizers still available in the trade sector should be reduced to such an extent that a normalisation of demand for fertilizers should be able to be assumed for the second half of the year.

In the salt business, the upcoming early purchase business should benefit from the severe 2008/2009 winter. In the fourth quarter too, the salt business will be influenced, to a significant degree, by winter weather conditions. In this respect, K+S assumes that sales will be on their average level for many years in the case of both the European and North American markets.

On the basis of the price level for potash and magnesium products evident in the first quarter, K+S assumes a tangibly higher average price level for 2009 as a whole compared with the previous year. However, K+S expects significantly lower sales, which will almost offset the aforementioned price effect. While the revenues of the Nitrogen Fertilizers business segment should be down significantly, mainly in view of substantial price decreases, K+S expects significantly higher revenues for the Salt business sector because of the good start for the de-icing salt business in the new year.

Overall, revenues of the K+S Group in 2009 should be down markedly on the previous year. The revenue forecast assumes an average US dollar exchange rate for 2009 of about 1.30 USD/EUR (2008: 1.47 USD/EUR).

In 2009, the costs of the K+S Group should decrease only slightly in comparison to the previous year: As far as personnel expenses are concerned, the Company expects that the additional costs arising from the most recent collective agreement pay rise and a slight increase in the number of personnel will moderately exceed the savings resulting from short-time working. Energy costs should, by contrast, be on a lower level than a year ago as a result of price and volume factors. K+S also sees an easing of material and freight costs while depreciation/amortisation charges should increase by a rate in the mid-single-digit percentage range.

For the financial year 2009, K+S therefore estimates significantly lower EBIT I operating earnings in comparison to the peak experienced last year. This is primarily due to the already described decreasing sales volume in the Potash and Magnesium Products business segment. Even a stronger US dollar exchange rate and higher earnings from salt against last year are not inclining us to change this forecast. Also adjusted Group earnings after taxes should be significantly lower in 2009 in line with the development of operating earnings.

Experience growth

Note to editors

You can download this press release as well as the Q1/09 quarterly report from our website www.k-plus-s.com. In addition, you can follow the speech given by Norbert Steiner, chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of K+S Aktiengesellschaft, at today’s Annual General Meeting in Kassel live on the website from 10 a.m.; the presentation documents will also be available on the website.

Conference Call with analysts

On the occasion of the publication of the figures for the first quarter of 2009, on 14 May 2009, Norbert Steiner, chairman of the Board of Executive Directors, as well as Joachim Felker, member of the Board of Executive Directors of K+S Aktiengesellschaft, will answer questions from analysts during a conference call. From 3 p.m., you can follow this conference call live on the Internet at www.k-plus-s.com or by telephone by dialling +49.40. 37707.9033.

K+S Group shows logistical competence

pr@k-plus-s.com (K+S Press Team) — Tue, 05 May 2009 01:16:00 +0200

With the slogan "Clever Network Ideas", Kali-Transport Gesellschaft mbH (KTG), Hamburg, and its subsidiary United Bulk Transport GmbH Rostock will present their logistics products at the world's biggest logistics fair in Munich on 12 - 15 May 2009. The particular strength of the comprehensive range of services lies in handling and storing bulk goods, combined traffic, container services, seaport forwarding and ships' agency.

With an annual handling capacity of approximately four million tonnes, KTG is one of the leading bulk goods businesses in the port of Hamburg. It not only loads products of the K+S Group, Europe's second biggest supplier of fertilizers, but also handles grain and dry bulk goods for other companies.

GBC (German Bulk Chartering) and UBT (United Bulk Transport) also belong to the KTG Group. While GBC works as a ship freighter and annually contracts approximately 3.5 million tonnes of loading space for KTG and external loaders, UBT with its sites in Rostock, Wismar and Hamburg is active in ship clearance and handles approximately 1,000 ships with a cargo volume of approximately four million tonnes per year. In addition, UBT as seaport forwarder also deals with an annual handling volume of more than two million tonnes.

Together with its partners, KTG has developed innovative logistics products involving combined means of transport. With "Börde Container Feeder" and "Baltic Train", it offers container traffic by inland waterway and rail, which also includes 'spot traffic' involving a variety of combinations domestically. In handling such traffic in particular, KTG demonstrates its high degree of flexibility and creativity, and offers customers qualitatively high-grade logistics products at an attractive price.

KTG is taking a further domestic step with the Werra-Kombi-Terminal, a rail and lorry container terminal in East Hesse. The plant will start operating in autumn 2009 and will then offer competitive-price access for rail shipments to the ports of Hamburg and Bremerhaven for the East Hesse / West Thuringia region.

Experience Growth

The K+S Group is one of the world's leading suppliers of speciality and standard fertilizers, plant care as well as salt products. With its products and brands, K+S offers its customers a range of needs-based goods and services which provides growth opportunities in virtually every sphere of daily life. The K+S Group employs 12,000 people and achieved revenues of just under € 5.0 billion in 2008. K+S is quoted on all German stock exchanges (ISIN: DE0007162000, symbol: SDF) and listed on the DAX® share index.

At transportlogistic 2009 you will find KTG at the "Port of Hamburg" joint stand (Hall B4, Stand 209/310) and UBT at the "Mecklenburg-West Pomerania Traffic and Port Business Sector" stand (Hall B4, Stand 111/212).

K+S Receives Investment Grade Ratings

pr@k-plus-s.com (K+S Press Team) — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:05:00 +0200

The international rating agencies Standard & Poor’s and Moody’s have given K+S Aktiengesellschaft an "investment grade" rating. Standard & Poor’s rates K+S as "BBB+", while Moody’s rates it as "Baa2". Both agencies see the outlook as being "stable".

Norbert Steiner, chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of K+S Aktiengesellschaft, is very pleased with this assessment: "Being placed in the much sought after 'investment grade' category attests to the Group's financial position – with the acquisition of Morton Salt already included," he said. "In view of the difficult environment on the capital markets at present, this good assessment of our creditworthiness continues to enable us to engage in flexible borrowing and therefore to attain our financial targets."

Experience Growth

The K+S Group is one of the world's leading suppliers of speciality and standard fertilizers, plant care as well as salt products. With its products and brands, K+S offers its customers a range of needs-based goods and services which provides growth opportunities in virtually every sphere of daily life. The K+S Group employs 12,000 people and achieved revenues of just under € 5.0 billion in 2008. K+S is quoted on all German stock exchanges (ISIN: DE0007162000, symbol: SDF) and listed on the DAX® share index.

EANS-Voting Rights: K+S Aktiengesellschaft / Release of a voting rights announcement according to article 26, section 1.1 WpHG (Securities Trading Act) with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution

pr@k-plus-s.com (K+S Press Team) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 15:40:00 +0200

Person/company obliged to make the notification: ------------------------------------------------ Name: see notification text Place: see notification text State: see notification text

Company data: ------------- Name: K+S Aktiengesellschaft Address: Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7, 34131 Kassel Place: Kassel State: Deutschland

15.04.2009

Pursuant to section 21 para. 1 sentence 1 WpHG EuroChem A.M. Limited, Moscow, Russia, notified us on 13 April 2009 that their percentage of voting rights in K+S Aktiengesellschaft, Kassel, Germany, fell below the thresholds of 5% and of 3% on April 09, 2009 and amounted to 0.01% (7,666 voting rights) as per the end of this date.

Pursuant to section 21 para. 1 sentence 1 WpHG EuroChem International Holding B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, notified us on 14 April 2009 that their percentage of voting rights in K+S Aktiengesellschaft, Kassel, Germany, exceeded the threshold of 10% on April 09, 2009, and amounted to 11.02% (18,180,407 voting rights) as per the end of this date.

The reason for these notifications is a transfer of shares from EuroChem A.M. Limited to its sister company EuroChem International Holding B.V. This has triggered notification requirements for EuroChem A.M. Limited and EuroChem International Holding B.V. However, the transfer did not affect that the voting rights from the shares are attributed pursuant to Section 22 para. 1 sentence 1 no. 1 WpHG to the joint direct and indirect parent companies of the notifying companies. Consequently, this share transfer does not obligate The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited, Butterfield Trust (Bermuda) Limited, Linetrust PTC Ltd., Linea Ltd., MCC Holding Limited and OJSC MCC EuroChem to issue a new notification pursuant to Section 21 para. 1 sentence 1 WpHG.

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emitter: K+S Aktiengesellschaft Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7 D-34131 Kassel phone: +49 (0)561 9301-1460 FAX: +49 (0)561 9301 2425 mail: christian.herrmann@k-plus-s.com WWW: http://www.k-plus-s.com sector: Chemicals ISIN: DE0007162000 indexes: DAX, Midcap Market Index, CDAX, Classic All Share, HDAX, Prime All Share stockmarkets: regulated dealing/prime standard: Börse Frankfurt, regulated dealing: Börse Berlin, Börse Hamburg, Börse Stuttgart, Börse Düsseldorf, Börse Hannover, Börse München language: English

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K+S Aktiengesellschaft / K+S signs agreement with Rohm and Haas, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company to purchase U.S. salt producer Morton Salt / Transaction Value of USD 1.675 billion agreed / Closing expected by mid year 2009 / Agreement subject to receipt of required antitrust approvals

pr@k-plus-s.com (K+S Press Team) — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 03:03:00 +0200

02.04.2009

On 2 April 2009, K+S Aktiengesellschaft signed an agreement with Rohm and Haas, a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company on the purchase of Morton International, Inc. (Morton Salt). The total transaction value is USD 1.675 billion. The purchase price will be paid in cash. The financing is fully underwritten by Dresdner Kleinwort, Société Générale and Unicredit (HVB). Subject to receipt of required antitrust approvals, it is expected that the closing of the transaction will take place by mid year 2009. The acquisition will be clearly EPS accretive from 2010 onwards.

Further information about the acquisition of Morton Salt can be obtained from the K+S website www.k-plus-s.com.

K+S Aktiengesellschaft Kassel, 2 April 2009 The Board of Executive Directors

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Further inquiry note: Christian Herrmann Investor Relations phone: +49(0)561-9301-1460 mail: christian.herrmann@k-plus-s.com

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