• Financial year 2009:
- At just under € 3.6 billion, revenues significantly down on previous year ((26)%)
- Despite difficult market conditions, operating earnings reach € 238 million and adjusted Group earnings reach € 94 million
- Adjusted earnings per share at € 0.56 (2008: € 5.94/share)
- Dividend proposal for 2009: € 0.20;
payout ratio of 41% of adjusted Group earnings

• Outlook 2010:
- Fertilizer business rises tangibly; good start in de-icing salt business
- Significant rise in revenues and earnings expected in 2010

Following a difficult 2009, marked by the effects of the global financial and economic crisis, the K+S Group looks confidently ahead to 2010. “There are growing signs that fertilizer demand is normalising and in the current year, our salt business will once again profit from an overall good demand for de-icing salt and from the first-time inclusion of Morton Salt for the entire year,” says Norbert Steiner, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of K+S Aktiengesellschaft.

For the 2009 financial year, uncertainty in global agricultural markets resulted in a significantly lower demand for fertilizers. K+S responded to this development with a wide range of measures:

- Sharp reductions in fertilizer output and the use of short-time working to scale back the cost base in the wake of the collapse in demand
- Postponement of capital expenditure project until a future time
- Expansion and securing of the underground infrastructure
- Strengthening of the financial structure through the first-time issuance of a bond and a capital increase

The Salt Business, however, developed positively due to high demand for de-icing salt as well as the first-time inclusion of Morton Salt.

At just under € 3.6 billion, 2009 revenues down significantly

For financial year 2009, K+S achieved revenues of € 3,573.8 million, which was about 26% below previous year’s figure. The decline in revenues can be particularly attributed to volume and price effects in the Fertilizer Sector. Whereas in the Salt Business Segment high sales volumes of de-icing salt during the first and the fourth quarter as well as the first-time inclusion of Morton Salt in the last three months of the year had a positive impact.

With a share of just under 40%, the Potash and Magnesium Products Business Segment was once again the K+S Group segment posting the highest revenues, followed by the Nitrogen Fertilizers and Salt Business Segments, which each held a share of about 28% Also as a result of the Morton Salt acquisition in the United States at just under 47%, K+S attained a significantly higher share of revenues on overseas markets against 2009. Europe accounted roughly for 53% of total revenues.

Despite adverse environment, operating earnings reach € 238 million

At € 238 million, operating earnings EBIT I were down about 82% on last year’s peak figure (2008: € 1,342.7 million). The extreme drop in demand, the resulting lower capacity utilisation as well as the decline in fertilizer prices during the course of the year resulted in sharp declines in earnings in the Fertilizer Sector compared with the record figures for the previous year. While the Potash and Magnesium Products Business Segment, despite the collapse in demand, posted positive earnings of € 231.7 million, the Nitrogen Fertilizers Business Segment posted an operating loss of € 108.1 million due to not only volume and price effects but also high raw material costs for the production of complex fertilizers as well as the adverse impact of extraordinary effects. At € 140.4 million, operating earnings in the Salt Business Segment, however, were significantly above previous year’s figure particularly because of the persistent wintry weather conditions in the first quarter and in the last weeks of the year. 

The effect from the first-time inclusion of Morton Salt was € 9.8 million in the fourth quarter. In addition to integration costs, extraordinary effects from the revaluation and consolidation within the framework of the inventory valuation according to IFRSs reduced this earnings contribution. Moreover, write-downs on the value adjustments to be made within the framework of purchase price allocation weighed on earnings. The actual operating earnings of Morton Salt amounted to € 52.0 million.

Adjusted earnings down significantly year on year but in the black

Adjusted earnings before taxes for the past financial year amounted to € 122.6 million (2008: € 1,349.5 million) and adjusted Group earnings after taxes reached € 93.6 million, compared with € 979.3 million for the previous financial year (details of the adjustment procedure can be in found in the Financial Report 2009, pages 98-99). 

Q4/2009: Revenues and earnings up on the previous quarter

At just under € 1.1 billion, revenues for the fourth quarter of 2009 were up about 52% on the third quarter of 2009 (€ 698.1 million) and up about 11% on previous year’s figure (€ 955.5 million), which was mainly favoured due to the first-time consolidation of Morton Salt. Operating earnings EBIT I amounted to € 36.5 million and could be increased compared with the third quarter of 2009 (€ 9.4 million), but were down significantly on the figure of € 287.8 million for the same period a year ago. At € 17.5 million, adjusted Group earnings after taxes were positive again in the fourth quarter of 2009 (Q3/2009: € (2.1) million), but were also down significantly on the figure for the same period a year ago (Q4/2008: € 227.5 million). 

Dividend of € 0.20 per share proposed

As a result of the marked decrease in the adjusted earnings of the K+S Group in financial year 2009 and in line with our earnings-based dividend policy, the Board of Executive Directors and the Supervisory Board proposes the payment of a dividend of € 0.20 per share to the Annual General Meeting (2008: € 2.40 per share). Assuming that no own shares are held on the date of the Annual General Meeting, this will result in a dividend payout of € 38.3 million; this corresponds to a payout ratio of 41% within the payout corridor of 40% to 50% of the adjusted K+S Group earnings that we are in principle seeking to achieve. 

Outlook 2010: Significant rise in revenues and earnings anticipated

Fertilizer demand should rise again significantly in 2010 – especially for potash fertilizers – because of low straight fertilizer stocks in the trade sector and due to the lower potash content of the soil following two very good harvests and lower fertilisation since autumn of 2008. Thus, the global sales volume for potash should rise to about 45 million tonnes in 2010 (2009: about 30 million tonnes) and, at an estimated sales volume of about 55 million tonnes in 2011, almost reach the level from before the financial and economic crisis. As the world’s fourth-largest individual producer, the K+S Group should participate in this to a tangible extent. Thus, the sales volume in the Potash and Magnesium Products business segment this year should rise to just under 6 million tonnes of goods (2009: 4.3 million tonnes), but at expected significantly lower average prices against previous year. 

In financial year 2010, revenues of the K+S Group should rise considerably year on year. While a moderate increase in revenues is assumed in the Potash and Magnesium Products business segment and a tangible one in the Nitrogen Fertilizers business segment, a significantly higher level of revenues is expected in the Salt Segment, because of the first-time inclusion of Morton Salt for a whole year.

In financial year 2010, operating earnings EBIT I should also rise significantly year on year. This above all relates to the first-time inclusion of Morton Salt for the entire year as well as to the indications of a turnaround in earnings in the Nitrogen Fertilizers Business Segment.

The adjusted Group earnings after taxes should also thus be significantly higher in 2010 in line with the development of operating earnings.

Experience growth

The K+S Group is one of the world's leading suppliers of standard and speciality fertilizers. In the salt business, measured by production capacity, K+S, with sites in Europe as well as North and South America, is the world’s leading producer. K+S offers a comprehensive range of goods and services for agriculture, industry and private consumers which provides growth opportunities in virtually every sphere of daily life. The K+S Group employs more than 15,000 people. The K+S share – the only commodities stock on the German DAX index – is listed on all German stock exchanges (ISIN: DE0007162000, symbol: SDF).

The winter, which has continued without a break since the middle of December in the whole of Northern and Central Europe, has resulted in an exceptional situation with regard to the demand for de-icing salt.  In the past eight weeks alone, more than double the amount for an entire average winter has already been supplied. In the shortest possible time, the extremely high consumption amounts have exhausted extensive stocks totalling several 100,000 tonnes, which esco and its distribution company Deutscher Straßen-Dienst (DSD) had stored up for the winter months. Deliveries must therefore currently be covered from the daily production. A short-term and complete service of all orders is not at present possible, because of the exceptional demand. 

The DSD has already significantly exceeded the contractual amounts agreed with individual federal states for supplying motorways and major roads in almost all cases. In order to particularly keep national roads passable for long-distance traffic and thus ensure that basic provisions are maintained, de-icing salt deliveries are being made in close agreement with the federal state authorities. To ensure nationwide provision as far as possible, allocation by the relevant federal state authorities has proved to be the most efficient method.
esco will also make every endeavour to provide its customers with de-icing salt as needed for the rest of the winter, and is concerned to limit delays in deliveries and bottlenecks to an inevitable minimum.

Experience growth

The K+S Group is one of the world's leading suppliers of standard and speciality fertilizers. In the salt business, measured by production capacity, K+S, with sites in Europe as well as North and South America, is the world’s leading producer. K+S offers a comprehensive range of goods and services for agriculture, industry and private consumers which provides growth opportunities in virtually every sphere of daily life. The K+S Group employs more than 15,000 people worldwide and achieved revenues of about € 5 billion in 2008. The K+S share – the only commodities stock on the German DAX® index – is listed on all German stock exchanges (ISIN: DE0007162000, symbol: SDF). More information about K+S is available at www.k-plus-s.com

The goal of the Round Table was to reach a balanced compromise between ecological improvements, economic requirements and social obligations. Unfortunately, this has not been achieved. Moreover, from today’s perspective, the setting of 2020 as the target date awakens expectations that cannot be fulfilled. K+S was thus unable to agree to the recommendation.

K+S explicitly recognises the constructive cooperation of the body. The dialogue with the federal state governments, residents and environmental associations combined considerable expertise as well as technical knowledge, and more than 70 concepts were examined.  

Important prerequisites for the recommendation do not exist

“We cannot agree to a goal for which the prerequisites do not exist according to current knowledge. Anyone who demands the complete cessation of injection in the short term and discharge into the Werra starting from 2020 at the latest, is putting at risk the continued existence of an industry which bears great social responsibility for several thousand employees and which in the past already made considerable efforts to achieve significant improvements for the environment and will implement more”, stated Dr. Ludger Waldmann, K+S’s representative on the Round Table, in his explanation of the decision to reject the recommendation. 

K+S invests € 360 million in water protection

With investments of up to € 360 million, K+S will already halve the occurrence of saline water from production in the Hesse-Thuringia potash district by 2015. With this comprehensive package of measures, K+S, even in the Round Table’s estimation, is implementing all state-of-the-art possibilities for local saline water reduction and is thus simultaneously doing everything possible within the limits set by economic viability. The Company has committed itself to working through the steps described in the public law agreement. This can only be done in cooperation with the partners in the public law agreement – the federal states of Hesse and Thuringia – in order to achieve the necessary investment security and the challenging environmental goals within the established timeframe. It also became clear from the specialist discussions of the Round Table that salt is only one of many factors affecting the ecosystem of the Werra and Weser.

Prerequisites for pipeline do not exist

K+S also doubts that the prerequisites for the construction and operation of a pipeline, according to the test criteria defined collectively between the Round Table and the federal states of Hesse and Thuringia, are clarified, although the recommendation of the Round Table suggests they are. The recommendation does not take into consideration the decision made by the Lower Saxonian state parliament against the construction of a pipeline. Thus the necessary political consensus does not even exist. Furthermore, the Round Table has ignored issues of economic appropriateness and the ability of the pipeline to be financed. Finally, the question also remains open of whether, as a result of the construction of a pipeline, the aims of the EU Water Framework Directive can be fulfilled, in spite of the many other different burdens on the Werra/Weser water system. 

NIS is the way towards improved water protection in the long term

Beyond 2015, the New Integrated Saline Waste Water Management System (NIS) is a concept that will bring about further medium-term and long-term improvements for the Werra/Weser river system. The aim of the NIS is to put an end to the present injection of waste water. Additionally, it will be possible to ease the burden below ground through the recovery of saline solutions. 

Experience growth

The K+S Group is one of the world's leading suppliers of standard and speciality fertilizers. In the salt business, measured by production capacity, K+S, with sites in Europe as well as North and South America, is the world’s leading producer. K+S offers a comprehensive range of goods and services for agriculture, industry and private consumers which provides growth opportunities in virtually every sphere of daily life. The K+S Group employs more than 15,000 people worldwide and achieved revenues of about € 5 billion in 2008. The K+S share – the only commodities stock on the German DAX® index – is listed on all German stock exchanges (ISIN: DE0007162000, symbol: SDF). More information about K+S is available at www.k-plus-s.com. 

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Transaktion: ------------ Bezeichnung: Stückaktie ohne Nennwert ISIN: DE0007162000 Geschäftsart: Kauf Datum: 10.12.2009 Stückzahl: 1600 Währung: Euro Kurs/Preis: 26,0000 Gesamtvolumen: 41.600,0000 Börsenplatz: außerbörslich Erläuterung: Ausübung von Bezugsrechten

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Emittent: K+S Aktiengesellschaft Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7 D-34131 Kassel Telefon: +49 (0)561 9301-1100 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

EAX0003 2010-02-02/18:00

K+S Aktiengesellschaft hereby announces that at the end of the month December 2009 the number of voting rights amounts to a total of 191400000 voting rights.

additional (optional) statements: The Board of Executive Directors of K+S Aktiengesellschaft, with the consent of the Supervisory Board, resolved a capital increase from authorised capital against cash contributions on 25 November 2009. Using part of the authorized capital, a total number of 26.4 million new ordinary bearer shares without par value were issued.

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issuer: K+S Aktiengesellschaft Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7 D-34131 Kassel phone: +49 (0)561 9301-1100 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: Frankfurt, regulated dealing: Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Hannover, München language: English

EAX0008 2009-12-31/12:00

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

Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, USA, notified us on 17 December 2009 on its own behalf and on behalf of such further subsidiaries as mentioned below pursuant to Section 21 para. 1 and Section 24 German Securities Trading Act that:

1. Morgan Stanley Bank AG, Frankfurt, Germany, on 9 December 2009, has exceeded the thresholds of 3% and 5% of the voting rights of K+S Aktiengesellschaft, and on that day holds 6.90% (13,200,000 shares, each carrying one voting right) of the voting rights; and

2. Morgan Stanley Bank AG, Frankfurt, Germany, has fallen below the thresholds of 5% and 3% on 14 December 2009 and on that day holds 0.04% (76,388 shares) of the voting rights of K+S Aktiengesellschaft, whereby the aforementioned voting rights have to be attributed pursuant to Section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 2 German Securities Trading Act.

3. The holding entity of Morgan Stanley Bank AG, Frankfurt, Germany, Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., Wilmington, USA, on 9 December 2009, has exceeded the thresholds of 3% and 5% of the voting rights of K+S Aktiengesellschaft, and on that day holds 7.68% (14,705,208 shares, each carrying one voting right) of the voting rights, whereby the aforementioned voting rights have to be attributed pursuant to Section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 1 German Securities Trading Act from Morgan Stanley Bank AG and certain other subsidiaries; and

4. Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., Wilmington, USA, on 14 December 2009 has fallen below the thresholds of 5% and 3% of the voting rights of K+S Aktiengesellschaft, and on that day holds 0.88% (1,684,767 shares, each carrying one voting right) of the voting rights, whereby of these voting rights 0.04% (76,388 shares) have to be attributed pursuant to Section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 2 and sent. 2 and 0.84% (1,608,379 shares) have to be attributed pursuant to Section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act.

5. The holding entity of Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc., Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, USA, on 9 December, has also exceeded the thresholds of 3% and 5% of the voting rights of K+S Aktiengesellschaft, and on that day holds 7.78% (14,881,494 shares, each carrying one voting right) the aforementioned voting rights have to be attributed pursuant to Section 22 para. 1 sent.1 No. 1 German Securities Trading Act from Morgan Stanley International Holdings Inc. and Morgan Stanley Bank AG and certain other subsidiaries.

6. Morgan Stanley, Wilmington, USA, on 14 December 2009, has fallen below the tresholds of 5% and 3% of the voting rights of K+S Aktiengesellschaft, and on that day holds 1.10% (2,100,568 shares, each carrying one voting right) of the voting rights, whereby of these voting rights 0.04% (76.388 shares) have to be attributed pursuant to Section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 2 and sent. 2 and 1.06% (2,024,180 shares) have to be attributed pursuant to Section 22 para. 1 sent. 1 No. 1 of the German Securities Trading Act.

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issuer: K+S Aktiengesellschaft Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7 D-34131 Kassel phone: +49 (0)561 9301-1100 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: Frankfurt, regulated dealing: Berlin, Hamburg, Stuttgart, Düsseldorf, Hannover, München language: English

EAX0028 2009-12-18/16:00

Angaben zum Mitteilungspflichtigen:

----------------------------------- Name: Deutsche Bank AG Sitz: Frankfurt Staat: Deutschland

Angaben zum Emittenten: ----------------------- Name: K+S Aktiengesellschaft Adresse: Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7, 34131 Kassel Sitz: Kassel Staat: Deutschland

Die Deutsche Bank AG, Frankfurt, Deutschland, hat uns am 18. Dezember 2009 gemäß § 21 Abs. 1 WpHG mitgeteilt, dass ihr Stimmrechtsanteil an der K+S Aktiengesellschaft am 09. Dezember 2009 die Schwellen von 3% und 5% überschritten hat und an diesem Tag 9,00% betrug. Dies entsprach 17.234.428 auf den Inhaber lautende Stammaktien ohne Nennbetrag (Stückaktien).

Die Mitteilungspflicht nach § 21 Abs. 1 WpHG ist auf die Mit-Konsortialführung der Deutschen Bank im Rahmen einer am 09. Dezember 2009 ins Handelsregister eingetragenen Kapitalerhöhung der K+S Aktiengesellschaft zurückzuführen.

Gleichzeitig hat uns die Deutsche Bank AG gemäß § 21 Abs. 1 WpHG mitgeteilt, dass sie am 15. Dezember 2009 die Schwellen von 5% und 3% der Stimmrechte an der K+S Aktiengesellschaft unterschritten hat und nunmehr einen Stimmrechtsanteil von 1,30% hält. Dies entspricht 2.484.617 auf den Inhaber lautende Stammaktien ohne Nennbetrag (Stückaktien).

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Emittent: K+S Aktiengesellschaft Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7 D-34131 Kassel Telefon: +49 (0)561 9301-1100 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

EAX0027 2009-12-18/15:59

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Emittent: K+S Aktiengesellschaft Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7 D-34131 Kassel Telefon: +49 (0)561 9301-1100 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

EAX0004 2009-12-15/09:44

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Mitteilungspflichtige Person: ----------------------------- Name: Dr. Rainer Gerling

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Transaktion: ------------ Bezeichnung: Bezugsrecht auf K+S Aktien ISIN: DE000A1A6Z69 Geschäftsart: Kauf Datum: 07.12.2009 Stückzahl: 10 Währung: Euro Kurs/Preis: 2,5600 Gesamtvolumen: 25,6000 Börsenplatz: Frankfurt Erläuterung:

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EAX0003 2009-12-15/09:41

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EAX0002 2009-12-15/09:38

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Mitteilungspflichtige Person: ----------------------------- Name: Dr. Rainer Gerling

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EAX0001 2009-12-15/09:33

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Bezeichnung: Stückaktie ohne Nennwert
ISIN: DE0007162000
Geschäftsart: Kauf
Datum: 07.12.2009
Stückzahl: 460
Währung: Euro
Kurs/Preis: 42,2400
Gesamtvolumen: 19.430,4000
Börsenplatz: Xetra
Erläuterung:

Rückfragehinweis:
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Kai Kirchhoff
Telefon: +49(0)561-9301-1885
E-Mail: kai.kirchhoff@k-plus-s.com

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Emittent: K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7
D-34131 Kassel
Telefon: +49 (0)561 9301-1100
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

EAX0021 2009-12-11/17:35

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Bezeichnung: Bezugsrecht auf K+S Aktien
ISIN: DE000A1A6Z69
Geschäftsart: Verkauf
Datum: 10.12.2009
Stückzahl: 19520
Währung: Euro
Kurs/Preis: 2,5800
Gesamtvolumen: 50.361,6000
Börsenplatz: Suttgart
Erläuterung:

Rückfragehinweis:
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Kai Kirchhoff
Telefon: +49(0)561-9301-1885
E-Mail: kai.kirchhoff@k-plus-s.com

Angaben zum Emittenten:
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Emittent: K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7
D-34131 Kassel
Telefon: +49 (0)561 9301-1100
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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Personenbezogene Daten:
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Mitteilungspflichtige Person:
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Name: Norbert Steiner

Grund der Mitteilungspflicht:
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Grund: Person mit Führungsaufgaben
Funktion: Geschäftsführendes Organ

Angaben zur Transaktion:
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Transaktion:
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Bezeichnung: Stückaktie ohne Nennwert
ISIN: DE0007162000
Geschäftsart: Kauf
Datum: 10.12.2009
Stückzahl: 1520
Währung: Euro
Kurs/Preis: 26,0000
Gesamtvolumen: 39.520,0000
Börsenplatz: außerbörslich
Erläuterung:

Rückfragehinweis:
-----------------
Kai Kirchhoff
Telefon: +49(0)561-9301-1885
E-Mail: kai.kirchhoff@k-plus-s.com

Angaben zum Emittenten:
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Emittent: K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7
D-34131 Kassel
Telefon: +49 (0)561 9301-1100
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

EAX0019 2009-12-11/17:26

Personenbezogene Daten:
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Mitteilungspflichtige Person:
-----------------------------
Name: Klau Krüger

Grund der Mitteilungspflicht:
------------------------------
Grund: Person mit Führungsaufgaben
Funktion: Verwaltungs- oder Aufsichtsorgan

Angaben zur Transaktion:
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Transaktion:
------------
Bezeichnung: Stückaktie ohne Nennwert
ISIN: DE0007162000
Geschäftsart: Kauf
Datum: 03.04.2009
Stückzahl: 80
Währung: Euro
Kurs/Preis: 33,4500
Gesamtvolumen: 2.676,0000
Börsenplatz: außerbörslich
Erläuterung:

Rückfragehinweis:
-----------------
Kai Kirchhoff
Telefon: +49(0)561-9301-1885
E-Mail: kai.kirchhoff@k-plus-s.com

Angaben zum Emittenten:
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Emittent: K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7
D-34131 Kassel
Telefon: +49 (0)561 9301-1100
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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Personenbezogene Daten:
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Mitteilungspflichtige Person:
-----------------------------
Name: Dr. Thomas Nöcker

Grund der Mitteilungspflicht:
------------------------------
Grund: Person mit Führungsaufgaben
Funktion: Geschäftsführendes Organ

Angaben zur Transaktion:
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Transaktion:
------------
Bezeichnung: Stückatkie ohne Nennwert
ISIN: DE0007162000
Geschäftsart: Kauf
Datum: 10.12.2009
Stückzahl: 1224
Währung: Euro
Kurs/Preis: 26,0000
Gesamtvolumen: 31.824,0000
Börsenplatz: außerbörslich
Erläuterung:

Rückfragehinweis:
-----------------
Kai Kirchhoff
Telefon: +49(0)561-9301-1885
E-Mail: kai.kirchhoff@k-plus-s.com

Angaben zum Emittenten:
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Emittent: K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7
D-34131 Kassel
Telefon: +49 (0)561 9301-1100
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

EAX0013 2009-12-11/12:20