OREANDA-NEWS. June 22, 2011. Uralkali reached an agreement with Belarus to acquire 50% plus one share in Belaruskali for USD 15 billion during talks in Minsk on Wednesday, a source close to the negotiations told.

“Suleiman Kerimov came to Minsk yesterday after Alexander Lukashenko’s meeting with the government. A preliminary agreement was reached to sell 50% plus one share in Belaruskali for USD 15 billion, as the entire company was previously valuated at USD 30 billion,” the source said.

Earlier, Belarus said it was in talks only with the Chinese side over Belaruskali sale.

Belaruskali is one of the world’s largest producers of potash fertilizers. It employs about 20,000 personnel.

Securities of WBD Foods are transferred to the section "Unlisted securities admitted to trading"

Effective June 22, 2011 the following securities will trade on RTS markets within the section "Unlisted securities admitted to trading" after the transfer from the Quotation list "B":

ordinary registered shares of WBD Foods (state registration number 1-01-06005-A), RTS Classica ticker – WBDF, RTS Tplus0 Market ticker – WBDFG;

The transfer has been initiated by the issuer.

RTS Classica is the oldest organized stock market in Russia – trading was opened on July 5, 1995. The prices that are discovered on RTS Classica are a well-acknowledged guideline for the investors who trade in Russian shares and depositary receipts representing them. RTS market data is transmitted to a large number of clients in Russia and abroad and is a basis for calculation of the main benchmark of the Russian stock market – RTS Index.

Trading on the RTS Tplus0 Market is held on the basis of anonymous trading of Order-Driven Market using a "Delivery Versus Payment" technology with 100% advance depositing of assets.