OREANDA-NEWS. October 26, 2011. Uralkali (LSE: URKA) announces that ENTERRO SERVICES LTD, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Uralkali, has signed an agreement with a company within Troika Dialog group which will act as an independent broker pursuant to Uralkali’s buyback programme announced on 7 October 2011. As of 21 October 2011, no purchases have been made under the buyback programme. Uralkali intends to publish further updates on the buyback programme on a weekly basis.

Uralkali (www.uralkali.com) is one of the world’s largest potash producers with a market share of about 20%. The Company’s assets consist of 5 mines and 8 ore-treatment mills situated in the towns of Berezniki and Solikamsk (Perm Territory, Russia). Uralkali employs over 23,000 people.Uralkali’s shares and GDRs are traded on the LSE, RTS and MICEX.