OREANDA-NEWS. July 24, 2012. Uralkali (LSE: URKA) has become a sponsor of the Perm football club “Amkar”, which plays in the Russian Football Premier League. In the season of 2012\2013 Uralkali will donate to the club RUB 100 million (c. USD 3 million). In the last season Uralkali also supported FC Amkar.

Alexander Babinsky, Uralkali’s Head of Public Relations, commented:

“Uralkali is pleased to announce that it has become a sponsor of FC Amkar. FC Amkar presents the Perm region in the elite division of the Russian football championship and has hundreds of thousands of fans. We hope that our support will contribute to the development of the team and will help it achieve success in the Russian Premier League”.

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 7 ore-treatment mills situated in the towns of Berezniki and Solikamsk (Perm Territory, Russia). Uralkali employs ca. 12,500 people (in the main production unit). Uralkali’s shares and GDRs are traded on the RTS-MICEX and LSE, respectively.