OREANDA-NEWS. January 22, 2013. Uralkali (LSE: URKA) announces that pursuant to Uralkali’s buyback programme announced on 13 November 2012, the following purchases of Uralkali’s shares and GDRs were made during the week from 14 through 18 January 2013:

90,000 GDRs at an average price of USD 37.52.

Therefore, since the start of Uralkali’s buyback programme the securities at the total amount of approximately USD 31 million have been purchased.

Uralkali intends to publish further updates on the buyback programme on a weekly basis provided any purchases take place.

For more details on the buyback programme please see Uralkali’s website http://www.uralkali.com/investors/shareholder_inf/buyback/.

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.