OREANDA-NEWS. February 28, 2013. As previously announced, Agrium will hold its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders on April 9, 2013 in Calgary, Alberta. Shareholders of common shares of Agrium Inc. as at the close of trading on February 25, 2013 (the “Record Date”) will be eligible to vote their shares at the Meeting.

Board Chair Victor J. Zaleschuk tissued the following statement in response to JANA’s latest press release:

“JANA has been running its campaign for over eight months now. We are holding our Annual General Meeting a month earlier than usual to bring this matter to a close. We remain confident that we have overwhelming shareholder support.”

“Agrium’s Board has given JANA’s ideas due and thorough consideration and we have rejected them. JANA’s analysis is flawed, and its ideas would destroy shareholder value.”

About Agrium
Agrium Inc. is a major Retail supplier of agricultural products and services in North America, South America and Australia and a leading global Wholesale producer and marketer of all three major agricultural nutrients and the premier supplier of specialty fertilizers in North America through our Advanced Technologies business unit. Agrium’s strategy is to provide the crop inputs and services needed to feed a growing world. We focus on maximizing shareholder returns by driving continuous improvements to our base businesses, pursuing value-added growth opportunities across the crop input value chain and returning capital to shareholders.