Uralkali (the Company; MICEX: URKA), one of the world’s largest potash producers, announces that Moody’s international credit rating agency has confirmed Uralkali’s rating as Ba2. The outlook is stable.

Uralkali (www.uralkali.com) is one of the world’s largest potash producers and exporters. 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.11,000 people (in the main production unit). Uralkali’s shares are traded on the Moscow Exchange.