Publication of Insider Information pursuant to Art. 17 MAR (formerly: Ad-hoc Announcements pursuant to § 15 WpHG)

Today, the Supervisory Board has agreed with the decision of the Board of Executive Directors from March 5, 2020 to drive the complete sale of the Operating Unit Americas forward. Signing is expected in 2020. Thus, the focus on the business with mineral fertilizers and specialties is connected with a comprehensive realignment of K+S. ...

K+S is responding to the current weak demand for potash by reducing fertilizer production for potassium chloride by up to 300 thousand tonnes by the end of 2019.

Despite the persistent, extreme drought, full production at the three sites of the Werra potash plant is now guaranteed up to and including December 23. Against this background and assuming a prolonged extreme drought, disposal-related stoppages in production are now only expected to continue over the holidays until January 1. Should significant rainfall occur in the coming days, these stoppages could be further reduced.

The K+S Group is now expecting earnings before interests, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) in a range of € 660 – 740 million for the year 2018. This equals unchanged to a significant increase versus the previous year (€ 577 million).

On December 23, 2016 the Kassel regional council approved the continued deep-well injection of saline wastewater from potash production at the Werra plant. The water law permit will be valid from January 1, 2017 until December 31, 2021 and enables an annual volume of 1.5 million cubic meters to be injected – two million cubic meters had been applied for on average for the years 2016 - 2021.

At today’s meeting, the Supervisory Board of K+S Aktiengesellschaft appointed Dr. Burkhard Lohr the new Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of K+S Aktiengesellschaft.

On the basis of preliminary figures, EBIT I for the K+S Group results to around € 10 million in the second quarter 2016 (Q2/15: € 179.2 million).

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan informed K+S Aktiengesellschaft today that it withdraws its proposal to launch a public offer for all outstanding shares of K+S Aktiengesellschaft at a price of 41 Euros per share.

Today, Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. again sent an unsolicited letter to the Board of Executive Directors and the Supervisory Board of K+S Aktiengesellschaft. Attached to this is a proposal for a Business Combination Agreement, which is based on an unchanged price of Euro 41 per share.

Following a thorough review of all aspects and considering the overall circumstances, the Board of Executive Directors and the Supervisory Board of K+S Aktiengesellschaft today have decided to reject the unsolicited proposal of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. to acquire all outstanding shares of K+S Aktiengesellschaft for 41 Euro per share. ...