16th Dec 2011 15:41
For Immediate Release 16 December 2011
PhosAgro Shares and GDRs Included in Indexes
Moscow - PhosAgro ("the Company"), a leading global vertically integrated phosphate-based fertilizer producer, announces that its shares have been included in the RTS-2 Index, effective from 16 December 2011, while its GDRs have been added to the Dow Jones Islamic Market BRIC Equal Weighted Index, effective after the close of trading on Friday, 16 December 2011.
The inclusion of PhosAgro GDRs into the Dow Jones Islamic Market BRIC Equal Weighted Index places the Company among equities that have been screened for Shari'ah compliance consistent with Dow Jones Indexes' methodology. This listing followed a regular review, in which four components were added and three deleted. The total free-float market capitalization of the reconstituted Dow Jones Islamic Market BRIC Equal Weighted Index was US$585.07 billion.
For further information please contact:
OJSC "PhosAgro"+7 495 231 2747Irina Evstigneeva, Head of Corporate Finance and Investor RelationsTimur Belov, Press OfficerM:CommunicationsUKStuart Leasor+ 44 20 7920 2317RussiaSam VanDerlip+7 495 663 8005Notes to Editors
PhosAgro is a leading global vertically integrated phosphate-based fertiliser producer. The Group focuses on the production of phosphate-based fertilisers, feed phosphate and high-grade phosphate rock, as well as ammonia and nitrogen-based fertilisers. In 2010, the Group was the largest phosphate-based fertiliser producer in Europe, the largest producer of high-grade phosphate rock worldwide and the third largest MAP/DAP producer in the world (excluding China) according to Fertecon. PhosAgro controls approximately 2.1 billion tonnes of high quality apatite-nepheline ore resources, which translates to over 75 years of production. The Group's strategic aim is to reinforce its position as a leading integrated global producer of fertilisers and to enhance overall value for its shareholders through increasing fertiliser and feed phosphate production capacities, utilising the full potential of its apatite-nepheline ore reserves base and continuing to improve operational flexibility and efficiency. PhosAgro is listed on the MICEX stock exchange (MICEX: PHOR) with its global depositary receipts listed on the London Stock Exchange (PHOR LI). The Group had revenues of approximately $2.5 billion in 2010 with EBIDTA of approximately $674 million. PhosAgro employs approximately 25,000 people.
For further information on PhosAgro please visit: www.PhosAgro.com
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