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URALCHEM to Give 100,000 Euros to Schools in Riga

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OJSC URALCHEM, the Ziedot.lv Fund and two secondary schools in Riga have agreed to carry out a joint charity project. A memorandum was signed by URALCHEM CEO Dmitry Konyaev, Manager of the Fund Ziedot.lv Ruta Dimanta and the headmasters of the schools, Iveta Stivrinya and Boris Antonov.

Riga, Latvia – February 11, 2013 — OJSC URALCHEM, the Ziedot.lv Fund and two secondary schools in Riga have agreed to carry out a joint charity project. A memorandum was signed by URALCHEM CEO Dmitry Konyaev, Manager of the Fund Ziedot.lv Ruta Dimanta and the headmasters of the schools, Iveta Stivrinya and Boris Antonov.

Within the framework of the project, URALCHEM will provide funding to the amount of more than 70,000 Lati (about 100,000 Euros), which will be used to equip modern chemistry classrooms to state-of-the-art standards, as well as providing for general update and improvement at both schools. The funds will be distributed in equal proportions between the schools, which have a total enrollment of over 1,000 students. The charitable organization Ziedot.lv will provide organizational and administrative support to the project.

Dmitry Konyaev, CEO of URALCHEM, OJSC: “Supporting charity programmes has always been part of our social policy aimed at improving the life of people in the regions where the company has a presence. In Riga we have been constructing a terminal for transhipment of mineral fertilizers since 2009. That is why we decided to help two schools located in the neighbouring Vecmilgravis area. Since we are a company, based on chemistry, the idea was to start with a project that would improve standards for teaching chemistry, one of the basic subjects for school children.”

Ruta Dimanta, Head of the Fund Ziedot.lv: “We share URALCHEM’s desire to provide real help in the social sphere and are especially grateful for the company’s efforts to support children. Our cooperation with URALCHEM started in September 2012 when we launched a charity programme to help children with disabilities. As part of this programme, which is being successfully implemented, URALCHEM is providing the funding to the amount of 80,000 Euros and the Ziedot.lv Fund is organizing for the treatment of children in leading medical institutions in Russia.”

Boris Antonov – Headmaster: “We would like to thank URALCHEM and the Ziedot.lv Fund for this initiative. Being a chemistry teacher myself, I welcome the fact that URALCHEM has paid attention to this subject. Using state-of-the-art equipment and teaching methods should stimulate our students’ interest in chemistry.”

Iveta Stivrinya – Headmaster: “One of the long traditions of our school is the successful combination of the humanitarian and technical approaches to teaching a variety of curricula. With the help of URALCHEM and the Ziedot.lv Fund, we are very pleased to be able to continue this tradition by offering our students an education in this interesting and important subject.”

URALCHEM’s social policy covers many different aspects of life. A lot of attention is also paid to cultural activities. For example, in June 2012, with the support of URALCHEM, the town of Jurmala hosted Latvia’s first concert performed by the Symphony Orchestra of the Mariinsky Theatre led by Valery Gergiev. In December 2012, thanks to the support of URALCHEM, the company ART Forte organized a visit by the Igor Moiseyev State Academic Ensemble of Popular Dance to Riga performing their programme “Christmas with the people of the world.”

Reference information

School No. 31 opened in 1952. It is located at 11 Skuyu St, Riga. The school has 50 teachers and more than 500 students. The teaching is conducted in Latvian.

School No. 46 was founded in 1954. It is located at 28 Skuyu St, Riga. The school has 56 teachers and more than 500 students. The teaching is conducted in Russia.

URALCHEM is one of the world’s major producers of mineral fertilizers, which are used by Russian and foreign farmers. The company has four enterprises in Russia (Kirov Region, Perm Region and Moscow Region). The company employs about 11.5 thousand people. URALCHEM implements major social and environmental programmes. In 2011, the company gave more than 2.4 million Euros for the development of children and youth sports, educational programmes, assistance to veterans and disabled people. The company’s costs for environmental protection in 2011 amounted to more than 8.5 million Euros.

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URALCHEM
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Ilze Oshane
Ziedot.lv Fund
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URALCHEM and the Ziedot.lv Fund combine to help seriously ill children in Latvia

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URALCHEM and the fund of Ziedot.lv, have agreed to work together to help seriously ill children who need specific treatment or rehabilitation using leading Russian clinics.

Riga, Latvia – October 3, 2012 — URALCHEM and a leading charitable organization of Latvia, the fund of Ziedot.lv, have agreed to work together to help seriously ill children who need specific treatment or rehabilitation using leading Russian clinics. URALCHEM will provide funding for the hospitalization and treatment of children to the amount of 80 thousand Euros. A corresponding agreement has been signed today by URALCHEM CEO Dmitry Konyaev and Manager of the Fund Ziedot.lv Ruta Dimanta.

Dmitry Konyaev, CEO of URALCHEM, OJSC:

“Since 2009, URALCHEM has been implementing a large-scale logistics project involving the creation of a terminal for transhipment of mineral fertilizers in the Latvian port of Riga. Traditionally, in all regions where URALCHEM does business, we pursue a socially responsible policy, which aims to address the socio-economic problems of the people of these regions. One of the priorities of our policy has always been to help children. In a joint program with Ziedot.lv we will help families of different nationalities living in Latvia who need financial and medical assistance.”

Ruta Dimanta, Head of the Fund Ziedot.lv:

“The programme will help seriously ill children who need treatment in Russian clinics, and whose families are not able to cover all the costs. URALCHEM’s support is particularly important because the treatment of Latvian residents outside the European Union is not funded by the state. In practice, in cases with rare or complex diseases, it is necessary to seek help outside Latvia. Children deserve to have the highest level of treatment based on modern scientific developments.”

The agreement stipulates that, within a specially designed charity programme – “Help for seriously ill children”, 20 children from Latvia will be treated in leading medical institutions in Russia during the coming year. The programme participants are selected by the fund Ziedot.lv on the basis of doctor’s recommendations and requests from parents for financial assistance. Assistance is needed in the treatment of diseases such as autism, vision recovery, cerebral palsy and developmental delay.

With this initiative by URALCHEM, Latvian children will now be able to access world leading medical treatment not only within the EU but in Russia as well.

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URALCHEM, OJSC is one of the largest producers of nitrogen and phosphate fertilisers in Russia and the CIS with production capacities of over 2.5 million tonnes of ammonium nitrate, 2.8 million tonnes of ammonia, 0.8 million tonnes of MAP and DAP, 0.8 million tonnes of complex fertilisers and 1.2 million tonnes of urea. URALCHEM, OJSC is the second largest ammonium nitrate producer in the world and number one in Russia, the second largest producer of nitrogen fertilisers in Russia. Key production assets of URALCHEM, OJSC include Azot Branch of URALCHEM, OJSC in Berezniki, Perm Region; OJSC Minudobrenia, Perm; MFP Kirovo-Chepetsk Chemical Works, OJSC Branch in Kirovo-Chepetsk, Kirov region; Voskresensk Mineral Fertilisers, OJSC in Voskresensk, Moscow region.

Some of the information in this press release may contain projections or other forward-looking statements regarding future events or the future financial performance of URALCHEM. We wish to caution you that these statements are only predictions. We do not intend to update these statements and our actual results may differ materially from those contained in our projections or forward-looking statements, including, among others, the achievement of anticipated levels of profitability, growth, cost and synergy of our recent acquisitions, the impact of competitive pricing, the ability to obtain necessary regulatory approvals and licenses, the impact of developments in the Russian economic, political and legal environment, financial risk management and the impact of general business and global economic conditions.