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Kassel (euro adhoc) - Kassel, 26 March 2013

Changes to the Board of Executive Directors of K+S Aktiengesellschaft
- Dr. Andreas Radmacher appointed as new member of the Board of
Executive Directors by Supervisory Board

The Supervisory Board of K+S Aktiengesellschaft appointed Dr. Andreas
Radmacher (47) as a further member of the Board of Executive
Directors of the Company, with effect from 1 September 2013. Dr.
Radmacher will there assume responsibility for the potash and
magnesium activities of the K+S Group.

With a doctorate in mining engineering, he brings high strategic
competence and far-reaching international marketing know-how from the
energy industry with him. Since 2009, he has been CEO of RWE Turkey
Holding A.S., Istanbul. Before that, he was a member of the Executive
Board of RWE Energy AG, Dortmund, for six years. "We warmly welcome
Dr. Andreas Radmacher to our team and look forward to working with
him", said Norbert Steiner, Chairman of the Board of Executive
Directors of K+S Aktiengesellschaft, who temporarily has also been
responsible for the Potash and Magnesium Products business unit since
October 2012.

Dr. Radmacher is married with two children.

Note to editors A photograph and the CV of Dr. Andreas Radmacher can
be found on the Internet under www.k-plus-s.com.

Experience growth K+S is one of the world's leading suppliers of
standard and speciality fertilizers. In the salt business, K+S is the
world's leading producer with sites in Europe as well as North and
South America. K+S offers a comprehensive range of goods and services
for agriculture, industry, and private consumers, which provides
growth opportunities in virtually every sphere of daily life.
Worldwide, the K+S Group employs more than 14,000 people. The K+S
share - the commodities stock on the German DAX index - is listed on
all German stock exchanges (ISIN: DE000KSAG888, symbol: SDF). More
information about K+S at www.k-plus-s.com.

Your contact persons:
Press:
Michael Wudonig, CFA

Phone: +49 561 9301-1262
Fax: +49 561 9301-1666
michael.wudonig@k-plus-s.com

Investor Relations:

Thorsten Boeckers
Phone: +49 561 9301-1460
Fax: +49 561 9301-2425
thorsten.boeckers@k-plus-s.com

Further inquiry note:
Press:
Michael Wudonig, CFA
Phone: +49 561 9301-1262
Fax: +49 561 9301-1666
michael.wudonig@k-plus-s.com

Investor Relations:
Thorsten Boeckers
Phone: +49 561 9301-1460
Fax: +49 561 9301-2425
thorsten.boeckers@k-plus-s.com

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company: K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7
D-34131 Kassel
phone: +49 (0)561 9301-1460
FAX: +49 (0)561 9301-2425
mail: investor-relations@k-plus-s.com
WWW: http://www.k-plus-s.com
sector: Chemicals
ISIN: DE000KSAG888
indexes: DAX, Midcap Market Index, CDAX, Classic All Share, HDAX, Prime All
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Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt
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