EANS-News: K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Annual General Meeting on 14 May 2013
Supervisory Board will propose new shareholder representatives for election
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Corporate news transmitted by euro adhoc. The issuer/originator is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Company Information Kassel (euro adhoc) - Kassel, 13 March 2013 Annual General Meeting on 14 May 2013 Supervisory Board will propose new shareholder representatives for election The Supervisory Board of K+S Aktiengesellschaft will propose to the Annual General Meeting on 14 May 2013 that Dr. Annette Messemer and Wesley Clark be newly elected to the Supervisory Board of the Company. Today's resolution pursues the goal of having two female members on the body in the future and taking greater account of the increasing international nature of K+S. Dr. Annette Messemer, divisional board member for Corporates & Markets of Commerzbank AG, would complement the Supervisory Board by a new independent financial expert. As a former CEO of the K+S subsidiary Morton Salt, one of the largest salt producers in North America, US-American Wesley Clark, operating partner of the Advent International Global Private Equity Group, has many years of experience in the salt business. Furthermore, the Supervisory Board will propose to the Annual General Meeting that, in order to ensure appropriate continuity, Jella S. Benner-Heinacher, Dr. Eckart Sünner, Dr. Rudolf Müller and Dr. Bernd Malmström be re-elected to the Supervisory Board. The mandates of Rainer Grohe and Dr. Karl Heidenreich will end with the close of the Annual General Meeting 2013; both Gentlemen were, for reasons of age, no longer available for re-election. The Supervisory Board expresses its gratitude to the two members of the body for their many years of committed work. The election of the employee representatives will take place at the beginning of April 2013. Information for editors You will find photos and CVs of the persons mentioned in this press release 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 end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Share stockmarkets: regulated dealing: Hannover, Berlin, München, Hamburg, Düsseldorf, Stuttgart, regulated dealing/prime standard: Frankfurt language: English
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