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Against the background of the global economic crisis triggered by the corona pandemic, the Board of Executive Directors and the Supervisory Board of K+S Aktiengesellschaft have precautionary decided on 8 May 2020 to adjust the dividend proposal for 2019 to the legal minimum dividend of € 0.04 per share (previous dividend proposal € 0.15 per share).

During the corona pandemic, K+S has been able to ensure the supply of essential products to its customers from the sectors of pharmaceuticals, food production, feed, agriculture and chemicals.

K+S has significantly reduced the injection of saline wastewater into plate dolomite and has saved one million cubic meters since 2018.

Together with local partners, K+S offers the EzyAgric App in Africa, which helps small-scale farmers to improve their harvests thereby raising their standard of living. The first successes are promising, as the story of Nasaka Mary Goreti from Uganda shows.

With the extraction and processing of domestic raw materials, K+S is making an important contribution to the system-relevant basic supply of the population and important key industries in the areas of medicine, pharmaceuticals, food production, feed, and agriculture in the continuing corona crisis.

With the continuing coronavirus pandemic in Germany and for the protection of the health of employees, shareholders and service providers, K+S plans to hold the Company's Annual General Meeting on June 10, 2020, entirely virtually and without the physical presence of shareholders.

As a result of the rapid spread of the coronavirus in Germany, K+S will not be able to hold the Annual General Meeting of the Company planned for 12 May 2020 in Kassel.

K+S will completely sell the Operating Unit Americas, in which the North and South American salt business is bundled. A sales agreement (signing) is expected before the end of this year. With the accompanying focus on the core business with mineral fertilizers and specialties, the Company will continue to pursue the ongoing increases in efficiency and productivity. Future-oriented solutions in the environmental area are just as much the focus of our work.

The Merkers Adventure Mine of the K+S Group continues to enjoy great popularity 29 years after its foundation. Today, the two millionth visitor entered the former potash mine in the Wartburg region. Located in the heart of the Werra potash region, it offers the opportunity to gain a first-hand impression of potash mining in the past and present, in addition to attractions that are unparalleled worldwide.

In order to improve the ecological condition of waters and natural areas, K+S, Thuringia Forest, and the renowned Thuringian nature conservation associations “Verband für Angeln und Naturschutz” (VANT) and “Arbeitsgruppe Artenschutz” (AAT) have concluded a cooperation agreement. As the first joint project, the floating island in the Hautsee near Bad Salzungen (Wartburg district) will be restored to its natural state.