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EANS-Adhoc: K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Significant rise in Q3 revenues and earnings
Forecast raised for year as a whole

  ad-hoc disclosure pursuant to section 15 of the WpHG transmitted by euro
  adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely
  responsible for the content of this announcement.
9-month report
02.11.2010
Third quarter revenues and operating earnings (EBIT I) reach EUR 
1,061.2 million (+52% against the previous year) and EUR 108.5 
million (+1,054% against the previous year) respectively / Therefore,
K+S quarterly figures are considerably higher than the figures for 
the same period last year and, in some parts, significantly above 
consensus expectations / K+S Group´s operating earnings (EBIT I) 
forecast for 2010 raised from previously EUR 550-600 million to EUR 
630-670 million
Today (2 November 2010), the Board of Executive Directors of K+S AG 
prepared the interim financial statements as of 30 September 2010. 
Because the K+S Group´s third quarter revenues and earnings figures 
are not only considerably above the corresponding figures for the 
previous year, but, especially in the Salt business segment, also 
clearly exceed the existing consensus expectations, significant key 
financial data for the third quarter are already being released 
today: Revenues reached EUR 1,061.2 million (Q3/09: EUR 698.1 
million), operating earnings (EBIT I) EUR 108.5 million (Q3/09: EUR 
9.4 million), and adjusted earnings after taxes, including non-cash 
extraordinary interest expenses for mining provisions, EUR 40.4 
million or EUR 0.21 per share (Q3/09: EUR (2.1) million or EUR (0.01)
per share).
Conditions on global fertilizer markets have improved continuously 
and significantly since the beginning of the year; salt markets in 
Western Europe and in North and South America prove to be stable on a
high level. In the earnings forecast for the whole of 2010 issued by 
the Board of Executive Directors on 5 August 2010, among other 
things, the international prices of fertilizers at this point in time
have been taken into account as usual. Since then, the business 
environment has undergone a further recovery and prices, especially 
in the case of potash, have increased so that in the course of its 
regular internal earnings estimates, the Board of Executive Directors
now expects the K+S Group´s operating earnings (EBIT I) to reach EUR 
630-670 million (previously: EUR 550-600 million).
As planned, the K+S Group will release an overall view of third 
quarter figures, including a detailed outlook, in its interim report 
on 11 November 2010.
K+S Aktiengesellschaft
Kassel, 2 November 2010
The Board of Executive Directors
End of the ad hoc disclosure
end of announcement                               euro adhoc

Further inquiry note:

Christian Herrmann
Telefon: +49(0)561-9301-1460
E-Mail: christian.herrmann@k-plus-s.com

Branche: Chemicals
ISIN: DE0007162000
WKN: 716200
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