Press Release

DBRS Places Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. Under Review with Developing Implications

Natural Resources
August 30, 2016

DBRS Limited has today placed the BBB (high) Issuer and Senior Unsecured Debt ratings of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (the Company) Under Review with Developing Implications following the Company’s announcement that it is in preliminary discussions with Agrium Inc. regarding a potential merger of equals.

Notes:
The related regulatory disclosures pursuant to the National Instrument 25-101 Designated Rating Organizations are hereby incorporated by reference and can be found by clicking on the link to the right under Related Research or by contacting us at info@dbrs.com.

The applicable methodologies are Rating Companies in the Mining Industry (October 2015) and Rating Companies in the Industrial Products Industry (April 2016), which can be found on our website under Methodologies.

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Ratings

Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.
  • Date Issued:Aug 30, 2016
  • Rating Action:UR-Dev.
  • Ratings:BBB (high)
  • Trend:--
  • Rating Recovery:
  • Issued:CA
  • Date Issued:Aug 30, 2016
  • Rating Action:UR-Dev.
  • Ratings:BBB (high)
  • Trend:--
  • Rating Recovery:
  • Issued:CA
  • US = Lead Analyst based in USA
  • CA = Lead Analyst based in Canada
  • EU = Lead Analyst based in EU
  • UK = Lead Analyst based in UK
  • E = EU endorsed
  • U = UK endorsed
  • Unsolicited Participating With Access
  • Unsolicited Participating Without Access
  • Unsolicited Non-participating

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