Os lo, 2016-11-11: On 10 November 2016, the Yara employee share trust ("Stiftelsen For Ansattes Aksjer i Yara") purchased 14,200 Yara shares in the market at an average price of NOK 316.99 per share, as part of Yara's employee share purchase program in Norway. Permanent Yara employees in Norway can take part in the annual offer to buy Yara shares for a value of either NOK 7,500 or NOK 13,500, both options with a tax-exempt discount of NOK 1,500. Based on the two alternatives, Yara employees purchased either 24 Yara shares at NOK 243.44 per share or 44 Yara shares at NOK 270.49 per share. In total, Yara employees purchased 35,232 Yara shares from the Yara employee share trust. Following these transactions, the Yara employee share trust owns 58 Yara shares. The following Yara primary insiders purchased shares:
Chief Executive Officer Svein Tore Holsether bought 44 shares. Following this purchase he owns 17,218 Yara shares. Head of Supply Chain Tove Andersen bought 44 shares. Following this purchase she owns 3,035 Yara shares. Head of Crop Nutrition Terje Knutsen bought 44 shares. Following this purchase he owns 4,380 Yara shares. Chief Financial Officer Torgeir Kvidal bought 44 shares. Following this purchase he owns 8,413 Yara shares. Head of Partner Operations Alvin Rosvoll bought 24 shares. Following this purchase he owns 4,928 Yara shares. General Counsel Kristine Ryssdal bought 44 shares. Following this purchase she owns 1,233 Yara shares. Chief HR, Corporate Communications and Brand Officer Lene Trollnes bought 44 shares. Following this purchase she owns 4,746 Yara shares. Head of Production Petter Østbø bought 24 shares. Following this purchase he owns 5,009 Yara shares. Board member Kjersti Aass bought 44 shares. Following this purchase she owns 62 Yara shares. Board member Rune Bratteberg bought 44 shares. Following this purchase he owns 201 Yara shares. Board member Geir O. Sundbø bought 44 shares. Following this purchase he owns 173 Yara shares. Deputy Board member Kari Marie Nøstberg bought 44 shares. Following this purchase she owns 322 Yara shares. Deputy Board member Per Rosenberg bought 44 shares. Following this purchase he owns 320 Yara shares. Deputy Board member Inge Stabæk bought 44 shares. Following this purchase he owns 358 Yara shares. Deputy Board member Vidar Viskjer bought 44 shares. Following this purchase he owns 201 Yara shares. Head of Investor Relations Thor Giæver bought 44 shares. Following this purchase he owns 3,413 Yara shares. Head of Internal Risk & Audit Steinar Skar bought 44 shares. Following this purchase he owns 2,831 Yara shares. Investor Relations Officer Kjetil Storås bought 44 shares. Following this purchase he owns 147 Yara shares. Vice President Communications Esben Tuman bought 44 shares. Following this purchase he owns 823 Yara shares.
Contact Thor Giæver, Investor Relations Telephone (+47) 24 15 72 95 Cellular (+47) 48 07 53 56 E-mail: thor.giaver@yara.com Esben Tuman, Media Relations Cellular (+47) 90 50 84 00 E-mail: esben.tuman@yara.com About Yara Yara's knowledge, products and solutions grow farmers', distributors' and industrial customers' businesses profitably and responsibly, while protecting the earth's resources, food and environment. Our fertilizers, crop nutrition programs and technologies increase yields, improve product quality and reduce the environmental impact of agricultural practices. Our industrial and environmental solutions improve air quality by reducing emissions from industry and transportation, and serve as key ingredients in the production of a wide range of goods. We foster a culture that promotes the safety of our employees, contractors and societies. Founded in 1905 to solve emerging famine in Europe, today, Yara has a worldwide presence, with close to 13,000 employees and sales to more than 150 countries. www.yara.com This information is subject to the disclosure requirements pursuant to section 5-12 of the Norwegian Securities Trading Act.
