Yara prices US dollar bond offering Oslo, 24 May 2018: Yara

Oslo, 24 May 2018: Yara International ASA today priced a new 10-year bond offering of USD 1,000 million (the "Notes"). The bond offering will be issued pursuant to Rule 144A/Regulation S. The bonds have a coupon of 4.75% per annum. Yara intends to use the net proceeds of the new issue for general corporate purposes. Moody's and Standard & Poor's have assigned a rating of the bonds of respectively Baa2 (stable) and BBB (stable). The Lead Bookrunning Managers and Joint Global Coordinators on this transaction were Citigroup, Deutsche Bank Securities, J.P. Morgan and Société Générale, and Joint Bookrunners were Barclays, BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB and SMBC Nikko. Contacts Thor Giæver, Head of Investor Relations Telephone: (+47) 24 15 72 95 Mobile: (+47) 48 07 53 56 E-mail: thor.giaver@yara.com Petter Jessen, Head of Finance, Treasury & Insurance Mobile: (+47) 928 85 494 E-mail: petter.jessen@yara.com Liv Bergh, Head of Funding Mobile: (+47) 414 02 153 E-mail: liv.bergh@yara.com Cautionary Statements This press release is for information purposes only and does not constitute any offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any security in the United States or in any other jurisdiction. The Notes have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the " Securities Act ") or applicable state or foreign securities laws and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration under federal or applicable state securities laws or an applicable exemption from such registration requirements. The Notes will be offered in the United States to qualified institutional buyers pursuant to Rule 144A under the Securities Act and outside the United States pursuant to Regulation S under the Securities Act. This press release is being issued pursuant to and in accordance with Rule 135c under the Securities Act. This press release may include projections and other "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable securities laws. These forward looking statements can be identified by the use of forward looking terminology, including the terms such as the words "believe," "expect'', "plan," "intend," "seek," "anticipate," "estimate," "predict," "potential," "assume," "continue," "may," "will," "should," "could," "shall," "risk" or the negative of these terms or similar expressions that are predictions of or indicate future events and future trends. 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The ratings are only accurate as of the date thereof and may be changed, superseded or withdrawn as a result of changes in, or unavailability of, such information. Each rating should be evaluated independently of any other rating. This communication is directed only at (i) persons who are outside the United Kingdom, (ii) persons who have professional experience in matters relating to investments falling within Article 19(5) of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) Order 2005 (the " Order ") or (iii) high net worth entities, and other persons to whom it may lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2) of the Order (all such persons together being referred to as "relevant persons"). Any investment activity to which this communication relates will only be available to, and will only be engaged in with, relevant persons. Any person who is not a relevant person should not act or rely on this document or any of its contents. Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained within: (a) EU Directive 2014/65/EU on markets in financial instruments, as amended (" MiFID II "); (b) Articles 9 and 10 of Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2017/593 supplementing MiFID II; and (c) local implementing measures (together, the " MiFID II Product Governance Requirements "), and disclaiming all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any "manufacturer" (for the purposes of the MiFID II Product Governance Requirements) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the notes which are the subject of the offering (the " Securities ") have been subject to a product approval process, which has led to the conclusion that: (i) the target market for the Securities is eligible counterparties and professional clients only, each as defined in MiFID II; and (ii) all channels for distribution of the Securities to eligible counterparties and professional clients are appropriate. 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The information contained in this announcement constitutes inside information for purposes of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014. About Yara In collaboration with customers and partners, Yara grows knowledge to responsibly feed the world and protect the planet, to fulfill its vision of a collaborative society, a world without hunger and a planet respected. Our crop nutrition solutions and precision farming offerings allow farmers to increase yields and improve product quality while reducing environmental impact. Our environmental and industrial solutions improve air quality and reduce emissions, and are key ingredients in the production of a wide range of products. We foster an open culture of diversity and inclusion that promotes the safety and integrity of our employees, contractors, business partners, and society at large. Founded in 1905 to solve emerging famine in Europe, Yara has a worldwide presence with more than 16,000 employees and operations in over 60 countries. 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