22 June 2017
Disclosure of Report on payments to governments
In compliance with Section 4.3A (Reports on Payments to Governments) of the Disclosure Rules and Transparency Rules, adopted by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) JSC Acron (MOEX and LSE: AKRN) has published on its website the Report on payments made to governments in 2016 in the English language with translation into the Russian language -http://www.acron.ru/en/investors/disclosure/acron_disclosure/.
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Background Information
Acron Group is a leading vertically integrated mineral fertiliser producer in Russia and globally, with chemical production facilities in Veliky Novgorod (Acron) and Smolensk (Dorogobuzh). The Group owns and operates a phosphate mine in Murmansk region (NWPC) and plans to implement a potash development project in Perm Krai (VPC). It has a wholly owned transport and logistics infrastructure and distribution networks in Russia and China.
In 2016, the Group sold 6.4 million tonnes of various products to 63 countries, with Russia, Brazil, Europe and the United States as key markets.
In 2016, the Group posted consolidated revenue under IFRS of RUB 89,359 million (USD 1,333 million) and net profit of RUB 25,525 million (USD 381 million). Acron's shares are on the Level 1 quotation list of the Moscow Exchange and its global depositary receipts are traded at the London Stock Exchange (ticker AKRN). Acron employs over 11,000 people.
For more information about Acron Group, please visit www.acron.ru/en.