Oslo, 2015-11-16: On 13 November 2015, the Yara employee share trust ("Stiftelsen For Ansattes Aksjer i Yara") purchased 18,200 Yara shares in the market at an average price of NOK 401.85 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 18 Yara shares at NOK 333.33 or 33 Yara shares at NOK 363.64. In total Yara employees purchased 25,260 Yara shares from the Yara employee share trust. Following these transactions, the Yara employee share trust owns 1,108 Yara shares. The following Yara primary insiders purchased shares:
CEO Svein Tore Holsether bought 33 shares. Following this purchase he owns 10,393 Yara shares.
Chief Legal Counsel Trygve Faksvaag bought 18 shares. Following this purchase he owns 7,907 Yara shares.
Head of Downstream Terje Knutsen bought 18 shares. Following this purchase he owns 3,054 Yara shares.
Chief Human Resource Officer Kaija Korolainen bought 33 shares. Following this purchase she owns 1,651 Yara shares.
CFO Torgeir Kvidal bought 33 shares. Following this purchase he owns 7,137 Yara shares.
Head of Supply & Trade Alvin Rosvoll bought 18 shares. Following this purchase he owns 5,775 Yara shares.
Chief Communication Officer Bente Slaatten bought 33 shares. Following this purchase she owns 5,053 Yara shares.
Board member Rune Bratteberg bought 33 shares. Following this purchase he owns 157 Yara shares.
Board member Guro Mauset bought 33 shares. Following this purchase she owns 181 Yara shares.
Board member Geir O. Sundbø bought 33 shares. Following this purchase he owns 129 Yara shares.
Deputy Board member Vigleik Heimdal bought 33 shares. Following this purchase he owns 458 Yara shares.
Deputy Board member Kari Marie Nøstberg bought 18 shares. Following this purchase she owns 278 Yara shares.
Deputy Board member Per Rosenberg bought 33 shares. Following this purchase he owns 276 Yara shares.
Deputy Board member Inge Stabæk bought 33 shares. Following this purchase he owns 314 Yara shares.
Head of Investor Relations Thor Giæver bought 33 shares. Following this purchase he owns 2,864 Yara shares.
Head of Internal Risk & Audit Steinar Skar bought 33 shares. Following this purchase he owns 2,410 Yara shares.
Investor Relations Officer Kjetil Storås bought 33 shares. Following this purchase he owns 103 Yara shares.
Head of Strategy Terje Tollefsen bought 33 shares. Following this purchase he owns 3,947 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 nurturing and 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 more than 12,000 employees and sales to more than 150 countries.
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