K+S Group

mbank Chemicals Conference,Warsaw

04 June 2019

Julia Bock, Senior Investor Relations ManagerAlexander Enge, Investor Relations Manager

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Current Trading

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Potash pricing remains strong

Higher Bethune production; first quarter w/o volumes from Sigmundshall potash mine

Good de-icing salt business in North America; higher freight cost headwind YoY persists

EBITDA and FCF improved again

New reporting structure in place

Highlights Financials

€ million Q1/18 Q1/19 YoY

Revenues 1,170 1,264 +8%

t/o Europe+ 662 692 +5%

t/o Americas 507 571 +13%

D&A -90 -100 -10%

EBITDA 237 270 +14%

t/o Europe+ 156 177 +14%

t/o Americas 96 108 +12%

Adj. net profit 84 108 +29%

Adj. EPS (€) 0.44 0.56 +27%

Operating cash flow 233 324 +39%

Adj. FCF 143 233 +63%

CapEx 63 73 +16%

-

Net fin. debt/EBITDA 4.7 4.6 -

Q1 2019: Another quarter with solid results

237270

89

6 -27

-35

Q1/18 Price Volume/Mix

FX,Others

Costinflation

Q1/19

EBITDA in €m

Main effects:- General

costinflation:e.g. freight

Main effects:+ Prices in

agriculture+ North American

de-icing/consumerbusiness

Main effects:- Shaping+ FX- Others

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2019 FULL-YEAR GUIDANCE confirmed

OPERATING PERFORMANCE improved

WASTEWATER MANAGEMENT improved

CASH CONVERSION RATE improved

SHAPING/CUSTOMER ORIENTATION on track

BETHUNE RAMP-UP on track

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Pricing (Source: FMB)

80%

90%

100%

110%

120%

130%

140%

Q1/17 Q2/17 Q3/17 Q4/17 Q1/18 Q2/18 Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19 Q2/19

SOP Europe

MOP Brazil

Global demand 2018 again slightly up to

~71mt KCl (2017: ~69mt)

Robust demand holds across all regions

Most producers are committed until end

of Q2/19

MOP price momentum remains

supportive into Q2 (YoY)

European MOP and Specialty prices are

picking up but are still lagging behind

K+S Agriculture average selling price:

FY/18: 254 €/t (FY/17: 241 €/t);

Q4/18: 268 €/t; Q1/19: 282 €/t

Trading Update: Customer Segment Agriculture

MOP Europe

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Trading Update: Customer Segments Industry and Consumers

Solid demand, gradually increasing

sales volumes

Logistic costs after inflation,

especially in North America, in 2018:

“new normal” for 2019

In the Consumers customer segment,

Q1/19 showed first success to pass

on higher costs, especially for

logistics, to our customers

2.47 2.522.57

2.74

2.44

0.48 0.41 0.420.50

0.48

Q1/18 Q2/18 Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19

Industry Consumers

Sigmundshallvolumes missing

Sales volumes (in mt)

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Trading Update: Customer Segment Communities

Pricing trends in customer segment Communities

Mixed picture in our regions in winter

2018/19

Good business in US Mid-West and

Canada

Highly competitive US East Coast

Europe:

Q4: mild weather

Q1: average demand

In total, Q4 almost on and Q1 above

long-term average

Widely promising start into bidding

season 2019

6.86

0.931.53

4.00

7.11

Q1/18 Q2/18 Q3/18 Q4/18 Q1/19

Sales volumes in customer segment Communities (in mt)

Shaping 2030 Strategy

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Tapping the full potential of our existing assets... establishing the most value-creating portfolio combination

Exploring new adjacent growth areas... pursuing growth by venturing into new markets where we can use our existing capabilities

Increasing the share of our specialties business... ensuring an overall stabilized performance and reducing our dependency on standard products and weather

'One Company' ... thinking and acting as 'One Company' and lifting synergies between our businesses

We will be the most customer-focused, independent minerals company and grow our EBITDA to €3bn in 2030 by ...

Our vision for 2030

IndustryAgriculture

ConsumersCommunities

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Phase 2: Growth

203020202017

Phase 1: Transformation

Realize synergies

Advance corporate culture

Net financial debt/ halvedEBITDA vs. H1/2017

Synergies > €150m

EBITDA-Ambition €3bn

ROCE > 15%

Revenue growthbeyond 2030

> 4%

Increased share of specialties

Tapping the full potential of our existing assets

Exploring new adjacent growth areas

Shaping the organizationand focusing towards our clients

Reduce indebtedness

Investment grade ratingachieved in 2023

We will implement our strategy in two phases

Phase I

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Phase I: Building a basis for our growth options

Matrix

Operating Unit Function

Agriculture

Industries

Consumers

Communities

Customer Segments

Operations

Board of Executive Directors

COO Group CFO GroupCEO Group

CEO Americas

Head of Human Resources

Head of Corporate Communications

Head of Corporate Development

Head of Corporate Controlling

Matrix

Executive Committee

Head of Marketing,Sales & Supply Chain

Excellence

Marketing & SalesCommittee

Operations Excellence Committee

Head of Operations Excellence

CEO Europe+

Board of Executive Directors

Divisional Silos

IndustryAgriculture

ConsumersCommunities

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SHAPING 2030

Lift synergies

Operations

Procurement

Supply Chain and Logistics

Commercial Excellence

SG&A Optimization

> €50m

Net synergies YE 2020 (vs. 2017)

> €30m

> €20m

> €20m

~ €30m

COO

Sponsor

CFO

COO

COO

CEO

∑ > €150m

Synergies: Breakdown by program

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Shaping 2030 EBITDA impact

Costs Synergies > €150m

Total costs for synergy program: ~ €150m (end of 2020)

2018e 2019e 2020e

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This NPV equals an EV per share of 25 EUR

Variation NPV change

MOP gran. Brazil +/- 10 USD/t +/- €200 million

“We create value for our stakeholders!”

Net Present Value (NPV) Bethune

Sen

siti

viti

es

NPV for Bethune EUR 4.8bn

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Site costs (FOB) in comparison (2020)

* column width = production capability in million tonnesSource: CRU Report 2016, K+S

-30%

BU Potashw/o Bethune

(incl. Specialties)

Best-in-class

USD/t

K+S Bethune(in 2023)

K+S Zielitz(Purely MOP)

K+S Bethune*

The Bethune ramp-up to 2.86 million tons in 2023 (production capability) significantly improves K+S's competitive position.

Phase II

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Implications for K+S

Arable land shrinking

Yield needs to be improved

Higher efficiency of fertilizationand irrigation needed

Plants have to be more stressresistent

Infrastructure needs to beimproved focus on renewable energy

Growing population, especiallyin Asia, needs more salt forvarious purposes

Today: 7.3bn

8.5bnGlobal population in 2030

Per decade

0.2Average global warming (ºC)

70% of water used for agriculture

40%of the population will suffer

from water shortage by 2030

2015: 3.0bn

5.4bnpeople will be

middle-class by 2030

Our strategy has incorporated important megatrends

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Geo-expansion Fertilizer Industry

Africa

Asia

Increase of fertilizer specialties

Ramp of low cost commodities

Expand Pharma & Food portfolio

Chemical applications

Growth areas and ideas cover the full growth landscape

K+S Growth Landscape

Growth areas and ideas cover core and adjacent businesses

Financials

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P&L

€ million Q1/18 Q2/18 Q3/18 Q4/18 FY/18 Q1/19

Revenues 1,170 812 840 1,217 4,039 1,264

EBITDA 237 105 36 228 606 270

Margin 20% 13% 4% 19% 15% 21%

Depreciation 90 92 94 103 379 99

Financial result -31 -25 -26 -30 -112 -17

EBT, adjusted 116 -12 -84 95 115 154

Tax rate, adjusted 28% 25% 27% 25% 26% 30%

Net income, adjusted 84 -9 -61 71 85 108

EPS, adjusted 0.44 -0.05 -0.32 0.38 0.45 0.56

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Cash Flow and Balance Sheet

€ million Q1/18 H1/18 9M/18 FY/18 Q1/19

Operating cash flow 233 292 276 309 324

- Investing cash flow(pre sale/ purchase of securities)

-90 -198 -336 -515 -91

Adjusted free cash flow 143 94 -60 -206 233

CapEx 63 154 278 443 73

Net financial debt 2,834 2,944 3,100 3,242 2,935

Net financial debt/ EBITDA (LTM) 4.7 4.9 5.5 5.3 4.6

Equity ratio 42 % 43% 41% 41% 43 %

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NEW OLD NEW

New Reporting Structure

Europe+:Potash and Magnesium Products (incl. Bethune)

Salt Europe

Americas:Salt excluding Europe

Potash and MagnesiumProducts (incl. Bethune)

Salt

Potassium chlorideFertilizer specialities

Industrial products

Complementary

Non De-icing

Non De-icing

De-icing salt

Agriculture

Industry

Consumers

Communities

Operating Units Business segments Products Customer Segments Subsegments

• Potassium chloride (MOP)• Fertilizer specialities:

SOP, Kieserite, Kornkali

• Chemical• Animal nutrition• Oil and gas• Water softening• Food• Pharma• Complementary

• Culinary• Water and pool• Ice melt

• De-icing bulk • De-icing packaged

Complementary Activities

Segments according to IFRS 8

Reconciliation Reconciliation

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K+S EBITDA 2019: € 700 to € 850m (2018: € 606m)

606

700-

850

FY18 Price Volume/Mix

Others Cost inflation FY19

EBITDA in €m

Main effects:

+Bethune

+ Absence of

drought

effect

- Roof stability

Neuhof

- Average de-

icing salt

business

Main effects:

+Sigmunds-

hall

+ Shaping

- FX

+/- OthersMain effects:

+ASP in CS

Agriculture

moderately

up on last

year

+ Supportive

product prices

in other CSs

Main effects:

- Inflation

returning:

Higher

personnel,

energy, freight,

and material

costs

High probability to have no weather-related standstills in 2019!

Guidance 2019 confirmed

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CapEx development 2015-2020

0

200

400

600

800

1.000

1.200

2015 2016 2017 2018 2019e 2020e

BU Potash (ex Bethune)

Bethune

BU Salt

Complementary Activities

in m€

K+S sustainability KPIs and targets 2030

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Goal KPI 2018Target by

2030 at the latest

PEO

PLE

Health & Safety

Lost time incident rate (LTIR) 7.90

Vision 2030

Diversity & Inclusion

Employees’ favorable perception of inclusive work environment (percent)

68 (2015) >90

Human Rights

Sites covered by a human rights due diligence process (percent)

0 100

K+S sustainability KPIs and targets 2030 – People

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Goal KPI 2018 Target by2030 at the

latest

ENV

IRO

NM

ENT

Water

Deep-well injection of saline wastewater in Germany (m³ p.a.)

1.0 0 starting January2022

Additional reduction of saline process water from potash production in Germany (m³ p.a.)

+400,000-500,000

excluding reduction by KCF facility and

end of production SI

Waste

Amount of residues used for other purposes than tailings piles or increased amount of raw material yield (million tons p.a.)

1.0 3

Additional area of tailings piles covered (ha) 5.9 155

Energy & Climate

Carbon footprint for power consumed (kg CO2/MWh) (percent)

-1.5 -20

Specific greenhouse gas emissions (CO2) in logistics (percent)

-2.0 -10

K+S sustainability KPIs and targets 2030 – Environment

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Goal KPI 2018Target by

2030 at the latest

BU

SIN

ESS

ETH

ICS

Sustainable Supply Chains

Critical suppliers aligned with the K+S Group Supplier Code of Conduct (SCoC) (percent)

14.7100

by end of 2025

Spend coverage of the K+S Group SCoC (percent) 29.4> 90

by end of 2025

Compliance & Anti-Corruption

All employees reached by communication measures and trained appropriately in compliance matters (percent)

71100

by end of 2019

K+S sustainability KPIs and targets 2030 – Business Ethics

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Housekeeping Items / Financial Calendar

Tax rate: ~30%

Financial result: ~-120 million EUR

CapEx: ~600 million EUR

D&A (incl. Bethune): 380 to 400 million EUR

Reconciliation (EBITDA): -60 to -70 million EUR

Additional information on Outlook FY 2019

Financial Calendar

Customer Segment Agriculture:Sales volume: 6.9-7.2m t (2018: 6.8m t)ASP: moderately up (2018: 255 €/t)

Customer Segment Communities:Sales volume: 12.5-13.0m t (2018: 13.3m t)

mBank Chemical Event, Warschau 4 June 2019

Credit Suisse Chemicals and Agriculture Conference, London 4 June 2019

DB Access Conference, Berlin 5-7 June 2019

Scotiabank Roadshow, Montreal 10 June 2019

Commerzbank Roadshow, Hamburg 19 June 2019

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IR Contact Details

e-mail: investor-relations@k-plus-s.comhomepage: www.k-plus-s.comIR-website: www.k-plus-s.com/ir

K+S AktiengesellschaftBertha-von-Suttner-Str. 734131 Kassel (Germany)

Janina RochellInvestor Relations Manager

Phone: +49 561 / 9301-1403Fax: +49 561 / 9301-2425Janina.rochell@k-plus-s.com

Lutz GrütenHead of Investor Relations

Phone: +49 561 / 9301-1460Fax: +49 561 / 9301-2425lutz.grueten@k-plus-s.com

Christiane MartelRoadshow Management

Phone: +49 561 / 9301-1100Fax: +49 561 / 9301-2425christiane.martel@k-plus-s.com

Martin HeistermannSenior Investor Relations Manager

Phone: +49 561 / 9301-1403Fax: +49 561 / 9301-2425martin.heistermann@k-plus-s.com

Alexander EngeInvestor Relations Manager

Phone: +49 561 / 9301-1885Fax: +49 561 / 9301-2425alexander.enge@k-plus-s.com

Julia Bock, CFASenior Investor Relations Manager

Phone: +49 561 / 9301-1009Fax: +49 561 / 9301-2425julia.bock@k-plus-s.com