Roadshow Amsterdam 8 December 2016

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K+S Aktiengesellschaft Roadshow Amsterdam 8 December 2016 Martin Heistermann, Senior Investor Relations Manager

Content A 1 2 B C K+S Unique Strategic Position Potash and Magnesium Products Salt Current Trading Outlook K+S Group 2

Investment Case K+S Group Potash and Magnesium Products Business Unit Salt Business Unit Complementary Activities Broad product portfolio Geographic reach Positioned for growth K+S Group 3

Our Products Potash and Magnesium Products Salt Industrial products 10% 6% 8% Food processing 14% Consumer Specialties 44% 16% Salt for chemical use Industrial KCl (MOP) 46% 56% De-icing in % of sales volumes, FY 2015 K+S Group 4

Our Products De-icing ~ 10m tons Oil & Gas Food processing Agriculture (Feed) Pharma Chemicals ~ 11m tons Fertilizer ~ 6m tons K+S Group 5

From Capex to Cash Capex Phase Fundamentals of the potash business expected to improve 5 Cash Phase 2020 Net debt 1,2 3.2 billion Leverage 2 (LTM) 4.9x Capex 3 1.3 billion FCF Negative EBITDA 4 500-560 million Enhancing portfolio of higher yielding products Management Agenda Successful commissioning of Legacy Successful implementation of Salt 2020 Strategy Managing environmental challenges particularly in Germany Keeping cost discipline above and beyond Fit for the Future Net debt 2 < 2.0 billion Leverage 2 1.0-1.5x Capex Maintenance FCF Positive EBITDA 5 ~ 1.6 billion 1 Q3/16 2 incl. provisions 3 2015 4 Guidance 2016 5 Main assumptions: Unaffected potash production in Germany and Canada; Potash price level of summer 2015; USD/EUR 1.10; normal winters in North America and Europe. Development of strategic measures to support the goal. K+S Group 6

Content A 1 2 B C K+S Unique Strategic Position Potash and Magnesium Products Salt Current Trading Outlook K+S Group 7

Potash and Magnesium Products Long-Term Dynamics Positive for Fertilizer Potash is indispensable for plant growth Less arable land but more protein consumption per captia Jahr 1960 2010 2050 Global population development 3.0 billion 6.9 billion 9.7 billion Arable Land per capita 4.300 m 2 2.100 m 2 1.800 m 2 Protein per capita 60 g/ day 80 g/ day 130 g/ day 1 The growth and yield of plants are limited by the nutrient which is in shortest supply Justus von Liebig, 'The Natural Laws of Husbandry', 1863 Sources: UN, World Population Prospects, 2012 Revision, UNDP, 2013; FAOStat 2014 FAO 2014 - forecasts based on the expected increase in animal protein K+S Group 8

Raw Salt Potash and Magnesium Products Utilizing Entire Range of Minerals in Complex Deposits Mineral extraction K+S product offering SOP Fertilizer Health Care & Nutrition Industrial Applications Residue 63.5% Kieserite Industrial products 0.7 Health Care & Nutrition Industrial potash Kieserite 20.4% Korn-Kali Magnesia-Kainit KCL (MOP) 3.1 6.8 Specialties 3.0 Kieserite Korn-Kali KCl 16.1% MOP SOP e.g. Neuhof 2014 Basis: 2015 Sales volumes in million tons Reducing specific costs of our MOP products $$$ Extending our product offering K+S Group 9

Potash and Magnesium Products Leading Position in Europe Europe Asia South America Other regions K+S Group 10

Basis: Q1 2012 Basis: Q1 2014 Potash and Magnesium Products Our Unique Portfolio Makes Us More Robust MOP gran. Europe vs. Brazil (Source: FMB) US$/t 600 500 400 300 200 Europe (, Granular, cfr) Brazil (US$/t, Granular, cfr) 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 /t 600 500 400 300 200 K+S average selling price versus selected peers K+S K+S Peers Peers Q1 2012 Q1 2013 Q1 2014 Q1 2015 Q1 2016 Q1 2014 Q2 2014 Q3 2014 Q4 2014 Q1 2015 Q2 2015 Q3 2015 Q4 2015 Q1 2016 Q2 2016 Q3 2016 K+S Group 11

Potash and Magnesium Products Environmental Roadmap 2016 2017/2018 2019 and beyond Limited deep-well injection permit at the Werra plant Review by authorities still ongoing Production largely based on water flow rate of Werra river Measures to mitigate impact from missing permit ramping up Continuation of implementation of measures to mitigate impact from missing permit Commissioning of KCF 1) will reduce saline wastewater from Werra plant by 1.5 million m³ to 5.5 million m³ Expansion of tailings pile capacity Hattorf (Werra) Expansion of tailings pile capacity Wintershall (Werra) and Zielitz Prolongation of Werra river injection permit Implementation of sustainable solutions Oberweserpipeline Coverage of tailings piles Underground backfilling (currently being analyzed) 1) Kainite Crystallization and Flotation Facility K+S Group 12

Water flow Werra Potash and Magnesium Products Update on deep-well injection (Werra site) Werra plants represent ~45% of K+S annual German production capabilities Review of the application is ongoing Originally expected to be completed in summer 2016 Currently, saline wastewater can only be disposed to a limited extent Production largely based on water flow rate of the Werra river Level required to operate all Werra mines 1) Minimum level required to dispose tailings piles water 1) May Mai Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Okt Nov 1) Indicative excl. additional measures like Springen, Bergmannssegen-Hugo K+S Group 13

Legacy Project Strengthening our Global Presence China India South East Asia North America Expanding our current production portfolio in Germany with a North American production site Second source supplier Securing a good asset base with competitive production costs Sales and distribution through existing distribution structures of the K+S group Exclusive outline agreement with Koch Fertilizer about supply and sales of Potash fertilizers in the US Regional growth projects in China and SEA Flexible multi-product strategy Located in the Heart of Saskatchewan s Potash-Rich Basin South America Regina Two additional potash permit areas in the Esterhazy potash region K+S Group 14

Legacy Project Cleanup After Incident in Progress Crane for removal of damaged equipment on site Production of 1 st ton expected in Q2/17 Capacity of 2 million tons p.a. will be reached by the end of 2017 Budget development (in billion) CAD ~4.1 equals ~3.1 2013 Final Budget of CAD 4.1 billion will be moderately exceeded due to incident Positive currency development led to unchanged budget in EUR terms since review in 2013 K+S Group 15

Costs per ton (CAD) ~90 WACC Legacy Project Valuation Implied Value Per Share ( ) Terminal growth rate 0% 2% 7% ~ 21 8% ~ 11 Volume ramp-up Volume ramp-up/ (m metric costs tons) per /costs ton per (CAD) ton (CAD) Main assumptions: Unaffected potash production Potash price level of summer 2015 (time of release of guidance) 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 <1m up to 2m ~2m ~2.3 ~2.4 ~2.6 ~2.9 Sales volumes (metric tons) Production costs Logistics costs Mining taxes/ royalties K+S Group 16

Potash and Magnesium Products Acquisition in China Huludao Magpower Fertilizers Co., one of the largest producers of synthetic magnesium sulphate (SMS) SMS is used as fertilizer for oil palms, soybeans and sugar cane as well as for industrial applications Strengthen our competitive position in specialties Improved access to growth markets of South-East Asia and China Huludao Scalable low cost production assets K+S Group 17

Content A 1 2 B C K+S Unique Strategic Position Potash and Magnesium Products Salt Current Trading Outlook K+S Group 18

Salt Long-Term Dynamics in Salt Demand Demand driven by Product category Winter weather conditions De-Icing Infrastructure development Consumer Increasing standard of living Population growth Food processing Economic growth and industrialisation Industrial Urbanization Chemical Low single-digit demand growth p.a. to 2018 1) 1) Source: Roskill K+S Group 19

Salt Inevitable for life De-Icing Consumer Food processing Industrial Chemical Main Applications: Winter road maintenance services Commercial users Private households Main Applications: Table salt Dishwasher care Water softening Pool chlorination Body care Main Applications: Food processing industry Baking industry Condiment and preservative agent Main Applications: Water treatment Drilling fluids Animal feed Infusion, dialysis solutions Pharmaceuticals Preserving of fish Dyeing works Leather treatment Main Applications: Chemical industry Chlor-Alkali processes ( PVC) Polycarbonates, MDI (Isocyanat) ( plastics, synthetic resin) Synthetic Soda Ash ( glass) K+S Group 20

Salt Unrivalled Global Production Network Expansion into Asia-Pacific: Project Launch in Australia Competitive edge: Unrivalled global production network More than 30 assets on 3 continents allow close proximity to customers in a business that is highly freight-cost sensitive Ensuring close proximity to customers Broad range of products due to variety of production methods Best in class supply chain assets and competence Industry best cost production in Chile K+S Group 21

Salt Diverse Regional and Product Portfolio Salt for chemical use Normalized Revenue Distribution Food processing Industrial Consumer 1 De-icing adjusted to normal winter K+S Group 22

Salt Presence in Attractive De-Icing Markets Eastern Canada Scandinavia Great Lakes US East Coast Central Europe Indicative regional strength of winter 2010/11 2011/12 2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015/16 Europe North America K+S Group 23

Salt Salt 2020 Strategy On Track Priority areas GROWTH Market share growth New segments New regions EFFICIENCY Fit for the Future Business and technical processes Supply chain and distribution network improvements Expected EBIT development CULTURE Safety first! Remove silo thinking Transparency/trust High performance and engaged workforce 211 62 118 Salt 2020 Launched 173 266 250+ Normalized Equals more than 400 million EBITDA 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2020e Actual results K+S Group 24

Salt Expansion into Asia-Pacific: Project Launch in Australia Component of Salt 2020 strategy Initial focus on obtaining necessary permits CapEx estimate of around 225 million Estimated production capacity of 3.5 million tons p.a. Main customers in the chemical industry in Asia Possible production start in 2022 We want this project to give a boost to our planned expansion into the Asian markets. We see big potential there, and want to sustainably participate in the expected growth there in the future. The purchase of the licenses is the foundation to achieve this. Mark Roberts, CEO Salt K+S Group 25

Content A 1 2 B C K+S Unique Strategic Position Potash and Magnesium Products Salt Current Trading Outlook K+S Group 26

P&L million FY/14 Q1/15 Q2/15 Q3/15 Q4/15 FY/15 Q1/16 Q2/16 Q3/16 Revenues 3,822 1,377 914 891 993 4,175 1,096 732 688 EBIT I 641 317 179 132 154 782 218 15-31 t/o insurance gain 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EBIT I w/o insur. gain 605 317 179 132 154 782 218 15-31 Margin 16% 23% 20% 15% 16% 19% 20% 2% -5% Financial result -126-40 -14-7 +27-34 -13-15 -9 EBT, adjusted 515 276 166 125 181 748 205 0-41 Tax rate, adjusted 29% 28% 28% 29% 25% 28% 28% 29% 34% Net income, adjusted 367 198 119 89 136 542 148 0-27 EPS, adjusted 1.92 1.04 0.62 0.46 0.71 2.83 0.77 0.00-0.14 The adjusted key figures only include operating forecast hedges of the respective reporting period in EBIT I. In addition, related effects on deferred and cash taxes are also excluded. K+S Group 27

Cost Discipline Will Remain High million 30 >150 >180 2013 2014 2015 2016 on track Fit for the Future on track More than 2/3 of total aspirations achieved Measures implemented will continue beyond 2016 with full effects until 2018 Further top-down measures beyond Fit for the Future initiated Effects coming through in 2017 and 2018 K+S Group 28

Cash Flow and Balance Sheet million FY/14 Q1/15 H1/15 9M/15 FY/15 Q1/16 H1/16 9M/16 Operating cash flow 707 301 423 613 669 294 359 390 - Investing cash flow (pre sale/ purchase of securities) -1,013-203 -516-877 -1,305-243 -537-847 Adjusted free cash flow -306 98-93 -264-636 50-178 -456 CapEx 1,153 200 555 905 1,279 280 643 904 Net debt (-) -1,626-1,602-1,968-2,173-2,400-2,367-2,860-3,180 t/o Net financial debt (-) -591-440 -814-1,007-1,364-1,315-1,756-2,052 Net debt/ EBITDA (LTM) 1.8 1.6 1.9 2.1 2.3 2.5 3.6 4.9 Equity ratio 51% 52% 52% 51% 52% 52% 49% 48% K+S Group 29

Debt Profile Debt Instruments RCF 1 billion Schuldschein 700 million (3-yrs: 325 million; 5-yrs: 335 million; 7-yrs: 40 million) Bond III 500 million (expn. Dec 2018; coupon: 3.125%) Bond II 500 million (expn. Dec 2021; coupon: 4.125%) Bond I 500 million (expn. June 2022; coupon: 3.000%) 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 K+S Group 30

Potash and Magnesium Products million FY/14 Q1/15 Q2/15 Q3/15 Q4/15 FY/15 Q1/16 Q2/16 Q3/16 Revenues 1,884 608 501 471 511 2,091 461 371 302 EBIT I 489 183 144 92 127 546 102 15-49 t/o insurance gain 34 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 EBIT I w/o insurance gain 455 183 144 92 127 546 102 15-49 Margin 24% 30% 29% 20% 25% 26% 22% 4% -16% t/o Legacy OpEx -37-13 -20-15 -20-68 -19-21 -26 Avg. selling price ( /t) 274 314 310 310 292 307 272 250 239 Sales volumes (million tons) 6.87 1.94 1.61 1.52 1.75 6.82 1.69 1.48 1.26 FY/14 (3) Q1/15 Q2/15 Q3/15 Q4/15 FY/15 Q1/16 Q2/16 Q3/16 Costs per ton (1,2) 208 212 209 239 208 217 201 226 258 (1) (Revenues EBIT) / Sales volumes (2) Excluding OpEx Legacy (3) Excl. anticipated insurance payment K+S Group 31

Salt million FY/14 Q1/15 Q2/15 Q3/15 Q4/15 FY/15 Q1/16 Q2/16 Q3/16 Revenues 1,779 727 374 382 442 1,925 595 319 346 EBIT I 173 142 43 43 39 266 123 5 18 Margin 10% 20% 11% 11% 9% 14% 21% 2% 5% Sales volumes (million tons) 23.6 9.1 3.6 3.8 4.7 21.1 7.1 2.9 3.5 De-icing 14.4 6.9 1.2 1.5 2.3 11.9 4.9 0.6 1.0 Non de-icing 9.2 2.2 2.4 2.3 2.4 9.2 2.2 2.3 2.5 Average selling prices ( ) De-icing 53 65 65 62 67 65 64 53 52 Non de-icing 104 119 120 124 118 120 122 123 113 K+S Group 32

Content A 1 2 B C K+S Unique Strategic Position Potash and Magnesium Products Salt Current Trading Outlook K+S Group 33

Guidance FY 2016: EBIT I Bridge million 782 Main assumptions: Potash Lower YoY potash ASP Hydrological normal year Execution of countermeasures Sales volumes around 6.1 million tons Salt Moderate decline of de-icing volumes Slight increase of non de-icing volumes may not offset this 200 260 Main effects: - OpEx Legacy - Higher D&A Actual 2015 Volume-/ price Missing deepwell injection permit Other effects (net) Fit for the Future 2016e 2016e EBIT range K+S Group 34

Dividend policy 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10% 5% 0% Target payout ratio of 40-50% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 1) 10% 8% 6% 4% 2% 0% Earnings-based dividend policy Payout ratio of 40 50% of adjusted net profit Dividend 2015: 1.15 per share (2014: 0.90 per share) Payout ratio (lhs) Dividend yield (rhs) 1) Based on year-end share prices K+S Group 35

IR Contact Details K+S Aktiengesellschaft Bertha-von-Suttner-Str. 7 34131 Kassel (Germany) E-Mail: Homepage: IR-website: investor-relations@k-plus-s.com www.k-plus-s.com www.k-plus-s.com/en/ir Thorsten Boeckers Head of Investor Relations Phone: +49 561 / 9301-1460 Fax: +49 561 / 9301-2425 thorsten.boeckers@k-plus-s.com Andrea Rach Investor Relations Assistant Phone: +49 561 / 9301-1100 Fax: +49 561 / 9301-2425 andrea.rach@k-plus-s.com Patrick Kofler Senior Investor Relations Manager Phone.: +49 561 / 9301-1885 Fax: +49 561 / 9301-2425 patrick.kofler@k-plus-s.com Martin Heistermann Senior Investor Relations Manager Phone.: +49 561 / 9301-1403 Fax: +49 561 / 9301-2425 martin.heistermann@k-plus-s.com Laura Schumbera Junior Investor Relations Manager Phone.: +49 561 / 9301-1607 Fax: +49 561 / 9301-2425 laura.schumbera@k-plus-s.com K+S Group 36

Forward-Looking Statements This presentation contains facts and forecasts that relate to the future development of the K+S Group and its companies. The forecasts are estimates that we have made on the basis of all the information available to us at this moment in time. Should the assumptions underlying these forecasts prove not to be correct or should certain risks such as those referred to in the Risk Report of the Annual Report materialize, actual developments and events may deviate from current expectations. The Company assumes no obligation to update the statements, save for the making of such disclosures as are required by the provisions of statute. K+S Group 37

K+S Share WKN: KSAG88 ISIN: DE000KSAG888 Ticker-Symbols: Bloomberg SDF / Reuters SDFG K+S ADR CUSIP: 48265W108 ADR Ticker-Symbol: Bloomberg: KPLUY / Reuters: KPLUY.PK K+S Bond 06/2022 WKN: A1P GZ8 ISIN: DE000A1PGZ82 K+S Bond 12/2018 WKN: A1Y CR4 ISIN: XS0997941199 K+S Bond 12/2021 WKN: A1Y CR5 ISIN: XS0997941355 K+S Aktiengesellschaft Bertha-von-Suttner-Straße 7 34131 Kassel Germany Internet: www.k-plus-s.com Investor Relations phone: +49 (0)561 / 9301-1100 fax: +49 (0)561 / 9301-2425 email: investor-relations@k-plus-s.com Financial Calendar 2017: 16 Mar: FY/16 9 May: Q1/17 10 May: AGM 11 May: ExDiv 15 Aug: Q2/17 15 Nov: Q3/17 K+S Group 39