Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (PotashCorp) today announced a $1,000,000 donation to support relief efforts in Japan following the magnitude-9.0 earthquake and tsunami that struck the island nation on March 11. The contribution will go to the Canadian Red Cross Japan Earthquake/Asia-Pacific Tsunami fund.

“Like the rest of the world, we have been gripped and deeply moved by the devastation and destruction of this unprecedented natural disaster,” said PotashCorp President and CEO Bill Doyle. “We value the long standing friendships and relationships we have forged with customers across Japan and hope that our contribution brings help and hope in the wake of this terrible crisis.”

In addition to the $1 million contribution, PotashCorp employees’ donations to relief efforts in Japan will be matched dollar-for-dollar through PotashCorp’s Employee Matching Gift program.

“We are extremely grateful to PotashCorp for its very generous donation,” says Conrad Sauve, secretary general and CEO of the Canadian Red Cross. “This gift will be used to directly support Red Cross relief and recovery operations underway in affected communities.”

PotashCorp’s donation follows significant commitments to earthquake relief efforts in China and Myanmar in 2008, Haiti and Chile in 2010, and most recently in Christchurch, New Zealand.

Headquartered in Saskatchewan, Canada, PotashCorp is the world’s largest fertilizer company by capacity, producing the three primary crop nutrients potash, phosphate and nitrogen. With five potash operations in Saskatchewan, and one in New Brunswick, it is responsible for about 20 percent of global capacity and is the world’s leading potash producer. Its operations and business interests span seven countries, making PotashCorp an international enterprise and a key player in meeting the growing challenge of feeding the world.

The Canadian Red Cross is a member of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, which includes the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, the International Committee of the Red Cross and over 185 national Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies. Its mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people by mobilizing the power of humanity in Canada and around the world.

For further information or comment, please contact:

PotashCorp Canadian Red Cross Rhonda Speiss
Manager, Corporate Philanthropy
Phone: (306) 933-8544
E-mail Corporate Philanthropy Amanda Ulrich
Public Affairs & Marketing Provincial Lead
Phone: (306) 721-1629
E-mail: amanda.ulrich@redcross.ca