Item 9.01
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Financial Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit Number
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Exhibit Description
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99.1
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Joint Information Circular, dated October 3, 2016, of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. and Agrium Inc.
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99.2
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Form of Proxy of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.
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Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain statements and other information included or incorporated by reference in this current report on Form 8-K (including the exhibits hereto) constitute
forward-looking information or forward-looking statements (collectively, forward-looking statements) under applicable securities laws. All statements, other than those relating to historical information or current
conditions, are forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, statements as to the expectations of management of the Company and Agrium with respect to: the Arrangement, including New Parents assets, cost structure, financial
position, cash flows and growth prospects; the anticipated benefits and synergies of the Arrangement, including strategic and integration opportunities; governance matters relating to New Parent; expectations regarding New Parents dividends;
and certain combined operational, financial and other information and projections. This current report on Form 8-K also contains and incorporates forward-looking statements regarding the anticipated completion of the Arrangement and timing thereof.
The combined and/or pro forma information incorporated by reference in this current report on Form 8-K does not reflect what the actual financial and operational results would necessarily have been had the Company and Agrium operated as a single
combined entity for the periods presented, and such information does not purport to project New Parents financial results and results of operations for any future period.
Forward-looking statements are based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by the Company and Agrium, including expectations and assumptions
concerning: customer demand for New Parents products; commodity prices and interest and foreign exchange rates; planned synergies, capital efficiencies and cost-savings; applicable tax laws; future production rates; future debt ratings; the
sufficiency of budgeted capital expenditures in carrying out planned activities; the availability and cost of labour and services; and the receipt, in a timely manner, of regulatory, stock exchange, shareholder and Canadian court approvals in
respect of the Arrangement. Although the Company believes that the expectations and assumptions on which such forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements because the
Company and Agrium can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct.
Forward-looking statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results and
experience to differ materially from the anticipated results or expectations expressed in the forward-looking statements. Key risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: general global economic, market and business conditions; weather
conditions including impacts from regional flooding and/or drought conditions; crop plant area, yield and prices; the supply and demand and price levels for major products of the Company and Agrium may vary from what we currently anticipate;
governmental and regulatory requirements and actions by governmental authorities, including changes in government policy, government ownership requirements, changes in environmental, tax and other laws or regulations and the interpretation thereof,
and political risks, including civil unrest, actions by armed groups or conflict, regional natural gas supply restrictions as well as counterparty and sovereign risk; relationships with employees, customers business partners, and competitors; delays
in completion of turnarounds at the Companys and Agriums major facilities; diversion of management time on the Arrangement; and other risk factors detailed from time to time in reports filed by the Company and Agrium with the Canadian
securities regulatory authorities and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. There are also risks that are inherent in the nature of the Arrangement, including: failure to realize anticipated synergies or cost savings; risks regarding the
integration of the two entities; incorrect assessments of the values of the other entity; and failure to obtain any required regulatory and other approvals (or to do so in a timely manner). The anticipated timeline for completion of the Arrangement
may change for a number of reasons, including the inability to secure necessary regulatory, stock exchange, Canadian court or other approvals in the time assumed or the need for additional time to satisfy the conditions to the completion of the
Arrangement. As a result of the foregoing, readers should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements concerning the timing of the Arrangement or otherwise.
The Company disclaims any intention or obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information or future events,
except as may be required under applicable U.S. federal securities laws or applicable Canadian securities legislation.
No Merger Solicitation
This current report on Form 8-K is not intended as, and does not constitute, a solicitation of proxies or votes in connection with the
requisite Agrium securityholders and Company shareholders approval of the transaction. A joint information circular of the Company and Agrium describing details of the Arrangement, New Parent and other information, including with respect to
tax consequences of the transaction to Agrium securityholders and Company shareholders, is expected to be mailed to Agrium securityholders and Company shareholders in early October 2016 in connection with the respective shareholder meetings to
approve the Arrangement. The record date for the securityholder and shareholder meetings was September 22, 2016, and the date of each of the meetings is November 3, 2016.