Final result of the Yara Tender Offer for Kemira GrowHow

(2007-10-05) Oslo (2007-10-05): Yara Nederland B.V.'s ownership, after the completion of the Tender Offer, increases to 97.55 percent of the shares and votes in Kemira GrowHow Oyj, excluding the shares held by Kemira GrowHow Oyj.

On 21 June 2007 Yara Nederland B.V., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Yara International ASA, launched a mandatory tender offer for all the issued shares in Kemira GrowHow Oyj (the "Tender Offer"). The tender offer period commenced at 9.30 (Finnish time) on 20 July 2007 and the extended offer period ended at 16.00 (Finnish time) on 27 September 2007. On 24 September 2007, Yara International ASA announced in an extended notice to the Oslo Stock Exchange that the conditions for the completion of the Tender Offer had been fulfilled, and on 28 September 2007 Yara International ASA announced the preliminary result of the Tender Offer.

Yara Nederland B.V.'s ownership, after the completion of the Tender Offer, increases to 97.55 percent of the shares and votes in Kemira GrowHow Oyj, excluding the shares held by Kemira GrowHow Oyj. The ownership share referred above includes the shares acquired by Yara Nederland B.V. on 24 May 2007 from the State of Finland, representing 30.05 percent of all shares and votes in Kemira GrowHow Oyj.  

The offer consideration shall, in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Tender offer, be paid on 9 October 2007, as estimated, and the interest accrued on the offer consideration on 11 October 2007, as estimated.  

As Yara Nederland B.V.'s ownership in Kemira GrowHow Oyj, after the completion of the Tender Offer, exceeds 9/10 of the shares and votes in Kemira GrowHow Oyj, Yara Nederland B.V. will initiate a redemption proceeding concerning the remaining minority shares in Kemira GrowHow Oyj in accordance with the Finnish Companies Act. Yara Nederland B.V. may also acquire more Kemira GrowHow Oyj shares from the market.  

Yara International ASA Board of Directors      

Contact:

Torgeir Kvidal, Investor Relations

Telephone  (+47) 24 15 72 95

Cellular (+47) 91 339 832

E-mail torgeir.kvidal@yara.com  

Hamed Brodersen, Media Relations

Cellular (+47) 40 468 110

E-mail hamed.mozaffari.brodersen@yara.com

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DISCLAIMER

This stock exchange release must not be published, released or otherwise distributed in whole or in part in or into the United States, Canada, Japan or Australia. This stock exchange release is neither an offer to purchase nor a solicitation for an offer to sell shares, and the Tender Offer will not be made directly or indirectly in the United States, Canada, Japan or Australia or any other jurisdiction where such an offer would violate laws of that jurisdiction. This stock exchange release and tender offer will not and may not be distributed, forwarded or transmitted in any way, such as by post, fax, email or telephone, or in any other way to or from areas where it would violate the law.