Who is Agrium?

Agrium is a leading retail supplier of agricultural products and services in North and South America and a global producer, marketer, and distributor of crop nutrients (nitrogen, phosphate, and potash).  Agrium also develops and manufactures controlled-released nutrients and plant protection products primarily for the North American agriculture, professional turf, and ornamental markets.  Agrium is a publicly-traded company that is listed on the Toronto (AGU-TSX) and New York (AGU-NYSE) stock exchanges.

Why Invest in Agrium?

Invest in Agrium because we create sustainable and long term shareholder value by offering:

• Growth: Agrium is a growth-driven company with $3.5-billion invested in 9 acquisitions over the past five years and access to high-return investment opportunities across the agricultural value chain.
• Diversity: Agrium is diversified from a products and services offering and geographical-basis. We are the largest agricultural retailer in North America, and we are a world-scale wholesale producer, marketer, and distributor of all three crop nutrients.
• Financial Soundness: In 2009, Agrium earned $1.4-billion in operating cash flow and established a net debt-to-capital ratio of 16 percent at yearend.
• A Solid Future: The outlook for crop nutrient demand in 2010 is expected to be strong as growers respond to low crop nutrient soil levels and above-average global crop prices and margins.