KORE POTASH PLC - Appointment of a Non-Executive Director

Appointment of a Non-Executive Director

Kore Potash plc
(Incorporated in England and Wales)
Registration number 10933682
ASX share code: KP2
AIM share code: KP2
JSE share code:KP2
ISIN: GB00BYP2QJ94
(“Kore Potash” or the “Company”)

                             Appointment of a Non-Executive Director

Kore Potash plc, the potash development company whose flagship asset is the 97%-owned
Sintoukola Potash Project (“Kola” or the “Project”), is pleased to announce the appointment of   
Mr José Antonio Merino as a Non-Executive Director of the Board nominated by Sociedad Química y
Minera de Chile S.A. (“SQM”) with immediate effect. José Antonio replaces Pablo Altimiras, whose
resignation was announced on 26 April 2018. Further to that announcement, Pablo’s resignation
from the Board will be effective immediately.

José Antonio, aged 36, joined SQM in 2016 and is currently M&A Director, prior to which he worked
at EPG Partners as head of a mining private equity fund, at Asset Chile, a Chilean boutique
investment bank, and at Santander Investment. He is a qualified Civil Engineer having graduated
from Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

David Hathorn, Non-executive Chairman, said: “I am very pleased to welcome José Antonio to the
Board of Kore Potash. The support and investment from SQM has proved invaluable to the Company
and we look forward to continued close co-operation as we advance our objective of becoming one
of the world’s lowest cost potash producers.”

There is no other information that is required to be disclosed pursuant to paragraph (g) of Schedule
Two to the AIM Rules for Companies.

The information contained within this announcement is deemed by the Company to constitute inside
information as stipulated under the Market Abuse Regulations (EU) No. 596/2014 ("MAR").

                                               ENDS

For further information, please visit www.korepotash.com or contact:
Kore Potash                                                         Tel: +27 11 469 9140
David Hathorn

Tavistock Communications                                            Tel: +44 (0) 20 7920 3150
Jos Simson
Edward Lee

Canaccord Genuity – Nomad and Broker                                Tel: +44 (0) 20 7523 4600
Martin Davison
James Asensio


23 May 2018
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