Moscow – PhosAgro ("PhosAgro" or "the Company") (Moscow Exchange, LSE: PHOR), one of the world’s leading vertically integrated phosphate-based fertilizer producers, today announces that it has changed its legal entity name from Open Joint Stock Company (“OJSC”) PhosAgro to Public Joint Stock Company (“PJSC”) PhosAgro.
The decision was taken by shareholders at an EGM on 29 July 2016, at which shareholders approved the Company’s revised Corporate Charter reflecting the name change.
The changes to the Company’s Charter were made in accordance with relevant legislation. In addition, the changes were aimed at compliance with the recommendations set out in the Central Bank of Russia’s approved Corporate Governance Code.
The changes to the Company’s legal name were registered with the Unified State Register of Legal Entities on 15 August 2016.