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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
Form 10-K
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005
Commission file number 1-10351
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.
(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)
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Canada
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incorporation or organization) |
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N/A
(I.R.S. employer
identification no.) |
Suite 500,
122 1st Avenue
South
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7K 7G3
306-933-8500
(Address and telephone number of the registrants
principal executive offices)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the
Act:
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Name of exchange on which registered |
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Common Shares, No Par Value |
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New York Stock Exchange |
The Common Shares are also listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange
in Canada
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known
seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the
Securities Act.
Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file
reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Act.
Yes o No þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed
all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding
12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant
was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes þ No o
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers
pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not
contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the
registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this
Form 10-K or any
amendment to this
Form 10-K. þ
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large
accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated
filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large
accelerated filer in
Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act.
Large
accelerated
filer þ Accelerated
filer o Non-accelerated
filer o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company
(as defined in
Rule 12b-2 of the
Act).
Yes o No þ
At June 30, 2005, the aggregate market value of the
108,456,986 Common Shares held by non-affiliates of the
registrant was approximately $10,366,318,783.05. At
February 27, 2006, the registrant had 103,651,326 Common
Shares outstanding.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the registrants Annual Report to Shareholders
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005 (the 2005
Annual Report), attached as Exhibit 13, are
incorporated by reference into Part II.
Portions of the registrants Proxy Circular for its Annual
and Special Meeting of Shareholders to be held on May 4,
2006 (the 2006 Proxy Circular), attached as
Exhibit 99, are incorporated by reference into
Part III.
POTASH CORPORATION OF SASKATCHEWAN INC.
Form 10-K
Annual Report
For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2005
Table of Contents
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Forward-Looking Statements
This document, including the documents incorporated by
reference, contains forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 that relate to future events or our
future financial performance. Statements containing words such
as could, expect, may,
anticipate, believe, intend,
estimate, plan and similar expressions
constitute forward-looking statements. These statements are
based on certain factors and assumptions as set forth in this
document and the documents incorporated by reference herein,
including foreign exchange rates, expected growth, results of
operations, performance and business prospects and
opportunities. We consider these factors and assumptions to be
reasonable based on information currently available.
Forward-looking statements are subject to important risks and
uncertainties that are difficult to predict. The results or
events predicted in forward-looking statements may differ
materially from actual results or events. Some of the factors
that could cause actual results or events to differ from current
expectations include the following:
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variances from our assumptions with respect to foreign exchange
rates, expected growth, results of operations, performance and
business prospects and opportunities; |
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fluctuations in supply and demand for fertilizer, including
fluctuations as a result of economic or political conditions in
our markets, which, among other things, can cause volatility in
the prices of our fertilizer products; |
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changes in competitive pressures, including pricing pressure; |
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unexpected or adverse weather conditions, which can impact
demand for fertilizer and timing of fertilizer sales during the
year; |
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volatility in the price of natural gas, which is the primary raw
material used for our nitrogen products, and risks associated
with our continued ability to manage natural gas costs in the
United States through hedging activities; |
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fluctuations in the prices and availability of other raw
materials, including sulfur, which is a primary input in our
phosphate operations; |
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fluctuations in the cost and availability of transportation and
distribution for our raw materials and products, including ocean
freight; |
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unexpected geological conditions; |
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imprecision in reserve estimates; |
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changes in capital markets and in currency and exchange rates; |
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the outcome of legal proceedings; |
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changes in government regulations, including environmental
regulations, which could increase our costs of compliance and
otherwise affect our business; and |
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acquisitions we may undertake in the future. |
We sell to a diverse group of customers both by geography and by
end product. Market conditions will vary on a year-over-year
basis, and sales can be expected to shift from one period to
another.
In addition to the factors mentioned above, see Risk
Factors under Item 1A for a description of other
factors affecting forward-looking statements. As a result of
these and other factors, there is no assurance that any of the
events, circumstances or results anticipated by forward-looking
statements included or incorporated by reference into this
document will occur or, if they do, of what impact they will
have on our business or on our results of operations and
financial condition.
Forward-looking statements are given only as at the date of this
document or the document incorporated by reference herein, and
we disclaim any obligation to update or revise the
forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
FORM 10-K │ Forward-Looking Statements
Page 1
Part I
Item 1. Business.
General
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. is a corporation
organized under the laws of Canada. As used in this document,
the term PCS refers to Potash Corporation of
Saskatchewan Inc. and the terms we, us,
our, PotashCorp and the
Company refer to PCS and its direct and indirect
subsidiaries, individually or in any combination, as applicable.
We are one of the worlds largest integrated fertilizer and
related industrial and feed products companies. We are the
largest producer of potash worldwide by capacity. In 2005, our
potash operations represented an estimated 17% of global
production, 22% of global potash capacity and 75% of global
potash excess capacity. We are the third largest producer of
phosphates worldwide by capacity. In 2005, our phosphate
operations represented an estimated 6% of world phosphoric acid
production. We are the fourth largest producer of nitrogen
products worldwide by capacity. In 2005, our nitrogen operations
represented an estimated 2% of world ammonia production.
Our potash is produced from six mines in Saskatchewan and one
mine in New Brunswick. Of these mines, we own and operate five
in Saskatchewan and the one in New Brunswick.
Our phosphate operations include the manufacture and sale of
solid and liquid phosphate fertilizers, animal feed supplements
and industrial acid, which is used in food products and
industrial processes. We believe that our North Carolina
facility is the worlds largest integrated phosphate mine
and processing plant. We also have a phosphate mine and two
chemical plant complexes in northern Florida, six phosphate feed
plants in the United States and one feed plant in Brazil. In
addition, we produce a variety of phosphate products at our
Geismar, Louisiana facility.
Our nitrogen operations involve the production of nitrogen
fertilizers and nitrogen feed and industrial products, including
ammonia, urea, nitrogen solutions, ammonium nitrate and nitric
acid. We have nitrogen facilities in Georgia, Louisiana, Ohio,
Tennessee and Trinidad.
Through Florida Favorite Fertilizer in Florida and Farmers
Favorite Fertilizer in Georgia, we manufacture, process and
distribute fertilizer and other agricultural supplies from
plants located in Florida and Georgia.
We are organized under the laws of Canada. Our principal
executive offices are located at 122
1st
Avenue South, Suite 500, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
S7K 7G3, and our telephone number is
(306) 933-8500.
History
PCS is a corporation continued under the Canada Business
Corporations Act and is the successor to a corporation
without share capital established by the Province of
Saskatchewan in 1975. Between 1976 and 1990, we acquired
substantial interests in the Saskatchewan potash industry. We
purchased the Cory mine in 1976, the Rocanville and Lanigan
mines in 1977, and, by 1990, 100% of the Allan mine when we
acquired all of the outstanding shares of Saskterra Fertilizers
Ltd.
In 1989, the Province of Saskatchewan privatized PCS. While the
Province initially retained an ownership interest in PCS, this
interest had been reduced to zero by the end of 1993. Since
1993, we have made the following acquisitions of significance to
the development of our Company:
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the New Brunswick potash mine and port facilities and our
Patience Lake mine in Saskatchewan in 1993; |
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PCS Phosphate Company, Inc. (formerly Texasgulf Inc.) and White
Springs Agricultural Chemicals, Inc., phosphate fertilizer and
feed producers, in 1995; |
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Arcadian Corporation, a producer of nitrogen fertilizer,
industrial and feed products, in 1997; |
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PCS Cassidy Lake, a potash mill facility located at Clover Hill,
New Brunswick, in 1998; |
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approximately 9% of the outstanding shares of Israel Chemicals
Ltd. (ICL) pursuant to a public offering by the
State of Israel in 1998. In June 2005, we acquired twenty-one
million additional shares in ICL, increasing our ownership
interest to 10%; |
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PCS Purified Phosphates (formerly a joint venture we had with
Albright & Wilson Americas Inc.), a phosphoric acid joint
venture, in 2000; |
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20% of the total outstanding equity of Sociedad Química y
Minera de Chile S.A. (SQM), a Chilean specialty
fertilizer, iodine and lithium company, in transactions in
October 2001 and April and May of 2002. In 2004, we sold a
portion of this investment and subsequently acquired ICLs
entire indirect interest in SQM, resulting in a current indirect
holding of 24.99% of the outstanding equity of SQM; |
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26% of the shares of Arab Potash Company (APC) from
Jordan Investment Corporation, an arm of the Jordanian
government, in October of 2003. In June 2005, we acquired one
million additional shares in APC, increasing our ownership
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9.99% of the shares of Sinochem Hong Kong Holdings Limited
(Sinofert), a vertically-integrated fertilizer
company and a subsidiary of Sinochem Corporation, in July 2005.
In February 2006, we exercised an option to acquire an
additional 10.01% of the shares of Sinofert, increasing our
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Potash Operations
Our potash operations include the mining and production of
potash, which is predominantly used as fertilizer.
Properties
All potash produced by the Company in Saskatchewan is in the
southern half of the Province, where extensive potash deposits
are found. The potash ore is contained in a predominantly rock
salt formation known as the Prairie Evaporite, which lies about
1,000 metres below the surface. The evaporite deposits,
which are bounded by limestone formations, contain the potash
beds of approximately 2.4 to 5.1 metres thickness. Three
potash deposits of economic importance occur in the Province,
the Esterhazy, Belle Plaine and Patience Lake Members. The
Patience Lake Member is mined at the Lanigan, Allan, Patience
Lake and Cory mines, and the Esterhazy Member is mined at the
Rocanville and Esterhazy mines.
Under a long-term mining and processing agreement effective
through December 31, 2026, Mosaic Potash Esterhazy Limited
Partnership (Mosaic) mines and processes our mineral
rights at the Esterhazy mine. We have the option to terminate
this agreement every five years. The next opportunity to
terminate is December 31, 2006, for which notice must be
given no later than June 30, 2006. Mosaic has the option to
abandon the mine at any time after December 31, 2011, thus
terminating the mining and processing agreement. In each year
the maximum finished product we are permitted to take under the
mining and processing agreement is 952,500 tonnes and the
minimum required amount is 453,600 tonnes. For the year ending
December 31, 2006, we have notified Mosaic that we require
952,500 tonnes of finished product. Water inflow at the
Esterhazy mine has continued, to a greater or lesser degree,
since December 1985. We share, on an annual basis, in such water
inflow remediation costs.
Also, under the long-term mining and processing agreement with
Mosaic, the Company has the right to acquire up to 25%
participation in any expansion of the Esterhazy mine. In April,
Mosaic announced plans to expand capacity at Esterhazy by
360,000 tonnes at a cost of $28 million. The Company will
participate in this expansion, investing 25% of the cost for 25%
of the additional tonnage, on top of our current maximum annual
entitlement of 952,500 tonnes. These new tonnes are expected to
be available commencing in the fourth quarter of 2006.
We also produce potash at our mine near Sussex, New Brunswick
from the flank of an elongated salt structure. We produced
granular product at our Cassidy Lake, New Brunswick facility
using standard grade product from certain of our other mine
sites until mid-October 2005, when the compaction facilities
were shut down. We also hold an interest in certain oil and gas
rights in the vicinity of the New Brunswick mine. Natural gas
has been discovered and we, in conjunction with Corridor
Resources Inc., now supply the New Brunswick facility with
natural gas to meet its fuel needs. During exploration for
natural gas in the vicinity of the Sussex division, potash was
detected to the south and east of the existing mine operations.
Exploration permits were obtained, and enough detailed
3D seismic and drilling has taken place to delineate a
potash resource large enough to warrant mine design and capital
cost estimate studies.
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We control the right to mine 621,995 acres of land in
Saskatchewan. Included in these holdings are mineral rights to
515,239 acres contained in blocks around the six mines in which
we have an interest, of which acres approximately 36% we own,
approximately 50% are under lease from the Province of
Saskatchewan and approximately 14% are leased from other
parties. Our remaining 106,756 acres are located elsewhere in
Saskatchewan. Our leases with the Province of Saskatchewan are
for 21 year terms, renewable at our option. Our significant
leases with other parties are also for 21 year terms. Such
leases are renewable at our option, providing generally that
production is continuing and that there is continuation of the
applicable Crown lease. In New Brunswick, we mine pursuant to a
mining lease with the Province of New Brunswick. We control the
right to mine 58,263 acres of land in New Brunswick. The lease
is for a term of 21 years from 1978 with renewal provisions
for three additional 21 year periods. This lease was
renewed effective June 13, 1999.
The following map shows the location of our Canadian mining
operations.
Production
We produce potash using both conventional and solution mining
methods. In conventional operations, shafts are sunk to the ore
body and mining machines cut out the ore, which is lifted to the
surface for processing. In solution mining, the potash is
dissolved in warm brine and pumped to the surface for
processing. Approximately 7 grades of potash are produced
to suit different preferences of the various markets.
In 2005, our conventional potash operations (excluding
Esterhazy) mined 24.318 million tonnes of ore at an average
grade of 23.17% potassium oxide
(K2O).
In 2005, our potash production from all our operations
(including Esterhazy) consisted of 8.816 million tonnes of
potash (KC1) with an average grade of
61.05% K2O,
representing 47% of North American production.
Our present annual potash production capacity is approximately
12.89 million tonnes KC1, which includes maximum annual
production under the mining and processing agreement with Mosaic
of 952,500 tonnes at Esterhazy. This also includes a 749,000
tonne expansion at Rocanville which came on stream in 2005. In
2005, our production capacity represented an estimated 55% of
the North American total capacity while our excess capacity was
an estimated 90% of North American excess production capacity.
We allocate production among our mines on the basis of various
factors, including cost efficiency and the grades of product
that can be produced. The Patience Lake mine, which was
originally a conventional underground mine, now employs a
solution mining method. The other Saskatchewan mines we own or
in which we have an interest employ conventional underground
mining methods.
The New Brunswick mine is a conventional cut and fill
underground mining operation. In addition to potash production,
this mine also produced 0.55 million tonnes of sodium
chloride (salt) in 2005. We continue to incur costs at the
New Brunswick division in relation to management of a brine
inflow.
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The following table sets forth, for each of the past three
years, the production of ore, grade and finished product for
each of our mines.
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Lanigan |
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3.828 |
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7.439 |
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20.33 |
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2.023 |
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7.372 |
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20.11 |
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2.025 |
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5.359 |
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20.63 |
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1.488 |
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3.044 |
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7.519 |
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24.70 |
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2.573 |
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5.334 |
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24.25 |
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1.833 |
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5.999 |
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23.50 |
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1.989 |
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1.885 |
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4.323 |
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24.19 |
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1.431 |
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3.862 |
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25.22 |
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1.344 |
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2.790 |
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24.78 |
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1.361 |
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2.753 |
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24.90 |
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24.95 |
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2.459 |
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25.03 |
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0.239 |
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0.953 |
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(1) |
Includes an aggregate 749,000 tonne expansion at Rocanville
which came on stream in 2005. 400,000 tonnes of this expansion
were included in the annual capacity figures for 2004. |
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Solution mine. |
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Product tonnes received at Esterhazy are based on a
mining/processing agreement with Mosaic. |
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The mining of potash is a capital-intensive business subject to
the normal risks and capital expenditure requirements associated
with mining operations. The processing of ore may be subject to
delays and costs resulting from mechanical failures and such
hazards as unusual or unexpected geological formations,
subsidence, floods and other water inflows, and other conditions
involved in mining ore.
Reserves
The Companys estimates for its conventional mining
operations in Saskatchewan are based on exploration drill hole
data, seismic data and actual mining results during the past 35
to 40 years. In Saskatchewan reserves are estimated by
identifying material in place that is delineated on at least two
sides and material in place within one mile from an existing
sampled mine entry or borehole. The Companys estimates for
its conventional mining operations in New Brunswick are based on
exploration drill hole data, seismic data and actual mining
results during the past 22 years. In New Brunswick reserves
are estimated by identifying material in place delineated by
drilling or mining with results projected conservatively from
these intersections.
A historical extraction ratio from the 22 to 40 years of
mining results is applied to estimate the mineable reserves. The
Companys estimated recoverable ore (reserve tonnage only)
as of December 31, 2005 for each of our potash mines is as
follows:
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288 |
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206 |
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(1) |
Mineral reserves include proven and probable reserves. There has
been no third party review of reserve estimates within the last
three years. Current estimates reflect refinements and
adjustments to the analysis conducted during 2005 using
methodology described in the body of this report. |
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The extraction ratio of recoverable ore to in-place material for
each mine is as follows: Allan 0.32, Cory 0.26, Lanigan 0.30,
Rocanville 0.33 and New Brunswick 0.46. |
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The concentration of recoverable ore tonnes to finished product
(KC1) for each of the divisions is as follows (three-year
running average): Allan 2.96, Cory 3.38, Lanigan 3.64,
Rocanville 2.95 and New Brunswick 3.04. |
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FORM 10-K │ Part I
Page 5
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(4) |
Estimates are based upon proven and probable reserves and annual
mining rates (million tonnes of ore hoisted per year) equal to
the three-year running average for each of the divisions as
follows: Allan 3.66, Cory 2.58, Lanigan 6.72, Rocanville 6.28
and New Brunswick 2.32. Mining rates are constrained by the
equipment and manpower we utilize at each mine so that our
production capacity at each mine depends, in part, on the ore
concentration ratio encountered at each mine. |
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(5) |
Given the characteristics of the solution mining method employed
at the Patience Lake mine, it is not possible to estimate
reliably the productive capacity of or the recoverable ore
reserve from this operation. In solution mining, the potash is
dissolved in warm brine and pumped to the surface for
processing. Chemical compositions and volumes of brine pumped
into and out of the underground mineralized zone are known, but
the precise nature of the solution mining process is not.
Estimates are made utilizing the surfaces available for
dissolution in the abandoned mine workings, the concentration of
the circulated brine recovered from the mine, annual
crystallization rates in the ponds and the annual volume of KC1
recovered from the ponds. However, this inability to properly
describe details of the mining process precludes reporting of an
ore reserve for Patience Lake. The extent of the Patience Lake
potash resource is given in the next table. The Patience Lake
operation accounted for only 2.8% of the Companys potash
production in 2005. |
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(6) |
At Esterhazy, mine operator Mosaic mines potash for which the
Company holds mineral rights. Production is carried out under a
mining and processing agreement with Mosaic. The Esterhazy
mineral reserve tonnage presented here is the current estimate
of mineable tonnes remaining in the Companys lands after
reconciliation of historic tonnes mined and product received
from Mosaic. Lands agreed to be not mineable by both Mosaic and
the Company have been removed. Since the tonnage to be received
by the Company is based on an agreement with Mosaic, the entire
tonnage available is placed in the Mineral Reserves
(Millions of tonnes recoverable ore) category. The
Years of Remaining Mine Life reported for Esterhazy
assumes that the maximum amount of product possible under the
agreement, exclusive of any participation in the proposed
expansion of the Esterhazy mine discussed above, will be
received by the Company. |
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Resource
Mineral resources, which are exclusive of reserves reported
earlier, are contained within the lands for which a mining lease
is held at each mine. Note that the resource is reported as
mineralization in-place while the reserve was reported as
recoverable ore.
In Saskatchewan, where geological correlations are
straightforward, the mineral resource categories are interpreted
by the Company as follows:
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areas with detailed exploration coverage (drilling, seismic,
close to underground workings) are reported in the measured
mineral resource category; |
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areas with sparse exploration coverage (usually seismic coverage
only) and far from underground workings are reported in the
indicated mineral resource category; |
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areas with limited exploration coverage, but still within the
mining lease, are reported in the inferred mineral resource
category. |
In New Brunswick, where geology is complex, mineral resource
categories are interpreted by the Company as follows:
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areas with many drillhole intersections within a seismically
defined area and with consistent stratigraphy, mineralogy and
potash quality are reported in the measured mineral resource
category; |
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areas with fewer drill intersections within a seismically
defined area, or with structurally modified (folded) and less
consistent mineralogy, but still exhibiting good quality potash
intersections, are reported in the indicated mineral resource
category; |
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areas with sparse drilling, complex geology, partial seismic
coverage and/or inconsistent potash quality in drill
intersections are reported in the inferred mineral resource
category. |
FORM 10-K │ Part I
Page 6
The Companys estimated mineral resource tonnage as of
December 31, 2005 for each of our mines is as follows:
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in-place) | |
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in-place) | |
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Allan |
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1,015 |
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3,464 |
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Cory |
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877 |
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3,049 |
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Lanigan |
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1,096 |
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2,366 |
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1,643 |
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Rocanville |
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1,132 |
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Patience
Lake(1) |
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Esterhazy(2) |
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New
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296 |
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93 |
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(1) |
Given the characteristics of the solution mining method employed
at the Patience Lake mine as described in footnote 5 in the
Mineral Reserve table, it is not possible to
estimate reliably the resource tonnage from this operation. The
Patience Lake mining lease covers
299.7 km2. |
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(2) |
Since mining at Esterhazy is carried out under an agreement with
mine operator Mosaic, all potash tonnes anticipated from this
operation are reported in the Mineral Reserve table.
The Company holds no mineral resource tonnage over and above the
reported reserve at Esterhazy. |
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(3) |
In New Brunswick, the layer of mineralized material varies in
thickness and geology is complex. The Company has identified an
area of
25.1 km2
where this layer of mineralized material is likely to occur.
Further exploration drilling is required to define a mineral
resource tonnage in this area. |
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Phosphate Operations
We mine phosphate ore and manufacture phosphoric acid, solid and
liquid fertilizers, animal feed supplements and purified
phosphoric acid which is used in food products and industrial
processes.
Properties
We conduct our phosphate operations primarily at two facilities,
one a 35,000-acre facility near Aurora, North Carolina and the
other a 100,580-acre facility near White Springs in northern
Florida. We believe the Aurora facility, with a capacity of
1.2 million tonnes of phosphoric acid
(P2O5)
per year, to be the largest integrated phosphate mine and
phosphate processing complex at one site in the world. The
Aurora facility includes a six million tonne per-year mining
operation, four sulfuric acid plants, four phosphoric acid
plants, a purified acid plant, a liquid fertilizer plant, a
superphosphoric acid (SPA) plant and two granulation
plants capable of producing diammonium phosphate
(DAP), defluorinated phosphate (DFP),
animal feed, granular triple superphosphate (GTSP)
or monoammonium phosphate (MAP). We are currently in
the process of expanding the Companys purified phosphoric
acid production plant at Aurora, with completion scheduled for
the second quarter of 2006. The expansion, which will not
increase the plants overall capacity in phosphoric acid
production, will increase the plants purified phosphoric
acid capacity by 82,000 tonnes resulting in a total of 333,000
tonnes of purified phosphoric acid.
The White Springs facility is the third largest phosphoric acid
producer, by capacity, in the United States. The White Springs
facility includes a mine and two production facilities, Suwannee
River and Swift Creek, with two sulfuric acid plants, one
phosphoric acid plant, two DAP plants, a SPA plant, a dicalcium
phosphate plant and a DFP plant located at the Suwannee River
complex and two sulfuric acid plants, a phosphoric acid plant
and superphosphoric plant located at the Swift Creek complex.
FORM 10-K │ Part I
Page 7
The location of our Aurora and White Springs mining operations
are as shown on the following map.
At our Geismar, Louisiana facility, we manufacture a variety of
phosphate products that are used for agricultural and industrial
purposes. The Geismar facility has a sulfuric acid plant, a
phosphoric acid plant, a SPA plant and a liquid fertilizer
plant. A significant portion of the phosphoric acid produced at
the Geismar facility is sold as feedstock to Innophos, Inc. for
use in its neighboring purified acid plant. Our other phosphate
properties include:
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animal feed plants in Marseilles, Illinois; Weeping Water,
Nebraska; Joplin, Missouri; and Sao Vincente, Brazil; |
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a technical and food grade phosphate plant in Cincinnati, Ohio;
and |
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terminal facilities at Morehead City, North Carolina and
Savannah, Georgia. |
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Plant Locations |
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Phosphate Products Produced |
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Aurora, North Carolina |
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DAP, GTSP, MAP, SPA, animal feed, liquid fertilizer, purified
acid, merchant grade phosphoric acid (MGA) |
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White Springs, Florida |
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SPA, DAP, MAP, MGA, animal feed |
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Cincinnati, Ohio |
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Blended purified acid products |
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Geismar, Louisiana |
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MGA, SPA, liquid fertilizer |
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Marseilles, Illinois |
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Animal feed |
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Weeping Water, Nebraska |
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Animal feed |
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Joplin, Missouri |
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Animal feed |
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Sao Vincente, Brazil |
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Animal feed |
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Production
We extract phosphate ore using surface mining techniques. At
each mine site, the ore is mixed with recycled water to form a
slurry, which is pumped from the mine site to our processing
facilities. The ore is then screened to remove coarse materials,
washed to remove clay and floated to remove sand to produce
phosphate rock. The annual production capacity of
our mines is currently 9.6 million tonnes of phosphate
rock. During 2005, the Aurora facilitys total production
of phosphate rock was 4.42 million tonnes and the White
Springs facilitys total production of phosphate rock was
3.19 million tonnes. The sequence for mining portions of
the Aurora property has been identified in the permit issued by
the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1997.
Phosphate rock is the major input in our phosphorus processing
operations. Substantially all of the phosphate rock produced is
used internally for the production of phosphoric acid, SPA,
chemical fertilizers, purified phosphoric acid and animal feed
products. Unlike the Aurora and White Springs operations, the
Geismar facility does not mine phosphate rock. Presently, the
Geismar facility purchases phosphate rock from Morocco pursuant
to a long-term agreement with a Moroccan government-owned
company, wherein prices are reset at prescribed dates through
negotiation.
FORM 10-K │ Part I
Page 8
In addition to phosphate ore, the principal raw materials we
require are sulfur, sulfuric acid and ammonia. The production of
phosphoric acid requires substantial quantities of sulfur, which
we purchase from third parties. In December 1997, we entered
into a ten-year supply contract with an offshore supplier to
supply a portion of our sulfur requirements. In connection
therewith, we built a multipurpose ocean-going vessel to ship
such sulfur and to handle sulfuric acid, phosphoric acid and
other chemicals. We produce sulfuric acid at the Aurora
facility, White Springs facility and Geismar facility and
purchase additional sulfuric acid from unaffiliated sellers.
Our phosphate operations purchase all of their ammonia at market
rates from or through our nitrogen and sales subsidiaries.
Phosphoric acid is reacted with ammonia to produce DAP and MAP
as well as liquid fertilizers. In addition, ammonia operations
include the purchase, sale and terminalling of anhydrous
ammonia. Much of the ammonia that we purchase from third parties
is produced in Russia and imported through an ammonia terminal
which we operate located within the port of Savannah.
We produce MGA at Aurora, White Springs and Geismar. Some MGA is
sold to foreign and domestic fertilizer producers and industrial
customers. We further process the balance of the MGA to make
solid fertilizer (DAP and MAP); liquid fertilizers; animal feed
supplements for the poultry and livestock markets; and purified
phosphoric acid for use in a wide variety of food, technical and
industrial applications.
The following table sets forth, for each of the last three
years, the Companys production of phosphate rock
(including tonnage and grade) and the production of phosphoric
acid.
Phosphate Rock
(Millions of tonnes)
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Aurora, NC |
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6.0 |
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4.417 |
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27.69 |
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3.964 |
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27.49 |
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3.078 |
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27.41 |
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White Springs, FL |
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3.6 |
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3.186 |
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30.28 |
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2.745 |
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30.96 |
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2.686 |
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30.76 |
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Geismar, LA |
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Total |
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9.6 |
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7.603 |
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6.709 |
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5.764 |
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Phosphoric Acid
(Millions of tonnes
P2O5)
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1.202 |
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1.048 |
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1.018 |
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0.919 |
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0.966 |
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0.865 |
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0.773 |
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0.777 |
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0.202 |
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0.184 |
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0.171 |
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0.165 |
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2.370 |
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2.097 |
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1.962 |
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1.861 |
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Elimination of a small phosphoric acid production circuit
reduced capacity from 1.093 million tonnes
P2O5
to 0.966 million tonnes. |
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Reserves
Our phosphate deposits in North Carolina occur in a formation
known as the Pungo River formation of the middle Miocene age.
The formation, typically 75 feet to 125 feet below ground
surface, is composed of interbedded phosphatic sands, silts and
clays, diatomaceous clays and phosphatic limestone. Phosphate of
value in the ore horizon occurs as pellets of brown and black
sand-sized particles, with flat-sided angular quartz grains and
variable amounts of silt, clay and interbedded limestone. The
phosphate ore (matrix) horizon throughout is distinguished
by its relative uniformity in thickness, percent
P2O5
and other quality characteristics.
Our White Springs operations are in Hamilton County, Florida.
The Hamilton County phosphate deposits in the North Florida
Phosphate District are reported to be of the middle Miocene and
Pliocene ages. Because of partial reworking during the Pliocene
age, these deposits tend to be more variable than middle Miocene
deposits, such as those found in North Carolina.
FORM 10-K │ Part I
Page 9
In estimating our phosphate reserves, we had previously retained
a third party to prepare reports of the estimated phosphate ore
reserves at Aurora and White Springs. Based on (i) a review
and assessment of the Companys land-ownership maps,
(ii) drilling and technical assays and assessments,
(iii) discussions with Company personnel familiar both with
the geology of the phosphate ore deposits and each sites
mining operations and (iv) judgments regarding the
recoverability of phosphate from the ore deposits based on
economic and technical factors such as the ore grade, mining,
transportation and beneficiation issues and environmental and
regulatory factors, the reserve estimates set forth in the
reports were developed.
Since receipt of the reports (1995 for Aurora and 1997 for White
Springs) we annually adjusted and updated the ore reserve
estimates for both the Aurora and White Springs operations by
making adjustments for ore consumed, number of tons sterilized
(i.e., bypassed), deletions (for property sold, traded or agreed
to be set aside for environmental or other purposes), additions
(based on land and mineral right acquisitions) and other
appropriate adjustments. There has been no third party review of
the estimates within the last three years.
The following table sets forth the Companys estimated
proven and probable phosphate reserves for Aurora and White
Springs as at December 31, 2005 at an average grade of
30.7%
P2O5.
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Aurora |
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356 |
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The reserves set forth above for Aurora would permit mining to
continue at annual production rates for about 104 years.
This mine life is based on an average annual production rate of
approximately 3.43 million tonnes of 30.7% concentrate over
the three-year period ended December 31, 2005. Prior to our
acquisition of Texasgulf in April 1995, Texasgulf transferred
approximately 408 million tonnes of phosphate reserves to a
newly established company, the common stock of which was
transferred to Elf Aquitaine, Inc. and Williams Acquisition
Holding Company, Inc. We were granted a 20-year right of first
refusal (from April 10, 1995) in the event that the newly
established company proposes to sell the reserves.
The reserves set forth above for White Springs would permit
mining to continue at annual production rates for about
18 years. This mine life is based on an average annual
production rate of approximately 2.87 million tonnes of
30.7% concentrate over the three-year period ended
December 31, 2005.
Nitrogen Operations
Our nitrogen operations include production of nitrogen
fertilizers and nitrogen chemicals. These products are used for
agricultural, industrial and animal nutrition purposes.
Properties
We have five nitrogen production facilities, of which four are
located in the United States and one is located in Trinidad. The
following table sets forth the facility locations and production
capabilities:
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Augusta, Georgia |
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Ammonia, urea, nitric acid, ammonium nitrate and nitrogen
solutions |
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Geismar,
Louisiana(1) |
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Ammonia, nitric acid and nitrogen solutions |
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Lima,
Ohio(2) |
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Ammonia, urea, nitric acid and nitrogen solutions |
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Memphis,
Tennessee(1) |
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Ammonia and urea |
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Point Lisas, Trinidad |
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Ammonia and urea |
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In June 2003, we indefinitely shut down our Memphis plant, and
suspended production of ammonia and nitrogen solutions at
Geismar due to high U.S. natural gas costs and low product
margins. On September 15, 2005, nitrogen solutions
production in Geismar was re-started. |
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(2) |
Innovene USA LLC operates the Lima facility under an operating
agreement with the Company. |
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FORM 10-K │ Part I
Page 10
Production
Unlike potash and phosphate, nitrogen is not mined. It is taken
from the air and reacted with a hydrogen source, usually natural
gas reformed with steam, to produce ammonia. We can produce
ammonia at all domestic plants and in Trinidad. The ammonia is
used to produce a full line of upgraded nitrogen products,
including urea, nitrogen solutions, ammonium nitrate and nitric
acid. Ammonia, urea and nitrogen solutions are sold as
fertilizers to agricultural customers and to industrial
customers for various applications, while nitric acid and
ammonium nitrate are sold to industrial customers for various
applications. Urea is also sold for animal feed applications.
Raw Materials
Natural gas is the primary raw material used for the production
of nearly all of our nitrogen products. In the U.S., we employ
natural gas hedges with the goal of minimizing risk from
volatile gas prices. In Trinidad, natural gas is purchased
pursuant to long-term contracts using pricing formulas related
to the market price of ammonia. In Trinidad, we have multiple
long-term gas contracts in place which can provide the entire
ammonia complex with 100% of our needs, including all announced
expansions, through to 2011, 85% through to 2013, and 51%
through to 2018. With the exception of the Trinidad facility, we
purchase most of our natural gas from producers or marketers at
the point of delivery of the natural gas into the pipeline
system, then pay the pipeline company and, where applicable, the
local distribution company to transport the natural gas to our
nitrogen facilities. Approximately 91% of our domestic
consumption of natural gas by our nitrogen operations is
delivered pursuant to firm transportation contracts, which do
not permit the pipeline or local distribution company to
interrupt service to, or divert natural gas from, the plant.
PCS Joint Venture
We indirectly hold all outstanding interests in PCS Joint
Venture, Ltd. (PCS Joint Venture), a limited
partnership doing business in Florida as Florida Favorite
Fertilizer and in Georgia as Farmers Favorite Fertilizer.
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (Florida), Inc. is the
general partner of PCS Joint Venture. PCS Joint Venture
manufactures, processes and distributes fertilizer and other
agricultural supplies from plants located in Florida and Georgia.
FORM 10-K │ Part I
Page 11
Marketing
The following table summarizes our sales from potash, phosphate
and nitrogen products (by geographical distribution) in the past
three fiscal years. Certain of the prior years figures
have been reclassified to conform with the current years
presentation.
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Canada |
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69.3 |
|
|
$ |
48.3 |
|
|
$ |
41.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States |
|
|
576.6 |
|
|
|
445.8 |
|
|
|
326.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canpotex(1) |
|
|
577.1 |
|
|
|
421.9 |
|
|
|
260.6 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
118.1 |
|
|
|
140.1 |
|
|
|
130.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,341.1 |
|
|
$ |
1,056.1 |
|
|
$ |
758.7 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Nitrogen |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canada |
|
$ |
16.8 |
|
|
$ |
5.0 |
|
|
$ |
10.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States |
|
|
1,262.1 |
|
|
|
1,116.2 |
|
|
|
1,087.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
89.9 |
|
|
|
89.2 |
|
|
|
58.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,368.8 |
|
|
$ |
1,210.4 |
|
|
$ |
1,156.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Phosphates |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Canada |
|
$ |
89.1 |
|
|
$ |
82.5 |
|
|
$ |
81.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
United States |
|
|
754.3 |
|
|
|
680.6 |
|
|
|
655.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
PhosChem(1) |
|
|
166.7 |
|
|
|
140.4 |
|
|
|
87.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
127.2 |
|
|
|
74.4 |
|
|
|
60.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
$ |
1,137.3 |
|
|
$ |
977.9 |
|
|
$ |
883.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1) |
See discussion below for information regarding Canpotex Limited
(Canpotex) and Phosphate Chemicals Export
Association, Inc. (PhosChem) sales. |
|
For financial information about our business segments and North
American and offshore sales, see the information under
Business Segment Review on pages 26 through 32
in the Financial Review section of our 2005 Annual Report,
attached as Exhibit 13, and Note 18, Segment
Information, to our 2005 consolidated financial statements,
incorporated by reference under Item 8 in this report.
Information with respect to the geographical locations of
long-lived assets is disclosed in Note 18, Segment
Information, to our 2005 consolidated financial statements
incorporated by reference under Item 8 in this report.
We have a diversified customer base and, apart from sales to
Canpotex, no one customer accounted for more than 10% of our
sales in 2005.
Potash from our Saskatchewan mines for sale outside North
America is sold exclusively to Canpotex. PCS Sales (Canada) Inc.
executes offshore marketing and sales for our New Brunswick
potash and executes marketing and sales for our potash,
phosphate and nitrogen products in Canada. PCS Sales (USA), Inc.
executes marketing and sales for our potash, phosphate and
nitrogen products in the United States. PhosChem, an association
formed under the U.S. Webb-Pomerene Act, is the
principal vehicle through which we execute offshore marketing
and sales for our phosphate fertilizers. See Offshore
Marketing below.
At December 31, 2005, our sales and transportation and
distribution functions were handled by 198 employees in
Northbrook, Illinois and various other locations in the United
States and Brazil and 18 employees in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
North American Marketing
In 2005, North American sales from potash products represented
17% of our total sales, substantially all of which were
attributable to potash customers in the United States.
Typically, our North American potash sales are larger in the
first half of the year. The vast majority of sales are made on
the spot market with the balance made under short-
FORM 10-K │ Part I
Page 12
term contracts. We have no material contractual obligations in
connection with North American sales to sell potash in the
future at a fixed price.
In 2005, North American sales from phosphate products
represented 22% of our total sales, substantially all of which
were attributable to phosphate customers in the United States.
In 2005, the majority of PCS Phosphates phosphate product
sales were made on the spot market, with the balance made under
short-term contracts (generally on an annual basis) and a
limited number of sales made pursuant to multi-year contracts.
We have no material contractual obligations in connection with
North American sales to sell phosphate products in the future at
a fixed price.
In 2005, North American sales from nitrogen products represented
33% of our total sales and PCS Nitrogens non-fertilizer
products accounted for approximately 60% of PCS Nitrogens
nitrogen revenue. Typically, North American nitrogen fertilizer
sales are greatest in the second calendar quarter. In 2005, the
majority of PCS Nitrogens nitrogen product sales were made
on the spot market, with the balance made under short-term and
multi-year contracts. We have no material contractual
obligations in connection with North American sales to sell
nitrogen in the future at a fixed price.
Ammonia purchased by us is used in our operations and is sold to
third party customers by PCS Sales (USA), Inc.
The primary customers for fertilizer products are retailers,
dealers, cooperatives, distributors and other fertilizer
producers. Such retailers, dealers and cooperatives have both
distribution and application capabilities. The primary customers
for industrial products are chemical product manufacturers. The
majority of our purified phosphoric acid is sold directly to
consumers of the product, with the balance sold through an
authorized non-exclusive distribution network.
Offshore Marketing
Potash we produce in Saskatchewan for sale outside North America
is sold to Canpotex, which is owned in equal shares by the three
potash producers in the Province of Saskatchewan (including us).
Canpotex, which was incorporated in 1970 and commenced
operations in 1972, acts as an export company and as a unified
sales, marketing and distribution force for all Saskatchewan
potash production in the offshore marketplace. Each shareholder
of Canpotex has an equal voting interest as a shareholder and
through its nominees on the board of directors. All the
shareholders of Canpotex have agreed that, as long as they are
members of Canpotex, and with respect to potash produced in
Canada, they will not make offshore sales independently. The
members of Canpotex have exempted production from our New
Brunswick mine from this requirement. Any member may terminate
its membership in Canpotex at specified times of the year on six
months notice.
In general, Canpotex sales are allocated among the producers
based on production capacity. If a shareholder cannot satisfy
demand for potash by Canpotex, the remaining shareholders are
entitled to satisfy the demand pro rata based on their allotted
production capacity. In 2005 we supplied 54.2% of
Canpotexs requirements. Canpotex generally sells potash to
government agencies and private firms pursuant to contracts at
negotiated prices or by spot sales.
The following table sets forth the percentage of sales by
Canpotex for the past three calendar years in the various
geographical regions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Asia |
|
|
73% |
|
|
|
69% |
|
|
|
71% |
|
|
|
|
|
Latin America |
|
|
19 |
|
|
|
22 |
|
|
|
21 |
|
|
|
|
|
Oceania |
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
Europe |
|
|
2 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
3 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
100% |
|
|
|
100% |
|
|
|
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For 2005, sales to Canpotex represented 15% of our total sales.
Offshore sales of potash from the New Brunswick mine, through
PCS Sales (Canada) Inc., represented 3% of our total sales in
2005.
Since 1975, PhosChem has been the largest exporter of
U.S. phosphate fertilizers. Currently, the members of
PhosChem are PCS Phosphate, Mosaic Fertilizer LLC and
Mississippi Phosphates Corporation. The PhosChem members have
agreed to export their fertilizer products exclusively through
PhosChem, except for exports to
FORM 10-K │ Part I
Page 13
Canada, any member state of the European Union or the European
Economic Area, sales through the U.S. Agency for
International Development Tenders and sales to certain buyers
affiliated with members. Historically, PhosChem negotiated
prices and other terms for the export sale of its members
phosphate fertilizer products. According to the terms of a
PhosChem agreement effective January 1, 1995, Mosaic Global
Holdings, Inc. is responsible for the marketing of solid
fertilizers (DAP, MAP and GTSP), and PCS Phosphate, or its sales
affiliate (PCS Sales (USA), Inc.), is responsible for the
marketing of liquid merchant grade phosphoric acid to export
countries. Total sales for 2005 (on a
P2O5
basis) were apportioned as follows: 85% to Mosaic Fertilizer
LLC; 14% to PCS Phosphate; and 1% to Mississippi Phosphates
Corporation. The PhosChem agreement is renewed annually.
Revenue from sales to PhosChem accounted for 4% of our total
sales in 2005. Other offshore phosphate sales accounted for 3%
of our total sales in 2005. All of our phosphate fertilizer
sales to China were made through PhosChem. In 2005, 71% of
PhosChems volume was in the form of DAP.
The following table sets forth the percentage of DAP sales of
PhosChem for the past three calendar years in the various
geographical regions:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2005 | |
|
2004 | |
|
2003 | |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Asia |
|
|
79% |
|
|
|
78% |
|
|
|
84% |
|
|
|
|
|
Latin America |
|
|
16 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
10 |
|
|
|
|
|
Oceania |
|
|
4 |
|
|
|
7 |
|
|
|
6 |
|
|
|
|
|
Other |
|
|
1 |
|
|
|
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
|
|
100% |
|
|
|
100% |
|
|
|
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
With respect to offshore sales of nitrogen, ammonia and urea
sales predominate and originate primarily from Trinidad, with
other sales coming from purchased product locations. For 2005,
our offshore sales of nitrogen products represented 2% of our
total sales.
Offshore sales are subject to those risks customarily
encountered in foreign operations, including
(i) fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates;
(ii) changes in currency and exchange controls;
(iii) the availability of foreign exchange; (iv) laws,
policies and actions affecting foreign trade; and (v) other
economic, political and regulatory policies of foreign
governments.
Distribution and Transportation
We have an extensive infrastructure and distribution system to
store and transport our products. In addition to storage located
at our production facilities, in 2005, we owned or leased
approximately 175 strategically located warehouses to store our
products and better serve our customers. To complement our
distribution system, we also own or lease approximately
7,300 rail cars.
In 2005, the industry experienced significant cost increases
with regard to truck and rail freight rates, rail equipment and
leasing ocean vessels for dry cargo shipments as a result of
greater demand than available supply.
Potash Products
Transportation costs add significantly to the total cost of
potash. Producers have a definite advantage in markets close to
their sources of supply (e.g., Saskatchewan producers in the
Midwestern United States, New Brunswick producers on the
U.S. Eastern Seaboard and New Mexico producers in the
Southern and Western United States). International shipping cost
variances permit offshore producers (including those in the
nations of the former Soviet Union, Germany and Israel) to
compete effectively in some of our traditional markets.
Most of our potash for North American customers is shipped by
rail. Shipments are also made by rail from each of our
Saskatchewan mines to Thunder Bay, Ontario, for shipment by lake
vessel to our warehouses and storage facilities in Canada and
the United States. Potash from the New Brunswick mine is shipped
primarily by ocean-going vessel from the Port of Saint John,
although truck and rail transport are also used for North
American customers.
In the case of our sales to Canpotex, potash is transported by
rail principally to Vancouver, British Columbia, where port
facilities exist for storage pending shipment overseas. We have
an equity interest in Canpotex Bulk Terminals
FORM 10-K │ Part I
Page 14
Limited, which is a part owner of these port facilities. Through
Canpotex, we also have an interest in a port facility located in
Portland, Oregon.
Phosphate Products
With respect to phosphates, we have long-term leases on shipping
terminals in Morehead City and Beaufort, North Carolina, through
which we receive and store Aurora facility raw materials and
finished product. We use barges and tugboats to transport solid
products, phosphoric acid, sulfuric acid and sulfur between the
Aurora facility and Morehead City, North Carolina. Raw materials
and products, including sulfur, are also transported to and from
the Aurora facility by rail. We receive ammonia for our
phosphate operations at Aurora primarily through our ammonia
terminal in Savannah, Georgia; the ammonia is shipped by rail
from Savannah to the Aurora facility.
Sulfur is delivered to the White Springs facility primarily by
rail from Canada and the U.S. Most of the phosphoric acid
and chemical fertilizers produced at the White Springs facility
are shipped to domestic destinations by rail. We also ship some
of our products, produced at the White Springs facility, through
the bulk terminal located in Morehead City, North Carolina, for
offshore sales. We receive ammonia for our phosphate operations
at White Springs primarily through our ammonia terminal in
Savannah, Georgia; the ammonia is shipped by rail from Savannah
to the White Springs facility.
Much of the Geismar facilitys phosphoric acid and sulfuric
acid is delivered via pipeline to nearby customers. The balance
of the facilitys phosphate products are shipped by rail or
tank truck. Phosphate rock feedstock is delivered to Geismar
from Morocco in large ocean-going vessels. Sulfur is delivered
to the Geismar facility by barge, truck and rail.
Nitrogen Products
We distribute our nitrogen products by vessel, barge, railcar,
truck and direct pipeline to our customers and through our
strategically located storage terminals in high consumption
areas. We lease or own approximately 17 nitrogen terminal
facilities. The terminals provide off-season storage and also
serve local dealers during the peak seasonal demand period.
We distribute products from the Trinidad plant to markets in
Latin America and Europe in addition to the United States. Our
distribution operations in Trinidad employ three long-term
chartered ocean-going vessels and utilize short-term and spot
charters as necessary for the transportation of ammonia. All
bulk urea production from Trinidad is shipped through
third-party carriers.
Competition
Potash is a commodity and consequently producers must compete
based on price and service (e.g., delivery time and ability to
supply high quality material). Apart from competitive pricing,
we compete based on the quality of our products and services
provided to customers. Among other things, we provide quality
service by maintaining warehouses, leasing railcars and
chartering ocean-going vessels to enhance our delivery
capabilities. The high cost of transporting potash affects
competition in various geographic areas. Our competition
includes three North American producers and offshore producers
located in the former Soviet Union, the Middle East and Europe.
Markets for phosphate products are highly competitive. Our
principal advantage at Aurora and White Springs is that we
operate integrated phosphate mine and phosphate processing
complexes, while most of our competitors are required to ship
phosphate rock by rail or truck greater distances from their
mines to their chemical processing plants, thus incurring
substantially higher rock processing costs. In addition, due to
our location in North Carolina and the relatively high cost of
transportation, our U.S. phosphate sales from Aurora have a
natural advantage in the Northeast, mid-Atlantic and eastern
Midwest regions. Similarly, White Springs and other Florida
producers have a natural advantage in the South. Gulf Coast
producers have a natural advantage in areas of the Midwest
accessible to barge traffic up the Mississippi River.
We compete with government enterprises and independent phosphate
producers in important exporting countries, including Morocco,
Tunisia, Jordan, South Africa, Russia and Australia. In
addition, increased phosphate fertilizer production in the
traditionally important export markets of China and India have
impacted export sales to those countries.
FORM 10-K │ Part I
Page 15
Within the animal feed supplement business in the phosphate
segment, opportunities to differentiate products based on
nutritional content exist, thereby making it less
commodity-like. We have a significant presence in the domestic
feed supplement market.
Industrial products are the least commodity-like of the
phosphate products as product quality is a more significant
consideration for customer buying decisions. Our industrial
product sales are confined to the U.S. where we compete
with imports from Morocco, Israel and China, in addition to
domestic competitors.
Nitrogen, the most widely produced nutrient, is primarily a
regional business. However, ammonia, the feedstock for all
nitrogen products, can be manufactured in any country with
adequate natural gas supplies and is a way for developing
nations to monetize their gas. Several countries with large
reserves and low production costs use little of their gas
domestically, and can produce ammonia cheaply for the export
market. Rising natural gas costs in the developed world have led
to plant closures, since gas is up to 90% of the cost of
producing ammonia in these developed countries. The resulting
tight supply has increased prices, attracting less expensive
imports from areas of lower-cost gas such as Trinidad, Venezuela
and the Middle East. The U.S. is increasingly supplied from
offshore.
Nitrogen is an input into industrial production of a wide range
of products. Manufacturers want consistent quality and
just-in-time delivery to keep their plants running. Many
industrial consumers are attached to their suppliers by pipeline.
Our nitrogen production serves both fertilizer and industrial
customers. Our U.S. plants primarily supply industrial
customers, and Trinidad supplies both our fertilizer and
industrial customers. We are not immune when expensive natural
gas makes U.S. ammonia plants non-competitive with offshore
production, but our lower-cost Trinidad plants help offset this.
Within North America, sales are regionalized due to
transportation costs. CF Industries, Inc., Koch Industries,
Inc., Terra Industries, Inc. and importers are our main
competitors. Imports from inexpensive offshore production are
expected to continue.
Employees
At December 31, 2005, we employed 4,879 persons, of whom
1,729 were salaried and 3,150 were hourly paid. Of these
employees, our potash operations employed 1,624 people, the
phosphate operations 2,123 and the nitrogen operations 665.
Excluding sales personnel, the Saskatoon and Northbrook offices
had a staff of 251. Our sales group employed 216 people.
We have entered into eight collective bargaining agreements with
labor organizations representing employees. The collective
bargaining agreements at the Allan, Cory and Patience Lake
divisions expire on April 30, 2008. The Lanigan agreement
expired on January 31, 2006, and negotiations for a new
agreement have commenced. PCS and the Rocanville Potash
Employees Association have an agreement that expires on
May 31, 2006. The agreement between Mosaic and the union
representing the employees at the Esterhazy mine expires on
January 31, 2007. The agreement at PCS Cassidy Lake expires
on December 31, 2007. The collective bargaining agreement
with the union representing employees at the White Springs plant
expires on December 4, 2006 and the agreement at the PCS
Purified Phosphates facility in Cincinnati expires on
November 1, 2007. In addition, the agreement between
Innovene USA LLC and the union representing employees at the
Lima plant expires on February 16, 2009. We believe our
relations with our employees to be good.
Royalties and Certain Taxes
Saskatchewan potash production is taxed at the provincial level
under The Mineral Taxation Act, 1983
(Saskatchewan). This tax consists of a base payment and a
profits tax (Potash Production Tax). In addition to
the Potash Production Tax, rental fees, taxes and royalties are
payable to the Province of Saskatchewan and municipalities by
potash producers in respect of potash reserves or production of
potash in the Province of Saskatchewan. Our taxes, fees and
royalty expenses were $120.1 million in 2005.
We are subject to capital tax on our paid-up capital (as defined
in The Corporation Capital Tax Act of Saskatchewan) and
our taxable capital (as defined in the New Brunswick Income
Tax Act). In addition, a resource corporation in the
Province of Saskatchewan pays a corporate capital tax surtax
based on the value of Saskatchewan resource sales. This surtax
is only payable to the extent that it exceeds the regular
capital tax. In 2005, we paid capital tax of $7.7 million
and surtax of $31.8 million.
FORM 10-K │ Part I
Page 16
We pay royalties to the New Brunswick government on the basis of
production from our New Brunswick mine. In addition, we pay
municipal taxes. Our expenses for such royalties and municipal
taxes were $7.6 million in 2005.
We do not make royalty payments in connection with our phosphate
and nitrogen operations.
Income Taxes
PCS and certain subsidiaries are subject to federal income taxes
(which include the Large Corporations Tax) and provincial income
taxes in Canada.
Our subsidiaries that operate in the United States are subject
to U.S. federal and state income taxes. These subsidiaries
are not currently subject to federal cash income taxes by virtue
of net operating losses incurred. Our nitrogen subsidiary
operating in Trinidad is subject to Trinidad taxes.
The effective consolidated rate for 2005 was 33%.
Environmental Matters
Our operations are subject to numerous environmental
requirements under federal, provincial, state and local laws and
regulations of Canada, U.S., Brazil and Trinidad and Tobago.
These laws and regulations govern matters such as air emissions,
wastewater discharges, land use and reclamation and solid and
hazardous waste management. Many of these laws, regulations and
permit requirements are becoming increasingly stringent, and the
cost of compliance with these requirements can be expected to
increase over time.
We believe that we are currently in material compliance with
applicable environmental laws and regulations and that we are
also well positioned to meet anticipated requirements under
these laws and regulations. Although significant capital
expenditures and operating costs have been and will continue to
be incurred on account of environmental laws and regulations, we
do not believe, except as otherwise set out herein, that such
environmental laws and regulations have had, or are reasonably
likely to have, a material adverse effect on our business.
However, we cannot predict the impact of new or changed laws,
regulations or permit requirements, including the matters
discussed below, or changes in the ways that such laws,
regulations or permit requirements are administered, interpreted
or enforced.
We are also subject to environmental statutes that address
investigation and, where necessary, remediation of contaminated
properties. In addition, we implement programs and requirements
to restore and reclaim sites after mining activities. Our
obligations and potential liabilities under these statutes and
programs have been, and can be expected to continue to be,
significant. We do not believe, except as set out herein, that
such obligations and potential liabilities are reasonably likely
to have a material adverse effect on our business. However, it
is often difficult to estimate and predict the potential costs
and liabilities associated with these programs, and there is no
guarantee that we will not in the future be identified as
potentially responsible for additional costs under these
programs, either as a result of changes in existing laws and
regulations or as a result of the identification of additional
matters or properties covered by these programs.
Environmental Requirements, Permits and Regulatory
Approvals
Many of our operations and facilities are required by federal,
provincial, state and local environmental laws to operate in
compliance with a range of regulatory requirements, permits and
approvals. Such permits and approvals typically have to be
renewed or reissued periodically. We may also become subject to
new laws or regulations that impose new requirements or require
us to obtain new or additional permits or approvals. We believe
that we are currently in material compliance with existing
regulatory programs, permits and approvals. However, there can
be no assurance that such permits or approvals will issue in the
ordinary course. Further, the terms and conditions of future
regulations, permits and approvals may be more stringent and may
require increased expenditures on our part.
With respect to air emissions, we anticipate that additional
actions and expenditures may be required to meet increasingly
stringent U.S. federal and state regulatory and permit
requirements, including existing and anticipated regulations
under the federal Clean Air Act. The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA)
has issued a number of regulations establishing requirements to
reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions and other air
pollutant emissions. We continue to monitor developments in
these various programs and to assess their potential impact on
our operations.
FORM 10-K │ Part I
Page 17
The USEPA announced an initiative to evaluate implementation
within the phosphate industry of a particular exemption for
mineral processing wastes under the hazardous waste program. In
connection with this industry-wide initiative, the USEPA
conducted hazardous waste compliance evaluation inspections at
numerous phosphate operations, including our plants in Aurora,
North Carolina, Geismar, Louisiana and White Springs, Florida.
On September 27, 2005 and December 14, 2005,
respectively, the USEPA notified us of various alleged
violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
at our Aurora and White Springs plants. We currently are
reviewing these notices. At this early stage, we are unable to
evaluate the extent of any exposure that we may have in these
matters.
Significant portions of our phosphate reserves in Aurora, North
Carolina are located in wetlands. Under the Clean Water
Act, we must obtain a permit from the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers (the Corps) before disturbing the
wetlands. In 1997, the Corps issued a permit granting us
approval to mine certain areas, subject to mining being
completed no later than 2017. The permit contains various
provisions on mitigation of wetland impacts associated with
mining covered by the permit, and we have acquired additional
land adjacent to the Aurora facility for mitigation purposes.
Our mining activities in North Carolina also require various
authorizations from agencies of the State of North Carolina,
including State mining permits that contain bonding and
reclamation requirements. The State has issued a renewed mining
permit effective through August 1, 2013 for the areas
presently being mined, including the wetlands covered by the
1997 Corps permit.
On November 2, 2000, we filed a permit application seeking
authorization from the Corps to continue mining in certain areas
at our facility in Aurora following depletion of the reserves
authorized to be mined under the current permit. The Corps
permitting process involves environmental studies of potential
mining areas and evaluation of mine plans and reclamation
alternatives. All affected regulatory authorities, various
commenting agencies and interested outside parties, including
special interest groups and others who may provide organized
opposition to our mining plans, participate in the process.
Selection of mine plans and reclamation alternatives and the
outcome of the environmental studies could require changes to
current reclamation and mitigation practices, potentially
resulting in higher costs and changes to mining areas with
reserve impacts. The magnitude of such cost impacts cannot be
estimated until the studies and evaluations are completed and
the mine plans and reclamation alternatives likely to be
permitted can be identified. Failure to secure the required
approvals for continuation of the mining operations under any
reclamation or mitigation alternative would negatively affect
our reserves and costs.
In 2003, the Corps issued a federal wetlands impact permit,
expiring in 2040, for mining operations covering nearly all
remaining reserves in the White Springs project area. State
approvals were granted for the same area with no expiration
date. Local (Hamilton County) approval was granted in 2003 for
that area, with provision for a five-year compliance review and
automatic renewal of the permit, contingent only upon compliance
with permit conditions at the time of renewal. Future mine
permitting at White Springs is expected to be limited to the
addition of three small areas removed from consideration in late
2002 and minor modifications as needed to accommodate
operational changes.
Site Assessment and Remediation
We have incurred and expect to continue to incur costs and
liabilities related to our and our predecessors past and
current waste disposal practices and ownership and operation of
real property and facilities. The U.S. Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of
1980 (CERCLA) and other U.S. federal and
state laws impose liability on, among others, past and present
owners and operators of properties or facilities at which
hazardous substances have been released into the environment and
persons who arrange for disposal of hazardous substances that
are released into the environment. Liability under these laws
may be imposed jointly and severally and without regard to fault
or the legality of the original actions, although such liability
may be divided or allocated according to various equitable and
other factors. In the course of our current and former
operations, including those of divested and acquired businesses,
we have generated and, with respect to our current operations,
continue to generate substances that could result in liability
for us under these laws.
In 1994, PCS Joint Venture responded to information requests
from the USEPA and the Georgia Department of Natural Resources,
Environmental Protection Division (GEPD) regarding
conditions at its Moultrie, Georgia location. PCS Joint Venture
believes that the lead-contaminated soil and groundwater found
at the site are attributable to former operations at the site
prior to PCS Joint Ventures ownership. In 2005, the GEPD
approved a Corrective Action Plan to address environmental
conditions at this location. As anticipated, the approved remedy
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requires some excavation and off-site disposal of impacted soil
and installation of a groundwater recovery and treatment system.
PCS Joint Venture began the remediation in November 2005. No
significant change to managements estimate of accrued
costs was required as at December 31, 2005 as a result of
approval of the remedial action plan.
In 1998, the Company, along with other parties, was notified by
the USEPA of potential liability under CERCLA with respect to
certain soil and groundwater conditions at a PCS Joint Venture
blending facility in Lakeland, Florida and certain adjoining
property. In 1999, PCS Joint Venture signed an Administrative
Order and Consent with the USEPA pursuant to which PCS Joint
Venture agreed to conduct a Remedial Investigation and
Feasibility Study (RI/FS) of these conditions. PCS
Joint Venture and another party are sharing the costs of the
RI/FS. The draft feasibility study has been submitted for review
and approval. The parties are reviewing comments of the USEPA
and Florida Department of Environment on the draft feasibility
study and will respond to such comments in the first quarter of
2006. No final determination has yet been made of the nature,
timing or cost of remedial action that may be needed, nor to
what extent costs incurred may be recoverable from third parties.
In 2003, the USEPA notified PCS Nitrogen that it considers PCS
Nitrogen to be a potentially responsible party with respect to a
former fertilizer blending operation in Charleston, South
Carolina, known as the Planters Property or Columbia Nitrogen
Site, formerly owned by a company from whom PCS Nitrogen
acquired certain other assets. In March 2005, the USEPA released
for public comment a range of remedial alternatives and a
proposed remedy for this site. In September 2005, Ashley II
of Charleston, L.L.C., the current owner of the site, filed a
complaint in the United States District Court for the District
of South Carolina seeking a declaratory judgment that PCS
Nitrogen is liable to pay environmental response costs at the
site and reimbursement of environmental response and other costs
incurred and to be incurred by Ashley II of Charleston, L.L.C.
On December 9, 2005 PCS Nitrogen filed a motion to dismiss
the petition filed by Ashley II of Charleston, L.L.C.,
which was denied on March 2, 2006. In February 2006, PCS
Nitrogen and other potentially responsible parties received a
notice from the USEPA requesting reimbursement of previously
incurred response costs of approximately $3.0 million, plus
interest, and the performance or financing of future site
investigation and response. PCS Nitrogen will continue to
monitor these and other developments with respect to the site.
PCS Nitrogen intends to vigorously defend its interests in these
actions. It will also continue to assert its position that it is
not a responsible party and to work to identify former site
owners and operators that would be responsible parties with
respect to the site.
The Company is also engaged in ongoing site assessment and/or
remediation activities at a number of other facilities and
sites. Based on current information, it believes that its future
obligations with respect to these facilities and sites are not
reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the
Companys consolidated financial position or results of
operations.
Facility and Product Security
Following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks in the
United States, we, through our Safety, Health and Environment
department, evaluated and addressed actual and potential
security issues and requirements associated with our operations
in the United States and elsewhere. Additional actions and
expenditures may be required in the future. In the United
States, Congress continues to consider federal legislation
designed to reduce the risk of any future terrorist acts at
industrial facilities. We believe that we are in material
compliance with applicable security requirements and we also
have adopted security measures and enhancements beyond those
presently required. To date, neither the security regulations
nor our expenditures on security matters have had a material
adverse effect on our financial position or results of
operations. We are unable to predict the potential future costs
to us of any new governmental programs or voluntary initiatives.
Environmental Costs and Expenditures
The major categories of expenditures include asset retirement
obligations, including reclamation and restoration costs (e.g.,
management of mining byproducts such as gypsum and various mine
tailings) at our mining operations (particularly phosphate
mining), the cost of regulatory compliance and environmental
management related to ongoing operations other than mining, and
costs related to assessment and remediation of environmental
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contamination related to our activities and those of our
predecessors, including waste disposal practices and ownership
and operation of real property and facilities.
Asset Retirement Obligations
We have recorded in the accompanying consolidated financial
statements an asset retirement obligation for the costs
associated with the retirement of our long-lived assets when a
legal liability to retire such assets exists. This includes
obligations incurred as a result of acquisition, construction or
normal operation of these assets. The major categories of asset
retirement obligations include reclamation and restoration costs
at our potash and phosphate mining operations (most particularly
phosphate mining), including management of mining byproducts
such as gypsum and various mine tailings; land reclamation and
revegetation programs; decommissioning of underground and
surface operating facilities; general clean-up activities aimed
at returning the areas to an environmentally acceptable
condition; and post-closure care and maintenance. The asset
retirement obligations are generally incurred over an extended
period of time.
Production of phosphoric acid also produces gypsum, which is
normally placed in above-ground storage areas called gypsum
stacks. Our asset retirement obligations include reclamation
costs related to the gypsum stack capping, closure and
post-closure operating and maintenance requirements applicable
to our phosphate facilities. In Florida, regulations require
companies to cap the gypsum stacks in order to
reduce seepage into groundwater when such stacks reach their
design capacity, which in the case of White Springs exceeds the
projected operating life of the facility, or if groundwater
standards are not being met. We expect to be allowed to continue
using the three gypsum stacks at the White Springs facility for
their remaining useful lives. We also have gypsum stacks at the
Aurora facility in North Carolina and the Geismar facility in
Louisiana. We have guaranteed the gypsum stack capping, closure
and post-closure obligations of White Springs and PCS Nitrogen,
respectively, in Florida and Louisiana pursuant to those
states financial assurance requirements. In February 2005,
the Florida Environmental Regulation Commission approved
certain modifications to the financial assurance requirements
designed to ensure that the responsible parties have sufficient
resources to cover all closure and post-closure liabilities
associated with gypsum stacks in the state. The new requirements
became effective in July 2005 and include financial strength
tests that are more stringent than under previous law, including
a requirement that gypsum stack closure cost estimates include
the cost of treating process water. The rule amendments include
alternative mechanisms with which to meet the financial
assurance requirements. The Company has met its financial
assurance responsibilities as of December 31, 2005. In
North Carolina, on exhaustion of the mines phosphate
reserves, disposition of the remaining gypsum must comply with
the laws in effect at that time. Inactive portions of the gypsum
stacks at the Geismar facility are capped or lined and have
water management systems in place.
Lands mined by White Springs after July 1, 1975 and unmined
lands used in certain mining operations after July 1, 1984
are subject to mandatory reclamation requirements of the State
of Florida. Wetlands must be reclaimed on an acre-for-acre basis
under the rules of the Florida Department of Environmental
Protection except as provided in a Memorandum of Agreement
(MOA), dated February 1, 1995, between us and
the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The MOA
established alternate mitigation procedures for certain wetlands
impacts, including provision for funding of public acquisition
of environmentally sensitive lands in the region. Our cumulative
contribution for the land acquisition program through 2005
totaled $6.9 million. In the course of permitting for
remaining operations at White Springs, with respect to lands
mined after January 1, 2003, we agreed to limit the
applicability of the MOA to specifically identified areas and to
apply conventional reclamation standards to all other lands.
Future payment obligations under the MOA will reflect specific
mining and reclamation areas subject to the alternative
procedures of the MOA and are not expected to have a material
effect on future land reclamation and mitigation costs. The
current practice of White Springs is to return most upland areas
to commercial pine plantation, which is the predominant
pre-operation land use. Reclaimed lands include uplands,
wetlands and lakes.
The environmental regulations of the Province of Saskatchewan
require each potash mine to have decommissioning and reclamation
plans. Financial assurances for these plans must be established
within one year following approval of these plans by the
responsible provincial minister. Pursuant to the regulations, we
filed the plans with the Minister of the Environment for
Saskatchewan in the spring of 1997. In February 1998, we were
advised that, although the plans were technically acceptable,
the regulatory agency did not accept the schedule proposed for
decommissioning of the waste salt piles. Following further
discussions between the provincial potash industry and the
regulatory
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agency, we were advised in July 2000 that the plans submitted in
1997 were accepted, provided that the plans are revised by 2005.
A government-industry task force was established to produce
mutually acceptable revisions of the plans, which would
incorporate a cost benefit analysis of the decommissioning
options. The process of revising the plans is continuing. In
2001, agreement was reached with the provincial government on
financial assurances for the decommissioning and reclamation
plan to cover the interim period before 2005. In July 2001, a
Cdn$2.0 million irrevocable Letter of Credit was posted. In
October 2004, the date for submission of the revised plans was
extended for the entire industry until July 2006. The Company is
unable to predict, at this time, the outcome of the ongoing task
force review or the timing of implementation and structure of
any financial assurance requirements.
The estimation of asset retirement obligation costs depends on
the development of environmentally acceptable closure and
post-closure plans, which, in some cases, may require
significant research and development to identify preferred
methods for such plans which are economically sound and which,
in most cases, may not be implemented for several decades. We
have continued to utilize appropriate technical resources,
including outside consultants, to develop specific site closure
and post-closure plans in accordance with the requirements of
the various jurisdictions in which we operate.
At December 31, 2005, we had accrued a total of
$91.8 million for asset retirement obligations. The current
portion totaled $6.6 million. These amounts represent our
current estimate of such costs as last assessed in December 2005.
Site Assessment and Remediation Costs
We have accrued site assessment costs, including legal and
consulting fees, and remediation costs related to the clean-up
of contaminated sites currently or formerly associated with the
Company or its predecessors business in the amount of
$14.1 million for certain PCS Joint Venture facilities,
$0.3 million for various sulfur facilities and
$3.4 million for other matters relating to the phosphate
and nitrogen businesses. The current portion of these costs
totaled $5.7 million.
Environmental Operating Costs and Capital Expenditures
Our operating expenses, other than those associated with asset
retirement obligations, relating to compliance with
environmental laws and regulations governing ongoing operations
were approximately $87.2 million for the year ended
December 31, 2005, as compared to $68.9 million and
$59.0 million for the years ending December 31, 2004
and December 31, 2003, respectively. These amounts include
environmental operating expenses related primarily to the
production of phosphoric acid, fertilizer, feed and other
products.
We routinely undertake environmental capital projects. In 2005,
capital expenditures of $10.0 million (2004
$7.6 million) were incurred to meet pollution prevention
and control objectives and $0.6 million (2004
$0.3 million) were incurred to meet other environmental
objectives.
We anticipate that our operating and capital expenditures
related to environmental regulatory matters in 2006 and 2007
will not differ materially from amounts expended within the past
two years.
Legislation
In 2002, the Canadian government ratified the Kyoto Protocol,
which calls for Canada to reduce its emissions of
greenhouse gases to 94% of its 1990 emissions by
2012. The Kyoto Protocol became effective on February 16,
2005. In July 2005, the Canadian government announced plans to
implement policy in order to meet its commitments under the
Kyoto Protocol, and it intends to have this policy in force
prior to January 1, 2008. It is expected that, once this
policy becomes effective, our potash divisions will be required
to use energy more efficiently or purchase credits.
At this time, we are unable to predict the impact of this
program on our operations in Canada. The United States is not
presently expected to ratify the Kyoto Protocol and has
announced plans for voluntary programs and incentives. Brazil
and Trinidad and Tobago have also ratified the Kyoto Protocol.
Our operations there would not be immediately impacted by the
implementation of the treaty as these are developing countries,
which do not have any specific emission reduction requirements.
We continue to monitor the development of programs to implement
the obligations established by the Kyoto Protocol and will
continue to assess the range of potential impacts of these
programs on our operations.
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Our Executive Officers
The name, age, period of service with the Company and position
held for each of our executive officers as at February 27,
2006 is as follows:
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Presentation of Financial Information
We have three principal business segments: potash, phosphate and
nitrogen. For information with respect to the sales, gross
margin and assets attributable to each segment and to our North
American and offshore sales, see Note 18, Segment
Information, to our consolidated financial statements as of
December 31, 2005 and 2004 and for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 2005, incorporated by
reference under Item 8 of this Form 10-K.
We present our consolidated financial statements in accordance
with accounting principles generally accepted in Canada, or
Canadian GAAP. See Note 33, Reconciliation of Canadian and
United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles, to our
2005 consolidated financial statements, incorporated by
reference under Item 8 of this Form 10-K, for a
discussion of certain significant differences between Canadian
GAAP and accounting principles generally accepted in the United
States, or U.S. GAAP, as they relate to us.
Unless otherwise specified, financial information is presented
in U.S. dollars.
Where You Can Find More Information
We file annual, quarterly and current reports and other
information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
Commission). You may read and copy any of the
information on file with the Commission at the Commissions
Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, NE, Room 1580,
Washington, DC 20549. Please call the
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Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the
public reference room. In addition, the Commission maintains an
Internet site at http://www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy
and information statements and other information regarding
issuers that file, as we do, electronically with the Commission.
We make available, free of charge through our website,
http://www.potashcorp.com, our annual report on
Form 10-K,
quarterly reports on
Form 10-Q, current
reports on
Form 8-K, and
amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as soon as is reasonably practicable after such
material is electronically filed with or furnished to the
Commission. The information on our website is not incorporated
by reference into this annual report on
Form 10-K.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
Our performance and future development could be materially
affected by a wide range of risk factors. Any or all of these
risks could have a material adverse effect on our business,
financial condition, results of operations and cash flows and on
the market price of our common stock. We use an integrated risk
management framework to identify risks across all segments of
the Company, evaluate those risks, and implement strategies
designed to mitigate those risks. Our strategies to mitigate
these risks are described under Managing Risk on
pages 20 through 22 in the Financial Review section of our
2005 Annual Report, attached as Exhibit 13, incorporated
herein by reference. See also note regarding
Forward-Looking Statements, earlier in this report.
Set forth below are the most significant risks and uncertainties
that affect the Company and its businesses:
Lack of growth opportunities, particularly for potash, may
limit our sustainable long-term growth.
Opportunities for acquisitions of additional potash operations
are limited. Significant increases in potash production capacity
can be realized by increasing production at our existing
facilities; however, such increases are limited. For phosphate
and nitrogen, opportunities to invest in other projects with
stable, long-term margins are limited.
Global demand for our products that differs from
expectations or that is higher or lower than our excess capacity
could adversely affect the results of future operations.
We supply product both in North America and offshore and sales
are affected by regional and global markets. We predict the
future level of demand for our products and attempt to meet
growing demand through utilization of our excess capacity.
Accurate predictions allow us to avoid surplus inventory and
missed sales opportunities. However, incorrect predictions can
lead to rising costs and decreased profits. Growth in demand
that exceeds our expectations results in lost opportunity to
sell our products and may harm the credibility of our business
strategy.
Growth in demand below expectations reduces our expected sales
and creates excess inventory and unwanted costs. A decrease in
demand could result from a variety of factors, including
increasing agricultural input costs, depressed commodity prices,
adverse weather conditions, economic downturns or changes in
agricultural practices.
Inappropriate handling and transportation of some of our
products by customers or carriers could result in harm to third
parties or damage to property and may expose the Company to
litigation.
Some of our nitrogen products, particularly ammonia and
industrial ammonium nitrate, can be dangerous if not handled and
secured appropriately. If these products are not handled and
secured with the requisite care in transit or by our customers,
it may cause personal injury, property damage or environmental
damage and the Company may have to defend itself against various
legal claims.
Strikes or other forms of work stoppage or slowdown could
disrupt our business and lead to increased costs.
Our financial performance is dependent on a reliable and
productive work force. Unsuccessful contract negotiations or
adverse labor relations could result in strikes or slowdowns.
These disruptions may decrease our production and sales or
impose additional costs to resolve disputes. The risk of adverse
labor relations may increase during periods of high
profitability because labor unions expectations and
demands generally rise at those times.
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The Company may be adversely affected by changing
anti-trust laws to which it is subject.
We are subject to anti-trust laws in various countries
throughout the world. We cannot predict how these laws or their
interpretation, administration and enforcement will change over
time. Changes in anti-trust laws globally, or the
interpretation, administration or enforcement thereof, may limit
our future acquisitions, or the operations of Canpotex and
PhosChem.
New product supply can create a structural market
imbalance, which could reduce our profits.
Many of our products are commodities and the markets for these
products are highly competitive. We compete with other producers
on price, product quality and service. An increase in the
competitive supply of our products that outpaces the growth in
world consumption could depress prices for a prolonged period. A
decrease in the price of crop nutrients could negatively affect
the Companys financial performance.
Potash
With recently favorable prices for potash products, producers
have been, and will likely continue to be, engaged in expansion
and development projects to increase production. Many of the
projects to increase potash production are speculative. However,
a potash supply increase beyond market demand could depress
prices and negatively affect the Companys financial
performance.
Phosphate
Phosphate producers are both private and government enterprises.
In addition, governments influence a significant proportion of
world capacity for diammonium phosphate (DAP), the
major phosphate fertilizer product. Through subsidy, control or
ownership, governments may encourage overproduction of DAP.
Furthermore, governments may accept little or no profit on DAP
sales to support domestic employment. Such policies increase the
risk of a supply/demand imbalance and lower prices for our
products.
Nitrogen
The barriers to entry into the nitrogen business are relatively
low. Nitrogen is taken from the air and reacted with a hydrogen
source, usually natural gas reformed with steam, to produce
ammonia. Ammonia is then used to produce nitrogen products for a
wide variety of uses. Countries with large reserves of natural
gas and low production costs can produce a large supply of
ammonia cheaply for the export market. While the Companys
lower cost nitrogen operations in Trinidad provide us with
advantages, the Company is affected by the expensive natural gas
markets in the United States.
Cyclicality in prices and products can result in
unfavorable market conditions and lower profits.
The market for crop nutrients, particularly certain phosphate
and nitrogen products, tends to move in cycles. Periods of high
demand, increasing profits and high capacity utilization lead to
new plant investment and increased production. This growth
increases supply until the market is over-saturated, leading to
declining prices and declining capacity utilization until the
cycle repeats. This cyclicality in prices can result in
supply/demand imbalances; pressure on prices, profit margins and
profitable operations; and, eventually, shutdown costs. The
fertilizer business is dependent on conditions in the economy
generally and the agriculture sector, both in North America and
offshore. The agricultural sector can be affected by adverse
weather conditions, cost of inputs, commodity prices, animal
diseases, the availability of government support programs and
other uncertainties that may affect sales of fertilizer
products, and our performance.
The Company is subject to risks associated with
international operations, which could negatively affect sales to
customers in foreign countries as well as the operations and
assets in such countries.
The Company has operations and investments in countries outside
of the United States and Canada. Historically, these countries
have had less stable political environments. We have a nitrogen
production facility in Trinidad and a feed plant in Brazil. Much
of the ammonia that we purchase from third parties is produced
in Russia. In addition, we have significant investments in ICL,
APC, SQM and Sinofert. Additionally, potash from our Saskatchewan
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operations for sale outside North America is sold exclusively to
Canpotex, which acts as an export marketing and sales company. A
large portion of Canpotex sales are to China. Other key offshore
customers are located in Brazil, Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia.
Political and economic conditions, foreign trade policies,
fiscal policies, laws, regulations and other activities of
foreign governments may affect performance and development of
our operations and investments. Our operations and investments
may be affected by abrupt political change, forced divestiture,
selective discrimination, inconvertibility of funds, armed
conflict, terrorist activity and unexpected changes in
regulatory requirements, social, political, labor and economic
conditions. Risks inherent in doing business inside the United
States and Canada also exist in foreign countries and may be
exaggerated by differences in culture, laws and regulations.
A shortage of railcars and bulk ships for carrying our
products and increased transit time could result in customer
dissatisfaction, loss of sales and higher equipment
costs.
We rely heavily upon railcars and ocean freightliners to
transport product to our customers. Transportation is an
important part of the final sale price of our products and some
of our customers require just-in-time delivery. Finding
affordable and dependable transportation is important in
allowing us to supply customers close to our operating
facilities and customers around the world. An interruption in
these transport services due to factors including labor
disputes, adverse weather or other environmental events, and
changes to rail or ocean freight systems would negatively affect
our ability to deliver product to our customers, which could
affect our performance.
Strong demand for grain and other products affect railcar
availability. A shortage of railcars for carrying product and
increased transit time in North America may result in customer
dissatisfaction, loss of sales and higher equipment costs. A
strong world economy fuels increased demand and higher dry bulk
freight rates for ocean transport. The shipping industry has a
shortage of ships and the substantial time frame needed to build
new ships prevents rapid market response. Delays and missed
shipments relying on ocean freight could result in customer
dissatisfaction and loss of sales potential, which could
negatively affect our performance.
Deliberate, malicious acts involving our products or
facilities or downstream product mishaps may expose employees,
contractors or the public to extensive injury, cause property
damage or affect the Companys reputation.
Intentional acts of destruction could hinder our sales or
production and interrupt our supply chain. Facilities could be
damaged leading to a reduction in our operational production
capacity. Employees, contractors and the public could suffer
substantial physical injury. The consequences of any such
actions could damage our reputation, negatively affecting our
sales and profits.
Injury to our reputation could negatively affect our
performance.
Loss of our reputation can be the consequence of a number of
events. Reputation loss cuts across all risk categories and may
result in loss of investor confidence, loss of customer
confidence, poor community relations and employee apathy. Loss
of our reputation could interfere with our ability to execute
our strategies. Reputation loss is a negative consequence
resulting from these or other risks and can have a detrimental
affect on our performance.
Other risks may hurt our operating results.
In addition to the above, other risks may affect our performance
including unexpected or adverse weather conditions; price risks
associated with feedstocks, including natural gas and sulfur;
other hedging activities; changes in capital markets; changes in
currencies and exchange rates; unexpected geological or
environmental conditions; legal proceedings; changes in
government policy and regulation, including environmental
regulations; inherent risks in industrial operations, including
inability to obtain insurance for underground operations; and
future acquisitions by the Company.
FORM 10-K │ Part I
Page 25
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
None.
Item 2. Properties.
Information concerning our properties is set forth under the
Properties sections in Item 1.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
Shaw
On February 23, 1999, Shaw Constructors Inc.
(Shaw) filed an action against ICF Kaiser
Engineers, Inc. (Kaiser) and PCS Nitrogen
Fertilizer, L.P., PCS Nitrogen Fertilizer, Inc.,
PCS Nitrogen, Inc. and Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan
Inc. in the Eighteenth Judicial District Court for the State of
Louisiana seeking to recover the balance allegedly owed to it
under a subcontract with Kaiser. Shaw alleged that the
defendants are liable for the unpaid balance allegedly due under
the subcontract with Kaiser based on a lien it filed against the
defendants property pursuant to the Louisiana Private
Works Act. PCS Nitrogen Fertilizer, L.P. had
previously entered into a firm price contract with Kaiser for
the construction of a nitric acid facility at the Geismar Plant.
The litigation was subsequently removed to the United States
District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana. On
August 3, 2001, the trial court granted our motion for
summary judgment and denied Shaws motion, holding that
Shaw had expressly waived its right in the subcontract to file
any liens or claims against the defendants and their property.
On February 7, 2002, Shaw filed an appeal with the Fifth
Circuit Court of Appeals (the Fifth Circuit). On
December 30, 2004, the Fifth Circuit reversed the trial
courts decision and entered summary judgment on the issue
of liability in favor of Shaw ruling that Shaw has the right to
enforce its lien claim against us. The Fifth Circuit remanded
the case to the trial court for a determination as to the amount
of damages that Shaw is entitled to recover from us. Shaw
alleges that we are liable in the amount of approximately
$2.04 million plus interest. On January 27, 2005, we
filed a Petition for Rehearing and a Petition for En Banc
Rehearing with the Fifth Circuit, which were denied. Our
Petition for a Writ of Certiorari with the United States Supreme
Court has also been denied. We continue to pursue our defenses
to the amount of damages claimed by Shaw on remand to the trial
court.
General
In the normal course of business, we are subject to legal
proceedings being brought against us. The amounts that these
proceedings may cost us are not reasonably estimable, due to
uncertainty as to the final outcome. However, we believe these
proceedings in the aggregate are not reasonably likely to have a
material adverse effect on our financial position or results of
operations.
Environmental Proceedings
For a description of certain environmental proceedings in which
we are involved, see Environmental Matters under
Item 1.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.
None.
FORM 10-K │ Part I
Page 26
Part II
Item 5. Market for Registrants Common Equity
and Related Stockholder Matters.
The information under Common Share Prices and
Volumes on page 24 and Shareholder
Information Ownership and
Dividends on page 23 in the Business Review section of our
2005 Annual Report, attached as Exhibit 13, is incorporated
herein by reference and 11 Year Report on page
49 in the Financial Review section of our 2005 Annual Report,
attached as Exhibit 13, is incorporated herein by reference.
Dividends paid to U.S. holders of our Common Shares, who do
not use the shares in carrying on a business in Canada, will be
subject to a Canadian withholding tax under the Income Tax
Act. Under the Canada-U.S. Income Tax Convention
(1980), the rate of withholding is generally reduced to 15%.
Subject to certain limitations, the Canadian withholding tax
will be treated as a foreign income tax that can generally be
claimed as a deduction from income or as a credit against the
U.S. income tax liability of the holder. Holders will
generally not be subject to tax under the Income Tax Act
with respect to any gain realized from a disposition of Common
Shares.
The following table provides information about Company purchases
of equity securities that are registered by the Company pursuant
to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
during the quarter ended December 31, 2005.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
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October 1, 2005 October 31, 2005 |
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328,800 |
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80.28 |
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328,800 |
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2,033,800 |
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83.11 |
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2,033,800 |
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78.71 |
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81.36 |
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3,571,100 |
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On January 25, 2005, the Company announced that the Board
of Directors had approved an open market repurchase program of
approximately 5% of the Companys outstanding Common
Shares, or approximately 5.5 million shares, through a
normal course issuer bid. Purchasing under the program commenced
on February 16, 2005. On September 22, 2005, the
Company announced that the Board of Directors had approved an
increase in the number of Common Shares to be repurchased under
the previously announced open market repurchase program. The
increase raised the total number of shares available for
repurchase by an additional 4.0 million shares, for a total
of 9.5 million shares. Purchasing under the amended program
was completed by December 31, 2005. |
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Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
The information under 11 Year Report on page 49
in the Financial Review section of our 2005 Annual Report,
attached as Exhibit 13, is incorporated herein by
reference. Such information has been presented on the basis of
Canadian GAAP. These principles differ in certain significant
respects from U.S. GAAP. The following supplemental
financial data is provided on the basis of reconciliations
between Canadian and U.S. GAAP.
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290.5 |
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60.4 |
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94.4 |
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4.91 |
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2.69 |
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0.58 |
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0.91 |
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5,202.7 |
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4,511.0 |
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FORM 10-K │ Part II
Page 27
Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The information under Managements
Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations on pages 2 through 49 and
Appendix on page 89, except Section 9 of the
2006 Outlook on page 37, in the Financial
Review section of our 2005 Annual Report, attached as
Exhibit 13, is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures
About Market Risk.
The information under Managements
Discussion & Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations Market Risks Associated With
Financial Instruments on pages 43 and 44 in the
Financial Review section of our 2005 Annual Report, attached as
Exhibit 13, is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary
Data.
The information under Managements Responsibility for
Financial Reporting, Report of Independent
Registered Chartered Accountants, and Consolidated
Financial Statements contained on pages 53 through 88 in
the Financial Review section of our 2005 Annual Report, attached
as Exhibit 13, are incorporated herein by reference and
Managements Discussion & Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations Quarterly
Results and Review of Fourth-Quarter Performance on page
35 in the Financial Review section of our 2005 Annual Report,
attached as Exhibit 13, are incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 9. Changes In and Disagreements With
Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
As of December 31, 2005, we carried out an evaluation under
the supervision and with the participation of our management,
including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our
disclosure controls and procedures. There are inherent
limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure
controls and procedures, including the possibility of human
error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and
procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and
procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving
their control objectives. Based upon that evaluation and as of
December 31, 2005, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief
Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and
procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that
information required to be disclosed in the reports the Company
files and submits under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and
when required.
There has been no change in our internal control over financial
reporting during the year ended December 31, 2005 that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially
affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
Managements Report on Internal Control Over
Financial Reporting and the Report of Independent
Registered Chartered Accountants contained on pages 53
through 55 in the Financial Review section of our 2005 Annual
Report, attached as Exhibit 13, are incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 9B. Other Information.
None.
FORM
10-K │ Part II
Page 28
Part III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the
Registrant.
The information under Nominees for Election to the Board
of Directors and the second paragraph under
Corporate Governance - Report of the Audit
Committee regarding audit committee financial
experts in our 2006 Proxy Circular, attached as
Exhibit 99, is incorporated herein by reference.
Information concerning executive officers is set forth under
Our Executive Officers in Part I.
We have adopted a Code of Business Conduct that applies to all
of our directors, officers and employees. We make this code, as
well as our corporate governance principles and the respective
Charters of our Corporate Governance and Nominating, Audit and
Compensation Committees, available, free of charge, on our
website, http://www.potashcorp.com, or by request.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
The information under Nominees for Election to the Board
of Directors - Compensation/Attendance of Directors,
Corporate Governance Report of the
Compensation Committee and Compensation Discussion and
Analysis, Executive Compensation and
Performance Graphs in our 2006 Proxy Circular,
attached as Exhibit 99, is incorporated herein by
reference. Each such incorporation by reference shall be deemed
not to include the information referred to in
Item 402(a)(8) of
Regulation S-K.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial
Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
The information under Ownership of Shares,
Nominees for Election to the Board of Directors and
the table titled Equity Compensation Plan
Information in our 2006 Proxy Circular, attached as
Exhibit 99, is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related
Transactions.
The information under Nominees for Election to the Board
of Directors Director Independence and Other
Relationships on pages 10 through 12 in our 2006 Proxy
Circular, attached as Exhibit 99, is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
The information under Appointment of Auditors in our
2006 Proxy Circular, attached as Exhibit 99, is
incorporated herein by reference.
FORM 10-K │ Part III
Page 29
Part IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement
Schedules.
List of Documents Filed as Part of This Report
1. Consolidated Financial Statements in Annual
Report
The consolidated financial statements contained on pages 53
through 88 in the Financial Review section of our 2005 Annual
Report, attached as Exhibit 13, are incorporated under
Item 8 by reference.
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Report of Independent Registered Chartered Accountants
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Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
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Consolidated Statements of Operations and Retained Earnings
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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
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2. Schedules
Schedules not listed are omitted because the required
information is inapplicable or is presented in the consolidated
financial statements.
REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of Potash Corporation
of Saskatchewan Inc.
We have audited the consolidated financial statements of Potash
Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. (the Company) as at
December 31, 2005 and 2004, and for each of the three years
in the period ended December 31, 2005, managements
assessment of the effectiveness of the Companys internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005,
and the effectiveness of the Companys internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2005, and have
issued our reports thereon dated February 14, 2006 (except
for Note 34 of the consolidated financial statements which
is as of February 24, 2006) (which audit report on the
consolidated financial statements expresses an unqualified
opinion and includes a separate report titled Comments by
Independent Registered Chartered Accountants on
Canada United States of America Reporting
Differences referring to changes in accounting principles); such
consolidated financial statements and reports are included in
your 2005 Annual Report to Shareholders and are incorporated
herein by reference. Our audits also included the consolidated
financial statement schedules of the Company listed in
Item 15. These consolidated financial statement schedules
are the responsibility of the Companys management. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion based on our audits. In
our opinion, such consolidated financial statement schedules,
when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial
statements taken as a whole, present fairly, in all material
respects, the information set forth therein.
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
Independent Registered Chartered Accountants
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
February 14, 2006
FORM 10-K │ Part IV
Page 30
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.
Schedule II Valuation and Qualifying
Accounts
(in millions of US dollars)
(audited)
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3. Exhibits
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Description of Document |
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Articles of Continuance of the registrant dated May 15,
2002, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the
registrants report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended June 30, 2002 (the Second Quarter 2002
Form 10-Q). |
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3(b) |
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Bylaws of the registrant effective May 15, 2002,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(b) to the Second
Quarter 2002 Form 10-Q. |
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4(a) |
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Term Credit Agreement between The Bank of Nova Scotia and other
financial institutions and the registrant dated
September 25, 2001, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4(a) to the registrants report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30,
2001. |
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4(b) |
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Syndicated Term Credit Facility Amending Agreement between The
Bank of Nova Scotia and other financial institutions and the
registrant dated as of September 23, 2003, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4(b) to the registrants report
on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
September 30, 2003 (the Third Quarter 2003
Form 10-Q). |
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4(c) |
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Syndicated Term Credit Facility Second Amending Agreement
between The Bank of Nova Scotia and other financial institutions
and the registrant dated as of September 21, 2004,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(c) to the
registrants report on Form 8-K dated
September 21, 2004. |
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4(d) |
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Syndicated Term Credit Facility Third Amending Agreement between
The Bank of Nova Scotia and other financial institutions and the
registrant dated as of September 20, 2005, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4(a) to the registrants report
on Form 8-K dated September 22, 2005. |
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4(e) |
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Indenture dated as of June 16, 1997, between the registrant
and The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to the
registrants report on Form 8-K dated June 18,
1997 (the 1997 Form 8-K). |
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4(f) |
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Indenture dated as of February 27, 2003, between the
registrant and The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New
York, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(c) to the
registrants report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2002 (the 2002 Form 10-K). |
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4(g) |
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Form of Notes relating to the registrants offering of
$400,000,000 principal amount of 7.125% Notes due June 15,
2007, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(b) to the 1997
Form 8-K. |
FORM 10-K │ Part IV
Page 31
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Form of Notes relating to the registrants offering of
$600,000,000 principal amount of
73/4%
Notes due May 31, 2011, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4 to the registrants report on Form 8-K
dated May 17, 2001. |
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4(i) |
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Form of Note relating to the registrants offering of
$250,000,000 principal amount of 4.875% Notes due March 1,
2013, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the
registrants report on Form 8-K dated
February 28, 2003. |
The registrant hereby undertakes to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, upon request, copies of any constituent
instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of
the registrant or its subsidiaries that have not been filed
herewith because the amounts represented thereby are less than
10% of the total assets of the registrant and its subsidiaries
on a consolidated basis.
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10(a) |
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Sixth Voting Agreement dated April 22, 1978, between
Central Canada Potash, Division of Noranda, Inc., Cominco Ltd.,
International Minerals and Chemical Corporation (Canada)
Limited, PCS Sales and Texasgulf Inc., incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10(f) to the registrants registration
statement on Form F-1 (File No. 33-31303) (the
F-1 Registration Statement). |
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10(b) |
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Canpotex Limited Shareholders Seventh Memorandum of Agreement
effective April 21, 1978, between Central Canada Potash,
Division of Noranda Inc., Cominco Ltd., International Minerals
and Chemical Corporation (Canada) Limited, PCS Sales, Texasgulf
Inc. and Canpotex Limited as amended by Canpotex S&P
amending agreement dated November 4, 1987, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10(g) to the F-1 Registration
Statement. |
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10(c) |
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Producer Agreement dated April 21, 1978, between Canpotex
Limited and PCS Sales, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(h) to the F-1 Registration Statement. |
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10(d) |
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Canpotex/PCS Amending Agreement, dated as of October 1,
1992, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(f) to the
registrants report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1995 (the 1995 Form 10-K). |
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Canpotex PCA Collateral Withdrawing/PCS Amending Agreement,
dated as of October 7, 1993, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(g) to the 1995 Form 10-K. |
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10(f) |
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Canpotex Producer Agreement amending agreement dated as of
January 1, 1999, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(f) to the registrants report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 (the
2000 Form 10-K). |
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10(g) |
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Canpotex Producer Agreement amending agreement dated as of
July 1, 2002, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(g) to the registrants report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004
(the Second Quarter 2004 Form 10-Q). |
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10(h) |
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Esterhazy Restated Mining and Processing Agreement dated
January 31, 1978, between International Minerals &
Chemical Corporation (Canada) Limited and the registrants
predecessor, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(e) to
the F-1 Registration Statement. |
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10(i) |
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Agreement dated December 21, 1990, between International
Minerals & Chemical Corporation (Canada) Limited and
the registrant, amending the Esterhazy Restated Mining and
Processing Agreement dated January 31, 1978, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10(p) to the registrants
report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1990. |
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10(j) |
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Agreement effective August 27, 1998, between International
Minerals & Chemical (Canada) Global Limited and the
registrant, amending the Esterhazy Restated Mining and
Processing Agreement dated January 31, 1978 (as amended),
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(l) to the 1998
Form 10-K. |
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10(k) |
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Agreement effective August 31, 1998, among International
Minerals & Chemical (Canada) Global Limited,
International Minerals & Chemical (Canada) Limited
Partnership and the registrant assigning the interest in the
Esterhazy Restated Mining and Processing Agreement dated
January 31, 1978 (as amended) held by International
Minerals & Chemical (Canada) Global Limited to
International Minerals & Chemical (Canada) Limited
Partnership, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(m) to
the 1998 Form 10-K. |
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10(l) |
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Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. Stock Option
Plan Directors, as amended January 23, 2001,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(bb) to the Second
Quarter 2001 Form 10-Q. |
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10(m) |
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Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. Stock Option
Plan Officers and Employees, as amended
January 23, 2001, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(aa) to the 2000 Form 10-K. |
FORM 10-K │ Part IV
Page 32
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Exhibit | |
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Number | |
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Description of Document |
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10(n) |
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Short-Term Incentive Plan of the registrant effective January
2000, as amended March 10, 2005, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10(x) to the Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2004. |
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10(o) |
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Long-Term Incentive Plan of the registrant effective January
2003, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(y) to the
2002 Form 10-K. |
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10(p) |
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Resolution and Forms of Agreement for Supplemental Retirement
Income Plan, for officers and key employees of the registrant,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(o) to the 1995
Form 10-K. |
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10(q) |
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Amending Resolution and revised forms of agreement regarding
Supplemental Retirement Income Plan of the registrant,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(x) to the
registrants report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended June 30, 1996. |
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10(r) |
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Amended and restated Supplemental Retirement Income Plan of the
registrant and text of amendment to existing supplemental income
plan agreements, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(mm) to the registrants report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30,
2000 (the Third Quarter 2000 Form 10-Q). |
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10(s) |
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Form of Letter of amendment to existing supplemental income plan
agreements of the registrant dated November 4, 2002,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(cc) to the 2002
Form 10-K. |
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10(t) |
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Supplemental Retirement Benefits Plan for U.S. Executives
dated effective January 1, 1999, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10(aa) to the Second Quarter 2002 Form 10-Q. |
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10(u) |
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Forms of Agreement dated December 30, 1994, between the
registrant and certain officers of the registrant, concerning a
change in control of the registrant, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10(p) to the 1995 Form 10-K. |
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10(v) |
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Form of Agreement of Indemnification dated August 8, 1995,
between the registrant and certain officers and directors of the
registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(q) to
the 1995 Form 10-K. |
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10(w) |
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Resolution and Form of Agreement of Indemnification dated
January 24, 2001, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(ii) to the 2000 Form 10-K. |
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10(x) |
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Resolution and Form of Agreement of Indemnification
July 21, 2004, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(ii) to the Second Quarter 2004 Form 10-Q. |
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10(y) |
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Chief Executive Officer Medical and Dental Benefits,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(jj) to the
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. |
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10(z) |
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Second Amended and Restated Membership Agreement dated
January 1, 1995, among Phosphate Chemicals Export
Association, Inc. and members of such association, including
Texasgulf Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(t)
to the 1995 Form 10-K. |
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10(aa) |
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International Agency Agreement dated January 1, 1995,
between Phosphate Chemicals Export Association, Inc. and
Texasgulf Inc. establishing Texasgulf Inc. as exclusive
marketing agent for such associations wet phosphatic
materials, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(u) to
the 1995 Form 10-K. |
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10(bb) |
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Deferred Share Unit Plan for Non-Employee Directors,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
registrants Form S-8 (File No. 333-75742) filed
December 21, 2001. |
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10(cc) |
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Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. 2005 Performance Option
Plan and Form of Option Agreement, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(nn) to registrants report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31,
2005 (the First Quarter 2005 Form 10-Q). |
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10(dd) |
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Medium Term Incentive Plan of the registrant effective January
2006. |
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11 |
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Statement re Computation of Per Share Earnings. |
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12 |
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Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. |
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13 |
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2005 Annual Report (Business Review and Financial Review). The
2005 Annual Report, except for those portions that are expressly
incorporated by reference, is furnished for the information of
the Commission and is not to be deemed filed as part
of this filing. |
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21 |
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Subsidiaries of the registrant. |
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23 |
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Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP. |
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31(a) |
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Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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31(b) |
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Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
FORM 10-K │ Part IV
Page 33
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Exhibit | |
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Number | |
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Description of Document |
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32 |
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Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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99 |
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2006 Notice of Meeting, Proxy Circular and Form of Proxy. The
2006 Notice of Meeting, Proxy Circular and Form of Proxy, except
for those portions thereof that are expressly incorporated by
reference, are furnished for the information of the Commission
and are not to be deemed filed as part of this
filing. |
FORM 10-K │ Part IV
Page 34
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly
caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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POTASH CORPORATION OF SASKATCHEWAN INC. |
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By: |
/s/ WILLIAM J. DOYLE
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____________________________________
William J. Doyle
President and Chief Executive Officer
March 9, 2006 |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following
persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on
the dates indicated.
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Signature |
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Title |
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Date |
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/s/ DALLAS J. HOWE
Dallas J. Howe |
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Chair of the Board |
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March 9, 2006 |
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/s/ WAYNE R. BROWNLEE
Wayne R. Brownlee |
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Executive Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer (Principal financial and
accounting officer) |
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March 9, 2006 |
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/s/ WILLIAM J. DOYLE
William J. Doyle |
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President and Chief Executive Officer |
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March 9, 2006 |
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/s/ FREDERICK J. BLESI
Frederick J. Blesi |
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Director |
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March 9, 2006 |
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/s/ JOHN W. ESTEY
John W. Estey |
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Director |
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March 9, 2006 |
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/s/ WADE FETZER III
Wade Fetzer III |
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Director |
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March 9, 2006 |
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/s/ ALICE D. LABERGE
Alice D. Laberge |
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Director |
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March 9, 2006 |
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/s/ JEFFREY J. MCCAIG
Jeffrey J. McCaig |
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Director |
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March 9, 2006 |
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/s/ MARY MOGFORD
Mary Mogford |
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Director |
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March 9, 2006 |
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/s/ PAUL J. SCHOENHALS
Paul J. Schoenhals |
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Director |
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March 9, 2006 |
FORM 10-K │ Signatures
Page 35
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Signature |
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Title |
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Date |
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/s/ E. ROBERT STROMBERG,
Q.C.
E. Robert Stromberg, Q.C. |
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Director |
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March 9, 2006 |
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/s/ JACK G. VICQ
Jack G. Vicq |
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Director |
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March 9, 2006 |
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/s/ ELENA VIYELLA DE
PALIZA
Elena Viyella de Paliza |
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Director |
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March 9, 2006 |
FORM 10-K │ Signatures
Page 36
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit | |
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Number | |
|
Description of Document |
| |
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3(a) |
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Articles of Continuance of the registrant dated May 15,
2002, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the
registrants report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended June 30, 2002 (the Second Quarter 2002
Form 10-Q). |
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3(b) |
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Bylaws of the registrant effective May 15, 2002,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(b) to the Second
Quarter 2002 Form 10-Q. |
|
4(a) |
|
|
Term Credit Agreement between The Bank of Nova Scotia and other
financial institutions and the registrant dated
September 25, 2001, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4(a) to the registrants report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30,
2001. |
|
4(b) |
|
|
Syndicated Term Credit Facility Amending Agreement between The
Bank of Nova Scotia and other financial institutions and the
registrant dated as of September 23, 2003, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4(b) to the registrants report
on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended
September 30, 2003 (the Third Quarter 2003
Form 10-Q). |
|
4(c) |
|
|
Syndicated Term Credit Facility Second Amending Agreement
between The Bank of Nova Scotia and other financial institutions
and the registrant dated as of September 21, 2004,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(c) to the
registrants report on Form 8-K dated
September 21, 2004. |
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4(d) |
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|
Syndicated Term Credit Facility Third Amending Agreement between
The Bank of Nova Scotia and other financial institutions and the
registrant dated as of September 20, 2005, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4(a) to the registrants report
on Form 8-K dated September 22, 2005. |
|
4(e) |
|
|
Indenture dated as of June 16, 1997, between the registrant
and The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New York,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(a) to the
registrants report on Form 8-K dated June 18,
1997 (the 1997 Form 8-K). |
|
4(f) |
|
|
Indenture dated as of February 27, 2003, between the
registrant and The Bank of Nova Scotia Trust Company of New
York, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(c) to the
registrants report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2002 (the 2002 Form 10-K). |
|
4(g) |
|
|
Form of Notes relating to the registrants offering of
$400,000,000 principal amount of 7.125% Notes due June 15,
2007, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(b) to the 1997
Form 8-K. |
|
4(h) |
|
|
Form of Notes relating to the registrants offering of
$600,000,000 principal amount of
73/4%
Notes due May 31, 2011, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4 to the registrants report on Form 8-K
dated May 17, 2001. |
|
4(i) |
|
|
Form of Note relating to the registrants offering of
$250,000,000 principal amount of 4.875% Notes due March 1,
2013, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the
registrants report on Form 8-K dated
February 28, 2003. |
The registrant hereby undertakes to file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, upon request, copies of any constituent
instruments defining the rights of holders of long-term debt of
the registrant or its subsidiaries that have not been filed
herewith because the amounts represented thereby are less than
10% of the total assets of the registrant and its subsidiaries
on a consolidated basis.
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Exhibit | |
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Number | |
|
Description of Document |
| |
|
|
|
10(a) |
|
|
Sixth Voting Agreement dated April 22, 1978, between
Central Canada Potash, Division of Noranda, Inc., Cominco Ltd.,
International Minerals and Chemical Corporation (Canada)
Limited, PCS Sales and Texasgulf Inc., incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10(f) to the registrants registration
statement on Form F-1 (File No. 33-31303) (the
F-1 Registration Statement). |
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10(b) |
|
|
Canpotex Limited Shareholders Seventh Memorandum of Agreement
effective April 21, 1978, between Central Canada Potash,
Division of Noranda Inc., Cominco Ltd., International Minerals
and Chemical Corporation (Canada) Limited, PCS Sales, Texasgulf
Inc. and Canpotex Limited as amended by Canpotex S&P
amending agreement dated November 4, 1987, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 10(g) to the F-1 Registration
Statement. |
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10(c) |
|
|
Producer Agreement dated April 21, 1978, between Canpotex
Limited and PCS Sales, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(h) to the F-1 Registration Statement. |
|
10(d) |
|
|
Canpotex/PCS Amending Agreement, dated as of October 1,
1992, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(f) to the
registrants report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1995 (the 1995 Form 10-K). |
|
|
|
|
|
Exhibit | |
|
|
Number | |
|
Description of Document |
| |
|
|
|
10(e) |
|
|
Canpotex PCA Collateral Withdrawing/PCS Amending Agreement,
dated as of October 7, 1993, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(g) to the 1995 Form 10-K. |
|
10(f) |
|
|
Canpotex Producer Agreement amending agreement dated as of
January 1, 1999, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(f) to the registrants report on
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 (the
2000 Form 10-K). |
|
10(g) |
|
|
Canpotex Producer Agreement amending agreement dated as of
July 1, 2002, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(g) to the registrants report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2004
(the Second Quarter 2004 Form 10-Q). |
|
10(h) |
|
|
Esterhazy Restated Mining and Processing Agreement dated
January 31, 1978, between International Minerals &
Chemical Corporation (Canada) Limited and the registrants
predecessor, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(e) to
the F-1 Registration Statement. |
|
10(i) |
|
|
Agreement dated December 21, 1990, between International
Minerals & Chemical Corporation (Canada) Limited and
the registrant, amending the Esterhazy Restated Mining and
Processing Agreement dated January 31, 1978, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10(p) to the registrants
report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1990. |
|
10(j) |
|
|
Agreement effective August 27, 1998, between International
Minerals & Chemical (Canada) Global Limited and the
registrant, amending the Esterhazy Restated Mining and
Processing Agreement dated January 31, 1978 (as amended),
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(l) to the 1998
Form 10-K. |
|
10(k) |
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|
Agreement effective August 31, 1998, among International
Minerals & Chemical (Canada) Global Limited,
International Minerals & Chemical (Canada) Limited
Partnership and the registrant assigning the interest in the
Esterhazy Restated Mining and Processing Agreement dated
January 31, 1978 (as amended) held by International
Minerals & Chemical (Canada) Global Limited to
International Minerals & Chemical (Canada) Limited
Partnership, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(m) to
the 1998 Form 10-K. |
|
10(l) |
|
|
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. Stock Option
Plan Directors, as amended January 23, 2001,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(bb) to the Second
Quarter 2001 Form 10-Q. |
|
10(m) |
|
|
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. Stock Option
Plan Officers and Employees, as amended
January 23, 2001, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(aa) to the 2000 Form 10-K. |
|
10(n) |
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|
Short-Term Incentive Plan of the registrant effective January
2000, as amended March 10, 2005, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10(x) to the Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2004. |
|
10(o) |
|
|
Long-Term Incentive Plan of the registrant effective January
2003, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(y) to the
2002 Form 10-K. |
|
10(p) |
|
|
Resolution and Forms of Agreement for Supplemental Retirement
Income Plan, for officers and key employees of the registrant,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(o) to the 1995
Form 10-K. |
|
10(q) |
|
|
Amending Resolution and revised forms of agreement regarding
Supplemental Retirement Income Plan of the registrant,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(x) to the
registrants report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly
period ended June 30, 1996. |
|
10(r) |
|
|
Amended and restated Supplemental Retirement Income Plan of the
registrant and text of amendment to existing supplemental income
plan agreements, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(mm) to the registrants report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30,
2000 (the Third Quarter 2000 Form 10-Q). |
|
10(s) |
|
|
Form of Letter of amendment to existing supplemental income plan
agreements of the registrant dated November 4, 2002,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(cc) to the 2002
Form 10-K. |
|
10(t) |
|
|
Supplemental Retirement Benefits Plan for U.S. Executives
dated effective January 1, 1999, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10(aa) to the Second Quarter 2002 Form 10-Q. |
|
10(u) |
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|
Forms of Agreement dated December 30, 1994, between the
registrant and certain officers of the registrant, concerning a
change in control of the registrant, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10(p) to the 1995 Form 10-K. |
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10(v) |
|
|
Form of Agreement of Indemnification dated August 8, 1995,
between the registrant and certain officers and directors of the
registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(q) to
the 1995 Form 10-K. |
|
10(w) |
|
|
Resolution and Form of Agreement of Indemnification dated
January 24, 2001, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(ii) to the 2000 Form 10-K. |
|
10(x) |
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|
Resolution and Form of Agreement of Indemnification
July 21, 2004, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(ii) to the Second Quarter 2004 Form 10-Q. |
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|
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|
|
Exhibit | |
|
|
Number | |
|
Description of Document |
| |
|
|
|
10(y) |
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|
Chief Executive Officer Medical and Dental Benefits,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(jj) to the
Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004. |
|
10(z) |
|
|
Second Amended and Restated Membership Agreement dated
January 1, 1995, among Phosphate Chemicals Export
Association, Inc. and members of such association, including
Texasgulf Inc., incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(t)
to the 1995 Form 10-K. |
|
10(aa) |
|
|
International Agency Agreement dated January 1, 1995,
between Phosphate Chemicals Export Association, Inc. and
Texasgulf Inc. establishing Texasgulf Inc. as exclusive
marketing agent for such associations wet phosphatic
materials, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10(u) to
the 1995 Form 10-K. |
|
10(bb) |
|
|
Deferred Share Unit Plan for Non-Employee Directors,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the
registrants Form S-8 (File No. 333-75742) filed
December 21, 2001. |
|
10(cc) |
|
|
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. 2005 Performance Option
Plan and Form of Option Agreement, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 10(nn) to registrants report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31,
2005 (the First Quarter 2005 Form 10-Q). |
|
10(dd) |
|
|
Medium Term Incentive Plan of the registrant effective January
2006. |
|
11 |
|
|
Statement re Computation of Per Share Earnings. |
|
12 |
|
|
Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. |
|
13 |
|
|
2005 Annual Report (Business Review and Financial Review). The
2005 Annual Report, except for those portions that are expressly
incorporated by reference, is furnished for the information of
the Commission and is not to be deemed filed as part
of this filing. |
|
21 |
|
|
Subsidiaries of the registrant. |
|
23 |
|
|
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP. |
|
31(a) |
|
|
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
|
31(b) |
|
|
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
|
32 |
|
|
Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
|
99 |
|
|
2006 Notice of Meeting, Proxy Circular and Form of Proxy. The
2006 Notice of Meeting, Proxy Circular and Form of Proxy, except
for those portions thereof that are expressly incorporated by
reference, are furnished for the information of the Commission
and are not to be deemed filed as part of this
filing. |