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K+S AG — Investor Relations & Filings

Ticker · SDF ISIN · DE000KSAG888 LEI · 529900YURAYD4IJX2J91 F Mining and quarrying
Filings indexed 1,003 across all filing types
Latest filing 2020-11-12 Interim / Quarterly Rep…
Country DE Germany
Listing F SDF

K+S AG is a supplier of mineral products specializing in the extraction and processing of raw materials, primarily potash and salt. The company's business is focused on four segments: Agriculture, Industry, Consumers, and Communities. For the agricultural sector, it provides a wide range of fertilizers and plant nutrients to support global food production. The industrial segment supplies essential minerals for diverse applications, including animal nutrition, food processing, water treatment, and pharmaceuticals. For consumers, K+S offers salt products for food seasoning, water softening, and household use. The communities segment provides de-icing salts to ensure public safety in winter. The company operates production sites on two continents and maintains a global distribution network to serve its customers.

Recent filings

Filing Released Lang Actions
Q3 statement / Q3 financial report 2020
Interim / Quarterly Report Classification · 100% confidence The document is titled 'Q3/2020 Quarterly Report' and contains detailed financial tables, segment performance analysis, and management commentary on the company's financial position for the third quarter of 2020. It provides substantive financial data rather than just an announcement or certification, fitting the definition of an Interim/Quarterly Report. Q3 2020
2020-11-12 German
K+S Aktiengesellschaft: Impairment - K+S Cleans Up Balance Sheet
Regulatory Filings Classification · 99% confidence The document is an 'Ad-hoc' announcement dated November 4, 2020, disclosing 'inside information' regarding a significant, non-cash impairment loss of about €2 billion due to adjusted long-term assumptions (potash price, cost of capital). It confirms the EBITDA outlook for 2020 and explicitly states that the detailed figures for the third quarter of 2020 will be published on November 12, 2020. Since this is an announcement about an expected future report (Q3 2020 figures) and contains significant, immediate financial news (impairment), it is not the full report itself (like 10-K or IR). It is a material, immediate financial update. This fits best under 'Earnings Release' (ER) as it provides key financial highlights/updates ahead of the full release, or potentially 'Regulatory Filings' (RNS) as it is an ad-hoc disclosure under MAR. Given the content focuses on impairment and confirming/adjusting the outlook, ER is the most specific fit for a major pre-release financial update, even though it's not explicitly labeled 'Earnings Release'. However, since it is an 'Ad-hoc' disclosure of inside information concerning financial adjustments, and it is not a standard quarterly report (IR) or the full annual report (10-K), it functions as a major regulatory/market-moving announcement. If the document were purely announcing the publication date of the Q3 report, RPA would apply. Since it contains the substance of a major financial event (impairment), ER is appropriate, but RNS is the safest fallback for non-standard, ad-hoc regulatory disclosures. Given the focus on financial performance adjustments, ER is chosen over the general RNS.
2020-11-04 English
Report Publication Announcement 2020
Report Publication Announcement Classification · 98% confidence The document is a short announcement (1784 characters) titled "Preliminary announcement of the publication of payment reports according to Article 116 WpHG". It explicitly states that K+S Aktiengesellschaft is announcing the disclosure of specific 'Payment reports' for the business year 2019 and provides links to these reports. According to Rule #2 (The 'MENU VS MEAL' Rule), a short document announcing the publication of another report should be classified as a Report Publication Announcement (RPA). Although 'Payment report' is not explicitly listed, this announcement serves the function of announcing a report's availability, making RPA the most appropriate classification over RNS or any specific report type.
2020-10-30 English
Report Publication Announcement 2020
Report Publication Announcement Classification · 100% confidence The document is titled "K+S Aktiengesellschaft: Preliminary announcement of the publication of quarterly reports and quarterly/interim statements." It explicitly states that it is a preliminary announcement regarding the disclosure dates and links for future financial reports (Quarterly/Interim statements for H1 and H2 2020). According to Rule #2 (The 'MENU VS MEAL' Rule), a short document announcing the publication of a report, rather than containing the report itself, should be classified as a Report Publication Announcement (RPA). The document length (2460 chars) supports this interpretation.
2020-10-30 English
Report Publication Announcement 2020
Report Publication Announcement Classification · 100% confidence The document is titled "Preliminary announcement of the publication of financial reports according to Articles 114, 115, 117 of the WpHG". It explicitly states that it is announcing *when* and *where* other financial reports (Annual financial report and Half-year/Q2 financial report) will be disclosed, providing links to the future publication addresses. This structure—announcing the publication of other documents rather than containing the full content of those documents—fits the definition of a Report Publication Announcement (RPA). The document length is also short (2467 chars), supporting the 'MENU VS MEAL' rule.
2020-10-30 English
Hinweis auf Zwischenmitteilung der Geschäftsführung vom 01.01.2020 bis zum 31.03.2020
Report Publication Announcement Classification · 100% confidence The document is a short notification (897 characters) announcing the availability of a financial report (Zwischenmitteilung) on the company's website. It provides a link to the report and specifies publication dates, fitting the 'Menu vs Meal' rule where an announcement of a report is classified as a Report Publication Announcement (RPA).
2020-10-30 German

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