U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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Form 10-K/A

Amendment No. 1

 

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003

Commission file number 1-10351

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Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.

(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Canada

N/A

(State or other jurisdiction of

(I.R.S. employer

incorporation or organization)

identification no.)

 

122 — 1st Avenue South

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7K 7G3

306-933-8500

(Address and telephone number of the registrant's principal executive offices)

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

Name of exchange on which registered

Common Shares, No Par Value

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 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 x 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 registrant's 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. x

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes x No o

 

At June 30, 2004, the aggregate market value of the 53,620,914 (107,241,828 post August 2004 stock split) Common Shares held by non-affiliates of the registrant was approximately $5,195,866,568.73.

 

At February 28, 2005, the registrant had 111,433,020 Common Shares outstanding on its share register.

 



 

Explanatory Note

 

The registrant hereby amends Items 10, 12 and 13 of its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2003 (the “Original Form 10-K”) which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 15, 2004. The remainder of the Original Form 10-K is not reproduced in this amendment, and this Amendment No. 1 to the Original Form 10-K (the “Amendment”) does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Form 10-K or, except as indicated with respect to information relating to the non-independent status of a director and certain relationships and related transactions, modify or update the Original

Form 10-K.

 



 

PART III

 

ITEM 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.

 

The information under "Election of Directors" and the second paragraph of page 13 regarding "audit committee financial experts" in our 2004 Proxy Circular, attached as Exhibit 99 to the Original Form 10-K, is incorporated herein by reference. The information under “Election of Directors,” however, is amended by the Amendment to indicate that Elena Viyella de Paliza, a member of our Board of Directors, is not independent. Further information is set forth under Item 13 of this Amendment.

 

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 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters.

 

The information under "Election of Directors" and under "Ownership of Shares" in our 2004 Proxy Circular, attached as Exhibit 99 to the Original Form 10-K, is incorporated herein by reference. The information under “Election of Directors,” however, is amended by the Amendment to indicate that Elena Viyella de Paliza, a member of our Board of Directors, is not independent. Further information is set forth under Item 13 included in this Amendment.

 

Equity Compensation Plan Information

 

The following table provides information about shares of Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc. that may be issued under our compensation plans, as of December 31, 2003:

 

 

(a)

(b)

(c)

 

 

 

 

Plan Category

Number of securities

to be issued upon

exercise of

outstanding options,

warrants and rights

 

Weighted-average exercise

price of outstanding

options, warrants and

rights (as at Dec. 31, 2003)

Number of securities remaining

available for future issuance

under equity compensation

plans (excluding securities

reflected in column (a))

Equity compensation plans

approved by security

holders

 

 

5,438,011

 

 

$   69.40

 

 

26,714

Equity compensation plans not

approved by security

holders

 

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

 

n/a

 

ITEM 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.

 

The information under "Election of Directors" and "Executive Compensation" in our 2004 Proxy Circular, attached as Exhibit 99 to the Original Form 10-K, is incorporated herein by reference. The information under “Election of Directors,” however, is amended by the Amendment to indicate that Elena Viyella de Paliza, a member of our Board of Directors, is not independent.

 

The father and brother of Elena Viyella de Paliza, a member of our Board of Directors since May 2003 and a member from May 2004 to February 2005 of the Compensation Committee, each served, during calendar year 2003, and continue to serve, as executive officers of Fertilizantes Santo Domingo, C. por A (“Fersan”), a fertilizer bulk blender and distributor of agrichemicals based in the Dominican Republic and a customer of the registrant. Our sales to Fersan are made in the ordinary course of business and on trade terms that are customary in the industry and generally consistent with the terms of comparable transactions of the registrant with other customers. Ms. Paliza has no direct or indirect interest in such transactions. In 2003 and 2004, sales in an aggregate amount of approximately $9.1 million and $16.2 million, respectively, were made by the registrant to Fersan. Because the aggregate amount of such sales exceeded 2% of Fersan’s consolidated gross revenues for 2003 and 2004, Ms. Paliza did not meet one of the requirements for independence under the relevant rules of the NYSE or under our governance principles, which incorporate the NYSE standards. Ms. Paliza continues as a member of our Board of Directors and is on the Executive Committee and the Safety, Health and Environment Committee of the Board. Ms. Paliza is no longer a member of the Compensation Committee.

 



 

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.

 

POTASH CORPORATION OF SASKATCHEWAN INC.

 

 

 

By:

/s/ WILLIAM J. DOYLE

 

 

William J. Doyle

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

 

March 3, 2005

 

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.

Signature

Title

Date

   /s/ DALLAS J. HOWE

Chair of the Board

March 3, 2005

Dallas J. Howe

 

 

 /s/ WAYNE R. BROWNLEE

Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief

March 3, 2005

Wayne R. Brownlee

Financial Officer (Principal financial and

 

 

accounting officer)

 

 

 

 

/s/ WILLIAM J. DOYLE    

President and Chief Executive Officer

March 3, 2005

William J. Doyle

 

 

/s/ FREDERICK J. BLESI

Director

March 3, 2005

Frederick J. Blesi

 

 

/s/ JOHN W. ESTEY

Director

March 3, 2005

John W. Estey

 

 

  /s/ WADE FETZER III 

Director

March 3, 2005

Wade Fetzer III

 

 

/s/ ALICE D. LABERGE

Director

March 3, 2005

Alice D. Laberge

 

 

  /s/ JEFFREY J. MCCAIG

Director

March 3, 2005

Jeffrey J. McCaig

 

 

                             

Director

March 3, 2005

Mary Mogford

 

 

/s/ PAUL J. SCHOENHALS

Director

March 3, 2005

Paul J. Schoenhals

 

 

                                     .

Director

March 3, 2005

E. Robert Stromberg, Q.C.

 

 

/s/ JACK G. VICQ

Director

March 3, 2005

Jack G. Vicq

 

 

/s/ ELENA VIYELLA DE PALIZA

Director

March 3, 2005

Elena Viyella de Paliza

 

 

 

 



 

EXHIBIT INDEX

 

 

EXHIBIT NO.

DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT

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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.