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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 14D-9
Solicitation/Recommendation Statement Under
Section 14(d)(4) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 15)
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.
(Name of Subject Company)
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.
(Name of Persons Filing Statement)
Common Shares, no par value
(Title of Class of Securities)
73755L107
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
William J. Doyle
President and Chief Executive Officer
Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc.
122 – 1st Avenue South, Suite 500
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada S7K 7G3
(306) 933-8500

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to
Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of the Persons Filing Statement)
     
Copies to:
 
Robert A. Profusek   William Braithwaite
Philip S. Stamatakos   Stikeman Elliott
Jones Day   5300 Commerce Court West
222 East 41st Street   199 Bay Street
New York, New York 10017   Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5L 1B9
(212) 326-3939   (416) 869-5500
o   Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer.
 
 

 


 

     This Amendment No. 15 amends and supplements the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on Schedule 14D-9 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 23, 2010 (as amended or supplemented, the “Statement”) by Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of Canada (“PotashCorp” or the “Company”). The Statement relates to the offer (the “BHP Offer”) by BHP Billiton Development 2 (Canada) Limited (“BHP”), a corporation organized under the laws of Canada and a wholly owned indirect subsidiary of BHP Billiton Plc, to purchase all of the issued and outstanding common shares, no par value (the “Common Shares”), of PotashCorp, together with the associated common stock purchase rights.
Item 9. Exhibits.
     Item 9 of the Statement is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following exhibit:
     
Exhibit No.   Description
(a)(23)
  News release issued by PotashCorp on October 13, 2010.

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SIGNATURE
     After due inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: October 13, 2010
         
  POTASH CORPORATION OF
SASKATCHEWAN INC.
 
 
 
  By:   /s/ Joseph Podwika  
    Name:   Joseph Podwika   
    Title:   Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary 
 

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
(a)(23)
  News release issued by PotashCorp on October 13, 2010.