Reuters: Global Markets: Intrepid Potash shares jump as Koch discloses larger stake

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Intrepid Potash shares jump as Koch discloses larger stake Nov 4th 2013, 22:16 Share this Email Print Reprints By Rod Nickel Mon Nov 4, 2013 5:16pm EST (Reuters) - Shares of Intrepid Potash Inc (IPI.N), a U.S. producer of the crop nutrient potash, jumped nearly 11 percent on Monday after privately held Koch Industries Inc KCHIN.UL said it had upped its stake in the company. Wichita, Kansas-based Koch, one of the largest U.S. private companies, disclosed in a regulatory filing that it owned 5.2 million shares of Intrepid as of September 30, or 6.9 percent of the company's outstanding shares. It had owned 1.38 million shares as of June 30, while its subsidiary, Spring Creek Capital, owned 4.125 million shares, or 5.44 percent, according to an August 19 filing. Koch's businesses include Koch Fertilizer LLC, which along with its subsidiaries owns fertilizer plants in the United States, Canada and Trinidad and Tobago. A Koch spokesman could not be reached for comment. Shares of Denver, Colorado-based Intrepid fell sharply with other potash miners after the July 30 breakup of Belarusian Potash Company, which triggered a dip in potash prices. Intrepid shares have since recovered. The stock gained 10.7 percent in New York at $15.75 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of about $1.2 billion. The fertilizer sector also got a lift on Monday when HSBC upgraded several companies including Potash Corporation of Saskatchewan (POT.TO), Agrium Inc (AGU.TO), K+S AG (SDFGn.DE) and Mosaic Co (MOS.N). K+S shares jumped more than 9 percent in Frankfurt, while Agrium and Potash Corp each gained about 3.6 percent and 3.3 percent in New York and Toronto, respectively. (Reporting by Rod Nickel in Winnipeg and Bangalore newsroom; Editing by Leslie Gevirtz and Ken Wills) Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints

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