Agrium Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to Be Held on April 9, 2013

15.02.2013  |  Marketwired

CALGARY, ALBERTA -- (Marketwire) -- 02/15/13 -- Agrium Inc. (TSX: AGU) (NYSE: AGU) announced today that its Annual General Meeting of Shareholders will be held on April 9, 2013 in Calgary, Alberta. Shareholders of common shares of Agrium Inc. as at the close of trading on February 25, 2013 (the "Record Date") will be eligible to vote their shares at the Meeting.

About Agrium

Agrium Inc. is a major Retail supplier of agricultural products and services in North America, South America and Australia and a leading global Wholesale producer and marketer of all three major agricultural nutrients and the premier supplier of specialty fertilizers in North America through our Advanced Technologies business unit. Agrium's strategy is to provide the crop inputs and services needed to feed a growing world. We focus on maximizing shareholder returns by driving continuous improvements to our base businesses, pursuing value-added growth opportunities across the crop input value chain and returning capital to shareholders.

Contacts:

Agrium Inc.

Richard Downey

Vice President, Investor/Corporate Relations

(403) 225-7357


Agrium Inc.

Todd Coakwell

Director, Investor Relations

(403) 225-7437


Agrium Inc.

Mark Thompson

Analyst, Investor Relations

(403) 225-7761
www.agrium.com