EXHIBIT 99.12
CERTIFICATION
REQUIRED BY RULE 13a-14(b) OR RULE 15d-14(b) AND
SECTION 1350 OF CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18
OF THE UNITED STATES CODE
Agrium Inc. (the “Company”) is filing its annual report on Form 40-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014 (the “Report”) with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
I, Charles V. Magro, President & Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as enacted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
| 1. | The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| 2. | The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
Dated: March 5, 2015
| /S/ Charles V. Magro | ||
| Name: | Charles V. Magro | |
| Title: | President & Chief Executive Officer | |
