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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): November 1, 2001

IMC GLOBAL INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)

Delaware	1-9759	36-3492467
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

100 South Saunders Road
Suite 300
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
(847) 739-1200
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Item 5.  Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.

    IMC Global Inc. (the "Company") entered into Amendment No. 1, Amendment No. 2 and Amendment No. 3 (collectively, the "Amendments") dated as of November 1, 2001, November 28, 2001 and December 5, 2001, respectively, to the Credit Agreement dated as of May 17, 2001, as amended (the "Credit Agreement"), by and among the Company, the Borrowing Subsidiaries party thereto, JPMorgan Chase Bank (successor to The Chase Manhattan Bank), as administrative agent, and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as syndication agent. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein are defined in the Credit Agreement.

    The primary purposes of the Amendments were to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement in connection with the sale of the Company's salt business (the "Salt Disposition"), to ease certain financial covenants and other negative covenants contained in the Credit Agreement and to expand provisions permitting the use of a portion of the proceeds from the Salt Disposition to terminate one of the Company's facility leases.

Item 7.  Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
4.ii.(a)	Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 1, 2001 to the Credit Agreement, dated May 17, 2001, by and among the IMC Global Inc., the borrowing subsidiaries party thereto, JPMorgan Chase, as administrative agent and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as syndication agent
4.ii.(b)	Amendment No. 2, dated as of November 28, 2001 to the Credit Agreement, dated May 17, 2001, as amended, by and among the IMC Global Inc., the borrowing subsidiaries party thereto, JPMorgan Chase, as administrative agent and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as syndication agent
4.ii.(c)	Amendment No. 3, dated as of December 5, 2001 to the Credit Agreement, dated May 17, 2001, as amended, by and among the IMC Global Inc., the borrowing subsidiaries party thereto, JPMorgan Chase, as administrative agent and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as syndication agent

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements 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.

IMC GLOBAL INC.

/s/ J. REID PORTER J. Reid Porter
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Date: December 19, 2001

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description	Incorporated Herein by Reference to	Filed with Electronic Submission
4.ii.(a)	Amendment No. 1, dated as of November 1, 2001 to the Credit Agreement, dated May 17, 2001, by and among the IMC Global Inc., the borrowing subsidiaries party thereto, JPMorgan Chase, as administrative agent and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as syndication agent		X
4.ii.(b)	Amendment No. 2, dated as of November 28, 2001 to the Credit Agreement, dated May 17, 2001, as amended, by and among the IMC Global Inc., the borrowing subsidiaries party thereto, JPMorgan Chase, as administrative agent and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as syndication agent		X
4.ii.(c)	Amendment No. 3, dated as of December 5, 2001 to the Credit Agreement, dated May 17, 2001, as amended, by and among the IMC Global Inc., the borrowing subsidiaries party thereto, JPMorgan Chase, as administrative agent and Goldman Sachs Credit Partners L.P., as syndication agent		X

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Item 5. Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure.
Item 7. Exhibits.

SIGNATURES
Exhibit Index

EX-4.II-A

                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

               AMENDMENT No. 1 dated as of November 1, 2001 (this "AMENDMENT"),
          to the Credit Agreement dated as of May 17, 2001 (the "CREDIT
          AGREEMENT"), among IMC GLOBAL INC. (the "COMPANY"), the Borrowing
          Subsidiaries party thereto (together with the Company, the
          "BORROWERS"), the Lenders party thereto, THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK, as
          administrative agent (the "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT"), and GOLDMAN SACHS
          CREDIT PARTNERS L.P., as syndication agent.

     A.   The Lenders have extended credit to the Borrowers, and have agreed to
extend credit to the Borrowers, in each case pursuant to the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement.

     B.   The Company has informed the Administrative Agent that the Company
wishes to effect the Salt Disposition (as such term is defined in the Credit
Agreement) pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement and
Plan of Merger dated as of October 13, 2001, among the Company, Salt Holdings
Corporation, YBR Holdings LLC and YBR Acquisition Corp. (the "MERGER
AGREEMENT").

     C.   The Company has requested that certain provisions of the Credit
Agreement be amended to permit the transaction described above.

     D.   The undersigned Lenders are willing so to amend the Credit Agreement
pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

     E.   Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby.

     Accordingly, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and
other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are
hereby acknowledged, and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:

     SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1.01. Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended by adding the following text to the end of the definition of
"Salt Disposition":

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     The term "Salt Disposition" shall also include any transaction pursuant to
     which such stock or assets of IMC Inorganic Chemicals Inc. and its
     Subsidiaries that comprise all or substantially all of such discontinued
     operations are transferred to a wholly owned Subsidiary and, subsequently,
     (i) the shares of such Subsidiary are sold or (ii) such Subsidiary is
     merged into or consolidated with any other Person, or such Person is merged
     into or consolidated with such Subsidiary, PROVIDED that such merger (A)
     results in such Subsidiary ceasing to be a Subsidiary and (B) is treated as
     a sale of such Subsidiary for the purposes of Section 6.05.

     SECTION 2. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6.01. Paragraph (b) of Section 6.01 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end
of such paragraph (b):

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Subsidiary shall be permitted to issue
     any preferred stock or other preferred Equity Interest directly to the
     Company, PROVIDED that any such preferred stock or other preferred Equity
     Interest may not be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of by the
     Company to any Person unless, after such sale, transfer or other
     disposition, such Subsidiary shall no longer be a Subsidiary.

     SECTION 3. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 6.02. Paragraph (a) of Section 6.02 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

     (a)  by deleting the text "and" at the end of clause (x) of paragraph (a)
of Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement.

     (b)  by deleting the text "." at the end of clause (xi) of paragraph (a) of
Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement and substituting the text "; and" therefor.

     (c)  by adding the following new clause (xii) at the end of paragraph (a)
of Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement:

     (xii) Liens on any promissory notes or Equity Interests received as
     consideration for the Salt

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     Disposition and held in escrow pursuant to the terms of the Salt
     Disposition.

     SECTION 4. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 6.03. Paragraph (a) of Section 6.03 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

     (a)  by deleting the text "and" at the end of clause (iii) of paragraph (a)
of Section 6.03 and substituting the text "," therefor.

     (b)  by deleting the text ";" at the end of clause (iv) of paragraph (a) of
Section 6.03 and substituting the text "and" therefor.

     (c)  by adding the following new clause (v) immediately following clause
(iv) of paragraph (a) of Section 6.03:

     (v) any Subsidiary may convert, consolidate or merge with or into any other
     Person or Persons if (A) after the consummation of such transaction, such
     Subsidiary is no longer a Subsidiary and (B) such transaction is permitted
     by Section 6.05 (it being understood that any such transaction shall be
     deemed to be a sale of such Subsidiary for the purposes of Section 6.05);

     SECTION 5. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 6.10. Section 6.10 of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended as follows:

     (a)  by deleting the text "and" at the end of clause (ix) of the proviso to
Section 6.10 and substituting the text "," therefor.

     (b)  by deleting the text "." at the end of clause (x) of the proviso to
Section 6.10 and substituting the text ", and" therefor.

     (c)  by adding the following new clause (xi) immediately following clause
(x) of the proviso to Section 6.10:

     (xi) clause (a) of the foregoing shall not apply to any such restrictions
     or conditions contained in any agreement entered into by the Company or any
     of its Subsidiaries with respect to the

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     promissory notes or Equity Interests received as consideration for the Salt
     Disposition and held in escrow pursuant to the terms of the Salt
     Disposition.

     SECTION 6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Company represents and
warrants to the Administrative Agent and to each of the Lenders that:

     (a)  This Amendment has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
each of the Borrowers and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
each of the Borrowers, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws
affecting creditors' rights generally and subject to general principles of
equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

     (b)  The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in the
Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the
date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly
relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties are
true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.

     (c)  Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default shall
have occurred and be continuing.

     SECTION 7. CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment shall become
effective as of the date first written above when the Administrative Agent shall
have received counterparts of this Amendment that, when taken together, bear the
signatures of (a) each of the Borrowers and (b) the Required Lenders.

     SECTION 8. CREDIT AGREEMENT. Except as specifically amended hereby, the
Credit Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the
provisions thereof as in existence on the date hereof. After the date hereof,
any reference to the Credit Agreement shall mean the Credit Agreement as amended
or modified hereby. This Amendment shall be a Loan Document for all purposes.

     SECTION 9. APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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     SECTION 10. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when
taken together shall constitute but one agreement. Delivery of an executed
signature page to this Amendment by facsimile transmission shall be effective as
delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Amendment.

     SECTION 11. EXPENSES. The Company agrees to reimburse the Administrative
Agent for its out-of-pocket expenses in connection with this Amendment,
including the reasonable fees, charges and disbursements of Cravath, Swaine &
Moore, counsel for the Administrative Agent.

     SECTION 12. HEADINGS. The Section headings used herein are for convenience
of reference only, are not part of this Amendment and are not to affect the
construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this
Amendment.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year
first written above.

                                        IMC GLOBAL INC.,

                                           by
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Name:
                                             Title:



                                        PHOSPHATE RESOURCE PARTNERS LIMITED
                                        PARTNERSHIP,

                                        By: IMC Global Inc., its
                                        Administrative Managing General Partner,

                                           by
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Name:
                                             Title:



                                        And by: FMRP Inc., its General Partner,

                                           by
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Name:
                                             Title:



                                        IMC PHOSPHATES COMPANY,

                                        By:  IMC Phosphates MP Inc., its
                                        Managing Partner,

                                           by
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Name:
                                             Title:




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                                        THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK,
                                        individually and as Administrative
                                        Agent,

                                           by
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Name:
                                             Title:

EX-4.II-B

                                                                  EXECUTION COPY

               AMENDMENT No. 2 dated as of November 28, 2001 (this "AMENDMENT"),
          to the Credit Agreement dated as of May 17, 2001, as amended (the
          "CREDIT AGREEMENT"), among IMC GLOBAL INC. (the "COMPANY"), the
          Borrowing Subsidiaries party thereto (together with the Company, the
          "BORROWERS"), the Lenders party thereto, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
          (successor to THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK), as administrative agent (the
          "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT"), and GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P., as
          syndication agent (the "SYNDICATION AGENT").

     A.   The Lenders have extended credit to the Borrowers, and have agreed to
extend credit to the Borrowers, in each case pursuant to the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement.

     B.   The Company has informed the Agents that the Company wishes to effect
the Salt Disposition (as such term is defined in the Credit Agreement) pursuant
to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated
as of October 13, 2001, among the Company, Salt Holdings Corporation, YBR
Holdings LLC and YBR Acquisition Corp.

     C.   The Company has requested that certain provisions of the Credit
Agreement relating to the Salt Disposition be amended as provided herein.

     D.   The undersigned Lenders are willing so to amend the Credit Agreement
pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

     E.   Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby.

     Accordingly, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and
other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are
hereby acknowledged, and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:

     SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1.01. Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended as follows:

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     (a)  by adding the defined term "B Term Loan Escrow" in the appropriate
alphabetical order, to read in its entirety as follows:

     "B TERM LOAN ESCROW" means an escrow account established by the Collateral
     Agent for the purpose of escrowing, subject to the terms of Section
     2.11(f), the portion of the Net Proceeds from the Salt Disposition
     available to be applied in accordance with clause (iv) of Section 2.11(f).

     (b)  by adding the defined term "Term Loan Prepayment Date" in the
appropriate alphabetical order, to read in its entirety as follows:

     "TERM LOAN PREPAYMENT DATE" has the meaning assigned to such term in
     Section 2.11(f).

     SECTION 2. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2.11. Paragraph (f) of Section 2.11 of the
Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new paragraph to the
end of paragraph (f) of Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement:

          Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, all Net
     Proceeds from the Salt Disposition that are available to be applied to
     prepay outstanding B Term Borrowings in accordance with clause (iv) of this
     paragraph (f) shall (i) within three Business Days following the
     consummation of the Salt Disposition, be deposited in the B Term Loan
     Escrow and shall remain in the B Term Loan Escrow for a period of 30 days
     and (ii) on the Business Day next following the end of such 30-day period
     (the "TERM LOAN PREPAYMENT DATE"), be applied to prepay outstanding B Term
     Borrowings, subject to paragraph (g) below. Following such application, any
     proceeds remaining in the B Term Loan Escrow shall be released from the B
     Term Loan Escrow and shall be available to the Company in accordance with
     clause (v) of this paragraph (f).

     SECTION 3. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6.08. The proviso set forth in clause (v)
of paragraph (b) of Section 6.08 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and
restated in its entirety as follows:

     PROVIDED that payments shall be permitted under

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     this clause (v) only to the extent of the sum of (i) funds available
     therefor on deposit in the Salt Disposition Escrow plus (ii) $12,000,000.

     SECTION 4. AMENDMENT TO THE SECURITY AGREEMENT. Each Lender that delivers a
signed counterpart to this Amendment hereby consents to the amendment (the
"SECURITY AGREEMENT AMENDMENT") of the Security Agreement dated as of May 17,
2001 (the "SECURITY AGREEMENT"), among the Company, each subsidiary of the
Company listed on Schedule I thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank (successor to The
Chase Manhattan Bank), as collateral agent (the "COLLATERAL AGENT"), as such
amendment is set forth in Exhibit A hereto.

     SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Company represents and
warrants to the Administrative Agent and to each of the Lenders that:

     (a)  This Amendment has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
each of the Borrowers and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
each of the Borrowers, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws
affecting creditors' rights generally and subject to general principles of
equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

     (b)  The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in the
Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the
date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly
relate to an earlier date, in which case such representations and warranties are
true and correct in all material respects as of such earlier date.

     (c)  Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default shall
have occurred and be continuing.

     SECTION 6. CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment shall become
effective as of the date first written above when (a) the Administrative Agent
shall have received counterparts of this Amendment that, when taken together,
bear the

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signatures of (i) each of the Borrowers, (ii) the Required Lenders and (iii) the
Term Loan Lenders holding a majority in interest of the outstanding B Term Loans
and (b) the Collateral Agent shall have received counterparts of the Security
Agreement Amendment that, when taken together, bear the signatures of each of
the Grantors (as such term is defined in the Security Agreement).

     SECTION 7. CREDIT AGREEMENT. Except as specifically amended hereby, the
Credit Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the
provisions thereof as in existence on the date hereof. After the date hereof,
any reference to the Credit Agreement shall mean the Credit Agreement as amended
or modified hereby. This Amendment shall be a Loan Document for all purposes.

     SECTION 8. APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

     SECTION 9. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when
taken together shall constitute but one agreement. Delivery of an executed
signature page to this Amendment by facsimile transmission shall be effective as
delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Amendment.

     SECTION 10. EXPENSES. The Company agrees to reimburse the Administrative
Agent and the Syndication Agent for their respective out-of-pocket expenses in
connection with this Amendment, including the reasonable fees, charges and
disbursements of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, counsel for the Administrative Agent.

     SECTION 11. HEADINGS. The Section headings used herein are for convenience
of reference only, are not part of this Amendment and are not to affect the
construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this
Amendment.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year
first written above.


                                        IMC GLOBAL INC.,

                                           by
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Name:
                                             Title:



                                        PHOSPHATE RESOURCE PARTNERS LIMITED
                                        PARTNERSHIP,

                                        By: IMC Global Inc., its Administrative
                                        Managing General Partner,

                                           by
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Name:
                                             Title:



                                        And by: FMRP Inc., its General Partner,

                                           by
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Name:
                                             Title:



                                        IMC PHOSPHATES COMPANY,

                                        By: IMC Phosphates MP Inc., its
                                        Managing Partner,

                                           by
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Name:
                                             Title:



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                                        JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, individually
                                        and as Administrative Agent,

                                           by
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Name:
                                             Title:

EX-4.II-C

                                                                  EXECUTION COPY



               AMENDMENT No. 3 dated as of December 5, 2001 (this "AMENDMENT"),
          to the Credit Agreement dated as of May 17, 2001, as amended (the
          "CREDIT AGREEMENT"), among IMC GLOBAL INC. (the "COMPANY"), the
          Borrowing Subsidiaries party thereto (together with the Company, the
          "BORROWERS"), the Lenders party thereto, JPMORGAN CHASE BANK
          (successor to THE CHASE MANHATTAN BANK), as administrative agent (the
          "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT"), and GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P., as
          syndication agent (the "SYNDICATION AGENT").

     A.   The Lenders have extended credit to the Borrowers, and have agreed to
extend credit to the Borrowers, in each case pursuant to the terms and subject
to the conditions set forth in the Credit Agreement.

     B.   The Company consummated the Salt Disposition on November 28, 2001
pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Agreement and Plan of
Merger dated as of October 13, 2001, among the Company, Salt Holdings
Corporation, YBR Holdings LLC and YBR Acquisition Corp.

     C.   The Company has requested that certain provisions of the Credit
Agreement relating to the Salt Disposition be amended as provided herein.

     D.   The Company has also requested that certain financial covenants and
other negative covenants contained in the Credit Agreement be amended as set
forth herein.

     E.   The undersigned Lenders are willing so to amend the Credit Agreement
pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth herein.

     F.   Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby.

     Accordingly, in consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained and
other good and valuable consideration, the sufficiency and receipt of which are
hereby acknowledged, and subject to the conditions set forth herein, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:

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     SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 1.01. Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended as follows:

     (a)  by adding the defined term "Argus Lease Escrow" in the appropriate
alphabetical order, to read in its entirety as follows:

          "ARGUS LEASE ESCROW" means an escrow account established by the
     Collateral Agent for the purpose of escrowing $62,000,000 of the proceeds
     from the Salt Disposition in respect of the termination of the Argus Lease
     or the direct or indirect acquisition of an undivided interest in the Argus
     Lease or in the facilities that are the subject of the Argus Lease, as the
     case may be. In the event that (a) following the completion of all or, if
     applicable, any portion of the negotiations among the Company and the
     lessors under the Argus Lease, it is determined that the Argus Lease is to
     be terminated or that IMC Global shall directly or indirectly acquire an
     undivided interest in the Argus Lease or in the facilities that are the
     subject of the Argus Lease, then such escrowed funds shall immediately be
     applied to make any necessary payments in respect of such termination or
     any such acquisition, as the case may be (and if, following the completion
     of all such negotiations, it is determined that such escrowed funds exceed
     the amount of all such payments made or to be made with respect to such
     termination or any such acquisition, then the excess shall be applied as
     described in clause (b) below), or (b) following the completion of all
     negotiations among the Company and the lessors under the Argus Lease, it is
     determined that the Argus Lease is not to be terminated and that IMC Global
     shall not directly or indirectly acquire an undivided interest in the Argus
     Lease or in the facilities that are the subject of the Argus Lease, then
     such escrowed funds shall thereafter be deemed to be Net Proceeds from the
     Salt Disposition and shall immediately be applied in accordance with
     Section 2.11(f); PROVIDED that any escrowed funds applied in accordance
     with Section 2.11(f) (as required by the preceding clause (b)) shall be so
     applied in the manner and to the extent that such escrowed funds would have
     been applied previously had such escrowed funds been deemed to be Net

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     Proceeds from the Salt Disposition immediately following the Salt
     Disposition and not been deposited in the Argus Lease Escrow.
     Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, to the extent that any
     funds are remaining in the Argus Lease Escrow as of 5:00 p.m., New York
     City time, on the date that is 365 days after the consummation of the Salt
     Disposition, such escrowed funds shall immediately be applied as set forth
     in clause (b) of the preceding sentence.

     (b)  by adding the defined term "Excess Salt Disposition Escrow" in the
appropriate alphabetical order, to read in its entirety as follows:

          "EXCESS SALT DISPOSITION ESCROW" means an escrow account established
     by the Collateral Agent for the purpose of escrowing all or any portion of
     the Net Proceeds from the Salt Disposition available to the Company in
     accordance with Section 2.11(f). The Company shall, at its sole discretion,
     have the right to request the withdrawal of such escrowed funds, at any
     time and from time to time, to prepay, repurchase or redeem the Company's
     6.50% Notes due 2003, 6.55% Notes due 2005 or 7.625% Notes due 2005 (or any
     combination thereof) or to use for general corporate purposes; PROVIDED
     that once any such escrowed funds are withdrawn, the Company shall not be
     permitted to re-deposit such funds in the Excess Salt Disposition Escrow.

     (c)  by adding the defined term "Transportation Joint Venture" in the
appropriate alphabetical order, to read in its entirety as follows:

          "TRANSPORTATION JOINT VENTURE" means the joint venture to be entered
     into by the Company for the acquisition and operation of certain
     transportation assets and services related to raw materials used in the
     Company's business.

     (d)  by amending and restating subclause (i) of clause (b) of the
definition of "Capital Expenditures" to read in its entirety as follows:

     (i) any acquisition of the facilities that are the subject of the Argus
     Lease in connection

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     with any termination of the Argus Lease or any other direct or indirect
     acquisition of an undivided interest in the Argus Lease or in such
     facilities, in each case as contemplated by clause (b)(iii) or clause
     (b)(iv) of the definition of the term "Net Proceeds"

     (e)  by adding the following text immediately prior to the text "MINUS" in
the definition of "Consolidated EBITDA":

     PLUS (except for purposes of determining the Applicable Rate) any costs (up
     to an aggregate amount not to exceed $58,000,000) identified by Ernst &
     Young arising from the temporary shutdown of phosphates operating assets of
     the Company and its Subsidiaries during the Company's 2001 fiscal year that
     were deducted from such consolidated operating earnings during such period
     and

     (f)  by adding the text "imposed by the United States of America"
immediately following the first occurrence of the text "withholding tax" in
clause (c) of the definition of "Excluded Taxes".

     (g)  by amending and restating the definition of "Foreign Lender" to read
in its entirety as follows:

          "FOREIGN LENDER" means any Lender that is organized under the laws of
     a jurisdiction other than (a) the United States of America, any State
     thereof or the District of Columbia or (b) the jurisdiction in which the
     applicable Borrower is located. For purposes of this definition, the United
     States of America, each State thereof and the District of Columbia shall be
     deemed to constitute a single jurisdiction.

     (h)  by amending and restating subclause (iii) of clause (b) of the
definition of "Net Proceeds" to read in its entirety as follows:

     (iii) in the case of the Salt Disposition, any proceeds from the Salt
     Disposition deposited in the Argus Lease Escrow following the consummation
     of the Salt Disposition in respect of the termination of the Argus Lease or
     the direct or indirect acquisition of an undivided interest in the Argus
     Lease or in the facilities

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     that are the subject of the Argus Lease, as the case may be,

     (i)  by inserting the following new subclause (iv) immediately after
subclause (iii) in clause (b) of the definition of "Net Proceeds" and
renumbering the existing subclause (iv) of such clause (b) accordingly:

     (iv) in the case of any Chemicals Disposition, any payments made promptly
     following such Chemicals Disposition in respect of the termination of the
     Argus Lease or the direct or indirect acquisition of an undivided interest
     in the Argus Lease or in the facilities that are the subject of the Argus
     Lease, as the case may be, and

     (j)  by deleting the text "$300,000,000" in the definition of "Salt
Disposition Escrow" and substituting the text "$312,000,000" therefor.

     (k)  by deleting the text "and the Salt Disposition Escrow" in subclause
(i) of clause (b) of the definition of "Total Indebtedness" and substituting the
text ", the Salt Disposition Escrow, the Argus Lease Escrow, the B Term Loan
Escrow and the Excess Salt Disposition Escrow" therefor.

     (l)  by deleting the text "." at the end of the definition of "Total
Indebtedness" and inserting the following text therefor:

     ; PROVIDED FURTHER that the amount of funds on deposit in the Excess Salt
     Disposition Escrow, the Argus Lease Escrow and the B Term Loan Escrow shall
     not be excluded in determining "Total Indebtedness" for purposes of
     determining the Applicable Rate.

     SECTION 2. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2.11. Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended as follows:

     (a)  by deleting the text "$300,000,000" in clause (iii) of paragraph (f)
of Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement and substituting the text "$312,000,000"
therefor.

     (b)  by deleting in its entirety the last paragraph of paragraph (f) of
Section 2.11 of the Credit

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and by substituting the following two new paragraphs therefor:

          Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, all Net
     Proceeds from the Salt Disposition that are available to be applied to
     prepay outstanding B Term Borrowings in accordance with clause (iv) of this
     paragraph (f) shall (a) within three Business Days following the
     consummation of the Salt Disposition, be deposited in the B Term Loan
     Escrow for a period not to exceed 30 days and (b) on or prior to the end of
     such 30-day period, be applied to prepay outstanding B Term Borrowings,
     subject to paragraph (g) below (the date on which such prepayment is made
     shall be referred to as the "TERM LOAN PREPAYMENT DATE"). Following such
     application, any proceeds remaining in the B Term Loan Escrow shall be
     released from the B Term Loan Escrow and shall be available to the Company
     in accordance with clause (v) of this paragraph (f).

          In addition, following the Salt Disposition, the Company may, at its
     option, deposit in the Excess Salt Disposition Escrow all or any portion of
     the Net Proceeds made available to the Company in accordance with clause
     (v) of this paragraph (f); PROVIDED that all such funds to be deposited in
     the Excess Salt Disposition Escrow shall be deposited in such escrow
     account no later than the Term Loan Prepayment Date.

     SECTION 3. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2.21. Section 2.21 of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended by deleting in its entirety the parenthetical in the first
sentence of such Section 2.21 and substituting the following parenthetical
therefor:

     (other than (i) a Foreign Subsidiary that is not a Foreign Loan Party or
     (ii) an Excluded Subsidiary)

     SECTION 4. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6.01. Clause (xiv) of paragraph (a) of
Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the text
"$35,000,000" and substituting the text "$60,000,000" therefor.

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     SECTION 5. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6.01. The second sentence of paragraph (b)
of Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended and restated to read
in its entirety as follows:

     Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Subsidiary shall be permitted to issue
     any preferred stock or other preferred Equity Interest directly to the
     Company or any Subsidiary Loan Party, PROVIDED that any such preferred
     stock or other preferred Equity Interest may not be sold, transferred or
     otherwise disposed of by the Company or such Subsidiary Loan Party to any
     Person (other than the Company or a Subsidiary Loan Party) unless (i) after
     such sale, transfer or other disposition, such Subsidiary shall no longer
     be a Subsidiary or (ii) the Company has received the consent of the
     Required Lenders prior to any such transfer.

     SECTION 6. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6.04. Section 6.04 of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended as follows:

     (a)  by deleting the text "in their respective Subsidiaries" in paragraph
(c) of Section 6.04 of the Credit Agreement and inserting the following text
therefor:

     in any Subsidiary and investments by any Subsidiary Loan Party in preferred
     stock or other preferred Equity Interests of the Company

     (b)  by inserting the text "in cash" following the text "advances made" in
clause (ii) of the proviso set forth in paragraph (d) of Section 6.04 of the
Credit Agreement.

     (c)  by amending and restating paragraph (p) of Section 6.04 to read in its
entirety as follows:

          (p)  an acquisition of the facilities that are the subject of the
     Argus Lease in connection with any termination of the Argus Lease or any
     other direct or indirect acquisition of an undivided interest in the Argus
     Lease or in the facilities that are the subject of the Argus Lease, in each
     case as contemplated by clause (b)(iii) and clause (b)(iv) of the
     definition of the term "Net Proceeds";

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     (d)  by deleting the text "and" at the end of clause (q) of Section 6.04 of
the Credit Agreement.

     (e)  by deleting the text "$10,000,000." at the end of clause (r) of
Section 6.04 of the Credit Agreement and substituting the text "$20,000,000;
and" therefor.

     (f)  by adding the following new clause (s) at the end of Section 6.04 of
the Credit Agreement:

          (s)  investments by the Company in the Transportation Joint Venture in
     an aggregate amount not to exceed $10,000,000, subject to Section 6.12.

     SECTION 7. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6.05. Section 6.05 of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended as follows:

     (a)  by deleting the text "and" at the end of paragraph (f) of Section 6.05
of the Credit Agreement.

     (b)  by adding the following new paragraphs (h) and (i) following paragraph
(g) of Section 6.05 of the Credit Agreement:

          (h)  transfers and dispositions of interests in real property (other
     than Mortgaged Property) in exchange for consideration that constitutes
     interests in real property, permits, easements, utilities, services and
     other accommodations from any Governmental Authority or other Person;
     PROVIDED that the aggregate fair market value of all interests in real
     property transferred or otherwise disposed of in reliance upon this clause
     (h) shall not exceed $5,000,000 for any one transaction or series of
     related transactions; and

          (i)  other transfers and dispositions of interests in real property
     (other than Mortgaged Property); PROVIDED that the aggregate fair market
     value of all real property transferred or otherwise disposed of in reliance
     upon this clause (i) shall not exceed $5,000,000 during any fiscal year of
     the Company;

     (c)  by deleting the text "and (g)" in the proviso set forth at the end of
Section 6.04 of the Credit Agreement and inserting the text ", (g), (h) and (i)"
therefor.

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     SECTION 8. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6.08. Section 6.08 of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended as follows:

     (a)  by deleting the proviso set forth in clause (v) of paragraph (b) of
Section 6.08 of the Credit Agreement and substituting the following text
therefor:

     PROVIDED that payments shall be permitted under this clause (v) only to the
     extent of the funds available therefor on deposit in the Salt Disposition
     Escrow.

     (b)  by amending and restating clause (viii) of paragraph (b) of Section
6.08 of the Credit Agreement to read in its entirety as follows:

          (viii) payments made to terminate the Argus Lease or to directly or
     indirectly acquire an undivided interest in the Argus Lease or in the
     facilities that are the subject of the Argus Lease in the manner
     contemplated in the definition of the term "Net Proceeds" as well as any
     other payments made in respect of such termination or any such acquisition;

     (c)  by deleting the text "and" at the end of clause (ix) of paragraph (b)
of Section 6.08 of the Credit Agreement.

     (d)  by deleting the text "." at the end of clause (x) of paragraph (b) of
Section 6.08 of the Credit Agreement and substituting the text "; and" therefor.

     (e)  by adding the following new clause (xi) at the end of paragraph (b) of
Section 6.08 of the Credit Agreement:

     (xi) after the Salt Disposition is consummated, payments made to prepay,
     repurchase or redeem the Company's 6.50% Notes due 2003, 6.55% Notes due
     2005 or 7.625% Notes due 2005 (or any combination thereof) then
     outstanding; PROVIDED that payments shall be permitted under this clause
     (xi) only to the extent of funds available therefor on deposit in the
     Excess Salt Disposition Escrow.

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     SECTION 9. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6.09. Section 6.09 of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended as follows:

     (a)  by deleting the text "and" at the end of clause (c) of Section 6.09 of
the Credit Agreement and inserting the text "," therefor.

     (b)  by deleting the text "." at the end of clause (d) of Section 6.09 of
the Credit Agreement.

     (c)  by inserting the following new clauses (e) and (f) at the end of
Section 6.09 of the Credit Agreement:

     (e) transactions between or among any Subsidiary and (i) the Company or
     (ii) any other Subsidiary, in each case as permitted by paragraphs (b),
     (c), (d), (n), (o) and (s) of Section 6.04 and (f) transactions necessary
     to terminate the Argus Lease or acquire and hold an undivided interest in
     the Argus Lease or in the facilities that are the subject of the Argus
     Lease, in each case as contemplated by clause (b)(iii) and clause (b)(iv)
     of the definition of "Net Proceeds".

     SECTION 10. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6.11. Section 6.11 of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended by deleting the text "." at the end of such Section 6.11 and
substituting the following text therefor:

     ; PROVIDED that, notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment or
     modification to the Argus Lease or any related agreements shall be
     permitted in connection with the negotiations regarding the potential
     termination of the Argus Lease or direct or indirect acquisition of an
     undivided interest in the Argus Lease or in the facilities that are the
     subject of the Argus Lease contemplated by the definition of "Argus Lease
     Escrow".

     SECTION 11. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6.13. Section 6.13 of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

          SECTION 6.13. INTEREST EXPENSE COVERAGE RATIO. The Company will not
     permit the ratio of (a) Consolidated EBITDA to (b) Consolidated Interest
     Expense, in each case for any period of

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     four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on any date during any period set
     forth below, to be less than the ratio set forth below opposite such
     period:



               PERIOD                                      RATIO
               ------                                      -----
                                                    
     Effective Date through and
     including December 31, 2001                        1.95 to 1.00

     January 1, 2002 through and
     including September 30, 2002                       1.50 to 1.00

     October 1, 2002 through and
     including December 31, 2002                        1.75 to 1.00

     January 1, 2003 through and
     including June 30, 2004                            2.00 to 1.00

     July 1, 2004 through and
     including September 30, 2004                       2.25 to 1.00

     October 1, 2004 and thereafter                     2.50 to 1.00


     SECTION 12. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 6.14. Section 6.14 of the Credit Agreement
is hereby amended and restated to read in its entirety as follows:

     SECTION 6.14. TOTAL LEVERAGE RATIO. The Company will not permit the
Leverage Ratio as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending during any period
set forth below to exceed the ratio set forth opposite such period:



               PERIOD                                      RATIO
               ------                                      -----
                                                    
     Effective Date through and
     including December 31, 2001                        6.50 to 1.00

     January 1, 2002 through and
     including March 31, 2002                           7.50 to 1.00

     April 1, 2002 through and
     including June 30, 2002                            7.75 to 1.00

     July 1, 2002 through and
     including September 30, 2002                       7.50 to 1.00



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     October 1, 2002 through and
     including December 31, 2002                        6.85 to 1.00

     January 1, 2003 through and
     including March 31, 2003                           6.50 to 1.00

     April 1, 2003 through and
     including June 30, 2003                            6.00 to 1.00

     July 1, 2003 through and
     including September 30, 2003                       5.50 to 1.00

     October 1, 2003 through and
     including December 31, 2003                        5.25 to 1.00

     January 1, 2004 through and
     including March 30, 2004                           5.00 to 1.00

     April 1, 2004 through and
     including June 30, 2004                            4.75 to 1.00

     July 1, 2004 through and
     including September 30, 2004                       4.50 to 1.00

     October 1, 2004 and thereafter                     4.00 to 1.00



     SECTION 13. AMENDMENT TO SCHEDULE 6.01. Schedule 6.01 of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new paragraph (f) at the end
of Section 6 of Schedule 6.01 of the Credit Agreement, and such amendment shall
be deemed to be effective as of the Effective Date:

     f.   Contractual obligations of IMC Phosphates Company to reimburse
          Phosphate Chemicals Export Association, Inc. for its pro rata share of
          any losses or other liabilities incurred.

     SECTION 14. INCREMENTAL FUNDING OF THE SALT DISPOSITION ESCROW. Immediately
following the satisfaction of the conditions to effectiveness set forth in
Section 21, the Company shall deposit in the Salt Disposition Escrow, in
accordance with clause (iii) of Section 2.11(f) of the Credit Agreement (as
amended by this Amendment), cash funds in an aggregate amount equal to
$12,000,000, such funds to be drawn first from the Net Proceeds received by the
Company in accordance with clause (v) of Section 2.11(f) of the Credit Agreement
and

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second, to the extent necessary, from the funds deposited in the B Term Loan
Escrow.

     SECTION 15. INITIAL FUNDING OF THE ARGUS LEASE ESCROW. Immediately
following the satisfaction of the conditions to effectiveness set forth in
Section 21, the Company shall deposit in the Argus Lease Escrow cash funds in an
aggregate amount equal to $62,000,000, such funds to be drawn first from the Net
Proceeds received by the Company in accordance with clause (v) of Section
2.11(f) of the Credit Agreement and second, to the extent necessary, from the
funds deposited in the B Term Loan Escrow.

     SECTION 16. AMENDMENT TO THE SECURITY AGREEMENT. Each Lender that delivers
a signed counterpart to this Amendment hereby consents to the amendment (the
"SECURITY AGREEMENT AMENDMENT") of the Security Agreement dated as of May 17,
2001, as amended (the "SECURITY AGREEMENT"), among the Company, each subsidiary
of the Company listed on Schedule I thereto and JPMorgan Chase Bank (successor
to The Chase Manhattan Bank), as collateral agent (the "COLLATERAL AGENT"), as
such amendment is set forth in Exhibit A hereto.

     SECTION 17. AMENDMENT TO THE COLLATERAL SHARING AGREEMENT. Each lender that
delivers a signed counterpart to the Amendment hereby consents to the amendment
(the "COLLATERAL SHARING AGREEMENT AMENDMENT") of the Collateral Sharing
Agreement dated as of May 17, 2001, among the Company, the Subsidiaries referred
to in Section 6.13 thereof, and the Collateral Agent, as such amendment is set
forth in Exhibit B hereto.

     SECTION 18. ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS. The Company hereby agrees (a) to notify
each of the Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agent promptly upon
completion of the negotiations among the Company and the lessors under the Argus
Lease or upon the determination by the Company to make any payments in respect
of the Argus Lease as contemplated by the definition of "Argus Lease Escrow" in
Section 1 and (b) to deliver to each of the Administrative Agent and the
Syndication Agent, upon effectiveness, any amendments or modifications to the
Argus Lease or any related agreements in respect of the termination of the Argus
Lease or the direct or indirect acquisition of an undivided interest in the
Argus Lease or in the facilities that are the subject of the Argus Lease, as the
case may be, as such amendments and modifications are permitted by Section 6.11
of the Credit Agreement (as amended by this Amendment).

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     SECTION 19. AMENDMENT FEE. In consideration of the agreements of the
Lenders contained in this Amendment, the Company agrees to pay to the
Administrative Agent, for the account of each Lender that delivers an executed
counterpart of this Amendment prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
December 14, 2001, an amendment fee (the "AMENDMENT FEE") in an amount equal to
0.25% of the sum of such Lender's (a) Revolving Commitment and (b) B Term Loans
to be outstanding after giving effect to any prepayments to be made to such
Lender on the Term Loan Prepayment Date in accordance with Section 2.11(f) of
the Credit Agreement; PROVIDED that such Amendment Fee shall not be payable
unless and until this Amendment becomes effective as provided in Section 21;
PROVIDED FURTHER that the portion of such Amendment Fee to be paid with respect
to such Lender's B Term Loans shall not be paid unless the Administrative Agent
shall have received from such Lender, prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on
December 12, 2001, a signed statement, substantially in the form of Exhibit C
hereto, setting forth the amount, if any, of the B Term Loan prepayment to be
made to such Lender on the Term Loan Prepayment Date that such Lender elects to
decline in accordance with Section 2.11(g) of the Credit Agreement (it being
understood and agreed that the delivery of such statement shall satisfy the
notice requirement set forth in Section 2.11(g) with respect to such Lender's
prepayment election). The Amendment Fee shall be paid to the Administrative
Agent on the date on which this Agreement becomes effective as provided in
Section 21.

     SECTION 20. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Company represents and
warrants to the Administrative Agent and to each of the Lenders that:

     (a)  This Amendment has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
each of the Borrowers and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
each of the Borrowers, enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws
affecting creditors' rights generally and subject to general principles of
equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

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     (b)  The representations and warranties of the Company set forth in the
Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the
date hereof, except to the extent such representations and warranties expressly
relate to an earlier date, in which

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case such representations and warranties are true and correct in all material
respects as of such earlier date.

     (c)  Immediately after giving effect to this Amendment, no Default shall
have occurred and be continuing.

     SECTION 21. CONDITIONS TO EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment shall become
effective as of the date first written above when (a) the Administrative Agent
shall have received counterparts of this Amendment that, when taken together,
bear the signatures of (i) each of the Borrowers, (ii) the Revolving Lenders
holding a majority in interest of the outstanding Revolving Loans and the unused
Revolving Commitments and (iii) the Term Loan Lenders holding a majority in
interest of the outstanding B Term Loans, (b) the Collateral Agent shall have
received counterparts of the Security Agreement Amendment that, when taken
together, bear the signatures of each of the Grantors (as such term is defined
in the Security Agreement), (c) the Collateral Agent shall have received
counterparts of the Collateral Sharing Agreement Amendment that, when taken
together, bear the signatures of each of the Loan Parties, (d) the
Administrative Agent shall have received payment of all fees and expenses
required to be paid or reimbursed by the Company under or in connection with
this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, in each case to the extent such fees
and expenses have been invoiced as of or prior to the date first written above,
and (e) the Company shall have delivered to each of the Administrative Agent and
the Syndication Agent, and each of the Administrative Agent and Syndication
Agent shall have received, a report from Ernst & Young with respect to the costs
arising from the temporary shutdown of phosphates operating assets of the
Company and its Subsidiaries during the Company's 2001 fiscal year, and such
report shall be satisfactory in all material respects to each of the
Administrative Agent and the Syndication Agent.

     SECTION 22. CREDIT AGREEMENT. Except as specifically amended hereby, the
Credit Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with the
provisions thereof as in existence on the date hereof. After the date hereof,
any reference to the Credit Agreement shall mean the Credit Agreement as amended
or modified hereby. This Amendment shall be a Loan Document for all purposes.

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     SECTION 23. APPLICABLE LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

     SECTION 24. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment may be executed in two or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original but all of which when
taken together shall constitute but one agreement. Delivery of an executed
signature page to this Amendment by facsimile transmission shall be effective as
delivery of a manually signed counterpart of this Amendment.

     SECTION 25. EXPENSES. The Company agrees to reimburse the Administrative
Agent and the Syndication Agent for their respective reasonable out-of-pocket
expenses in connection with this Amendment, including the reasonable fees,
charges and disbursements of Cravath, Swaine & Moore, counsel for the
Administrative Agent.

     SECTION 26. HEADINGS. The Section headings used herein are for convenience
of reference only, are not part of this Amendment and are not to affect the
construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this
Amendment.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be
duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year
first written above.

                                        IMC GLOBAL INC.,

                                           by
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Name:
                                             Title:



                                        PHOSPHATE RESOURCE PARTNERS LIMITED
                                        PARTNERSHIP,

                                        By: IMC Global Inc., its Administrative
                                        Managing General Partner,

                                           by
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Name:
                                             Title:



                                        And by: FMRP Inc., its General Partner,

                                           by
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Name:
                                             Title:



                                        IMC PHOSPHATES COMPANY,

                                        By: IMC Phosphates MP Inc., its
                                        Managing Partner,

                                           by
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Name:
                                             Title:


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                                        JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, individually
                                        and as Administrative Agent,

                                           by
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Name:
                                             Title:



                                        GOLDMAN SACHS CREDIT PARTNERS L.P.,
                                        individually and as Syndication Agent,

                                           by
                                             ----------------------------------
                                             Name:
                                             Title: