-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, EEaZGsXUsbCmB21UrXR1vGfvHO+6RQussUW38Fv3LGpRmWKXOsAKmvoudAO96/eU HI8qjco1VWIFyaRe108F+A== 0001047469-04-029148.txt : 20040920 0001047469-04-029148.hdr.sgml : 20040920 20040920161626 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001047469-04-029148 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: 425 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 FILED AS OF DATE: 20040920 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20040920 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: IMC GLOBAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000820626 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AGRICULTURE CHEMICALS [2870] IRS NUMBER: 363492467 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 425 SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 001-09759 FILM NUMBER: 041037694 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 S. SAUNDERS ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 BUSINESS PHONE: 847-739-1200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 S. SAUNDERS ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: IMC FERTILIZER GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: IMC GLOBAL INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000820626 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: AGRICULTURE CHEMICALS [2870] IRS NUMBER: 363492467 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: 425 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 S. SAUNDERS ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 BUSINESS PHONE: 847-739-1200 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 100 S. SAUNDERS ROAD STREET 2: SUITE 300 CITY: LAKE FOREST STATE: IL ZIP: 60045 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: IMC FERTILIZER GROUP INC DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 19920703 425 1 a2143726z425.htm FORM 425

Filed by IMC Global Inc.
Pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act of 1933 and
deemed filed pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934

Subject Company: IMC Global Inc.

Commission File Number for Registration Statement: 333-114300

        This filing contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about the benefits of the transaction between Cargill Crop Nutrition ("Cargill") and IMC Global Inc. ("IMC"), including future financial and operating results, the new company's plans, objectives, expectations and intentions and other statements that are not historical facts. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of Cargill's and IMC's management and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements.

        The following factors, among others, could cause actual results to differ from those set forth in the forward-looking statements: the ability to obtain governmental approvals of the transaction on the proposed terms and schedule; the failure of IMC stockholders to approve the transaction; the ability to satisfy other closing conditions; the risk that the businesses will not be integrated successfully; the risk that the cost savings from the transaction may not be fully realized or may take longer to realize than expected; the ability to develop and execute comprehensive plans for asset rationalization; disruption from the transaction making it more difficult to maintain relationships with customers, employees or suppliers; increased competition and its effect on pricing, spending, third-party relationships and revenues; the risk of new and changing regulation in the U.S. and internationally; recovery of the phosphate market; and the prices of raw materials. Additional factors that could cause IMC's results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements can be found in the 2003 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on Form 10-K/A, of IMC filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") and available at the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov).

        The Mosaic Company (formerly Global Nutrition Solutions, Inc.) has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 with the SEC containing a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction. Stockholders are urged to read the definitive proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction when it becomes available, because it will contain important information. Stockholders will be able to obtain a free copy of the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about Cargill and IMC, without charge, at the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). Copies of the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and the filings with the SEC that will be incorporated by reference in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus can also be obtained, without charge, by directing a request to IMC Global Inc., 100 South Saunders Road, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045-2561, Attention: Douglas A. Hoadley, or by telephone at (847) 739-1200, email: dahoadley@imcglobal.com, or to Cargill, Incorporated, 15407 McGinty Road West, MS 25, Wayzata, Minnesota 55391, Attention: Lori Johnson, or by telephone at (952) 742-6194, email: lori_johnson@cargill.com.

        The respective directors and executive officers of Cargill, Incorporated and IMC and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transaction. Information regarding such persons and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is contained in the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus contained in the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed with the SEC on April 8, 2004 and declared effective on September 17, 2004.

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    IMC Global Inc.
100 South Saunders Road
Lake Forest, Illinois 60045-2561
847.739.1200

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

News
Release

Investor and Media Contact:
Douglas A. Hoadley
847.739.1826
dahoadley@imcglobal.com

IMC GLOBAL SETS DATE FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF COMMON
SHAREHOLDERS TO VOTE ON PROPOSED COMBINATION WITH
CARGILL CROP NUTRITION

        LAKE FOREST, IL, September 20, 2004—IMC Global Inc. (NYSE: IGL) announced today that it will hold a special meeting of its common shareholders at 10:00 a.m., local time, on Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at IMC's headquarters offices, 100 South Saunders Road, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045. At this special meeting, IMC's common shareholders of record as of September 3, 2004 will vote on the proposed combination of IMC Global and Cargill Crop Nutrition, a business unit of Cargill, Incorporated. If approved, the combination is expected to be completed shortly after the special meeting.

        IMC is in the process of mailing the definitive proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed combination to its common shareholders of record.

About IMC Global Inc.

        From multiple mines and plants in North America, IMC Global serves world agriculture as the largest producer and marketer of concentrated phosphates and potash crop nutrients. It also is a leading global provider of phosphorus and potassium feed ingredients for the animal nutrition industry. IMC Global has 5,000 employees and customers in nearly 50 countries. With products essential for life, IMC Global "feeds the land that feeds the world." For more information, visit www.imcglobal.com.

Not a Proxy Solicitation for IMC Global and Cargill Crop Nutrition Combination

This communication is not a solicitation of a proxy from any security holder of IMC Global or Cargill, Incorporated. The Mosaic Company (formerly Global Nutrition Solutions, Inc.) has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-4 with the SEC containing a preliminary proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction. Stockholders are urged to read the definitive proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction when it becomes available, because it will contain important information. Stockholders will be able to obtain a free copy of the definitive proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about Cargill and IMC Global, without charge, at the SEC's Internet site (http://www.sec.gov). Copies of the definitive proxy statement/prospectus and the filings with the SEC that will be incorporated by reference in the definitive proxy statement/prospectus can also be obtained, without charge, by directing a request to IMC Global Inc., 100 South Saunders Road, Lake Forest, Illinois 60045-2561, Attention: Douglas A. Hoadley, or by telephone at (847) 739-1200, email: dahoadley@imcglobal.com, or to Cargill, Incorporated, 15407 McGinty Road West, MS 25, Wayzata, Minnesota 55391, Attention: Lori Johnson, or by telephone at (952) 742-6194, email: lori_johnson@cargill.com.

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The respective directors and executive officers of Cargill and IMC Global and other persons may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies in connection with the proposed transaction. Information regarding such persons and a description of their direct and indirect interests, by security holdings or otherwise, is contained in the preliminary proxy statement/prospectus contained in the above-referenced Registration Statement on Form S-4 of The Mosaic Company (formerly Global Nutrition Solutions, Inc.) filed with the SEC on April 8, 2004 and most recently amended on September 17, 2004.

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