IGL I M C Global

IMC Global Sets Date for Special Meeting of Common Shareholders to Vote on Proposed Combination With Cargill Crop Nutrition LAKE FOREST, Ill., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- 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 http://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: , or to Cargill, Incorporated, 15407 McGinty Road West, MS 25, Wayzata, Minnesota 55391, Attention: Lori Johnson, or by telephone at (952) 742-6194, email: . 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. DATASOURCE: IMC Global Inc. CONTACT: Investor and Media, Douglas A. Hoadley of IMC Global Inc., +1-847-739-1826, Web site: http://www.imcglobal.com/

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