Press Release

DBRS Assigns Rating of “A,” Stable Trend, to Cargill’s EUR 500 Million New Debt Issuance

Consumers
August 29, 2012

DBRS has today assigned a rating of “A” with a Stable trend to Cargill, Incorporated’s (Cargill) EUR 500 million 1.875% senior unsecured notes, due September 2019.

Proceeds from the Notes, which rank pari passu with Cargill’s other senior unsecured indebtedness, are expected to be used for general corporate purposes, including debt repayment.

Notes:
All figures are in U.S. dollars unless otherwise noted.

The applicable methodology is Rating Consumer Products, which can be found on our website under Methodologies.