Press Release

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

Consumers
February 05, 2014

DBRS has today assigned a rating of “A” with a Stable trend to Cargill, Incorporated’s (Cargill) EUR 500 million 2.5% medium-term notes due February 15, 2023 (the Notes). The transaction is expected to close on or around February 11, 2014.

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

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

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

DBRS’s rating definitions and the terms of use of such ratings are available at www.dbrs.com.