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VALLEY SYS INC (U-VALE) - News Release
Bunge Confirms Discussions Regarding Potential Sale of Certain Fertilizer Assets in Brazil
2010-01-15 09:19 ET - News Release
Also News Release (U-BG) BUNGE LIMITED
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y., Jan. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Bunge Limited today confirmed that it is engaged in discussions with Vale S.A. regarding Vale's potential acquisition of Bunge's assets in Brazil relating to its fertilizer mining business, including its interest in Fertilizantes Fosfatados S.A. (Fosfertil).
Fosfertil disclosed these discussions earlier today, as required by applicable Brazilian regulation. There can be no assurance that they will result in any transaction or that any transaction will be consummated.
Bunge does not intend to comment on any specific discussions or any potential transaction unless and until it enters into a definitive agreement with respect to a transaction.
About Bunge Limited
Bunge Limited is a leading global agribusiness and food company founded in 1818 and headquartered in White Plains, New York. Bunge's 25,000 employees in over 30 countries enhance lives by improving the global agribusiness and food production chain. The company supplies fertilizer to farmers; originates, transports and processes oilseeds, grains and other agricultural commodities; produces food products for commercial customers and consumers; and supplies raw materials and services to the biofuels industry.
Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains both historical and forward-looking statements. All statements, other than statements of historical fact are, or may be deemed to be, forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are not based on historical facts, but rather reflect our current expectations and projections about our future results, performance, prospects and opportunities. We have tried to identify these forward-looking statements by using words including "may," "will," "should," "could," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "plan," "intend," "estimate," "continue" and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause our actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities to differ materially from those expressed in, or implied by, these forward-looking statements. The following important factors, among others, could affect our business and financial performance: industry conditions, including fluctuations in supply, demand and prices for agricultural commodities and other raw materials and products used in our business, fluctuations in energy and freight costs and competitive developments in our industries; the effects of weather conditions and the outbreak of crop and animal disease on our business; global and regional agricultural, economic, financial and commodities market, political, social and health conditions; the outcome of pending regulatory and legal proceedings; our ability to complete, integrate and benefit from acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures and strategic alliances, including the potential transactions discussed in this press release; changes in government policies, laws and regulations affecting our business, including agricultural and trade policies, tax regulations and biofuels legislation; and other factors affecting our business generally. The forward-looking statements included in this release are made only as of the date of this release, and except as otherwise required by federal securities law, we do not have any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequent events or circumstances.
Bunge Limited
CONTACT: Investor, Mark Haden, +1-914-684-3398, Mark.Haden@Bunge.com,
Media, Susan Burns, +1-914-684-3246, Susan.Burns@Bunge.com, both of Bunge
Limited
Web site: https://www.bunge.com/
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