Frequently Asked Questions
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| 1. | Who is The Mosaic Company? |
| | The Mosaic Company is one of the world’s leading producers and marketers of concentrated phosphate and potash crop nutrients for the global agriculture industry. Through our broad product offering, we are a single source supplier of phosphate and potash based crop nutrients and animal feed ingredients. We serve customers in over 40 countries. We have phosphate mining operations in Florida and phosphate production facilities in Florida and Louisiana; potash mines and production facilities in Saskatchewan, Canada, New Mexico and Michigan; strategic equity investments in phosphate production facilities in Brazil; and other production, blending or distribution operations or equity investments in nearly a dozen countries, including the top four nutrient consuming countries in the world. |
| 2. | Where can I find additional information about Mosaic? |
| | Additional information about Mosaic and its business is available in its annual report and Form 10-K, quarterly reports or Form 10-Q, and other reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
| 3. | What is the official company name, address and stock information? |
| | The common stock trades under the legal name The Mosaic Company. Mosaic common stock is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “MOS”. The company headquarters are located at 3033 Campus Drive, Suite E490, Plymouth, MN 55441. |
| 4. | How many shares of The Mosaic Company common stock are there outstanding? |
| | As of May 31, 2009, there were 444.6 million shares outstanding. |
| 5. | Where can I find trading information on Mosaic shares? |
| | The Mosaic Company website provides information on the stock price (on a 20-minute delay), historical prices, and volume. |
| 6. | What is the CUSIP number of The Mosaic Company’s common shares? |
| | The CUSIP number for Mosaic common shares is 61945A107. |
| 7. | Does The Mosaic Company pay a dividend on the common stock? |
| | The Mosaic Company’s Board of Directors has declared quarterly dividends of $0.05 per share on the Company's common stock since July 2008. The declaration and payment of any future dividends is subject to approval by Mosaic's Board of Directors. There can be no assurance that the Board of Directors will declare future dividends. |
| 8. | Who is the company’s Transfer Agent? How can I contact the agent? |
| | Mosaic’s transfer agent is American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 59 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038, and can be reached at 800.937.5449. |
| 9. | Does the company issue 1099-DIV statements? |
| | All tax statement questions can be directed to Mosaic’s transfer agent: American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 59 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10038, 800.937.5449. |
| 10. | When is the fiscal year end for Mosaic? |
| | May 31. |
| 11. | Is it possible to purchase The Mosaic Company common shares directly through the company? |
| | At present, the company does not offer a direct purchase program. |
| 12. | Does The Mosaic Company offer a dividend reinvestment program? |
| | At present, the company does not offer a dividend reinvestment program. |
| 13. | Does the company publish quarterly and annual reports? |
| | The Mosaic Company mails its Annual Report, Proxy Statement, and Proxy Card to shareholders prior to the Annual Shareholder’s meeting which has been held in October of each year. Shareholders who wish to receive quarterly earnings releases, 10-Q reports, and other news directly from the company throughout the year may sign up on this site to receive e-mail alerts containing news and information about the company. |
| 14. | Does the company hold quarterly conference calls to discuss financial performance? Can individual shareholders access those calls? |
| | Yes, the company holds quarterly conference calls following the reporting of its financial results. Individual shareholders will be able to access the call on a listen-only basis through a link provided on this website. Shareholders and other interested individuals can sign up for e-mail alerts about upcoming webcasts, conference calls and other company events on this site. |
| 15. | When will The Mosaic Company hold its Annual Meeting of Shareholders? |
| | The company has held past annual meetings of stockholders in October of each year. The company has not yet announced the exact date or location for 2009. |
| 16. | Does Mosaic have an Investor Day planned for 2009? |
| | The company held an Analyst Day in New York City on January 13, 2009. A replay of the management presentations is available on this web site. |
| 17. | Which Wall Street analysts cover Mosaic? |
| | A list of analysts covering Mosaic is available on our website. |
| 18. | Does the company offer shareholder tours of its operations? |
| | No, due to scheduling and safety concerns, The Mosaic Company cannot offer plant visits to individual shareholders. |
| 19. | What is Mosaic’s history, and predecessor companies? |
| | Mosaic was formed in October, 2004 from a combination of IMC Global Inc. and the fertilizer businesses of Cargill, Incorporated. Prior to this combination, IMC Global was a publicly held company with the ticker symbol IGL which was based in Lake Forest, IL. IMC Global had previously merged with Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (FTX) in December 1997, when holders of Freeport McMoRan (FTX) received 0.9 shares of IMC Global for each share of FTX they owned. They also received 1/3 of a warrant (IGLWS / cusip #449669118) and approximately 0.2 share of Freeport-McMoRan Sulfur Inc., which is now known as McMoRan Exploration Co. (MMR). The warrants expired in December 2000 with no value. Mosaic has no relationship with MMR, or with Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold, Inc. |
| 20. | What was Phosphate Resource Partners? |
| | This partnership was originally known as Freeport-McMoRan Resource Partners Limited Partnership. Limited partnership units in FRP were publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange. When FTX merged into IMC Global, the name was changed to Phosphate Resource Partners Limited Partnership (NYSE: PLP). PLP was merged into a wholly-owned subsidiary of IMC Global shortly before the combination of IMC Global and Cargill's fertilizer businesses. In the merger PLP unitholders received one share of IMC Global for each five PLP units they held. Like other IMC Global shares, these shares then converted to shares of Mosaic. There is no longer a market for the PLP units. For further questions about past stock ownership or certificates, please contact our stock transfer agent: American Stock Transfer and Trust, 59 Maiden Lane, New York, NY 10036. Their toll free number is 877.248.6417. |
| 21. | Does Mosaic issue PLP K-1 statements? |
| | K-1 tax statements are no longer issued as PLP no longer exists. The last K-1 statements issued were for the period of July 1, 2004 – October 19, 2004 which was the merger date. |
| 22. | I am an employee (or former employee) and I have employee stock options. Who can answer my questions? |
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Employee questions regarding stock options should be directed to human resources. Please call HR Direct at 877.366.9696.
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| 23. | What is Cargill’s relationship to Mosaic? |
| | Cargill is a major shareholder and holds approximately 64% of Mosaic shares. |
