IGL I M C Global

Phosphate Resource Partners Limited Partnership to Make No Cash Distribution for the Quarter Ended March 31, 2004 LAKE FOREST, Ill., May 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Phosphate Resource Partners Limited Partnership today announced that it will not make a cash distribution for the quarter ended March 31, 2004. As referred to in the PLP Form 10-Ks for the years ended December 31, 2003, December 31, 2002 and December 31, 2001, PLP anticipates that for the foreseeable future any available cash will be used to reduce outstanding debt with IMC Global Inc. (NYSE:IGL), the indirect 51.6 percent owner of PLP and parent of PRP-GP LLC, the administrative managing general partner of PLP. As a result, no PLP cash distributions are planned in the foreseeable future. PLP is engaged in the production and sale of phosphate crop nutrients and animal feed ingredients. For more information, visit the PLP Web site at phosplp.com . Statement of Distributable Cash (in millions) Phosphate Resource Partners Limited (unaudited) Partnership Quarter ended March 31, 2004 Loss $(14.6) PLP's share of IMC Phosphates Company's gain (1.4) PLP's share of IMC Phosphates Company's first quarter cash distribution 2.2 Adjusted loss (13.8) Other adjustments: Interest accrual, net of payments (2.8) All other 5.3 Total available distributable cash $(11.3) Distributable cash per unit $ - Units outstanding 103.5 DATASOURCE: IMC Global Inc. CONTACT: Investor and Media, David A. Prichard of IMC Global, +1-847-739-1810, Web site: http://www.phosplp.com/ http://www.imcglobal.com/

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