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Releases 14.05.2009 08:00 Bunge and Raisio have signed an agreement on the sale of Raisio’s margarine business to Bunge. Bunge Limited is a global company that specialises in foods, the processing and sale of agricultural commodities, as well as fertilizers. The value of the transaction is EUR 80 million. The transaction will also make Bunge a new and significant Benecol partner for Raisio. The transaction will require the approval of the competition authorities. The duration of authority processing will determine the timing of the transaction, which is currently expected to take place in the third quarter. The buyer will pay the acquisition price in cash. After tax and expenses the sales profit from the divestment is expected to be some EUR 42 million. Raisio’s equity ratio is estimated to be about 72 per cent after the transaction. Raisio's CEO Matti Rihko says: “The deal is an important step for Raisio towards focusing on grain-based business. The price is also very good. The transaction will bring Raisio a new, significant Benecol partner, who is looking to develop Benecol and functional foods. The divestment will bring further clarity to Raisio’s focus: the company will concentrate on grain-based products.” Rihko adds: “The margarine business has been put into good shape in the last two years, making it a natural addition to Bunge, which is looking to leverage its position in the Central and Northern European markets. As a global, billion-dollar company, Bunge has both the will and ability to develop the margarine business and to lead consolidation in a big sector. Raisio will continue to sell margarine products as Bunge’s partner in Finland, Sweden and Estonia. In these countries Raisio’s market position and net sales will remain unchanged. In Poland, the transaction targets Raisio Polska Foods Sp. z o.o.; Raisio will continue in grain-based snack business as a smaller, new company. The net sales of Raisio Polska Foods' in 2008 were EUR 49 million.” The transaction encompasses the margarine plants in Finland and Poland, as well as several brands, the best known being Keiju, Makuisa, Masmix and Pyszny Duet. Bunge will also have a licensing agreement concerning the Sunnuntai and Carlshamn Mejeri brands. Around 330 of Raisio’s Finnish and Polish employees will be transferring to Bunge. The transaction doesn't effect on contract cultivation of oil seeds in Finland. Bunge Limited (www.Bunge.com, NYSE: BG) is a leading global agribusiness and food company founded in 1818 and headquartered in White Plains, New York. Bunge's over 25,000 employees in over 30 countries enhance lives by improving the global agribusiness and food production chain. The company supplies fertilizers to farmers in South America, originates, transports and processes oilseeds, grains and other agricultural commodities worldwide, produces food products for commercial customers and consumers and supplies raw materials and services to the biofuels industry. The main product groups in the Bunge's foods division are margarines, bottled vegetable oils and mayonnaise. The Group's consolidated net sales in 2008 totalled USD 52.6 billion (EUR 39.6 billion). The company has a strong market position in bottled vegetable oils in Europe and also in margarines in Poland and Germany. Raisio plc Heidi Hirvonen Communications Manager tel. +358 50 567 3060 Further information: Matti Rihko, CEO, Raisio plc, tel. +358 400 830 727 (assistant Teija Silomäki, tel. +358 44 782 1272) Henri Rieux, Vice President Corporate Affairs, Bunge Europe, tel. +41 22 592 9707 Raisio will hold a press event in English on 14th May 2009 at 11.30 a.m. Finnish time at Hotel Scandic Simonkenttä in the Bulsa-Freda meeting room. The address is Simonkatu 9, Helsinki. An event for analysts will be held on 14th May 2009 at 12.30 p.m. Finnish time at Hotel Scandic Simonkenttä in the Bulsa-Freda meeting room. The address is Simonkatu 9, Helsinki. Raisio plc, Stock exchange release, 14 May 2009 at 8 am Finnish time

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acquires Walter Rau Lebensmittelwerke GmbH & Co KG February 07, 2008: 07:36 AM EST LONDON, Feb. 7, 2008 (Thomson Financial delivered by Newstex) -- A subsidiary of US-listed food company Bunge Limited (OOTC:BGEPF) (NYSE:BG) has agreed to acquire Walter Rau Lebensmittelwerke GmbH & Co KG, a margarine producer based in Germany. The acquisition has already been cleared by the competent antitrust authorities. As a result, Bunge Europe will become the market leader in the German private label margarine sector and number two in the German branded margarine sector, according to a press release. 'The acquisition of Walter Rau Lebensmittelwerke is a very important step in Bunge's strategy to strengthen its European food products footprint' stated Jean-Louis Gourbin, CEO, Bunge Europe. Walter Rau Lebenmittelwerke GmbH & Co KG employs 280 staff and had annual combined sales of 180 mln usd in 2007. Its two plants are located in Hilter and Kleve, with the Kleve plant also manufacturing dressings. Alexander.Wessendorff@thomson.com Copyright Thomson Financial News Limited 2007. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Thomson Financial News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Financial News. Quelle http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/newstex/AFX-0013-22846093.htm

Die Walter Rau Lebensmittelwerke GmbH & Co. KG, mittelständischer Produzent von Margarinen, Speisefetten und Feinkost, schließt sich rückwirkend zum 1. Januar 2008 Bunge, einem der weltweit führenden Unternehmen im Agrar- und Nahrungsmittelsektor, an.