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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 144
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
ATTENTION: TRANSMIT FOR FILING 3 COPIES OF THIS FORM CONCURRENTLY
WITH EITHER PLACING AN ORDER WITH A BROKER TO EXECUTE SALE OR EXECUTING
A SALE DIRECTLY WITH A MARKET MAKER.
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OMB APPROVAL
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OMB NUMBER: 3235-0101
Expires: September 30, 1996
Estimated average burden
hours per response......2,0
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SEC USE ONLY
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DOCUMENT SEQUENCE NO.
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CUSIP NUMBER
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WORK LOCTION
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1(a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print) (b) IRS IDENT. NO. (c) S.E.C. FILE NO.
IMC GLOBAL INC. 36-3492467 1-9759
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1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER STREET CITY STATE ZIP CODE
2100 SANDERS ROAD NORTHBROOK IL 60062-6146
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2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES (b) SOCIAL SECURITY NO. (c) RELATIONSHIP TO
ARE TO BE SOLD OR IRS IDENT NO. ISSUER
Joseph P. Sullivan and ###-##-#### Mr. Sullivan
Jeanne M. Sullivan, Joint Tenants ###-##-#### is a Director
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(d) ADDRESS STREET CITY
175 East Delaware Place, Apt 6805, Chicago, IL 60611
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INSTRUCTION: THE PERSON FILING THIS NOTICE SHOULD CONTACT THE ISSUER TO OBTAIN THE I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND THE S.E.C.
FILE NUMBER.
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3(a) (b) SEC USE ONLY (c) (d)
Title of the Name and Address of Each Broker Through Whom the Broker Dealer Number of Shares Aggregate
Class of Securities Securities are to be Offered or Each Market Maker File Number of other Units Market
to be Sold who is Acquiring the Securities TO BE SOLD Value
(See instr. 3(c)) (See instr. 3(d))
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COMMON DONALDSON, LUFKIN & JENRETTE
STOCK, SECURITIES CORPORATION 25,000 $837,500*
$1.00 PAR 200 WEST MADISON ST., STE. 1800
VALUE CHICAGO, IL 60606
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(e) (f) (g)
Number of Shares Appropriate Name of Each
or Other Units Date of Sale Securities
Outstanding (See instr. 3(f)) Exchange
(See instr. 3(e)) (MO, DAY YR.) (See instr. 3(g))
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101,902,000 On or after New York Stock
8/8/97 Exchange/ Chicago
Stock Exchange
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INSTRUCTIONS:
1. (a) Name of Issuer
(b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
(c) Issuer's S.E.C. file number, if any
(d) Issuer's address, including zip code
(e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code
2. (a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold.
(b) Such person's Social Security or I.R.S. identification number
(c) Such person's relationship to the issuer(e.g. officer, director, 10%
stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)
(d) Such person's address, including zip code
3. (a) Title of the class of securities to be sold
(b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended to be sold
(c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the aggregate face amount)
(d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date within 10 days prior
to the filing of this notice
(e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debt securities the face amount thereof
outstanding, as shown by the most recent report or statement published by the issuer.
(f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
(g) Name of each securites exchange, if any, on which the securities are intended to be sold
* Based on the closing price of $33.50 on 8/6/97.
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TABLE I -- SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION OF THE SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
AND WHITH RESPECT TO THE PAYMENT OF ALL OR ANY PART OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OR OTHER CONSIDERATION THEREFOR:
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Title of Date you Name of Acquisition Transaction Name of Person from Whom Amount of Date of Nature
the Class Acquired Acquired (if gift, also give Securities Payment of
date donor acquired) Acquired Payment
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Common 3/1/96 Pursuant to the merger of Bull 880,870
Stock, $1.00 Merger Company, a subsidiary N/A (based on N/A N/A
par value of the Issuer, into The Vigoro the conversion
Corporation ("TVC"), 550,544 rate of 1.6 IMC
TVC shares held by the shares for each TVC
Sullivans were converted into share)
IMC shares. *
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INSTRUCTIONS: 1. If the securities were purchased and full payment therefor was not made in cash
at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of the
consideration price. If the consideration consisted of any note or other obligation, or if
payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and state when the note or other
obligation was discharged in full or the last installment paid.
2. If within two years after the acquisition of the securities the person for whose account they
are sold had any short positions, put or other option to dispose of securities referred to in
paragraph (d)(3) of Rule 144, furnish full information with respect thereto.
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TABLE II -- SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS
FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO ALL SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS BY THE PERSON
FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD.
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Name and Address Title of Securities Sold Date of Sale Amount of Gross Proceeds
of Seller Securities Sold
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SEE SCHEDULE 1 ATTACHED HERETO
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REMARKS:
* The IMC shares were issued by the Issuer pursuant to a Form S-4 Registration Statement filed by the Issuer.
INSTRUCTIONS: ATTENTION:
See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. THE PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES TO WHICH THIS NOTICE
Information is to be given not only as to the person for RELATES ARE TO BE SOLD HEREBY REPRESENTS BY SIGNING THIS NOTICE
whose account the securities are to be sold but also as to THAT HE DOES NOT KNOW ANY MATERIAL ADVERSE INFORMATION IN REGARD TO
all other persons included in that definition. In addition, THE CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE OPERATIONS OF THE ISSUER OF THE
information shall be given as to sales by all persons whose SECURITIES TO BE SOLD WHICH HAS NOT BEEN PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.
sales are required by paragraph (e) of Rule 144 to be
aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing
this notice.
8/8/97 /s/ Joseph P. Sullivan
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Date of Notice (Signature) Joseph P. Sullivan
THE NOTICE SHALL BE SIGNED BY THE PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD. AT LEAST ONE COPY OF THE NOTICE SHALL
BE MANUALLY SIGNED. ANY COPIES NOT MANNUALLY SIGNED SHALL BEAR TYPED OR PRINTED SIGNATURES.
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ATTENTION: INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSION OF FACTS CONSTITUTE FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001)
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SCHEDULE 1
TABLE II SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHS
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Name and Address Title of Securities Sold Date of Sale Amount of Gross Proceeds
of Seller Securities Sold
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Joseph P. and Jeanne M. Common Stock 5/8/97 500 $18,188
Sullivan Foundation $1.00 par value
" 5/9/97 500 $18,188
175 East Delaware Place -5414 " 5/9/97 500 $18,250
Chicago, IL 60611 " 5/12/97 1,000 $37,125
" 5/12/97 500 $18,813
" 5/12/97 500 $19,063
" 5/13/97 1,000 $37,625
" 5/14/97 1,000 $37,500
" 5/15/97 500 $18,375
" 5/15/97 500 $18,438
" 5/16/97 1,000 $36,500
" 5/16/97 500 $18,313
" 5/19/97 1,500 $55,500
" 5/19/97 500 $18,625
" 5/19/97 1,000 $37,375
" 5/20/97 1,000 $37,125
" 5/21/97 500 $18,500
" 5/21/97 500 $18,438
" 5/22/97 500 $18,500
" 5/22/97 1,000 $37,375
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Joseph P. Sullivan and Common Stock 5/13/97 3,000 $97,275
Jeanne M. Sullivan JTWROS $1.00 par value
" 5/13/97 1,000 $37,750
175 East Delaware Place " 5/13/97 2,000 $75,250
Apartment 6805 " 5/19/97 1,000 $37,000
Chicago, IL 60611 " 5/19/97 1,000 $37,250
" 5/22/97 1,000 $37,500
" 5/23/97 2,000 $75,250
" 5/23/97 9,000 $339,750
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