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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on November 21, 1997
Registration No. 33-43074
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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IMC GLOBAL INC.
(formerly known as IMC Fertilizer Group, Inc.)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 36-3492467
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
IMC Global Inc.
2100 Sanders Road
Northbrook, Illinois 60062
(708) 272-9200
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)
SALARY REDUCTION PLAN FOR HOURLY EMPLOYEES
OF IMC GLOBAL OPERATIONS, INC.
REPRESENTED BY UNITED STEELWORKERS OF AMERICA AT
CARLSBAD, NEW MEXICO
(Full Title of Plan)
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Marschall I. Smith
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
IMC Global Inc.
2100 Sanders Road
Northbrook, Illinois 60062
(Name and address of agent for service)
(847) 272-9200
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-43074
is being filed by IMC Global Inc. (formerly known as IMC Fertilizer Group, Inc.)
to remove from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
securities which remain unsold pursuant to such Registration Statement on the
date of this filing. No further offering of such securities will be made.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
previously met all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly
caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city
of Northbrook, state of Illinois, on this 21st day of November, 1997.
IMC GLOBAL INC.
(formerly known as IMC Fertilizer
Group, Inc.)
By: /s/ Marschall. I Smith
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Marschall I. Smith
Senior Vice President
and General Counsel
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement has been signed
below by the following persons, in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature Title(s) Date
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* Chief Executive Officer November 21, 1997
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Robert E. Fowler, Jr. President (principal operating
officer) and Director
/s/ Lynn F. White Senior Vice President November 21, 1997
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Lynn F. White
/s/ Anne M. Scavone Vice President and Controller November 21, 1997
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Anne M. Scavone
* Chairman and Director November 21, 1997
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Wendell F. Bueche
* Director November 21, 1997
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Raymond F. Bentele
* Director November 21, 1997
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Rod F. Dammeyer
* Director November 21, 1997
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Dr. James M. Davidson
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* Director November 21, 1997
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Harold H. MacKay
* Director November 21, 1997
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David B. Mathis
* Director November 21, 1997
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Donald Mazankowski
* Director November 21, 1997
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Thomas H. Roberts, Jr.
* Director November 21, 1997
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Joseph P. Sullivan
* Director November 21, 1997
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Richard L. Thomas
* Director November 21, 1997
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Billie B. Turner
*By /s/ Marschall I. Smith
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Marschall I. Smith
Attorney in Fact
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS TO POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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Exhibit Description of Exhibit
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24.1 Powers of Attorney
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Exhibit 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC Global Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Robert E.
Fowler, Jr., Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie Williams his or her true and
lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone
and without the other) to execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the
undersigned as such Director and/or Officer, Registration Statements on Form S-8
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, relating to the
registration of shares of the common stock of the Company to be issued pursuant
to (i) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees represented by Local #35
International Chemical Workers' Union at Florida Minerals Operations of IMC-
Agrico MP, Inc. and (ii) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees of IMC
Global Operations Inc. Represented by the United Steelworkers of America at
Carlsbad, New Mexico (collectively, the "Registration Statements"), and to
execute and deliver any and all amendments to such Registration Statements for
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and in connection with the
foregoing, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments
which such attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Company to comply with the securities laws of the United States. The undersigned
hereby grants to such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of
substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby ratifies and confirms all
that such attorneys and agents may do or cause to be done by virtue of these
presents.
Dated this 28th day of October, 1997.
/s/ Robert E. Fowler, Jr.
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Robert E. Fowler, Jr.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC Global Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Robert E.
Fowler, Jr., Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie Williams his or her true and
lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone
and without the other) to execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the
undersigned as such Director and/or Officer, Registration Statements on Form S-8
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, relating to the
registration of shares of the common stock of the Company to be issued pursuant
to (i) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees represented by Local #35
International Chemical Workers' Union at Florida Minerals Operations of IMC-
Agrico MP, Inc. and (ii) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees of IMC
Global Operations Inc. Represented by the United Steelworkers of America at
Carlsbad, New Mexico (collectively, the "Registration Statements"), and to
execute and deliver any and all amendments to such Registration Statements for
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and in connection with the
foregoing, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments
which such attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Company to comply with the securities laws of the United States. The undersigned
hereby grants to such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of
substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby ratifies and confirms all
that such attorneys and agents may do or cause to be done by virtue of these
presents.
Dated this 28th day of October, 1997.
/s/ Wendell F. Bueche
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Wendell F. Bueche
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC Global Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Robert E.
Fowler, Jr., Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie Williams his or her true and
lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone
and without the other) to execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the
undersigned as such Director and/or Officer, Registration Statements on Form S-8
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, relating to the
registration of shares of the common stock of the Company to be issued pursuant
to (i) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees represented by Local #35
International Chemical Workers' Union at Florida Minerals Operations of IMC-
Agrico MP, Inc. and (ii) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees of IMC
Global Operations Inc. Represented by the United Steelworkers of America at
Carlsbad, New Mexico (collectively, the "Registration Statements"), and to
execute and deliver any and all amendments to such Registration Statements for
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and in connection with the
foregoing, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments
which such attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Company to comply with the securities laws of the United States. The undersigned
hereby grants to such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of
substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby ratifies and confirms all
that such attorneys and agents may do or cause to be done by virtue of these
presents.
Dated this 28th day of October, 1997.
/s/ Raymond F. Bentele
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Raymond F. Bentele
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC Global Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Robert E.
Fowler, Jr., Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie Williams his or her true and
lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone
and without the other) to execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the
undersigned as such Director and/or Officer, Registration Statements on Form S-8
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, relating to the
registration of shares of the common stock of the Company to be issued pursuant
to (i) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees represented by Local #35
International Chemical Workers' Union at Florida Minerals Operations of IMC-
Agrico MP, Inc. and (ii) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees of IMC
Global Operations Inc. Represented by the United Steelworkers of America at
Carlsbad, New Mexico (collectively, the "Registration Statements"), and to
execute and deliver any and all amendments to such Registration Statements for
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and in connection with the
foregoing, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments
which such attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Company to comply with the securities laws of the United States. The undersigned
hereby grants to such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of
substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby ratifies and confirms all
that such attorneys and agents may do or cause to be done by virtue of these
presents.
Dated this 28th day of October, 1997.
/s/ Rod F. Dammeyer
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Rod F. Dammeyer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC Global Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Robert E.
Fowler, Jr., Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie Williams his or her true and
lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone
and without the other) to execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the
undersigned as such Director and/or Officer, Registration Statements on Form S-8
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, relating to the
registration of shares of the common stock of the Company to be issued pursuant
to (i) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees represented by Local #35
International Chemical Workers' Union at Florida Minerals Operations of IMC-
Agrico MP, Inc. and (ii) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees of IMC
Global Operations Inc. Represented by the United Steelworkers of America at
Carlsbad, New Mexico (collectively, the "Registration Statements"), and to
execute and deliver any and all amendments to such Registration Statements for
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and in connection with the
foregoing, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments
which such attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Company to comply with the securities laws of the United States. The undersigned
hereby grants to such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of
substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby ratifies and confirms all
that such attorneys and agents may do or cause to be done by virtue of these
presents.
Dated this 28th day of October, 1997.
/s/ Dr. James M. Davidson
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Dr. James M. Davidson
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC Global Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Robert E.
Fowler, Jr., Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie Williams his or her true and
lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone
and without the other) to execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the
undersigned as such Director and/or Officer, Registration Statements on Form S-8
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, relating to the
registration of shares of the common stock of the Company to be issued pursuant
to (i) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees represented by Local #35
International Chemical Workers' Union at Florida Minerals Operations of IMC-
Agrico MP, Inc. and (ii) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees of IMC
Global Operations Inc. Represented by the United Steelworkers of America at
Carlsbad, New Mexico (collectively, the "Registration Statements"), and to
execute and deliver any and all amendments to such Registration Statements for
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and in connection with the
foregoing, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments
which such attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Company to comply with the securities laws of the United States. The undersigned
hereby grants to such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of
substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby ratifies and confirms all
that such attorneys and agents may do or cause to be done by virtue of these
presents.
Dated this 28th day of October, 1997.
/s/ Harold H. MacKay
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Harold H. MacKay
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC Global Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Robert E.
Fowler, Jr., Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie Williams his or her true and
lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone
and without the other) to execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the
undersigned as such Director and/or Officer, Registration Statements on Form S-8
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, relating to the
registration of shares of the common stock of the Company to be issued pursuant
to (i) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees represented by Local #35
International Chemical Workers' Union at Florida Minerals Operations of IMC-
Agrico MP, Inc. and (ii) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees of IMC
Global Operations Inc. Represented by the United Steelworkers of America at
Carlsbad, New Mexico (collectively, the "Registration Statements"), and to
execute and deliver any and all amendments to such Registration Statements for
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and in connection with the
foregoing, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments
which such attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Company to comply with the securities laws of the United States. The undersigned
hereby grants to such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of
substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby ratifies and confirms all
that such attorneys and agents may do or cause to be done by virtue of these
presents.
Dated this 28th day of October, 1997.
/s/ David B. Mathis
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David B. Mathis
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC Global Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Robert E.
Fowler, Jr., Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie Williams his or her true and
lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone
and without the other) to execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the
undersigned as such Director and/or Officer, Registration Statements on Form S-8
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, relating to the
registration of shares of the common stock of the Company to be issued pursuant
to (i) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees represented by Local #35
International Chemical Workers' Union at Florida Minerals Operations of IMC-
Agrico MP, Inc. and (ii) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees of IMC
Global Operations Inc. Represented by the United Steelworkers of America at
Carlsbad, New Mexico (collectively, the "Registration Statements"), and to
execute and deliver any and all amendments to such Registration Statements for
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and in connection with the
foregoing, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments
which such attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Company to comply with the securities laws of the United States. The undersigned
hereby grants to such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of
substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby ratifies and confirms all
that such attorneys and agents may do or cause to be done by virtue of these
presents.
Dated this 28th day of October, 1997.
/s/ Donald Mazankowski
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Donald Mazankowski
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC Global Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Robert E.
Fowler, Jr., Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie Williams his or her true and
lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone
and without the other) to execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the
undersigned as such Director and/or Officer, Registration Statements on Form S-8
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, relating to the
registration of shares of the common stock of the Company to be issued pursuant
to (i) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees represented by Local #35
International Chemical Workers' Union at Florida Minerals Operations of IMC-
Agrico MP, Inc. and (ii) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees of IMC
Global Operations Inc. Represented by the United Steelworkers of America at
Carlsbad, New Mexico (collectively, the "Registration Statements"), and to
execute and deliver any and all amendments to such Registration Statements for
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and in connection with the
foregoing, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments
which such attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Company to comply with the securities laws of the United States. The undersigned
hereby grants to such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of
substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby ratifies and confirms all
that such attorneys and agents may do or cause to be done by virtue of these
presents.
Dated this 28th day of October, 1997.
/s/ Thomas H. Roberts, Jr.
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Thomas H. Roberts, Jr.
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC Global Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Robert E.
Fowler, Jr., Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie Williams his or her true and
lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone
and without the other) to execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the
undersigned as such Director and/or Officer, Registration Statements on Form S-8
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, relating to the
registration of shares of the common stock of the Company to be issued pursuant
to (i) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees represented by Local #35
International Chemical Workers' Union at Florida Minerals Operations of IMC-
Agrico MP, Inc. and (ii) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees of IMC
Global Operations Inc. Represented by the United Steelworkers of America at
Carlsbad, New Mexico (collectively, the "Registration Statements"), and to
execute and deliver any and all amendments to such Registration Statements for
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and in connection with the
foregoing, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments
which such attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Company to comply with the securities laws of the United States. The undersigned
hereby grants to such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of
substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby ratifies and confirms all
that such attorneys and agents may do or cause to be done by virtue of these
presents.
Dated this 28th day of October, 1997.
/s/ Joseph P. Sullivan
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Joseph P. Sullivan
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC Global Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Robert E.
Fowler, Jr., Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie Williams his or her true and
lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone
and without the other) to execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the
undersigned as such Director and/or Officer, Registration Statements on Form S-8
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, relating to the
registration of shares of the common stock of the Company to be issued pursuant
to (i) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees represented by Local #35
International Chemical Workers' Union at Florida Minerals Operations of IMC-
Agrico MP, Inc. and (ii) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees of IMC
Global Operations Inc. Represented by the United Steelworkers of America at
Carlsbad, New Mexico (collectively, the "Registration Statements"), and to
execute and deliver any and all amendments to such Registration Statements for
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and in connection with the
foregoing, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments
which such attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Company to comply with the securities laws of the United States. The undersigned
hereby grants to such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of
substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby ratifies and confirms all
that such attorneys and agents may do or cause to be done by virtue of these
presents.
Dated this 28th day of October, 1997.
/s/ Richard L. Thomas
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Richard L. Thomas
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, being a Director and/or Officer of IMC Global Inc., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), hereby constitutes and appoints Robert E.
Fowler, Jr., Marschall I. Smith and Rose Marie Williams his or her true and
lawful attorneys and agents, each with full power and authority (acting alone
and without the other) to execute and deliver in the name and on behalf of the
undersigned as such Director and/or Officer, Registration Statements on Form S-8
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, relating to the
registration of shares of the common stock of the Company to be issued pursuant
to (i) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees represented by Local #35
International Chemical Workers' Union at Florida Minerals Operations of IMC-
Agrico MP, Inc. and (ii) the Salary Reduction Plan for Hourly Employees of IMC
Global Operations Inc. Represented by the United Steelworkers of America at
Carlsbad, New Mexico (collectively, the "Registration Statements"), and to
execute and deliver any and all amendments to such Registration Statements for
filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission; and in connection with the
foregoing, to do any and all acts and things and execute any and all instruments
which such attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable the
Company to comply with the securities laws of the United States. The undersigned
hereby grants to such attorneys and agents, and each of them, full power of
substitution and revocation in the premises and hereby ratifies and confirms all
that such attorneys and agents may do or cause to be done by virtue of these
presents.
Dated this 28th day of October, 1997.
/s/ Billie B. Turner
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Billie B. Turner
