agrium inc

• Agrium Inc (NYSE: AGU) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement (the "Agrium Agreement") with AWB Limited ("AWB") to acquire all the shares of AWB at a price of A$1.50 per share.
  
  "The combination of Agrium and AWB provides significant strategic and financial benefits to a wide array of stakeholders.
  
  We are particularly excited about the future of working with AWB employees to reinvest in the business and bring a greater choice of products and services to AWB's grower customer base," stated Agrium President and CEO Mike Wilson.

CF Industries Holdings Inc. has rejected rival fertilizer maker Agrium Inc.'s sweetened takeover bid, saying the $4.5 billion bid significantly undervalues the company.

• Agrium Inc. (NYSE: AGU) today announced that CF Industries Holdings, Inc.'s (NYSE: CF) stockholders have tendered approximately 30.14 million CF shares, or 62% of the total outstanding CF shares, into its offer of $40.00 in cash plus one Agrium share per CF share as of the offer's expiration date last night at 12:00 midnight, New York City time.
  
  Agrium has extended the expiration date of the offer until 12:00 midnight, New York City time, July 22, 2009.