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THE SOLAE COMPANY SETTLES PATENT INFRINGEMENT SUIT IT FILED AGAINST ADM AND AMERIFIT

Financial Terms Enable The Solae Company To Invest In Its Core Strengths

ST. LOUIS, February 15, 2005 – The Solae Company announced today that it has reached a settlement in an isoflavone concentrate patent infringement suit the company filed in 2003 against Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM) and Amerifit Nutrition, Inc.

According to the terms of the settlement, ADM agreed to purchase The Solae Company’s global isoflavone concentrate business including The Solae Company’s extensive isoflavone concentrate patent portfolio for an undisclosed amount.

“The Solae Company is pleased with this settlement,” said Paul M. Graham, vice president, new business development for The Solae Company. “The patent estate on which the settlement is based was a strategic investment for The Solae Company. It provides an outstanding return on investment, which will enable us to focus on our core strength as a global innovator in technology development and the research and application of soy protein and other characterizing ingredients.”

The Solae Company originally filed suit against ADM and Amerifit in June 2003 in the Federal District Court of Eastern Missouri asserting that products marketed by both companies directly infringed on certain patent rights of The Solae Company.

About The Solae Company
Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, The Solae Company is a global innovator in technology development and the research and application of soy protein. It serves food and beverage manufacturers, dietary supplement developers, retailers and consumers in 100 countries worldwide including the United States and Canada, Europe and the Middle East, Latin America and the Asia/Pacific region. The company was formed through an alliance between Bunge Limited (NYSE: BG) and DuPont (NYSE: DD). For more than 30 years, The Solae Company has invested in fundamental research to understand the health benefits of soy protein. Researchers at more than 180 leading universities and research institutions have used soy protein products produced by The Solae Company in hundreds of completed and ongoing soy studies. For more about the health benefits of soy protein, including additional research and resources, please visit www.thesolaecompany.com.

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