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Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Rule 12g-3

February 3, 2011

Response of the Office of Chief Counsel
Division of Corporation Finance

Re:

The Mosaic Company
Incoming letter dated February 3, 2011

Based on the facts presented, the Division’s views are as follows. Capitalized terms have the same meanings as defined in your letter.

  • M Holdings may take into account the Company’s reporting history under the Exchange Act in determining its eligibility to use Form S-3. The Company’s reporting history under the Exchange Act may also be used in determining whether M Holdings “meets the requirements for use of Form S-3” within the meaning of Form S-4 and “satisfies the registrant requirements for use of Form S-3” within the meaning of Form S-8.
     
  • The Division will not object if M Holdings omits the financial and other information relating to GNS required by Form S-4 from the Reorganization Proxy Statement/Prospectus to the same extent permitted by Instruction 4 to Item 14 of Schedule 14A. In reaching this position, we note your representation that, immediately after the effective time of the Reorganization, the consolidated assets, liabilities, business and operations of M Holdings and its subsidiaries will be the same as the consolidated assets, liabilities, business and operations of the Company and its subsidiaries immediately prior to such effective time and that all information necessary for evaluation of the Reorganization, Reorganization Agreements and the charter and by-laws of M Holdings will be disclosed in the Reorganization Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
     
  • The Division will not object if M Holdings, as successor to the Company, does not file new registration statements under the Securities Act for ongoing offerings of securities covered by the Registration Statements, provided that M Holdings adopts the Registration Statements by filing post-effective amendments pursuant to Rule 414 under the Securities Act.
     
  • The Company’s Exchange Act reporting history may be taken into account when determining M Holdings’ compliance with the current public information requirements of Rule 144(c)(1) under the Securities Act.
     
  • The Reorganization will constitute a “succession” for purposes of Rule 12g-3(a) under the Exchange Act and M Holdings will be a “large accelerated filer” for purposes of Rule 12b-2 under the Exchange Act.
     
  • M Holdings may be treated as an issuer subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act for purposes of the Securities Act Rule 174(b) exemption from the prospectus delivery requirements of Section 4(3) of the Securities Act.
     
  • After consummation of the Reorganization, M Holdings may succeed to the Commission file number currently used by the Company.

These positions are based on the representations made to the Division in your letter. Different facts or conditions might require different conclusions.

Sincerely,

Mark F. Vilardo
Special Counsel


Incoming Letter:

The Incoming Letter is in Acrobat format.


http://www.sec.gov/divisions/corpfin/cf-noaction/2011/mosaic020311-12g3.htm


Modified: 02/04/2011