2008-05-14 01:46:59 -
www.cfindustries.com - Stockholders of CF Industries Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:CF), meeting today at the company's Annual Meeting in Wheeling, IL, elected three members of the board of directors and ratified selection of KPMG LLP as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for 2008.
Re-elected to serve as directors for a three-year term were Wallace W. Creek,
William Davisson, and Stephen R. Wilson. The three directors have all been members of the company's board since its initial public offering in August of 2005.
Creek served as controller of General Motors Corporation, a leading automotive manufacturer, from 1992 to 2002, completing a 43-year career with the company. He is chairman of CF Industries' Audit Committee.
Davisson has served as the chief executive officer of GROWMARK, Inc. since 1998. GROWMARK is a leading agricultural cooperative.
Wilson is chairman, president, and chief executive officer of CF Industries.
KPMG served as the company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year ended December 31, 2007.
About CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
CF Industries Holdings, Inc., headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, is the holding company for the operations of CF Industries, Inc. CF Industries, Inc. is a major producer and distributor of nitrogen and phosphate fertilizer products. CF Industries operates world-scale nitrogen fertilizer plants in Donaldsonville, Louisiana and Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada; conducts phosphate mining and manufacturing operations in Central Florida; and distributes fertilizer products through a system of terminals, warehouses, and associated transportation equipment located primarily in the midwestern United States. The company also owns a 50 percent interest in KEYTRADE AG, a global fertilizer trading organization headquartered near Zurich, Switzerland.
CF Industries Holdings, Inc.
Charles A. Nekvasil
Director, Public and Investor Relations
847-405-2515 -
CNekvasil@cfindustries.com