RNS Number:2054I
Archer Daniels Midland Intl Ltd
03 March 2003

For immediate release     3 March 2003

This announcement is not for release, publication or distribution in or into the
United States, Canada, Australia or Japan.



                             RECOMMENDED CASH OFFER
                                       BY

                    CLOSE BROTHERS CORPORATE FINANCE LIMITED

                                  ON BEHALF OF

                  ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

                                      FOR

                                    PURA PLC



In connection with the announcement made on 7 February 2003 of a recommended
cash offer by Close Brothers Corporate Finance Limited, on behalf of Archer
Daniels Midland International Limited ("ADM International"), for all of the
issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Pura plc ("Pura") not already
owned by ADM International (the "Offer"), the board of ADM International
announces that the Offer Document and Form of Acceptance relating to the Offer
have been posted to Pura Shareholders today.

The Offer will be open for acceptance until 3.00 p.m. (London time) on 24 March
2003. Terms defined in the Offer Document dated 3 March 2003 have the same
meaning in this announcement.



Enquiries:

ADM International Limited                           Tel: +49 40 533 026 10
John Stott, Finance Director

Close Brothers Corporate Finance Limited            Tel: +44 (0)207 655 3100
Sir Mark Wrightson, Co-Chairman

Close Brothers Corporate Finance Limited has approved the contents of this
announcement solely for the purpose of Section 21 of the Financial Services and
Markets Act 2000. This announcement does not constitute an offer or an
invitation to acquire any securities. Any such offer will only be made pursuant
to the Offer Document and Form of Acceptance.


The availability of the Offer to persons not resident in the United Kingdom may
be affected by the laws of their relevant jurisdiction. Persons who are not
resident in the UK should obtain their own advice and observe any applicable
legal and regulatory requirements. The Offer is not being made, directly or
indirectly, in or into, or by use of the mails, or by any means or
instrumentality (including, without limitation, telephonically or
electronically) of interstate or foreign commerce, or any facilities of a
securities exchange, of the United States, Australia, Canada or Japan, and the
Offer is not capable of acceptance by any such use, means, instrumentality or
facility from within the United States, Australia, Canada or Japan. Accordingly,
copies of this announcement are not being, and must not be, directly or
indirectly, mailed or otherwise forwarded, distributed or sent in or into the
United States, Australia, Canada or Japan and persons receiving this
announcement (including custodians, nominees and trustees) must not mail or
otherwise forward, distribute or send it in or into the United States,
Australia, Canada or Japan. Doing so may render invalid any purported acceptance
of the Offer.


The full terms and conditions of the Offer (include details of how the Offer may
be accepted) will be set out in the Offer Document and the Form of Acceptance
accompanying the Offer Document. Pura Shareholders who accept the Offer may only
rely on the Offer Document and the Form of Acceptance setting out the full terms
and conditions of the Offer. In deciding whether or not to accept the Offer in
respect of their Pura Shares, Pura Shareholders should rely only on the
information contained, and procedures described, in the Offer Document and the
Form of Acceptance.


Close Brothers Corporate Finance Limited, which is regulated in the United
Kingdom by the Financial Services Authority, is acting exclusively for ADM
International and no one else in connection with the Offer and will not be
responsible to any person other than ADM International for providing the
protections afforded to its customers or for providing advice in relation to the
Offer.


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