Dec 20 (Reuters) - Cargill Inc CARG.UL :
* AXÉRÉAL TO ACQUIRE CARGILL'S MALT BUSINESS
* CARGILL - CO AND AXÉRÉAL ANNOUNCE INTENTION TO ENTER AGREEMENT UNDER WHICH CARGILL WILL SELL ITS MALT BUSINESS TO AXÉRÉAL'S MALT SUBSIDIARY, BOORTMALT
* CARGILL - TRANSACTION INVOLVES GLOBAL MALT BUSINESS, INCLUDING 15 FACILITIES ACROSS FOUR CONTINENTS, REPRESENTING MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE