SAO PAULO (S&P Global Ratings) May 24, 2021--S&P Global Ratings said today that the announcement that Marfrig Global Foods S.A. (BB-/Positive/--) acquired 24% of BRF S.A. (BB-/Positive/--) doesn't have an immediate credit effect on either company. We believe that Marfrig has sufficient headroom on its balance sheet to absorb the almost R$4.5 billion in cash outflows for the transaction. This is because, as of March 31, the company had a cash position of R$11 billion, short-term debt of R$7.4 billion, while expecting to generate cash FFO of more than R$5 billion for 2021. Although Marfrig's liquidity will tighten, the company still will benefit from the likely strong cash generation at its U.S. beef division. This is because the latter will