FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION |
OMB APPROVAL |
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Number: 3235-0287 Filed By |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Poste George |
2. Issuer Name and
Ticker or Trading Symbol |
6. Relationship of
Reporting Person(s)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) P.O. Box 647 |
3. I.R.S. Identification
Number
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4. Statement for Month/Day/Year May 1, 2003 |
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(Street) Gilbertsville, PA 19525 |
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) |
7. Individual
or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person |
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(City) (State) (Zip) |
Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
1. Title of Security |
2. Trans- |
2A. Deemed |
3. Trans- |
4. Securities Acquired
(A) or Disposed of (D) |
5. Amount of |
6. Owner- |
7. Nature of Indirect
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Code |
V |
Amount |
(A) |
Price |
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Common Stock |
05/01/2003 |
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A(1) |
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28 |
A |
$18.40 |
4,311(2) |
D |
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Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned
directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number |
FORM 4 (continued) |
Table II -
Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
1. Title of Derivative
Security |
2. Conver- |
3. Trans- |
3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/ Day/ Year) |
4. Trans- |
5. Number of Derivative
Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) |
6. Date Exercisable |
7. Title and Amount
of Underlying Securities |
8. Price of Derivative
Security |
9. Number of |
10. Owner- |
11. Nature of Indirect
Beneficial Ownership |
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Code |
V |
(A) |
(D) |
Date Exer-cisable |
Expira- |
Title |
Amount or Number
of |
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Option (right to buy) | $16.395 |
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02/19/06 |
02/18/13 |
Common Stock |
10,000 |
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10,000 |
D |
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Explanation of Responses: (1) Represents shares of common stock issued as dividends with respect to shares of deferred common stock deliverable upon termination as a director under the Monsanto Company Non-Employee Director Equity Incentive Compensation Plan. Shares of deferred stock are credited in the form of hypothetical shares to a stock unit account in installments on the last day of each plan month during the director's term and for the payment of dividends. Shares of deferred stock not credited to the stock unit account because of termination as a director before the end of the director's term are forfeited. |
By: /s/ Michael L. DeCamp(3) **Signature of Reporting Person |
May 2, 2003 Date |
**Intentional misstatements
or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. Note: File three
copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.
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