UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 23, 2003
MONSANTO COMPANY
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 001-16167 43-1878297
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
800 North Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri 63167
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (314) 694-1000
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release, dated July 23, 2003, issued by Monsanto Company,
announcing the Company's new fiscal year end
99.2 Amended and Restated By-Laws of Monsanto Company, effective
July 22, 2003
ITEM 8. CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR
On July 22, 2003, the Board of Directors of Monsanto Company authorized an
amendment to the Company's Amended and Restated By-Laws changing the Company's
fiscal year end from December 31 to August 31. The Company will file a
transition report on Form 10-K for the eight-month period ending on August 31,
2003, with the Securities and Exchange Commission in accordance with the filing
requirements for such report.
A press release dated July 23, 2003, issued by Monsanto Company, announcing
the fiscal year end change, and a copy of the Amended and Restated By-Laws of
Monsanto Company effective July 22, 2003 are attached to this report as Exhibit
99.1 and Exhibit 99.2, respectively, and incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: July 23, 2003
MONSANTO COMPANY
By: /s/ Michael L. DeCamp
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Name: Michael L. DeCamp
Assistant Secretary
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press Release, dated July 23, 2003, issued by Monsanto Company,
announcing the Company's new fiscal year end
99.2 Amended and Restated By-Laws of Monsanto Company, effective
July 22, 2003
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