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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | |||
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. | SEC 1474 (9-02) |
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) |
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) |
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) |
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) |
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) |
8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) |
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) |
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
Phantom Share Units (1) | (2) | 11/12/2004 | A | 846 | (3) | (3) | Common Stock | 846 | $ 42.537 | 846 | D | ||||
Phantom Share Units | (2) | (4) | (4) | Common Stock | 0 (5) | 2,630 | D |
Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships | |||
Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other | |
CREWS TERRELL K 800 N. LINDBERGH BLVD. ST. LOUIS, MO 63167 |
EVP and CFO |
Christopher A. Martin, Attorney-in-Fact | 11/16/2004 | |
**Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
* | If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). |
** | Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). |
(1) | Only securities of the same class or classes involved in the transactions being reported are included in this report. Accordingly, common stock and options holdings are not included in this report. |
(2) | 1 for 1 |
(3) | The reported phantom share units were acquired under Monsanto Company's deferred payment plan and are to be settled in the month of January following the reporting person's retirement. |
(4) | The reported phantom share units were acquired under Monsanto Company's excess benefit plan and are to be settled upon the reporting person's retirement or other termination of service. |
(5) | No transaction is reported on this Form 4 for these securities. |