form8-k.htm
As Filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 10,
2009
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): December 10, 2009 (December
7, 2009)
MONSANTO
COMPANY
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
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001-16167
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43-1878297
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(State
of Incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS
Employer Identification No.)
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800
North Lindbergh Boulevard
St.
Louis, Missouri 63167
(Address
of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's
telephone number, including area code: (314) 694-1000
Not
Applicable
(Former
Name or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
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Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain
Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On
December 7, 2009, Monsanto Company’s Board of Directors elected Nicole M.
Ringenberg, age 48, as Vice President and Controller. Ms. Ringenberg
will serve as our company’s principal accounting officer.
Ms.
Ringenberg has held various roles within our finance and commercial teams during
her tenure with our company. Most recently, she served as Vice
President, Finance, Seeds & Traits since October 2009. She
previously served as Vice President, Finance & Operations, Global Commercial
from October 2007 to October 2009; as Vice President, Finance from January 2007
to October 2007; as Asia Pacific Business Lead from August 2004 to December
2006; and, prior to that, as General Auditor.
Upon her
election, Ms. Ringenberg received the following changes to her
compensation: (i) her annual base salary was increased to $335,000,
commencing December 7, 2009; and (ii) her full value Annual Incentive Plan
Target opportunity was increased to 50% of base salary, but then reduced by 25%
for fiscal 2010, consistent with the reduction in 2010 incentive opportunities
for our other officers, as described in our Proxy Statement filed December 7,
2009. Additionally, Ms. Ringenberg received a grant of 3,600
Strategic Goal RSUs pursuant to the Terms and Conditions of the Fiscal Year 2010
Strategic Performance Goal Restricted Stock Unit Grant under the Monsanto
Company 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
SIGNATURES
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: December
10, 2009
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MONSANTO
COMPANY
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By:
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/s/
Jennifer L. Woods
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Name:
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Jennifer
L. Woods
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Title:
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Assistant
Secretary
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