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): January 30, 2015
 
MONSANTO COMPANY
 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware
001-16167
43-1878297
State of Incorporation
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)


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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

At Monsanto Company's 2015 Annual Meeting on January 30, 2015, of the 483,602,033 shares outstanding and entitled to vote, 413,754,984 shares were represented, constituting a 85.55% quorum.  Each matter was determined by a majority of votes cast.

The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of shareowners at the Annual Meeting are as follows:

Item No. 1: ELECTION OF DIRECTORS

All of the board's nominees for director were elected to serve until the Company's 2016 Annual Meeting or until their respective successors are elected and qualified, by the votes set forth in the table below:

 
Votes Cast For
Votes Cast Against
    
Nominee
Number
% of Votes Cast
Number
% of Votes Cast
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
Gregory H. Boyce
373,273,966
98.45%
5,863,984
1.54%
1,364,305
33,252,729
Janice L. Fields
377,983,813
99.67%
1,214,286
0.32%
1,304,156
33,252,729
Hugh Grant
365,921,039
96.84%
11,919,781
3.15%
2,661,435
33,252,729
Laura K. Ipsen
378,483,505
99.81%
711,334
0.18%
1,307,416
33,252,729
Marcos M. Lutz
375,231,723
98.95%
3,945,067
1.04%
1,325,465
33,252,729
C. Steven McMillan
374,691,864
98.82%
4,453,471
1.17%
1,356,920
33,252,729
William U. Parfet
374,606,433
98.80%
4,524,456
1.19%
1,371,366
33,252,729
George H. Poste, Ph.D., D.V.M.
377,549,409
99.57%
1,624,015
0.42%
1,328,831
33,252,729
Robert J. Stevens
375,383,513
99.01%
3,749,250
0.98%
1,369,492
33,252,729
 
The company's remaining four directors, David L. Chicoine, Arthur H. Harper, Gwendolyn S. King, and Jon R. Moeller, will continue to serve for terms ending at the Company's 2016 Annual Meeting or until their respective successors are elected and qualified.

Item No. 2: RATIFICATION OF AUDITORS

The appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal 2015 was ratified by the shareowners, by the votes set forth in the table below:

Votes Cast For
Votes Cast Against
    
Number
% of Votes Cast
Number
% of Votes Cast
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
408,286,020
99.05%
3,911,995
0.94%
1,556,969
0


Item No. 3: ADVISORY VOTE ON EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The shareowners approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, executive compensation, by the votes set forth in the table below:
 
Votes Cast For
Votes Cast Against
    
Number
% of Votes Cast
Number
% of Votes Cast
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
367,228,985
97.05%
11,162,180
2.94%
2,111,090
33,252,729
 

Item No. 4: SHAREOWNER PROPOSAL: LOBBYING REPORT

The shareowners did not approve the shareowner proposal presented at the meeting requesting a report on certain matters related to lobbying, as evidenced by the votes set forth in the table below:

Votes Cast For
Votes Cast Against
    
Number
% of Votes Cast
Number
% of Votes Cast
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
84,769,653
24.44%
261,949,616
75.55%
33,782,986
33,252,729
 

Item No.5: SHAREOWNER PROPOSAL: SHAREOWNER PROXY ACCESS

The shareowners approved the shareowner proposal presented at the meeting requesting adoption of shareowner proxy access, as evidenced by the votes set forth in the table below:

Votes Cast For
Votes Cast Against
    
Number
% of Votes Cast
Number
% of Votes Cast
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
201,427,316
53.46%
175,297,662
46.53%
3,777,277
33,252,729
 
 
Item No.6: SHAREOWNER PROPOSAL: INDEPENDENT BOARD CHAIRMAN

The shareowners did not approve the shareowner proposal presented at the meeting requesting adoption of a policy requiring an independent board chairman, as evidenced by the votes set forth in the table below:

Votes Cast For
Votes Cast Against
    
Number
% of Votes Cast
Number
% of Votes Cast
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
72,888,031
19.25%
305,734,226
80.74%
1,879,998
33,252,729
 

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.

MONSANTO COMPANY


Dated:  January 30, 2015 By:_/s/Jennifer L. Woods_____
  Name:          Jennifer L. Woods
   Title:            Assistant Secretary