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MONSANTO
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Monsanto
Company
800 North Lindbergh Blvd.,
St. Louis, Missouri 63167
Important Notice Regarding the Availability of Proxy Materials for the
Shareowner Meeting to Be Held on
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
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The Proxy Statement,
Annual Report, Proxy Card and other proxy materials are available at:
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This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials that are available to you on the Internet. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the proxy materials before voting. If you want to receive a paper or e-mail copy of these documents, you must request one. There is no charge to you for requesting a copy. Please make your request for a copy as instructed below on or before December 26, 2008 to facilitate timely delivery. |
Dear Monsanto Company Shareowner:
The 2009 Annual Meeting of Shareowners of Monsanto Company (the “Company”) will be held at our Creve Coeur campus, 800 North Lindbergh Blvd., St. Louis, Missouri 63167, on Wednesday, January 14, 2009, at 2:00 p.m. (Central time).
Proposals to be considered at the Annual Meeting:
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to elect the four Directors named below to serve until the 2012 Annual Meeting of Shareowners of the Company: Janice L. Fields, Hugh Grant, C. Steven McMillan, and Robert J. Stevens; | ||
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to ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2009 fiscal year; and | ||
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to transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting. | ||
The Board of Directors recommends a vote “FOR” Items 1 and 2.
The Board of Directors has fixed the close of business on November 17, 2008 as the record date (the “Record Date”) for the determination of shareowners entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting or any adjournment(s) thereof.
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Shareowners of record as of the Record Date are encouraged and cordially invited to attend the Annual Meeting. Directions to attend the Annual Meeting where you may vote in person can be found on our website at www.monsanto.com/annualmeetingdirections.
Meeting
Location:
Monsanto
Company
K
Building
800 North Lindbergh
Blvd.
St. Louis, Missouri 63167
You can also find directions to the Annual Meeting on page C-1 of the proxy statement.
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The following Proxy Materials are available for you to review online: | ||
| · | the Company’s Proxy Statement (including all attachments thereto); | |
| · | the Proxy Card; | |
| · | the Company’s Annual Report for the year ended August 31, 2008 (which is not deemed to be part of the official proxy soliciting materials); and | |
| · | any amendments to the foregoing materials that are required to be furnished to shareowners. | |
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To request a paper
copy of the Proxy Materials, | ||
| Telephone: | 1-888-313-0164 (outside of the U.S and Canada call 201-680-6688), | |
| Email: | shrrelations@bnymellon.com | |
| Internet | http://bnymellon.mobular.net/bnymellon/mon | |
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The Proxy Materials for Monsanto Company are available to review at:
http://bnymellon.mobular.net/bnymellon/mon
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