UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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) April 10, 2008
MONSANTO COMPANY
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware --------------------------- (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
001-16167 ------------------- (Commission File Number) |
43-1878297 --------------------------- (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
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800 North Lindbergh Blvd. St. Louis, Missouri ---------------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
63167 ------------------ (Zip Code) |
(314) 694-1000
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(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Monsanto Company furnishes the following additional exhibits to its registration statement no. 333-125193 on Form S-3, which also constitutes an amendment to its prior registration statement no. 333-88542:
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Underwriting Agreement, dated April 10, 2008, by and among the Company and |
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Pricing Agreement, dated April 10, 2008, by and among the Company and the representatives of the several underwriters named therein. |
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Form of 5.125% Senior Note due 2018. |
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Form of 5.875% Senior Note due 2038. |
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Legal Opinion of Bryan Cave, counsel to registrant. |
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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.
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MONSANTO COMPANY | |
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Date: April 15, 2008 |
/s/ Sonya M. Davis | |
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Sonya M. Davis |
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Assistant Secretary |
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