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Monsanto Company
800 North Lindbergh Boulevard, St. Louis, MO 63167 * (314) 694-1000
Business Description The Company is a leading global provider of technology-based solutions agricultural products for growers and downstream customers.
Offering
Information

Company has
gone public

Trading As  MON (NYSE) Industry  Manufacturing (SIC 2879)
Type of Stock Offered  Common Shares Filing Date  5/12/00
Domestic Shares Offered  35,000,000 Offer Date  10/17/00
Foreign Shares Offered  0 Filing Range  $21.00 - $24.00
Company Shares  35,000,000 Offer Price  $20.00
Selling Shrhldrs Shares  0 Gross Spread  $1.000
Gross Proceeds  $700,000,000 Selling  $0.600
Expenses  - - Reallowance  $0.100
Post-IPO Shares  255,000,000 Employees  - -
Spun out from Pharmacia Corporation
Primary
Underwriting
Group
Underwriter NameParticipationUnderwriter Phone
Goldman, Sachs & Co. Lead Manager (212) 902-5959
J.P. Morgan & Co. Co-manager (212) 648-0517
Merrill Lynch & Co. Co-manager (212) 449-4600
Salomon Smith Barney Co-manager (212) 723-7300
Income
Statement
and
Cash Flow
Summary
  Prior
Audited
Income
Latest
Unaudited
Income
  Full Year Audited Figures - - Months Ending
Figures in U.S. millions except per share data 12/31/95 12/31/96 12/31/97 12/31/98 12/31/99    
Revenues   2,429.000 2,928.000 3,673.000 4,448.000 5,248.000 - -
Income from Oper.   512.000 506.000 13.000 55.000 625.000 - -
Net Income   365.000 319.000 31.000 -125.000 150.000 - -
E.P.S   - - - - - - -
Revenue Growth (%)      20.54 25.44 21.10 17.986   -
Net Income Growth (%)      -12.60 -90.28 - -   -
Oper. Profit Margin (%)    21.08 17.28 0.35 1.24 11.91 - -
Net Profit Margin (%)    15.03 10.89 0.84 - 2.86 - -
Cash Flow - Oper.     - - -
Cash Flow - Inv.     - - -
Cash Flow - Fin.     - - -
Balance Sheet
Summary
and
Financial
Ratios
Balance sheet as of: 12/31/99 Financial Ratios
Total Assets    11,101.00 Current Assets    4,027.00 Current Ratio    2.36
Total Liab.    6,456.00 Current Liab.    1,704.00 Debt Ratio    58.16%
Total Equity    4,645.00 Working Cap.    2,323.00 Debt to Equity Ratio    1.39
Cash    26.00    Return on Assets   1.35%
Use Of
Proceeds
We expect to use the estimated net proceeds from this offering to pay off a substantial portion of the commercial paper obligations issued by Pharmacia that are to be assumed by Monsanto. If the overallotment option is exercised, we expect to usethe estimated additional net proceeds to reduce further such commercial paper obligations.
Legal Counsel
Registrar
Auditor
Issuer's Law Firm  Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Bank's Law Firm  Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Auditor  Deloitte & Touche
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