Monsanto Company Sets Webcasts for Whistle Stop Investor Event

Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) announced it will hold a webcast in conjunction with its seventh Whistle Stop investor event scheduled for Wednesday, August 20 and Thursday, August 21 in Huxley, Iowa. During the webcast, company executives will discuss Monsanto’s strategic initiatives, financial targets, product performance, research and development pipeline and other matters related to the company’s business.

• A webcast beginning at 12 p.m. C.T., Aug. 20 will offer remarks from the following Monsanto executives: Hugh Grant, chairman and chief executive officer; Brett Begemann, president and chief operating officer; and Robb Fraley, Ph.D., executive vice president and chief technology officer.
• A webcast beginning at 7:30 a.m. C.T., Aug. 21 will offer remarks from David Friedberg, The Climate Corporation chief executive officer.

Slides and a simultaneous audio webcast of the presentations will be accessible by visiting the investor section of Monsanto's website at www.monsanto.com/investors. Following the live broadcast, a replay of the webcast will be available on the Monsanto website for three weeks. Full materials related to the Whistle Stop event also will be available on the company’s website at www.monsanto.com/investors.

Monsanto publishes details on upcoming webcasts on its website at www.monsanto.com/investors in both the Presentation and Financial Reports section and the Calendar of Events section. Investors should look to this site as the source of information on future investor conference webcasts. The site includes a calendar of upcoming investor events, details on accessing scheduled webcasts and information from previous investor events.

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