MONSANTO COMPANY (NASDAQ:MON) Files An 8-K Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On January 5, 2017, Monsanto Company issued a press release announcing its first quarter>fiscal year 2017>financial and operating results for the period ended Nov. 30, 2016. This press release is furnished as Exhibit 99 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.

We are furnishing the information contained in this report, including the Exhibit, to “Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition” of Form 8-K promulgated by the SEC. This information shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, unless we specifically incorporate it by reference in a document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act. By filing this report on Form 8-K and furnishing this information, we make no admission as to the materiality of any information in this report, including the Exhibit.

ITEM 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibit is filed herewith:

Exhibit 99 Press Release, dated January 5, 2017, issued by Monsanto Company

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