MONSANTO COMPANY (NYSE:MON) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02.

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On February 12, 2018, the People and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Monsanto Company (the “Company”) approved the payment of special recognition awards to certain of the Company’s officers, including its named executive officers, in recognition of the Company’s strong performance and their extraordinary leadership in connection with the Company’s pending merger with Bayer Aktiengesellschaft, including in particular the substantial additional time and effort required of such officers in connection with the regulatory review process relating to the merger while sustaining superior performance of their ordinary course responsibilities for the Company in an extremely challenging environment. With respect to the Company’s named executive officers, the special awards were paid in cash on February 13, 2018 in the amount of $2,500,000 for the chairman and chief executive officer and $250,000 for each of the other named executive officers.

About MONSANTO COMPANY (NYSE:MON)

Monsanto Company (Monsanto), along with its subsidiaries, is a provider of agricultural products for farmers. The Company provides seeds, biotechnology trait products, herbicides and precision agriculture tools to farmers. The Company operates through two segments: Seeds and Genomics, and Agricultural Productivity. Through its Seeds and Genomics segment, the Company produces seed brands, including DEKALB, Asgrow, Deltapine, Seminis and De Ruiter, and it develops biotechnology traits that assist farmers in controlling insects and weeds and precision agriculture to assist farmers in decision-making. It offers products, such as Germplasm and Biotechnology traits. Through its Agricultural Productivity segment, the Company manufactures Roundup brand herbicides and other herbicides and provides lawn-and-garden herbicide products for the residential market.