SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 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):
September 1, 1997
SOLUTIA INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
001-13255 43-1781797
(Commission File No.) (IRS employer
identification no.)
10300 Olive Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-6760
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code
(314) 674-1000<PAGE>
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
On September 1, 1997, Monsanto Company ("Monsanto")
consummated the spinoff of Solutia Inc. (the "Company") by
means of a distribution of all of the issued and outstanding
common stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Company to the
stockholders of record of Monsanto on August 20, 1997, and the
Company became an independent public company.
Additional information concerning the Company and the
spinoff is set forth in the Registration Statement on Form 10,
as amended, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, which the Company has previously filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission and which is incorporated
herein by reference.
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Ex-
change Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
SOLUTIA INC.
By:/s/Karl R. Barnickol
Karl R. Barnickol
Senior Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
Date: September 16, 1997
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