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PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 2 DATED FEBRUARY 2, 1998 TO PROSPECTUS DATED JULY 7,
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1995, AND PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT DATED JANUARY 23, 1998
MONSANTO COMPANY
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES D
DUE FROM 9 MONTHS TO 40 YEARS FROM DATE OF ISSUE
PRINCIPAL AMOUNT: $21,450,000
PRICE TO PUBLIC: 100%
AGENTS' COMMISSIONS: $134,062.50
NET PROCEEDS TO ISSUER: $21,315,937.50
SELLING AGENTS ACTING AS PRINCIPAL: GOLDMAN, SACHS & CO. ($13,000,000)
MERRILL LYNCH & CO. ($8,450,000)
ORIGINAL ISSUE DATE: FEBRUARY 5, 1998
INTEREST RATE: 6.21%
INTEREST PAYMENT DATES: APRIL 15 AND OCTOBER 15
STATED MATURITY DATE: FEBRUARY 5, 2008
REGULAR RECORD DATES: APRIL 1 AND OCTOBER 1
SPECIFIED CURRENCY: U.S. DOLLARS
ABILITY TO REDEEM AT MONSANTO OPTION: / / YES X NO
REDEMPTION COMMENCEMENT DATE:
REDEMPTION PRICES & REDEMPTION PERIODS:
ABILITY TO REPAY AT HOLDER OPTION: / / YES X NO
REPAYMENT DATE(S) & REPAYMENT PRICE:
FORM: GLOBAL NOTE
DISCOUNT NOTE: / / YES X NO
TOTAL AMOUNT OF OID NOTE:
DEFAULT RATE:
YIELD TO MATURITY:
OTHER PROVISIONS: THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF THIS OFFERING IS
$21,450,000 AND RELATES ONLY TO PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 2. NOTES MAY BE
ISSUED BY THE COMPANY IN THE AGGREGATE PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF UP TO $100,000,000
OR ITS EQUIVALENT IN ONE OR MORE CURRENCIES OR COMPOSITE CURRENCIES. TO
DATE, INCLUDING THIS OFFERING, AN AGGREGATE OF $66,890,000 OF NOTES IS
OUTSTANDING.
