SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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): October 13, 1998
MONSANTO COMPANY
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Delaware 1-2516 43-0420020
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(State of Incorporation) (Commission (IRS Employer
File Number) Identification No.)
800 North Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri 63167
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (314) 694-1000
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On October 13, 1998, Monsanto Company (the "Company") issued a press
release announcing that the Company and American Home Products Corporation
("AHP") had terminated by mutual consent the Merger Agreement, dated as of May
31, 1998, among AHP, MA Sub, Inc. and the Company. A copy of the press release
issued by the Company is filed as an exhibit hereto and is incorporated by
reference herein.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
99.1 Press release, dated October 13, 1998, issued by
Monsanto Company.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Dated: October 13, 1998
MONSANTO COMPANY
By /s/ Hendrik A. Verfaillie
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Name: Hendrik A. Verfaillie
Title: President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
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99.1 Press release, dated October 13, 1998, issued by Monsanto
Company.
Exhibit 99.1
Immediately
Monsanto Media Contact: Scarlett Lee Foster (314-694-2883)
AHP Media Contact: Lowell B. Weiner, Ph.D. (973-660-5013)
MONSANTO AND AMERICAN HOME PRODUCTS AGREE TO END MERGER PLANS
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 13, 1998 - Monsanto Company (MTC) and American Home
Products Corporation (AHP) announced today that they have terminated their
merger agreement by mutual consent. The boards of directors of each of the two
companies have determined that the transaction is not in the best interest of
their respective shareowners.
Monsanto is a life sciences company, committed to finding solutions to the
growing global needs for food and health by applying advanced bioscience and
biotechnology to agriculture, nutrition and health to produce high-value
agricultural products, pharmaceuticals and food ingredients.
