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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Rosa Nick E.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
200 World Trade Center
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(Street)
Chicago IL 60654
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
March 1, 1999
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
###-##-####
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Monsanto Company, MTC
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[_] Director [_] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
Co-President, Nutrition and Consumer Products
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[X] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[_] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 26,000(1) D
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Common Stock 401 I 401(k) Plan
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* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
(Over)
(Form 3-07/98)
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FORM 3 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Security Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
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Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Option (Right to Buy) 2/28/93 2/27/02 Common Stock 22,500 $12.23 D
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Option (Right to Buy) 2/26/94 2/25/03 Common Stock 25,000 $ 9.32 D
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Option (Right to Buy) 4/26/97 4/25/06 Common Stock 50,000 $27.64 D
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Option (Right to Buy) 4/26/97 4/25/06 Common Stock 75,000 $31.89 D
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Option (Right to Buy) 4/26/97 4/25/06 Common Stock 75,000 $36.44 D
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Option (Right to Buy) 4/26/97 4/25/06 Common Stock 50,000 $41.00 D
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Option (Right to Buy) 2/27/98(2) 2/26/07 Common Stock 43,330 $33.65 D
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Option (Right to Buy) 2/26/02(3) 2/25/08 Common Stock 37,310 $50.219 D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Includes 20,000 shares owned through Monsanto Company's Executive Stock
Purchase Incentive Plan.
(2) 5,612 options will not be exercisable until February 27, 2006.
(3) Number of options exercisable on such date is dependent on performance
criteria. Remainder will become exercisable on February 26, 2007.
/s/Nick E. Rosa March 24, 1999
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Nick E. Rosa
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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