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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*
Morley David L.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
800 North Lindbergh Blvd.
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(Street)
St. Louis Missouri 63167
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
August 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)
Senior Vice President
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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 8,400(1) D
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Common Stock 3,003 I 401(k) Plan
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Common Stock 1,194 I 401(k) Plan of Wife
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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
---------------------- or Exercise (D) or Indirect
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) 5/24/92 5/23/01 Common Stock 22,500 $11.58 D
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Option
(right to buy) 2/28/93 2/27/02 Common Stock 50,000 $12.30 D
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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 15,000 $9.32 D
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Option
(right to buy) 2/26/94 2/25/03 Common Stock 45,000 $9.32 D
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Option
(right to buy) 2/28/98 2/26/07 Common Stock 45,731 $33.65 D
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Option
(right to buy) 4/25/98 4/24/07 Common Stock 27,654 $36.22 D
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Option
(right to buy) 4/25/98 4/24/07 Common Stock 41,482 $41.00 D
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Option
(right to buy) 4/25/98 4/24/07 Common Stock 41,482 $45.56 D
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Option
(right to buy) 4/25/98 4/24/07 Common Stock 27,654 $50.11 D
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Option
(right to buy) 2/27/98 2/26/07 Common Stock 1,197 $33.65 I By Wife
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Option
(right to buy) 2/26/99 2/25/08 Common Stock 31,410 $50.219 I By Wife
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Explanation of Responses:(1) 8,400 shares owned through Monsanto Company's Executive Stock Purchase Incentive Plan.
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
David L. Morley
** 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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