UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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Monsanto Company
800 North Lindbergh Boulevard
St. Louis, Missouri 63167
Phone (314) 694-1000
http://www.monsanto.com
ADDITIONAL SOLICITING MATERIAL
RELATED TO 2010 PROXY STATEMENT
December 22, 2010
This additional soliciting material related to our proxy statement dated December 10, 2010, or the “proxy statement,” provides updated information with respect to our 2011 annual meeting of shareowners which will be held on Tuesday, January 25, 2011. The meeting will be held at 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time in “A” Building at our Creve Coeur Campus, 800 N. Lindbergh Boulevard, St. Louis County, Missouri.
On December 22, 2010, we filed a Current Report on Form 8-K reporting that Frank V. AtLee III has resigned from our board of directors. In light of his resignation, on December 22, 2010, the board reduced the number of directors constituting the current board to eleven. No change was made to the nominees to be elected at the 2011 annual meeting.