Monsanto Company Sets Webcasts for Whistle Stop Investor Tour Event

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Monsanto Company MON announced it will hold a webcast in conjunction with its eighth Whistle Stop tour investor event scheduled for Wednesday, August 17 and Thursday, August 18 in St. Louis, Mo. During the webcast, company executives will discuss Monsanto's financial targets, drivers of innovation, research and development pipeline and other matters related to the company's business.

• A webcast beginning at 12 p.m. C.T., Aug. 17 will offer remarks from the following Monsanto executives: Hugh Grant, chairman and chief executive officer and Brett Begemann, president and chief operating officer.
• A webcast beginning at 7:00 a.m., C.T., Aug. 18 will offer remarks from Robb Fraley, Ph.D., executive vice president and chief technology officer.

Slides and a simultaneous audio webcast of the presentations will be accessible by visiting the investor section of Monsanto's website at www.monsanto.com/investors. Following the live broadcast, a replay of the webcast will be available on the Monsanto website for three weeks. Full materials related to the Whistle Stop tour event also will be available on the company's website at www.monsanto.com/investors.

Monsanto publishes details on upcoming webcasts on its website at www.monsanto.com/investors in both the Presentation and Financial Reports section and the Calendar of Events section. Investors should look to this site as the source of information on future investor conference webcasts. The site includes a calendar of upcoming investor events, details on accessing scheduled webcasts and information from previous investor events.

About Monsanto Company

Monsanto is committed to bringing a broad range of solutions to help nourish our growing world. We produce seeds for fruits, vegetables and key crops – such as corn, soybeans, and cotton – that help farmers have better harvests while using water and other important resources more efficiently. We work to find sustainable solutions for soil health, help farmers use data to improve farming practices and conserve natural resources, and provide crop protection products to minimize damage from pests and disease. Through programs and partnerships, we collaborate with farmers, researchers, nonprofit organizations, universities and others to help tackle some of the world's biggest challenges. To learn more about Monsanto, our commitments and our more than 20,000 dedicated employees, please visit: discover.monsanto.com and monsanto.com. Follow our business on Twitter^® at twitter.com/MonsantoCo, on the company blog, Beyond the Rows^® at monsantoblog.com or subscribe to our News Release RSS Feed.

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