Monsanto Board Approves Dividend of 54 Cents Per Share

Monsanto Company MON announced today that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend on its common stock of 54 cents per share. The dividend relates to the company's fourth quarter of its 2016 fiscal year and is payable on October 28, 2016, to shareowners of record on October 7, 2016.

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