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 first quarter of its 2017 fiscal year and is payable on January 27, 2017, to shareowners of record on January 6, 2017.

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