Monsanto will hold conference for financial results and R&D Pipeline

Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) announced it will issue the companys financial results for its fiscal 2010 first quarter on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2010, prior to market open. Monsanto also will hold a conference call that day at 8:30 a.m. CT (9:30 a.m. ET). The call will focus on the companys first-quarter results, future expectations and an annual update of new and progressing projects within Monsantos Research and Development (R&D) pipeline. The call also may include a discussion of Monsantos strategic initiatives, product performance and other matters related to the companys business.

Presentation slides and a simultaneous audio webcast of the conference call may be accessed by visiting the companys web site at http://www.monsanto.com/investors. Following the live broadcast, a replay of the webcast will be available on the Monsanto web site for three weeks.
The following week Monsanto executives - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Carl Casale and Vice President of Biotechnology Steve Padgette, Ph.D. - will address investors at hosted presentations in Boston and New York featuring expanded information on the companys R&D pipeline progress. The Monsanto executives also will provide an update on the companys business performance, strategic initiatives, product performance and other business matters in the presentations.