MONSANTO COMPANY
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FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from
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Delaware
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43-1878297
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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800 North Lindbergh Blvd.,
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63167
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St. Louis, MO
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(Zip Code)
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(Address of principal executive offices)
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Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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MONSANTO COMPANY
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FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
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CAUTION REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
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MONSANTO COMPANY
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FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Item 1.
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Item 2.
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Item 3.
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Item 1.
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Item 1A.
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Item 6.
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MONSANTO COMPANY
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FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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ITEM 1.
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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Unaudited
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
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Three Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2016
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Nov. 30, 2015
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Net Sales
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$
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2,650
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$
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2,219
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Cost of goods sold
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1,391
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1,318
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Gross Profit
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1,259
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901
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Operating Expenses:
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Selling, general and administrative expenses
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585
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543
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Research and development expenses
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370
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364
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Restructuring charges
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(36
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266
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Pending Bayer transaction related costs
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93
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—
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Total Operating Expenses
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1,012
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1,173
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Income (Loss) from Operations
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247
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(272
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Interest expense
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136
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129
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Interest income
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(18
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(20
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Other expense, net
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43
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25
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Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes
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86
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(406
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)
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Income tax provision (benefit)
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61
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(137
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)
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Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
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$
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25
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$
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(269
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)
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Discontinued Operations:
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Income from operations of discontinued business
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16
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20
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Income tax provision
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6
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8
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Income from Discontinued Operations
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10
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12
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Net Income (Loss)
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$
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35
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$
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(257
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)
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Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
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6
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(4
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)
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Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Monsanto Company
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$
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29
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$
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(253
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)
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Amounts Attributable to Monsanto Company:
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Income (loss) from continuing operations
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$
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19
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$
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(265
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)
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Income from discontinued operations
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10
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12
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Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Monsanto Company
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$
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29
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$
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(253
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)
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Basic Earnings per Share Attributable to Monsanto Company:
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Income (loss) from continuing operations
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$
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0.05
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$
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(0.58
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Income from discontinued operations
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0.02
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0.02
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Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Monsanto Company
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$
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0.07
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$
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(0.56
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)
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Diluted Earnings per Share Attributable to Monsanto Company:
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Income (loss) from continuing operations
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$
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0.05
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$
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(0.58
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Income from discontinued operations
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0.02
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0.02
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Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Monsanto Company
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$
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0.07
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$
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(0.56
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)
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Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:
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Basic
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438.1
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454.1
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Diluted
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441.7
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454.1
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Dividends Declared per Share
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$
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—
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$
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—
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Unaudited
(Dollars in millions)
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Three Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2016
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Nov. 30, 2015
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Comprehensive Loss Attributable to Monsanto Company
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Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Monsanto Company
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$
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29
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$
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(253
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)
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Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax:
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Foreign currency translation, net of tax of $(1), and $1, respectively
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(268
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)
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(229
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)
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Postretirement benefit plan activity, net of tax of $6, and $5, respectively
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10
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10
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Unrealized net losses on investment holdings, net of tax of $1, and $(1), respectively
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(1
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(2
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Unrealized net derivative gains, net of tax of $15, and $(4), respectively
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31
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—
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Realized net derivative losses, net of tax of $15, and $5, respectively
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21
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4
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Total Other Comprehensive Loss, Net of Tax
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(207
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(217
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)
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Comprehensive Loss Attributable to Monsanto Company
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$
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(178
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)
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$
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(470
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)
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Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
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Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
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6
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(4
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Other Comprehensive Loss
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Foreign currency translation
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(1
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(1
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Total Other Comprehensive Loss
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(1
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(1
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Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
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$
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5
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$
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(5
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Total Comprehensive Loss
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$
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(173
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$
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(475
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Unaudited
(Dollars in millions, except share amounts)
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As of
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Nov. 30, 2016
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Aug. 31, 2016
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Assets
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Current Assets:
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Cash and cash equivalents (variable interest entity restricted - 2017: $17 and 2016: $122)
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$
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2,129
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$
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1,676
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Short-term investments
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60
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60
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Trade receivables, net (variable interest entity restricted - 2017: $92 and 2016: $7)
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2,196
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1,926
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Miscellaneous receivables
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917
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755
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Inventory, net
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3,839
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3,241
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Assets held for sale
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267
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272
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Other current assets
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244
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227
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Total Current Assets
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9,652
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8,157
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Total property, plant and equipment
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11,124
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11,116
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Less accumulated depreciation
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5,907
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5,885
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Property, Plant and Equipment
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5,217
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5,231
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Goodwill
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3,998
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4,020
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Other Intangible Assets, Net
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1,078
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1,125
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Noncurrent Deferred Tax Assets
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487
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613
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Long-Term Receivables, Net
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39
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101
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Other Assets
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488
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489
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Total Assets
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$
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20,959
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$
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19,736
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Liabilities and Shareowners’ Equity
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Current Liabilities:
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Short-term debt, including current portion of long-term debt (variable interest entity restricted - 2017: $0 and 2016: $113)
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$
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570
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$
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1,587
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Accounts payable
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1,073
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1,006
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Income taxes payable
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130
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41
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Accrued compensation and benefits
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212
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239
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Accrued marketing programs
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1,038
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1,650
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Deferred revenue
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2,907
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568
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Grower production accruals
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429
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47
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Dividends payable
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—
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237
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Customer payable
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94
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123
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Restructuring reserves
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136
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227
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Miscellaneous short-term accruals
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911
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1,004
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Total Current Liabilities
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7,500
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6,729
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Long-Term Debt (variable interest entity restricted - 2017: $94 and 2016: $0)
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8,047
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7,453
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Postretirement Liabilities
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338
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371
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Long-Term Deferred Revenue
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31
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35
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Noncurrent Deferred Tax Liabilities
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90
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68
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Long-Term Portion of Environmental and Litigation Liabilities
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198
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200
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Long-Term Restructuring Reserves
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14
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17
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Other Liabilities
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324
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318
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Shareowners’ Equity:
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Common stock (authorized: 1,500,000,000 shares, par value $0.01)
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Issued 612,135,613 and 611,435,047 shares, respectively
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Outstanding 438,495,500 and 437,795,024 shares, respectively
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6
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6
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Treasury stock 173,640,113 and 173,640,023 shares, respectively, at cost
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(15,053
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)
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(15,053
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)
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Additional contributed capital
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11,672
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11,626
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Retained earnings
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10,792
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10,763
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Accumulated other comprehensive loss
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(3,015
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)
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(2,808
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)
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Total Monsanto Company Shareowners’ Equity
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4,402
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4,534
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Noncontrolling Interest
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15
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11
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Total Shareowners’ Equity
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4,417
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4,545
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Total Liabilities and Shareowners’ Equity
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$
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20,959
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$
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19,736
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Unaudited
(Dollars in millions)
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Three Months Ended
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Nov. 30, 2016
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Nov. 30, 2015
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Operating Activities:
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Net Income (Loss)
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$
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35
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$
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(257
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)
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Adjustments to reconcile cash provided by operating activities:
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Items that did not require (provide) cash:
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Depreciation and amortization
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189
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181
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Bad-debt expense
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7
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12
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Stock-based compensation expense
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36
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37
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Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
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(4
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)
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(6
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)
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Deferred income taxes
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94
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6
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Restructuring impairments
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1
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99
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Equity affiliate expense, net
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2
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2
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Other items
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12
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18
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Changes in assets and liabilities that (required) provided cash, net of acquisitions:
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Trade receivables, net
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(271
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)
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(515
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)
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Inventory, net
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(681
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)
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(528
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)
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Deferred revenue
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2,344
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2,787
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Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities
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(54
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)
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(423
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)
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Restructuring, net
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(89
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)
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208
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Pension contributions
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(19
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)
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(3
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)
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Other items, net
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(139
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)
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(255
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)
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Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
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1,463
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1,363
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Cash Flows (Required) Provided by Investing Activities:
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Capital expenditures
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(317
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)
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(326
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)
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Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired
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(7
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)
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—
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Technology and other investments
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(5
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)
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(12
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)
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Other investments and property disposal proceeds
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2
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2
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Net Cash Required by Investing Activities
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(327
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)
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(336
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)
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Cash Flows (Required) Provided by Financing Activities:
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Net change in financing with less than 90-day maturities
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(511
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)
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839
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Short-term debt proceeds
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3
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—
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Short-term debt reductions
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(8
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)
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(3
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)
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Long-term debt proceeds
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599
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4
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Long-term debt reductions
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(509
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)
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(3
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)
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Debt issuance costs
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(2
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)
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—
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Treasury stock purchases
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—
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(3,000
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)
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Stock option exercises
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21
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16
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Excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
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4
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6
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Tax withholding on restricted stock and restricted stock units
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(14
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)
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(18
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)
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Dividend payments
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(237
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)
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(254
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)
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Payments to noncontrolling interests
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(1
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)
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(1
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)
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Net Cash Required by Financing Activities
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(655
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)
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(2,414
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)
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Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents
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(28
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)
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(37
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)
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Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
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453
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(1,424
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)
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Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
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1,676
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3,701
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Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
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$
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2,129
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$
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2,277
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Monsanto Shareowners
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Unaudited
(Dollars in millions, except per share data)
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Common Stock
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Treasury Stock
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Additional Contributed Capital
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Retained Earnings
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Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss)
(1)
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Non-Controlling
Interest
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Total
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Balance as of Aug. 31, 2015
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$
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6
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$
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(12,053
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)
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$
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11,464
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$
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10,374
|
|
$
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(2,801
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)
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$
|
15
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|
$
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7,005
|
|
Net Income (Loss)
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—
|
|
—
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—
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1,336
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|
—
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(23
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)
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1,313
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|||||||
Other Comprehensive Loss for 2016
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—
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|
—
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|
—
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—
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(7
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)
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(1
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)
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(8
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)
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Treasury Stock Purchases
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—
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(3,000
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)
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(1
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)
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—
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—
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—
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(3,001
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)
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|||||||
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Tax Withholding
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—
|
|
—
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(24
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)
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—
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|
—
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|
—
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(24
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)
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|||||||
Issuance of Shares Under Employee Stock Plans
|
—
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|
—
|
|
81
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
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81
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|
|||||||
Net Excess Tax Benefits from Stock-based Compensation
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—
|
|
—
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|
11
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|
—
|
|
—
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|
—
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|
11
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|
|||||||
Stock-based Compensation Expense
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—
|
|
—
|
|
111
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|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
111
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|
|||||||
Cash Dividends of $2.16 per Common Share
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—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
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(947
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)
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—
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|
—
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(947
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)
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|||||||
Acquisition of Noncontrolling Interest
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—
|
|
—
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(16
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)
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—
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|
—
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|
26
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|
10
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|||||||
Payments to Noncontrolling Interest
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—
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|
—
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—
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—
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—
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(6
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)
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(6
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)
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Balance as of Aug. 31, 2016
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$
|
6
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|
$
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(15,053
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)
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$
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11,626
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$
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10,763
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$
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(2,808
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)
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$
|
11
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$
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4,545
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Net Income
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—
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|
—
|
|
—
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|
29
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|
—
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|
6
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35
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|
|||||||
Other Comprehensive Loss for 2017
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—
|
|
—
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|
—
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—
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(207
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)
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(1
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(208
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)
|
|||||||
Issuance of Shares Under Employee Stock Plans
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—
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|
—
|
|
21
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|
—
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|
—
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—
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|
21
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|
|||||||
Restricted Stock and Restricted Stock Unit Tax Withholding
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—
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|
—
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(14
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)
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—
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—
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—
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(14
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)
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|||||||
Net Excess Tax Benefits from Stock-based Compensation
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—
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|
—
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|
3
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
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|
3
|
|
|||||||
Stock-based Compensation Expense
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
36
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
36
|
|
|||||||
Payments to Noncontrolling Interest
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
(1
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
|||||||
Balance as of Nov. 30, 2016
|
$
|
6
|
|
$
|
(15,053
|
)
|
$
|
11,672
|
|
$
|
10,792
|
|
$
|
(3,015
|
)
|
$
|
15
|
|
$
|
4,417
|
|
(1)
|
See Note
15
—
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
— for further details of the components of accumulated other comprehensive loss.
|
NOTE 1.
|
BACKGROUND AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION
|
NOTE 2.
|
NEW ACCOUNTING STANDARDS
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED (continued)
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED (continued)
|
NOTE 3.
|
RESTRUCTURING
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|||||
(Dollars in millions)
|
Nov. 30, 2016
|
Nov. 30, 2015
|
||||
Cost of Goods Sold
(1)
|
$
|
(1
|
)
|
$
|
(52
|
)
|
Restructuring Charges
(2)
|
36
|
|
(266
|
)
|
||
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes
|
$
|
35
|
|
$
|
(318
|
)
|
Income Tax (Provision) Benefit
|
(10
|
)
|
108
|
|
||
Net Income (Loss)
|
$
|
25
|
|
$
|
(210
|
)
|
(1)
|
For the
three months ended
Nov. 30, 2016
, and Nov. 30, 2015,
$1 million
and
$52 million
of restructuring charges in cost of goods sold was recorded in the Seeds and Genomics segment.
|
(2)
|
For the three months ended
Nov. 30, 2016
, the net reversal of previously recognized expense of
$36 million
is split by segment as follows:
$34 million
in Seeds and Genomics and
$2 million
in Agricultural Productivity.
For the three months ended
Nov. 30, 2015,
$266 million
of restructuring charges is split by segment as follows:
$237 million
in Seeds and Genomics and
$29 million
in Agricultural Productivity.
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED (continued)
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
Work Force Reductions
(1)
|
Facility Closures/Exit Costs
|
Asset Impairments and Write-offs
|
Total
|
||||||||
Balance as of Aug. 31, 2015
|
$
|
217
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
217
|
|
Net restructuring charges recognized in fiscal year 2016
|
189
|
|
28
|
|
147
|
|
364
|
|
||||
Cash payments
|
(164
|
)
|
(28
|
)
|
—
|
|
(192
|
)
|
||||
Asset impairments and write-offs
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
(147
|
)
|
(147
|
)
|
||||
Foreign currency impact
|
2
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
2
|
|
||||
Balance as of Aug. 31, 2016
|
$
|
244
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
244
|
|
Net restructuring charges recognized in first quarter of fiscal year 2017
|
(38
|
)
|
2
|
|
1
|
|
(35
|
)
|
||||
Cash payments
|
(51
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
—
|
|
(53
|
)
|
||||
Asset impairments and write-offs
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
(1
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
||||
Foreign currency impact
|
(5
|
)
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
(5
|
)
|
||||
Balance as of Nov. 30, 2016
|
$
|
150
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
150
|
|
(1)
|
The restructuring liability balance included
$14 million
and
$17 million
that were recorded in long-term restructuring reserves in the Statements of Consolidated Financial Position as of
Nov. 30, 2016
, and
Aug. 31, 2016
, respectively.
|
NOTE 4.
|
CUSTOMER FINANCING PROGRAMS
|
|
As of
|
|||||
(Dollars in millions)
|
Nov. 30, 2016
|
Aug. 31, 2016
|
||||
Transactions that Qualify for Sales Treatment
|
|
|
||||
U.S. agreement to sell trade receivables
(1)
|
|
|
||||
Outstanding balance
|
$
|
352
|
|
$
|
511
|
|
Maximum future payout under recourse provisions
|
15
|
|
19
|
|
||
European and Latin American agreements to sell trade receivables
(2)
|
|
|
||||
Outstanding balance
|
$
|
22
|
|
$
|
60
|
|
Maximum future payout under recourse provisions
|
8
|
|
35
|
|
||
Agreements with Lenders
(3)
|
|
|
||||
Outstanding balance
|
$
|
90
|
|
$
|
73
|
|
Maximum future payout under the guarantee
|
65
|
|
57
|
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED (continued)
|
|
Gross Amounts of Receivables Sold
|
|||||
|
Three Months Ended
|
|||||
(Dollars in millions)
|
Nov. 30, 2016
|
Nov. 30, 2015
|
||||
Transactions that Qualify for Sales Treatment
|
|
|
||||
U.S. agreement to sell trade receivables
(1)
|
$
|
115
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
European and Latin American agreements to sell trade receivables
(2)
|
6
|
|
21
|
|
(1)
|
Monsanto has agreements in the United States to sell trade receivables, both with and without recourse, up to a maximum outstanding balance of
$1.4 billion
and to service such accounts. These receivables qualify for sales treatment under the Transfers and Servicing topic of the ASC and, accordingly, the proceeds are included in net cash provided by operating activities in the Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows. The liability for the guarantees for sales with recourse is recorded at an amount that approximates fair value, based upon the company’s historical collection experience and a current assessment of credit exposure.
|
(2)
|
Monsanto has various agreements in European and Latin American countries to sell trade receivables, both with and without recourse. These receivables qualify for sales treatment under the Transfers and Servicing topic of the ASC and, accordingly, the proceeds are included in net cash provided by operating activities in the Statements of Consolidated Cash Flows. The liability for the guarantees for sales with recourse is recorded at an amount that approximates fair value, based upon the company’s historical collection experience and a current assessment of credit exposure.
|
(3)
|
Monsanto has additional agreements with lenders to establish programs that provide financing for select customers in the United States, Latin America and Europe. Monsanto provides various levels of recourse through guarantees of the accounts in the event of customer default. The term of the guarantee is equivalent to the term of the customer loans. The liability for the guarantees is recorded at an amount that approximates fair value, based on the company’s historical collection experience with customers that participate in the program and a current assessment of credit exposure. If performance is required under the guarantee, Monsanto may retain amounts that are subsequently collected from customers.
|
NOTE 5.
|
VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES AND INVESTMENTS
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED (continued)
|
|
As of
|
|||||
(Dollars in millions)
|
Nov. 30, 2016
|
Aug. 31, 2016
|
||||
Equity Method Investments
|
$
|
148
|
|
$
|
152
|
|
Cost Basis Investments
|
95
|
|
94
|
|
||
Total
|
$
|
243
|
|
$
|
246
|
|
NOTE 6.
|
RECEIVABLES
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED (continued)
|
NOTE 7.
|
INVENTORY
|
|
As of
|
|||||
(Dollars in millions)
|
Nov. 30, 2016
|
Aug. 31, 2016
|
||||
Finished Goods
|
$
|
1,704
|
|
$
|
1,404
|
|
Goods In Process
|
1,746
|
|
1,489
|
|
||
Raw Materials and Supplies
|
546
|
|
498
|
|
||
Inventory at FIFO Cost
|
3,996
|
|
3,391
|
|
||
Excess of FIFO over LIFO Cost
|
(157
|
)
|
(150
|
)
|
||
Total
|
$
|
3,839
|
|
$
|
3,241
|
|
NOTE 8.
|
GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLE ASSETS
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
Seeds and
Genomics
|
Agricultural
Productivity
|
Total
|
||||||
Balance as of Aug. 31, 2016
|
$
|
3,967
|
|
$
|
53
|
|
$
|
4,020
|
|
Effect of foreign currency translation and other adjustments
|
(24
|
)
|
2
|
|
(22
|
)
|
|||
Balance as of Nov. 30, 2016
|
$
|
3,943
|
|
$
|
55
|
|
$
|
3,998
|
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED (continued)
|
|
As of Nov. 30, 2016
|
As of Aug. 31, 2016
|
||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in millions)
|
Carrying
Amount
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
Net
|
Carrying
Amount
|
Accumulated
Amortization
|
Net
|
||||||||||||
Acquired Germplasm
|
$
|
1,061
|
|
$
|
(778
|
)
|
$
|
283
|
|
$
|
1,070
|
|
$
|
(778
|
)
|
$
|
292
|
|
Acquired Intellectual Property
|
1,033
|
|
(611
|
)
|
422
|
|
1,042
|
|
(593
|
)
|
449
|
|
||||||
Trademarks
|
332
|
|
(154
|
)
|
178
|
|
334
|
|
(152
|
)
|
182
|
|
||||||
Customer Relationships
|
297
|
|
(224
|
)
|
73
|
|
301
|
|
(223
|
)
|
78
|
|
||||||
Other
|
66
|
|
(35
|
)
|
31
|
|
65
|
|
(33
|
)
|
32
|
|
||||||
Total Other Intangible Assets, Finite Lives
|
$
|
2,789
|
|
$
|
(1,802
|
)
|
$
|
987
|
|
$
|
2,812
|
|
$
|
(1,779
|
)
|
$
|
1,033
|
|
In Process Research & Development, Indefinite Lives
|
91
|
|
—
|
|
91
|
|
92
|
|
—
|
|
92
|
|
||||||
Total Other Intangible Assets
|
$
|
2,880
|
|
$
|
(1,802
|
)
|
$
|
1,078
|
|
$
|
2,904
|
|
$
|
(1,779
|
)
|
$
|
1,125
|
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
Amount
|
||
2017
|
$
|
132
|
|
2018
|
116
|
|
|
2019
|
108
|
|
|
2020
|
104
|
|
|
2021
|
103
|
|
NOTE 9.
|
DEFERRED REVENUE
|
NOTE 10.
|
DEBT AND OTHER CREDIT ARRANGEMENTS
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED (continued)
|
NOTE 11.
|
FAIR VALUE MEASUREMENTS
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED (continued)
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at Nov. 30, 2016, Using
|
|||||||||||
(Dollars in millions)
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Net Balance
|
||||||||
Assets at Fair Value:
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Cash equivalents
|
$
|
1,702
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
1,702
|
|
Short-term investments
|
60
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
60
|
|
||||
Equity securities
|
11
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
11
|
|
||||
Derivative assets related to:
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Foreign currency contracts
|
—
|
|
21
|
|
—
|
|
21
|
|
||||
Commodity contracts
|
13
|
|
5
|
|
—
|
|
18
|
|
||||
Total Assets at Fair Value
|
$
|
1,786
|
|
$
|
26
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
1,812
|
|
Liabilities at Fair Value:
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Short-term debt instruments
(1)
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
571
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
571
|
|
Long-term debt instruments
(1)
|
—
|
|
7,802
|
|
94
|
|
7,896
|
|
||||
Derivative liabilities related to:
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Foreign currency contracts
|
—
|
|
30
|
|
—
|
|
30
|
|
||||
Commodity contracts
|
27
|
|
17
|
|
—
|
|
44
|
|
||||
Total Liabilities at Fair Value
|
$
|
27
|
|
$
|
8,420
|
|
$
|
94
|
|
$
|
8,541
|
|
(1)
|
Debt instruments, excluding mandatorily redeemable shares, are not recorded at fair value on a recurring basis; however, they are measured at fair value for disclosure purposes, as required by the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures topic of the ASC.
|
|
Fair Value Measurements at Aug. 31, 2016, Using
|
|||||||||||
(Dollars in millions)
|
Level 1
|
Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Net Balance
|
||||||||
Assets at Fair Value:
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Cash equivalents
|
$
|
1,081
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
1,081
|
|
Short-term investments
|
60
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
60
|
|
||||
Equity securities
|
13
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
13
|
|
||||
Derivative assets related to:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||
Foreign currency contracts
|
—
|
|
10
|
|
—
|
|
10
|
|
||||
Commodity contracts
|
9
|
|
9
|
|
—
|
|
18
|
|
||||
Total Assets at Fair Value
|
$
|
1,163
|
|
$
|
19
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
1,182
|
|
Liabilities at Fair Value:
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Short-term debt instruments
(1)
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
1,476
|
|
$
|
113
|
|
$
|
1,589
|
|
Long-term debt instruments
(1)
|
—
|
|
7,834
|
|
—
|
|
7,834
|
|
||||
Derivative liabilities related to:
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Foreign currency contracts
|
—
|
|
15
|
|
—
|
|
15
|
|
||||
Commodity contracts
|
32
|
|
20
|
|
—
|
|
52
|
|
||||
Interest rate contracts
|
—
|
|
41
|
|
—
|
|
41
|
|
||||
Total Liabilities at Fair Value
|
$
|
32
|
|
$
|
9,386
|
|
$
|
113
|
|
$
|
9,531
|
|
(1)
|
Debt instruments, excluding mandatorily redeemable shares, are not recorded at fair value on a recurring basis; however, they are measured at fair value for disclosure purposes, as required by the Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures topic of the ASC.
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED (continued)
|
(1)
|
Includes
315,000
mandatorily redeemable shares outstanding with a par value of
1,000
Brazilian reais (approximately
$294
) as of
Nov. 30, 2016
.
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED (continued)
|
(1)
|
Includes
350,000
mandatorily redeemable shares outstanding with a par value of
1,000
Brazilian reais (approximately
$309
) as of
Aug. 31, 2016
.
|
NOTE 12.
|
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED (continued)
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED (continued)
|
|
As of
|
|||||
(Dollars in millions)
|
Nov. 30, 2016
|
Aug. 31, 2016
|
||||
Derivatives Designated as Hedges:
|
|
|
||||
Foreign exchange contracts
|
$
|
277
|
|
$
|
388
|
|
Commodity contracts
|
617
|
|
484
|
|
||
Interest rate contracts
|
—
|
|
150
|
|
||
Total Derivatives Designated as Hedges
|
$
|
894
|
|
$
|
1,022
|
|
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges:
|
|
|
||||
Foreign exchange contracts
|
$
|
1,270
|
|
$
|
1,096
|
|
Commodity contracts
|
173
|
|
223
|
|
||
Interest rate contracts
|
79
|
|
116
|
|
||
Total Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges
|
$
|
1,522
|
|
$
|
1,435
|
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED (continued)
|
|
|
|
As of Nov. 30, 2016
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in millions)
|
Gross Amounts Recognized
|
Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Consolidated Financial Position
|
Net Amounts Included in the Statement of Consolidated Financial Position
|
Collateral Pledged
|
Net Amounts Reported in the Statement of Consolidated Financial Position
|
Other Items Included in the Statement of Consolidated Financial Position
|
Statement of Consolidated Financial Position Balance
|
||||||||||||||||
Asset Derivatives:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Other current assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Derivatives designated as hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
Commodity contracts
(1)
|
$
|
8
|
|
$
|
(25
|
)
|
$
|
(17
|
)
|
$
|
17
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts
|
13
|
|
—
|
|
13
|
|
—
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
Derivatives not designated as hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
Commodity contracts
(1)
|
5
|
|
(3
|
)
|
2
|
|
—
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts
|
8
|
|
—
|
|
8
|
|
—
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total other current assets
|
34
|
|
(28
|
)
|
6
|
|
17
|
|
23
|
|
$
|
221
|
|
$
|
244
|
|
|||||||
Other assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Derivatives designated as hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
Commodity contracts
(1)
|
5
|
|
(2
|
)
|
3
|
|
—
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total other assets
|
5
|
|
(2
|
)
|
3
|
|
—
|
|
3
|
|
485
|
|
488
|
|
|||||||||
Total Asset Derivatives
|
$
|
39
|
|
$
|
(30
|
)
|
$
|
9
|
|
$
|
17
|
|
$
|
26
|
|
|
|
||||||
Liability Derivatives:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Other current assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Derivatives designated as hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
Commodity contracts
(1)
|
$
|
25
|
|
$
|
(25
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Derivatives not designated as hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
Commodity contracts
(1)
|
3
|
|
(3
|
)
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total other current assets
|
28
|
|
(28
|
)
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Other Assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Derivatives designated as hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
Commodity contracts
(1)
|
2
|
|
(2
|
)
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total other assets
|
2
|
|
(2
|
)
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Miscellaneous short-term accruals
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Derivatives designated as hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
Commodity contracts
|
13
|
|
—
|
|
13
|
|
—
|
|
13
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
Derivatives not designated as hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts
|
30
|
|
—
|
|
30
|
|
—
|
|
30
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total miscellaneous short-term accruals
|
43
|
|
—
|
|
43
|
|
—
|
|
43
|
|
$
|
868
|
|
$
|
911
|
|
|||||||
Other liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Derivatives designated as hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
Commodity contracts
|
1
|
|
—
|
|
1
|
|
—
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total other liabilities
|
1
|
|
—
|
|
1
|
|
—
|
|
1
|
|
323
|
|
324
|
|
|||||||||
Total Liability Derivatives
|
$
|
74
|
|
$
|
(30
|
)
|
$
|
44
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
44
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
As allowed by the Derivatives and Hedging topic of the ASC, derivative assets and liabilities have been offset by collateral subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar arrangement. Therefore, contracts that are in an asset or liability position are included in asset accounts within the Statements of Consolidated Financial Position.
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED (continued)
|
|
|
|
As of Aug. 31, 2016
|
||||||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in millions)
|
Gross Amounts Recognized
|
Gross Amounts Offset in the Statement of Consolidated Financial Position
|
Net Amounts Included in the Statement of Consolidated Financial Position
|
Collateral Pledged
|
Net Amounts Reported in the Statement of Consolidated Financial Position
|
Other Items Included in the Statement of Consolidated Financial Position
|
Statement of Consolidated Financial Position Balance
|
||||||||||||||||
Asset Derivatives:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Other current assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Derivatives designated as hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
Commodity contracts
(1)
|
$
|
9
|
|
$
|
(29
|
)
|
$
|
(20
|
)
|
$
|
20
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
||||
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts
|
4
|
|
—
|
|
4
|
|
—
|
|
4
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
Derivatives not designated as hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
Commodity contracts
(1)
|
9
|
|
(6
|
)
|
3
|
|
—
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts
|
6
|
|
—
|
|
6
|
|
—
|
|
6
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total other current assets
|
28
|
|
(35
|
)
|
(7
|
)
|
20
|
|
13
|
|
$
|
214
|
|
$
|
227
|
|
|||||||
Other assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Derivatives designated as hedges
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
Commodity contracts
(1)
|
—
|
|
(4
|
)
|
(4
|
)
|
4
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total other assets
|
—
|
|
(4
|
)
|
(4
|
)
|
4
|
|
—
|
|
489
|
|
489
|
|
|||||||||
Total Asset Derivatives
|
$
|
28
|
|
$
|
(39
|
)
|
$
|
(11
|
)
|
$
|
24
|
|
$
|
13
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||
Liability Derivatives:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Other current assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Derivatives designated as hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
Commodity contracts
(1)
|
$
|
29
|
|
$
|
(29
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
|
|
||||
|
Derivatives not designated as hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
Commodity contracts
(1)
|
6
|
|
(6
|
)
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total other current assets
|
35
|
|
(35
|
)
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Other assets
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Derivatives designated as hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
Commodity contracts
(1)
|
4
|
|
(4
|
)
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total other assets
|
4
|
|
(4
|
)
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||
Miscellaneous short-term accruals
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Derivatives designated as hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
Commodity contracts
|
11
|
|
—
|
|
11
|
|
—
|
|
11
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
Foreign currency contracts
|
8
|
|
—
|
|
8
|
|
—
|
|
8
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
|
Interest rate contracts
|
41
|
|
—
|
|
41
|
|
—
|
|
41
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
|
Derivatives not designated as hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
Foreign exchange contracts
|
7
|
|
—
|
|
7
|
|
—
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total miscellaneous short-term accruals
|
67
|
|
—
|
|
67
|
|
—
|
|
67
|
|
$
|
937
|
|
$
|
1,004
|
|
|||||||
Other liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
|
Derivatives designated as hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|||||||||||||||
|
|
Commodity contracts
|
2
|
|
—
|
|
2
|
|
—
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|||||||||
Total other liabilities
|
2
|
|
—
|
|
2
|
|
—
|
|
2
|
|
316
|
|
318
|
|
|||||||||
Total Liability Derivatives
|
$
|
108
|
|
$
|
(39
|
)
|
$
|
69
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
69
|
|
|
|
|
|
(1)
|
As allowed by the Derivatives and Hedging topic of the ASC, commodity derivative assets and liabilities have been offset by collateral subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar arrangement. Therefore, these commodity contracts that are in an asset or liability position are included in asset accounts within the Statements of Consolidated Financial Position.
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED (continued)
|
|
Amount of Gain (Loss)
Recognized in AOCL
(1)
(Effective Portion)
|
Amount of Gain (Loss)
Recognized in Income
(2)(3)
|
|
||||||||||
|
Three Months Ended
|
Three Months Ended
|
Statements of Consolidated Operations Classification
|
||||||||||
(Dollars in millions)
|
Nov. 30, 2016
|
Nov. 30, 2015
|
Nov. 30, 2016
|
Nov. 30, 2015
|
|||||||||
Derivatives Designated as Hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Fair value hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Commodity contracts
|
|
|
$
|
(13
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
|
Cost of goods sold
|
||||
Cash flow hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Foreign currency contracts
|
$
|
17
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
7
|
|
4
|
|
Net sales
|
||
Foreign currency contracts
|
6
|
|
10
|
|
1
|
|
7
|
|
Cost of goods sold
|
||||
Commodity contracts
|
19
|
|
(9
|
)
|
(3
|
)
|
(17
|
)
|
Cost of goods sold
|
||||
Interest rate contracts
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
(37
|
)
|
—
|
|
Other expense, net
|
||||
Interest rate contracts
|
4
|
|
(7
|
)
|
(4
|
)
|
(3
|
)
|
Interest expense
|
||||
Total Derivatives Designated as Hedges
|
46
|
|
(4
|
)
|
(49
|
)
|
(9
|
)
|
|
||||
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges:
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||
Foreign currency contracts
(4)
|
|
|
(45
|
)
|
(55
|
)
|
Other expense, net
|
||||||
Commodity contracts
|
|
|
—
|
|
1
|
|
Net sales
|
||||||
Commodity contracts
|
|
|
(1
|
)
|
—
|
|
Cost of goods sold
|
||||||
Total Derivatives Not Designated as Hedges
|
|
|
(46
|
)
|
(54
|
)
|
|
||||||
Total Derivatives
|
$
|
46
|
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
$
|
(95
|
)
|
$
|
(63
|
)
|
|
(1)
|
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (AOCL).
|
(2)
|
For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges under the Derivatives and Hedging topic of the ASC, this represents the effective portion of the gain (loss) reclassified from AOCL into income during the period.
|
(3)
|
The gain or loss on derivatives designated as hedges from ineffectiveness is not significant during the
three months ended Nov. 30, 2016
, and
Nov. 30, 2015
.
No
gains or losses were excluded from the assessment of hedge effectiveness during the
three months ended Nov. 30, 2016
, and
Nov. 30, 2015
.
|
(4)
|
Gain or loss on foreign currency contracts not designated as hedges was offset by a foreign currency transaction gain of
$39 million
and
$28 million
during the
three months ended Nov. 30, 2016
, and
Nov. 30, 2015
, respectively.
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED (continued)
|
NOTE 13.
|
POSTRETIREMENT BENEFITS — PENSIONS, HEALTH CARE AND OTHER
|
Pension Benefits
|
Three Months Ended Nov. 30, 2016
|
Three Months Ended Nov. 30, 2015
|
||||||||||||||||
(Dollars in millions) |
U.S.
|
Outside the
U.S.
|
Total
|
U.S.
|
Outside the
U.S.
|
Total
|
||||||||||||
Service Cost for Benefits Earned During the Period
|
$
|
15
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
$
|
18
|
|
$
|
16
|
|
$
|
3
|
|
$
|
19
|
|
Interest Cost on Benefit Obligation
|
21
|
|
2
|
|
23
|
|
24
|
|
2
|
|
26
|
|
||||||
Assumed Return on Plan Assets
|
(42
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
(44
|
)
|
(39
|
)
|
(2
|
)
|
(41
|
)
|
||||||
Amortization of Unrecognized Net Loss
|
12
|
|
1
|
|
13
|
|
12
|
|
1
|
|
13
|
|
||||||
Total Net Periodic Benefit Cost
|
$
|
6
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
$
|
10
|
|
$
|
13
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
$
|
17
|
|
Health Care and Other Postretirement Benefits
|
Three Months Ended
|
|||||
(Dollars in millions)
|
Nov. 30, 2016
|
Nov. 30, 2015
|
||||
Service Cost for Benefits Earned During the Period
|
$
|
1
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
Interest Cost on Benefit Obligation
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
||
Amortization of Unrecognized Net Loss/(Gain)
|
1
|
|
(1
|
)
|
||
Total Net Periodic Benefit Cost
|
$
|
3
|
|
$
|
2
|
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED (continued)
|
NOTE 14.
|
STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION PLANS
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|||||
(Dollars in millions)
|
Nov. 30, 2016
|
Nov. 30, 2015
|
||||
Cost of Goods Sold
|
$
|
3
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
Selling, General and Administrative Expenses
|
26
|
|
25
|
|
||
Research and Development Expenses
|
6
|
|
8
|
|
||
Restructuring Charges
|
1
|
|
—
|
|
||
Pre-Tax Stock-Based Compensation Expense
|
36
|
|
37
|
|
||
Income Tax Benefit
|
(13
|
)
|
(12
|
)
|
||
Net Stock-Based Compensation Expense
|
$
|
23
|
|
$
|
25
|
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED (continued)
|
NOTE 15.
|
ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
|
(Dollars in millions)
|
Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments
|
Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Available-for-Sale Securities
|
Cash Flow Hedges
|
Postretirement Benefit Items
|
Total Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
|
||||||||||
Balance as of Aug. 31, 2015
|
$
|
(2,327
|
)
|
$
|
2
|
|
$
|
(190
|
)
|
$
|
(286
|
)
|
$
|
(2,801
|
)
|
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications
|
35
|
|
(2
|
)
|
(42
|
)
|
(83
|
)
|
(92
|
)
|
|||||
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
—
|
|
1
|
|
55
|
|
29
|
|
85
|
|
|||||
Net current-period other comprehensive income (loss)
|
35
|
|
(1
|
)
|
13
|
|
(54
|
)
|
(7
|
)
|
|||||
Balance as of Aug. 31, 2016
|
$
|
(2,292
|
)
|
$
|
1
|
|
$
|
(177
|
)
|
$
|
(340
|
)
|
$
|
(2,808
|
)
|
Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications
|
(268
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
31
|
|
—
|
|
(238
|
)
|
|||||
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss
|
—
|
|
—
|
|
21
|
|
10
|
|
31
|
|
|||||
Net current-period other comprehensive (loss) income
|
(268
|
)
|
(1
|
)
|
52
|
|
10
|
|
(207
|
)
|
|||||
Balance as of Nov. 30, 2016
|
$
|
(2,560
|
)
|
$
|
—
|
|
$
|
(125
|
)
|
$
|
(330
|
)
|
$
|
(3,015
|
)
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|
|||||
(Dollars in millions)
|
Nov. 30, 2016
|
Nov. 30, 2015
|
Affected Line Item in the Statements of Consolidated Operations
|
||||
Cash Flow Hedges:
|
|
|
|
||||
Foreign Exchange Contracts
|
$
|
(7
|
)
|
$
|
(4
|
)
|
Net sales
|
Foreign Exchange Contracts
|
(1
|
)
|
(7
|
)
|
Cost of goods sold
|
||
Commodity Contracts
|
3
|
|
17
|
|
Cost of goods sold
|
||
Interest Rate Contracts
|
37
|
|
—
|
|
Other expense, net
|
||
Interest Rate Contracts
|
4
|
|
3
|
|
Interest expense
|
||
|
36
|
|
9
|
|
Total before income taxes
|
||
|
(15
|
)
|
(5
|
)
|
Income tax provision (benefit)
|
||
|
$
|
21
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
Net of tax
|
Postretirement Benefit Items:
|
|
|
|
||||
Amortization of Unrecognized Net Loss
|
$
|
6
|
|
$
|
4
|
|
Inventory/Cost of goods sold
(1)
|
Amortization of Unrecognized Net Loss
|
10
|
|
8
|
|
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
||
|
16
|
|
12
|
|
Total before income taxes
|
||
|
(6
|
)
|
(4
|
)
|
Income tax provision (benefit)
|
||
|
$
|
10
|
|
$
|
8
|
|
Net of tax
|
Total Reclassifications For The Period
|
$
|
31
|
|
$
|
12
|
|
Net of tax
|
(1)
|
The amortization of unrecognized net loss is recorded to net periodic benefit cost, which is allocated to selling, general and administrative expenses and to inventory, which is recognized through cost of goods sold. The company recorded
$6 million
and
$4 million
of net periodic benefit cost to inventory, of which approximately
$2 million
and
$1 million
was recognized in cost of goods sold during the
three months ended
Nov. 30, 2016
, and
Nov. 30, 2015
, respectively. See Note
13
—
Postretirement Benefits - Pensions, Health Care and Other
— for additional information.
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED (continued)
|
NOTE 16.
|
EARNINGS PER SHARE
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|||
(Shares in millions)
|
Nov. 30, 2016
|
Nov. 30, 2015
|
||
Weighted-Average Number of Common Shares
|
438.1
|
|
454.1
|
|
Dilutive Potential Common Shares
|
3.6
|
|
3.2
|
|
Antidilutive Potential Common Shares
|
4.0
|
|
4.4
|
|
Shares Excluded From Computation of Dilutive Potential Shares with Exercise Prices Greater than the Average Market Price of Common Shares for the Period
|
3.2
|
|
3.2
|
|
NOTE 17.
|
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|||||
(Dollars in millions)
|
Nov. 30, 2016
|
Nov. 30, 2015
|
||||
Interest
|
$
|
95
|
|
$
|
71
|
|
Taxes
|
70
|
|
211
|
|
•
|
During the
three months ended
Nov. 30, 2016
, and
Nov. 30, 2015
, the company recognized noncash transactions related to restructuring. See Note
3
—
Restructuring
.
|
•
|
As of
Nov. 30, 2016
, and
Nov. 30, 2015
, the company recognized noncash capital expenditures of
$102 million
and
$73 million
, respectively, in accounts payable in the Statements of Consolidated Financial Position.
|
•
|
During the
three months ended
Nov. 30, 2016
, and
Nov. 30, 2015
, the company recognized noncash transactions related to stock-based compensation. See Note
14
—
Stock-Based Compensation Plans
.
|
NOTE 18.
|
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED (continued)
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED (continued)
|
NOTE 19.
|
SEGMENT INFORMATION
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|||||
(Dollars in millions)
|
Nov. 30, 2016
|
Nov. 30, 2015
|
||||
Net Sales
(1)
|
|
|
||||
Corn seed and traits
|
$
|
949
|
|
$
|
745
|
|
Soybean seed and traits
|
600
|
|
438
|
|
||
Cotton seed and traits
|
116
|
|
48
|
|
||
Vegetable seeds
|
131
|
|
138
|
|
||
All other crops seeds and traits
|
52
|
|
30
|
|
||
Total Seeds and Genomics
|
$
|
1,848
|
|
$
|
1,399
|
|
Agricultural productivity
|
802
|
|
820
|
|
||
Total Agricultural Productivity
|
$
|
802
|
|
$
|
820
|
|
Total
|
$
|
2,650
|
|
$
|
2,219
|
|
Gross Profit
|
|
|
||||
Corn seed and traits
|
$
|
535
|
|
$
|
366
|
|
Soybean seed and traits
|
451
|
|
302
|
|
||
Cotton seed and traits
|
73
|
|
25
|
|
||
Vegetable seeds
|
69
|
|
40
|
|
||
All other crops seeds and traits
|
12
|
|
(5
|
)
|
||
Total Seeds and Genomics
|
$
|
1,140
|
|
$
|
728
|
|
Agricultural productivity
|
119
|
|
173
|
|
||
Total Agricultural Productivity
|
$
|
119
|
|
$
|
173
|
|
Total
|
$
|
1,259
|
|
$
|
901
|
|
EBIT
(2)(3)
|
|
|
||||
Seeds and Genomics
|
$
|
199
|
|
$
|
(333
|
)
|
Agricultural Productivity
|
13
|
|
59
|
|
||
Total
|
$
|
212
|
|
$
|
(274
|
)
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – UNAUDITED (continued)
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|||||
(Dollars in millions)
|
Nov. 30, 2016
|
Nov. 30, 2015
|
||||
Depreciation and Amortization Expense
|
|
|
||||
Seeds and Genomics
|
$
|
143
|
|
$
|
149
|
|
Agricultural Productivity
|
46
|
|
32
|
|
||
Total
|
$
|
189
|
|
$
|
181
|
|
(1)
|
Represents net sales from continuing operations.
|
(2)
|
EBIT is defined as earnings (loss) before interest and taxes; see the following table for reconciliation. Earnings (loss) is intended to mean net income (loss) attributable to Monsanto Company as presented in the Statements of Consolidated Operations under U.S. GAAP. EBIT is an operating performance measure for the
two
reportable segments.
|
(3)
|
Agricultural Productivity EBIT includes income from operations of discontinued businesses of
$16 million
and
$20 million
for the
three months ended
Nov. 30, 2016
, and
Nov. 30, 2015
, respectively.
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|||||
(Dollars in millions)
|
Nov. 30, 2016
|
Nov. 30, 2015
|
||||
EBIT
(1)
|
$
|
212
|
|
$
|
(274
|
)
|
Interest Expense — Net
|
118
|
|
109
|
|
||
Income Tax Provision (Benefit)
(2)
|
65
|
|
(130
|
)
|
||
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Monsanto Company
|
$
|
29
|
|
$
|
(253
|
)
|
(1)
|
Includes the income from operations of discontinued businesses and the income (loss) from operations of noncontrolling interests.
|
(2)
|
Includes the income tax provision on discontinued operations and the income tax expense (benefit) of noncontrolling interest.
|
NOTE 20.
|
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
ITEM 2.
|
MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
|
OVERVIEW
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|||||||
(Dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
|
Nov. 30, 2016
|
Nov. 30, 2015
|
Increase/ (Decrease)
|
|||||
Net Sales
|
$
|
2,650
|
|
$
|
2,219
|
|
19
|
%
|
Cost of goods sold
|
1,391
|
|
1,318
|
|
6
|
%
|
||
Gross Profit
|
1,259
|
|
901
|
|
40
|
%
|
||
Operating Expenses:
|
|
|
|
|||||
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
585
|
|
543
|
|
8
|
%
|
||
Research and development expenses
|
370
|
|
364
|
|
2
|
%
|
||
Restructuring charges
|
(36
|
)
|
266
|
|
(114
|
)%
|
||
Pending Bayer transaction related costs
|
93
|
|
—
|
|
NM
|
|
||
Total Operating Expenses
|
1,012
|
|
1,173
|
|
(14
|
)%
|
||
Income (Loss) from Operations
|
247
|
|
(272
|
)
|
(191
|
)%
|
||
Interest expense
|
136
|
|
129
|
|
5
|
%
|
||
Interest income
|
(18
|
)
|
(20
|
)
|
(10
|
)%
|
||
Other expense, net
|
43
|
|
25
|
|
72
|
%
|
||
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes
|
86
|
|
(406
|
)
|
(121
|
)%
|
||
Income tax provision (benefit)
|
61
|
|
(137
|
)
|
(145
|
)%
|
||
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest
|
25
|
|
(269
|
)
|
(109
|
)%
|
||
Discontinued Operations:
|
|
|
|
|||||
Income from operations of discontinued business
|
16
|
|
20
|
|
(20
|
)%
|
||
Income tax provision
|
6
|
|
8
|
|
(25
|
)%
|
||
Income from Discontinued Operations
|
10
|
|
12
|
|
(17
|
)%
|
||
Net Income (Loss)
|
$
|
35
|
|
$
|
(257
|
)
|
(114
|
)%
|
Less: Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interest
|
6
|
|
(4
|
)
|
(250
|
)%
|
||
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Monsanto Company
|
$
|
29
|
|
$
|
(253
|
)
|
(111
|
)%
|
Diluted Earnings per Share Attributable to Monsanto Company:
|
|
|
|
|||||
Income (loss) from continuing operations
|
$
|
0.05
|
|
$
|
(0.58
|
)
|
(109
|
)%
|
Income from discontinued operations
|
0.02
|
|
0.02
|
|
—
|
%
|
||
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Monsanto Company
|
$
|
0.07
|
|
$
|
(0.56
|
)
|
(113
|
)%
|
NM = Not Meaningful
|
|
|
|
|||||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Effective Tax Rate
|
71
|
%
|
34
|
%
|
|
|||
|
|
|
|
|||||
Comparison as a Percent of Net Sales:
|
|
|
|
|||||
Cost of goods sold
|
52
|
%
|
59
|
%
|
|
|||
Gross profit
|
48
|
%
|
41
|
%
|
|
|||
Selling, general and administrative expenses
|
22
|
%
|
24
|
%
|
|
|||
Research and development expenses
|
14
|
%
|
16
|
%
|
|
|||
Total operating expenses
|
38
|
%
|
53
|
%
|
|
|||
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes
|
3
|
%
|
(18
|
)%
|
|
|||
Net income (loss) attributable to Monsanto Company
|
1
|
%
|
(11
|
)%
|
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
|
First Quarter 2017 Percentage Change in Net Sales vs. First Quarter 2016
|
|||
|
Volume
|
Price
|
Currency
|
Total
|
Seeds and Genomics Segment
|
11%
|
15%
|
6%
|
32%
|
Agricultural Productivity Segment
|
9%
|
(14)%
|
3%
|
(2)%
|
Total Monsanto Company
|
10%
|
4%
|
5%
|
19%
|
|
First Quarter 2017 Percentage Change in Cost of Goods Sold vs. First Quarter 2016
|
|||
|
Volume
|
Costs
(1)
|
Currency
|
Total
|
Seeds and Genomics Segment
|
8%
|
(6)%
|
4%
|
6%
|
Agricultural Productivity Segment
|
7%
|
(5)%
|
4%
|
6%
|
Total Monsanto Company
|
8%
|
(6)%
|
4%
|
6%
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
SEEDS AND GENOMICS SEGMENT
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|||||||
(Dollars in millions)
|
Nov. 30, 2016
|
Nov. 30, 2015
|
Increase/ (Decrease)
|
|||||
Net Sales
|
|
|
|
|||||
Corn seed and traits
|
$
|
949
|
|
$
|
745
|
|
27
|
%
|
Soybean seed and traits
|
600
|
|
438
|
|
37
|
%
|
||
Cotton seed and traits
|
116
|
|
48
|
|
142
|
%
|
||
Vegetable seeds
|
131
|
|
138
|
|
(5
|
)%
|
||
All other crops seeds and traits
|
52
|
|
30
|
|
73
|
%
|
||
Total Net Sales
|
$
|
1,848
|
|
$
|
1,399
|
|
32
|
%
|
Gross Profit
|
|
|
|
|||||
Corn seed and traits
|
$
|
535
|
|
$
|
366
|
|
46
|
%
|
Soybean seed and traits
|
451
|
|
302
|
|
49
|
%
|
||
Cotton seed and traits
|
73
|
|
25
|
|
192
|
%
|
||
Vegetable seeds
|
69
|
|
40
|
|
73
|
%
|
||
All other crops seeds and traits
|
12
|
|
(5
|
)
|
340
|
%
|
||
Total Gross Profit
|
$
|
1,140
|
|
$
|
728
|
|
57
|
%
|
EBIT
(1)
|
$
|
199
|
|
$
|
(333
|
)
|
160
|
%
|
(1)
|
EBIT is defined as earnings (loss) before interest and taxes. Interest and taxes are recorded on a total company basis. We do not record these items at the segment level. See Item 1 — Financial Statements —Note
19
— Segment Information and the “Overview — Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of MD&A for further details.
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY SEGMENT
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|||||||
(Dollars in millions)
|
Nov. 30, 2016
|
Nov. 30, 2015
|
Increase/ (Decrease)
|
|||||
Net Sales
|
|
|
|
|||||
Agricultural productivity
|
$
|
802
|
|
$
|
820
|
|
(2
|
)%
|
Total Net Sales
|
$
|
802
|
|
$
|
820
|
|
(2
|
)%
|
Gross Profit
|
|
|
|
|||||
Agricultural productivity
|
$
|
119
|
|
$
|
173
|
|
(31
|
)%
|
Total Gross Profit
|
$
|
119
|
|
$
|
173
|
|
(31
|
)%
|
EBIT
(1)
|
$
|
13
|
|
$
|
59
|
|
(78
|
)%
|
(1)
|
EBIT is defined as earnings (loss) before interest and taxes. Interest and taxes are recorded on a total company basis. We do not record these items at the segment level. See Item 1 — Financial Statements — Note
19
— Segment Information — and the “Overview — Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section of MD&A for further details.
|
RESTRUCTURING
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
FINANCIAL CONDITION, LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
|
Working Capital and Financial Condition
|
|
|
|
||||||
|
As of
|
||||||||
(Dollars in millions, except current ratio)
|
Nov. 30, 2016
|
Nov. 30, 2015
|
Aug. 31, 2016
|
||||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents
(1)
|
$
|
2,129
|
|
$
|
2,277
|
|
$
|
1,676
|
|
Trade Receivables, Net
(1)
|
2,196
|
|
2,106
|
|
1,926
|
|
|||
Inventory, Net
|
3,839
|
|
3,872
|
|
3,241
|
|
|||
Other Current Assets
(2)
|
1,488
|
|
2,212
|
|
1,314
|
|
|||
Total Current Assets
|
$
|
9,652
|
|
$
|
10,467
|
|
$
|
8,157
|
|
Short-Term Debt, including current portion of long-term debt
(1)
|
$
|
570
|
|
$
|
1,788
|
|
$
|
1,587
|
|
Accounts Payable
(1)
|
1,073
|
|
818
|
|
1,006
|
|
|||
Accrued Liabilities
(1)(3)
|
5,857
|
|
5,895
|
|
4,136
|
|
|||
Total Current Liabilities
|
$
|
7,500
|
|
$
|
8,501
|
|
$
|
6,729
|
|
Working Capital
(4)
|
$
|
2,152
|
|
$
|
1,966
|
|
$
|
1,428
|
|
Current Ratio
(4)
|
1.29:1
|
|
1.23:1
|
|
1.21:1
|
|
(1)
|
May include restrictions as a result of variable interest entities. See the Statements of Consolidated Financial Position and Item 1 — Financial Statements — Note
5
—
Variable Interest Entities and Investments
— for more information.
|
(2)
|
Includes short-term investments, miscellaneous receivables, assets held for sale and other current assets at
Nov. 30, 2016
and
Aug. 31, 2016
. Includes short-term investments, miscellaneous receivables, other current assets and current deferred tax assets at
Nov. 30, 2015
.
|
(3)
|
Includes income taxes payable, accrued compensation and benefits, accrued marketing programs, deferred revenues, grower production accruals, dividends payable, customer payable, miscellaneous short-term accruals and restructuring reserves.
|
(4)
|
Working capital is total current assets less total current liabilities; current ratio represents total current assets divided by total current liabilities.
|
•
|
Cash and cash equivalents
increased
$453 million
between respective periods primarily due to operating cash inflows of
$1,463 million
primarily related to cash receipts from customer prepayments, partially offset by capital expenditures, payments of dividends and repayment of financing with less than 90-day maturities and long-term debt.
|
•
|
Trade receivables, net
increased
$270 million
between respective periods primarily due to the seasonality of our business.
|
•
|
Inventory
increased
$598 million
between respective periods primarily due to the seasonality of our U.S. corn and soybean seed businesses in which the fall harvest of seed products occurs in the first quarter of the fiscal year resulting in a higher inventory balance.
|
•
|
Other current assets
increased
$174 million
between respective periods primarily due to an increase in income taxes recoverable.
|
•
|
Short-term debt, including the current portion of long-term debt,
decreased
$1,017 million
primarily driven by commercial paper payments and payments related to the mandatorily redeemable shares of the Brazil VIE and other debt.
|
•
|
Accounts payable
increased
$67 million
between respective periods primarily due to timing of payments and payments due to third-parties for pending Bayer transaction costs.
|
•
|
Accrued liabilities
increased
$1,721 million
between respective periods due to the following fluctuations:
|
◦
|
Income taxes payable
increased
$89 million
primarily due to higher pretax income.
|
◦
|
Deferred revenues
increased
$2,339 million
due to customer prepayments in the United States that occurred in the first quarter of fiscal 2017.
|
◦
|
Grower production accruals
increased
$382 million
primarily due to corn and soybean deliveries in advance of the 2017 fiscal year commercial selling season as a result of the seasonality of our business.
|
◦
|
Accrued marketing programs
decreased
$612 million
between respective periods primarily due to the seasonality of our business and the timing of payments.
|
◦
|
Dividends payable
decreased
$237 million
due to the timing of dividend declarations and payments.
|
◦
|
Restructuring reserves
decreased
$91 million
as a result of payments made under the 2015 Restructuring Plan and changes in estimates related to work force reductions.
|
◦
|
Miscellaneous short-term accruals
decreased
$93 million
primarily due to a payment related to the PCB settlement of $250 million as described in Item 1 — Financial Statements — Note 18 — Commitments and Contingencies. This decrease was partially offset by amounts due to a third party related to trade receivables sold.
|
•
|
Short-term debt, including the current portion of long-term debt,
decreased
$1,218 million
between respective periods primarily due to the repayment of commercial paper borrowings, Senior Notes and other debt, including the mandatorily redeemable shares of the Brazil VIE, slightly offset by the reclassification of $500 million Senior Notes due in June 2017 from long-term to short-term.
|
•
|
Cash and cash equivalents
decreased
$148 million
between respective periods primarily due to long term debt repayments and dividend payments offset by operating cash flows from cash receipts.
|
•
|
Other current assets
decreased
$724 million
between respective periods primarily due a deferred tax assets
decrease
of
$772 million
between respective periods due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2015-17 “Balance Sheet Classification of Deferred Taxes” during the third quarter of fiscal 2016, partially offset by an
increase
in assets held for sale of
$71 million
due to the reclassification of the packaging materials from other assets to assets held for sale.
|
•
|
Accounts payable
increased
$255 million
between respective periods primarily due to timing of payments and payments due to third-parties for pending Bayer transaction costs.
|
|
Three Months Ended
|
|||||
(Dollars in millions)
|
Nov. 30, 2016
|
Nov. 30, 2015
|
||||
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
|
$
|
1,463
|
|
$
|
1,363
|
|
Net Cash Required by Investing Activities
|
(327
|
)
|
(336
|
)
|
||
Free Cash Flow
(1)
|
1,136
|
|
1,027
|
|
||
Net Cash Required by Financing Activities
|
(655
|
)
|
(2,414
|
)
|
||
Effect of Exchange Rate Changes on Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
(28
|
)
|
(37
|
)
|
||
Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash and Cash Equivalents
|
453
|
|
(1,424
|
)
|
||
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Period
|
1,676
|
|
3,701
|
|
||
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of Period
|
$
|
2,129
|
|
$
|
2,277
|
|
(1)
|
Free cash flow represents the total of net cash provided or required by operating activities and provided or required by investing activities (see the “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” section in Overview of MD&A for a further discussion).
|
•
|
Increased net income compared to prior year, and
|
•
|
A decrease in cash utilized for taxes, grower production and employee incentives.
|
•
|
A cash payment of $250 million related to the PCB settlement described in Item 1 — Financial Statements — Note 18 — Commitments and Contingencies,
|
•
|
An increase in payments related to the 2015 Restructuring Plan, and
|
•
|
More cash utilized in inventory production, primarily corn seed inventory and agricultural productivity inventory.
|
|
As of
|
As of
|
|||||||
(Dollars in millions, except debt-to-capital ratio)
|
Nov. 30, 2016
|
Nov. 30, 2015
|
Aug. 31, 2016
|
||||||
Short-Term Debt
|
$
|
570
|
|
$
|
1,788
|
|
$
|
1,587
|
|
Long-Term Debt
|
8,047
|
|
7,939
|
|
7,453
|
|
|||
Total Monsanto Company Shareowners’ Equity
|
4,402
|
|
3,559
|
|
4,534
|
|
|||
Debt-to-Capital Ratio
(1)
|
66
|
%
|
73
|
%
|
67
|
%
|
(1)
|
Debt-to-Capital ratio represents short-term and long-term debt divided by total Monsanto Company shareowners’ equity, short-term and long-term debt.
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
OUTLOOK
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES
|
ITEM 3.
|
QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
|
ITEM 4.
|
CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
PART II—OTHER INFORMATION
|
ITEM 1.
|
LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
|
ITEM 1A.
|
RISK FACTORS
|
ITEM 2.
|
UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
|
Period
|
(a) Total Number of Shares Purchased
|
|
|
(b) Average Price Paid per Share
(1)
|
(c) Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs
|
|
(d) Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
|
||||||
September 2016:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Sept. 1, 2016, through Sept. 30, 2016
|
30
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
102.20
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
October 2016:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Oct. 1, 2016, through Oct. 31, 2016
|
30
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
100.77
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
November 2016:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||
Nov. 1, 2016, through Nov. 30, 2016
|
30
|
|
(2)
|
|
$
|
102.70
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
Total
|
90
|
|
|
|
$
|
101.89
|
|
—
|
|
|
$
|
—
|
|
(1)
|
The average price paid per share is calculated on a trade date basis and excludes commission.
|
(2)
|
Shares withheld for taxes on restricted stock.
|
ITEM 5.
|
OTHER INFORMATION
|
ITEM 6.
|
EXHIBITS
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
SIGNATURE
|
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
(Registrant)
|
|
|
By:
|
/s/ NICOLE M. RINGENBERG
|
|
Nicole M. Ringenberg
|
|
Vice President and Controller
|
|
(On behalf of the Registrant and as Principal Accounting Officer)
|
MONSANTO COMPANY
|
|
FIRST QUARTER 2017 FORM 10-Q
|
EXHIBIT INDEX
|
A.
|
The ability to elect to defer federal income taxation on the portion of their Eligible Compensation that might have been contributed to SIP but for the Compensation Limitation and Section 415 Limitation; or to elect to defer another amount; and to be credited with Employer matching or certain other contributions that might have been made to SIP but for the Compensation Limitation or the Section 415 Limitation.
|
B.
|
The ability to designate the manner in which amounts credited to the Plan on the Participant’s behalf are credited with gains and losses, and to receive distribution from the Plan following Separation from Service or death.
|
3.1
|
Except as otherwise defined herein, all words with initial capitals will have the same meaning as in SIP, whether or not such words are capitalized in SIP.
|
(a)
|
“
2005-2009 Contribution Account
” means the sub-account within a Participant’s SIP Parity Account to which contributions made by the Participant and matching or other contributions made by his Employer for 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009, and all earlier contributions that were not earned and vested before January 1, 2005, will be credited. A Participant’s 2005-2009 Contribution Account will be adjusted for earnings and losses and reduced by distributions.
|
(b)
|
“
409A Account,
” means, for purposes of Section 5 of the Plan, the portion of a Participant’s SIP Parity Account comprised of his 2005-2009 Contribution Account and Post-2009 Contribution Account, as applicable.
|
(c)
|
“
Affiliate
” means,
|
(i)
|
a corporation that is a member of a controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of Code § 414(b)) that includes an Employer;
|
(ii)
|
a trade or business (whether or not incorporated) that is under common control (within the meaning of Code § 414(c)) with an Employer;
|
(iii)
|
an organization (whether or not incorporated) that is a member of an affiliated service group (within the meaning of Code § 414(m)) that includes an Employer; or
|
(iv)
|
any other entity required to be aggregated with an Employer pursuant to regulations issued under the Code § 414(o).
|
(d)
|
“
Board People Committee
” means the People and Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.
|
(e)
|
“
Code
” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any successor thereto, as amended from time to time, and any applicable regulations thereunder.
|
(f)
|
“
Committee
” means the Board People Committee or the Internal People Committee, as the context may require, as more fully set forth in Section 10.
|
(g)
|
“
Company
” means Monsanto Company, a Delaware corporation that was incorporated on February 9, 2000 under the name Monsanto Ag Company and changed its name to Monsanto Company on March 31, 2000.
|
(h)
|
“
Compensation Limitation
” means the limitation on the amount of compensation that may be taken into account in a given year under SIP under Code Section 401(a)(17).
|
(i)
|
“
Death Benefit Beneficiary
” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.1.
|
(j)
|
“
Deferral Election
” means an election by a Participant, made in accordance with the provisions of Section 4 hereof, and the rules and procedures established from time to time by the Company, to have Excess Eligible Compensation deferred under the Plan.
|
(k)
|
“
Deferral Period
” means the Deferral Period elected by a Participant pursuant to Section 5.3 or Section 6.3 as part of a Subsequent Deferral Election. The Deferral Period will begin on the date on which payment would have been made to the Participant in the absence of the Subsequent Deferral Election and end on the date payment is made or commences.
|
(l)
|
“
Deferred Payment Plan
” means the Monsanto Company Deferred Payment Plan and any successor plan.
|
(m)
|
“
Disabled
” means a Participant who has been deemed, under the terms of the Monsanto Company Disability Plan (“Disability Plan”), at the time he ceases to perform services as an active Eligible Employee, to have incurred a long-term disability due to his inability to perform with or without reasonable accommodation, any reasonable occupation for which he is qualified or may become qualified by virtue of his education, training, or experience and he is eligible for benefits under the Disability Plan as a result of such long-term disability.
|
(n)
|
“
EBPC
” means the Employee Benefits Plans Committee of the Company or, to the extent necessary or appropriate in view of Sections 16(a) and 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Board People Committee.
|
(o)
|
“
Eligible Compensation
” means remuneration received by a Participant from an Employer while an Eligible Employee, as determined pursuant to the Plan provisions in effect when the remuneration is earned. Eligible Compensation will include base pay, shift differential pay, overtime pay, holiday pay, fire brigade pay, military service pay (but only in an amount equivalent to the amount of the Participant’s base pay in effect on the last day worked prior to his military leave), sick leave pay, call-in pay, contract notice of termination pay, commissions, sales awards, gain sharing, and annual incentive pay. Eligible Compensation will exclude amounts attributable to the exercise of stock options; the value of any restricted stock, restricted stock units or other equity granted under any long-term incentive plan maintained by an Employer and any dividends or dividend equivalents
|
(p)
|
“
Eligible Employee
” means, effective September 1, 2015, (i) a SIP Participant whose Employer incentive opportunity level is at least M04 or MC4 and who has elected to participate in this Plan and (ii) any SIP Participant who (A) does not have an Employer incentive opportunity level of at least M04 or MC4, or (B) does have an Employer incentive opportunity level of at least M04 or MC4 but has not elected to participate in the Plan, but, in the case of (A) and (B) above, only if such SIP Participant (x) becomes Disabled, (y) is in Employee Group B, as defined in SIP, and (z) was receiving a level of compensation immediately prior to becoming Disabled that equaled or exceeded the dollar threshold used under Section 414(q) of the Code to define a “highly compensated employee.” An individual who becomes an Eligible Employee pursuant to (ii) above, will not be eligible to make Employee Excess Contributions to the Plan but will only be considered an Eligible Employee for purposes of receiving an allocation of Employer Excess Contributions described in 3.1(s)(iii) that are based upon the Employer Core Contribution under SIP and will not be eligible to receive any other Employer Excess Contributions under this Plan.
|
(q)
|
“
Employee Excess Contributions
” means Excess Eligible Compensation which are credited to a Participant’s SIP Parity Account pursuant to a valid Deferral Election.
|
(r)
|
“
Employer
” means the Company and each Affiliate that, with the consent of the Company, has adopted SIP.
|
(s)
|
“
Employer Excess Contribution
” means each of the following:
|
(i)
|
With respect to Employee Excess Contributions made prior to January 1, 2013, 60 percent of the amount of a Participant’s Employee Excess Contributions that are not in excess of seven percent of Excess Eligible Compensation and with respect to Employee Excess Contributions made on and after January 1, 2013, 80 percent of the amount of a Participant’s Employee Excess Contributions that are not in excess of eight percent of Excess Eligible Compensation; and
|
(ii)
|
Prior to January 1, 2013, in the case of Eligible Employees in Employee Group A, as defined in SIP, the product of the Discretionary Percentage determined by the Company under SIP for the year and the Participant’s Employee Excess Contributions that are not in excess of 10 percent (or such other percentage determined by the Company under SIP for the year) of Excess Eligible Compensation; and
|
(iii)
|
In the case of an Eligible Employee who has become Disabled and would otherwise be eligible for an allocation of the Employer Core Contribution under the SIP, a contribution equal to (a) the Eligible Employee’s “imputed” compensation level as such term is used under SIP to determine the Employer Core Contribution for individuals who are Disabled (except that for purposes of this 3.1(s)(iii), an Eligible Employee’s “imputed” compensation will not be subject to the limitations on compensation imposed under SIP pursuant to Code Section 401(a)(17)), multiplied by (b) the percentage that would otherwise have been used to compute the individual’s Employer Core Contribution under SIP. However, a Disabled Participant’s eligibility to receive an Employer Excess Contribution pursuant to this 3.1(s)(iii) will cease upon the earlier to occur of (a) the Disabled Participant’s attainment of age 65, or (b) the withdrawal by the Disabled Participant of any portion of his Employer Core Account from SIP; and
|
(iv)
|
Any other Employer matching or other Employer contributions that would have been made to SIP including, but not limited to, the Employer Core Contribution but for the Section 415 Limitation or the Compensation Limitation.
|
(t)
|
“
ERISA
” means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, and any applicable regulations thereunder.
|
(u)
|
“
Excess Eligible Compensation
” means, effective January 1, 2013, an Eligible Employee’s Eligible Compensation for a year earned after the earlier of:
|
(i)
|
The point in time during the year when the Eligible Employee’s Eligible Compensation (as defined in SIP for purposes of SIP) equals the Compensation Limitation; or
|
(ii)
|
The point in time during the year when the sum of the following amounts equals the Section 415 Limitation:
|
1)
|
The Eligible Employee’s Before-Tax Contributions to SIP for the year (exclusive of any Catch-Up Contributions made in accordance with Section 4.7 of SIP);
|
2)
|
The Eligible Employee’s After-Tax Contributions to SIP for the year;
|
3)
|
The Eligible Employee’s Roth Contributions to SIP for the year (exclusive of any Catch-Up Contributions made in accordance with Section 4.7 of SIP); and
|
4)
|
Any Employer Contributions, as defined in Section 2.32 of SIP, made on behalf of the Eligible Employee for the year.
|
(v)
|
“
Executive Officer
” means a Participant who is subject to the reporting requirement of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
|
(w)
|
“
Grandfathered Account
” will mean the sub-account within a Participant’s SIP Parity Account to which contributions made by the Participant and matching contributions made by his Employer that were earned and vested before January 1, 2005, as determined in accordance with the provisions of the Plan as in effect on that date and the rules under Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-6(a)(3) (or any successor provision) and reflected in the Company’s records, will be credited. A Participant’s Grandfathered Account will be adjusted for earnings and losses and reduced by distributions.
|
(x)
|
“
Incentive Pay
” means cash amounts paid under an annual incentive plan maintained by an Employer.
|
(y)
|
“
Investment Election
” means an election by a Participant regarding the manner in which such Participant’s SIP Parity Account will be credited with gains and losses in accordance with such procedures and subject to such limitations as may be established by the Company from time to time.
|
(z)
|
“
Participant
” means any current or former employee of an Employer for whom amounts are credited to a SIP Parity Account under the Plan. A Participant will remain a Participant until his account under the Plan is fully distributed or forfeited.
|
(aa)
|
“
Pension Parity Plan
" means the plan currently known as the Monsanto Company ERISA Parity Pension Plan, as amended and restated from time to time, or any successor thereto.
|
(bb)
|
“
Plan
” means the Monsanto Company ERISA Parity Savings and Investment Plan.
|
(cc)
|
“
Post-2009 Contribution Account
” means the sub-account within a Participant’s SIP Parity Account to which all contributions made by the Participant or his Employer that are not credited to the Participant’s Grandfathered Account or 2005-2009 Contribution Account will be credited. A Participant’s Post-2009 Contribution Account will be adjusted for earnings and losses and reduced by distributions.
|
(ee)
|
“
Separation from Service
” means a Participant’s “separation from service” as defined under Code Section 409A and Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-1(h) (or any successor provision). For this purpose, a Participant will have a Separation from Service if the Participant ceases to be an employee of his Employer and all persons with whom the Employer would be considered a single employer under Code Section 414(b) or (c). A Participant will have a Separation from Service if it is reasonably anticipated that no further services will be performed by the Participant, or that the level of services the Participant will perform will permanently decrease to no more than 20 percent of the average level of services performed by the Participant over the immediately preceding 36-month period (or the Participant’s full period of service, if the Participant has been performing services for less than 36 months).
|
(ff)
|
“
SIP
” means the Monsanto Company Savings and Investment Plan, as amended and restated from time to time, or any successor thereto.
|
(gg)
|
“
SIP Parity Account
” means a Participant’s share of a reserve established on the financial records of the Company under this Plan, equal to the amount credited to the Participant under Sections 4.1 and 4.2 (or the prior provisions of the Plan), adjusted for earnings and losses, and reduced by distributions. The SIP Parity Account will include the Participant’s Grandfathered Account, 2005-2009 Contribution Account and Post-2009 Contribution Account, as applicable, each of which will include a “Deferral Election Sub-Account” for amounts credited pursuant to a Participant’s Deferral Election under Sections 4.1 and 4.2(a) (or the prior provisions of the Plan regarding deferrals by Participants), and an “Employer Matching and Non-Disability Core Contribution Sub-Account” for amounts that are credited pursuant to Section 4.2(b) and that are described in Section 3.1(s)(i), (ii) or (iv) (or the prior provisions of the Plan regarding Employer contributions). In addition, the Post-2009 Contribution Account will also include an “Employer Disability Core Contribution Sub-Account” for amounts that are credited pursuant to Section 4.2(b) and that are described in Section 3.1(s)(iii).
|
(hh)
|
SIP Participant
” means a participant in SIP to the extent of his participation in that plan.
|
(ii)
|
“
Subsequent Deferral Election
” means an election by a Participant pursuant to Section 5.3 or Section 6.3, as applicable, to defer distribution to a date later than the date on which payment would have been made to the Participant under Section 5.1, 5.2 or 6.2, as applicable.
|
(jj)
|
“
Transition Election
” means an election by a Participant pursuant to Section 5.2 regarding the timing and form of payment of his 2005-2009 Contribution Account.
|
(kk)
|
“
Unforeseeable Emergency
” means a severe financial hardship to the Participant resulting from an illness or accident of the Participant, the Participant’s spouse, the Participant’s beneficiary, or the Participant’s dependent (as defined in Code Section 152, without regard to Code Section 152(b)(1), (b)(2), and (d)(1)(B)); loss of the Participant’s property due to casualty; or other similar extraordinary and unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of the Participant. The determination of whether a Participant has experienced an Unforeseeable Emergency will be made in accordance with Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(i)(3) (or any successor provision).
|
(ll)
|
“
Window Policy
” will mean the Monsanto Company Executive and Director Securities Trading Policy.
|
(mm)
|
“
Year
,” unless otherwise specified, means a calendar year.
|
4.1
|
Deferral Elections
. Deferrals in this Plan with respect to any post-2008 Employee Excess Contributions and Employer Excess Contributions will be governed by this Section 4.1.
|
(a)
|
Election Procedures
.
|
(i)
|
Each Eligible Employee will have the opportunity to elect to have a portion of his Excess Eligible Compensation for a year credited to the Eligible Employee’s SIP Parity Account instead of being paid in cash. A Deferral Election will be made and become irrevocable no later than August 31 of the year prior to the year to which it applies, or such earlier time as may be determined by the Company, consistent with the requirements of Code Section 409A and Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-2(a) (or successor provisions).
|
(ii)
|
Effective January 1, 2008, and prior to January 1, 2013, if an individual is hired by an Employer after the deadline established under Section 4.1(a)(i) for making a Deferral Election for a year, and the individual is designated as an Eligible Employee prior to the date on which he commences employment, the individual may make an irrevocable Deferral Election for the year as long as the election is made prior to his employment commencement date, to take effect on his employment commencement date. Effective January 1, 2013, an individual who first becomes eligible to participate in the Plan will have the opportunity to make an irrevocable Deferral Election, no more than thirty (30) days after the date on which he commences employment or otherwise first qualifies to participate in the Plan, to make Employee Excess Contributions during the current year in respect of Excess Eligible Compensation earned after the date such irrevocable Deferral Election is made. Effective January 1, 2014, the above-referenced ability to make a deferral election with respect to Excess Eligible Compensation that are earned in the same year as the year in which such election is made will not be available to an individual who commences employment or otherwise first qualifies to participate in the Plan on or after July 1 unless such individual either (i) has a level of base pay of at least $600,000, or (ii) was transferred to the United Stated during such year from a position in another country. In addition, if an individual first becomes eligible to participate in the Plan after the deadline established under Section 4.1(i) for making a Deferral Election for the following year, such individual will have the opportunity to make an irrevocable Deferral Election, no more than thirty (30) days after the date on which he commences employment or otherwise first qualifies to participate in the Plan, to make Employee Excess Contributions during the following year in respect of Excess Eligible Compensation earned in such following year. This provision will apply to an individual (including a rehired individual) only to the extent permitted by Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-2(a)(7) (or any successor provision).
|
(b)
|
Irrevocability
. An Eligible Employee’s Deferral Election will remain in effect until revoked or modified in accordance with procedures established by the Company consistent with the requirements of Code Section 409A and Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-2(a) (or successor provisions).
|
4.2
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SIP Parity Account Credits
.
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(a)
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Employee Excess Contributions
. An Eligible Employee’s Deferral Election for a year will apply only to his Excess Eligible Compensation. An amount equal to the percentage elected by the Eligible Employee in his
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(b)
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Employer Excess Contributions
. An Eligible Employee who has made a Deferral Election and who reaches the Compensation Limitation or the Section 415 Limitation for a year and an Eligible Employee who has become Disabled and who is entitled to an Employer Excess Contribution pursuant to Section 3.1(s)(iii) will have Employer Excess Contributions credited to his SIP Parity Account for the year as follows:
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(i)
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Timing of Crediting of Employer Excess Contributions
. Any Employer Excess Contributions described in Section 3.1(s)(i) will be credited to the Eligible Employee’s SIP Parity Account each payroll period, or such other time as the Company will determine, provided that such matching contributions during the year, in the aggregate, reflect the total amount determined under Section 3.1(s)(i). Any Employer Excess Contributions described in Section 3.1(s)(ii), (iii) or (iv) will be credited as of the last day of the year.
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(ii)
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Form of Crediting of Employer Excess Contributions.
On or before December 31, 2007, any Employer Excess Contributions will be credited to the Participant’s SIP Parity Account as if such amount would have been credited as a Matching Contribution under SIP. Effective January 1, 2008, any Employer Excess Contributions will be credited to the Participant’s SIP Parity Account as elected by the Participant in his Investment Election.
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4.3
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Investment Elections
. On or before December 31, 2007, the investment of future deferrals to a Participant’s SIP Parity Account corresponded to the investment of future deferrals to his SIP account, and the investment of the Participant’s existing SIP Parity Account corresponded to the investment of his existing SIP account. Effective January 1, 2008, Participants may make separate Investment Elections with respect to their SIP Parity Accounts as set forth in this Section 4.3.
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(a)
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Adjustments to SIP Parity Accounts
. Each Participant’s SIP Parity Account will be credited and charged with the dividends, income, gains and losses, and adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends, recapitalizations, consolidations or other changes in capitalization, as the case may be, that such amount would have been credited, charged with or adjusted for, if the SIP Parity Account had been invested in the deemed investment funds that are elected by the Participant in his Investment Election. The deemed investment funds available for the investment of Participants’ SIP Parity Accounts will be the same as the Investment Funds available under SIP, except as provided in Section 4.3(c).
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(b)
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Procedures for Investment Elections
. In accordance with such procedures and subject to such limitations as may be established by the Company from time to time, each Participant may make an Investment Election for future deferrals (which will apply to both his Employee Excess Contributions and Employer Excess Contributions), and may change his Investment Election for future deferrals or for his existing SIP Parity Account. If a Participant fails to make an Investment Election, such Participant’s SIP Parity Account will be credited and charged with the income, gains and losses with respect to such amount that would have been credited and charged had such amount been invested pursuant to SIP’s default investment rules for future contributions in effect at that time. A Participant’s Investment Election may be different for future deferrals than for the existing SIP Parity Account.
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(c)
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Special Rules for Executive Officers and Certain Other Participants
. Except as set forth below, no Executive Officer may make an Investment Election directing that any portion of the Employee Excess Contributions credited to his SIP Parity Account be charged with or adjusted as if such amounts had been invested in the Monsanto Company (Employee) Stock Fund in SIP. If such a Participant makes such an Investment Election, such Participant’s Employee Excess Contributions, if any, will be credited and charged with the income, gains and losses with respect to such amount that would have been credited and charged had such amount been invested pursuant to SIP’s default investment rules for future contributions in effect at the time. With respect to his existing SIP Parity Account, an Executive Officer or other Participant who is subject to the Window Policy may direct the deemed investment of all or a portion of the SIP Parity Account into the Monsanto Company (Employee) Stock Fund, or may direct that amounts deemed invested in the Monsanto Company (Employee) Stock Fund or the Monsanto Company (Employer) Stock Fund be transferred to another deemed investment fund, but any such election will be subject to and comply with the provisions of the Window Policy and any additional rules and
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(d)
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Transfer Restrictions
. The following rules will apply to an exchange in and then out of any deemed investment fund (other than a deemed investment found having the characteristics of stable value fund) within a 30-day period in an amount that is greater than $1,000 (“Roundtrip Transaction”):
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(i)
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If a Participate completes one Roundtrip Transaction, a warning letter will be issued
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(ii)
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If a Participate completed two Roundtrip Transactions in any one deemed investment fund within any 90-day period, the Participant will be prohibited from making a constructive investment into such deemed investment fund for a period of 85 days beginning on the date on which the second Roundtrip Transaction is completed;
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(iii)
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If Participant completes four Roundtrip Transactions in one or more deemed investment funds within any 12-month period, the Participant will be limited to one constructive exchange day per calendar quarter for a period of 12 months following the date on which the fourth Roundtrip Transaction occurs;
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(iv)
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Once the 12-month limitation period described in subsection (3) above expires, any subsequent Roundtrip Transaction in any one deemed investment fund in the 12-month period following the expiration date will result in another 12-month limitation period of one exchange date per calendar quarter;
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(v)
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Notwithstanding the preceding, a Participant may make an election to constructively withdraw out of any deemed investment fund at any time and may constructively invest amounts into a deemed investment fund having the characteristics of stable value fund at any time; and
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(vi)
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These rules do not apply to contributions, or withdrawals.
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4.4
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No Investment Election After Termination of Employment
. The following rules apply to a Participant’s Investment Election upon his Termination of Employment:
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(a)
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With respect to a Participant who incurs a Separation from Service prior to December 1, 2015, (i) the Participant’s Investment Election with respect to his SIP Parity Account will expire on the last day of the calendar month within which such Participant’s Separation from Service occurs, and (ii) effective on the first day of the calendar month following such Participant’s Separation from Service and ending on the date distribution of his SIP Parity Account commences, his SIP Parity Account will be credited with interest at a rate equal to the average of the monthly averages of the Moody BAA Bond index for the preceding year.
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(b)
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With respect to a Participant who incurs a Termination of Employment on or after December 1, 2015, (i) the Participant’s Investment Election with respect to his SIP Parity Account will expire on the last day of the calendar month within which his Termination of Employment occurs, and (iii) effective on the first day of the calendar month following the Participant’s Termination of Employment and ending on the date distribution of his SIP Parity Account commences, his SIP Parity Account will be credited with interest at a rate equal to the average of the monthly averages of the Moody BAA Bond index for the preceding year.
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(c)
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Notwithstanding the provisions of (a) or (b) above, any Participant who incurred a Termination of Employment prior to December 1, 2015 but did not incur a Separation from Service as of that date will be given the ability to elect, no later than January 31, 2016, that (i) his Investment Election with respect to his SIP Parity Account expire as of January 31, 2016, and (ii) effective as of February 1, 2016 and ending on the date distribution of his SIP Parity Account commences, his SIP Parity Account will be credited with interest at a rate equal to the average of the monthly averages of the Moody BAA Bond index for the preceding year. In the event such Participant fails to timely make such election, the provisions of subsection (a) above will remain in effect until such time as the Participant’s Separation from Service.
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(a)
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Payment Event
. The vested portion of a Participant’s 409A Account (i.e., the Participant’s 2005-2009 Contribution Account and Post-2009 Contribution Account, as applicable) will be paid to the Participant following Separation from Service as described below.
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(b)
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Timing and Form
. The vested portion of a Participant’s 409A Account, other than any portion of the Participant’s 409A Account that consists of an Employer Disability Core Contribution Sub-Account, will be paid to the Participant in cash in a single lump sum distribution in the thirteenth month that begins after the month of the Participant’s Separation from Service (e.g., for a Separation from Service that occurs on February 15, 2009, payment will be made in March 2010). Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan to the contrary, including the provisions of Section 5.3 dealing with Subsequent Deferral Elections, the vested portion of a Participant’s 409A Account that consists of an Employer Disability Core Contribution Sub-Account will be paid to the Participant (or to the applicable Death Benefit Beneficiary or Beneficiaries of such Participant, as the case may be) in cash in a single lump sum distribution 60 days following the Participant’s (i) attainment of age 65, or (ii) death, whichever first occurs. All references to a Participant’s 409A Account or Post-2009 Contribution Account in all other provisions of the Plan dealing with withdrawals or distributions will be deemed to mean the Participant’s 409A Account or Post-2009 Contribution Account, in each case, determined without regard to the Participant’s Employer Disability Core Contribution Sub-Account, if any.
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5.2
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2008 Transition Period Elections
. Prior to January 1, 2009, Participants were permitted to make a Transition Election as to the timing and form of payment of their 2005-2009 Contribution Accounts, to the extent vested, pursuant to procedures set forth in a prior version of the Plan. If an eligible Participant did make such a Transition Election, if the Participant’s Separation from Service occurs on or prior to the date the Participant attains age 70 ½, and if under the terms of such Transition Election payments will commence no later than the date the Participant attains age 70 ½, the Participant’s 2005 - 2009 Contribution Account will be paid in accordance with the terms of such Transition Election, subject to the Participant’s right to make a Subsequent Deferral Election with respect to such Account pursuant to Section 5.3. If an eligible Participant did not make such a Transition Election, and/or if the Participant’s Separation from Service occurs after the date the Participant attains age 70 ½, and/or if under the terms of such Transition Election payments will not commence on or prior to the date Participant attains age 70 ½, the Participant’s 2005-2009 Contribution Account will be paid as provided in Section 5.1, subject to the Participant’s right to make a Subsequent Deferral Election with respect to such Account pursuant to Section 5.3.
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5.3
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Subsequent Deferral Elections
.
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(a)
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Submission of Subsequent Deferral Election
. A Participant may elect to defer distribution of his 2005-2009 Contribution Account and/or Post-2009 Contribution Account, to the extent vested, to a date (i.e., month and year), later than provided under Section 5.1, or, if applicable with respect to the Participant’s 2005-2009 Contribution Account, to a date later than elected by the Participant pursuant to a 2008 Transition Period election referenced in Section 5.2. Any such Subsequent Deferral Election must be submitted to the Company or its delegate in accordance with the rules and procedures adopted by the Company. A Subsequent Deferral Election must specify the Deferral Period, including the date on which payment is to commence, and the form of payment elected by the Participant. A Participant may make separate Subsequent Deferral Elections with respect to his 2005-2009 Contribution Account and Post-2009 Contribution Account (whether or not the Participant has made a Transition Election with respect to the 2005-2009 Contribution Account as referenced in Section 5.2). Subject to Section 5.7 (regarding reemployed Participants), a Participant may make only one Subsequent Deferral Election with respect to each type of account. Any Subsequent Deferral Election made by a Participant may not be changed by the Participant following its submission to the Company.
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(b)
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Timing of Election
. A Subsequent Deferral Election must be submitted before, but no more than 60 days before, the Participant’s Separation from Service and will become irrevocable upon the Participant’s Separation from Service. If the Participant files a Subsequent Deferral Election before incurring a Separation from Service and the Participant does not have a Separation from Service within 60 days following the submission of the Subsequent Deferral Election, the Subsequent Deferral Election will not be given effect. A Subsequent Deferral Election will not take effect until at least 12 months after the date on which the Subsequent Deferral Election is made.
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(c)
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Determination of Deferral Period
. Any Deferral Period elected by a Participant will be a minimum of five years
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(d)
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Form of Payment
. As part of a Subsequent Deferral Election, the Participant will elect to have the applicable portion of his 409A Account (i.e., the 2005-2009 Contribution Account and/or the Post-2009 Contribution Account), to the extent vested, paid pursuant to one of the forms of payment set forth below.
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(i)
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A Single Lump Sum Option under which the entire value of the applicable portion of the Participant’s 409A Account (i.e., the 2005-2009 Contribution Account and/or the Post-2009 Contribution Account), to the extent vested, will be paid to the Participant in a single lump sum at the end of the Deferral Period on the date specified in the Subsequent Deferral Election.
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(ii)
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A Term Certain Option which will provide for distribution of the value of the applicable portion of the Participant’s 409A Account (i.e., the 2005-2009 Contribution Account and/or the Post-2009 Contribution Account), to the extent vested, to the Participant in equal monthly installments over a designated number of whole years not to exceed 10 years, beginning at the end of the Deferral Period on the date specified in the Subsequent Deferral Election. The amount of each monthly installment will equal the value of the applicable portion of the Participant’s 409A Account, to the extent vested, at payment commencement divided by an annuity factor based on an annualized interest rate of 8.0%. The annuity factor for each Term Certain Option is as follows:
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5.4
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Financial Emergency Distribution
. In the event that a Participant who has made a Transition Election or Subsequent Deferral Election incurs an Unforeseeable Emergency following his Separation from Service, such Participant or his legal representative may submit a written request to the EBPC that it approve an immediate distribution of all or a portion of his vested 409A Account; provided, however, that no distribution will be made under this provision prior to the date on which payment would have been made to the Participant under Section 5.1 in the absence of such Transition Election
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5.5
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Early Payment of Benefits
. The EBPC, in its sole discretion, may authorize early payment of all or a portion of a Participant’s vested 409A Account to the extent permitted by Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(j)(4) (or any successor provision). Without limitation, payment may be accelerated:
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(a)
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To the extent necessary to fulfill a domestic relations order (as defined in Code Section 414(p)(1)(B)).
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(b)
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To pay any Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax imposed on compensation deferred under the Plan, to pay any federal, state, local or foreign income tax imposed as a result of payment of the FICA tax amount, and to pay the additional income tax attributable to the pyramiding wages and taxes. The total payment may not exceed the aggregate FICA tax amount and the income tax withholding related to such FICA tax amount.
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(c)
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If the Plan fails to meet the requirements of Code Section 409A. The payment may not exceed the amount required to be included in income as a result of such failure.
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5.6
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Latest Payment Date
. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, where a date is specified for payment of the
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(a)
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Continued Distribution of Account
. If a Participant who is scheduled to receive or is receiving payment following Separation from Service (whether pursuant to Section 5.1, 5.2 or 5.3) is reemployed by an Employer prior to the complete distribution of his vested 409A Account, payment will be made to the Participant at the scheduled time or times without regard to the Participant’s reemployment.
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(b)
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New Account
. A reemployed Participant who is an Eligible Employee may make a new Deferral Election pursuant to Section 4.1 and receive additional Employer contributions, in which case a new account will be established for such Participant to which contributions relating to the period following the Participant’s re-employment will be credited. Such new account will be distributed at the time provided in Section 5.1, subject to the Participant’s right to make a Subsequent Deferral Election with respect to such new account under Section 5.3, provided that payment of any previously forfeited unvested amounts that are restored upon the Participant’s reemployment will be made in the form applicable at the time of the Participant’s prior termination in accordance with the rules set forth herein.
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5.8
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Participants Terminating Prior to January 1, 2009
. The payment provisions applicable to the 409A Accounts of the Participants who terminate employment on or after January 1, 2005 and on or before December 31, 2008 will be as set forth in Appendix A of the original version of this Plan, as restated as of December 31, 2008.
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5.9
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Death Benefits
. Notwithstanding anything in Section 5 to the contrary, the event of the death of a Participant, the Participant’s 409A Account will be paid as follows:
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(a)
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Death Before Commencement of Payments
. In the event that a Participant dies at any time before the payment or commencement of payment of his 2005-2009 Contribution Account and/or Post-2009 Contribution Account, as applicable, such Account or Accounts, as applicable, will be paid to the applicable Death Benefit Beneficiary or Beneficiaries in a single lump sum payment 60 days following the date of the Participant’s death.
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(b)
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Death After Commencement of Payments
. In the event a Participant who has made a Transition Election or Subsequent Deferral Election dies after installment payment of his 2005-2009 Contribution Account and/or Post-2009 Contribution Account, as applicable, has commenced, the remaining installments (if any) from such Account or Accounts, as applicable, will be paid to the applicable Death Benefit Beneficiary or Beneficiaries in a single lump sum payment 60 days following the date of the Participant’s death.
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6.1
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Distribution of Grandfathered Accounts
. Notwithstanding anything in the foregoing to the contrary, the distribution of all Grandfathered Accounts will be made in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6. These distribution provisions are the same as the distribution provisions under the Plan as in effect on October 3, 2004, except that (a) certain distribution options previously available to Participants have been eliminated and (b) as reflected in these provisions, effective January 1, 2008, the Company has, in its discretion, determined that all deferral requests made by Participants will be automatically approved upon timely submission in accordance with the procedures established by the Company. No provision of this restatement of the Plan or provision of any subsequent amendment that (i) represents a material enhancement of the benefits or rights available under the Plan on October 3, 2004 or (ii) adds a new material benefit or right that did not exist under the Plan on October 3, 2004 will apply to Grandfathered Accounts.
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6.2
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Distribution at Termination
. Unless a Participant makes a timely Subsequent Deferral Election under Section 6.3 below, the Participant’s Grandfathered Account will be paid to the Participant, or his beneficiaries, in cash in a single lump sum distribution as soon as administratively feasible after the first January 1 or July 1 that is at least six months following the Participant’s termination or death.
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6.3
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Subsequent Deferral Election
. A Participant who terminates employment from the Employers and all Affiliates may elect to defer distribution of his Grandfathered Account in accordance with the provisions of this Section 6.3. Such an election
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(a)
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Deferral of Grandfathered Account
. A Participant may elect to defer distribution of his Grandfathered Account under the Plan to a date later than the first January 1 or July 1 that is at least six months following his termination of employment pursuant to a Subsequent Deferral Election. If a Participant makes a Subsequent Deferral Election, the Company will pay his Grandfathered Account under the Plan at the time and in the manner specified in this Section 6.3.
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(b)
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Submission of Subsequent Deferral Election
. A Subsequent Deferral Election must be submitted to the Company prior to the Participant's termination of employment in accordance with the procedures established by the Company. The Subsequent Deferral Election must specify the Deferral Period (as defined in Section 6.3(c) below) and the Payment Form (as defined in Section 6.3(d) below) elected by the Participant. Except as provided in Sections 6.3(e) and (f) below, once a Subsequent Deferral Election has been submitted, the Subsequent Deferral Election will be irrevocable. A Participant’s deferral request that was granted under the Pharmacia Parity Plan will remain in effect under the Plan.
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(c)
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Determination of Deferral Period
. Any Deferral Period with respect to a Participant’s Grandfathered Account will be a minimum of three years from the first January 1 or July 1 that is at least six months after the Participant's termination of employment, except that payment must begin no later than the date the Participant attains age 70-1/2.
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(d)
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Form of Payment
. As part of his Subsequent Deferral Election, the Participant will elect that, at the end of the Deferral Period, the Participant's Grandfathered Account will be paid pursuant to one of the payment forms specified below :
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(i)
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A Single Lump Sum Option under which the entire value of the Participant’s Grandfathered Account will be paid to the Participant in a single lump sum at the end of the Deferral Period.
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(ii)
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A Term Certain Option which will provide for payment of the Grandfathered Account to the Participant in equal monthly installments over a designated number of whole years not to exceed the lesser of (x) the life expectancy of the Participant at the end of the Deferral Period and (y) 10 years, beginning at the end of the Deferral Period. The methodology for computing the amount of each monthly installment will depend upon whether the Subsequent Deferral Election provided for a benefit commencement date that was prior to January 1, 2013 or provided for a benefit commencement date that was on or after January 1, 2013 and shall be the applicable methodology described in Section 5.3(d)(ii).
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(e)
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Death of Participant
.
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(i)
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Death Before Termination of Employment
. In the event that a Participant dies prior to termination of employment, any Subsequent Deferral Election will be cancelled, and the Participant’s Grandfathered Account will be paid to the applicable Death Benefit Beneficiary or Beneficiaries in cash as soon as administratively feasible after the January 1 or July 1 that is at least six months after the Participant’s death. A Subsequent Deferral Election will only become effective if the Participant lives until his termination of employment.
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(ii)
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Death During Deferral Period
. In the event that a Participant who has made a Subsequent Deferral Election with respect to his Grandfathered Account dies during the Deferral Period, his Grandfathered Account will be paid to the applicable Death Benefit Beneficiary or Beneficiaries in 60 equal monthly installments commencing on the first day of the month following the month in which the Participant dies.
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(iii)
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Death After Commencement of Payments
. In the event that a Participant dies after the commencement of installment payments from his Grandfathered Account, the remaining installments (if any) will continue to be paid to the applicable Death Benefit Beneficiary or Beneficiaries. In the event that the applicable Death Benefit Beneficiary dies after the Participant dies and before the entire Grandfathered Account is distributed, the value of any remaining payments will be paid in a single lump sum to the estate of the applicable Death Benefit Beneficiary unless the Participant designated a surviving concurrent, contingent or successor Death Benefit Beneficiary for purposes of his Grandfathered Account.
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(f)
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Financial Emergency Distribution
. In the event that a Participant who has made a Subsequent Deferral Election incurs a severe, unforeseeable financial emergency either after his termination of employment or after payment has begun, such Participant may request from the EBPC an emergency distribution of the amount necessary to satisfy the financial emergency. The EBPC will have sole authority to determine if a financial emergency exists and the amount of the distribution necessary to meet the emergency. The decision of the EBPC will be final and binding upon all parties. The EBPC may determine that a severe financial hardship exists only if the distribution is necessary in light of immediate and heavy financial needs of the Participant which cannot be met from the other financial sources available to the Participant and if disallowance of the accelerated distribution would result in a severe financial hardship to the Participant. Amounts which are distributed under this provision will reduce the Participant’s benefit.
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6.4
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Participants Terminating Prior to January 1, 2009
. The payment provisions applicable to the Grandfathered Accounts of Participants who terminate employment on or after January 1, 2005 and on or before December 31, 2008 are set forth in Appendix A of the original version of this Plan.
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7.1
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Generally
. A Participant may designate one or more beneficiaries (each a “
Death Benefit Beneficiary
”) to receive all or any defined portion of the death benefit payable with respect to the Participant’s SIP Parity Account in the event that the Participant dies prior to receipt of the full balance of such SIP Parity Account. A Participant may designate separate Death Benefit Beneficiaries in respect of his 409 Account and his Grandfathered Account. In the event that a Participant fails to designate a Death Benefit Beneficiary for any portion of his SIP Parity Account or each Death Benefit Beneficiary for any portion of his SIP Parity Account predeceases a Participant, the beneficiary designation in effect for such Participant under SIP will govern to whom distributions are to be made from the Plan with respect to such portion of the Participant’s SIP Parity Account in the event such Participant dies prior to receipt of all amounts due him under the Plan with respect to such portion of the Participant’s SIP Parity Account. In the event that no designated Death Benefit Beneficiary survives a Participant with respect to any portion of a Participant’s SIP Parity Account and such Participant fails to designate a beneficiary under SIP or the designated beneficiary under SIP predeceases the Participant, such portion of the Participant’s SIP Parity Account will be paid to the deceased Participant’s estate.
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7.2
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Procedures
. Each Death Benefit Beneficiary designation will be made in such form or format as may be determined by the Company from time to time. A Death Benefit Beneficiary designation will be effective only if completed, dated and filed by the Participant with the Company prior to the Participant’s death in accordance with the rules and procedures established by the Company. A Participant may revoke a Death Benefit Beneficiary designation and make a new Death Benefit Beneficiary designation at any time (including after installment payments have commenced), but any such change will be effective only if it is received by the Company prior to the Participant’s death. A Participant’s Death Benefit Beneficiary designation in effect under the Pharmacia Parity Plan immediately prior to the Effective Date will be deemed a valid Death Benefit Beneficiary designation under the Plan unless and until the Participant revokes such beneficiary designation or makes a new beneficiary designation as provided in the Plan.
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8.1
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Vesting
. A Participant’s interest in a Deferral Election Sub-Account is always fully vested and nonforfeitable. A Participant’s interest in any form of Employer Excess Contribution will be based upon the vesting provisions of SIP applicable to the Equivalent Form of Employer Contribution under SIP (such as Employer Matching Contributions and Employer Core Contributions) and will become vested and nonforfeitable at such times during employment and in such percentages as it would have if such contributions had been made as an Equivalent Form of Employer Contribution under SIP. No amounts will become vested after a Participant’s Separation from Service or death.
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8.2
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Loans Prohibited
. No loans will be permitted to any Participant of any amounts credited to his SIP Parity Account. No portion of a Participant’s SIP Parity Account will be considered as part of the Participant’s SIP Accounts for purposes of determining the maximum amounts that can be borrowed from SIP.
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10.1
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General Administration
. The Company will have full authority to establish, amend and rescind rules and regulations relating to the Plan and administer the Plan with respect to all Participants, generally. Unless otherwise set forth to the contrary herein, the Plan and the rules and regulations hereunder will be construed and interpreted by the Internal People Committee, or, to the extent necessary or appropriate in view of Sections 16(a) and 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, by the Board People Committee. The Company or the Committee, as appropriate, may delegate any of its authority, duties and responsibilities under the Plan to any other person, including any third party administrator selected by the Company. Any such delegation will be in writing and will specify the identity of the delegate and the responsibilities delegated to such person.
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(a)
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The Board People Committee or its delegate may from time to time make such amendments to the Plan as it may deem proper and in the best interests of the Company, and it may terminate the Plan at any time; provided, that no such amendment or termination will, without the consent of the affected Participant, reduce the amounts that have been credited to the Participant’s SIP Parity Account. If this Plan is terminated, the Board People Committee or its delegate may authorize early payment of benefits to Participants and Beneficiaries to the extent consistent with the requirements of Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(j)(4)(ix) (or any successor provision).
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(b)
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Notwithstanding any other provision of the Plan, subject to the requirements of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable to a Participant’s benefit, the Committee or its delegate may make such amendments to the Plan, to any procedures established under the Plan, and to any Deferral Election or Subsequent Deferral Election hereunder, as it may determine to be necessary to comply with any applicable law, regulation or requirement, including without limitation wage controls or guidelines. Such amendments need not apply uniformly to all Participants.
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11.1
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Filing a Claim
. Each individual who claims to be eligible for benefits under the Plan (a “Claimant”), or his duly authorized representative, may submit a written claim for benefits (a “Claim”) to the EBPC for a first level review where the individual believes a benefit to which such individual is eligible has not been provided under the Plan. A Claim must be set forth in writing on a form provided or otherwise approved by the EBPC and must be submitted to the EBPC. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Claim associated with a Claimant who is an Executive Officer must be submitted to the Board People Committee instead of the EBPC and the Board People Committee will apply the Claims procedures described in this Section 11 in handling such Claim.
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11.2
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Review of Claim
. The EBPC will evaluate each properly filed Claim and notify the Claimant of the approval or denial of the Claim within 90 days after the EBPC receives the Claim, unless special circumstances require an extension of time for processing the Claim. If an extension of time for processing the Claim is required, the EBPC will provide the Claimant with written notice of the extension before the expiration of the initial 90-day period, specifying the circumstances requiring an extension and the date by which a final decision will be reached (which date will not be later than 180 days after the date on which the EBPC received the claim).
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11.3
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Notice of Claim Denial
. If a Claim is denied in whole or in part, the EBPC will provide the Claimant with a written notice setting forth: (a) the specific reasons for the denial; (b) references to pertinent Plan provisions upon which the denial is based; (c) a description of any additional material or information needed and an explanation of why such material or information is necessary to perfect the Claim; and (d) the Claimant’s right to seek review of the denial pursuant to
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11.4
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Review of Claim Denial
. If a Claim is denied, in whole or in part, the Claimant will have the right to: (a) request a second level review by the EBPC; (b) review pertinent documents; and (c) submit issues and comments in writing, provided that the Claimant files a written request for a second level review with the EBPC within 60 days after the date on which the Claimant received written notice from the EBPC of the denial. Within 60 days after the EBPC receives a properly filed request for review, the EBPC will conduct such review and advise the Claimant in writing of its decision on review, unless special circumstances require an extension of time for conducting the review. If an extension of time for conducting the review is required, the EBPC will provide the Claimant with written notice of the extension before the expiration of the initial 60-day period, specifying the circumstances requiring an extension and the date by which such review will be completed (which date will not be later than 120 days after the date on which the EBPC received the request for review). The EBPC will inform the Claimant of its decision on review in a written notice, setting forth the specific reason(s) for the decision, reference to Plan provisions upon which the decision is based and other required information. A decision on review will be final and binding on all persons for all purposes.
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11.5
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Procedures Control
. No Claimant or other individual may file any Claim for benefits or request a review of a denial of any Claim unless such person follows the provisions and timeframes of this Section. A Claimant or other individual will not be entitled to bring any action in any court unless such person has exhausted such person’s rights under this Section by timely submitting a Claim and requesting a review of a decision with respect to such Claim. For example, if the Claimant fails to request the second level review by the EBPC within 60 days after the Claimant received notice of the initial denial, the initial decision will become final. In that event, the Claimant will not have a right to any further review by the EPBC and will not have a right to pursue the Claim in court.
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11.6
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Compliance with Code Section 409A
. Any claim for benefits under the Plan must be made by the Claimant no later than the time prescribed by Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(g) (or any successor provision), to the extent applicable. If a Claimant’s claim or appeal is approved, any resulting payment of benefits will be made no later than the time prescribed for payment of benefits by Treas. Reg. § 1.409A-3(g) (or any successor provision), to the extent applicable.
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13.1
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Facility of Payment
. When a person entitled to a distribution under the Plan is under a legal disability, or, in the opinion of the EBPC, is in any way incapacitated and unable to manage his financial affairs, the EBPC may direct that the distribution to which such person otherwise would be entitled will be made to such person’s legal representative(s) or to a relative or friend of such person for such person’s benefit, or the EBPC may direct the application of such distribution for the benefit of such person.
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13.2
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Absence of Guaranty
. Neither the Company, the Employers nor any committee of the Company or the Employers in any way guarantees any payment to any person with respect to this Plan.
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13.3
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Security
. A Participant will remain a general creditor of the Company with respect to his SIP Parity Account and will not have any security or other interest in any assets of the Company, or any other Employer, due to or arising from the fact that any portion of his interest in such SIP Parity Account is nonforfeitable.
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13.4
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Employment Rights
. The Plan does not constitute a contract of employment, and participation in the Plan will not give any Participant the right to be retained in the employment of the Company or any Employer or Affiliate.
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13.5
|
Gender and Number
. Where the context admits, words denoting the masculine gender will include the feminine and neuter genders, the singular will include the plural, and the plural will include the singular.
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13.6
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Headings
. Section headings and titles are for reference only. In the event of a conflict between a title and the content of a section, the content of the Section will control.
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13.7
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Successors
. The provisions of the Plan will be binding upon the Company, the Employers and successors and assigns of any of them and upon the Participant and his heirs, beneficiaries, estates and legal representatives.
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13.8
|
Controlling State Law
. To the extent not superseded by the laws of the United States, the laws of the State of Missouri, determined without regard to its conflict of law rules, will be controlling in all matters relating to the Plan.
|
13.9
|
Severability
. In case any provision of the Plan will be held illegal or invalid for any reason, such illegality or invalidity will not affect the remaining provisions of the Plan, and the Plan will be construed and enforced as if such illegal and invalid provisions had never been set forth in the Plan.
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13.10
|
Code Section 409A
. The Plan is intended to comply with the requirements of Code Section 409A, to the extent applicable, and will be interpreted and administered accordingly.
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13.11
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Missing Participants
. In the event that the EBPC cannot locate a Participant or beneficiary who is entitled to a distribution from the Plan or to whom a distribution has been made but the distribution check remains uncashed after reasonable measures have been taken to locate such Participant or beneficiary, the EBPC may, consistent with applicable laws, regulations, and other pronouncements under the Code and ERISA, treat the amount otherwise distributable as forfeited under the Plan. However, if the Participant or Beneficiary is later located, such benefit will be restored to the extent of the amount of such provisional forfeiture, unadjusted for earnings and/or losses.
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|
Three Months Ended Nov. 30,
|
Year Ended Aug. 31,
|
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|
2016
|
2016
|
|
2015
|
|
2014
|
|
2013
|
|
2012
|
||||||||||||
EARNINGS:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes
|
$
|
86
|
|
$
|
1,991
|
|
|
$
|
3,161
|
|
|
$
|
3,827
|
|
|
$
|
3,429
|
|
|
$
|
2,988
|
|
Add:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Fixed charges
|
159
|
|
515
|
|
|
509
|
|
|
327
|
|
|
246
|
|
|
257
|
|
||||||
Equity affiliate loss (income) - net
|
2
|
|
12
|
|
|
13
|
|
|
8
|
|
|
(15
|
)
|
|
(10
|
)
|
||||||
Amortization of capitalized interest
|
5
|
|
20
|
|
|
18
|
|
|
17
|
|
|
16
|
|
|
15
|
|
||||||
Less:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Capitalized interest
|
(10
|
)
|
(32
|
)
|
|
(26
|
)
|
|
(28
|
)
|
|
(23
|
)
|
|
(21
|
)
|
||||||
Earnings available for fixed charges
|
$
|
242
|
|
$
|
2,506
|
|
|
$
|
3,675
|
|
|
$
|
4,151
|
|
|
$
|
3,653
|
|
|
$
|
3,229
|
|
FIXED CHARGES:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
||||||||||||
Interest expense
(3)
|
$
|
137
|
|
$
|
437
|
|
|
$
|
434
|
|
|
$
|
250
|
|
|
$
|
176
|
|
|
$
|
191
|
|
Capitalized interest
|
10
|
|
32
|
|
|
26
|
|
|
28
|
|
|
23
|
|
|
21
|
|
||||||
Portion of rents representative of interest factor
|
12
|
|
46
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
49
|
|
|
47
|
|
|
45
|
|
||||||
Total fixed charges
|
$
|
159
|
|
$
|
515
|
|
|
$
|
509
|
|
|
$
|
327
|
|
|
$
|
246
|
|
|
$
|
257
|
|
Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
|
1.52
|
|
4.87
|
|
|
7.22
|
|
|
12.69
|
|
|
14.85
|
|
|
12.56
|
|
(1)
|
Monsanto has not paid any preference security dividends and, therefore, has not included the ratio of combined fixed charges and preference security dividends to earnings for the relevant periods.
|
(2)
|
The operating results of the Dairy business have been conformed to discontinued operations presentation for all relevant fiscal years presented.
|
(3)
|
Includes amortization of deferred debt issuance costs and the interest component of the income tax provision.
|
1.
|
I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Monsanto Company;
|
2.
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
|
3.
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
|
4.
|
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
|
a)
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
|
b)
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
|
c)
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
|
d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
|
5.
|
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
|
b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
|
/s/ Hugh Grant
|
Hugh Grant
|
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
|
1.
|
I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of Monsanto Company;
|
2.
|
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
|
3.
|
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
|
4.
|
The registrant's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
|
a)
|
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
|
b)
|
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
|
c)
|
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
|
d)
|
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
|
5.
|
The registrant's other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
|
a)
|
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
|
b)
|
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.
|
/s/ Pierre Courduroux
|
Pierre Courduroux
|
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|
(1)
|
The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
|
(2)
|
The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
|
|
/s/ Hugh Grant
|
Hugh Grant
|
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
|
|
/s/ Pierre Courduroux
|
Pierre Courduroux
|
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
|