SEC Form 4 · accession 0001110783-16-000446

· MON

Statement of changes in beneficial ownership, as filed. Original on EDGAR ↗

Reporting owner

Officer — President & COO

Period of report

Jul 13, 2016

Accepted (ET)

Jul 15, 2016 · 4:03 pm EDT

Rule 10b5-1 plan

unknown — predates the checkbox

Issuer CIK

0001110783

Table I — non-derivative securities

Security	Date	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Owned after	D/I	Nature of ownership
Common Stock^F1	Jul 13, 2016	M	13,990	$87.14	A	102,480	D
Common Stock^F1,F2	Jul 13, 2016	S	13,990	$101.68	D	88,490	D
Common Stock^F1	Jul 14, 2016	M	13,990	$87.14	A	102,480	D
Common Stock^F1,F3	Jul 14, 2016	S	13,990	$105.56	D	88,490	D
Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	27,769	I	By Trust
Common Stock	holding	—	—		—	6,859	I	By 401(k) Plan

Security	Conv. / exercise price	Date	Code	Shares	A/D	Exercisable	Expires	Underlying	Underlying shares	Owned after	D/I
Option (Right to Buy)^F4	$87.14	Jul 13, 2016	M	13,990	D	Nov 15, 2008	Oct 22, 2017	Common Stock	13,990	13,990	D
Option (Right to Buy)^F4	$87.14	Jul 14, 2016	M	13,990	D	Nov 15, 2008	Oct 22, 2017	Common Stock	13,990	0	D

F1The sale and stock option exercise reported on this Form 4 was effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on April 13, 2016.
F2This price represents the weighted average sale price for multiple transactions reported on this line. The price of the transactions reported on this line ranged from $101.04 to $102.14. Upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person will undertake to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
F3This price represents the weighted average sale price for multiple transactions reported on this line. The price of the transactions reported on this line ranged from $105.00 to $107.18. Upon request by the Commission staff, the issuer or a security holder of the issuer, the reporting person will undertake to provide full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price.
F4One-third of the options became exercisable on November 15, 2008, one-third of the options became exercisable on November 15, 2009 and the remainder of the options became exercisable on November 15, 2010, subject to the terms and conditions of the Monsanto Company 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan.