St. Louis, Missouri
January 17, 2007
Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON) announced today that at its
annual meeting, shareowners elected four members of its board of
directors to new terms. Frank V. AtLee III, Arthur H. Harper,
Gwendolyn S. King and Sharon R. Long, Ph.D. were elected to
serve until the company's 2010 meeting.
Shareowners also ratified the Board's Audit and Finance
Committee's appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the
company's principal independent registered public accounting
firm for the 2007 fiscal year.
One shareowner proposal was also voted on at the meeting.
Monsanto shareowners supported the recommendation by the
company's board of directors and voted against a proposal to
separate the role of the chairperson and chief executive
officer.
Monsanto Company is a leading global provider of
technology-based solutions and agricultural products that
improve farm productivity and food quality. |