Monsanto shareowners approve merger with Bayer

Close of transaction expected by the end of 2017

14-Dec-2016 - Monsanto Company announced that at a special meeting of shareowners held today, shareowners of the company approved the merger of Monsanto with a wholly owned subsidiary of Bayer Aktiengesellschaft. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Monsanto shareowners will receive $128 per share in cash ...

Bayer and Monsanto to create a global agriculture business

USD 128 per share in all-cash transaction

14-Sep-2016 - Bayer and Monsanto announced that they signed a definitive merger agreement under which Bayer will acquire Monsanto for USD 128 per share in an all-cash transaction. Monsanto’s Board of Directors, Bayer’s Board of Management and Bayer’s Supervisory Board have unanimously approved the agreement. ...

New global crop protection collaboration

Monsanto and Sumitomo Chemical team up for next generation PPO technologies

29-Jun-2016 - Monsanto Company and Sumitomo Chemical Company, Ltd. announced a new global agreement that will focus on developing and delivering next-generation weed control solutions to further help growers manage tough-to-control weeds. Monsanto has a robust pipeline of multi-generational herbicide trait ...

Monsanto comments on recent media reports

19-May-2016 - In response to recent media reports, Monsanto Company disclosed that it has received an unsolicited, non-binding proposal from Bayer AG for a potential acquisition of Monsanto, subject to due diligence, regulatory approvals and other conditions. The Board of Directors of Monsanto is reviewing the ...

Monsanto Company to Invest in Technologies for Sugarcane With Acquisitions of CanaVialis and Alellyx

Companies to Combine Their Expertise to Enhance Production of Sugarcane and Biofuels to Meet Growing Global Demands

05-Nov-2008 - Monsanto Company is investing in a new large-acre row crop, sugarcane, to diversify its existing core crop portfolio and to leverage its experience in bringing innovations to the agricultural marketplace through breeding and biotechnology. Monsanto announced that it has entered into a definitive ...

BASF and Monsanto enter into agreement for new fungicide seed treatment solutions in soybeans

25-Jun-2008 - BASF SE and Monsanto Company have signed an exclusive agreement for a new fungicide seed treatment solution for soybeans in the United States. The new product contains BASF's fungicide F 500®, the same active ingredient found in Headline® fungicide with its disease control and plant health ...

Bayer CropScience completes acquisition of US cotton seed company Stoneville

21-Jun-2007 - Bayer CropScience has completed the acquisition of Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Company from Monsanto Company after US authorities approved the transaction. On May 31, 2007 the two companies announced they had reached an agreement regarding the intended purchase by Bayer CropScience of Stoneville ...

Bayer CropScience agrees to acquire US cotton seed company Stoneville for US-$ 310 million

05-Jun-2007 - Bayer CropScience announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase Stoneville Pedigreed Seed Company, US provider of cotton seeds, from Monsanto Company for a total purchase price of US-$ 310 million (approximately EUR 230 million). The agreement was signed on May 31, 2007. This ...

Syngenta refutes Monsanto lawsuit as totally without merit

Syngenta has announced today that it considers a lawsuit filed against it by US competitor Monsanto as groundless.

14-May-2004 - "This case is totally without merit," said David Jones, Head of Business Development at Syngenta. "We are delighted to have secured worldwide ownership of commercially proven glyphosate tolerance technology for corn which we intend to make available to growers in the 2005 season. We are entirely ...

Monsanto, Gowan and Margarita Reach Agreement on Sale of Triallate Chemical Business

12-Mar-2004 - Monsanto Company, Gowan Company and Margarita announced the signing of a definitive agreement and the sale of certain Monsanto triallate chemistry assets. The financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed. The agreement includes product registrations, registration data, trademarks, business ...