Monsanto Shareowners Reelect Board Members at the Company's Annual Meeting
26 Enero 2010 - 3:50PM
PR Newswire (US)
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 26, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monsanto Company
(NYSE: MON) today announced that at its annual meeting, shareowners
elected four members of its Board of Directors to new terms: --
Frank V. AtLee III -- David L. Chicoine, Ph.D. -- Arthur H. Harper
-- Gwendolyn S. King Each director received more than 98 percent of
the votes cast for his or her election and was elected to serve
until the company's 2013 annual meeting. Shareowners also ratified
the Board's Audit and Finance Committee's appointment of Deloitte
& Touche LLP as the company's independent registered public
accounting firm for the 2010 fiscal year by a vote of more than 97
percent of the shares present at the meeting and approved the
performance goals under the company's 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan
by a vote of more than 84 percent of shares present. About Monsanto
Company Monsanto Company is a leading global provider of
technology-based solutions and agricultural products that improve
farm productivity and food quality. Monsanto remains focused on
enabling both small-holder and large-scale farmers to produce more
from their land while conserving more of our world's natural
resources such as water and energy. To learn more about our
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