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MONSANTO COMPANY University Startups Conference 2013 Virginia Ursin PhD Prospecting Lead, Monsanto Strategy [email protected] [email protected]

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MONSANTO COMPANY

University Startups

Conference 2013

Virginia Ursin PhDProspecting Lead, Monsanto Strategy

[email protected]

[email protected]

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Our Products And InnovationProviding Tools To Help Produce More, Conserve More, Improve Lives

• Row Crops: Corn, Soybeans,

Cotton and Canola

• Vegetables: Open Field

and Protected Culture

• Major Brands: DEKALB®,

Asgrow®, Deltapine®,

Seminis® and De Ruiter®

• Breeding

• Biotechnology

• Industry-leading pipeline

• Roundup® and

Selective Chemistries

• Roundup Ready

PLUS™ Platform

• Acceleron® seed

treatment products

• Lawn and Garden

• Crops: Wheat,

Sugarcane

• Precision Agriculture

OTHER PLATFORMS

AG PRODUCTIVITYSEEDS & GENOMICS

TECHNOLOGY/R&D

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Headquarters: St. Louis, MO

Total employees: ~21,000

Global locations: >500

Net Sales (FY11) $11.8 billion

United States

Latin America North

Brazil

Argentina

EU 27

India

Australia

Who We AreA Global Company: Diverse In People, Products, Geographies

Corn Soybeans Cotton Vegetables Roundup®

Primary

Markets

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• Research Funding

External Innovations drive Monsanto’s Technology Strategy

• DeVGen

• Mendel

Compensation from Royalties and Milestones

Start up Funding • GrassRoots

• Protabit

• Mendel

Equity Investments

• Pacific BioSciences

• DeVGen

• Agracetus

• Calgene

Acquisitions/JVs

• Divergence

• Renessen

• Evogene

• Mendel

• Modular Genetics

• TwistDx

• Seminis

• DeRuiter Seeds

• The platform on which all of these

relationships are founded

• Sapphire • RaNA Rx

• Beeologics • Paradigm

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Plant Science Research RelationshipsPlant Science Research Relationships

90+ U.S. Universities & Research Institutions

70+ International Universities & Institutions

Product Development Field Trials Product Development Field Trials

40+ Universities and Research Institutions in the U.S. and

Around the World

Regulatory ScienceRegulatory Science

70+ Universities and Institutions for Ecological, Product Safety

and Product Characterization Studies

Monsanto Has an Extensive Network with Universities & Research Institutions

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Some of Monsanto’s Broad Technology Interests

• Chemistry and Biologics

– Insect, plant nematode, bacterial, fungal, viral pathogen control and weed control

– Formulation Technologies; Improved stability and controlled release of herbicides

– Chemistries and biologics that can be used as seed treatments

• Enabling Laboratory Technologies

– Efficient and cost-effective technologies for proteomics, metabolomics, and related data

– Protein & Nucleic acid detection

– Microfluidics and automation

– Imaging technologies– from microscopic to macroscopic

• Plant Biotechnology

– Novel genes & technologies for improved yield, pathogen & insect control, and quality traits, abiotic stress tolerance, and nitrogen utilization

– Technologies for plant manipulation and study; both whole plant and plant cell

– Technologies for transformation, and control of recombination

• Plant Breeding & Science

– Breeding and germplasm development tools

– Innovative ways to collect plant phenotypic data

• Robotics that can be deployed in a field with growing crops; Remote sensing methodologies; effectively collect useful phenotypic data for large areas in a short time

• Tools for Biological Data Analysis and Mining

– Bioinformatics and sequence assembly tools

– Tools for predictive modeling and systems biology

– Data visualization & mining

• Enable effective and simple data mining; empower the entire organization; Tools to automate data analysis and decision making

– IT hardware & software tools for efficiently storing, managing, and performing algorithms on huge and complex data sets

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The science of

improving plants by

inserting genes into

their DNA

BIOTECHNOLOGYBREEDING AGRONOMICS

The art and science

of combining genetic

material to produce a

new seed

The farm management

practices involved in

growing plants

[email protected]

[email protected]

VIRGINIA URSIN

Technology Prospecting

Monsanto Strategy

A Global Commitment to Sustainable Agriculture

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Notes

Certain statements contained in this presentation are "forward-looking statements," such as statements concerning the company's anticipated financial results, current and future product performance, regulatory approvals, business and

financial plans and other non-historical facts. These statements are based on current expectations and currently available information. However, since these statements are based on factors that involve risks and uncertainties, the company's

actual performance and results may differ materially from those described or implied by such forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause or contribute to such differences include, among others: continued competition in seeds,

traits and agricultural chemicals; the company's exposure to various contingencies, including those related to intellectual property protection, regulatory compliance and the speed with which approvals are received, and public acceptance of

biotechnology products; the success of the company's research and development activities; the outcomes of major lawsuits and the previously announced SEC investigation; developments related to foreign currencies and economies;

successful operation of recent acquisitions; fluctuations in commodity prices; compliance with regulations affecting our manufacturing; the accuracy of the company's estimates related to distribution inventory levels; the company's ability to

fund its short-term financing needs and to obtain payment for the products that it sells; the effect of weather conditions, natural disasters and accidents on the agriculture business or the company's facilities; and other risks and factors

detailed in the company's most recent periodic report to the SEC. Undue reliance should not be placed on these forward-looking statements, which are current only as of the date of this presentation. The company disclaims any current

intention or obligation to update any forward-looking statements or any of the factors that may affect actual results.

Commercialization is dependent on multiple factors, including successful conclusion of the regulatory process. The information presented herein is provided for educational purposes only, and is not and shall not be construed as

an offer to sell, or a recommendation to use, any unregistered pesticide for any purpose whatsoever. It is a violation of federal law to promote or offer to sell an unregistered pesticide.

The Genuity® DroughtGard™ Hybrids trait has been deregulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Import approvals in key corn export markets with functioning regulatory systems are in progress. For 2013, DroughtGard™

Hybrids will be commercially available in the western great plains area to growers who have signed and agree to follow the Genuity DroughtGard Hybrids Stewardship Agreement. It is a violation of national and international law to move

material containing biotech traits across boundaries into nations where import is not permitted.

Monsanto Company is a member of Excellence Through Stewardship® (ETS). Monsanto products are commercialized in accordance with ETS Product Launch Stewardship Guidance, and in compliance with Monsanto’s Policy for

Commercialization of Biotechnology-Derived Plant Products in Commodity Crops. This product has been approved for import into key export markets with functioning regulatory systems. Any crop or material produced from this product can

only be exported to, or used, processed or sold in countries where all necessary regulatory approvals have been granted. It is a violation of national and international law to move material containing biotech traits across boundaries into

nations where import is not permitted. Growers should talk to their grain handler or product purchaser to confirm their buying position for this product. Excellence Through Stewardship® is a registered trademark of Biotechnology Industry

Organization.

B.t. products may not yet be registered in all states. Check with your Monsanto representative for the registration status in your state.

B.t. products may not yet be registered in all states. Check with your Monsanto representative for the registration status in your state.

IMPORTANT IRM INFORMATION: Genuity® RIB Complete® corn blend products do not require the planting of a structured refuge except in the Cotton-Growing Area where corn earworm is a significant pest. Genuity® SmartStax® RIB

Complete®, Genuity® VT Double PRO® RIB Complete® and Genuity® VT Triple PRO® RIB Complete® corn are blended seed corn products. See the IRM/Grower Guide for additional information. Always read and follow IRM

requirements.

Roundup Technology® includes Monsanto's glyphosate-based herbicide technologies. Growers may utilize the natural refuge option for varieties containing the Bollgard II® trait in the following states: AL, AR, FL, GA, KS, KY, LA,

MD, MS, MO, NC, OK, SC, TN, VA, and most of Texas (excluding the Texas counties of Brewster, Crane, Crockett, Culberson, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis, Loving, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Terrell, Val Verde, Ward and Winkler). The

natural refuge option does not apply to Bollgard II cotton grown in areas where pink bollworm is a pest, including CA, AZ, NM, and the above listed Texas counties. It also remains ALWAYS READ AND FOLLOW PESTICIDE LABEL

DIRECTIONS. Roundup Ready® crops contain genes that confer tolerance to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup® brand agricultural herbicides. Roundup® brand agricultural herbicides will kill crops that are not tolerant to

glyphosate. Acceleron®, Asgrow®, Bollgard and Design®, Bollgard II and Design®, Bollgard II®, DEKALB®, Genuity Design®, Genuity Icons, Genuity®, Monsanto and Vine Design®, Respect the Refuge and Cotton Design®, RIB Complete

and Design®, RIB Complete®, Roundup and Design®, Roundup Ready 2 Technology and Design®, Roundup Ready 2 Yield®, Roundup Ready®, Roundup Technology®, Roundup WeatherMAX and Design®, Roundup®, SmartStax and

Design®, SmartStax®, Transorb and Design®, Vistive and Design®, VT Double PRO®, VT Triple PRO®, YieldGard Corn Borer and Design®, YieldGard Rootworm and Design®, YieldGard VT Rootworm/RR2®, YieldGard VT Triple®,

YieldGard VT® and YieldGard® are trademarks of Monsanto Technology LLC. Deltapine® is a registered trademark of Monsanto Company. LibertyLink® and the Water Droplet Design® is a registered trademark of Bayer. Herculex® is a

registered trademark of Dow AgroSciences LLC. Respect the Refuge and Corn Design® and Respect the Refuge® are registered trademarks of National Corn Growers Association. All other trademarks are the property of their respective

owners. Seminis® is a registered trademark of Seminis Vegetable Seeds, Inc. De Ruiter Seeds Hybrid Seeds & Design® and De Ruiter® are registered trademarks of Monsanto Invest N.V.

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