UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE TO
(RULE 14d-100)
Tender Offer Statement Pursuant to Section 14(d)(1) or 13(e)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Monsanto Company
(Name of Subject Company)
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
(Names of Filing Person (Offeror))
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
61166W101
(CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)
Dr. Jan Heinemann
Bayer Aktiengesellschaft
BAG-LPC-MA
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Allee, Q26
51368 Leverkusen
Germany
(+49) 214 30-1
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications on Behalf of Filing Persons)
Copy to:
Matthew G. Hurd
Eric M. Krautheimer
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
125 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
(212) 558-4000
CALCULATION OF FILING FEE
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Pursuant to General Instruction D to Schedule TO, no filing fee is required in connection with this filing as it contains only preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
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Check the box if any part of the fee is offset as provided by Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the filing with which the offsetting fee was previously paid. Identify the previous filing by registration statement number, or the Form or Schedule and the date of its filing. |
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Date Filed: |
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Check the box if the filing relates solely to preliminary communications made before the commencement of a tender offer. |
Check the appropriate boxes below to designate any transactions to which the statement relates:
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third-party tender offer subject to Rule 14d-1. |
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issuer tender offer subject to Rule 13e-4. |
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going-private transaction subject to Rule 13e-3. |
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amendment to Schedule 13D under Rule 13d-2. |
Check the following box if the filing is a final amendment reporting the results of the tender offer: o
If applicable, check the appropriate box(es) below to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon:
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Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer) |
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Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third Party Tender Offer) |