Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Poste George

2. Date of Event
Requiring Statement
Month/Day/Year
02/19/03

4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Monsanto Company (MON)

(Last)      (First)     (Middle)

P.O. Box 647
 

3. I.R.S. Identification
Number of Reporting
Person, if an entity
(voluntary)

 

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check all applicable)
X Director                          10% Owner
    Officer                            Other
(give title below)              (specify below)

                                                  

6. If Amendment,
Date of Original
(Month/Day/Year)
 

(Street)

Gilbertsville, PA 19525

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
    Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)     (State)     (Zip)

Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security
(Instr. 4)

2. Amount of
Securities
Beneficially
Owned
(Instr. 4)

3. Ownership Form:
Direct (D)
or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)

4. Nature of Indirect
Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

None

 

 

 
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)

2. Date Exercisable
and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/ Year)

3. Title and Amount of Securities
Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)

4. Conversion or
Exercise Price of
Derivative Security

5. Ownership Form
of Derivative
Security:
Direct (D)
or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)

6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

Date
Exercisable

Expiration
Date

Title          

Amount or
Number of
Shares

None

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Michael L. DeCamp, attorney-in-fact for George Poste, pursuant to a Power of Attorney filed herewith.
  By: /s/ Michael L. DeCamp(1)
              
**Signature of Reporting Person		 02/19/03
Date

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				POWER OF ATTORNEY



Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of
Charles W. Burson, Michael D. Bryan and Michael L. DeCamp, signing singly, the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as a
director of Monsanto Company (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance
with Section 16 (a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules
thereunder;



(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may
be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5 and
timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing
which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best
interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the
documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned
pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such
terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact's discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to
do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done
in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-
fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of
attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not
assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to comply
with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no
longer required to file Form 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and
ransactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a
signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 19th day of February, 2003.



   							/s/ George Poste

 							   George Poste