X0202 4 2008-02-04 0001110783 MONSANTO CO /NEW/ MON 0001243982 BEGEMANN BRETT D 800 N. LINDBERGH BLVD. ST. LOUIS MO 63167 0 1 0 0 EVP-Global Commercial Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 M 0 24925 20.805 A 106939 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 100 115.30 D 106839 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 300 115.31 D 106539 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 700 115.32 D 105839 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 200 115.33 D 105639 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 800 115.35 D 104839 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 700 115.37 D 104139 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 600 115.39 D 103539 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 100 115.48 D 103439 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 400 115.49 D 103039 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 9800 115.50 D 93239 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 400 115.52 D 92839 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 600 115.53 D 92239 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 700 115.55 D 91539 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 800 115.56 D 90739 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 700 115.57 D 90039 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 900 115.58 D 89139 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 100 115.59 D 89039 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 900 115.60 D 88139 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 200 115.61 D 87939 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 800 115.62 D 87139 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 300 115.63 D 86839 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 225 115.64 D 86614 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 200 115.65 D 86414 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 587 115.66 D 85827 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 413 115.68 D 85414 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 300 115.69 D 85114 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 113 115.70 D 85001 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 100 115.71 D 84901 D Common Stock 2008-02-04 4 S 0 187 115.72 D 84714 D Option (Right to Buy) 20.805 2008-02-04 4 M 0 24925 0 D 2005-11-15 2014-10-28 Common Stock 24925 51958 D The sales and stock option exercise reported on this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on July 9, 2007. One third of the options became exercisable on November 15, 2005, one-third of the options became exercisable on November 15, 2006 and one-third of the options became exercisable on November 15, 2007, subject to the terms and conditions of the Monsanto Company Long Term Incentive Plan. The Reporting Person had multiple transactions on February 4, 2008. Due to a limitation on the number of transactions that can be electronically filed on Form 4, the Reporting Person is reporting these transactions on two separate Form 4s. This Form 4 is 1 of 2. Christopher A. Martin, Attorney-in-Fact 2008-02-06