LittleSis: Monsanto

PRIMECAP Mangagement Company founded in September 1983 in Pasadena, California. It manages Vanguard's PRIMECAP Fund, Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund, and Vanguard PRIMECAP Core Fund. It also manages PRIMECAP ODYSSEY FUNDS.

• Owner

BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A. A privately owned investment manager, previously known as Barclays Global Investors, NA

• major shareholder

Bayer CropScience AG Crop protection, non-agricultural pest control. Seeds and crop plants with genetically optimized properties.

• Owner (Jun 7 '18→?); percent stake: 100%

Vanguard Group Inc One of the world's largest investment management companies

• Shareholder

State Street Global Advisors Investment Management Division of State Street Corporation

• major shareholder

Highfields Capital Management Hedge fund that manages portion of Harvard's endowment

• owner*; percent stake: 1%

Arborgen

• Owner

Eaton Vance Management

• investor

Pharmacia Corporation Pharmaceuticals

• Owner (Oct 23 '00→Aug 13 '02); percent stake: 85%

Board Members

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Arthur H Harper

• Director

Gregory H Boyce Chairman, Peabody Energy

• Board Member (Apr '13→?)

Marcos M Lutz

• Board Member (May '14→?)

Laura K Ipsen

• Board Member (Dec '10→?)

Patricia Verduin VP Chief Technology Officer, Colgate-Palmolive Co.

• Board Member ('15→?)

David L Chicoine

• Board Member (Apr '09→?)

Jon R Moeller Will become CEO of Procter & Gamble in November 2021

• Board Member (Aug '11→?)

Jan Fields Former President at McDonald’s USA

• Independent director (Apr '08→?) [+1]

• Director

William U Parfet Former Chairman and Chief Executive. Officer, MPI Research, Inc; chairman and CEO of Northwood Group and serves as executive chairman of inviCRO

• Director

George H Poste

• Director

Donations

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Missouri Botanical Garden

• Donation · 10,000,000 USD

University of Missouri - St Louis

• Donation/Grant · 1,000,000 USD

Sunnybrook Foundation

• Donation · 250,000 CAD

Frank D Lucas US Representative from Oklahoma (1993-present)

• Donation · 11,000 USD ('09→'10)

Collin Peterson Former US Representative from Minnesota

• Donation · 9,999 USD ('09→'10) [+1]

• Donation · 5,000 USD ('05→'06)*

Jerry Brown Governor of California

• Donation · 5,000 USD (Jan 19 '10)

Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research

• Donation/Grant

NARAL Minnesota Minnesota NARAL chapter

• Donation/Grant

Consortium on Plant Biotechnology Research

• Donation/Grant

American Chestnut Research and Restoration Center at SUNY-ESF

• Donation/Grant

Holdings

Agri-Genetics

• Owner

The NutraSweet Company

• Owner (?→'00); percent stake: 100%

Alpha Technologies Rubber and polymer laboratory instrumentation

• Owner (?→'95); percent stake: 100%

Child Organizations

Asgrow Seed Company LLC Genetically modified soybean seeds

• subsidiary (Sep 24 '96→?)

Delta and Pine Land Company, LLC Breeding, production, and marketing of cotton planting seed

• subsidiary (Jun 1 '07→?)

The Climate Corporation Weather monitoring and crop insurance

• Child Org

Channel Bio, LLC Produces and markets agricultural seed products such as corn and soybeans

• Child Org

American Seeds, LLC A holding company

• Child Org

Monsanto Fund Philanthropic arm of Monsanto

• Child Org

Seminis Seminis controls 40 percent of the U.S. vegetable seed market

• subsidiary ('05→?)

DEKALB Genetics Corporation Genetically modified seeds

• subsidiary (Dec 4 '98→?)

Memberships

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Missouri Competes Missouri LGBT group

• Member

Puerto Rico Agriculture Biotechnology Industrial Association Protect the interests of seed companies in Puerto Rico

• Member

The BioAg Alliance Research, development and commercial collaboration for sustainable microbial products to help farmers

• collaborator ('13→?)

U.S.-Ukraine Business Council Established to advance U.S. companies' trade and investment interests in Ukraine

• Member

US Farmers and Ranchers Alliance Trade organization and public relations campaign for the agriculture industry

• Premier Partner Advisory Group

U.S. Business Coalition for TPP Group of over 150 corporations and trade associations pushing for the TPP

• Member

Council for Biotechnology Information The Council’s mission is to share information about the benefits of crops and foods derived through biotechnology

• Member

Sustainability Consortium Collaboration of more than 100 of the world’s largest retailers, consumer product companies, and NGO and academic partners

• Founding member

American European Community Association

• Member

Minnesota Agri-Growth Council Agribusiness industry organization

• Agribusiness member

Services & Transactions

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Lesher Russell & Barron Inc (Formerly Lesher & Russell Inc) Lobbying and consulting firm

• Lobbying Firm · 1,480,000 USD ('99→'08)

The Bockorny Group

• Lobbying Firm · 1,200,000 USD ('04→'08)

Bergner Bockorny Castagnetti and Hawkins

• Lobbying Firm · 960,000 USD ('99→'04)

Sidley Austin LLP Sidley is a global law firm committed to providing excellent client service, fostering a culture of cooperation and mutual respect, and creating opportunities for lawyers of all backgrounds.

• Lobbying Firm · 930,000 USD ('02→'08)

Powell Goldstein LLP

• Lobbying Firm · 700,000 USD ('99→'05)

Long Aldridge & Norman

• Lobbying Firm · 480,000 USD ('99→'02)

Peck Madigan Jones Lobbying firm

• Lobbying Firm · 480,000 USD ('99→'01)

Ogilvy Government Relations Lobbying firm formerly named 'Federalist Group ', part of the Ogilvy group since 2005

• Lobbying Firm · 420,000 USD ('07→'08)

Angus & Nickerson

• Lobbying Firm · 420,000 USD ('05→'08)

Troutman Sanders Public Affairs Group LLC

• Lobbying Firm · 370,000 USD ('07→'08)

Lobbying

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U.S. Forest Service

• Direct Lobbying ('05)

United States Geological Survey An agency of the United States government whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geology, and hydrology.

• Direct Lobbying ('04→'05)

International Trade Administration

• Direct Lobbying ('05)

Office of Science and Technology Policy White House Executive Office

• Direct Lobbying ('00→'08)

Office of the United States Trade Representative Office that facilitates global trade on behalf of the United States

• Direct Lobbying ('99→'08)

Council On Environmental Quality The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) coordinates Federal environmental efforts and works closely with agencies and other White House offices

• Direct Lobbying ('99→'02)

White House Office Includes multiple levels of presidential advisory boards and advisors

• Direct Lobbying ('99→'08)

Food and Drug Administration Public health protection agency

• Direct Lobbying ('99→'08)

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The United States' Health and Human Services Agency

• Direct Lobbying ('02→'08)

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

• Direct Lobbying ('03)

Miscellaneous Relationships

Terminator Seeds Genetically Modified Crops That Cannot Reproduce - Stops Seed Saving

• Product*

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Family foundation of Microsoft founder Bill Gates

• Investor In ('10→?)*

Tom Vilsack Biden Ag Sec. candidate, Obama Secretary of Agriculture; Former Governor of Iowa

• Approved Many GMO Products*

City of St. Louis

• Headquarters*

American Business Act on Climate Pledge

• Affiliation

Novozymes A/S Biopharmaceuticals

• collaborator ('13→?)

Types	Organization, Business, Public Company
Start date	1901
End date	2018
Revenue	8.61 Billion
Website	http://www.monsanto.com
Aliases	IRS EIN 43-1878297, MONSANTO CO /NEW/, Monsanto Ag Company, Monsanto Company

Monsanto

Patented the herbicide glyphosate

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