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DewDiligence

05/21/15 10:02 AM

#191592 RE: DewDiligence #191066

MON—This must be the first time I’m on the same side with the anti-GMO crowd, who are opposing MON’s proposed merger with SYT:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-05-21/monsanto-s-syngenta-bid-to-face-basel-protest-by-swiss-activists
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DewDiligence

06/08/15 4:22 PM

#192281 RE: DewDiligence #191066

If successful in acquiring SYT, MON would rename the company and move the tax domicile to the UK:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/syngenta-rejects-latest-monsanto-offer-143374308

This would, of course, make the merger a taxable event for MON’s US shareholders.