Monsanto Company signs share subscription agreement with Devgen
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Devgen and Monsanto Company announced that they have signed an agreement in which Monsanto has agreed, subject to certain customary conditions, to subscribe to 1,045,400 Devgen shares at 17.22EUR/share, totaling 18 million EUR (25 million $) and representing 5.9% of the outstanding capital of Devgen NV. Closing is expected to take place no later than November 2007.
It is anticipated, that Monsanto's becoming a shareholder of Devgen will complement the ongoing collaboration and technology exchange agreements of the companies.