Realizes a shared vision of integrated agricultural offerings, delivering enhanced solutions for growers and creates a leading innovation engine for the next generation of farming / USD 128 per share in all-cash transaction, represents 44 percent premium to Monsanto shareholders and an aggregate value of USD 66 billion / Significant value creation with expected annual synergies of approximately USD 1.5 billion after year three; plus additional synergies from integrated solutions in future years / Bayer shareholders expected to benefit from accretion to core EPS in the first full year after closing and double-digit percentage accretion in the third full year / Committed to retaining strong presence in the U.S. with the combined business’ global Seeds & Traits and North American commercial headquarters in St. Louis

Group sales increase by 2.3 percent (Fx & portfolio adj.) to EUR 11,833 million / Pharmaceuticals continues strong growth trend / Consumer Health increases sales / Crop Science business holds steady in a continuingly difficult market environment / EBITDA before special items up 5.7 percent to EUR 3,054 million / Net income improves by 18.6 percent to EUR 1,380 million / Core earnings per share increase by 4.0 percent to EUR 2.07 / Group forecast raised

Mijdrecht, 26 juli 2016 - De International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) lanceert met steun van Bayer voor het tweede jaar op rij een internationale fotowedstrijd rond ooggezondheid. Dit jaar heeft de wedstrijd, die verbonden is met World Sight Day 2016, als thema ‘Stronger Together’ (samen sterker). World Sight Day vindt plaats op 13 oktober.