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MONSANTO INDIA LIMITED
Regd.Office: Ahura Centre, 5th Floor, 96, Mahakali Caves Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai – 400 093.
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2007
    (R    U   P    E   E   S       I N        L   A    C   S)
  SR. NO. PARTICULARS THREE MONTHS ENDED ON 30.09.2007
(UNAUDITED)
CORRESPONDING THREE MONTHS ENDED IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR ON 30.09.2006
(UNAUDITED)
YEAR TO DATE FIGURES FOR CURRENT PERIOD ENDED ON 30.09.2007 (UNAUDITED) YEAR TO DATE FIGURES FOR PREVIOUS PERIOD ENDED ON 30.09.2006 (UNAUDITED) PREVIOUS ACCOUNTING YEAR ENDED 31.03.2007 (AUDITED)
1 Sales (Net of Excise Duty) 7062 6663 24892 21968 30910
2 Other Income 417 368 1096 784 1654
3 Profit on Divestiture of Leader Business - - - - 1485
       TOTAL INCOME 7479 7031 25988 22752 34049
4 Total Expenditure:          
  -  (Increase)/Decrease in stock in trade 1373 1495 3284 867 21
  - Consumption of Materials    1552 1853 6283 7981 12180
  -  Purchase of Finished Goods 63 59 1354 629 1324
  - Staff Cost 765 615 1433 1210 2360
  -  Depreciation 296 196 601 395 809
  Other Expenditure: 2000 2085 5478 5459 9415
        TOTAL EXPENDITURE 6049 6303 18433 16541 26109
5 Interest Expense 5 7 11 14 24
6 Profit before tax  (1+2-3-4-5) 1425 721 7544 6197 7915
7 Provision for Taxation:           
        -    Current Tax 215 180 460 440 700
        -    Deferred Tax  (37) (68) 15 (95) 10
        -    Fringe Benefit Tax 64 28 106 54 148
        -   Wealth tax - - 2 2 4
8 Net Profit after tax (6-7) 1183 581 6961 5796 7053
9 Paid-up Equity Share Capital
(face value of Rs.10/- per share)
863 863 863 863 863
10 Free Reserves (excluding  revaluation reserves) - - - - 36634
11 Basic & diluted Earning per share (EPS) – Rs. 13.70 6.73 80.64 67.16 81.75
12 Aggregate of Non Promoters           
      Shareholding:          
      -     Number of Shares 2404152 2404152 2404152 2404152 2404152
      -     Percentage of Shareholdings 27.85 27.85 27.85 27.85 27.85
Notes:
1 The Company's performance is affected having regard to the mix of products sold in respective quarters.
2 The Company has one primary business segment namely "Agriculture Inputs".
3 Information on investor complaints for the quarter (Nos.) Opening Balance - 0, New - 11, Disposals - 11 and Closing Balance - 0.
4 In terms of the resolution passed by the Board of Directors of the Company on 14th September, 2007, the Company has finalised the sale of its Sunflower Business for a consideration payable in Indian Rupees equivalent to USD 3.91 million (approx Rs.16.00 Crores) and inventory at cost.  The effect of this transaction will be reflected in the financial results of the next quarter.
5 The financial results for the three months ended 30th September, 2007 have been approved by the Board of Directors at their meeting held on 29th October, 2007, and have been subjected to a Limited Review by the Statutory Auditors of the Company.
6 The Directors have declared an interim dividend of Rs. 12/- per share  at their meeting held on 29th October, 2007.  
7 Previous period's /Year's figures have been re-grouped wherever necessary to correspond with the current period's/ year's figures.
                                  For MONSANTO INDIA LIMITED 
                 SEKHAR NATARAJAN
Mumbai: 29th October, 2007 CHAIRMAN