MONSANTO INDIA LIMITED UNAUDITED FINANCIAL  RESULTS  FOR THE QUARTER AND HALF YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 (Rupees in Lacs)                   SR.NO. PARTICULARS Three Months   ended on 30.09.2009  (Unaudited ) Corresponding three months ended in the previous year on 30.09.2008 (Unaudited) Year  to date figures for the period ended  30.09.2009 (Unaudited) Year  to date figures for the period ended  30.09.2008 (Unaudited) Three Months   ended on 30.06.2009  (Unaudited ) Corresponding three months ended in the previous year on 30.06.2008 (Unaudited) Previous  accounting   year ended  31.03.2009 (Audited) Year  Qurter                   1 (a) Sales (Net of Excise Duty)                        6,933                         7,861                   31,462                 31,845     39,019   (b) Other Operating Income                             48                               -                           149                         20     106   TOTAL INCOME                       6,981                        7,861                  31,611                31,865     39,125 2 Expenditure                 (a) (Increase)/Decrease  in stock in trade & work-in-process                      (2,836)                          (443)                      5,911                   3,432                        (8,333)  Margins 2008    (b)Consumption of Materials                        5,994                         1,846                   10,427                    7,528     18,801  Margins 2007  Sinochem COGS to be reversed and Inventory increased   (c)Purchase of Traded Goods                           946                            236                      1,779                    1,651     2,644   (d) Staff Cost                         1,012                         1,149                      2,194                   2,220     5,116   (e) Depreciation & Amortisation                            210                            335                         556                       658     1,335   (f) Other Expenditure                         2,243                         2,701                     5,645                   6,693     11,935   TOTAL EXPENDITURE                       7,569                       5,824                  26,512                22,182     31,498 3 Profit / (Loss) from  Operations before  Other Income, Interest & Exceptional Items ( 1-2)                       (588)                       2,037                    5,099                  9,683     7,627 4 Other Income                              81                            258                         119                       542                          1,089 5 Profit / (Loss) before Interest and  Exceptional Items ( 3+4)                       (507)                       2,295                    5,218                10,225                         8,716 6 Interest Expense                                8                                 7                           15                         12     23 7 Profit / (Loss) after Interest but before  Exceptional Items (5-6)                        (515)                       2,288                    5,203                10,213                         8,693 8 Exceptional Items                              -                                 -                              -                            -                                  -   9 Profit / (Loss) from ordinary  activities but before Tax (7-8)                        (515)                       2,288                    5,203                10,213     8,693 10 Tax expense:                   - Current Tax                            (41)                            685                         334                   1,360     1,250    - Deferred Tax                             52                            (37)                         116                       (68)                           (130)    -Fringe benefit Tax                           (68)                              69                            -                         128     216    -Wealth  Tax                                1                               -                               2                           2     3 11 Net  Profit / (Loss) from Ordinary  Activities  after tax(9-10)                       (459) 1,571                    4,751 8,791     7,354 12 Extarordinary Items( net of tax expenses Rs. NIL)                              -                                 -                              -                                  -   13 Net  Profit / (Loss) for the period (11-12)                       (459) 1,571 4,751 8,791     7,354 14 Paid-up Equity Share Capital (Face Value Rs. 10/- per share)                           863                            863                         863                       863     863 15 Reserves excluding revaluation reserves (as per Balance Sheet of the previous accounting year)                                30,678 16 Basic and diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS) - Rs                        (5.32)                         18.20                     55.05                 101.85                          85.19 17 Aggregate of Public Shareholding :                  - Number of Shares                2,404,152                 2,404,152              2,404,152            2,404,152     2,404,152    - Percentage of shareholdings                        27.85                         27.85                      27.85                    27.85     27.85 18 Promoters and Promoter Group Shareholding:                 a) Pledged/ Encumbered                 -  Number of shares                              -                                 -                              -                            -                                  -     - Percentage of shares (as a % of the total shareholding of promoter and promoter group)                              -                                 -                              -                            -                                  -     Percentage of shares (as a % of the total share capital of the company)                              -                                 -                              -                            -                                  -     b) Non-encumbered                 -  Number of shares                6,227,022                 6,227,022              6,227,022            6,227,022                  6,227,022   - Percentage of shares (as a % of the total shareholding of promoter and promoter group)                     100.00                      100.00                  100.00                100.00                       100.00   Percentage of shares (as a % of the total share capital of the company)                        72.15                         72.15                      72.15                    72.15                           72.15                                     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 -14, Disposals -14  and Closing Balance - 0   4 The  financial results for the period ended 30th September 2009 have been approved  by the Board of Directors at its meeting held     on 16th October 2009 and have been subjected to a Limited Review by the Statutory Auditors of the Company.   5 The  Board of Directors  has declared an interim dividend of Rs.10/- per share at its meeting held on  16th October, 2009.   6 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                   AMITABH JAIPURIA   Mumbai: 16th October, 2009     MANAGING  DIRECTOR                         14,400                  11,399                   17,062                 20,446                     13,112 26014                   3,384