Short research assignment. Instructions are attached.

ANNUAL REPORT PROJECT - ASSIGNMENT 2

GUIDANCE FOR THIS AND THE FOLLOWING ASSIGNMENTS:

• When a question asks you to explain, describe, analyze, etc., use complete sentences and well-organized paragraphs.

• The space provided for the answer indicates the expected length of your answer.

1. Name of company chosen: Monsanto

2. Information about the company:

What is the industry classification for the company (according to Fortune or the Internet site

you are using)?

Describe the nature of the company’s business.

List the company’s primary products or services (use brand names where available).

What is the address of the company’s corporate headquarters?

What is the address of the company’s Web site?

List other countries in which the company operates:

What were the company’s revenues for the most recent fiscal year? _________

Who is the chairman of the company’s board of directors?

______________________________________________

Who is the company’s CEO?

_________________________________________________

3. Provide the following market data:

On what stock exchange is the company’s stock traded?

____________________________________________

What is the ticker symbol for the company? ________________________

What was the price of the company’s stock at the end of one day during this past week?

Price: _______________________ Date: ______________________

What were the lowest and highest stock prices during the past year?

52-week low: __________________ 52-week high: _________________

4. Obtain a copy of an article about the company. Attach a copy of the article.

Name of article: ______________________________________________

Source of article (name of magazine or newspaper, date, page numbers):

__________________________________________________________

Summarize the article. Use complete sentences and well-organized paragraphs. Your summary

should be no fewer than 100 words in length.