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

Joint white paper, released at United Nations High Level Political Forum, outlines key policy changes to address self-care barriersat the global, national and local level Bayer commits $1.3M in programs and services;

three-year commitment to help women and children in developing countries

Diegem, 14 juli 2016 - Bayer en de International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) lanceerden voor de tweede keer op rij hun internationale fotowedstrijd. Het thema is dit jaar #StrongerTogether. De wedstrijd is verbonden met World Sight Day, die plaatsvindt op 13 oktober en het belang van ooggezondheid benadrukt.

Monsanto all-cash offer increased to USD 125 per share on July 1 after additional information received in private discussions / Bayer has comprehensively addressed Monsanto’s questions concerning financing of the transaction / In addition to certain commitments to regulators possibly required, Bayer has offered a USD 1.5 billion reverse antitrust break fee, reaffirming its confidence to successfully close / The revised offer retains compelling value creation potential for Bayer shareholders / Bayer remains fully committed to pursuing this transaction

Bayer mag een jaar lang het Universum Most Attractive Employers-label dragen. Uit de jaarlijkse studie van Universum, internationaal employer branding specialist, komt Bayer namelijk naar voor als één van de aantrekkelijkste werkgevers van het land.