Monsanto declared to hold 4.31% of total Devgen shares

Date:05-02-2011

In accordance with Article 14 of the Act of May 2, 2007 on the disclosure of major shareholdings in listed companies, Devgen nv hereby informs that it has received a shareholder notification from Monsanto Company on Wednesday 27 April 2011.

Monsanto Company declared to hold 1,045,400 Devgen shares or 4.31% of total Devgen shares.

This follows the recent capital increase of Devgen and the change in denominator. The participation of Monsanto Company in Devgen shares crossed the threshold level of 5% on April 8 2011, going from a participation of more than 5 % to a participation of 4.31%.