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Exhibit 4.2

COMPANY ORDER

     Pursuant to the provisions of the Indenture dated October 23, 1995 between Advanta Corp. (the
“Company”) and JPMorgan Chase Bank (formerly, The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A.), as successor
trustee, the Company hereby issues this Company Order to be effective concurrent with the effective
date of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 being filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on or about August 18, 2006.

     The terms and conditions applicable to the following securities shall be as set forth in the
Company’s prospectus, and any applicable prospectus supplement, relating to such securities:

     RediReserve Variable Rate Certificates

     Investment Notes with Maturities of 91 Days to Ten Years

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	Advanta Corp.

 	 
	Dated as of August 18, 2006 	By:  	/s/ Philip M. Browne
 	 
	 	 	Philip M. Browne 	 
	[Corporate Seal] 	 	Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	                                                     /s/ Elizabeth H. Mai
 	 
	 	 	Elizabeth H. Mai 	 
	 	 	Secretary 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	Attest: 	/s/ Liane Browne
 	 
	 	 	Liane Browne 	 
	 	 	Assistant SecretaryExhibit 10.1

                      SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT I
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     This Settlement  Agreement I  ("Agreement")  is made, as of August 14,
2006 (the "Effective Date"),  among Delta and Pine Land Company, a Delaware
corporation   with  its  principal   offices  at  One  Cotton  Row,  Scott,
Mississippi  38772  ("DPL"),  D&M  International  LLC, a  Missouri  Limited
Liability  Company  with its  principal  offices at One Cotton Row,  Scott,
Mississippi 38772 ("D&M"), D&PL International  Technology Corp., a Delaware
corporation   with  its  principle   offices  at  One  Cotton  Row,  Scott,
Mississippi  38772 ("DITC") and Monsanto  Company,  a Delaware  corporation
with its principal place of business at 800 N. Lindbergh  Blvd., St. Louis,
Missouri 63167 ("Monsanto").

     WHEREAS,  DPL and Monsanto have on this date entered into an Agreement
and Plan of Merger ("Merger Agreement"); and

     WHEREAS,   the  Parties  have  instituted   certain   arbitration  and
litigation proceedings as set forth below (the "Subject Proceedings"); and

     WHEREAS,  the Parties have come to certain  agreements  in  connection
with the disputes that have been raised in the Subject Proceedings on terms
set forth in this Agreement; and

     WHEREAS, the Parties may have other claims against each other, whether
asserted or as yet  unasserted,  which are intended to be preserved and not
released or affected by this Agreement;

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual agreements,  covenants,
and  commitments set forth herein,  the Parties  understand the meaning and
legal effect of entering into this Agreement and hereby agree as follows:

      1.  DEFINITIONS.   For  purposes  of  this   Agreement,   the
following  definitions  shall  apply to the terms set forth  below,
and  such  terms  may be used  either  in the  singular  or  plural
context:

     (a)  "AFFILIATE"  shall mean, with respect to a Party, any Person that
          directly   or   indirectly,   whether   through   one   or   more
          intermediaries,  Controls,  is Controlled  By, or is under Common
          Control with a Party.

     (b)  "CLAIM"  shall mean any and all claims,  counterclaims,  demands,
          actions,   causes  of  action,   suits,   damages,   liabilities,
          judgments, debts, claims over, accounts, warranties, liens, costs
          or expenses  whatsoever,  wherever arising,  and whether based in
          contract law, tort law, equity,  statute, or regulation,  whether
          known or unknown.  A Claim shall include,  but not be limited to,
          any and all  actions  or claims  for  injunctive  relief,  patent
          infringement,  violations of the antitrust or  competition  laws,
          false advertising, unfair or deceptive acts or practices, product
          disparagement,  unfair  competition,  restraint  of trade,  trade
          secret misappropriation,  breach of contract,  conversion, fraud,
          deceit,  contempt,  violations  of court  orders or  injunctions,
          costs,  and/or  attorney  fees.  A Claim  shall not  include  any
          payments  due  or  other  obligations  owed  under  contracts  or
          agreements between the Parties or one or more of their Affiliates
          made prior to the Effective  Date of this Agreement that have not
          been terminated herein or that were not otherwise at issue in the
          Subject Proceedings.

     (c)  "CONTROL,"  "CONTROLLED BY," or "UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH" shall
          mean (i) the  ownership,  directly  or  indirectly,  of more than
          fifty percent  (50%) of the voting  equity  interest in a Person,
          and (ii) the ability,  directly or indirectly, to direct or cause
          the  direction  of the  management  and  policies of that entity,
          whether through ownership of voting securities,  by contract,  or
          otherwise.

     (d)  "DPL PARTIES" shall mean DPL, D&M and DITP.

     (e)  "MONSANTO PARTIES" shall mean Monsanto Company ("Monsanto").

     (f)  "PARTIES"  shall mean the DPL Parties and the  Monsanto  Parties.
          "PARTY" shall mean one of DPL, D&M Partners, or Monsanto.

     (g)  "PERSON" shall mean any individual, corporation,  proprietorship,
          firm, partnership, limited liability company, trust, association,
          or other form of business  entity,  whether formed under the laws
          of any state of the United States,  the District of Columbia,  or
          the  laws  of any  foreign  country  or any  state  or  political
          subdivision thereof.

     (h)  "SUBJECT  PROCEEDINGS"  shall mean,  collectively,  the following
          litigation and arbitration  proceedings:

          (i) Delta and Pine Land Company, et al. v. Monsanto Company,  No.
          1970-N,  filed in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware,
          New Castle County ("Delaware Litigation");

          (ii) Delta and Pine Land Company;  D&PL International  Technology
          Corp.;  and D&M  International,  LLC. v.  Monsanto  Company,  No.
          50133T0013106,   an  arbitration  proceeding  pending  under  the
          jurisdiction  of  the  American  Arbitration   Association  ("ICS
          Arbitration"); and

          (iii)Delta and Pine Land Company v. Monsanto Company,  No. 50 181
          T  00283  06,  an  arbitration   proceeding   pending  under  the
          jurisdiction of the American  Arbitration  Association ("May 2006
          Arbitration"); and

          (iv) Delta and Pine Land Company v. Monsanto  Company,  No. 06 DU
          CC00022,  filed in Dunklin County Circuit Court,  Dunklin County,
          Missouri ("Missouri I Litigation"), and

          (v)  Monsanto  Company  v.  Delta  and  Pine  Land  Company,  No.
          06CC-000761,  pending in the Circuit  Court of St. Louis  County,
          Missouri ("Missouri II Litigation").

     (i)  "THIRD  PARTY"  shall  mean any Person  other  than the  Monsanto
          Parties, the DPL Parties, and any of the Parties' Affiliates.

     2.  TREATMENT  OF SUBJECT  PROCEEDINGS.  Upon  execution of the Merger
Agreement,  the Parties shall take the  following  actions and agree to the
following terms:

     (a) D&PL and Monsanto  shall  execute the  Amendment to Roundup  Ready
Soybean  License and Seed  Services  Agreement  of  September  1, 2001,  as
previously amended, in the form of Exhibit A.

     (b) Within 15 days of the execution of the Merger Agreement,  Monsanto
shall pay to DPL the amount of Two Million One Hundred Sixty-Seven Thousand
Eight   Hundred   Seventy-Three   Dollars   and   Eighty-Nine   Cents   (US
$2,167,873.89) in readily available funds.

     (c) The Parties shall file with the appropriate court a Stipulation of
Dismissal  with  Prejudice of the Delaware  Litigation,  with each Party to
bear its own attorneys' fees and costs, in the form of Exhibit B.

     (d) The Parties shall file with the appropriate court a Stipulation of
Dismissal with  Prejudice of the Missouri I Litigation,  with each Party to
bear its own attorneys' fees and costs, in the form of Exhibit C.

     (e) The Parties shall file with the American  Arbitration  Association
and the appropriate  arbitration  panel a Motion to Stay Proceedings in the
ICS  Arbitration,  in the form of Exhibit D. The Parties further agree that
they  will  take  all  reasonable  efforts  to  have  the  ICS  Arbitration
proceedings  stayed until  expiration  of the Outside Date (as that term is
used in the Merger  Agreement).  In the event that the Merger  Agreement is
terminated by DPL under Section  9.04(d)  thereof,  DPL and its  Affiliates
shall use their best efforts,  but consistent with their contractual duties
to MDM  Sementes de Algodao,  Ltda.  ("MDM"),  to have the ICS  Arbitration
dismissed with prejudice by promptly filing a Stipulation of Dismissal with
Prejudice,  with each Party to bear its own attorneys'  fees and costs,  in
the form of Exhibit E. In any event,  however, DPL and its Affiliates shall
assign  to or  otherwise  transfer  to  Monsanto  DPL's or its  Affiliates'
contractual  share,  as of the Effective Date of the Agreement,  of any and
all recovery  entered against Monsanto or its Affiliates in connection with
the ICS  Arbitration.  During  the period in which the ICS  Arbitration  is
stayed,  (i) DPL agrees  that none of the DPL  Parties or their  Affiliates
shall,  either  directly  or  indirectly,  assert or  initiate  any Claims,
proceedings  or other  challenges  (formal or  informal)  to the  Indemnity
Collection  System  of  Monsanto  or any of its  Affiliates  applicable  to
Brazil,  and (ii) Monsanto  agrees that  technology  fees,  net of costs of
collection (not including  internal costs) collected through the ICS system
in Brazil  for  Bollgard(R)  seed  shall be  distributed  44% to DPL or its
Affiliates  and 56% to  Monsanto  or its  Affiliates.  In  determining  the
percentage  distributed  to DPL or its  Affiliates,  Monsanto shall receive
credit for any amounts paid to MDM. The Parties  agree that the  agreements
and  actions  provided  for in the  preceding  sentence  shall  be  without
prejudice  to any  position  that may be taken either Party in the May 2006
Arbitration  should the stay be lifted,  and no evidence  concerning  these
agreements and actions may be introduced  into evidence or referenced to in
the May 2006 Arbitration.

     (f) The Parties shall file with the American  Arbitration  Association
and the appropriate  arbitration  panel a Motion to Stay Proceedings in the
May 2006  Arbitration,  in the form of  Exhibit  F, as it  relates to DPL's
claims therein  regarding Egypt and Burkina Faso. The Parties further agree
that  they  will  take  all  reasonable  efforts  to have  the  proceedings
regarding  Egypt and Burkina  Faso stayed until  expiration  of the Outside
Date (as that  term is used in the  Merger  Agreement).  In  addition,  the
Parties  shall  file  with the  American  Arbitration  Association  and the
appropriate  arbitration panel a Stipulation of Dismissal with Prejudice in
the May 2006  Arbitration,  with each Party to bear its own attorneys' fees
and costs, in the form of Exhibit G, as to all of DPL's Claims arising from
or relating to its  contention  that any of the Monsanto  Parties failed to
satisfy its "most favored  licensee"  obligations  in  connection  with its
dealings with Stoneville Pedigreed Seeds ("Stoneville") or its Affiliates -
regardless  whether  Stoneville  was an  Affiliate  of any of the  Monsanto
Parties.

     (g) The Parties shall file with the appropriate court a Stipulation of
Dismissal with Prejudice of the Missouri II Litigation,  with each Party to
bear its own attorneys' fees and costs, in the form of Exhibit G.

      3.   MUTUAL RELEASES.
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     (a) By the Monsanto Parties: The Monsanto Parties and their Affiliates
hereby  release and  discharge  each of the DPL Parties,  their  respective
Affiliates, assigns, predecessors, and successors, and any and all of those
Persons' past, present, and future officers, directors,  employees, agents,
licensees and attorneys  from all Claims that each of the Monsanto  Parties
and their respective Affiliates, assigns, predecessors, and successors, and
all of those  Persons'  past,  present,  and  future  officers,  directors,
employees, agents, and attorneys ever had, now have, or may have for, upon,
or by reason of, any matter whatsoever, through the date of this Agreement,
arising from, encompassed by, or related to any and all matters (i) alleged
in the  Missouri I and  Missouri II  Litigations,  and/or (ii)  relating to
DPL's  contention  in the May 2006  Arbitration  that  any of the  Monsanto
Parties  failed to  satisfy  its "most  favored  licensee"  obligations  in
connection with its dealings with Stoneville Pedigreed Seeds ("Stoneville")
or its Affiliates - regardless  whether  Stoneville was an Affiliate of any
of the Monsanto Parties.

     (b) By the DPL Parties:  The DPL Parties and their  Affiliates  hereby
release  and  discharge  each of the  Monsanto  Parties,  their  respective
Affiliates, assigns, predecessors, and successors, and any and all of those
Persons' past, present, and future officers, directors,  employees, agents,
licensees  and  attorneys  from all Claims that each of the DPL Parties and
their respective Affiliates, assigns, predecessors, and successors, and all
of those Persons' past, present, and future officers, directors, employees,
agents,  and  attorneys  ever had, now have,  or may have for,  upon, or by
reason of,  any  matter  whatsoever,  through  the date of this  Agreement,
arising from, encompassed by, or related to any and all matters (i) alleged
in the  Missouri I and  Missouri II  Litigations,  and/or (ii)  relating to
DPL's  contention  in the May 2006  Arbitration  that  any of the  Monsanto
Parties  failed to  satisfy  its "most  favored  licensee"  obligations  in
connection  with  its  dealings  with  Stoneville  Pedigreed  Seed  Company
("Stoneville")  or its  Affiliates - regardless  whether  Stoneville was an
Affiliate  of any of the  Monsanto  Parties.  In the event  that the Merger
Agreement is terminated by DPL under Section 9.04(d) thereof, the foregoing
release shall also include,  effective as of the date of such  termination,
all Claims arising from,  encompassed by, or related to any and all matters
asserted in the ICS Arbitration.

     (c) Parties Not Released:  The releases set forth in  paragraphs  3(a)
and 3(b) of this  Agreement  do not  include  any Claim by any Party or its
Affiliates  against  (and are  expressly  not for the benefit of) any Third
Party not specifically  referred to or described in Paragraphs 3(a) or 3(b)
hereof.

     (d) Matters Not Released:

     Solely for the  avoidance  of doubt,  the Parties  agree that only the
claims asserted within the Subject Proceedings and identified above are the
subject of the above  releases or other  resolution  of disputes  set forth
above in this Paragraph 3.

     4.  COVENANT  NOT  TO  SUE.  The  DPL  Parties  and  their  respective
Affiliates  on the one hand and the Monsanto  Parties and their  respective
Affiliates on the other expressly  covenant never to institute or prosecute
against the other in any administrative proceeding, arbitration proceeding,
suit, or action of any kind or nature whatsoever,  at law or in equity, any
Claim released in this Agreement;  provided that nothing  contained in this
paragraph  shall  release,  remise,  discharge or acquit a Party's  claims,
regardless of the legal theory upon which they are based, against any other
Party  for  the  alleged  breach  of or to  seek  the  enforcement  of this
Agreement.  Provided,  however,  nothing in this Agreement shall affect any
Claim or counterclaim  in Delta and Pine Land Company v. Monsanto  Company,
2005-IA-00015-SCT,  consolidated  with  Delta  and  Pine  Land  Company  v.
Monsanto  Company,  2005-IA-00016-SCT,  or Delta and Pine Land  Company  v.
Monsanto Company,  et al., Civil Action No. 2000-1,  pending in the Circuit
Court  of  the  First  Judicial  District  of  Bolivar  County,   State  of
Mississippi,  or in any other legal proceeding or arbitration not otherwise
specifically released herein.

     5. NO TRANSFER OF RELEASED  CLAIMS.  Each Party hereto  represents and
warrants that it has not prior to the Effective  Date,  and will not in the
future, sell,  transfer,  assign or othewise hypothecate to any Third Party
that  would  not be bound  hereby  any  Claim  released  by this  Agreement
existing prior to the date hereof and each Party will defend, indemnify and
hold harmless the other Party from any actions by any Third Party asserting
any such Claim.

     6.  DENIAL OF  LIABILITY.  Each  Party  hereto  expressly  denies  any
liability  with  respect  to the  Claims  made  against  it in the  Subject
Proceedings.

     7. FUTURE  DISCOVERY.  Each Party  acknowledges  that it may hereafter
discover facts relating to the Subject  Proceedings  that occurred prior to
the date of this  Agreement  that are  different  from,  or in addition to,
those which it now knows or believes to be true, and each Party agrees that
this  Agreement  shall  be  and  remain  effective  and  applicable  in all
respects,  notwithstanding  such  different  or  additional  facts,  or the
discovery thereof.

     8.  BINDING  NATURE.  This  Agreement  shall be binding  upon,  impose
obligations  upon,  and inure to the benefit of each of the Parties,  their
respective  Affiliates,  and  their  respective  permitted  successors  and
assigns.

     9.  GOVERNING  LAW.  The  internal  laws  of  the  State  of  Delaware
(excluding its choice of law or conflicts of law  provisions)  shall govern
the interpretation, performance and enforcement of this Agreement.

     10. SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION. Each of the Parties irrevocably agrees
that any legal action or proceeding  with respect to this Agreement and the
rights  and  obligations   arising   hereunder,   or  for  recognition  and
enforcement of any judgment in respect of this Agreement and the rights and
obligations  arising  hereunder  brought by the other  Party  hereto or its
successors or assigns shall be brought and  determined  exclusively  in the
Delaware  Court of  Chancery,  or in the event (but only in the event) that
such court does not have subject  matter  jurisdiction  over such action or
proceeding,  in the  United  States  District  Court  for the  District  of
Delaware. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably submits with regard to any
such  action or  proceeding  for itself  and in  respect  of its  property,
generally  and  unconditionally,   to  the  personal  jurisdiction  of  the
aforesaid  courts and agrees that it will not bring any action  relating to
this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement in
any court or tribunal other than the aforesaid courts.  Each of the Parties
hereby irrevocably waives, and agrees not to assert, by way of motion, as a
defense,  counterclaim  or  otherwise,  in any  action or  proceeding  with
respect to this Agreement and the rights and obligations arising hereunder,
or for  recognition  and  enforcement  of any  judgment  in respect of this
Agreement and the rights and  obligations  arising  hereunder (i) any claim
that it is not personally  subject to the  jurisdiction  of the above named
courts for any reason,  (ii) any claim that it or its property is exempt or
immune  from  jurisdiction  of any such  court or from  any  legal  process
commenced in such courts  (whether  through  service of notice,  attachment
prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution of judgment, execution of
judgment or  otherwise)  and (iii) to the fullest  extent  permitted by the
applicable  law, any claim that (x) the suit,  action or proceeding in such
court is  brought  in an  inconvenient  forum,  (y) the venue of such suit,
action or  proceeding  is  improper or (z) this  Agreement,  or the subject
matter hereof, may not be enforced in or by such courts.

     11. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. Each Party  acknowledges and agrees that any
controversy  which may arise  under  this  Agreement  is likely to  involve
complicated  and  difficult   issues  and,   therefore,   each  such  Party
irrevocably and unconditionally  waives any right it may have to a trial by
jury in respect of any legal  action  arising  out of or  relating  to this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each party to
this Agreement certifies and acknowledges that (i) no representative of any
other Party has represented,  expressly or otherwise, that such other Party
would  not seek to  enforce  the  foregoing  waiver in the event of a legal
action,  (ii) such Party has  considered the  implications  of this waiver,
(iii) such Party  makes this  waiver  voluntarily,  and (iv) such Party has
been  induced to enter into this  Agreement  by,  among other  things,  the
mutual waivers and certifications contained in this paragraph.

     12. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
between the Parties  relating to the subject matter  hereof,  and all prior
negotiations and understandings between the Parties relating to the subject
matter hereof shall be deemed merged into this Agreement.

     13. VOLUNTARILY AND KNOWINGLY.  The Parties each acknowledge that they
have read this Agreement and  understand  all of its terms,  and that these
documents are being executed  voluntarily,  without  duress,  and with full
knowledge of their legal  significance.  The Parties each  acknowledge that
they have received independent legal advice from their respective attorneys
with respect to the legal consequences of entering into these agreements.

     14.  CONSTRUCTION.  The Parties agree that in the event of any dispute
concerning  the  interpretation  or  construction  of  this  Agreement,  no
presumption  shall exist with respect to the Party  initially  drafting the
Agreement.  The  Parties  each  agree  they have had ample  opportunity  to
influence the choice of language and terms in this Agreement.

     15.  REPRESENTATIONS.  The  DPL  Parties  and  Monsanto  Parties  each
represent and warrant that they have full capacity and authority to settle,
compromise,  and release  their  Claims and the Claims of their  respective
Affiliates as set forth herein,  and that no other person or entity has, or
will in the future,  acquire or have any right to assert against any person
or entity  released by this  Agreement  any portion of that  Party's or its
Affiliates' released Claims.

     16. SUFFICIENCY OF CONSIDERATION. Other than the obligations set forth
in  this  Agreement,  the  Parties  each  acknowledge  and  agree  that  no
additional  consideration  is  required  or  owing to the  other,  and that
sufficient  consideration  has passed  between them to render the Agreement
valid and enforceable.

     17.  MODIFICATIONS.  This  Agreement may not be amended,  altered,  or
modified,  in whole or in part, except by an instrument in writing executed
by the Parties thereto.

     18. WAIVER.  Any failure by any Party to this Agreement to insist upon
the strict  performance  by another  Party of any of the  provision of this
Agreement  shall not be deemed a waiver  of any of the  provisions  of this
Agreement  and such Party,  notwithstanding  such  failure,  shall have the
right thereafter to insist upon the specific  performance of any and all of
the provisions of this  Agreement.  There shall be no estoppel  against the
enforcement  of  any  provision  of  this  Agreement,   except  by  written
instruments  signed by the Party  charged with the waiver or  estoppel;  no
written  waiver shall be deemed a  continuing  waiver  unless  specifically
stated  therein,  and  the  written  waiver  shall  operate  only as to the
specific  term or  condition  waived,  and not for the  future or as to any
other act than that specifically waived.

     19.  SEVERABILITY.  If any  clause,  provision,  or  section  of  this
Agreement shall, for any reason, be held illegal, invalid or unenforceable,
the Parties shall negotiate in good faith and in accordance with reasonable
standards of fair  dealing,  a valid,  legal,  and  enforceable  substitute
provision or provisions that most nearly reflect the original intent of the
Parties under this Agreement in a manner that is  commensurate in magnitude
and degree  with the  changes  arising  as a result of any such  substitute
provision or  provisions.  All other  provisions  in this  Agreement  shall
remain in full force and effect  and shall be  construed  in order to carry
out the  original  intent of the Parties as nearly as possible  (consistent
with  the  necessary  reallocation  of  benefits)  and as if such  invalid,
illegal, or unenforceable provision had never been contained herein.

     20.   COUNTERPARTS.   This  Agreement  may  be  executed  in  multiple
counterparts,  each of which shall be  considered  and shall have the force
and effect of an original and all of which  together  shall  constitute one
and the same document.

     21.  HEADINGS.  The various  headings  used in this  Agreement are for
reference  purposes only and are not to be used in interpreting the text of
the paragraph in which they appear or to which they relate.

     22. NOTICES.  Any notice required or permitted by this Agreement shall
be in writing and served  either (1) by hand  delivery or (2) by  facsimile
and United States mail, first-class,  postage prepaid, and addressed to the
facsimile and address set forth below:

                If to the DPL Parties:
                Delta and Pine Land Company
                Office of the Chief Executive Officer
                One Cotton Row
                Scott, MS 38772

                Fax: (662) 742-3795
or such other person and/or address as DPL designates in writing.

                If to the Monsanto Parties:
                Monsanto Company
                Office of the General Counsel
                800 North Lindbergh Blvd.
                Building A
                St.  Louis, MO 63167

                Fax: (314) 694-6399

or such other  person  and/or  address as  Monsanto  designates  in
writing.

     23.  ATTACHMENTS  AND EXHIBITS.  The  Attachments and Exhibits form an
integral part of this Agreement.

Signature page to follow

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D&M INTERNATIONAL LLC                 DELTA AND PINE LAND COMPANY
 BY D&PL INTERNATIONAL
 TECHNOLOGY CORP.

By /s/ R.D. Greene                    By /s/ R.D. Greene
  ----------------------------          ---------------------------
Title Senior Vice President           Title Senior Vice President
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Date August 14, 2006                  Date August 14, 2006
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MONSANTO COMPANY                      D&PL INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CORP.

By /s/ Terrell K. Crews               By /s/ RD Greene
  ---------------------------           ----------------------------
Title Chief Financial Officer         Title Senior Vice President
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Date August 14, 2006                  Date August 14, 2006
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                                 EXHIBIT A

      AMENDMENT TO ROUNDUP READY(R) SOYBEAN LICENSE AND SEED SERVICES
                       AGREEMENT OF SEPTEMBER 1, 2001

Delta and Pine Land Company, a Delaware corporation, and Monsanto Company,
a Delaware corporation, are parties to a certain Roundup Ready(R) Soybean
License and Seed Services Agreement of September 1, 2001 (hereinafter
referred to as the "Agreement").

All capitalized terms, not otherwise defined in this Amendment,  shall have
the meanings defined in the Agreement.

The parties agree to amend the Agreement, effective as of the 2007 growing
season, as follows:

1.   In Subsection 3.10(b), delete the words in the first parenthetical
     "replants and." At the end of that Subsection, add the following
     sentence, "For the avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that the
     number of UNITS sold by LICENSEE less returns to LICENSEE from its
     direct customers shall be the "net number of UNITS transferred to
     growers" in calculating the ROYALTY. UNITS that are sold and later
     must be replanted as well as UNITS sold for replanting purposes are to
     be included in "net number of UNITS transferred to growers"."

All other terms and conditions of the Agreement remain the same.

DELTA AND PINE LAND COMPANY    MONSANTO COMPANY

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