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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate web site,
if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T
during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post
such files). Yes  No 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not
contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form
10-K. 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated
filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and
“smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large Accelerated Filer _ Accelerated Filer 
Non-accelerated Filer  Smaller Reporting Company 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act). Yes  No _
State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates computed
by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked price of such
common equity, as of the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second fiscal quarter.
Common Stock, no par value--$18.1 billion
(Based on the closing sale price of Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange
as of December 31, 2008)
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the registrant’s classes of common stock, as of the latest
practicable date.
Common Stock, no par value—642,039,688 shares
(July 31, 2009)
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the proxy statement for the annual meeting of stockholders to be held November 5, 2009, are
incorporated by reference into Part III.
SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT
This Form 10-K contains forward-looking information that is subject to certain risks and uncertainties that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected, expressed, or implied by such forward-
looking information. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by our use of words such as
“may, will, should, anticipates, believes, expects, plans, future, intends, could, estimate, predict, potential or
contingent,” the negative of these terms or other similar expressions. The Company’s actual results could
differ materially from those discussed or implied herein. Factors that could cause or contribute to such
differences include, but are not limited to, those discussed in this Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30,
2009. Among these risks are legislative acts; changes in the prices of food, feed, and other commodities,
including gasoline; and macroeconomic conditions in various parts of the world. To the extent permitted under
applicable law, the Company assumes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of
new information or future events.