February 17, 2026

Bayer Investor and Media Update

Litigation Update

Information on the Bayer investor and media update:

Monsanto announces Roundup™ class settlement agreement to resolve current and future claims

  • Class settlement and the U.S. Supreme Court case are independently necessary and mutually reinforcing elements in multi-pronged strategy to significantly contain the litigation
  • Funding of the class totals up to 7.25 billion U.S. dollars; Monsanto will make declining capped annual payments for up to 21 years giving it greater financial certainty
  • Class agreement requires court approval
  • Monsanto has reached separate agreements to settle certain other cases in Roundup™ and PCB litigation
  • Bayer to increase overall litigation provisions and liabilities from 7.8 billion euros to 11.8 billion euros

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Litigation Update

Litigation Update
Bayer CEO Bill Anderson provides a litigation update.
3:22
00:00

Speakers

Bill Anderson headshot
Bill Anderson
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Wolfgang Nickl
Wolfgang Nickl
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Bill Dodero Head of U.S. Law, Patents and Compliance
Bill Dodero
Global Head Litigation