February 17, 2026
Bayer Investor and Media Update
Information on the Bayer investor and media update:
(Recording will be available afterwards.)
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
Litigation Update
Bayer CEO Bill Anderson provides a litigation update.
3:22
00:00
Speakers
Bill Anderson
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Wolfgang Nickl
Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Bill Dodero
Global Head Litigation