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mr. baumann, let me begin with you.f course the marketplace has known about the possibility of this deal for some time. and that's given your investors an opportunity to make their opinions known. many have been supportive of the deal, particularly as you've sort of talked to your investor base, but there are those who say this is empire building, this is taking the company in a completely different direction. why is monsanto the right transaction given its size for bayer to be doing and doing now? >> well, thank you for the question. and the most important thing and that is what we've really been looking at is what it takes in order to serve our customers and to grow us better in the future. and the great combination of monsanto and us is doing exactly that where we can bring better solutions, faster to the growers so they can help contribute to feeding an ever growing world. that's what this is all about. >> and you believe that is going to bring stronger growth obviously then would the previous strategy of your prede