UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K/A-2
(Mark One)
X Annual Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the fiscal year ended August 31, 1997 or
Transition Report Pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from to
Commission file number: 33-33305
DEKALB Genetics Corporation
Savings and Investment Plan
(Full title of the plan)
DEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION
3100 Sycamore Road
DeKalb, Illinois 60115
(Name of Issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan
and address of its principal executive office)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this amendment to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
DEKALB Genetics Corporation
(Registrant)
By:Thomas R. Rauman
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Thomas R. Rauman
Vice President, Finance
& CFO
Date: March 6, 1998
DEKALB GENETICS CORPORATION SAVINGS AND INVESTMENT PLAN
ITEM 27A--SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES
AS OF AUGUST 31, 1997
(EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 36-3586793, PLAN NUMBER 002)
DESCRIPTION OF INVESTMENT,
INCLUDING MATURITY DATE,
IDENTITY OF ISSUE, BORROWER, RATE OF INTEREST, COLLATERAL
LESSOR OR SIMILAR PARTY PAR OR MATURITY VALUE COST MARKET
*DEKALB Genetics Corp. Common stock, 333,766 shares $ 2,881,753 $
13,100,316
Common Stock-
AMP Incorporated Common stock, 35,000 shares 1,274,454 1,750,000
Anheuser Busch Common stock, 29,000 shares 1,276,735 1,236,125
Boeing Company Common stock, 10,000 shares 188,474 545,000
Bristol Meyers & Co. Squibb
Company Common stock, 16,000 shares 814,467 1,216,000
Burlington Resources, Inc. Common stock, 56,000 shares 2,282,636 2,838,528
Corning, Incorporated Common stock, 15,000 shares 365,574 793,125
Dana Corporation Common stock, 33,000 shares 1,028,290 1,520,079
Dover Corp. Common stock, 40,000 shares 1,016,494 2,762,520
Eastman Chemical Company Common stock, 15,000 shares 997,225 897,195
Eaton Corporation Common stock, 13,000 shares 709,424 1,170,819
Exel Limited Common stock, 28,000 shares 583,167 1,536,500
Exxon Corp. Common stock, 32,000 shares 842,497 1,958,016
Flour Corporation Common stock, 24,600 shares 1,292,905 1,380,675
Genuine Parts Co. Common stock, 60,000 shares 1,328,568 1,852,500
General Signal Corp. Common stock, 14,000 shares 560,696 607,250
Grainger WW Incorporated Common stock, 18,000 shares 1,104,665 1,598,634
Hasbro Incorporated Common stock, 59,000 shares 1,413,706 1,585,625
Hercules Incorporated Common stock, 20,000 shares 813,601 1,033,760
Int'l Flavor & Frangrances Common stock, 16,000 shares 769,496 818,000
International Business Machines
DESCRIPTION OF INVESTMENT,
INCLUDING MATURITY DATE,
IDENTITY OF ISSUE, BORROWER, RATE OF INTEREST, COLLATERAL
LESSOR OR SIMILAR PARTY PAR OR MATURITY VALUE COST MARKET
Corp. Common stock, 18,000 shares 990,740 1,824,750
Marsh & McLennan Co's Inc. Common stock, 38,000 shares 1,406,182 2,593,500
MBIA Inc. Common stock, 13,000 shares 782,990 1,472,250
McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. Common stock, 31,000 shares 1,283,107 1,900,703
National Service Industries Common stock, 15,000 shares 583,896 663,750
Pall Corporation Common stock, 43,000 shares 1,035,635 1,018,584
Pitney Bowes, Inc. Common stock, 20,000 shares 906,361 1,527,500
Pfizer, Inc. Common stock, 3,408 shares 55,806 188,933
Raytheon Company Common stock, 35,000 shares 874,652 1,925,000
Common Stock (continued)-
Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. N.Y. Common stock, 48,000 shares $ 980,628 $
2,436,000
Rubbermaid Incorported Common stock, 55,000 shares 1,290,423 1,375,000
Schering-Plough Corp. Common stock, 25,000 shares 395,886 1,200,000
Service Corp. International Common stock, 48,900 shares 1,115,673 1,564,800
Sherwin Williams Co. Common stock, 77,000 shares 1,468,148 2,112,726
State Street Boston Corporation Common stock, 33,000 shares 548,287 1,645,875
UST Incorporated Common stock, 34,000 shares 965,579 981,750
Wachovia Corporation Common stock, 15,000 shares 540,403 933,750
Whitman Corporation Common stock, 69,000 shares 1,293,479 1,694,847
Xerox Corporation Common stock, 29,000 shares 1,393,853 2,189,500
Total Common Stock 36,574,802 56,349,569
Harris Trust & Savings Bank
Mutual Funds-
*Common Stock Fund Common stock, 879,421 shares 9,375,669 22,932,664
*Small Capital Value Fund Common stock, 86,570 shares 2,449,438 2,929,524
*Convertible Funds Common stock, 57,299 shares 1,670,962 1,822,684
DESCRIPTION OF INVESTMENT,
INCLUDING MATURITY DATE,
IDENTITY OF ISSUE, BORROWER, RATE OF INTEREST, COLLATERAL
LESSOR OR SIMILAR PARTY PAR OR MATURITY VALUE COST MARKET
*International Fund Common stock, 98,283 shares 1,602,779 1,546,980
*Enhanced Liquidity Fund Common Trust Fund, 261,648 5,425,592 5,316,998
shares
*Marketable Bond Fund Common Trust Fund, 615,743 12,844,707 13,796,505
shares
*Short-term Investment Fund Money Market 17,173,405 17,173,405
Total Collective Investment 50,542,552 65,518,760
Funds
U.S. Treasury bonds and notes:
U.S. Treasury note $300,000 par, 8.25%, due 5/15/05 278,063 314,532
U.S. Treasury note $200,000 par, 8,875%, due 195,000 208,156
2/15/99
U.S. Treasury note $50,000 par, 8.875%, due 50,500 50,313
11/15/97
U.S. Treasury note $200,000 par, 8.5%, due 2/15/00 227,250 210,968
U.S. Treasury note $400,000 par, 7.5%, due 5/15/02 401,125 420,500
U.S. Treasury note $500,000 par, 5.875%, due 483,516 488,905
2/15/04
U.S. Treasury bond $400,000 par, 7.625%, due 403,812 418,124
2/15/07
U.S. Treasury bond $400,000 par, 9.375%, due 406,069 477,376
2/15/06
U.S. Treasury bond $300,000 par, 7.75%, due 2/15/01 309,703 314,718
Total U.S. Treasury bonds & 2,755,038 2,903,592
DESCRIPTION OF INVESTMENT,
INCLUDING MATURITY DATE,
IDENTITY OF ISSUE, BORROWER, RATE OF INTEREST, COLLATERAL
LESSOR OR SIMILAR PARTY PAR OR MATURITY VALUE COST MARKET
notes
Aetna Participant Accumulation Fund
#DC-13591 12,360,445 12,360,445
Plan participants Participant loans, with interest
rates from 7% to 12.5% 0 1,012,920
$105,114,590 $151,245,602
Party in interest.