SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) of the SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 1, 1997 SOLUTIA INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) 001-13255 43-1781797 (Commission File No.) (IRS employer identification no.) 10300 Olive Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63166-6760 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (314) 674-1000 ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS On September 1, 1997, Monsanto Company ("Monsanto") consummated the spinoff of Solutia Inc. (the "Company") by means of a distribution of all of the issued and outstanding common stock, $.01 par value per share, of the Company to the stockholders of record of Monsanto on August 20, 1997, and the Company became an independent public company. Additional information concerning the Company and the spinoff is set forth in the Registration Statement on Form 10, as amended, under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which the Company has previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and which is incorporated herein by reference. -2- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Ex- change Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized. SOLUTIA INC. By:/s/Karl R. Barnickol Karl R. Barnickol Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Date: September 16, 1997 -3-