Bayer board to discuss Monsanto bid on September 14: Rheinische Post

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A spokesman for Bayer, which is due to hold an investor conference in Cologne on Sept. 20, declined to comment on the report.

Sources told had told Reuters last month that U.S. seed company Monsanto had given its German suitor limited access to its books after turning down a sweetened $64 billion takeover offer.

(Reporting by Maria Sheahan; Additional reporting by Till Weber; Editing by Louise Heavens)