{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"18739","rtpr_id":"nPn9p0wtwa","ticker":"CTVA","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["CTVA"],"title":"Introducing Vylor: Corteva Spinoff to Propel Agriculture Further","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-04T11:00:08.465Z","article_body":"Introducing Vylor: Corteva Spinoff to Propel Agriculture Further\n\nPR Newswire\n\nINDIANAPOLIS, May 4, 2026\n\nNew brand builds upon century-long legacy,\nreflects ambition to advance science to feed and fuel the world\n\nINDIANAPOLIS, May 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Corteva (NYSE: CTVA) announced\ntoday that the company that will comprise its current advanced seed and\ngenetics business, previously referred to as \"SpinCo,\" will be branded Vylor,\nInc. Corteva's planned separation remains on track for the fourth quarter of\n2026.\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2971172/Vylor_logo.html)\n\nWith more than 4,000 germplasm patents and more than 2,000 biotechnology\npatents, Vylor's innovation engine will be anchored in the industry's most\nelite germplasm and transformative biotechnology, including a world-class\npipeline that includes gamechangers like proprietary hybrid wheat, leadership\nin gene editing, multi-disease resistance corn and next-generation biofuels.\nThe company will leverage its next generation scientific expertise to further\nstrengthen its core business while exploring opportunities to expand to new\nrow crops – and potentially beyond – to help farmers feed and fuel the\nworld.\n\nThe new brand reflects this vision. For example, the stylized \"l\" in the brand\nrepresents the negative space formed by a single chromosome, reflecting the\nrole genetics has played and will continue to play in advancing agriculture.\nThe use of green, maroon and blue in its expanded color palette is a nod to\nits Pioneer, Brevant, Hogemeyer and Corteva heritage. The name itself is\nderived from the word \"valor,\" honoring the valor of the generations of\nemployees and farmers whose hard work helped feed the world. It's also a nod\nto the mindset of the new company: vying for every opportunity.\n\n\"Vylor traces its roots back a century, to a single idea: that innovation\ncould transform agriculture, and with it, the world. This belief – in the\npower of science to advance agriculture and help farmers feed and fuel a\ngrowing population – remains our North Star,\" said future Vylor CEO Chuck\nMagro. \"From food security to energy security, powered by groundbreaking\ntechnology, elite germplasm and an advanced product portfolio, Vylor will be\nuniquely positioned to help solve some of the world's toughest challenges. The\nnew brand reflects both this ambition and the determination to achieve it.\"\n\nVylor will launch from a position of strength, with the largest seed\nproduction network in the world, world-record yields in corn and soybeans and\nindustry leading route-to-market. The globally recognized brands that will\ncomprise Vylor have earned a #1 and #2 market share position for key crops in\nalmost every region they serve.\n\nWatch this video\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4678983-1&h=815961588&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DmzK-_bQP1-c&a=video)\nto learn more about Vylor.\n\nAbout Corteva\nCorteva, Inc. (NYSE: CTVA) is a global pure-play agriculture company that\ncombines industry-leading innovation, high-touch customer engagement and\noperational execution to profitably deliver solutions for the world's most\npressing agriculture challenges. Corteva generates advantaged market\npreference through its unique distribution strategy, together with its\nbalanced and globally diverse mix of seed, crop protection, and digital\nproducts and services. With some of the most recognized brands in agriculture\nand a technology pipeline well positioned to drive growth, the company is\ncommitted to maximizing productivity for farmers, while working with\nstakeholders throughout the food system as it fulfills its promise to enrich\nthe lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for\ngenerations to come. More information can be found at www.corteva.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4678983-1&h=2136811728&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.corteva.com%2F&a=www.corteva.com)\n.\n\nCautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements\nThis press release contains certain forward-looking statements. Words such as\n\"believe,\" \"will,\" \"plan,\" \"may,\" \"expect,\" \"see,\" and variations of such\nwords and similar future or conditional expressions are intended to identify\nforward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include,\nbut are not limited to, Corteva's intent to separate and its related\nexpectations for New Corteva and SpinCo. These forward-looking statements\nreflect management's current expectations and are not guarantees of future\nperformance and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of\nwhich are difficult to predict and beyond Corteva's control.\n\nImportant factors that may affect Corteva's business and operations and that\nmay cause actual results to differ materially from those in the\nforward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, whether the\nobjectives of the separation will be achieved; the terms, structure, benefits\nand costs of any action or transaction resulting from the separation; the\ntiming of any such separation or related action and whether any such\nseparation will be consummated at all; the risk that the announcement of the\nintended separation could have an adverse effect on the ability of Corteva to\nretain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with customers,\nsuppliers, employees, shareholders and other business relationships and on its\noperating results and business generally; the risk the separation could divert\nthe attention and time of the company's management; the risk of any unexpected\ncosts or expenses resulting from the separation process or separation itself;\nand the risk of any litigation relating to the separation, as well as the\nrisks and uncertainties described in Corteva's risk factors, as they may be\namended from time to time, set forth in its filings with the U.S. Securities\nand Exchange Commission. Corteva disclaims and does not undertake any\nobligation to update, revise, or withdraw any forward-looking statement in\nthis press release, except as required by applicable law or regulation.\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/880919/Corteva_Logo.html)\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/introducing-vylor-corteva-spinoff-to-propel-agriculture-further-302760803.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/introducing-vylor-corteva-spinoff-to-propel-agriculture-further-302760803.html)\n\nSOURCE Corteva, Inc.\n\n\n\nCorteva Contacts: Media Relations Contact: Bethany Shively, 804-866-2377, bethany.shively@corteva.com; Investor Relations Contact: Kim Booth, 302-485-3190, kimberly.a.booth@corteva.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2971172/Vylor_logo.jpg\nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/880919/Corteva_Logo.jpg\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn9p0wtwa","title":"Introducing Vylor: Corteva Spinoff to Propel Agriculture Further","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"CTVA","created":"2026-05-04T11:00:08.465Z","tickers":["CTVA"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Introducing Vylor: Corteva Spinoff to Propel Agriculture Further\n\nPR Newswire\n\nINDIANAPOLIS, May 4, 2026\n\nNew brand builds upon century-long legacy,\nreflects ambition to advance science to feed and fuel the world\n\nINDIANAPOLIS, May 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Corteva (NYSE: CTVA) announced\ntoday that the company that will comprise its current advanced seed and\ngenetics business, previously referred to as \"SpinCo,\" will be branded Vylor,\nInc. Corteva's planned separation remains on track for the fourth quarter of\n2026.\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2971172/Vylor_logo.html)\n\nWith more than 4,000 germplasm patents and more than 2,000 biotechnology\npatents, Vylor's innovation engine will be anchored in the industry's most\nelite germplasm and transformative biotechnology, including a world-class\npipeline that includes gamechangers like proprietary hybrid wheat, leadership\nin gene editing, multi-disease resistance corn and next-generation biofuels.\nThe company will leverage its next generation scientific expertise to further\nstrengthen its core business while exploring opportunities to expand to new\nrow crops – and potentially beyond – to help farmers feed and fuel the\nworld.\n\nThe new brand reflects this vision. For example, the stylized \"l\" in the brand\nrepresents the negative space formed by a single chromosome, reflecting the\nrole genetics has played and will continue to play in advancing agriculture.\nThe use of green, maroon and blue in its expanded color palette is a nod to\nits Pioneer, Brevant, Hogemeyer and Corteva heritage. The name itself is\nderived from the word \"valor,\" honoring the valor of the generations of\nemployees and farmers whose hard work helped feed the world. It's also a nod\nto the mindset of the new company: vying for every opportunity.\n\n\"Vylor traces its roots back a century, to a single idea: that innovation\ncould transform agriculture, and with it, the world. This belief – in the\npower of science to advance agriculture and help farmers feed and fuel a\ngrowing population – remains our North Star,\" said future Vylor CEO Chuck\nMagro. \"From food security to energy security, powered by groundbreaking\ntechnology, elite germplasm and an advanced product portfolio, Vylor will be\nuniquely positioned to help solve some of the world's toughest challenges. The\nnew brand reflects both this ambition and the determination to achieve it.\"\n\nVylor will launch from a position of strength, with the largest seed\nproduction network in the world, world-record yields in corn and soybeans and\nindustry leading route-to-market. The globally recognized brands that will\ncomprise Vylor have earned a #1 and #2 market share position for key crops in\nalmost every region they serve.\n\nWatch this video\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4678983-1&h=815961588&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DmzK-_bQP1-c&a=video)\nto learn more about Vylor.\n\nAbout Corteva\nCorteva, Inc. (NYSE: CTVA) is a global pure-play agriculture company that\ncombines industry-leading innovation, high-touch customer engagement and\noperational execution to profitably deliver solutions for the world's most\npressing agriculture challenges. Corteva generates advantaged market\npreference through its unique distribution strategy, together with its\nbalanced and globally diverse mix of seed, crop protection, and digital\nproducts and services. With some of the most recognized brands in agriculture\nand a technology pipeline well positioned to drive growth, the company is\ncommitted to maximizing productivity for farmers, while working with\nstakeholders throughout the food system as it fulfills its promise to enrich\nthe lives of those who produce and those who consume, ensuring progress for\ngenerations to come. More information can be found at www.corteva.com\n(https://edge.prnewswire.com/c/link/?t=0&l=en&o=4678983-1&h=2136811728&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.corteva.com%2F&a=www.corteva.com)\n.\n\nCautionary Statement on Forward-Looking Statements\nThis press release contains certain forward-looking statements. Words such as\n\"believe,\" \"will,\" \"plan,\" \"may,\" \"expect,\" \"see,\" and variations of such\nwords and similar future or conditional expressions are intended to identify\nforward-looking statements. Examples of forward-looking statements include,\nbut are not limited to, Corteva's intent to separate and its related\nexpectations for New Corteva and SpinCo. These forward-looking statements\nreflect management's current expectations and are not guarantees of future\nperformance and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, many of\nwhich are difficult to predict and beyond Corteva's control.\n\nImportant factors that may affect Corteva's business and operations and that\nmay cause actual results to differ materially from those in the\nforward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, whether the\nobjectives of the separation will be achieved; the terms, structure, benefits\nand costs of any action or transaction resulting from the separation; the\ntiming of any such separation or related action and whether any such\nseparation will be consummated at all; the risk that the announcement of the\nintended separation could have an adverse effect on the ability of Corteva to\nretain and hire key personnel and maintain relationships with customers,\nsuppliers, employees, shareholders and other business relationships and on its\noperating results and business generally; the risk the separation could divert\nthe attention and time of the company's management; the risk of any unexpected\ncosts or expenses resulting from the separation process or separation itself;\nand the risk of any litigation relating to the separation, as well as the\nrisks and uncertainties described in Corteva's risk factors, as they may be\namended from time to time, set forth in its filings with the U.S. Securities\nand Exchange Commission. Corteva disclaims and does not undertake any\nobligation to update, revise, or withdraw any forward-looking statement in\nthis press release, except as required by applicable law or regulation.\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/880919/Corteva_Logo.html)\n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/introducing-vylor-corteva-spinoff-to-propel-agriculture-further-302760803.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/introducing-vylor-corteva-spinoff-to-propel-agriculture-further-302760803.html)\n\nSOURCE Corteva, Inc.\n\n\n\nCorteva Contacts: Media Relations Contact: Bethany Shively, 804-866-2377, bethany.shively@corteva.com; Investor Relations Contact: Kim Booth, 302-485-3190, kimberly.a.booth@corteva.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2971172/Vylor_logo.jpg\nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/880919/Corteva_Logo.jpg\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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