FORM 6-K
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
Report of Foreign Issuer

Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


For the month of November 2011

Commission File Number: 001-15152


SYNGENTA AG
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)

Schwarzwaldallee 215
4058 Basel
Switzerland
(Address of principal executive offices)


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Re:                      SYNGENTA AG
Disclosure: "Disclosure of share ownership – The holding of BlackRock Inc. in Syngenta shares falls below the threshold value of 5%"

Herewith we furnish a disclosure release related to Syngenta AG. The full text is the following:

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Disclosure of share ownership

The holding of BlackRock, Inc. in Syngenta shares falls below the threshold value of 5% (total holding including CFDs remains above 5%)

Based on Article 20 of the Swiss Stock Exchange Act, Syngenta AG informs as follows:

The BlackRock Inc., 40 East 52nd Street, New York, 10022, U.S.A., disclosed on November 15, 2011, that its holding of Syngenta shares has fallen below the notifiable threshold value of 5% on November 9, 2011. The holding in shares now amounts to 4.98% of the share capital corresponding to 4,668,816 registered shares of Syngenta AG, ISIN CH0011037469, whilst the total holding in Syngenta’s share capital equals 5.05%, consisting of 4,668,816 registered shares and 65,988 CFDs.

The contact person within BlackRock Inc. for this notification is Zaf Fahmy, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Ltd, 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, UK.

Basel, Switzerland, November 16, 2011


Syngenta AG

 
 

 
 
 
   
SYNGENTA AG
 
       
       
Date:
November 16, 2011
 
By:
/s/ Tobias Meili
 
       
Name:
Tobias Meili
 
       
Title:
Head Corporate Legal Affairs
 
             
             
             
             
             
             
     
By:
/s/ Brigitte Benz
 
       
Name:
Brigitte Benz
 
         
Head Shareholder Services