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 August 2012
Commission File Number: 001-15152
SYNGENTA AG
(Translation of registrant’s name into English)
Schwarzwaldallee 215
4058 Basel
Switzerland
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
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Re: SYNGENTA AG
Disclosure: "Disclosure of share ownership –BlackRock Inc. reports a shareholding in Syngenta of 5.02%"
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 attains the threshold value of 5%
Based on Article 20 of the Swiss Stock Exchange Act, Syngenta AG informs as follows:
BlackRock Inc., 40 East 52nd Street, New York, 10022, U.S.A., disclosed on August 28, 2012, that its holding in Syngenta shares now equals totally 5.02%, split into 4,657,342 registered shares of Syngenta AG, ISIN CH0011037469, and 20,473 CFDs (5.00% shares + 0.02% CFDs) since August 22, 2012. The previous notification of November 2011 referred to 5.05% in total (4.98% shares + 0.07% CFDs). The change needs to be reported to the Swiss Stock Exchange because the shares portion alone now attains the threshold of 5.00%.
The contact person within BlackRock for this notification is Andrew Manchester, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, UK.
Basel, Switzerland, August 29, 2012
Syngenta AG
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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SYNGENTA AG
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Date:
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August 29, 2012
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By:
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/s/ Dr. Tobias Meili
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Name:
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Dr. Tobias Meili
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Title:
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Head Corporate Legal Affairs
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By:
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/s/ Brigitte Benz
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Brigitte Benz
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Head Shareholder Services & Group Administration
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