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 2007
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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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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20-F
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X
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Form
40-F
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by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
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the
Registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
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X
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“Yes”
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| Re: | SYNGENTA AG |
| Press Release: |
“Disclosure
of share
ownership”
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Filed
herewith is a notification related to Syngenta AG. The full text of the
notification follows:
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Item
1
Disclosure
of share ownership
The
shareholding of Syngenta AG exceeds the threshold value of
5%
Based
on
Article 20 of the Swiss Stock Exchange Act Syngenta AG discloses the
following:
Syngenta
AG, Schwarzwaldallee 215, P.O. Box, 4002 Basel, Switzerland, has exceeded
the
reporting threshold value of 5% due to the purchase of own shares/options
and
therefore owns 5.26% of its share capital.
The
shareholding is composed of: 4,914,609 Syngenta ordinary shares (share
4.87%),
190,000 call options (share 0.19%) and 988,253 American Depositary
Receipts
(share equivalent 0.20%).
Syngenta
AG
Basel,
Switzerland, August 3, 2007
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.
| SYNGENTA AG | ||||
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| Date: August 3, 2007 | By: | /s/ Eva Catillon | ||
| Name: | Eva Catillon | |||
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Title:
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Senior Manager Group Taxes | |||