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 March 2008
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:
|
Form
20-F
|
X
|
Form
40-F
|
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
|
Yes
|
No
|
X
|
Indicate
by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted
by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7):
|
Yes
|
No
|
X
|
Indicate
by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the
Registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934:
|
Yes
|
No
|
X
|
If “Yes”
is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in
connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): N/A
| Re: | SYNGENTA AG |
| Notification: |
"Disclosure of
share
ownership"
|
Filed herewith is a notification related to Syngenta
AG.
# #
#
Item
1
Disclosure
of share ownership
The
shareholding in Syngenta AG of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. exceeds the
threshold value of 3%
In
compliance with Article 20 of the Swiss Stock Exchange Act, Syngenta AG informs
as follows:
The Capital Group
Companies, Inc., 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA (Capital Group),
disclosed on 28 February 2008 that its holding in the share capital of Syngenta
AG has exceeded on 27 February 2008 the notifiable threshold margin due to
acquisitions of shares through different below mentioned companies managed by
the Capital Group. The holding amounts to 3.36% of the share capital
corresponding to 3,386,325 registered shares of Syngenta AG.
Group
Companies:
Capital Research
and Management Company, 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Capital Guardian
Trust Company, 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Capital
International Limited, 40 Grosvenor Place, London, United Kingdom
Capital
International Inc., 11100 Santa Monica Blvd 15th Fl., Los Angeles, CA,
USA
Capital
International S.A., 3 Place des Bergues, 1201 Geneva, Switzerland
The contact person
within The Capital Group for this notification is Gina Martinez, The Capital
Group Companies Inc., 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California 90071-1406,
USA.
Basel, Switzerland,
3 March 2008
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.
| SYNGENTA AG | ||||
| Date: March 6, 2008 | By: | /s/ Christoph Mäder | ||
| Name: | Christoph Mäder | |||
|
Title:
|
Head Legal & Taxes | |||