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 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)
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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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Form
40-F
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by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1):
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Registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant
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X
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Re: SYNGENTA
AG
Disclosure:
"Disclosure of share ownership
– Janus Capital Management LLC falls below the threshold value of
5%”
Filed
herewith is a disclosure related to Syngenta AG.
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Item 1
Disclosure
of share ownership
The
shareholding in Syngenta AG of Janus Capital Management LLC falls below the
threshold value of 5%
Based on
Article 20 of the Swiss Stock Exchange Act, Syngenta AG informs as
follows:
Janus
Capital Management LLC, 151 Detroit Street, Denver, Colorado 80206, USA reports on 1 July 2008 that its holding in the share capital of
Syngenta AG has fallen below the notifiable threshold value of 5% on 10 April
2008 due to a sale of Syngenta registered shares. The holding amounts to 4.81%
of Syngenta’s share capital, which corresponds to 4,207,707
registered shares ISIN CH0011037469 (shareholding of 4.18%) and 3,168,559
American Depositary Receipts ISIN US87160A1007 (equivalent shareholding
of 0.63%).
The
contact person within Janus Capital for this notification is Kathleen Stahl,
Janus Capital Management LLC, 151 Detroit Street, Denver, Colorado 80206,
USA.
Syngenta
AG
Basel,
Switzerland, 15 August 2008
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
15, 2008
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By:
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/s/
Christoph Mäder
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Name:
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Christoph
Mäder
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Title:
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Head
Legal and Taxes
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