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 July 2009
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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Form
20-F
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X
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Form
40-F
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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):
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Yes
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No
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X
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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):
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Yes
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No
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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:
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Yes
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No
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X
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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
Press
Release: “Disclosure
of share ownership - The Capital Group Companies, Inc. exceeds 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
shareholding in Syngenta AG of The Capital Group Companies, Inc. exceeds the
threshold value of 5%
Based on 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, disclosed on July
10, 2009 that its holding in the share capital of Syngenta AG has exceeded on
July 9, 2009 the notifiable threshold margin due to a reduction of Syngenta’s
share capital by cancellation of shares. The holding amounts to 5.0153% of the
share capital corresponding to 4,744,420 registered shares of Syngenta AG, ISIN
CH0011037469.
The contact person
within The Capital Group Companies, Inc. for this notification is Christopher
Aquino, The Capital Group Companies, Inc., 333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles,
California 90071-1406, USA.
Basel, Switzerland,
July 15, 2009
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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July
15, 2009
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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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