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 February 2014

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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Re: 
SYNGENTA AG
Disclosure:
"Disclosure of share ownership – BlackRock Inc. files a share ownership of 5.00% in Syngenta’s share capital and reaches the notifiable threshold of 5.00%

Herewith we furnish a disclosure release related to Syngenta AG. The full text is the following:

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Disclosure of share ownership

Disclosure of share ownership – BlackRock Inc. files a share ownership of 5.00% in Syngenta’s share capital and reaches the notifiable threshold of 5.00%

Based on Article 20 of the Swiss Stock Exchange Act, Syngenta AG informs as follows:

BlackRock Inc., 55 East 52nd Street, New York, 10055, U.S.A, disclosed on February 5, 2014, that its total holding in Syngenta now amounts to 4,660,767 shares (5.00% of the total share capital), split into 4,644,530 registered shares plus CFDs corresponding to 16,237 shares. Furthermore, a sale position of CFDs corresponding to 48,304 shares was reported according to article 12 para 1b of the Stock Exchange Ordinance-FINMA (SESTO-FINMA). Details are available on http://www.six-exchange-regulation.com/obligations/disclosure/major_shareholders_en.html.

The change in share ownership needed to be reported to the Swiss Stock Exchange for having reached the notifiable threshold of 5.00% as of February 3, 2014.

The contact person within BlackRock Inc. for this notification is Duncan Murray, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, 12 Throgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, UK.

Basel, Switzerland, February 6, 2014


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:
February 6, 2014
 
By:
/s/ Daniel Michaelis
 
       
Name:
Daniel Michaelis
 
       
Title:
Senior Legal Counsel
 
             
             
             
             
     
By:
 /s/  Brigitte Benz
 
       
Name:
Brigitte Benz
 
       
Title:
Head Shareholder Services &
Group Administration