Report of Foreign Issuer (6-k)
July 05 2017 - 11:09AM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT
OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16
OR 15d-16 UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of July, 2017
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:
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):
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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Disclosure:
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“Syngenta Management Announcement”
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Herewith we furnish a press release related to Syngenta AG. The
full text of the press release is the following:
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Syngenta International AG
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Media contacts:
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Analyst/Investor contacts:
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Media Office
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Leandro Conti
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Jennifer Gough
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CH-4002 Basel
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Switzerland
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+41 61 323 2323
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Switzerland
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+41 61 323 5059
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Switzerland
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USA
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+1 202 737 6521
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Tel:
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+41 61 323 2323
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Fax:
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+41 61 323 2424
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Paul Minehart
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+1 202 737 8913
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www.syngenta.com
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Basel, Switzerland, July 5, 2017
Syngenta Management Announcement
Syngenta recently reaffirmed its goal of
strengthening its leading position in Crop Protection and becoming an ambitious number three in Seeds. In order to drive achievement
of this goal, the company will bring together the leadership of the Research & Development and Production & Supply functions
within the Crop Protection business, led by Jon Parr, and the Seeds business, led by Jeff Rowe.
As a consequence, two members of the Syngenta
Executive Committee –
Trish Malarkey
, Head of R&D and
Mark Peacock
, Head of Global Operations – will
leave Syngenta at the end of September 2017.
Trish joined Syngenta 19 years ago and has
been a member of the Executive Committee since 2014. Prior to her current role, Trish held a number of senior scientific roles
in Crop Protection, Seeds and Biotechnology. Most recently, Trish has led the R&D organization through a significant transformation,
resulting in an R&D function that is the most productive in the industry with a pipeline that will deliver value for the company
for many years to come.
Mark has worked at Syngenta and its legacy
companies for 34 years since joining as a graduate chemical engineer. Over the past ten years that Mark has been a member of the
Executive Committee, he has led a number of functions globally, including Production & Supply, Information Services and HSE.
In these roles he has led the continuous delivery of significant improvements in productivity and has played a key role in shaping
our company culture.
Erik Fyrwald, CEO, said: “I want to
warmly thank Trish and Mark for their outstanding contributions to Syngenta during their distinguished careers here. I wish them
both every success in the future.”
About Syngenta
Syngenta is a leading agriculture company
helping to improve global food security by enabling millions of farmers to make better use of available resources. Through world
class science and innovative crop solutions, our 28,000 people in over 90 countries are working to transform how crops are grown.
We are committed to rescuing land from degradation, enhancing biodiversity and revitalizing rural communities. To learn more visit
www.syngenta.com
and
www.goodgrowthplan.com
. Follow
us on Twitter
®
at
www.twitter.com/Syngenta
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Cautionary
statement regarding forward-looking statements
Some of
the statements contained in this press release are forward-looking statements, which involves a number of risks and uncertainties
discussed in Syngenta’s public filings with the SEC, including the "risk factors" section of Syngenta's Form 20-F
filed on February 16, 2017 as well as the U.S. Offer documents filed by ChemChina and CNAC Saturn (NL) B.V. (“Purchaser”)
and the Solicitation/Recommendation Statement filed by Syngenta. These statements are based on current expectations, assumptions,
estimates and projections, and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause results, levels
of activity, performance or achievements to be materially different from any forward-looking statements. These statements are
generally identified by words or phrases such as "believe", "anticipate", "expect", "intend",
"plan", "will", "may", "should", "estimate", "predict", "potential",
"continue" or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. If underlying assumptions prove inaccurate or
unknown risks or uncertainties materialize, actual results and the timing of events may differ materially from the results and/or
timing discussed in the forward-looking statements, and you should not place undue reliance on these statements. ChemChina, Purchaser
and Syngenta disclaim any intent or obligation to update any forward-looking statements as a result of developments occurring
after the period covered by this press release or otherwise.
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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 5, 2017
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By:
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/s/ Tobias Meili
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Name:
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Dr. Tobias Meili
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Title:
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Head Corporate Legal Affairs
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By:
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/s/ Brigitte Benz
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Name:
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Brigitte Benz
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Title:
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Head Shareholder Services & Group Administration
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