SYT Syngenta Ag (delisted)

 

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 May, 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:

 

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

 

 

Re:

SYNGENTA AG

 

Disclosure:

“Disclosure of share ownership – Norges Bank files a share ownership of 0.0% in Syngenta’s share capital, therewith falling below the notifiable threshold of 3.00%”

 

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

 

# # #

 

Disclosure of share ownership

 

Disclosure of share ownership – Norges Bank files a share ownership of 0.0% in Syngenta’s share capital, therewith falling below the notifiable threshold of 3.00%

 

Based on Article 120 para 1 of the Financial Market Infrastructure Act, FMIA, Syngenta informs as follows:

 

On February 13, 2017, the total holding in Syngenta of Norges Bank amounted to 2,828,683 shares corresponding to 3.06% of the total share capital. Norges Bank disclosed on May 5, 2017, that its total holding in Syngenta now amounts to 0 shares corresponding to 0.0% of the total share capital. Details are available on https://www.six-exchange-regulation.com/en/home/publications/significant-shareholders.html/ .

 

The change in share ownership needed to be reported to the Swiss Stock Exchange for having fallen below the notifiable threshold of 3.00% as of May 24, 2017.

 

The contact person within Norges Bank for this notification is Philippe Chiaroni, Bankplassen 2, P.O. Box 1179, Oslo 0107, Norway.

 

Basel, Switzerland, May 30, 2017

 

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:	May 30, 2017		By:	/s/ Daniel Michaelis
				Name:	Daniel Michaelis
				Title:	Senior Counsel
			By:	/s/ Brigitte Benz
				Name:	Brigitte Benz
				Title:	Head Shareholder Services & Group Administration