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 – BlackRock, Inc. files a share ownership of 0.31% 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:
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Disclosure of share ownership
Disclosure of share ownership – BlackRock, Inc. files a share ownership of 0.31% 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:
BlackRock, Inc., New York, NY, U.S.A. disclosed on May 25, 2017, that its total holding in Syngenta now amounts to 290,977 shares corresponding to 0.31% of the total share capital. Details are available onhttps://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 BlackRock, Inc., for this notification is Laurel Clark, BlackRock Investment Management (UK) Limited, 12 Thorgmorton Avenue, London, EC2N 2DL, U.K.
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 | ||||
