Basel, Switzerland
April 22, 2008
At the
Annual General Meeting
of Syngenta AG, the 910 shareholders representing 27.90% of the
total shares approved all the motions proposed by the Board of
Directors.
Shareholders approved a dividend of CHF4.80 per share for the
business year 2007, resulting in an increase of 26.3% in pay-out
to shareholders. Shareholders also approved a reduction of the
share capital through the cancellation of 3,848,410 shares,
which the Company had repurchased in 2007 within the scope of
the approved repurchase program.
Michael Mack, CEO of Syngenta, was elected as a new member of
the Board of Directors. Martin Taylor, Peter Thompson, Rolf
Watter and Felix A. Weber were re-elected to the Board.
Syngenta is a world-leading agribusiness committed to
sustainable agriculture through innovative research and
technology. The company is a leader in crop protection, and
ranks third in the high-value commercial seeds market. Sales in
2007 were approximately $9.2 billion. Syngenta employs over
21,000 people in more than 90 countries. Syngenta is listed on
the Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and in New York (SYT). Further
information is available at
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