RNS Number:9255J
Syngenta AG 
11 April 2003



Major shareholders



Based on Article 20 of the Swiss Stock Exchange Act Syngenta AG has received the
following notification from a shareholder on April 10, 2003. Deutsche Bank AG
reported a holding of 5,859,880 Ordinary Shares corresponding to 5,21% of the
share capital of Syngenta AG.



In compliance with Article 19 of the Swiss Stock Exchange Ordinance-FBC this
information will be published in the Swiss Official Gazette of Commerce.



Syngenta AG

Basel, Switzerland April 11, 2003




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