Syngenta holds Annual General Meeting
April 21 2009 - 7:30AM
PR Newswire (US)
BASEL, Switzerland, April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- At the
Annual General Meeting of Syngenta AG on 21 April 2009, the
shareholders approved all the motions proposed by the Board of
Directors. Shareholders approved a dividend of CHF 6.00 per share
for the business year 2008, an increase of 25% over the previous
year. Shareholders also approved a reduction of the share capital
to CHF 9,459,984.90 through the cancellation of 2,315,008 shares,
which the Company repurchased in 2008 within the scope of the
approved repurchase program. Rupert Gasser and Peter Doyle stepped
down from the Board, having reached the statutory maximum age of
70. Syngenta Chairman Martin Taylor said: "On behalf of the Board,
I would like to thank both for their outstanding contribution to
the Company. Their considerable experience and sound guidance have
been instrumental in our collective success." Stefan Borgas, CEO of
Lonza, and David Lawrence, former Head of R&D at Syngenta, were
elected as new members of the Board of Directors. Peggy Bruzelius,
Pierre Landolt and Jurg Witmer were re-elected to the Board.
Following a recent decision of the Board of Directors, Jurg Witmer
takes the role of Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors with
immediate effect. Syngenta is one of the world's leading companies
with more than 24,000 employees in over 90 countries dedicated to
our purpose: Bringing plant potential to life. Through world-class
science, global reach and commitment to our customers we help to
increase crop productivity, protect the environment and improve
health and quality of life. For more information about us please go
to http://www.syngenta.com/. Note to the editor: The speech of the
Chairman, the presentation of the CEO and images of the Annual
General Meeting and the newly elected Board members can be found at
http://www.syngenta.com/agm2009. Syngenta International AG Media
Office CH-4002 Basel Switzerland Tel: +41 61 323 23 23 Fax: +41 61
323 24 24 http://www.syngenta.com/ Media contact: Medard
Schoenmaeckers Switzerland +41 61 323 2323 Analyst/Investor
contacts: Jennifer Gough Switzerland +41 61 323 5059 USA +1 202 737
6521 John Hudson Switzerland +41 61 323 6793 USA +1 202 737 6520
DATASOURCE: Syngenta CONTACT: Media, Medard Schoenmaeckers,
Switzerland, +41-61-323-2323, Analyst/Investors, Jennifer Gough,
Switzerland, +41-61-323-5059, or USA, +1-202-737-6521, or John
Hudson, Switzerland, +41-61-323-6793, or USA, +1-202-737-6520, all
of Syngenta Web Site: http://www.syngenta.com/
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