Syngenta Shareholders Approve All Motions Proposed By Board

(RTTNews) - Syngenta AG (SYT) said that a majority of shareholders approved all the motions proposed by the Board of Directors.

At the Annual General Meeting, the shareholders approved motions including an ordinary dividend of 11.00 Swiss francs per share and a special dividend of 5.00 francs per share, the latter contingent upon the public tender offer by CNAC Saturn (NL) B.V., an indirect subsidiary of China National Chemical Corporation, becoming unconditional.

All members of the Board of Directors were re-elected for a term of one year, with the exception of Jacques Vincent, who has reached the statutory age limit and is retiring. Michel Demaré was re-elected as Chairman of the Board of Directors.