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Re:	SYNGENTA AG
	Press Release: Syngenta appoints new Vice-Chairman
Filed herewith is a press release related to Syngenta AG. The full text of the press release follows:

 

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		Syngenta International AG Media Office CH-4002 Basel Switzerland
		Telephone: Fax:	+41 61 323 23 23 +41 61 323 24 24
		www.syngenta.com

Media Release

Syngenta appoints new Vice-Chairman

Basel, Switzerland, 10 June 2004

Syngenta is pleased to announce that the Board of Directors has elected Martin Taylor as its new Vice-Chairman.

Martin Taylor has been a member of the Board of Syngenta AG since its creation in 2000. He is currently an international advisor to Goldman Sachs, in addition to being a Director of RTL Group SA. He was Chairman of WHSmith PLC (1999–2003) and a Director of Antigenics Inc. (1999–2003). Previously he was Chief Executive Officer of Barclays PLC (1993–1998) and of Courtaulds Textiles (1990–1993). He was also a member of the Oxford Business School Advisory 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 2003 were approximately $6.6 billion. Syngenta employs some 19,000 people in over 90 countries. Syngenta is listed on the Swiss stock exchange (SYNN) and in New York (SYT). Further information is available at www.syngenta.com.

Media Enquiries:	Markus Payer (Switzerland)	+41 61 323 2323
	Sarah Hull (USA)	+1 (202) 347 8348

Syngenta – 10 June 2004 / Page 1 of 1

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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:	June 10, 2004	By:	/s/ Christoph Mäder
			Name:	Christoph Mäder
			Title:	General Counsel
		By:	/s/ Daniel Michaelis
			Name:	Daniel Michaelis
			Title:	Senior Corporate Counsel