Syngenta announces the expiration and final results of the Tender Offer for 4.375% Notes due March 28, 2042
Basel / Switzerland, December 13, 2021 — Syngenta AG (“Syngenta”) announced today that the previously announced cash tender offer by Syngenta Finance N.V. (the “Issuer”) for any and all outstanding 4.375% Notes due March 28, 2042 (CUSIP: 87164K AB0 / ISIN: US87164KAB08) (the “Notes”) (the “Offer”), expired at 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, December 10, 2021 (the “Expiration Time”). At the Expiration Time, valid tenders had been received in the amount set forth in the table below.
| Title of Security | CUSIP / ISIN Numbers |
Aggregate Principal Amount Outstanding |
Aggregate Principal Amount Tendered |
Total Consideration (1) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.375% Notes due March 28, 2042 |
87164K AB0/ US87164KAB08 |
US$65,895,000 | US$36,661,000 | US$1,040 |
(1) Per US $1,000 principal amount of Notes validly tendered and accepted for payment.
The Issuer expects to accept for payment all Notes validly tendered and not validly withdrawn in the Offer and expects to make payment for the Notes tendered prior to the Expiration Time in same-day funds on December 15, 2021.
HSBC Continental Europe served as the dealer manager for the Offer. D.F. King & Co., Inc. served as the tender agent and information agent for the Offer.
Holders who would like additional copies of the Offer to Purchase may call or email the Information Agent at (212) 269-5550 (banks and brokers), (888) 605-1958 (all others) or syngenta@dfking.com. Copies of the Offer to Purchase are also available at the following website: https://sites.dfkingltd.com/syngenta.
Questions regarding the terms of the Offer should be directed to HSBC Continental Europe at +44 20 7992 6237 (Europe), +1 888 HSBC 4LM (toll free),+1 212 525 5552 (collect) or liability.management@hsbcib.com.
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Media Relations
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Head of Global Media Relations Saswato Das
Saswato.das@syngenta.com
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