May 5, 2017

Shareholders for Syngenta accept ChemChina offer

China National Chemical Corp. (ChemChina) announced the provisional interim results for ChemChina’s offer to acquire Syngenta. At the end of the Main Offer Period on May 4, based on preliminary numbers, around 80.7 percent of shares have been tendered. Subject to confirmation in the definitive notice of interim results scheduled for May 10, the Minimum Acceptance Rate condition of 67 percent of issued Syngenta shares has been met.

The prospective timetable for the closing of the offer is as follows:

Holders of ADSs will receive the Special Dividend in mid-July.

Further, as soon as permitted by law and applicable regulations, it is intended to de-list the shares from the SIX and to de-list the ADSs from the NYSE.

For more information, visit www.syngenta.com and www.goodgrowthplan.com, or www.chemchina.com and www.chemchina.com/press.