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This excerpt taken from the SYT 20-F filed Mar 1, 2006. 2005 compared to 2004 In April 2005, €581 million of the €800 million 5.5% 2006 Eurobond were repurchased via a tender offer and cancelled. In April, Syngenta also issued a €500 million 4.125% 10 year bond and in December 2005 raised US$250 million through a US private placement with maturities of 15, 20 and 30 years. Dividends per share, paid by way of a par value reduction, were increased by nearly 60% in Swiss francs compared to 2004 and dividends paid increased by US$65 million to US$207 million. The share repurchase program started in 2004 was continued and 2.3 million shares were repurchased at a cost of approximately US$251 million, which was then partly offset by the sale of treasury shares to meet exercises of share options granted in employee share schemes. |
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