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• 2022 marks 12th time in last 13 years that Syngenta Group has been ranked in global list of Top 20 employers; company defends title as top agriculture employer in list
• Second “Top five” ranking in past three years showcases Syngenta Group’s continued commitment to R&D, delivering innovation to farmers around the world

Syngenta Group announces leadership changes

• Hengde Qin, currently President of Syngenta Group China, is taking over as Chief Human Resources Officer of Syngenta Group
• Hongsheng Liu, former President of Sinochem International, will become President of Syngenta Group China
• Minjie Ying, Head of Syngenta Group Seeds China, will now be also responsible for the MAP business in China
• Laure Roberts, Chief Human Resources Officer, is retiring at the end of Q1 2023, after 12 years of service

Growth driven by products and services that help farmers grow crops sustainably amidst global food security and climate change challenges

• 9M Group sales at $25.9 billion, growth of $4.9 billion, +24% vs. prior year
  • Q3 Group sales grew to $7.9 billion
• 9M EBITDA at $4.6 billion, +30% vs. prior year
  • Q3 EBITDA grew to $1.0 billion

Syngenta Group announces the successful pricing of $500m USD-denominated Reg S 3.5 year bonds. Following initial price guidance of Treasuries plus 125 basis points, the order book peaked above $1.2 bn, an oversubscription of more than 2x relative to the final volume. After tightening, final pricing for the $500m was Treasuries plus 80 basis points.

• LI Fanrong, currently a Board member of Syngenta Group and Chairman of Sinochem Holdings Corporation Ltd., has been appointed by the Board of Directors of Syngenta Group to become Chairman.

Driven by products and services that help address food security and climate change

• H1 Group sales at $18.1 billion, growth of $3.7 billion, +25% vs. prior year
  • Q2 Group sales grew to $9.2 billion
• H1 EBITDA at $3.5 billion, +32% vs. prior year
  • Q2 EBITDA grew to $1.7 billion
• Strong performance across all businesses benefited from new innovation launches
• Modern Agriculture Platform (MAP) sales grew to $1.8 billion, exceeding the full prior year, as number of centers grew to 540
• Syngenta biologicals sales continued double digit growth

• Jon Parr, President, Global Crop Protection, to retire in September 2022 after 35 years of service
• Jeff Rowe, currently President, Global Seeds, to become President, Global Crop Protection
• Justin Wolfe, Regional Director North America Seeds to become President, Global Seeds
• Matthew Johnston, Head of Vegetable Seeds and Flowers, to report directly to CEO Erik Fyrwald to reinforce strategic focus on the business segment

On 26 April 2022, Syngenta Group (HK) Holdings Company Limited (“Borrower”) has entered into USD 4,500 million syndicated three-year sustainability-linked term loan facility with a syndicate of banks from various jurisdictions led by the Agricultural Bank of China Limited Hong Kong Branch, Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited, China Construction Bank Corporation, Hong Kong Branch and Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank.

Growth driven by products and services that help farmers address the growing food security crisis and climate change

• Q1 Group sales grew by $1.8 billion to $8.9 billion, +26%
• Q1 EBITDA $1.9 billion, up +25%
• Strong performance across all businesses benefited from early demand due to supply challenge concerns
• Productivity and pricing actions offset significantly higher logistics and procurement costs
• Modern Agriculture Platform (MAP) centers increased by 149 from Q1 2021 to a total of 514 in China
• Margins stable despite aggressive investment in MAP center growth
• Biological product revenues grew by 21%

Sales increased $5.2 billion with strong demand for sustainable products and services

• Full year Group sales at $28.2 billion, +23% vs. prior year
  • Q4 Group sales of $7.2 billion, +17%
• Full year EBITDA at $4.6 billion, +14% vs. prior year
  • Q4 EBITDA at $1.1 billion, +4%
• Broad-based sales growth of $5.2 billion across all business units
• Syngenta Group continues to harness digital agriculture to help farmers navigate extreme weather changes and make better data-driven decisions
• Modern Agriculture Platform (MAP) centers increased by 167 to a total of 492 in China
• Margins stable while accommodating investment in strong MAP growth
• Biological products sales grew 27%

Syngenta Group, one of the world’s leading agriculture innovation companies, reports a rating action from S&P Global Ratings (“S&P”). S&P today published its first long-term issuer credit rating for Syngenta Group of “BBB+”.

Syngenta Group, one of the world’s leading agriculture innovation companies, reports a rating action from Moody’s Investors Service (Moody’s).

Syngenta Group, one of the world’s leading agriculture innovation companies, reports a rating action from Fitch Ratings (“Fitch”).