Agria Subsidiary PGG Wrightson Announces Settlement of Commerce Commission Investigation

HONG KONG, CHINA--(Marketwired - Dec 22, 2015) - Agria Corporation (NYSE: GRO) (the "Company" or "Agria") today announced that the High Court of New Zealand (the "Court") has approved a settlement agreed upon between its New Zealand-listed subsidiary, PGG Wrightson Limited (NZSE: PGW) ("PGW"), and the New Zealand Commerce Commission (the "Commission") to resolve the proceeding brought by the Commission against PGW, among other companies that operate livestock sale yards.

The settlement avoids protracted and costly litigation. The proceedings alleged that there were agreements between PGW and other livestock industry competitors in relation to the charging of fees for services provided at sale yards to comply with the requirements of the National Animal Identification and Tracing Act 2012 ("NAIT") introduced in July 2012. 

In reaching the settlement with the Commission, PGW has agreed to pay a pecuniary penalty of NZ$2.7 million (US$1.8 million) and to review the NAIT-related fees that it charges. 

The announcement issued by PGW can be accessed via the following link: http://pggwrightson.co.nz/our-company/nzx-announcements.

About Agria Corporation
Agria (NYSE: GRO) is a global agricultural company with three principal business segments: Seed and Grain; Crop Protection, Nutrients and Merchandise; and Rural Services. The Seed and Grain segment is engaged in research and development, production and sale of a broad range of seed products and trading of seed and grain products globally. The Crop Protection, Nutrients and Merchandise segment operates an extensive chain of retail stores that supply farm input materials. The Rural Services segment provides livestock trading, wool trading, irrigation and pumping, real estate agency and other agriservices. For more information about Agria Corporation, please visit www.agriacorp.com.

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