CNR Announces Closing of Units Offering

NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - May 11, 2011) - China Metro-Rural Holdings Limited (NYSE Amex: CNR) is pleased to announce that it has closed an underwritten public offering of 1,517,978 units at a price to the public of $2.88 per unit. The offering yielded gross proceeds (before the underwriting discount and commissions and estimated offering expenses) of approximately $4.37 million. Each unit consists of one of CNR's ordinary shares and a warrant to purchase 0.65 of one of CNR's ordinary shares. The exercise price of the warrants is $3.456 per ordinary share, subject to certain adjustments.

CNR intends to use the proceeds of the offering for the acquisition of land use rights for China Northeast Logistics City - Dezhou, additional capital for Phase II construction of China Northeast Logistics City - Tieling and for general corporate purposes.

Maxim Group LLC acted as the sole underwriter of the offering.

The offering was made pursuant to the Company's existing shelf registration statement, which has been filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction. The securities sold have not been approved or disapproved by any regulatory authority, nor has any such authority passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of the prospectus supplement, the prospectus or CNR's shelf registration statement.

ABOUT CHINA METRO-RURAL HOLDINGS LIMITED

China Metro-Rural Holdings Limited is one of the leading developers and operators of large scale, integrated agricultural logistics and trade centers in Northeast China that facilitate a relationship between sellers and buyers of agricultural commodities and small appliances, provide relevant physical platform and timely marketing information and intelligence, provide a transparent and competitive market price discovery mechanism and provide infrastructure to enhance the living standards of those from the rural area.

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