BEIJING--(Marketwire - January 23, 2011) - Agria (Singapore) Pte Ltd (Agria) today sent its partial takeover offer to the shareholders of PGG Wrightson Limited (PGW) as of the record date (17 January 2011) in accordance with the Takeovers Code.
The offer is being made by Agria (Singapore) Pte Ltd, which will be jointly owned, directly or indirectly, by Agria Corporation (
This follows Agria's takeover notice given on 23 December 2010 in relation to Agria's intention to acquire 38.3% of the shares in PGW it does not already own.
A new subscription agreement between Agria, Agria Corporation, Agria Asia Investments Limited and New Hope Group has also been entered into by these parties in connection with the takeover offer.
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Contacts:
In China:
John Layburn
Chief Strategy and Compliance Officer
China Tel: 86-10-8438 1031
john.layburn@agriacorp.com
In the U.S.:
David Pasquale
Senior Vice President
U.S. Tel: +914-337-1117
david.pasquale@agriacorp.com