BEIJING, Jun 10, 2011 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --

Agria Corporation (NYSE: GRO) (the "Company" or "Agria"), a China-based company with investments in the agriculture sector, announced today that all claims asserted by the lead plaintiff and the class in the consolidated securities class action have been dismissed with prejudice by the United States District Court, Southern District of New York. By entering into the agreement, neither Agria nor the other defendants admit wrongdoing or liability.

The final judgment and order of dismissal with prejudice approve the previously announced memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the lead plaintiff, which provided for the settlement and release and dismisses with prejudice any and all claims that were asserted, or could have been asserted, against all defendants in or relating to "In re Agria Corporation Securities Litigation, Consolidated Case No. 1:08-cv-3536 (WHP)," including all of the underwriter defendants and all served and un-served defendants named in the consolidated complaint dated February 3, 2009.

Under the final agreement, the amount to be paid on behalf of all defendants to the lead plaintiff for the benefit of the class in settlement of the abovementioned class action is $3.75 million. There will be no impact to the Company's financials from this settlement since Agria's insurance companies will pay the settlement in its entirety.

Xie Tao, Agria's Chief Executive Officer, commented, "We are pleased to have this matter formally closed, with no impact to Agria's financials in the settlement. We thank our internal and external legal counsel, which have been instrumental in helping us secure this result. Our entire team remains focussed on increasing shareholder value through the ongoing development of Agria's business, anchored by our majority ownership of New Zealand's PGG Wrightson Limited."

About Agria Corporation

Agria Corporation (NYSE: GRO) is a China-based company with investments in the agricultural sector. For more information about Agria Corporation, please visit www.agriacorp.com.

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Contacts:

In China:
John Layburn
Acting CFO; 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

SOURCE: Agria Corporation

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