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China Organic Agriculture, Inc. (OTCBB: CNOA), a growth-driven
agricultural products company, has finalized the terms for the
previously announced acquisition of Dalian Huiming Industry Ltd.
("Dalian Huiming") with the counterparty's major shareholders. Dalian
Huiming is a major agriculture products trading company with broad
distribution throughout northeastern provinces of China whose product
lines will substantially expand China Organic's revenue building
opportunities.
The terms of the deal will call for China Organic to acquire 60%
of Dalian Huiming for $10.6 million in cash that, as stated in the
second quarter financials, has already been deposited in a joint bank
account with Dalian Huiming's shareholders. No CNOA shares will be
issued in relation to the completion of this transaction and the deal
is scheduled to close after the fiscal third quarter.
Since the announcement of his appointment as Chief Executive
Officer on September 24, 2008, Jinsong Li has already had several
discussions with the major shareholders of Dalian Huiming to assure
the deal gets finalized. One of his primary goals as new CEO is to
finalize this, as well as future, acquisitions in a smooth and timely
manner.
"Dalian Huiming is a highly profitable company and provides many
synergies with our current business model," said Mr. Li. "This
acquisition will help CNOA further diversify its agricultural
offerings and, based on the company's sizable reach and influence in
the Northeast's agriculture market, help China Organic make further
accretive acquisitions in the geographic area surrounding the city of
Dalian."
Dalian Huiming is engaged in grain procurement, trading, wholesale
sales, and food delivery logistic services. It focuses on soybeans,
corn, and cereal crops, which are major products from the northeastern
part of China. Sales to consumers are made in regions including the
provinces of Liaoning, Jilin, Heilongjiang, Sichuan, Fujian, and the
cities of Beijing and Shanghai.
Dalian Huiming is one of the top-tier agricultural trading
companies in the Northeast provinces of China with regard to net
income. For fiscal year 2007, revenue was $40.2 million and net income
was $2.7 million, a fourfold increase from the comparable period in
2006. China Organic expects to gain operating efficiencies through the
acquisition, while also expanding the diversity of the products it
offers.
"As I'm sure most investors of China Organic are aware, Dalian
Huiming has been pending for quite a while," said Mr. Li. "As CEO, it
is my mission to ensure this acquisition closes as soon as possible.
Both parties are in agreement and I assure that no CNOA shares will be
issued as part of the acquisition of Dalian Huiming."
About China Organic Agriculture
China Organic Agriculture is a leading producer and distributor in
the agricultural industry in China. The Company's high-growth business
plan is designed to enable it to capitalize effectively on China's
burgeoning economy and expanding class of consumers with the ability
to acquire upscale products. The Company has developed an extensive
distribution network throughout many of China's major cities,
including Beijing, Shanghai and Nanjing, and is positioned to leverage
those networks to establish broad distribution of a number of
agricultural, food and related premium products. CNOA has in excess of
6,260 acres dedicated to the production of green and organic rice,
with an irrigation system fed from the Nen River, one of the last
unpolluted rivers in China. The Company has experienced significant
growth since its inception in 2002 and has implemented a number of
strategic initiatives to expand sales and revenues. For more
information, please visit: www.chinaorganicagriculture.com.
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: This document includes forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited
to, statements concerning estimates of, and increases in, production,
cash flows and values, statements relating to the continued
advancement of China Organic Agriculture's products and other
statements which are not historical facts. When used in this document,
the words such as "could," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "intend,"
"may," and similar expressions are forward-looking statements.
Although China Organic Agriculture Inc. believes that its expectations
reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, such
statements involve risks and uncertainties and no assurance can be
given that actual results will be consistent with these
forward-looking statements. Important factors that could cause actual
results to differ from these forward-looking statements include, but
are not limited to, those set forth in our reports filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, together with the risks discussed
in our press releases and other communications to shareholders issued
by us from time to time, such as our ability to raise capital as and
when required, the availability of raw products and other supplies,
competition, the costs of goods, government regulations, and political
and economic factors in the People's Republic of China in which our
subsidiaries operate. Contact: China Organic Agriculture, Inc.
Steve Wan, 310-441-9777
stevewan@chinaorganicagriculture.com
or
China America Financial Communications Group
Darren Minton, 212-823-0523
chinaorganic@cafcg.com
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