Exhibit 4.20





Exhibit 4.20









PGG Wrightson
Subscription
Agreement




PGG Wrightson Limited (PGW)




Agria Corporation (Agria)





 


 









 












CONTENTS




	 	 	 	 	 
	INTRODUCTION
	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	IT IS AGREED
	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	1 INTERPRETATION
	 	 	1	 
	1.1 Definitions
	 	 	1	 
	1.2 Interpretation
	 	 	3	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	2 CONDITIONS
	 	 	4	 
	2.1 Conditions
	 	 	4	 
	2.2 Waiver of Conditions
	 	 	5	 
	2.3 Time for Fulfilment of Conditions
	 	 	5	 
	2.4 OIO Condition
	 	 	5	 
	2.5 Waiver
Condition
	 	 	5	 
	2.6 Information
	 	 	5	 
	2.7 Failure to Fulfil Conditions
	 	 	6	 
	2.8 Effect of Termination
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	3 PLACEMENT
	 	 	6	 
	3.1 Subscription for Placement Shares
	 	 	6	 
	3.2 Issue of Placement Shares
	 	 	6	 
	3.3 Announcement
	 	 	7	 
	3.4 Terms of Issue
	 	 	7	 
	3.5 Agria’s consent
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	4 OFFER DOCUMENT
	 	 	7	 
	4.1 Final Form
	 	 	7	 
	4.2 Material Adverse Provisions
	 	 	7	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	5 ENTITLEMENT OFFER
	 	 	8	 
	5.1 Entitlement Offer
	 	 	8	 
	5.2 Acceptance of Entitlement Offer
	 	 	8	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	6 ISSUE AND SUBSCRIPTION FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SHARES
	 	 	8	 
	6.1 Supplemental Shares
	 	 	8	 
	6.2 Limitation in relation to Supplemental Shares
	 	 	8	 
	6.3 Subscription for Supplemental Shares
	 	 	8	 
	6.4 Issue of Supplemental Shares
	 	 	9	 
	6.5 Terms of Supplemental Shares
	 	 	9	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	7 PAYMENTS
	 	 	9	 
	7.1 Immediately Available Funds
	 	 	9	 
	7.2 Core Acquisition Price
	 	 	9	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	8 COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS
	 	 	9	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	9 FUTURE ISSUES
	 	 	10	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	10 BOARD REPRESENTATION
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	11 LOCK UP
	 	 	11	 
	11.1 Restrictions
	 	 	11	 
	11.2 Exceptions
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	12 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
	 	 	12	 
	12.1 PGW’s warranties
	 	 	12	 
	12.2 Agria’s warranties
	 	 	13	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	13 EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS
	 	 	13	 
	13.1 Warranties qualified
	 	 	13	 
	13.2 No Warranty
	 	 	13	 
	13.3 No Claim
	 	 	13	 
	13.4 Quantum
	 	 	14	 
	13.5 Time Limit
	 	 	14	 
	13.6 Each Party Relies on Own Judgment
	 	 	14	 
	13.7 Exclusion of representations
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	14 ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
	 	 	14	 
	14.1 No Share issues
	 	 	14	 
	14.2 Use of funds
	 	 	14	 
	14.3 CAAS
	 	 	14	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	15 TERMINATION
	 	 	15	 
	15.1 Termination Event
	 	 	15	 
	15.2 No other right to cancel
	 	 	15	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	16 MISCELLANEOUS
	 	 	15	 
	16.1 Payments Free and Clear
	 	 	15	 
	16.2 Default Interest
	 	 	15	 
	16.3 Takeovers Code
	 	 	16	 
	16.4 Announcements
	 	 	16	 
	16.5 No Merger
	 	 	16	 
	16.6 Further Assurances
	 	 	16	 
	16.7 No Assignment
	 	 	16	 
	16.8 Specific Performance
	 	 	17	 
	16.9 Amendment
	 	 	17	 
	16.10 No Partnership
	 	 	17	 
	16.11 No Waiver
	 	 	17	 
	16.12 Severability
	 	 	17	 
	16.13 Counterparts
	 	 	17	 
	16.14 Costs
	 	 	17	 
	16.15 Notices
	 	 	18	 
	16.16 Governing Law/Jurisdiction
	 	 	19	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	EXECUTION
	 	 	20	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	APPENDIX 1 — CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT
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	PGG WRIGHTSON SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
	 	 	 	 







 


 









 











pgg wrightson subscription agreement





Date: 16th October 2009




PGG Wrightson Limited a New Zealand incorporated company (PGW)




Agria Corporation a corporation incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands, with principal
executive offices at Room 706, 7/F, Huantai Building, No. 12A, South Street Zhongguancun, Haidian
District, Beijing 100081, People’s Republic of China (Agria)



INTRODUCTION





	1	 	PGW is intending to undertake an equity raising through a combination of a placement of new
 shares to Agria and an entitlement offer to its shareholders.






	2	 	Agria accordingly has agreed to:






	 	2.1	 	subscribe for the Placement Shares;
	 
	 	2.2	 	accept any Entitlement Offer and subscribe for the Entitlement Shares;
	 
	 	2.3	 	as a linked part of the transactions described in this agreement:






	 	(i)	 	subscribe for a $35 million convertible redeemable note in PGW;
and
	 
	 	(ii)	 	enter into a co-operation agreement with PGW,






on the terms and conditions set out in this agreement.




	3	 	Agria will seek the opportunity to participate in the sub-underwriting of any Entitlement
Offer and/or subscribe for additional ordinary PGW shares, after the equity raising, in each
case subject to applicable Takeovers Code restrictions.





IT IS AGREED





	1	 	INTERPRETATION
	 
	1.1	 	Definitions






In this agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:




Agria Holders means Agria, any subsidiary of Agria nominated by Agria under clause 16.7 and
any subsidiary of Agria holding Ordinary Shares as a consequence of a transaction permitted
by clause 11.2.




Agria Warranties means the warranties given by Agria under clause 12.2.




associate has the same meaning as in the Takeovers Code.




Board means the board of directors of PGW.


 


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Business Day means a day (other than Saturday, Sunday or public holiday) on which registered
banks are open for business in Auckland.




Conditions means the conditions set out in clause 2.1.




Co-operation Agreement means a co-operation agreement between PGW and Agria in the form
attached as Appendix 1.




Draft Offer Document means the draft prospectus for the Entitlement Offer that was provided
by PGW’s legal advisers to Agria’s legal advisers at approximately 6.00pm on 15 October
2009.




Entitlement Offer means the pro rata entitlement offer proposed to be undertaken by PGW in
accordance with and by way of the Offer Document referred to in clause 4.1.




Entitlement Price means the price per Ordinary Share payable in the Entitlement Offer.




Entitlement Shares means Agria’s full entitlement under the Entitlement Offer.




Highest Non-Agria Holder means the person, not being an Agria Holder, who has a relevant
interest in a greater number of Ordinary Shares than any other person (other than the Agria
Holders).




Loss means all losses, liabilities, costs, damages and expenses (including legal costs and
expenses) of any nature or description.




NZSX means NZX Limited.




Ordinary Shares means ordinary shares in the capital of PGW.




Offer Document means the prospectus for the Entitlement Offer being a simplified disclosure
prospectus under the Securities Act 1978.




PGC means Pyne Gould Corporation Limited.




PGW Finance means PGG Wrightson Finance Limited.




PGW Convertible Redeemable Note Agreement means the agreement between Agria or a wholly
owned subsidiary of Agria and PGW to be entered into on or before the Placement Date, on the
basis of (as a basis for negotiation) the terms set out in a terms sheet to be agreed
between the parties.




PGW Group means PGW and its subsidiaries.




PGW Warranties means the warranties given by PGW under clause 12.1.




Placement means the issue of the Placement Shares to Agria.


 


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Placement Date means the first Business Day after all Conditions (other than clause 2.1(c))
are satisfied.




Placement Price means the price set out in clause 3.1(b).




Placement Shares means 41,100,000 Ordinary Shares.




Relevant interest has the same meaning as in the Securities Markets Act 1988.




Share means a share in the capital of PGW of whatever class, any security convertible or
exchangeable into such a share and any other right, interest or entitlement to subscribe for
or obtain any such a share or security.




Strategic Investor means any person whose business includes, in any material respect, the
provision of agricultural services and solutions (“Agri-Solutions Provider”) or any person
who, to the knowledge of PGW, would be investing in PGW with a view to becoming an
Agri-Solutions Provider itself, or an associate of any such person;




Supplemental Placement Date means (if applicable) the date three Business Days after all
Ordinary Shares have been issued under the Entitlement Offer (including all shares issued to
the Underwriters and sub-underwriters).




Supplemental Shares means (if applicable) the Ordinary Shares to be issued to Agria in
accordance with clause 6.1.




Takeovers Code means the Takeovers Code set out in the Takeovers Code Approval Order 2000,
as amended from time to time.




Underwrite Agreement means an underwrite agreement to be entered into between PGW and the
Underwriters for the underwriting in full of the Entitlement Offer.




Underwriters means First NZ Capital Securities Limited and UBS New Zealand Limited.




voting rights has the same meaning as in the Takeovers Code.




	1.2	 	Interpretation






In this agreement, unless the context otherwise requires:




	 	(a)	 	headings are inserted for convenience only and shall be ignored in construing
this agreement;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the singular includes the plural and vice versa;
	 
	 	(c)	 	reference to a clause, sub-clause, schedule, appendix or a party is a reference
to that clause, sub-clause, schedule, appendix or party in or to this agreement unless
stated otherwise;




 


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	 	(d)	 	reference to any legislation or to any provision of any legislation (including
regulations and orders) includes that legislation or provision as from time to time
amended, re-enacted or substituted and any statutory instruments, regulations or orders
issued under such legislation or provision;
	 
	 	(e)	 	all amounts payable pursuant to this agreement shall be paid in New Zealand
Dollars, unless expressly agreed otherwise, and all references to “Dollars” and “$”
shall refer to New Zealand Dollars;
	 
	 	(f)	 	references to dates and times are to New Zealand dates and times; and
	 
	 	(g)	 	reference to a person or entity includes an individual, partnership,
corporation, company, association, joint stock company, trust, joint venture,
unincorporated organisation and governmental entity or any department, agency or
political subdivision thereof, and any other entity, whether or not incorporated and
whether or not having a separate legal personality.






	2	 	CONDITIONS






	2.1	 	Conditions






The completion of the transactions set out in this agreement is conditional on:




	 	(a)	 	Receipt by Agria, on terms which are acceptable to Agria acting reasonably, of
all consents required under the Overseas Investment Act 2005 for the implementation of
this agreement, prior to the Placement Date;






	 	(b)	 	PGW entering into an Underwrite Agreement with the Underwriters in relation to
any Entitlement Offer;






	 	(c)	 	PGW not, during the period from the date of this agreement to the Placement
Date, without the approval of Agria (not to be unreasonably or arbitrarily withheld or
delayed):






	 	(i)	 	entering into any transaction involving the acquisition or
disposal of an asset or the incurring of an obligation in either case in excess
of $30 million; or






	 	(ii)	 	issuing any Shares, or declaring or making any distribution,
other than as contemplated by this agreement;






	 	(d)	 	Agria not validly issuing notice pursuant to clause 4.2(a), in respect of the
final Offer Document;






	 	(e)	 	Agria being satisfied (acting reasonably) that sufficient funds will be raised
from the Entitlement Offer and other sources to enable PGW to fully repay its
amortising debt facility due for repayment by no later than 31 March 2010;






	 	(f)	 	Receipt by PGW of waivers from the NZSX necessary to permit PGW to enter into
the transactions described in this agreement without the necessity of obtaining
shareholder approval to or for them (or any of them).




 


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	2.2	 	Waiver of Conditions






The Conditions in clauses 2.1(a), (b) and (f) are inserted for the benefit of PGW and Agria
and may only be waived by written agreement of both parties. The other Conditions are
inserted for the benefit of Agria, who may waive any of those Conditions by giving written
notice to PGW.




	2.3	 	Time for Fulfilment of Conditions






Each of the conditions set out in clause 2.1 must be fulfilled by midnight on 27 November
2009 (or such later date as the Parties may agree in writing) unless the terms of that
Condition require it be fulfilled as at the Placement Date in which case it must be
fulfilled immediately prior to completion of the Placement on the Placement Date.




	2.4	 	OIO Condition






In relation to the Condition contained in clause 2.1(a):




	 	(a)	 	Agria must use its reasonable commercial endeavours to ensure that the
Condition is satisfied as soon as possible;
	 
	 	(b)	 	Agria and PGW must cooperate with each other in approaching the Overseas
Investment Office and any other third parties for the purposes of satisfying that
Condition and provide all reasonable assistance to the other as is necessary to
satisfy that Condition;
	 
	 	(c)	 	Agria must file all notices and applications for approval necessary to apply
for the consents referred to in clause 2.1(a) and must:






	 	(i)	 	consult with, and provide information to, PGW concerning any
proposed approach by Agria to the Overseas Investment Office and any other third
parties and on the content of any such application for approval and all related
material correspondence; and






	 	(ii)	 	allow PGW the opportunity to be present at any meetings with the
Overseas Investment Office and any other third parties.






	2.5	 	Waiver Condition






In relation to the Condition contained in clause 2.1 (f), PGW must use its reasonable
commercial endeavours to ensure that the Condition is satisfied as soon as possible and consult
with, and provide information to, Agria concerning any approach by PGW to NZSX, and on the content
of any such application for approval and all related material correspondence.




	2.6	 	Information






The parties will each, from time to time, on request from the other keep the other informed
as to progress in procuring satisfaction of the Conditions. Each party will
notify the other promptly if they become aware of any information material to satisfaction
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	2.7	 	Failure to Fulfil Conditions






If any Condition is not fulfilled, or waived, before the time at which it is required to be
fulfilled then this agreement shall be terminable at the election of either party by notice
in writing to the other.




	2.8	 	Effect of Termination






If this agreement is terminated under clause 2.6, then no party shall have any claim on the
other except that each party will retain any rights it has against any other party in
connection with any breach of this agreement that has arisen before termination.




	3	 	PLACEMENT
	 
	3.1	 	Subscription for Placement Shares






No later than 2pm on the Placement Date Agria will:




	 	(a)	 	subscribe for the Placement Shares for the placement price on the terms set out
in this agreement;






(b) pay to PGW $36,168,000 (being the placement price for the Placement Shares);




	 	(c)	 	deliver to PGW a counterpart copy of the Co-operation Agreement duly executed
by Agria; and






	 	(d)	 	deliver to PGW a counterpart copy of the PGW Convertible Redeemable Note
Agreement executed by Agria (or its wholly owned subsidiary) and comply with all of its
completion requirements under the PGW Convertible Redeemable Note Agreement






	3.2	 	Issue of Placement Shares






Contemporaneously with Agria complying with its obligations under clause 3.1, PGW will:




	 	(a)	 	issue the Placement Shares to Agria or its nominee under clause 16.7 on the
terms set out in this agreement and procure the entry of such issue on its share
register;






	 	(b)	 	deliver to Agria a counterpart copy of the Co-operation Agreement duly executed
by PGW; and






	 	(c)	 	deliver to Agria a counterpart copy of the PGW Convertible Redeemable Note
Agreement executed by PGW and comply with all of its completion requirements under the
PGW Convertible Redeemable Note Agreement.




 


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	3.3	 	Announcement






Immediately following completion of the obligations contemplated by clauses 3.1 and 3.2, PGW
and Agria will make a joint announcement of the transactions contemplated by this agreement
in the form agreed, acting reasonably.




	3.4	 	Terms of Issue






The Placement Shares will be issued on the terms set out in this agreement, free of all
encumbrances and ranking pari passu with all existing Ordinary Shares, on a “cum rights”
basis in respect of the Entitlement Offer (meaning that Agria will be eligible to
participate in the Entitlement Offer in respect of the Placement Shares).




	3.5	 	Agria’s consent






Agria consents to being the holder of the Placement Shares, the Entitlement Shares and any
other Shares to be issued to it under this agreement, and its name, or the name of its
nominee under clause 16.7, being entered in PGW’s register of members in respect of those
 shares and agrees that it will take such shares with the benefit of the rights and subject
to the restrictions contained in this agreement and PGW’s constitution from time to time.




	4	 	OFFER DOCUMENT






	4.1	 	Final Form






PGW will provide Agria with the final form of the Offer Document by no later than 5.00pm on
the second Business Day before the Placement Date by sending it to Agria’s legal advisers by
or as an attachment to an email to the following email addresses:




michael.pollard@simpsongrierson.com




don.holborow@simpsongrierson.com




The Offer Document provided under this clause must be marked up to show the changes to the
Draft Offer Document.




	4.2	 	Material Adverse Provisions






If the Offer Document provided by PGW under clause 4.1 contains, or refers to, any
information that was not included or referred to, in the Draft Offer Document, or amends any
information (including a deletion) in the Draft Offer Document, and that information (or
amendment) constitutes information that is materially adverse to the PGW Group taken as a
whole, Agria will have a right to terminate this agreement as follows:




	 	(a)	 	if Agria exercises that right to terminate it must do so by a written notice to
PGW which is received by PGW before 9am (time being of the essence) on the Business Day
after the final form of Offer Document was provided to Agria under clause 4.1; and






	 	(b)	 	if Agria does not provide such a notice under clause 4.2(a), Agria’s
termination right under this clause shall lapse.




 


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	5	 	ENTITLEMENT OFFER
	 
	5.1	 	Entitlement Offer






PGW undertakes to make any Entitlement Offer not earlier than one day after and no later
than 5 Business Days after the Placement Date.




	5.2	 	Acceptance of Entitlement Offer






As soon as practicable, and in any event not later than two Business Days after receipt of
its letter of entitlement under the Entitlement Offer, Agria or its nominee under clause
16.7 will accept the Entitlement Offer for all of the Entitlement Shares and pay the
entitlement price in accordance with the terms of the Offer Document.




	5.3	 	Participation in Sub-underwriting






PGW will use all reasonable commercial endeavours to ensure that Agria is provided with the
opportunity (by way of an offer from the Underwriters which is capable of acceptance by
Agria, acting reasonably) to participate in sub-underwriting of the Entitlement Offer such
that Agria will, if it takes up that opportunity, have a priority allocation of any
shortfall in the Entitlement Offer, subject to applicable Takeovers Code restrictions.




	6	 	ISSUE AND SUBSCRIPTION FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SHARES






	6.1	 	Supplemental Shares






If, after the issue of the Placement Shares, the Entitlement Shares, and any shares acquired
by Agria Holders under the arrangements contemplated by clause 5.3 or otherwise, Agria (and
associates) is able to acquire additional voting rights in PGW, then, on the Supplemental
Placement Date and subject to the limitation set out in clause 6.2, Agria will be entitled
to require PGW to issue to Agria additional ordinary shares in PGW, on the terms set out in
this clause 6. This entitlement, or any similar entitlement to supplemental issuance, shall
not be made available to any other person during the period to which this agreement relates.




	6.2	 	Limitation in relation to Supplemental Shares






PGW shall not issue, and Agria shall not subscribe for, any of the Supplemental Shares if
and to the extent that such issue would cause Agria (and associates) to breach the
requirements of the Takeovers Code.




	6.3	 	Subscription for Supplemental Shares






Agria must, on the Supplemental Placement Date:




	 	(a)	 	subscribe for the Supplemental Shares; and






	 	(b)	 	pay PGW for the Supplemental Shares at an issue price per share equal to the
aggregate of the Entitlement Price and the lesser of (i) NZ$0.05 per Ordinary Share or
(ii) the price per right determined pursuant to the proposed book build process to be
run by the Underwriters to sell to institutional and other investors certain rights
renounced in the Entitlement Offer.




 


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	6.4	 	Issue of Supplemental Shares
	 
	 	 	Upon payment by Agria of the issue price for any Supplemental Shares under clause 6.3(b),
PGW must issue the Supplemental Shares to Agria or its nominee under clause 16.7 and procure
the entry of such issue on its share register.
	 
	6.5	 	Terms of Supplemental Shares
	 
	 	 	The Supplemental Shares will be issued free of all encumbrances and ranking pari passu with
all existing Ordinary Shares.
	 
	7	 	PAYMENTS
	 
	7.1	 	Immediately Available Funds
	 
	(a)	 	Payments in Immediately Available Funds
	 
	 	 	All payments under this agreement, with the exception of payments due under clause 5.2 for
the Entitlement Shares (which shall instead be paid in accordance with that clause), must be
made in immediately available funds before 3.00pm on the due date for payment to the account
notified under clause 7.1(b).
	 
	(b)	 	Bank Account
	 
	 	 	The recipient of any payment under this agreement must notify the payer of the bank account
into which the payment is to be made not later than two Business Days prior to the date that
payment is to be received.
	 
	7.2	 	Core Acquisition Price
	 
	(a)	 	No Capitalised Interest
	 
	 	 	The parties agree that the purchase price payable for any property under this
agreement does not include any capitalised interest and that the Placement Price, the
Entitlement Price (if applicable) and the price payable for any Supplemental Shares
are, respectively, the “lowest price” for the purposes of Section EW 32(3) of the
Income Tax Act 2007 (NZ).
	 
	(b)	 	Computation of Taxable Income
	 
	 	 	The parties agree that they will compute their taxable income for the relevant period on the
basis that the purchase price payable for any property under this agreement includes no
capitalised interest and they will file their tax returns accordingly.
	 
	(c)	 	Trust of Issuance Money
	 
	 	 	Any money paid by Agria under this agreement for the issue of Ordinary Shares will be held
on trust for Agria by PGW until such time as the relevant shares are issued or the money is
repaid to Agria in full.
	 
	8	 	COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS
	 
	 	 	The parties will at all times comply with all laws, regulations and applicable listing rules
in respect of the transactions contemplated by this agreement. Without
limiting the foregoing, Agria will, upon the issue of any Shares under or in accordance with
this agreement, immediately lodge all necessary substantial security holder notices as may
be required by the Securities Markets Act 1988.




 


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	9	 	FUTURE ISSUES






PGW covenants that at any time and for so long as Agria Holders hold not less than 15% of
the Ordinary Shares on issue, it will:




	 	(a)	 	Provide the Agria Holders with the opportunity to participate in any non
pro-rata issue of Ordinary Shares undertaken by PGW on a basis which, if they
subscribed for all such Ordinary Shares, would maintain their proportional interest in
Ordinary Shares immediately before the non pro-rata issue, on the same terms as other
participants provided that this will not apply in relation to any issue to employees or
directors under Listing Rules 7.3.6 or 7.3.7, or pursuant to Listing Rule 7.3.11(e).






	 	(b)	 	Not undertake any material placement which results or may result in a Strategic
Investor or any associate (within the meaning of the Takeovers Code, in relation to
PGW) of a Strategic Investor:






	 	(i)	 	having a relevant interest (measured disregarding section 6 of
the Securities Markets Act 1988) in more than 5% of the Ordinary Shares on issue
at any time; or






	 	(ii)	 	increasing the percentage of Ordinary Shares in which such a
relevant interest is held, if such a relevant interest in more than 5% of the
Ordinary Shares on issue is already held,







	 	 	 	without Agria’s consent (not to be unreasonably withheld).






	10	 	BOARD REPRESENTATION






At any time after completion of allotment of the Entitlement Shares, in accordance with
clause 5, Agria will be entitled to nominate up to two Board members, and PGW will convene a
meeting of the Board to be held within 10 Business Days of receipt of such nomination at
which it is resolved to appoint such two directors (except where the relevant representative
is manifestly unsuitable in the circumstances and this is notified to Agria at least 5
Business Days prior to the Board meeting in which case Agria may nominate another director
or directors to be appointed at that meeting).




Agria acknowledges that any such appointee will retire at the next annual meeting of PGW
shareholders and will be eligible for re-election.




Following completion of allotment of the Entitlement Shares, and provided that Agria Holders
hold not less than 15% of the Ordinary Shares on issue, PGW will use all reasonable
endeavours to ensure that up to two Agria nominees are appointed to and remain on the Board
(and to that end PGW will support the nomination and election or re-election of any such
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At any time that Agria does not have a nominee appointed to the Board it will be entitled to
one observer to attend Board meetings.




	11	 	LOCK UP
	 
	11.1	 	Restrictions






Subject to clause 11.2, at any time and for so long as the number of Ordinary Shares held by
Agria Holders exceeds the number of Ordinary Shares in which the Highest Non-Agria Holder
has a relevant interest during the period from the date of this agreement until the date
three years following the date on which the Entitlement Shares are issued to Agria, Agria
will not (and will procure that Agria Holders do not):




	 	(a)	 	sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of the legal or beneficial ownership of any
Ordinary Shares held by it;






	 	(b)	 	pass control of any voting rights attached to any Ordinary Shares held by it to
any other person; or






	 	(c)	 	agree to do (including by way of omission) any of the above.






	11.2	 	Exceptions






The provisions of clause 11.1:




	 	(a)	 	do not prevent Agria (or an Agria Holder) from:






	 	(i)	 	selling, transferring or otherwise disposing of Ordinary Shares:






	 	(A)	 	with the prior written consent of the
Board;
	 
	 	(B)	 	to a wholly owned subsidiary of
Agria, provided that such assignee has agreed (in a form
acceptable to the Board) to transfer such Ordinary Shares back to
Agria or another wholly owned subsidiary of Agria if it ceases to
be a wholly owned subsidiary of Agria; or
	 
	 	(C)	 	in connection with the acceptance of
an offer for Shares made in accordance with the Takeovers Code (or
providing an undertaking to accept such an offer);






	 	(ii)	 	granting a security interest (as defined in the Personal Property
Securities Act 1999) over Ordinary Shares in relation to a bona fide transaction
for the lending of money or the provision of financial services ( provided that
the holder of that security interest has provided an undertaking, in a form
satisfactory to PGW, acting reasonably, to on any enforcement of such security
be bound by and comply with the relevant surviving terms of this Agreement
imposing obligations on Agria in respect of Ordinary Shares held by it) ;




 


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	 	(iii)	 	appointing any person as a proxy or voting representative to
vote at a meeting of holders of Ordinary Shares;






	 	(iv)	 	selling, transferring or otherwise disposing of Ordinary Shares:






	 	(A)	 	pursuant to a merger, amalgamation,
scheme of arrangement, restructuring or similar transaction
involving PGW; or
	 
	 	(B)	 	where required by law or any
competent authority;






	 	(b)	 	cease to apply if:






	 	(i)	 	two Agria nominees are offered for election to the Board at an
annual meeting of PGW shareholders and neither of those representatives are
elected to the Board; or






	 	(ii)	 	another party becomes, at any time after completion of the
Entitlement Offer, the holder of a greater number of Shares in PGW than Agria
(together with any transferee of Agria) holds at that time.






	12	 	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
	 
	12.1	 	PGW’s warranties






PGW hereby represents and warrants to Agria that:




	 	(a)	 	It is duly authorised and empowered to execute, enter into and perform this
Agreement.






	 	(b)	 	As at the date of this agreement PGW’s share capital consists of 315,815,616
Ordinary Shares.






	 	(c)	 	PGW’s audited financial statements as at 30 June 2009 comply (in accordance
with the policies disclosed therein) with the applicable requirements of the Financial
Reporting Act 1993.






	 	(d)	 	All written information and answers to questions provided by or on behalf of
PGW to Agria or Agria’s advisers and representatives is materially correct and not
materially misleading, whether by omission or otherwise.






	 	(e)	 	Upon and immediately following the publication of the OfferDocument, there will
be no undisclosed “Material Information” (as that term is defined in the Listing
Rules).






	 	(f)	 	The final form of the Offer Document will comply in all material respects with
the Securities Act 1978 and other applicable laws and will not contain any statement
which is untrue within the meaning of that Act or which is likely to deceive, mislead
or confuse in any particular which is material to the Offer or otherwise fails to refer
or give proper emphasis to adverse circumstances.




 


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	12.2	 	Agria’s warranties






Agria hereby represents and warrants to PGW that:




	 	(a)	 	Agria has the financial resources to complete the transactions contemplated by
this agreement.






	 	(b)	 	Except as disclosed to any Board member or officer of PGW:






	 	(i)	 	Agria’s audited financial statements as at 31 December 2007
comply with the applicable US reporting requirements and applicable US
securities laws.






	 	(ii)	 	all written information and answers to questions provided by or
on behalf of Agria to PGW or PGW’s advisers and representatives is materially
correct and not materially misleading, whether by omission or otherwise.






	 	(iii)	 	Agria is in compliance with its continuous disclosure
obligations under applicable NYSE Listing Rules and is not relying on any
exceptions or other provisions contained therein permitting non disclosure of
price sensitive or other material information in respect of Agria.






	13	 	EXCLUSIONS AND LIMITATIONS
	 
	13.1	 	Warranties qualified






The PGW Warranties and the Agria Warranties are given subject to, and are qualified by, the
following matters:




	13.2	 	No Warranty






No PGW Warranty or Agria Warranty is given regarding information that is an assumption,
opinion, assessment, expectation, prediction, estimate, projection or forecast.




	13.3	 	No Claim






Neither party will be liable to the other party for any claim under this agreement to the
extent that:




	 	(a)	 	the relevant circumstance or Loss, arises from, or is attributable to:






	 	(i)	 	a change in, or change in implementation or interpretation of,
accounting policies, or law or regulation or governmental or local authority
policy, taking effect after the date of this agreement; or






	 	(ii)	 	any act or omission of the other party after the Entitlement
Offer is completed; or






	 	(b)	 	the other party makes a taxation saving in respect of the relevant event,
circumstance, Loss, liability, cost or expense.




 


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	13.4	 	Quantum






Neither party has liability for any claim made by the other party under this agreement
unless the amount of that claim:




	 	(a)	 	exceeds $1,000,000; and






	 	(b)	 	when aggregated with other claims for which a party is liable under this
agreement exceeds $5,000,000.






	13.5	 	Time Limit






A party has no liability for any claim under this agreement unless the relevant claim is
notified to that party by the other party in writing by the date which is 20 months after
the date of this agreement.




	13.6	 	Each Party Relies on Own Judgment






Each party, acting with the benefit of independent professional advice, has entered into
this agreement in reliance solely on its own judgment and independent inquiry and
investigations to the extent that it has considered appropriate and not in reliance on any
statements, warranties or representations (including as to future prospects) made by or on
behalf of the other party, except for the relevant warranties in this agreement. Neither
party nor any of its representatives accept any duty of care to the other party in respect
of any information provided to that other party or its representatives.




	13.7	 	Exclusion of representations






Except for the PGW Warranties and the Agria Warranties, as applicable (subject to the
limitations in this clause), all express or implied or other representations or warranties
of each party, in relation to the transactions evidenced by this agreement, are hereby
expressly excluded to the maximum extent permitted by law.




	14	 	ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
	 
	14.1	 	No Share issues






PGW will not undertake, or enter into any agreement to undertake, any transaction, Share
issue or distribution of the nature set out in clause 2.1(c) before the earlier of the date
that the Entitlement Issue is completed, or termination of this agreement.




	14.2	 	Use of funds






All funds raised by PGW from the Placement, the Entitlement Offer and any issue of
Supplemental Shares shall be used by PGW solely to pay costs associated with these
transactions and to pay down senior debt of PGW existing as at the date of this agreement,
and will be applied to debt due for repayment within one year of the date of this agreement
in priority to all other debt.




	14.3	 	CAAS






Agria undertakes that it will promptly following execution of this agreement subscribe and
pay for RMB 12,500,000 of shares in the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (“CAAS”),
in accordance with and pursuant to the terms of the subscription agreement dated 9 September
2009 between Agria and CAAS.


 


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	15	 	TERMINATION
	 
	15.1	 	Termination Event






This agreement may be terminated by either party (the Non-Defaulting Party) by written
notice to the other party (the Defaulting Party) if the Defaulting Party commits or is or
becomes subject to any of the following events:




	 	(a)	 	the Defaulting Party goes into liquidation or voluntary administration (other
than a voluntary liquidation for the purpose of reconstruction or amalgamation on terms
previously approved by the Non-Defaulting Party);






	 	(b)	 	a receiver, receiver and manager or administrator is appointed in respect of
any of the assets of the Defaulting Party;






	 	(c)	 	an application is made to a court or a meeting is called for the purposes of
instigating or considering proceedings intended to achieve a result described in
sub-clause (a) or (b) (unless the Defaulting Party satisfies the Non-Defaulting Party
in its reasonable opinion that the application or call for meeting is frivolous or
vexatious);






	 	(d)	 	the Defaulting Party ceases to be able to pay its debts as they come due;






	 	(e)	 	the Defaulting Party enters into any arrangement or composition with its
creditors generally (other than with the prior consent of the Non-Defaulting Party);






	 	(f)	 	the Defaulting Party is declared to be at risk or a statutory manager of the
Defaulting Party is appointed under the Corporations (Investigation & Management) Act
1989; or






	 	(g)	 	the Defaulting Party commits a material breach of this agreement and (if the
breach is capable of remedy) fails to remedy the breach within 15 Business Days after
receipt of written notice from the Non-Defaulting Party requiring it to remedy the
breach.






	15.2	 	No other right to cancel
	 
	 	 	Neither party may cancel or terminate this agreement (including for breach of warranty)
except pursuant to clause 2.7 or 15.1.
	 
	16	 	MISCELLANEOUS
	 
	16.1	 	Payments Free and Clear
	 
	 	 	All payments made under this agreement will be free of set off, withholding or deduction
except as required by law and made in cleared funds immediately available for disbursement.
	 
	16.2	 	Default Interest
	 
	 	 	If for any reason, other than the default of the other party, a party fails to pay any sum
payable under this agreement on the date it is due, then (without prejudice to any other
rights or remedies) it will pay interest to the recipient party at the rate of
10% per annum on the unpaid amount calculated on a daily basis from the due date until payment.




 


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	16.3	 	Takeovers Code






Notwithstanding anything else in this agreement, PGW will not be required to issue any
Shares to any person where such issue would, or may, result in PGW or any Agria Holder
breaching the Takeovers Code.




	16.4	 	Announcements






The parties will not make any announcement or disclosure regarding this agreement or its
subject matter and no party may disclose to any other person (who is not a party or a
related company or a representative of a party) any information relating or referring to the
transactions contemplated by this agreement except:




	 	(a)	 	with the prior written consent of the other parties;






	 	(b)	 	where disclosure is required by law or the listing rules of any relevant stock
exchange or is made in compliance with the order of any Court of competent
jurisdiction, in which case the party which is required to make that disclosure will
provide the other party an opportunity to comment on the form and content of that
disclosure.





The parties agree co-operate with each other in meeting their respective disclosure
obligations to various stock exchanges on an ongoing basis. Where possible, there will be
consultation regarding material announcements, and all announcements made by a party to any stock
exchange will be copied to the other party immediately upon release.




	16.5	 	No Merger






The agreements, obligations, warranties and undertakings of the parties are not to merge
with the completion of any aspect of this agreement, but (to the extent that they have not
then been completed) remain enforceable to the fullest extent notwithstanding any rule of
law to the contrary.




	16.6	 	Further Assurances






Each of the parties agrees to execute and deliver any documents, including transfers of
title, and to do all things as may reasonably be required by the other party or parties to
obtain the full benefit of this agreement according to its true intent.




	16.7	 	No Assignment






No party may transfer, assign, create any encumbrance over or deal in any manner with the
benefit or burden of this agreement without first obtaining the written consent of the other
party or parties, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld except that Agria may
nominate, by not less than one Business Day’s notice to PGW, a wholly owned subsidiary to be
issued with the Placement Shares, the Entitlement Shares and any Supplemental Shares
provided that:




	 	(a)	 	any such nomination will not release Agria from any of its obligations under
this agreement; and






	 	(b)	 	Agria must ensure that the nominee does not breach any of Agria’s obligations
under this agreement.




 


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	16.8	 	Specific Performance
	 
	 	 	Damages alone will be an inadequate remedy for breach by either party of its obligations
under this agreement and the appropriate remedies for any such breach shall include, at the
election of non defaulting party, orders for specific performance, injunctive relief and/or
damages.
	 
	16.9	 	Amendment
	 
	 	 	No amendment to this agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by all the parties.
	 
	16.10	 	No Partnership
	 
	 	 	Nothing in this agreement or in the relationship between the parties will be construed as:






	 	(a)	 	creating a partnership or any fiduciary relationship between the parties;






	 	(b)	 	giving any party any of the rights, or subjecting any party to any of the
liabilities, of a partner; or






	 	(c)	 	otherwise constituting any party as the representative or agent of any other
party for any purpose whatever.






	16.11	 	No Waiver
	 
	 	 	A waiver of any provision of this agreement will not be effective unless given in writing,
and then it will only be effective to the extent that it is expressly stated to be given.
No failure, delay or indulgence by any party in exercising any power or right conferred on
that party by this agreement operates as a waiver of such power or right. No single
exercise of any such power or right precludes further exercises of that power or right or
the exercise of any other power or right under this agreement.
	 
	16.12	 	Severability
	 
	 	 	If any part of this agreement is held by any court or administrative body of competent
jurisdiction to be illegal, void or unenforceable, that determination will not impair the
enforceability of the remaining parts of this agreement which will remain in full force.
	 
	16.13	 	Counterparts
	 
	 	 	This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts. Once each party has executed
a counterpart, and each of the other parties has received a copy of the signed counterpart,
that counterpart will be deemed to be as valid and binding on the party executing it as if
it had been executed by all the parties.
	 
	16.14	 	Costs
	 
	 	 	Except as otherwise provided in this agreement, the parties will meet their own costs
relating to the negotiation, preparation and completion of this agreement.




 


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	16.15	 	Notices






	(a)	 	All notices, demands or other communications to be given or delivered under or by reason of
the provisions of this agreement shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been given
when delivered to the recipient by courier service, mail service or otherwise or upon
confirmation of receipt when sent via facsimile to the recipient. Such notices, demands and
other communications shall be sent to the parties at the address indicated below, or to such
other address or to the attention of such other person as the recipient party has specified by
prior written notice to the sending party.






PGW




The General Counsel

57 Waterloo Road

Hornby

ChristchurchPO Box 292 Christchurch 8140

Facsimile: +64 3 349 6176




jdaly@pggwrightson.co.nz




With a copy to:




John Strowger

Chapman Tripp

23-29 Albert Street

Auckland

Facsimile: +64 9 357 9099




john.strowger@chapmantripp.com




Agria



The Chief Financial Officer




Agria Corporation,




Room 2104, Block B, Ping An International Financial Center,




No.1-3 South Xingyuan Road, Chaoyang District Beijing,




PRC 100027




Fax: :+86 10 84381060 Ext 8001





 


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With a copy to:




Michael Pollard / Don Holborow

88 Shortland Street

Private Bag 92518

Auckland




Facsimile: +64 9 307 0331




michael.pollard@simpsongrierson.com




don.holborow@simpsongrierson.com




	(b)	 	Agria will maintain an agent or representative in New Zealand to accept service of any
document required to be served on Agria in relation to proceedings under or in connection with
this agreement.
	 
	(c)	 	Agria appoints Simpson Grierson (c/- Michael Pollard / Don Holborow) whose address is 88
Shortland Street, Auckland as its agent for service and undertakes to notify PGW promptly of
any change of address of a current agent or representative and of the name and address of any
substitute agent or representative.
	 
	(d)	 	Any document will be sufficiently served on Agria if delivered to the most recently notified
agent or representative at its notified address.






	16.16	 	Governing Law/Jurisdiction






This agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of New
Zealand. The parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of New Zealand
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EXECUTION




	 	 	 
	PGG Wrightson Limited by:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/
 

Director

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/
 

Director

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Agria Corporation by:
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/ Tao Xie
 

Chief Executive Officer

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	/s/ Yeung Kim Ting, Gary
 

Director

	 	 






 


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APPENDIX 1 — CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT





 


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Strategic Cooperation Agreement — Major Contents:




Rationale for co-operation agreement



(a) PGG Wrightson Limited (PGW) is engaged in the provision of rural services. The company’s
segments comprise: rural services, including rural merchandise, irrigation and pumping services,
wool procurement, warehousing, marketing and export, and livestock marketing and supply; technology
services including farm consultancy and supply of seeds, grains and feed supplements; financial
services including farm finance, fund management, real estate and insurance services, and corporate
services including other unallocated items. PGG Wrightson Limited operates predominantly in New
Zealand with some operations in Australia and Uruguay, and Argentina.



(b) Agria Corporation (Agria) is a China-based agri-solutions provider engaged in research and
development, and production and sale of three different types of upstream agricultural products.
The Company offers corn seeds, sheep breeding products and seedling products. Agria also has a
comprehensive, lasting and stable strategic relationship with the China National Academy of
Agricultural Science (CNAAS). CNAAS is the leading agricultural research agency in China for
research and development of new technology initiatives in the agricultural industry. Through its
relationship with CNAAS, Agria has preferential access to an extensive seed bank in China.



(c) Agria and PGW have discussed potential options for cooperation in the areas of agricultural
research and development, enhanced product and service distribution and market expansion, and the
establishment of a rural services joint venture in China. In order to achieve the strategic
objectives of both Parties in China, New Zealand and other markets, the Parties wish to establish a
long-term and close cooperative relationship via a number of options.



The goals of Agria in investing in PGW and entering into a co-operation agreement are to become the
largest shareholder within PGW and through this strategic shareholding and execution of the
co-operation agreement, become a leading provider of a variety of agricultural upstream products
and services to meet the evolving demands of other participants in the agricultural industry and to
access significant management expertise and product know how from PGW.



The goal of PGW in entering into an agreement with Agria are to provide funding to repay debt and
reduce leverage to allow for future investment. The partnership between PGW and Agria provides our
farmer and grower customers a linkage to the world’s largest consumer market. It further provides a
significant opportunity for enhanced distribution of agricultural products and services that are
core business for PGW along with access to seed research from China. There may also be
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The co-operation agreement will promote co-investment by Agria and PGW, allowing Agria to work
alongside a proven management team with world leading experience in the agriculture sector.



Principles for cooperation



1. General




In the spirit of equality and mutual benefit, the Parties agree to enter into strategic cooperation
in areas outlined in Section 3. In addition the Parties expect that other opportunities or
cooperation may arise from time to time and will be addressed in the spirit of this Agreement.



The Parties acknowledge that following agreement they will commit to the significant work required
to develop the principles of this Agreement into actionable business plans and delivery of tangible
financial benefits.



2. Joint venture principal for operations




As an overriding principal of cooperation the parties agree that this should be through forming and
operating joint ventures in and out of China. The joint venture(s) will be held in proportion to
the ratio of capital contributed but in no case would one of parties to this agreement hold less
than 30% unless by mutual consent. Further, both parties agree that these joint ventures may
necessarily involve additional parties.



The Parties will further evaluate the types of products/services, total investment, project
locations, distribution channels, ownership of intellectual property, branding and marketing, and
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Areas for cooperation




1. Seeds




A key focus of the co-operation agreement is to jointly develop and commercialise cultivars that
Agria, PGW, and their development partners have access to internationally. This would see the
licence of intellectual property held by PGW licensed in China and Internationally, and at the same
time give PGW access to Chinese intellectual property.



	 
	Both PGW through its relationship with it development partners including:








	•	 	Grasslands Innovations -(AgResearch JV Company)






	 	•	 	INIA / Grasslands Innovations (Uruguay)
	 
	 	•	 	Noble Foundation — (US)
	 
	 	•	 	University of Georgia (US)






	•	 	Endophyte Management (AgResearch — Collaboration Agreement)
	 
	•	 	Forage Innovations (Brassicas) — (Plant and Food JV Company)
	 
	•	 	Graminia JV Company -(MPBCRC — Australia)






	 	•	 	Brazil — ENBRAPA
	 
	 	•	 	Uruguay — INIA
	 
	 	•	 	Argentina — University Buenos Aires / INTA






	•	 	Nickersons (UK — Limagrain Group — France)
	 
	•	 	PGWS has a large number of other collaborative agreements which cover:






	 	•	 	Grass / Legumes /Barley /Wheat / Maize / Soya Beans / and a number
of other species in the various markets in which PGWS have operating entities
(Some of these relationships could be potentially introduced to China as
appropriate)





and Agria through its extensive relationship with the China National Academy of Agricultural
Science (“CNAAS”) and in particular through Agria’s completion of its acquisition of a strategic
shareholding of Beijing Zhong Zhong Seed Industry Co., Ltd. a Company partly owned by CNAAS to
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Both parties agree to cooperate in the commercialisation of cultivars (that they have produced
collaboratively or either party already has rights or access to, that the other party could
commercialise) in the various markets
where they either have existing distribution channels or access to new markets and territories.



Cultivars will be made available on commercial terms that reflect the basis of the relative
contribution each party has made in the overall supply chain. (refer commercialisation matrix
below).



Initially, access to Chinese market may be provided through Agria’s existing operations and later
through joint ventures to be formed by the Parties pursuant to Clause 1.



Both parties agree to expand CNAAS advanced technologies for development of seed cultivars in China
and other territories. Agria will lead the initiative jointly with PGW in identification,
development and application of such commercial opportunities.



Four Parts to commercialisation (assuming CNAAS/Agria and PGWS form “JV Co” to develop cultivars):




	 	1.	 	Germ Plasam — source — China Seed Bank / PGWS (through its JV agreements)
	 
	 	2.	 	Development of Germ Plasam to commercial cultivars — via:






	 	a.	 	China related — CNAAS/Agria and PGWS will carry out field
programme managed by CNAAS/Agria
	 
	 	b.	 	Other markets — CNAAS/Agria and PGWS will carry out in
partnership with PGWS / JV Partners / Collaborator product development / and
field programmes in specific territories






	 	3.	 	Rights to specific markets of jointly held IP:






	 	a.	 	China — JV opportunities to develop JV Co to commercialise forage
and turf varieties in China and Chinese related markets (Discuss basis for
CNAAS/Agria to take product to market in own right)
	 
	 	b.	 	PGW Existing markets / relationships — PGW Licence from JV Co and
distribute exclusively in existing territories
	 
	 	c.	 	CNAAS/Agria Existing markets / relationships — CNAAS/Agria
Licence from JV Co and distribute exclusively in existing territories






	 	4.	 	Rights to Production — (Need to agree basis of production / Territories to be agreed
and definition of entity which carries out this work (JVCo / CNAAS/Agria / PGWS — will be
dependent upon value / climatic and geographic conditions)




 


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It is proposed that the following matrix will be applied on a cultivar by cultivar basis in
assessment of the optimum development and commercialisation pathway:



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	JV	 	 	CNAAS/Agria	 	 	PGWS	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	RED (Cultivar Development)
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Production
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Processing
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Product Development (Proof of Concept)
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Marketing
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Sales
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Logistics
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Administration
	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 






2. Livestock




PGW and Agria agree that New Zealand has exceptional livestock experience and that this experience
can be effectively utilised in China. The form of cooperation envisaged is for Agria to source
Livestock needs in China and for PGW to fill that need through live export, from New Zealand,
Uruguay, and selected markets. Agria will facilitate the development of entry access to markets for
additional live exports as required



Additionally, livestock trading in China is fragmented and features an imbalance in trading:
typically livestock farmers are small holders whilst the processing plants are on a relatively
significant scale which has given the processors a significant advantage.



Using New Zealand’s and PGW’s technical experience with livestock auction systems both parties,
through a joint venture will negotiate on a province by province basis with autonomous officials
and also at a central government level to initiate reform in these markets that will address this
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3. Wool trading



PGW agree to source strong wool from New Zealand, as a priority for export to China. Agria will
facilitate the purchase of the strong wool for scouring and sale in China.



4. Agricultural Services and Science Development




Agria and PGW will work to develop Research Farms in China which will seek to exhibit and test
specific farming practices, systems and technologies focussing on the areas of grass type, stock
varieties, irrigation and animal health practices.



The parties will look to establish a working committee which will seek to actively explore
opportunities through both parties respective existing depth of relationships to foster and
encourage collaboration between New Zealand Agricultural based Tertiary Institutions (and other
institutions with which PGW has relationships around the world) and Chinese Agricultural and
Science Universities in respect of but not limited to the development of commercially focussed
research and learning in areas of:




	 	•	 	Animal Science (including Dairy and Livestock Production),
	 
	 	•	 	Plant science (including Pasture Management, Agronomy and
Crop Science),
	 
	 	•	 	Soil Science, and
	 
	 	•	 	Biosciences





with a view to enhancing productivity in countries and areas of joint focus.



5. Finance




Agira will work with PGW Finance to provide funding lines through a third party source to enhance
liquidity and development of the business. The benefit for the 3rd party provider will be access to
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6. Rural Services — China



PGW and Agria agree that the Chinese agricultural market does not have a mature provider of rural
services. Both Parties agree to develop carry out investigations in respect to the development of a
rural services business in China using a joint venture model.



The services business will necessarily be different from the New Zealand based business but will
draw heavily from PGW management experiences and expertise with capital being largely provided by
Agria and its Chinese connections.



Agria sees this development of Rural services in China as a longer term project and will need to
start in the areas of China where there has already been a level of consolidation — for example in
Dongbei and Xinjiang.



The initial focus of such a joint venture will be rural merchandise, irrigation and pumping
services, warehousing, marketing and export, and specialist advice. The Parties will further
evaluate the types of products / services, total investment, project locations, distribution
channels, ownership of intellectual property, branding and marketing, and other factors for the
project.



Agria and PGW are open to the concept of introducing as partners to the Rural Services the
Agricultural Bank of China & the Post Office of China (the Post office has one of the best
distribution channels in China for this market)



7. Dairy Farm conversion and development




Agria and PGW both believe there is great merit to certain aspects of the business model
encapsulated in the New Zealand Farming Systems Uruguay model, which is based upon a large scale
dairy conversion managed by PGW. The Parties will seek to replicate such a model in other regions
and countries where the business case can be proven including China with the intention that Agria
will have a first call option for the purchase of produce provided that it is destined for China.



The basis for joint venture in this area will be to use PGW management to manage these developments
and Chinese capital to fund the investments. Additionally, Agria will endeavour to acquire the
necessary land with the PRC to apply this business model.



Outline of projects Agria has under consideration — to be discussed and developed



 


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Further areas to be discussed between Agria and PGW include:




	 	•	 	Agria secure land & finance
	 
	 	•	 	PGW and Agria conduct jointly business planning
	 
	 	•	 	PGW enters into management contracts
	 
	 	•	 	Agria secures distribution contracts
	 
	 	•	 	Outside China — Agria takes the lead in securing financing





10. Cooperation in PRC Financed Cross-Border Agricultural Investment




PGW and Agria agree to collaborate in future investment in the agricultural investment worldwide,
including further investment in New Zealand and South America, through financing obtained within
the PRC. Agria agrees to endeavour to solicit and obtain financing and loans from domestic PRC
financial institutions for possible reinvestment abroad.



In addition PGW and Agria agree on a best endeavours basis to identify methods of securing China
based investment capital to PGW Businesses (and / or PGW and Agria Joint Ventures) where such
external funding may provide a competitive advantage to PGW and Agria, or specifically enable
growth of a specific business unit.



Initially it is envisaged that Agria (or an associated entity) will initially invest directly into
the PGW Finance business (through a convertible debt or equity instrument) with the view that Agria
would seek to identify other China based investment capital in the short to medium term to co
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Implementation of the Cooperation




Steering Committee



The Parties shall establish a steering committee (“Steering Committee”), which shall be comprised
of [six (6)] members from the senior management of each Party, including [three (3)] appointed by
Agria and [three (3)] appointed by PGW. The Steering Committee shall have the overall
responsibility of determining and overseeing the Parties’ cooperative projects. Meetings will in
principle be held once every three (3) months in person or by telephone or video conference.



The Steering Committee shall operate by consensus and cover the following responsibilities:




	 	(i)	 	approval and amendment of the annual cooperation plan;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	decisions on joint venture projects, establishment of
supply relationships and bases, share participation, or any other forms of
cooperation;
	 
	 	(iii)	 	preparation and coordination of the internal approval
process of each Party as required to validly conclude definitive agreements
between the Parties for implementation of projects set forth in (i) above as
well as the application process to obtain any governmental approvals required
under applicable law;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	guidance, supervision and monitoring of the work and
progress of the Joint Execution Team;
	 
	 	(v)	 	any other responsibilities as the Parties may agree.





Joint Execution Team.



After the execution of this Agreement, the Parties shall immediately form a joint execution team
(“Joint Execution Team”). The Joint Execution Team shall meet and communicate on a regular basis,
and operate by consensus with the following responsibilities:




	 	(i)	 	preparing an annual plan for the overall direction of the
cooperation between the Parties and submitting the same to the Steering
Committee;
	 
	 	(ii)	 	preparing a step-by-step implementation plan for the
cooperation projects which may be updated from time to time and submitting
the same to the Steering Committee;




 


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	 	(iii)	 	studying the feasibility of any joint venture, supply relationship, share
participation, or other cooperative project;
	 
	 	(iv)	 	preparing the implementation of any joint venture, supply
relationship, share participation, or other cooperative project, including
preparing and negotiating definitive agreements and coordination in the
approval process; and
	 
	 	(v)	 	preparing for meetings of the Steering Committee and
implementing the decisions of the Steering Committee.





General Terms



Term



This Agreement shall be effective as of the date of execution by the Parties or their authorized
representatives for a period of [ten (10)] years. The Agreement can be terminated early or extended
through the mutual agreement of the Parties. The Parties agree to jointly review the implementation
of the Agreement on a yearly basis after the execution of the Agreement and to decide whether to
extend, terminate or adjust the Agreement based on results of such review.



Termination



Either Party shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement by giving to the other not less than 60
(sixty) business days prior written notice on the occurrence of any of the following events:




	 	(a)	 	the other Party has materially breached any of its representations, warranties,
covenants, or undertakings or any of its obligations or responsibilities under this
Agreement and such breach when capable is not rectified within a period of 30 (thirty)
Business Days from the date of receipt of written notice from the non defaulting Party;
	 
	 	(b)	 	the other Party becomes insolvent or bankrupt, makes a general assignment for the
benefit of its creditors, or has a receiver or manager appointed over its shares or all
or a substantial part of its undertaking or assets other than for the purposes of
amalgamation or reorganization not involving or arising out of insolvency provided that
if an order appointing a receiver or manager is passed, the same has not been vacated
within 90 (ninety) Business Days; or




 


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	 	(c)	 	either Party is at any time after the effectiveness of this Agreement prevented from
exercising any of its material rights under this Agreement, either shall be entitled to
terminate this Agreement immediately upon written notice to the opposing Party;
	 
	 	(d)	 	the other Party (i) sells, or offers to sell, a material portion of its assets, or
(ii) sells or exchanges, or offers to sell or exchange, or causes to be sold or
exchanged, a sufficient amount of its stock that effects a change in the control of such
Party;





The termination of this Agreement shall not affect the definitive agreements entered into between
the Parties relating to specific joint projects or otherwise, except as may be provided in such
agreements.



11. Dispute resolution




All disputes, controversies or differences which may arise between the Parties out of or in
relation to or in connection with this agreement shall be finally settled by arbitration conducted
with the Hong Kong International Arbitration Centre (“HKIAC”) in Chinese and English in accordance
with the UNCITRAL Rules as are in force at the time. The arbitral tribunal shall be composed of
three (3) arbitrators. Each Party shall appoint one arbitrator, and the chairman of HKIAC shall
appoint a third arbitrator. HKIAC’s arbitral award is final and binding on the Parties and the
Parties agree to be bound by the arbitral award and act in accordance with the arbitral award.



The costs of arbitration shall, in principle, be borne by the Party or Parties whose arbitration
claims are not supported, but the arbitral tribunal may apportion costs amongst the Parties in
accordance with the arbitration rules.




 


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