As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on  February 9, 2010
 
Registration No. 333-[       ]
 

 
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
FORM S-3

 REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
 
CHINA AGRITECH, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
75-2955368
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
 

 
Room 3F No. 11 Building, Zhonghong International Business Garden, Future Business Center,
Chaoyang North Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing,
People’s Republic of China 100024
(86) 10-59621278
 
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
 

 
Yu Chang
Room 3F No. 11 Building, Zhonghong International Business Garden, Future Business Center,
Chaoyang North Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, 100024
(86) 10-59621278
 
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
 
Copies to:
 
Mitchell S. Nussbaum, Esq.
Loeb & Loeb LLP
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10154
Telephone: (212) 407-4000
Fax: (212) 407-4990
 
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement as determined by the Registrant.
 
If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ¨
 
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. x
 
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Large accelerated filer  ¨   Accelerated filer  ¨     Non-accelerated filer  ¨      Smaller reporting company x
 
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 

 
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
 
Title of each Class of
Security being
Registered (1)
 
Amount Being
Registered
   
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price Per
Security
   
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price
   
Amount of
Registration Fee
   
                       
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
       (3)(4)       (3)       (3)       (3)
Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value per share
       (3)(4)        (3)       (3)       (3)
Warrants
      (3)(4)        (3)       (3)       (3)
Debt securities
      (3)(4)        (3)       (3)       (3)
Units
      (3)(4)        (3)       (3)       (3)
Total Offering
  $ 100,000,000 (3)(4)     100 %   $ 100,000,000     $ 7,130 (5)
 
(1) This registration statement includes $100,000,000 of securities which may be issued by the registrant from time to time in indeterminate amounts and at indeterminate times. Securities registered hereunder may be sold separately, together or as units with other securities registered hereunder.
 
(2) The registration fee for securities to be offered by the Registrant is based on an estimate of the Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price of the securities, and such estimate is solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(o).
 
(3)Not required to be included in accordance with General Instruction II.D. of Form S-3 under the Securities Act..
 
(4) Subject to footnote (1), pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant is also registering such additional indeterminate number of shares as may become necessary to adjust the number of shares issued by the Registrant as a result of a stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment of its outstanding common stock.
 
(5) Paid herewith.

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment that specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until this Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 
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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.
 

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED FEBRUARY 9, 2010

 
 
CHINA AGRITECH, INC.

$100,000,000
 
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Debt Securities
Warrants
Units
 
We may offer and sell, from time to time in one or more offerings, any combination of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities, warrants, or units having a maximum aggregate offering price of $100,000,000. When we decide to sell a particular class or series of securities, we will provide specific terms of the offered securities in a prospectus supplement.
 
The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. However, no prospectus supplement shall offer a security that is not registered and described in this prospectus at the time of its effectiveness.  You should read this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, as well as the documents incorporated by reference or deemed to be incorporated by reference into this prospectus, carefully before you invest.
 
This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell our securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement relating to the offered securities. Our common stock is traded on The NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “CAGC.”  Each prospectus supplement will contain information, where applicable, as to our listing on The NASDAQ Global Market or any other securities exchange of the securities covered by the prospectus supplement.
 
These securities may be sold directly by us, through dealers or agents designated from time to time, to or through underwriters or through a combination of these methods. See “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus. We may also describe the plan of distribution for any particular offering of our securities in a prospectus supplement. If any agents, underwriters or dealers are involved in the sale of any securities in respect of which this prospectus is being delivered, we will disclose their names and the nature of our arrangements with them in a prospectus supplement. The net proceeds we expect to receive from any such sale will also be included in a prospectus supplement.
 
Investing in our securities involves various risks. See “Risk Factors” on page 3 for more information on these risks. Additional risks, if any, will be described in the prospectus supplement related to a potential offering under the heading “Risk Factors”. You should review that section of the related prospectus supplement for a discussion of matters that investors in such securities should consider.
 
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities, or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
 
The date of this Prospectus is                     , 2010 

 
 

 

ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
 
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may offer from time to time securities having a maximum aggregate offering price of $100,000,000. Each time we offer securities, we will prepare and file with the SEC a prospectus supplement that describes the specific amounts, prices and terms of the securities we offer. The prospectus supplement also may add, update or change information contained in this prospectus or the documents incorporated herein by reference. You should read carefully both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information described below under the caption “Where You Can Find More Information.”
 
This prospectus does not contain all the information provided in the registration statement we filed with the SEC. For further information about us or our securities offered hereby, you should refer to that registration statement, which you can obtain from the SEC as described below under “Where You Can Find More Information.”
 
You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or a prospectus supplement. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus is not an offer to sell securities, and it is not soliciting an offer to buy securities, in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, as well as information we have previously filed with the SEC and incorporated by reference, is accurate as of the date of those documents only. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.
 
We may sell securities through underwriters or dealers, through agents, directly to purchasers or through a combination of these methods. We and our agents reserve the sole right to accept or reject in whole or in part any proposed purchase of securities. The prospectus supplement, which we will prepare and file with the SEC each time we offer securities, will set forth the names of any underwriters, agents or others involved in the sale of securities, and any applicable fee, commission or discount arrangements with them. See “Plan of Distribution.”
 
Unless otherwise mentioned or unless the context requires otherwise, when used in this prospectus, the terms “China Agritech”, “Company”, “we”, “us”, and “our” refer to China Agritech, Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. “China” and the “PRC” refer to the People’s Republic of China.

The share information contained herein, gives retroactive effect to the Company’s 2-for-1 forward stock split effective as of February 1, 2010.
 
PROSPECTUS SUMMARY
 
The following summary, because it is a summary, may not contain all the information that may be important to you. This prospectus incorporates important business and financial information about the Company that is not included in, or delivered with this prospectus.  Before making an investment, you should read the entire prospectus carefully. You should also carefully read the risks of investing discussed under “Risk Factors” and the financial statements included in our other filings with the SEC, including in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, which we filed with the SEC on March 31, 2009, and in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q which we filed with the SEC on May 14, 2009, August 14, 2009, and November 12, 2009, respectively. This information is incorporated by reference into this prospectus, and you can obtain it from the SEC as described below under the headings “Where You Can Find Additional Information About Us” and “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.”
 
We will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in the prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus. You may request a copy of these filings, excluding the exhibits to such  filings which we have not specifically incorporated by reference in such filings, at no cost, by writing us at the following address: China Agritech, Inc., Room 3F No. 11 Building, Zhonghong International Business Garden, Future Business Center, Chaoyang North Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, PRC 100024  and our telephone number is +86 10-59621278.

 
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The Offering
 
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) utilizing a shelf registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may sell any combination of:
 
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common stock
·
preferred stock;
·
debt securities, in one or more series;
·
warrants to purchase any of the securities listed above; and/or
·
units consisting of one or more of the foregoing.
 
in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $100,000,000. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer.  Each time we sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that specific offering and include a discussion of any risk factors or other special considerations that apply to those securities. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with the additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find Additional Information About Us.”

 
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Our Company
 
We manufacture and sell organic liquid compound fertilizers, organic granular compound fertilizers and related agricultural products in the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) through our direct and indirect subsidiaries: Anhui Agritech Development Co. Ltd.   (“Anhui Agritech”), Agritech Fertilizer Limited (“Beijing Agritech”), China Tailong Holdings Company Limited (“Tailong”), Pacific Dragon Fertilizer Co. Ltd. (“Pacific Dragon”), and Xinjiang Agritech Agriculture Resources Co., Ltd (“Xinjiang Agritech”).  For the nine months ended September 30, 2009, approximately 65% of our revenues were derived from the sale of our liquid organic fertilizer products, while approximately 35% of our revenues were derived from the sale of our granular organic fertilizer products.
 
Our main products include spray, water-flush, dip and granular fertilizer products and other customized, crop specific fertilizers that are tailored to our customers’ specific requirements. Our liquid fertilizer products can be applied on a widespread basis via spraying by machine or aircraft.  Our products have been recognized for their quality and effectiveness by leading industry associations and have been certified by the PRC government at the national level, which is an endorsement of the effectiveness of the products in all regions of the PRC.
 
Our products:
 
 
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promote photosynthesis, root system growth and transmission of nutrients to seeds;
 
 
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equilibrate absorption of nutrients to speed a plant’s maturity;
 
 
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eliminate the damage of harmful radicals to plants;
 
 
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increase protein and vitamin content levels;
 
 
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accelerate the accumulation of photosynthesis materials and cell concentration;
 
 
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increase plants’ reservation ability to resist drought, resistance and the utilization rate of basic fertility; and
 
 
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foster the development of plant life along with neutral or acidic pesticides.
 
We believe that our brand reputation and ability to tailor our products to meet the requirements of various regions of the PRC affords us a competitive advantage. We purchase the majority of our raw materials from suppliers located in the PRC and use suppliers that are located in close proximity to our manufacturing facilities, which helps us to contain our cost of revenue.
 
The demand for our products has steadily increased. Our annual production capacity as of September 30 2009 was approximately 13,000 metric tons of organic liquid compound fertilizers whereas our annual production capacity for granular fertilizers as of September 30, 2009 was approximately 200,000 metric tons, consisting of 100,000 metric tons in Anhui, 50,000 metric tons in Harbin, and 50,000 tons in our newly completed plant in Xinjiang.
 
We plan to build and open between 30 and 50 branded large-scale distribution centers in central and eastern provinces in 2010 to sell our own organic fertilizers and third party sourced products, including seeds, pesticides, and other agricultural products throughout the PRC, and hope to expand into southern and western provinces in 2011.  Each distribution center can cover 80 to 100 franchised retail stores under our management. We hope to use these locations and franchised stores to introduce small individual farmers to our products, educate them about the benefits of organic fertilizer over chemical fertilizer, and teach them how to properly use our products. We believe that these franchised stores will introduce our products to a vast network of farmers who otherwise operate outside of our existing distribution network and outside of the reach of traditional advertising media.
 
Our Growth Strategy
 
We believe that our increased capacity to produce organic granular compound fertilizer products, which have a lower price point and greater market appeal than our premier organic liquid compound fertilizer products, makes us well positioned to expand sales and increase revenues.  We have focused on the expansion of our granular production because the market for organic granular fertilizer is larger than the current market for organic liquid fertilizer due to the familiarity and tradition of farmers’ using granular fertilizers. In addition, the per unit amount of granular fertilizer used for sowing coverage is much higher than the amount used for  liquid fertilizer. 
 
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Our goal is to further expand our product’s market share throughout the PRC by establishing branded chain stores which will sell  our own branded products (e.g., organic fertilizers) and international and local sourced products (e.g., seeds, pesticides and other agricultural products).  Our growth strategy includes the following strategies;
 
Continue Organic Growth Initiatives.   We believe that the current fertilizer market is fragmented and represents an excellent opportunity for us to gain additional market share from our competitors, mainly chemical fertilizer manufacturers.  We intend to establish branded chain stores by converting our current offices into a flagship store and distribution center and inviting our current distributors to join in our line as franchisees to operate chain stores under our brand.  We also intend to leverage our strong brand, quality customer services and quality of our products to gain incremental business in the fertilizer market.  Finally, we strongly believe that as we continue to grow, economies of scale and enforced brand awareness will bring strong profitability to us.
 
Expand the lines of our products.    Beside our current organic fertilizers, we will source, either internally or locally, other agricultural products, like seeds, pesticides, agricultural equipments and tools to expand the lines of our products to meet all the necessities of farmers in the PRC.  All these products will be sold through our branded chain stores directly to farmers, who are the end customers.
 
Capitalize upon Strong Industry Dynamics in the PRC .  Continued economic growth in the PRC, coupled with evolving government policy on preservation of farmlands by promoting use of organic fertilizers on one hand and improvement of farmer’s income on another hand, present us with significant future growth opportunities.  We believe that with continued strong government commitment, we will continue to benefit from it.
 
Execute Strategic Acquisitions.   We intend to acquire certain domestic targets that are accretive and synergistic to our growth strategy.

Competitive Advantages
 
We believe we are well-positioned to continue to be the largest manufacturer of organic compound fertilizers in the PRC and to become a leading distributor of organic compound fertilizers in the PRC and beyond.  We believe we have several competitive advantages, including the following:
 
 
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Well established brand name products;
 
 
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Established distribution channel in northern and eastern  provinces of the PRC; and
 
 
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Food grown with our products may be eligible to receive a AA Green Food rating.
 
Our Competitive Strengths
 
We believe that the following competitive strengths enable us to compete effectively in the fertilizer market in the PRC:
 
 
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Strong Market Position.   We are a leading manufacturer of fertilizer products and, more specifically, organic fertilizer products in liquid form, in the PRC.
 
 
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Recognized and Certified Product Offerings .  Our Tailong liquid brand of fertilizer products was favorably recognized by the China Association for Quality Supervision and the China Quality Standard Research Center in 2006 for product quality, brand reputation and customer loyalty.  Our fertilizer products also have been certified by the Ministry of Agriculture.  
 
 
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Established Distribution Network.   We sell the majority of our fertilizer products through an extensive distribution network of regional factories, which help us to establish a local presence in each community we serve with multi-level sales support and to educate local retailers and farmers on the benefits of our fertilizer products.  Since 2007 we have sold our Green Vitality products to Sinochem Fertilizer Co., Ltd, the PRC’s largest integrated agricultural company, which utilizes its own distribution network to distribute our products.
 
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Efficient Infrastructure.   We have created a flexible and responsive infrastructure, which allows us to efficiently manufacture and deliver high-quality fertilizer products within a short delivery time.
 
 
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Broad Customer Base.   We developed a diversified customer base of farmers and retailers located throughout the PRC and are not dependent on, or heavily concentrated in, any single customer or customer base.
 
Our Strategy
 
We believe that our strong competitive position, our ability to meet customer demands and our well-regarded product offerings will enable us to benefit from the anticipated growth in the PRC fertilizer market.  We are committed to enhancing our sales, profitability and cash flows through the following strategies:

 
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Capitalize on our brand reputation to increase sales of new and existing products .   We intend to leverage the favorable reputation of our fertilizer products through collaboration with academic and governmental institutions which can attest to the quality of our current product offerings.  We plan to develop new compounds to better meet the changing needs of the PRC’s agricultural communities by tailoring our product offerings to meet the local needs of the farmers and to create greater reliability of fertilizer products nationwide. Over the past year we added an organic granular compound fertilizer to our product lines and constructed a granular fertilizer line near each of our existing factories, located in Harbin, Beijing and Xinjiang.

 
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Expand Our Domestic Operation .  We intend to build or acquire additional organic granular fertilizer factories in strategic locations in the PRC to serve new agricultural areas in Hebei and Sichuan provinces. When our recently completed Xinjian facility commences commercial production in early 2010 our organic granular compound fertilizer production capacity will reach 200,000 metric tons.

 
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Build & Operate Franchized Retail Stores in the PRC .  We plan to open between 30 and 50 large-scale distribution centers throughout the PRC’s central provinces in 2010, and hope to expand into eastern and western provinces in 2011.  Each distribution center could cover up to 100 franchised retail chain stores.  We hope to use the franchised retail chain stores to introduce small provincial farmers to our products, educate them about the benefits of organic fertilizer over chemical fertilizer, and teach them how to properly use our products.   We believe that these chain stores will introduce our products to a vast network of farmers who otherwise operate outside of our existing distribution network and outside of the reach of traditional advertising media.

 
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Enhance Brand Awareness .   Our core future focus will be to build and enhance brand awareness of our “Lvlingbao” and “Tailong” products, as well as our “Green Vitality” product line and organic granular compound fertilizer by launching an extensive advertising campaign to educate retailers and farmers on the benefits of our liquid organic compound products.  We expect to combine these marketing efforts with our planned retail store expansion into locations that have little or no current exposure to our products. We believe that this strategy will allow us to expand our distribution and sales outside of our traditional base in northeast regions of the PRC and capture a larger market share.

 
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Increase Sales into Select Foreign Markets .   We plan to leverage our product offerings and brand reputation to expand our product sales into select markets outside of the PRC.  In June 2009 we entered into a 6-year marketing and distribution agreement with Odyssey International (Trading) Group Ltd., a Hong Kong corporation ("Odyssey") that provides for Odyssey to have the exclusive marketing and distribution rights for the Company's Lvlingbao series of organic liquid compound fertilizers in certain target markets, including, but not limited to, Central and South America, South Africa,  Asian countries. and overseas markets.
 
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Recent Private Placement
 
On October 19, 2009 we issued (i) an aggregate of 2,785,536 shares of common stock and (ii) warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,857,028 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of approximately $5.38 per share, subject to adjustment, to Carlyle Asia Growth Partners IV, L.P. and CAGP IV Co-Investment, L.P. (collectively, the “Carlyle Investors”) for a purchase price of $15,000,000. The exercise price of the warrants has a floor of approximately $1.3285 per share, and in the event that the warrants are exercised at that price, we would issue an additional 2,333,331 shares (the “Additional Warrant Shares”).  We are obligated to issue up to 7,000,000 shares of common stock (the “Make-Good Shares”) to the Carlyle Investors in the event that we fail to meet a predetermined net income target of $11.5 million for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2009.  If we meet the net income target we will not issue any additional shares upon exercise of the warrants or any Make-Good Shares.  The warrants issued to the Carlyle Investors will become exercisable on April 19, 2010 and expire April 19, 2012.
 
We granted the Carlyle Investors a one-year right of participation in future offerings by us of shares of our common stock, debt or equity securities convertible, exercisable or exchangeable into common stock, or debt securities.  The right of participation was granted individually, on a pro rata basis based upon each investor’s original subscription amount, and collectively no less than $5 million and no more than $10 million.  In addition, we granted the Carlyle Investors the right to collectively designate one person to serve as a member of our board of directors.  On December 23, 2009, we appointed Carlyle’s designee, Zheng “Anne” Wang, to serve as a member of our Board of directors.  On January 8, 2010, the board of directors also appointed Charles Law to serve as a member of our board of directors.  The board of directors determined that Mr. Law was an “independent director” as that term is defined and determined in accordance with Rule 5605(a)(2) of the Marketplace Rules of The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC and Section 10A(m)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

In connection with the transaction, we entered into a registration rights agreement, pursuant to which the Company agreed to prepare and file a registration statement covering the resale of the 1,392,768 shares and the warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 928,514 shares of common stock (collectively, the “Registrable Securities”) no later than January 31, 2010.  On February 1, 2010, we agreed with Carlyle to extend the deadline for filing such registration statement until March 1, 2010.
 
Corporate Structure
 
China Agritech, Inc. is a holding company with no operations other than acting as a holding company for its PRC wholly owned subsidiaries, Pacific Dragon, Anhui Agritech, Beijing Agritech and Xinjiang Agritech.

 
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Our executive offices are located in the PRC at Room 3F No. 11 Building, Zhonghong International Business Garden, Future Business Center, Chaoyang North Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, PRC 100024  and our telephone number is +86 10-59621278. Our website address is www.chinaagritechinc.com.

 
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RISK FACTORS
 
Investing in our securities involves risk. The prospectus supplement applicable to a particular offering of securities will contain a discussion of the risks applicable to an investment in China Agritech and to the particular types of securities that we are offering under that prospectus supplement. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks described below and the risks described under “Risk Factors” in the applicable prospectus supplement, or risks any updated in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, together with all of the other information appearing in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement, in light of your particular investment objectives and financial circumstances. Our business, financial condition or results of operations could be materially adversely affected by any of these risks. The trading price of our securities could decline due to any of these risks, and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Related To Our Business
 
If we fail to effectively expand our current operations and capacity to satisfy demand for our granular fertilizer products, our results of operations and business prospects could be impaired.
 
We believe that over the next year demand for our granular fertilizer products will outgrow our present production capacity of 200,000 metric tons. Our future success depends on our ability to expand our business to address the growth in demand for our granular fertilizer products. Because our industry is highly competitive, if we are unable to increase our production capabilities to meet increased demand for our products, we may lose existing customers, as well as potential additional customers, to competitors with greater production capacities.  If we lose our existing customers our revenues could decrease and accordingly our overall financial performance could be significantly impaired.  In addition, we currently rely on distributors to distribute our products to multiple end users.
 
Our ability to add production capacity and increase output is subject to significant risks and uncertainties, including:
 
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the availability of additional funding to build manufacturing facilities and purchase raw materials on favorable terms or at all;
 
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our management and minimization of delays and cost overruns caused by problems with our suppliers of raw materials and third-party vendors; and
 
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our receipt of any necessary government approvals or permits that may be required to expand our operations in a timely manner or at all.
 
If we cannot successfully implement additional production capacity increases efficiently and cost-effectively, we will be unable to satisfy any increased demand for our granular fertilizers, which could significantly impair our financial performance.
 
If  our projections regarding the future market demand for our products are inaccurate, our operating results and our overall business may suffer.
 
We have made significant capital investments in anticipation of rapid growth in the organic compound fertilizer market in the PRC. The expansion of our internal manufacturing capabilities has required significant up-front fixed costs. Additionally, we plan on allocating future working capital to build branded chain stores in 2010 in order to add new distribution channels to sell our products in new markets throughout the PRC. If market demand for our products does not increase as quickly as we have anticipated and align with our expanded manufacturing capacity, we may be unable to offset these costs and to achieve economies of scale, and our operating results may be adversely affected as a result of high operating expenses, reduced margins and underutilization of capacity. Our ability to meet such excess customer demand could also depend on our ability to raise additional capital and effectively scale our manufacturing operations.

 
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If we cannot protect the proprietary formula and manufacturing processes for our concentrated organic liquid and granular compound fertilizer it could increase our competition and cause our operating results to suffer.
 
Our success will depend in part on our ability to protect our proprietary formula and manufacturing process for organic liquid and granular compound fertilizer products. We rely on trade secrets to protect our proprietary formulas and manufacturing processes.  We have not applied for patents for our technology and formulas because we believe an application for such patents would result in public knowledge of our proprietary technology and formulas and could lead competitors to attempt to copy our products, thereby increasing competition. Only certain of our key employees have knowledge of our proprietary technology and formulas. This could in turn result in a decrease of our market share and hurt our operating results.
 
In December 2005, our subsidiary Pacific Dragon entered into a license agreement with Mr. Yu Chang, our Chairman CEO and President, under which Mr. Chang granted us an exclusive license to use his know-how in manufacturing Tailong organic liquid compound fertilizer on a royalty-free basis. Under the license agreement, Mr. Chang has the obligation to maintain the confidentiality of this technology and is prohibited from licensing this technology to any third party or using the technology for his own benefit.
 
Despite these precautions, the legal regime protecting intellectual property rights in the PRC is weak. If we are not able to enforce our licensing agreement with Mr. Chang and fully protect our proprietary trade secrets, if our employees unintentionally or willfully disclose our confidential technology or know-how to competitors, or if our competitors independently develop similar or superior products, our competitors may be able to more effectively offer products similar to ours and/or produce products with a cost structure similar to ours, if not better, and we may thereby lose any competitive advantage that we currently have. If we are forced to take legal action to protect our proprietary formulas and processes, we will incur significant expense and further could not guarantee a favorable outcome.
 
In addition, our competitors may counterfeit our products and use our trademark. These counterfeit products could damage our reputation and create confusion for our customers. Our financial results would be negatively impacted by the lost sales to the fake and/or competitive product or by lost sales from a damaged reputation.
 
Our proprietary fertilizer formulas may become obsolete which could materially adversely affect the competitiveness of our future fertilizer products.
 
The production of our fertilizer products is based on our proprietary fertilizer formulas. Our future success will depend upon our ability to address the increasingly sophisticated needs of our customers by supporting existing and emerging humic acid fertilizer products and by developing and introducing enhancements to our existing products and new products on a timely basis that keep pace with evolving industry standards and changing customer requirements. If our proprietary formula becomes obsolete as our competitors develop better products than ours, our future business and financial results could be adversely affected.
 
We may be subject to more stringent governmental regulation on our products.
 
The manufacture and sale of our agricultural products in the PRC is regulated by the PRC Ministry of Agriculture and the local government of the Provinces in which our factories are situated. The legal and regulatory regime governing our industry is evolving, and we may become subject to different, including more stringent, requirements than those currently applicable to us. While we believe a more stringent standard will have more of an adverse impact on those manufacturers with poor quality products, we cannot assure you any regulatory change will not adversely affect our business.
 
Potential environmental liability could have a material adverse effect on our operations and financial condition.
 
To our knowledge, neither the production nor the sale of our products constitutes activities, or generate materials that create any environmental hazards or violate the current PRC environmental laws. Although it has not been alleged by PRC government officials that we have violated any current environmental regulations, we cannot assure you that the PRC government will not amend the current PRC environmental protection laws and regulations in a way that could adversely impact us. Our business and operating results may be materially and adversely affected if we were to be held liable for violating existing environmental regulations or if we were to increase expenditures to comply with environmental regulations affecting our operations.

 
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If we fail to maintain an effective system of internal control over financial reporting, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results. As a result, current and potential investors could lose confidence in our financial reporting, which could harm our business and have an adverse effect on our stock price.
 
Pursuant to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, we are required to annually furnish a report by our management on our internal control over financial reporting. Such report must contain, among other matters, an assessment by our principal executive officer and our principal financial officer on the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting, including a statement as to whether or not our internal control over financial reporting is effective as of the end of our fiscal year. This assessment must include disclosure of any material weakness in our internal control over financial reporting identified by management. In addition, under current SEC rules, we will be required to obtain an attestation from our independent registered public accounting firm as to our internal control over financial reporting for our annual report on Form 10-K for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2010. Performing the system and process documentation and evaluation needed to comply with Section 404 is both costly and challenging. During the course of our testing we may identify deficiencies which we may not be able to remediate in time to meet the deadline imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 for compliance with the requirements of Section 404. In addition, if we fail to maintain the adequacy of our internal controls, as such standards are modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, we may not be able to ensure that we can conclude on an ongoing basis that we have effective internal controls over financial reporting in accordance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Failure to achieve and maintain an effective internal control environment could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a material adverse effect on the price of our common stock.
 
As of September 30, 2009, we had approximately $40.6 million of accounts receivable  for our liquid fertilizers, or 42.5% of our total assets
 
We sell approximately 80% of our organic liquid fertilizer in northern provinces of the PRC.  In these provinces, we typically extend our customers credit for their purchase of our products to allow them to use the proceeds of their harvests to repay us for their purchase of our products, which typically spans from six to nine months. As of September 30, 2009, liquid organic fertilizers made up approximately 65.1% of our revenue.   As of September 30, 2009, we had approximately $40.6 million of accounts receivable from customers of liquid fertilizers, or 42.5% of our total assets.  If customers responsible for a significant amount of accounts receivable were to become insolvent or otherwise unable to pay for products and services, or to make payments in a timely manner, our business, results of operations or financial condition could be materially adversely affected. A natural disaster, such as a wildfire, flood or drought, or an economic or industry downturn could materially adversely affect the collection of these accounts receivable, which could result in longer payment cycles, increased collection costs and defaults in excess of management's expectations. A significant deterioration in our ability to collect on accounts receivable could also impact the cost or availability of financing available to us. Working capital management, including prompt and diligent billing and collection, is an important factor in our results of operations and liquidity. We cannot assure you that natural disasters, system problems, industry trends or other issues will not extend our collection period, adversely impact our working capital.
 
We depend heavily on Mr. Yu Chang, our CEO, President, Secretary and director, and without his services our prospects would be severely limited.
 
Our future business and results of operations depend in significant part upon the continuing contribution of Mr. Yu Chang, our CEO, President, Secretary and Chairman. Mr. Chang has extensive experience in the organic compound fertilizer industry and is directly involved in all of our business operations. Mr. Chang has an employment agreement with our subsidiary, Pacific Dragon, which automatically renewed on January 5, 2008 for a term of 3 years.  We currently have no employment agreement with Mr. Chang and Mr. Chang is not obligated to devote any specified number of hours to working for us.  There can be no assurance that we will be able to reach an agreement with Mr. Chang on terms favorable to us, if at all.  If Mr. Chang ceases to be employed by us, we may have difficulty finding a suitable replacement with equal leadership and industry experience, and our business would suffer because we will not have the leadership needed to capitalize on market opportunities and to direct our growth, leading to a possible decrease in revenues and inappropriate capital investments in projects that may not benefit our long-term growth. Mr. Chang has both sales contacts in the Agricultural industry and know-how to produce our products, making his expertise both unique and valuable to us.  We do not maintain key-person insurance on any of our executive officers.

 
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We depend heavily on skilled research and development personnel, and any loss of such personnel, or the failure to continue to attract such personnel in the future, could harm our business.
 
The agricultural chemicals business is specialized and requires the employment of personnel with significant scientific and operational experience in the industry. Accordingly, we must attract, recruit and retain a sizeable workforce of technically and scientifically competent employees. Our ability to effectively implement our business strategy will depend upon, among other factors, the successful recruitment and retention of additional management and other key personnel that have the necessary scientific, technical and operational skills and experience with the fertilizer industry. These individuals are difficult to find in the PRC and we may not be able to retain such skilled employees. If we are unable to hire individuals with the requisite experience we may not be able to produce enough products to optimize profits, research and development initiatives may be delayed and we may encounter disruptions in production and research which will negatively impact our financial condition.
 
We currently rely on a small number of third parties to supply the key raw materials we use to produce our products.
 
Our business depends upon the availability of key raw materials, including humic acid, nitrogen, phosphorus, kalium, and other supplementary material. We rely on only a few external suppliers for these raw materials and we have only non-binding supply agreements. In fiscal year 2008, we purchased approximately 14.8% of our humic acid from Harbin Hai Heng Chemical Distriution Co. Ltd., approximately 33.8% of our nitrogen, phosphorus and kalium from Beijing Zhongxin Chemical Technology Development Co., and approximately 27.1% of our other supplementary material from Shenzhen Hongchou Technology Company.  Our purchases through September 30, 2009 were from similar sources and in similar amounts, and for the 2010 fiscal year we expect that our raw materials suppliers will be substantially similar to past years and the amount of raw materials will increase commensurate with the increase in the demand for our fertilizer products. We have entered into written agreements with all of these suppliers, each under supply agreements that expire in December 2010. If any of our major suppliers were to default or become unable to deliver the raw materials in sufficient quantities, we may be unable to purchase these raw materials from alternative sources on the same or similar terms, which could result in a significant increase in our operating costs. When these supply agreements expire in December 2010, we may be unable to negotiate new agreements with these suppliers on terms favorable to us, or at all.  In addition, any disruption in the supply of our raw materials could cause delay in the delivery of our products which would be harmful to our sales reputation and business. If supply is disrupted the increased amount we have to pay for raw materials could negatively impact our margins, cause us to delay deliveries which may cause us to breach contracts or damage customer relationships or cause us to cease production if an alternate supplier cannot be found. If we were unable to procure replacement supplies, our inability to meet the production demands of our customers could cause the loss of customers and/or market share. Our financial results could be negatively impacted by the lost sales or decreased margins.
 
We rely on a limited number of products to achieve most of our revenues.
 
We derive a substantial percentage of our revenues from a limited number of products, and we expect these products to continue to account for a large percentage of our revenues in the near term. For example, our liquid organic fertilizer accounted for 91.0% and 65.1% of our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2008 and for the nine months ended September 30, 2009, respectively, while granular fertilizer accounted for 9.0% and 34.9% of our revenue for the year ended December 31, 2008 and September 30, 2009, respectively.  Continued market acceptance of these products is, therefore, critical to our future success. Our business, operating results, financial condition, and cash flows could therefore be adversely affected by: a decline in demand for even a limited number of our products; a failure to achieve continued market acceptance of our key products; export restrictions or other regulatory or legislative actions which could limit our ability to sell those products to key customer or market segments; an improved version of products being offered by a competitor in the market in which we participate; increased pressure from competitors that offer broader product lines; technological change that we are unable to address with our products; or a failure to release new or enhanced versions of our products on a timely basis.  This may impact our ability to maintain or expand our business with certain customers.

 
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Our liquid and granular fertilizer sales have seasonal variations and adverse weather conditions could reduce demand for our products.
 
We experience seasonal variations in our revenues and our operating costs. The peak selling season for our liquid fertilizer products is from April through September. Periods of cold weather may delay the application of the liquid fertilizer, or render it unnecessary, thereby reducing demand for such fertilizer products. During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, approximately 64.9% of our annual liquid fertilizer sales volume came from the second and third fiscal quarters, when demand for our liquid fertilizer products typically peaks during planting season and prior to harvest. We believe that the peak selling season for our granular fertilizer products is from October through March.  Although the peak selling seasons for our liquid and granular  do not overlap, we may still experience seasonal variations, and we cannot assure you that sales of our granular fertilizer products will mitigate the seasonal impact of liquid fertilizer sales.
 
If we are unable to design, manufacture, and market products in a timely and efficient manner, we may not remain as competitive.
 
Some of our products are characterized by continuing technological advancement, changes in customer requirements, and evolving product standards.  Accordingly, we devote a substantial amount of resources to product development. To compete successfully, we must develop and offer new and/or improved products that provide increasingly higher levels of performance and reliability.  New technologies may be untested or unproven. In some instances, product requirements or specifications may be modified.  As a result, we may experience technological and other performance difficulties, which may result in delays, setbacks and cost overruns.  Product development is highly uncertain and we cannot assure you that we will successfully develop new products. Our inability to develop and offer new and/or improved products or to achieve customer acceptance of these products could limit our ability to compete in the market or to grow revenues at desired rates of growth.
 
Our ability to attract new customers in the PRC depends on the continued transition from the use of less expensive chemical fertilizers to organic fertilizers that we sell.
 
We estimate that approximately 90% of the fertilizer products used in the PRC today are chemical fertilizers, rather than organic fertilizers.  Farmers in the PRC have been using chemical fertilizers for decades, and we believe that our growth depends on our ability to convince these farmers to switch to organic fertilizers, such as our products, despite the increased cost of such products.  Many prospective customers are rural farmers that are isolated and, we believe, lack an understanding of the environmental and health benefits of our organic fertilizer products.  Even if these potential customers are aware of the benefits of our products, we believe that the increased cost of our products as compared to chemical fertilizers may be prohibitive for some rural farmers.  While we may take steps, though our distributors, to educate users of chemical fertilizers about the benefits of our products, we believe that it will be difficult to convince significant numbers of small farmers, some of who use no fertilizer at all, to purchase our products.  If we cannot continue to drive the transition to organic fertilizer products in the provinces that we serve, our sales will stagnate and our financial results will suffer.
 
Our entry into foreign markets exposes us to changes in foreign regulations and other risks inherent to international business, any of which could effect our results of operations.
 
In June 2009, we granted exclusive marketing and distribution rights for certain of our Lvlingbao liquid organic fertilizer products to Odyssey International (Trading) Group Ltd. (“Odyssey”), which plans to market our products in Central and South America, South Africa and certain Southeast Asian countries.  Distributing our products in these markets presents risks including:
 
 
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volatility in general economic, social and political conditions;
 
 
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differing tax rates, tariffs, exchange controls or other similar restrictions;
 
 
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changes in currency rates;
 
 
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inability to repatriate income or capital;
 
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changes in, and compliance with, domestic and foreign laws and regulations which impose a range of restriction on operations, trade practices, trade partners and investment decisions;
 
 
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seizure of our products by foreign governments
 
 
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boycotts and embargoes that may be imposed by the international community on countries in which we operate;
 
 
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labor unrest;
 
 
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disruptions due to civil war, election outcomes, shortages of commodities, power interruptions or inflation; the imposition of unexpected taxes or other payments on revenues; and
 
Any of these risks could limit our ability to operate or have a negative impact on our profitability.
 
We have granted exclusive rights to market and distribute our Lvlingbao line of liquid organic compound fertilizers  to Odyssey International (Trading) Group Ltd. (“Odyssey”) and their efforts to market and distribute our products are outside of our control.
 
In June 2009 we granted Odyssey the exclusive right to market and distribute our Lvlingbao III liquid organic compound fertilizers in Guangdong, Guangxi and Hainan provinces within the PRC, as well as Central and South America, South Africa and certain Southeast Asian countries.  The revenue we earn from the sale of our products under the agreement depends heavily on Odyssey’s efforts. Odyssey has significant discretion in determining the efforts and resources it applies to the marketing and sale of our products, and Odyssey has a significant number of other clients whose products it distributes. Furthermore, regardless of the effort and resources they invest, Odyssey may not be effective in distributing or marketing our products.   A disagreement between us and Odyssey could lead to lengthy and expensive dispute resolution proceedings as well as to extensive financial and operational consequences to us, and have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and financial condition. If our relationship with Odyssey were to terminate, we may not be able to enter into another distribution and marketing agreement with a company with similar resources to distribute our products and perform on acceptable terms or at all. As a result, we could experience delays in our ability to distribute our products and increased expenses, all of which would have a material adverse affect on our business, results of operations and financial condition.
 
Our operating results will suffer if the price of raw materials increases and we cannot pass the increased cost through to our customers.
 
The primary raw materials included in our products are humic acid, nitrogen, phosphorus, kalium and other supplementary material. The prices for these raw materials are subject to market forces largely beyond our control, including energy costs, organic chemical feedstock, market demand, and freight costs. The prices for these raw materials may fluctuate significantly based upon changes in these forces. Our operating results may be seriously harmed if we are unable to pass any raw material price increases through to our customers due to lower margins from our sales. If we are forced to increase prices of our products due to increases in the prices of raw materials, the demand for our products could decrease, which could materially harm our operations and financial results.
 
If we cannot renew our fertilizer registration certificate, which expires in 2012, we will be unable to sell some of our products which will cause our sales revenues to significantly decrease.
 
All manufacturers of fertilizers produced in the PRC must be registered with the PRC Ministry of Agriculture. No fertilizer can be manufactured without such registration. There are two kinds of registrations: interim registration and formal registration. The interim registration is valid for one year and applies to fertilizers in the stages of in-the-field testing and test selling. Fertilizers that have completed in-the-field testing and test selling must obtain formal registration, which is valid for five years, and thereafter must be renewed each five years. We have obtained a Formal Fertilizer Registration Certificate covering all of our fertilizer products from the PRC Ministry of Agriculture. Such certificate was issued on May 28, 2008 and will expire in December 2012.

 
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Our belief is that the PRC Ministry of Agriculture generally will grant an application for renewal in the absence of illegal activity by the applicant. However, there is no guarantee that the PRC Ministry of Agriculture will grant renewal of our Formal Fertilizer Registration Certificate. If we cannot obtain the necessary renewal, we will not be able to manufacture and sell our fertilizer products in China which will cause the termination of our commercial operations.
The markets in which we operate are highly competitive and fragmented and we may not be able to maintain market share.

We operate in highly competitive markets and compete with numerous local PRC fertilizer manufacturers and we expect competition to persist and intensify in the future. Our competitors are mainly domestic leaders in the fertilizer markets in China. Our small local competitors may have better access in certain local markets to customers and prospects, an enhanced ability to customize products to a particular region or locality and more established local distribution channels within a small region. We also compete with large PRC national competitors who may have competitive advantages over us in certain areas such as access to capital, technology, product quality, economies of scale and brand recognition and may also be better positioned than us to develop superior product features and technological innovations and to exploit and adapt to market trends. Additionally, we may not be able to conduct in-depth research and analysis on our current or new markets due to the lack of public or third-party sources of competitive information available on our industry and competitors in the PRC. Therefore, we may not have a clear estimate of the current number of our direct competitor or such competitors' revenues or market share.
 
In addition, China's entry into the World Trade Organization may lead to increased foreign competition for us. International producers and traders import products into China that generally are of higher quality than those produced in the local Chinese market. If they are localized and become recognized as the type of fertilizer we produce, we may face additional competition. If we are not successful in our marketing and advertising efforts to increase awareness of our brands, our revenues could decline, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and share price. We cannot assure you that additional competitors will not enter our existing markets, or that we will be able to compete successfully against existing or new competition
 
We do not presently maintain business disruption insurance. Any disruption of the operations in our factories would damage our business and disrupt our production and have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position on results of operations.
 
Our business could be materially and adversely affected by power shortages, natural disasters, terrorist attacks or other events in the PRC. For example, in early 2008, parts of the PRC suffered a wave of strong snow storms that severely impacted public transportation systems and the power supply in those areas. In May 2008, Sichuan Province in the PRC suffered a strong earthquake measuring approximately 8.0 on the Richter scale that caused widespread damage and casualties. The May 2008 Sichuan earthquake may have a material adverse effect on the general economic conditions in the areas affected by the earthquake. In July 2008, explosive devices were detonated on several buses in Kunming, Yunnan Province of the PRC, which resulted in disruptions to public transportation systems in Kunming and casualties. Any future natural disasters, terrorist attacks or other events in the PRC could cause a reduction in usage of, or other severe disruptions to, public transportation systems and could have a material adverse effect on our business and results of operations.
 
The demand for our organic fertilizer products fluctuates significantly with weather conditions, which may delay the application of the fertilizer or render it unnecessary at all. If any natural disasters, such as flood, drought, hail, tornado or earthquake, occur, demands for our products will be reduced. In addition, in some cases, we allow our distributors to purchase our products partially on credit. The distributors, in turn, may sell the fertilizer to farmers on credit. If any natural disaster occurs, reduced crop yields may cause farmers to default on their payments which could harm our cash flow and results of operations. If we are unable to collect on our sales our cash flows will decrease and we will have additional expenses from bad debts which will harm our published financials results.
 
While we have property damage insurance and automobile insurance, we do not carry business disruption insurance, which is not readily available in the PRC. Any disruption of the operations in our factories would have a significant negative impact on our ability to manufacture and deliver products, which would cause a potential diminution in sales, the cancellation of orders, damage to our reputation and potential lawsuits.

 
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The fertilizer products that we manufacture pose safety risks and could expose us to product liability claims.
 
Defects in, or unknown harmful effects caused by, organic and inorganic chemical and elements in our products could subject us to potential product liability claims that our products cause some harm to the human body or to property. Although we have adopted safety measures of industry standard in our research, development and manufacturing processes, accidents may still occur. Any accident, either at the manufacturing phase or during the use of our products, may subject us to significant liabilities to persons harmed by these products. We have renewed product liability insurance to cover claims from personal injuries or property damage caused by our products for the period from July 11, 2009 to July 10, 2010. Our insurance coverage was limited to approximately $585,000 (RMB 4,000,000) and may not have been sufficient to cover potential claims.  A successful claim against us that is in excess of our insurance coverage could significantly harm our business and financial condition. Public perception that our products are not safe, whether justified or not, could impair our reputation, involve us in litigation, damage our brand names and our business. As of the filing of this prospectus, no product liability claim has ever been brought against us. However, if we are involved in litigation in the future the potential judgment or settlement along with the litigation costs could harm our financial performance.
 
 
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SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement, including the documents that we incorporate by reference, may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Forward-looking statements include those that express plans, anticipation, intent, contingency, goals, targets or future development and/or otherwise are not statements of historical fact. Any forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations and projections about future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties known and unknown that could cause actual results and developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements.
  
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology, such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “may,” “should”, “could” or the negative of such terms or other similar expressions. Accordingly, these statements involve estimates, assumptions and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in them. Any forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by reference to the risk factors described herein and those included in any accompanying prospectus supplement or in any document incorporated by reference into this prospectus.

You should read this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement and the documents that we reference herein and therein and have filed as exhibits to the registration statement, of which this prospectus is part, completely and with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we concurrently expect. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and any document incorporated herein by reference is accurate as of its date only. Because the risk factors referred to above, as well as the risk factors referred to on page 9 of this prospectus and incorporated herein by reference, could cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Further, any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which the statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. New factors emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict which factors will arise. In addition, we cannot assess the impact of each factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statements. We qualify all of the information presented in this prospectus, any accompanying prospectus supplement and any document incorporated herein by reference, and particularly our forward-looking statements, by these cautionary statements.

 
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USE OF PROCEEDS
 
Except as otherwise provided in the applicable prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities covered by this prospectus for general corporate purposes, which may include, but is not limited to, working capital, capital expenditures, research and development expenditures, acquisitions of new technologies or businesses and the establishment of branded chain stores.  The precise amount, use and timing of the application of such proceeds will depend upon our funding requirements and the availability and cost of other capital. Additional information on the use of net proceeds from an offering of securities covered by this prospectus may be set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the specific offering.
 
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES

Not applicable to smaller reporting companies.

 
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
 
We may sell the securities being offered pursuant to this prospectus to or through underwriters, through dealers, through agents, or directly to one or more purchasers or through a combination of these methods. The applicable prospectus supplement will describe the terms of the offering of the securities, including:

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the name or names of any underwriters, if, and if required, any dealers or agents;

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the purchase price of the securities and the proceeds we will receive from the sale;

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any underwriting discounts and other items constituting underwriters’ compensation;

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any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and

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any securities exchange or market on which the securities may be listed or traded.

We may distribute the securities from time to time in one or more transactions at:
 
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a fixed price or prices, which may be changed;

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market prices prevailing at the time of sale;

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prices related to such prevailing market prices; or

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negotiated prices.

 O nly underwriters named in the prospectus supplement are underwriters of the securities offered by the prospectus supplement.
 
If underwriters are used in an offering, we will execute an underwriting agreement with such underwriters and will specify the name of each underwriter and the terms of the transaction (including any underwriting discounts and other terms constituting compensation of the underwriters and any dealers) in a prospectus supplement. The securities may be offered to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or directly by one or more investment banking firms or others, as designated. If an underwriting syndicate is used, the managing underwriter(s) will be specified on the cover of the prospectus supplement. If underwriters are used in the sale, the offered securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own accounts and may be resold from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. Any public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time. Unless otherwise set forth in the prospectus supplement, the obligations of the underwriters to purchase the offered securities will be subject to conditions precedent, and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the offered securities, if any are purchased.
 
We may grant to the underwriters options to purchase additional securities to cover over-allotments, if any, at the public offering price, with additional underwriting commissions or discounts, as may be set forth in a related prospectus supplement. The terms of any over-allotment option will be set forth in the prospectus supplement for those securities.
 
 
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If we use a dealer in the sale of the securities being offered pursuant to this prospectus or any prospectus supplement, we will sell the securities to the dealer, as principal. The dealer may then resell the securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale. The names of the dealers and the terms of the transaction will be specified in a prospectus supplement.
 
We may sell the securities directly or through agents we designate from time to time. We will name any agent involved in the offering and sale of securities and we will describe any commissions we will pay the agent in the prospectus supplement. Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, any agent will act on a best-efforts basis for the period of its appointment.
 
We may authorize agents or underwriters to solicit offers by institutional investors to purchase securities from us at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. We will describe the conditions to these contracts and the commissions we must pay for solicitation of these contracts in the prospectus supplement.
 
In connection with the sale of the securities, underwriters, dealers or agents may receive compensation from us or from purchasers of the securities for whom they act as agents, in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions. Underwriters may sell the securities to or through dealers, and those dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions from the underwriters or commissions from the purchasers for whom they may act as agents. Underwriters, dealers and agents that participate in the distribution of the securities, and any institutional investors or others that purchase securities directly for the purpose of resale or distribution, may be deemed to be underwriters, and any discounts or commissions received by them from us and any profit on the resale of the common stock by them may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act.
 
We may provide agents, underwriters and other purchasers with indemnification against particular civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or contribution with respect to payments that the agents, underwriters or other purchasers may make with respect to such liabilities. Agents and underwriters may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of business.
 
To facilitate the public offering of a series of securities, persons participating in the offering may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain, or otherwise affect the market price of the securities. This may include over-allotments or short sales of the securities, which involves the sale by persons participating in the offering of more securities than have been sold to them by us. In exercising the over-allotment option granted to those persons. In addition, those persons may stabilize or maintain the price of the securities by bidding for or purchasing securities in the open market or by imposing penalty bids, whereby selling concessions allowed to underwriters or dealers participating in any such offering may be reclaimed if securities sold by them are repurchased in connection with stabilization transactions. The effect of these transactions may be to stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. Such transactions, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time. We make no representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that the transactions described above, if implemented, may have on the price of our securities.

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, any common stock sold pursuant to a prospectus supplement will be eligible for listing on The NASDAQ Global Market, subject to official notice of issuance. Any underwriters to whom securities are sold by us for public offering and sale may make a market in the securities, but such underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice.
 
In order to comply with the securities laws of some states, if applicable, the securities offered pursuant to this prospectus will be sold in those states only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in some states securities may not be sold unless they have been registered or qualified for sale in the applicable state or an exemption from the registration or qualification requirement is available and complied with.
 
 
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DESCRIPTIONS OF THE SECURITIES WE MAY OFFER
 
The descriptions of the securities contained in this prospectus, together with any applicable prospectus supplement, summarize all the material terms and provisions of the various types of securities that we may offer. We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering the specific terms of the securities offered by that prospectus supplement. We will indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement if the terms of the securities differ from the terms we have summarized below. We will also include in the prospectus supplement information, where applicable, material United States federal income tax considerations relating to the securities.
 
We may sell from time to time, in one or more offerings:

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shares of our common stock;

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shares of our preferred stock;

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debt securities, in one or more series;
 
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warrants to purchase any of the securities listed above; and/or 
 
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units consisting of one or more of the foregoing.
 
This prospectus may not be used to consummate a sale of securities unless it is accompanied by a prospectus supplement.
 
Capital Stock
 
General
 
The following description of common stock and preferred stock, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplement, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the common stock and preferred stock that we may offer under this prospectus, but is not complete. For the complete terms of our common stock and preferred stock, please refer to our certificate of incorporation, as may be amended from time to time, any certificates of designation for our preferred stock, and our bylaws, as amended from time to time. The Delaware General Corporation Law may also affect the terms of these securities. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any future common stock or preferred stock that we may offer, we will describe the specific terms of any series of these securities in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. If we so indicate in a prospectus supplement, the terms of any common stock or preferred stock we offer under that prospectus supplement may differ from the terms we describe below.
 
Common Stock
 
We are authorized to issue 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value, $0.001 per share.  As of February 1, 2010, 17,329,142 shares of common stock are outstanding, held by 951 holders of record.  We have 83,680,958, authorized and unissued shares of common stock which are available for future issuance without additional stockholder approval, of which 1,800,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for issuance under our 2008 Equity Incentive Plan.  While the additional shares are not designed to deter or prevent a change of control, under some circumstances we could use them to create voting impediments or to frustrate persons seeking to effect a takeover or otherwise gain control, by, for example, issuing shares in private placements to purchasers who might side with the board of directors in opposing a hostile takeover bid.
 
Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote for each share they own on all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders and do not have cumulative voting rights. Subject to the preferences and rights, if any, applicable to outstanding preferred stock, holders of common stock are entitled to receive dividends if and when declared by the board of directors. Subject to the prior rights of the holders, if any, of preferred stock, holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in any distribution of our assets upon liquidation, dissolution or winding-up, after satisfaction of all debts and other liabilities.

 
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On February 1, 2010, we effected a 2 for 1 forward split of our common stock on the basis of two shares for every one outstanding shares, so that every outstanding share of common stock before the forward stock split was converted into two shares of common stock after the forward stock split.
 
Our common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “CAGC.” The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Securities Transfer Corporation..
 
Preferred Stock
 
Our board of directors is authorized to issue up to the total of 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, without any further action by the stockholders. Our board of directors may also divide the shares of preferred stock into series and fix and determine the relative rights and preferences of the preferred stock, such as the designation of series and the number of shares constituting such series, dividend rights, redemption and sinking fund provisions, liquidation and dissolution preferences, conversion or exchange rights and voting rights, if any. Issuance of preferred stock by our board of directors will result in such shares having dividend and/or liquidation preferences senior to the rights of the holders of our common stock and could dilute the voting rights of the holders of our common stock.  Once designated by our board of directors, each series of preferred stock will have specific financial and other terms that will be described in a prospectus supplement. The description of the preferred stock that is set forth in any prospectus supplement is not complete without reference to the documents that govern the preferred stock. These include our certificate of incorporation, as amended, and any certificates of designation that our board of directors may adopt. Prior to the issuance of shares of each series of preferred stock, the board of directors is required by the Delaware General Corporation Law and our certificate of incorporation to adopt resolutions and file a certificate of designations with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware. The certificate of designations fixes for each class or series the designations, powers, preferences, rights, qualifications, limitations and restrictions, including, but not limited to, some or all of the following:

·
the number of shares constituting that series and the distinctive designation of that series, which number may be increased or decreased (but not below the number of shares then outstanding) from time to time by action of the board of directors;

·
the dividend rate and the manner and frequency of payment of dividends on the shares of that series, whether dividends will be cumulative, and, if so, from which date;

·
whether that series will have voting rights, in addition to any voting rights provided by law, and, if so, the terms of such voting rights;

·
whether that series will have conversion privileges, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such conversion, including provision for adjustment of the conversion rate in such events as the board of directors may determine;

·
whether or not the shares of that series will be redeemable, and, if so, the terms and conditions of such redemption;

·
whether that series will have a sinking fund for the redemption or purchase of shares of that series, and, if so, the terms and amount of such sinking fund;

·
whether or not the shares of the series will have priority over or be on a parity with or be junior to the shares of any other series or class in any respect;

·
the rights of the shares of that series in the event of voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the corporation, and the relative rights or priority, if any, of payment of shares of that series; and

 
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any other relative rights, preferences and limitations of that series.

All shares of preferred stock offered hereby will, when issued, be fully paid and nonassessable, including shares of preferred stock issued upon the exercise of preferred stock warrants or subscription rights, if any.
 
Although our board of directors has no intention at the present time of doing so, it could authorize the issuance of a series of preferred stock that could, depending on the terms of such series, impede the completion of a merger, tender offer or other takeover attempt.
   
Options/Warrants
 
As of February 1, 2010  we had outstanding options to purchase a total of 245,000 shares of our Common Stock and outstanding warrants to purchase a total of 1,857,028 shares of our Common Stock.

 
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On October 19, 2009 we issued a warrant to purchase up to an aggregate of 1,857,028 shares of common stock at an initial exercise price of approximately $5.38 per share, subject to adjustment, to Carlyle Asia Growth Partners IV, L.P. and CAGP IV Co-Investment, L.P. The warrants issued to the Carlyle Investors will become exercisable on April 19, 2010 and expire April 19, 2012.  The exercise price of the warrants has a floor of approximately $1.3285 per share, and in the event that the warrants are exercised at that price, we would issue an additional 4,666,662 shares

Warrants
 
The following description, together with the additional information we may include in any applicable prospectus supplement, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the warrants that we may offer under this prospectus and any related warrant agreement and warrant certificate. While the terms summarized below will apply generally to any warrants that we may offer, we will describe the specific terms of any series of warrants in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. If we indicate in the prospectus supplement, the terms of any warrants offered under that prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below. Specific warrant agreements will contain additional important terms and provisions and will be incorporated by reference as an exhibit to the registration statement which includes this prospectus.
 
General
 
We may issue warrants for the purchase of common stock, preferred stock and/or debt securities in one or more series. We may issue warrants independently or together with common stock, preferred stock and/or debt securities, and the warrants may be attached to or separate from these securities.
 
We will evidence each series of warrants by warrant certificates that we may issue under a separate agreement. We may enter into a warrant agreement with a warrant agent. Each warrant agent may be a bank that we select which has its principal office in the United States and a combined capital and surplus of at least $200,000,000. We may also choose to act as our own warrant agent. We will indicate the name and address of any such warrant agent in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of warrants.
 
We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms of the series of warrants, including:

·
the offering price and aggregate number of warrants offered;

·
if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which the warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each such security or each principal amount of such security;
 
·
if applicable, the date on and after which the warrants and the related securities will be separately transferable;
 
 
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in the case of warrants to purchase debt securities, the principal amount of debt securities purchasable upon exercise of one warrant and the price at, and currency in which, this principal amount of debt securities may be purchased upon such exercise;

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in the case of warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock, the number or amount of shares of common stock or preferred stock, as the case may be, purchasable upon the exercise of one warrant and the price at which and currency in which these shares may be purchased upon such exercise;

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the manner of exercise of the warrants, including any cashless exercise rights;

·
the warrant agreement under which the warrants will be issued;

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the effect of any merger, consolidation, sale or other disposition of our business on the warrant agreement and the warrants;

·
anti-dilution provisions of the warrants, if any;

·
the terms of any rights to redeem or call the warrants;

·
any provisions for changes to or adjustments in the exercise price or number of securities issuable upon exercise of the warrants;

·
the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants will commence and expire or, if the warrants are not continuously exercisable during that period, the specific date or dates on which the warrants will be exercisable;

·
the manner in which the warrant agreement and warrants may be modified;

·
the identities of the warrant agent and any calculation or other agent for the warrants;

·
federal income tax consequences of holding or exercising the warrants;

·
the terms of the securities issuable upon exercise of the warrants;

·
any securities exchange or quotation system on which the warrants or any securities deliverable upon exercise of the warrants may be listed or quoted; and

·
any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of or restrictions on the warrants.

Before exercising their warrants, holders of warrants will not have any of the rights of holders of the securities purchasable upon such exercise, including:
 
·
in the case of warrants to purchase debt securities, the right to receive payments of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, the debt securities purchasable upon exercise or to enforce covenants in the applicable indenture; or

·
in the case of warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock, the right to receive dividends, if any, or, payments upon our liquidation, dissolution or winding up or to exercise voting rights, if any.

Exercise of Warrants
 
Each warrant will entitle the holder to purchase the securities that we specify in the applicable prospectus supplement at the exercise price that we describe in the applicable prospectus supplement. Unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the warrants may exercise the warrants at any time up to 5:00 P.M. eastern time on the expiration date that we set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the expiration date, unexercised warrants will become void.

 
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Holders of the warrants may exercise the warrants by delivering the warrant certificate representing the warrants to be exercised together with specified information, and paying the required exercise price by the methods provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. We will set forth on the reverse side of the warrant certificate, and in the applicable prospectus supplement, the information that the holder of the warrant will be required to deliver to the warrant agent.
 
Upon receipt of the required payment and the warrant certificate properly completed and duly executed at the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will issue and deliver the securities purchasable upon such exercise. If fewer than all of the warrants represented by the warrant certificate are exercised, then we will issue a new warrant certificate for the remaining amount of warrants.
 
Enforceability of Rights By Holders of Warrants
 
Any warrant agent will act solely as our agent under the applicable warrant agreement and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holder of any warrant. A single bank or trust company may act as warrant agent for more than one issue of warrants. A warrant agent will have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by us under the applicable warrant agreement or warrant, including any duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise, or to make any demand upon us. Any holder of a warrant may, without the consent of the related warrant agent or the holder of any other warrant, enforce by appropriate legal action the holder’s right to exercise, and receive the securities purchasable upon exercise of, its warrants in accordance with their terms.
 
Warrant Agreement Will Not Be Qualified Under Trust Indenture Act
 
No warrant agreement will be qualified as an indenture, and no warrant agent will be required to qualify as a trustee, under the Trust Indenture Act. Therefore, holders of warrants issued under a warrant agreement will not have the protection of the Trust Indenture Act with respect to their warrants.
 
Governing Law
 
Each warrant agreement and any warrants issued under the warrant agreements will be governed by New York law.
 
Calculation Agent
 
Any calculations relating to warrants may be made by a calculation agent, an institution that we appoint as our agent for this purpose. The prospectus supplement for a particular warrant will name the institution that we have appointed to act as the calculation agent for that warrant as of the original issue date for that warrant, if any. We may appoint a different institution to serve as calculation agent from time to time after the original issue date without the consent or notification of the holders. The calculation agent’s determination of any amount of money payable or securities deliverable with respect to a warrant will be final and binding in the absence of manifest error.

Debt Securities
 
The following description, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplements, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the debt securities that we may offer under this prospectus.  While the terms we have summarized below will generally apply to any future debt securities we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any debt securities that we may offer in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement.  The terms of any debt securities we offer under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms we describe below.    As of the date of this prospectus, we have no outstanding registered debt securities.
 
We will issue senior notes under a senior indenture, which we will enter into with the trustee to be named in the senior indenture.  We will issue subordinated notes under a subordinated indenture, which we will enter into with the trustee to be named in the subordinated indenture.  We have filed forms of these documents as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.  We use the term “indentures” to refer to both the senior indenture and the subordinated indenture.

 
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The indentures will be qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939.  We use the term “debenture trustee” to refer to either the senior trustee or the subordinated trustee, as applicable.
 
The following summaries of material provisions of the senior notes, the subordinated notes and the indentures are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the indenture applicable to a particular series of debt securities.  We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements related to the debt securities that we sell under this prospectus, as well as the complete indentures that contain the terms of the debt securities.  Except as we may otherwise indicate, the terms of the senior and the subordinated indentures are identical.
 
General
 
The terms of each series of debt securities will be established by or pursuant to a resolution of our board of directors and set forth or determined in the manner provided in an officers’ certificate or by a supplemental indenture. Debt securities may be issued in separate series without limitation as to aggregate principal amount. We may specify a maximum aggregate principal amount for the debt securities of any series. The particular terms of each series of debt securities will be described in a prospectus supplement relating to such series, including any pricing supplement. The prospectus supplement will set forth:

·                   the title;
·                   the principal amount being offered, and, if a series, the total amount authorized and the total amount outstanding;
·                   any limit on the amount that may be issued;
·                   whether or not we will issue the series of debt securities in global form and, if so, the terms and who the depositary will be;
·                   the maturity date;
·                   whether and under what circumstances, if any, we will pay additional amounts on any debt securities held by a person who is not a U.S. person for tax purposes, and whether we can redeem the debt securities if we have to pay such additional amounts;
·                   the annual interest rate, which may be fixed or variable, or the method for determining the rate, the date interest will begin to accrue, the dates interest will be payable and the regular record dates for interest payment dates or the method for determining such dates;
·                   whether or not the debt securities will be secured or unsecured, and the terms of any secured debt;
·                   the terms of the subordination of any series of subordinated debt;
·                   the place where payments will be payable;
·                   restrictions on transfer, sale or other assignment, if any;
·                   our right, if any, to defer payment of interest and the maximum length of any such deferral period;
·                   the date, if any, after which, the conditions upon which, and the price at which we may, at our option, redeem the series of debt securities pursuant to any optional or provisional redemption provisions, and any other applicable terms of those redemption provisions;
·                   the date, if any, on which, and the price at which we are obligated, pursuant to any mandatory sinking fund or analogous fund provisions or otherwise, to redeem, or at the holder’s option to purchase, the series of debt securities and the currency or currency unit in which the debt securities are payable;
·                   whether the indenture will restrict our ability and/or the ability of our subsidiaries to, among other things,:
·                   incur additional indebtedness;
·                   issue additional securities;
·                   create liens;
·                   pay dividends and make distributions in respect of our capital stock and the capital stock of our subsidiaries;
·                   redeem capital stock;

 
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·                   place restrictions on our subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends, make distributions or transfer assets;
·                   make investments or other restricted payments;
·                   sell or otherwise dispose of assets;
·                   enter into sale-leaseback transactions;
·                   engage in transactions with stockholders and affiliates;
·                   issue or sell stock of our subsidiaries; or
·                   effect a consolidation or merger;
·                   whether the indenture will require us to maintain any interest coverage, fixed charge, cash flow-based, asset-based or other financial ratios;
·                   a discussion of any material or special U.S. federal income tax considerations applicable to the debt securities;
·                   information describing any book-entry features;
·                   provisions for a sinking fund purchase or other analogous fund, if any;
·                   whether the debt securities are to be offered at a price such that they will be deemed to be offered at an “original issue discount” as defined in paragraph (a) of Section 1273 of the Internal Revenue Code;
·                   the procedures for any auction and remarketing, if any;
·                   the denominations in which we will issue the series of debt securities, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof;
·                   if other than dollars, the currency in which the series of debt securities will be denominated; and
·                   any other specific terms, preferences, rights or limitations of, or restrictions on, the debt securities, including any events of default that are in addition to those described in this prospectus or any covenants provided with respect to the debt securities that are in addition to those described above, and any terms that may be required by us or advisable under applicable laws or regulations or advisable in connection with the marketing of the debt securities.
 
Conversion or Exchange Rights
 
We will set forth in the prospectus supplement the terms on which a series of debt securities may be convertible into or exchangeable for common stock or other securities of ours or a third party, including the conversion or exchange rate, as applicable, or how it will be calculated, and the applicable conversion or exchange period.  We will include provisions as to whether conversion or exchange is mandatory, at the option of the holder or at our option.  We may include provisions pursuant to which the number of our securities or the securities of a third party that the holders of the series of debt securities receive upon conversion or exchange would, under the circumstances described in those provisions, be subject to adjustment, or pursuant to which those holders would, under those circumstances, receive other property upon conversion or exchange, for example in the event of our merger or consolidation with another entity.
 
Consolidation, Merger or Sale
 
The indentures in the forms initially filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part do not contain any covenant that restricts our ability to merge or consolidate, or sell, convey, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets.  However, any successor of ours or the acquirer of such assets must assume all of our obligations under the indentures and the debt securities.
 
If the debt securities are convertible for our other securities, the person with whom we consolidate or merge or to whom we sell all of our property must make provisions for the conversion of the debt securities into securities that the holders of the debt securities would have received if they had converted the debt securities before the consolidation, merger or sale.

 
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Events of Default Under the Indenture
 
The following are events of default under the indentures in the forms initially filed as exhibits to the registration statement with respect to any series of debt securities that we may issue:

·                   if we fail to pay interest when due and payable and our failure continues for 90 days and the time for payment has not been extended or deferred;
·                   if we fail to pay the principal, sinking fund payment or premium, if any, when due and payable and the time for payment has not been extended or delayed;
·                   if we fail to observe or perform any other covenant contained in the debt securities or the indentures, other than a covenant specifically relating to another series of debt securities, and our failure continues for 90 days after we receive notice from the debenture trustee or holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of the applicable series; and
·                   if specified events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization occur.

If an event of default with respect to debt securities of any series occurs and is continuing, other than an event of default specified in the last bullet point above, the debenture trustee or the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series, by notice to us in writing, and to the debenture trustee if notice is given by such holders, may declare the unpaid principal of, premium, if any, and accrued interest, if any, due and payable immediately.  If an event of default specified in the last bullet point above occurs with respect to us, the principal amount of and accrued interest, if any, of each issue of debt securities then outstanding shall be due and payable without any notice or other action on the part of the debenture trustee or any holder.

The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of an affected series may waive any default or event of default with respect to the series and its consequences, except defaults or events of default regarding payment of principal, premium, if any, or interest, unless we have cured the default or event of default in accordance with the indenture.  Any waiver shall cure the default or event of default.
 
Subject to the terms of the indentures, if an event of default under an indenture shall occur and be continuing, the debenture trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under such indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders of the applicable series of debt securities, unless such holders have offered the debenture trustee reasonable indemnity.  The holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of any series will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the debenture trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred on the debenture trustee, with respect to the debt securities of that series, provided that:

·                   the direction so given by the holder is not in conflict with any law or the applicable indenture; and
·                   subject to its duties under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, the debenture trustee need not take any action that might involve it in personal liability or might be unduly prejudicial to the holders not involved in the proceeding.
A holder of the debt securities of any series will only have the right to institute a proceeding under the indentures or to appoint a receiver or trustee, or to seek other remedies if:
 
·                   the holder has given written notice to the debenture trustee of a continuing event of default with respect to that series;
 
·                   the holders of at least 25% in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series have made written request, and such holders have offered reasonable indemnity, to the debenture trustee to institute the proceeding as trustee; and
 
·                   the debenture trustee does not institute the proceeding and does not receive from the holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of that series other conflicting directions within 90 days after the notice, request and offer.
These limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a holder of debt securities if we default in the payment of the principal, premium, if any, or interest on, the debt securities.

 
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We will periodically file statements with the debenture trustee regarding our compliance with specified covenants in the indentures.
 
Modification of Indenture; Waiver
 
We and the debenture trustee may change an indenture without the consent of any holders with respect to specific matters, including:

·                   to fix any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency in the indenture;
·                   to comply with the provisions described above under “ Consolidation, Merger or Sale”;
·                   to comply with any requirements of the SEC in connection with the qualification of any indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939;
·                   to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment hereunder by a successor trustee;
·                   to provide for uncertificated debt securities and to make all appropriate changes for such purpose;
·                   to add to, delete from, or revise the conditions, limitations and restrictions on the authorized amount, terms or purposes of issuance, authorization and delivery of debt securities or any series, as set forth in the indenture;
·                   to provide for the issuance of and establish the form and terms and conditions of the debt securities of any series as provided under “ General” to establish the form of any certifications required to be furnished pursuant to the terms of the indenture or any series of debt securities, or to add to the rights of the holders of any series of debt securities;
·                   to add to our covenants such new covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions for the protection of the holders, to make the occurrence, or the occurrence and the continuance, of a default in any such additional covenants, restrictions, conditions or provisions an event of default, or to surrender any of our rights or powers under the indenture; or
·                   to change anything that does not materially adversely affect the interests of any holder of debt securities of any series.
In addition, under the indentures, the rights of holders of a series of debt securities may be changed by us and the debenture trustee with the written consent of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding debt securities of each series that is affected.  However, we and the debenture trustee may only make the following changes with the consent of each holder of any outstanding debt securities affected:
 
·                   extending the fixed maturity of the series of debt securities;
·                   reducing the principal amount, reducing the rate of or extending the time of payment of interest, or reducing any premium payable upon the redemption of any debt securities; or
·                   reducing the percentage of debt securities, the holders of which are required to consent to any amendment, supplement, modification or waiver.
Discharge
 
Each indenture provides that we can elect to be discharged from our obligations with respect to one or more series of debt securities, except that the following obligations survive until the maturity date or the redemption date:

·                   register the transfer or exchange of debt securities of the series;
·                   replace stolen, lost or mutilated debt securities of the series;
·                   maintain paying agencies;
·                   hold monies for payment in trust; and
·                   appoint any successor trustee;

and the following obligations survive the maturity date or the redemption date:

·                   recover excess money held by the debenture trustee; and
·                   compensate and indemnify the debenture trustee.

 
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In order to exercise our rights to be discharged, we must deposit with the debenture trustee money or government obligations sufficient to pay all the principal of, any premium, if any, and interest on, the debt securities of the series on the dates payments are due.
 
Form, Exchange and Transfer

We will issue the debt securities of each series only in fully registered form without coupons and, unless we otherwise specify in the applicable prospectus supplement, in denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof.  The indentures provide that we may issue debt securities of a series in temporary or permanent global form and as book-entry securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, known as DTC, or another depositary named by us and identified in a prospectus supplement with respect to that series.  See “Legal Ownership of Securities” for a further description of the terms relating to any book-entry securities.
 
At the option of the holder, subject to the terms of the indentures and the limitations applicable to global securities described in the applicable prospectus supplement, the holder of the debt securities of any series can exchange the debt securities for other debt securities of the same series, in any authorized denomination and of like tenor and aggregate principal amount.
 
Subject to the terms of the indentures and the limitations applicable to global securities set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the debt securities may present the debt securities for exchange or for registration of transfer, duly endorsed or with the form of transfer endorsed thereon duly executed if so required by us or the security registrar, at the office of the security registrar or at the office of any transfer agent designated by us for this purpose.  Unless otherwise provided in the debt securities that the holder presents for transfer or exchange, we will make no service charge for any registration of transfer or exchange, but we may require payment of any taxes or other governmental charges.
 
We will name in the applicable prospectus supplement the security registrar, and any transfer agent in addition to the security registrar, that we initially designate for any debt securities.  We may at any time designate additional transfer agents or rescind the designation of any transfer agent or approve a change in the office through which any transfer agent acts, except that we will be required to maintain a transfer agent in each place of payment for the debt securities of each series.

If we elect to redeem the debt securities of any series, we will not be required to:
 
·                   issue, register the transfer of, or exchange any debt securities of any series being redeemed in part during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of mailing of a notice of redemption of any debt securities that may be selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of the mailing; or
·                   register the transfer of or exchange any debt securities so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any debt securities we are redeeming in part.
 
Information Concerning the Debenture Trustee
 
The debenture trustee, other than during the occurrence and continuance of an event of default under an indenture, undertakes to perform only those duties as are specifically set forth in the applicable indenture.  Upon an event of default under an indenture, the debenture trustee must use the same degree of care as a prudent person would exercise or use in the conduct of his or her own affairs.  Subject to this provision, the debenture trustee is under no obligation to exercise any of the powers given it by the indentures at the request of any holder of debt securities unless it is offered reasonable security and indemnity against the costs, expenses and liabilities that it might incur.
 
Payment and Paying Agents
 
Unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will make payment of the interest on any debt securities on any interest payment date to the person in whose name the debt securities, or one or more predecessor securities, are registered at the close of business on the regular record date for the interest.

 
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We will pay principal of and any premium and interest on the debt securities of a particular series at the office of the paying agents designated by us, except that, unless we otherwise indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may make interest payments by check that we will mail to the holder or by wire transfer to certain holders.  Unless we otherwise indicate in a prospectus supplement, we will designate the corporate office of the debenture trustee in the City of New York as our sole paying agent for payments with respect to debt securities of each series.  We will name in the applicable prospectus supplement any other paying agents that we initially designate for the debt securities of a particular series.  We will maintain a paying agent in each place of payment for the debt securities of a particular series.

All money we pay to a paying agent or the debenture trustee for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any debt securities that remains unclaimed at the end of two years after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable will be repaid to us, and the holder of the debt security thereafter may look only to us for payment thereof.
 
Governing Law
 
The indentures and the debt securities will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, except to the extent that the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 is applicable.
 
Subordination of Subordinated Debt Securities
 
The subordinated debt securities will be subordinate and junior in priority of payment to certain of our other indebtedness to the extent described in a prospectus supplement.  The indentures in the forms initially filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part do not limit the amount of indebtedness that we may incur, including senior indebtedness or subordinated indebtedness, and do not limit us from issuing any other debt, including secured debt or unsecured debt.
 
Units
 
We may issue units comprised of one or more of the other securities described in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement in any combination. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder, with the rights and obligations of a holder, of each security included in the unit. The unit agreement under which a unit is issued may provide that the securities included in the unit may not be held or transferred separately, at any time or at any time before a specified date or upon the occurrence of a specified event or occurrence.
 
The applicable prospectus supplement will describe:
 
·
the designation and terms of the units and of the securities comprising the units, including whether and under what circumstances those securities may be held or transferred separately;

·
any unit agreement under which the units will be issued;

·
any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units or of the securities comprising the units; and

·
whether the units will be issued in fully registered or global form.
 
 
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LITIGATION
 
From time to time, we may become involved in various lawsuits and legal proceedings which arise in the ordinary course of business. Litigation is subject to inherent uncertainties, and an adverse result in these or other matters may arise from time to time that may harm our business.
 
LEGAL MATTERS
 
Certain legal matters governed by the laws of the State of New York and of Delaware with respect to the validity of the offered securities will be passed upon for us by Loeb & Loeb LLP, New York, New York.

EXPERTS
 
The consolidated balance sheet of China Agritech, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2008, and the related consolidated income statements, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended included in this registration statement  have been  so included in reliance on the  report of Crowe Horwath LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
 
The consolidated balance sheet of China Agritech Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2007 have been audited by Kabani & company, Inc. an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report which is incorporated by reference, and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
 
WHERE YOU CAN FIND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT US
 
We have filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC for the securities we are offering by this prospectus. This prospectus does not include all of the information contained in the registration statement. You should refer to the registration statement and its exhibits for additional information. We will provide to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom a prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the information that has been incorporated by reference in the prospectus but not delivered with the prospectus.  We will provide this information upon oral or written request, free of charge.  Any requests for this information should be made by calling or sending a letter to the Secretary of the Company, c/o China Agritech, Inc., at the Company’s office located Room 3F No. 11 Building, Zhonghong International Business Garden, Future Business Center, Chaoyang North Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, China 100024 People’s Republic of China (86) 10-59621278.
              .
We are required to file annual and quarterly reports, current reports, proxy statements, and other information with the SEC. We make these documents publicly available, free of charge, on our website at www.bioaobo.com as soon as reasonably practicable after filing such documents with the SEC. You can read our SEC filings, including the registration statement, on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. You also may read and copy any document we file with the SEC at its public reference facility at:

Public Reference Room
100 F Street N.E.
Washington, DC 20549.
 
Please call the SEC at 1-800-732-0330 for further information on the operation of the public reference facilities.

 
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INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
 
The following documents filed by us with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated by reference in this prospectus:
 
·
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, filed on March 31, 2009;

·
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2009, filed on May 14, 2009,  for the fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2009, filed on August 14, 2009 and for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009, filed on November 12, 2009; and

·
Current Reports on Form 8-K or 8-K/A, filed on February 18, 2009, February 19, 2009, March 10, 2009, March 19, 2009, May 7, 2009, May 15, 2009, May 21, 2009, June 9, 2009, June 18, 2009, August 19, 2009, September 23, 2009, October 20, 2009, November 18, 2009,December 30, 2009 and January 8, 2010; and

·
The description of our Common Stock set forth in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A (Registration No. 001-34458)  filed with the SEC on September 15, 2009, including any amendments thereto or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
 
All documents subsequently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by us pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date of the initial registration statement (other than current reports or portions thereof furnished under Items 2.02 or 7.01 of Form 8-K), prior to the termination of this offering, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be part of this prospectus from the respective dates of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes hereof or of the related prospectus supplement to the extent that a statement in any other subsequently filed document which is also incorporated or deemed to be incorporated herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.

 
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$100,000,000

 
CHINA AGRITECH, INC.

Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Debt Securities
Warrants
Units

PROSPECTUS

, 2010

We have not authorized any dealer, salesperson or other person to give any information or represent anything not contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus. You must not rely on any unauthorized information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus does not offer to sell any shares in any jurisdiction where it is unlawful. Neither the delivery of this prospectus, nor any sale made hereunder, shall create any implication that the information in this prospectus is correct after the date hereof.
 

 

 
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The following table sets forth an estimate of the fees and expenses relating to the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered hereby, other than underwriting discounts and commissions, all of which shall be borne by China Agritech.  All of such fees and expenses, except for the SEC Registration Fee, are estimated:

SEC Registration Fee
 
$
7,130
 
Transfer agent’s fees and expenses
   
5,000
*
Printing and engraving expenses
   
15,000
Accounting fees and expenses
   
20,000
*
Legal fees and expenses (including blue sky services and expenses)
   
75,000
*
Miscellaneous
   
5,000
*
Total
 
$
127,130
*

* Estimated

 
Item 15. Indemnification of Officers and Directors
 
Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides that all directors, officers, employees and agents of the registrant shall be entitled to be indemnified by us to the fullest extent permitted by under Delaware law.
 
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law concerning indemnification of officers, directors, employees and agents is set forth below.
 
“Section 145. Indemnification of officers, directors, employees and agents; insurance.
 
(a) A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person's conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the person's conduct was unlawful.
 
(b) A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.

 
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(c) To the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.
 
(d) Any indemnification under subsections (a) and (b) of this section (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present or former director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances because the person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this section. Such determination shall be made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such determination, (1) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (2) by a committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (3) if there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (4) by the stockholders.
 
(e) Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by an officer or director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this section. Such expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the corporation deems appropriate.
 
(f) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, the other subsections of this section shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such person's official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. A right to indemnification or to advancement of expenses arising under a provision of the certificate of incorporation or a bylaw shall not be eliminated or impaired by an amendment to such provision after the occurrence of the act or omission that is the subject of the civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding for which indemnification or advancement of expenses is sought, unless the provision in effect at the time of such act or omission explicitly authorizes such elimination or impairment after such action or omission has occurred.
 
(g) A corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person's status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such person against such liability under this section.
 
(h) For purposes of this section, references to "the corporation" shall include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same position under this section with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.

 
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(i) For purposes of this section, references to "other enterprises" shall include employee benefit plans; references to "fines" shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan; and references to "serving at the request of the corporation" shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner "not opposed to the best interests of the corporation" as referred to in this section.
 
(j) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant to, this section shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
 
(k) The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all actions for advancement of expenses or indemnification brought under this section or under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. The Court of Chancery may summarily determine a corporation's obligation to advance expenses (including attorneys' fees).”
 
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers, and controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in a successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to the court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
 
Paragraph 10 of our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation provides:
 
“The corporation shall, to the fullest extent permitted by Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as the same may be amended and supplemented, indemnify any and all persons whom it shall have power to indemnify under said section from and against any and all of the expenses, liabilities, or other matters referred to in or covered by said section, and the indemnification provided for herein shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any By-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office, and shall continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors, and administrators of such a person.”

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to our directors, officers and controlling persons, pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, we have been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by us of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, we will, unless in the opinion of our counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by us is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
 
The underwriting agreement, if an underwriting agreement is utilized, may provide for indemnification by any underwriters of the company, our directors, our officers who sign the registration statement and our controlling persons (if any) for some liabilities, including liabilities arising under the Securities Act.

 
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Item 16. Exhibits

Exhibit
Number
 
Description of Document
     
1.1*
 
Form of underwriting agreement with respect to common stock, preferred stock, warrants or debt securities.
     
4.1*
 
Form of specimen common stock certificate, if any.
     
4.2*
 
Form of specimen certificate for preferred stock of registrant, if any.
     
4.3*
 
Certificate of designation for preferred stock, if any.
     
4.5 **
 
Form of indenture with respect to senior debt securities, to be entered into between registrant and a trustee acceptable to the registrant, if any.
     
4.6 **
 
Form of indenture with respect to subordinated debt securities, to be entered into between registrant and a trustee acceptable to the registrant, if any.
     
4.7*
 
Form of debt securities, if any.
     
4.8*
 
Form of warrant agreement and warrant certificate, if any.
     
4.9*
 
Form of unit agreement and unit certificate, if any.
     
5.1**
 
Opinion of Loeb & Loeb LLP as to the legality of certain securities being registered.
     
23.1**
 
Consent of Crowe Horwath, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm.
     
23.2**
 
Consent of Kabani & Company, Inc., an independent registered public accounting firm.
     
23.3**  
 
Consent of Loeb & Loeb LLP, with respect to certain securities being registered (included in Exhibit 5.1).
     
24.1**
 
Power of Attorney (included on signature pages to the registration statement).
     
25.1***
 
Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, of a trustee acceptable to the registrant, as trustee under the Indenture.
     
99.1**  
 
Audited Consolidated Financial Statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2008 and 2007.  



*         To the extent applicable, to be filed by a post-effective amendment or as an exhibit to a document filed under the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, and incorporated by reference herein.
 
**         Filed herewith.
 
***       To the extent applicable, to be filed under Form 305B2.
 
(1) Incorporated by reference from the Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the Commission on April 10, 2007.

 
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Item 17. Undertakings.
 
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
 
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
 
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
 
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;
 
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement. Provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) above do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statements or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is a part of the registration statement
 
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
 
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
 
(c) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
 
(1) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
 
(2) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.

 
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(d) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser: (i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424; (ii) any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned registrant; (iii) the portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and (iv) any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
 
(e) If and when applicable, the undersigned registrant, hereby undertakes to file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Commission under Section 305(b)(2) of the Act.
 
(f) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is therefore unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Beijing, People’s Republic of China, on the 9th day of February, 2010.
 
CHINA AGRITECH, INC.
 
   
By 
/s/ Yu Chang  
 
Name: Yu Chang
 
 
Title:   Chief Executive Officer
 
 
POWER OF ATTORNEY
 
KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Yu Chang and Yau-Sing Tang or either of them, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Name
 
Position
 
Date
         
   
Chief Executive Officer, President, Secretary and Chairman (Principal Executive Officer)
 
February 9, 2010
/s/ Yu Chang
       
Yu Chang
       
         
   
Chief Financial Officer and Controller
 
February 9, 2010
/s/ Yau-Sing Tang
 
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
   
Yau-Sing Tang
       
         
   
Director
 
February 9, 2010
/s/ Xiao-Rong Teng
       
Xiao-Rong Teng
       
         
   
Director
 
February 9, 2010
/s/ Gene Michael Bennett
       
Gene Michael Bennett
       
 
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Director
 
February 9, 2010
/s/ Lun Zhang Dai
       
Lun Zhang Dai
       
         
   
Director
 
February 9, 2010
/s/ Hai Lin Zhang
       
Hai Lin Zhang
       
         
   
Director
 
February 9, 2010
/s/ Zheng Wang
       
Zheng Wang
       
         
   
Director
 
February 9, 2010
/s/ Charles Law
       
Charles Law
       
 
 
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