UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of July 2015
Commission File Number: 001-33766
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AGRIA CORPORATION
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9th Floor, Phase 1, Austin Tower
22-26A Austin Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Hong Kong
(Address of principal executive offices)
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AGRIA CORPORATION
FORM 6-K
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SIGNATURE
Exhibit Index
Exhibit 99.1
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.
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/s/ Wah Kwong Tsang |
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Name: Wah Kwong Tsang |
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Title: Director, as duly authorized signatory |
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Date: July 15, 2015 |
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Exhibit 99.1
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Agria Subsidiary PGG Wrightson Acquires
Strategic Interest in Uruguay
BEIJING, CHINA--(Marketwired - Jul 14, 2015) - Agria Corporation
(NYSE: GRO) (the “Company” or “Agria”) today announced that its New Zealand-listed subsidiary, PGG Wrightson
Limited (NZSE: PGW) (“PGW”), has signed an agreement to purchase fifty percent of the shares of Agrocentro Uruguay
with a target settlement date of August 31, 2015. The transaction involves an upfront payment and a capped earn out component over
the next three years based on the performance of the business.
Agrocentro Uruguay is a rural servicing company that was founded
in eastern Uruguay in early 2007. It was established to provide agricultural sales, support and rural services to improve profitability
for farmers. It has four different business units, consisting of retail and distribution of agricultural inputs, farming, logistics,
and consulting. The business has approximately 120 staff, including 28 agronomists and veterinarians and a very proactive and skilled
management team. Agrocentro Uruguay currently has eight retail branches located across Uruguay and is well positioned for further
growth.
Agrocentro Uruguay is a regional pioneer in the development
of advanced technology systems for meat production and forage-based seed production, and is also a market leader in sales of inputs
and services. PGG Wrightson Seeds (“PGW Seeds”), a subsidiary of PGW, has been a key strategic partner and has supported
Agrocentro Uruguay’s business since its inception, which has since achieved impressive growth. Agrocentro Uruguay is PGW
Seeds’ largest customer in South America as well as its largest seed producer and is a vital seed processor for PGW Seeds.
Mr. Alan Lai, Executive Chairman of Agria and Chairman of the
PGW Board commented, “It is a pleasure to announce this transaction as we continue to expand Agria’s global footprint
in high growth markets such as South America.”
PGW’s Group General Manager of Seed & Grain, John
McKenzie, said, “This investment makes good strategic sense for both parties. We have had a long standing and successful
relationship and we understand the business. We have shared goals for the future and this alignment of interests positions the
business favorably for future growth and compliments PGW’s existing South American operations very well.”
PGW’s Chief Executive, Mark Dewdney, commented, “The
transaction presented PGW with the opportunity to consolidate the growth the business has experienced in South America while importantly
also reconfiguring our operations for future growth. The transaction secures a strong position in retail distribution while also
cementing a key strategic alliance. It aligns with our growth strategy for South America and also compliments the recent investment
we have made in the construction of our new warehousing and logistics facilities in Montevideo.”
Mr. McKenzie noted, “Following settlement, PGW and Agrocentro
Uruguay will continue operating as they do today, as two separate companies. However, the businesses will work together collaboratively
to consolidate their operations where commercially sensible to provide better and more efficient service to farmers. We expect
that this strengthening of our partnership will in time result in improved services, logistics, product development, technology
transfer and new business opportunities that will help to develop and grow the Uruguayan agricultural sector.”
About Agria Corporation
Agria (NYSE: GRO) is a global agricultural company with three
principal business segments: Seed and Grain; Crop Protection, Nutrients and Merchandise; and Rural Services. The Seed and Grain
segment is engaged in research and development, production and sale of a broad range of seed products and trading of seed and grain
products globally. The Crop Protection, Nutrients and Merchandise segment operates an extensive chain of retail stores that supply
farm input materials. The Rural Services segment provides livestock trading, wool trading, irrigation and pumping, real estate
agency and other agriservices. For more information about Agria Corporation, please visit www.agriacorp.com.
Safe Harbor Statement:
This announcement contains forward-looking statements. These
statements, including the management’s commentary, are made under the “safe harbor” provisions of the U.S. Private
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements can be identified by terminology such as “will,”
“expects,” “anticipates,” “future,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,”
“estimates,” “confident” and similar statements. Agria may also make written or oral forward-looking statements
in its periodic reports to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Forms 20-F and 6-K, etc., in its annual report to shareholders,
in press releases and other written materials and in oral statements made by its officers, directors or employees to third parties.
Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about Agria’s beliefs and expectations, are forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties. A number of important factors could cause actual
results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement. Potential risks and uncertainties include,
but are not limited to, those risks outlined in Agria’s filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. All information
provided in this press release is as of the date of this announcement unless otherwise stated and Agria does not undertake any
obligation to update any forward-looking statement, except as required under applicable law.
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