China Green Agriculture (NYSE:CGA)

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Monday, April 16, 2012

XI'AN, China, April 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Green Agriculture, Inc. (NYSE: CGA; "CGA" or the "Company"), a producer and distributor of humic acid-based compound fertilizers, blended fertilizers, organic compound fertilizers, mixed organic-inorganic compound fertilizers, slow-release fertilizers, highly-concentrated water soluble fertilizers and agricultural products, such as top-grade fruits, vegetables, flowers and colored seedlings through its wholly-owned subsidiaries in China, today announced that all of the shareholder derivative actions pending against certain of the Company's current and former officers and directors and its auditor have been resolved and dismissed.

On March 30, 2012, the judge of the First Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada in and for Carson City (the "State Court") issued an Order of Final Approval of the Settlement in the three consolidated shareholder derivative actions pending before the State Court and dismissed those actions. The dismissal and judgment was entered on April 5, 2012. As a result of this settlement, all the derivative claims are released. The plaintiffs' legal fees and expenses of $650,000 have been paid by the defendants' insurers.

In connection with the settlement of the derivative claims, on April 5, 2012, the Judge in the United States District Court of Nevada (the "Nevada Federal Court") dismissed the federal derivative action.

The dismissal of the four derivative actions does not involve the class action lawsuit filed in the Nevada Federal Court on October 15, 2010.

"We are pleased with the resolution of the derivative actions and the approval of the settlement. The settlement achieved is a recognition of the continued strengthening of our corporate governance," said Mr. Tao Li, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company. "The conclusion of the derivative actions is a significant step forward in our efforts to focus on moving the Company forward and maximizing shareholders' value."

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Thursday, February 9, 2012

XI'AN, China, February 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Green Agriculture, Inc. (NYSE: CGA; "China Green Agriculture" or the "Company"), a producer and distributor of humic acid based compound fertilizers, blended fertilizers, organic compound fertilizers, mixed organic-inorganic compound fertilizers, slow-release fertilizers, highly-concentrated water soluble fertilizers and agricultural products, such as top-grade fruits, vegetables, flowers and colored seedlings through its wholly-owned subsidiaries in China, today announced that, on February 1, 2012, the First Judicial District Court of the State of Nevada in and for Carson City (the "Court") preliminarily approved the proposed settlement of all of the four pending derivative actions brought on behalf of China Green Agriculture, Inc.

Subject to the Court's final approval, the proposed settlement will result in a release of all claims and does not provide for the payment of monetary compensation to shareholders. Instead, it provides for the adoption by the Company certain significant corporate governance reforms designed to strengthen the Company's internal controls and for the payment of plaintiffs' attorneys' fees and expenses of $650,000, all to be contributed by the insurers.

The hearing for the final approval of the proposed settlement has been set on March 30, 2012 at 1:30 p.m., pacific time.

The proposed settlement does not involve the pending class action lawsuit filed against the Company and certain of its current and former officers in the United States District Court for the District of Nevada on October 15, 2010.

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