424B5 1 v167390_424b5.htm Unassociated Document
Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
Registration No. 333-159842
 Prospectus Supplement
(To Prospectus dated June 12, 2009)
 
 
CHINA GREEN AGRICULTURE, INC.
 
1,282,052 Shares of Common Stock
 
We are offering directly to selected investors 1,282,052 shares of our common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a price of $15.60 per share.
 
Our common stock trades on the NYSE Amex Equities (“NYSE Amex”) under the symbol “CGA”. The last reported sale price of our common stock on the NYSE Amex on November 20, 2009 was $17.14 per share.

We have retained Rodman & Renshaw, LLC as our placement agent to use its reasonable best efforts to solicit offers to purchase our common stock in this offering. The placement agent is not purchasing or selling any securities pursuant to this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus, nor is it required to sell any specific number or dollar amount of the securities offered hereby, but will use its reasonable efforts to sell the securities offered. See “Plan of Distribution” beginning on page S-7 of this prospectus supplement for more information regarding these arrangements.
 
Investing in our common stock involves risk. See “ Risk Factors ” beginning on page S-3 of this prospectus supplement and page 9 of the accompanying prospectus.
 
We will receive the proceeds from all securities sold in this offering less placement agent fees and other expenses we incur in connection with the offering of our common stock.

   
Per Share
   
Total
 
Price to the public
 
$
15.60
   
$
20,000,011.20
 
Placement Agent Fees
 
$
0.312
   
$
400,000.22
 
Proceeds, before expenses, to us
 
$
15.288
   
$
19,600,010.98
 
 
We have granted the placement agent an option for a period of 30 days from the date of this prospectus to solicit offers and place up to 320,512 additional shares of our common stock. If the placement agent exercises this option in full, the total placement agent fees will be $499,999.97, and our total proceeds, before expenses, will be $24,499,999.87.
 
We expect the total offering expenses, excluding the placement agency fee, to be approximately $175,000 for all sales pursuant to this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus. Because there is no minimum offering amount required as a condition to closing in this offering, the actual offering amount, placement agent’s fees and net proceeds to us, if any, in this offering are not presently determinable and may be substantially less than the total maximum offering amount set forth above.
 
Delivery of the securities will be made to purchasers on or about November 25, 2009. The shares of common stock will be delivered in book-entry form through The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York or by the issuance of physical certificates.
 
You should carefully read this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, together with the documents we incorporate by reference, before you invest in our common stock.
 
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
 
Rodman & Renshaw, LLC
 
The date of this prospectus supplement is November 23, 2009.

 
 

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
     
 
  
Page
Prospectus Supplement
  
 
About This Prospectus Supplement
 
 S-1
Prospectus Supplement Summary
 
 S-1
Risk Factors
 
 S-3
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
 
 S-4
Use Of Proceeds
 
 S-4
Capitalization
  
 S-5
Description of Securities We Are Offering
 
 S-6
Plan of Distribution
 
 S-7
Legal Matters
 
 S-7
Experts
 
 S-7
Where You Can Find More Information
 
 S-7
Information Incorporated by Reference
 
 S-7
     
Prospectus
  
5
About this Prospectus
 
5
Special Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
 
5
Summary
 
6
Risk Factors
 
9
Use of Proceeds
 
14
Description of Capital Stock
 
15
Description of Debt Securities
 
16
Description of Warrants
 
23
Description of Units
 
24
Legal Ownership of Securities
 
25
Plan of Distribution
 
28
Legal Matters
 
29
Experts
 
29
Where You can Find More Information
 
29
Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference
 
30
 
You should rely on the information contained in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference in this 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. We are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where their offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus supplement is accurate only at the date on the front cover of this prospectus supplement, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus supplement or of any sale of the securities. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since the date indicated on the front cover of this prospectus supplement.
 
This prospectus supplement contains summaries of certain provisions contained in some of the documents described herein, and reference is made to the actual documents filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, for complete information. You may obtain copies of those documents as described below under “Where You Can Find More Information.”
 
Additional information, including our financial statements for the years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008 and the notes related thereto, is incorporated by reference to our periodic reports filed with the SEC.

 
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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
 
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are part of a "shelf" registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-159842) that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, and that was declared effective by the SEC on June 12, 2009. This prospectus supplement describes the specific details regarding this offering, including the price, the amount of our common stock being offered, the risks of investing in our common stock and other items. The accompanying prospectus provides more general information. You should read this entire prospectus supplement as well as the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference that are described under “Where You Can Find More Information” in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. In the event that the description of the offering varies between this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, you should rely on the information contained in this prospectus supplement.

The shelf registration statement originally registered an aggregate of $50,000,000 in securities.  An amount of $28,778,750 of the common shares offered under this shelf registration process were sold prior to the date hereof.  The remaining $21,221,250 has been increased by $4,244,250 pursuant a registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC on November 23, 2009 pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, resulting in a the total maximum dollar amount of $25,465,500 remaining under the shelf registration for this offering and any subsequent offerings.
 
You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus prepared by or on behalf of us, or information to which we have referred you. We have not, and the placement agent has 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.

You should assume that the information appearing in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference is accurate only as of the respective dates of those documents in which the information is contained. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since those dates.

Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context otherwise requires, all references in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus to “CGA”, the “Company”, “we”, “our” and “us” refer collectively to China Green Agriculture, Inc. (“Green Nevada”), a corporation incorporated in the State of Nevada; Green Agriculture Holding Corporation (“Green New Jersey”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Green Nevada incorporated in the State of New Jersey; Shaanxi TechTeam Jinong Humic Acid Product Co., Ltd. (“Jinong”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Green New Jersey organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”), Xi’an Jintai Agriculture Technology Development Company (“Jintai”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jinong in the PRC and Xi’an Hu County Yuxing Agriculture Technology Development Co., Ltd. (“Yuxing”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Jinong in the PRC.
 
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT SUMMARY
 
The following summary highlights selected information contained elsewhere in this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents incorporated herein by reference. This summary does not contain all the information you should consider before investing in our common stock. You should read this prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents, especially the discussion of “Risk Factors” and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes, before deciding to invest in shares of our common stock. In this prospectus, when we use phrases such as “we,” “us,” “our,” “CGA” or “our company,” we are referring to China Green Agriculture, Inc. and all of its subsidiaries and affiliated companies as a whole, unless it is clear from the context that any of these terms refer only to China Green Agriculture, Inc.

About Our Company

We, through our indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries in China, Jinong (f/k/a Techteam), Jintai and Yuxing, are engaged in the following businesses: (i) research, development, production and distribution of humic acid based compound fertilizer (conducted through Jinong); and (ii) development, production and distribution of agricultural products (conducted through Jintai and Yuxing), namely top-grade fruits, vegetables, flowers and colored seedlings. Jintai also serves as a research and development base for our fertilizer products. The fertilizer business has been our main business and generated approximately 90.3% and 85.9% of our total revenues in the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. It generated approximately 82.1% and 82.5% of our total revenues in the fiscal years ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008, respectively.

 
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Humic acid is an essential natural, organic ingredient for a balanced, fertile soil, and it is one of the major constituents of organic matter. All of our fertilizer products are certified as green food production material by China Green Food Development Center, an agency that reports to the Ministry of Agriculture in China.
 
Currently, we sell our products through a network of 530 regional distributors covering 21 provinces, 4 autonomous regions and 3 municipal cities in China. We currently sell more than 130 different fertilizer products. We conduct our research and development activities through Jinong’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Jintai, which tests new fertilizers and grows high quality flowers, vegetables and seedlings for commercial sale.
 
In August 2009, we commenced the manufacture of fertilizer products on a new production line at our newly-constructed, three-story production facility totaling approximately 13,803 square meters (i.e., approximately 148,574 square feet).  The new production line has a 40,000 metric ton capacity, which increases our production capacity from 15,000 tons per year to 55,000 tons per year.  The new line includes an entirely automated manufacturing system that precisely measures and mixes key ingredients to formulate both liquid and highly concentrated fertilizer (i.e. powder fertilizer) products.  The new line is intended to allow us to meet the growing demand for our organic compound fertilizer products. We anticipate our new production line will ramp up to full utilization over three years.

Jintai’s existing greenhouse facility covers approximately 137,000 square meters. It consists of six intelligent greenhouses, made by ACM-China Greenhouse Engineering (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., the China branch of the Spanish manufacturer of greenhouse facilities. The facility is equipped with an advanced drip irrigation system supplied by Eldar-Shany Technology Co., Ltd. of Israel. We also have water purification equipment supplied by Beijing Nuobaijing Science & Technology Development Co., Ltd., a professional supplier of water purification facilities, which allow us to perform tests with water at different pH levels. We plan to build a new 95,000 square meter greenhouse facility on a separate parcel of land to expand our output of high quality agricultural products for commercial sale while providing an advanced testing field for our new fertilizer products. While we anticipate that the fertilizer business will generate over 80% of our total revenue over the next four years, once our greenhouse facility reaches full output capacity, our revenue mix may shift towards agricultural products. In September 2009, Yuxing obtained the land use right over a 353,850-square-meter (or approximately 88-acre) parcel of land for a term of 50 years from the local Chinese government and has recently begun the design phase of the new 95,000 square-meter greenhouse facility.

During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, we earned net income of $14,464,422 and $7,778,527, respectively. During the three months ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, we earned net income of $5,247,274 and $3,497,927, respectively. As of September 30, 2009, we had total assets of $96,014,630.     
 
We are a Nevada company incorporated in 1987. On December 26, 2007, we acquired all of the shares of Green Agriculture Holding Corporation, a New Jersey company (“Green New Jersey”) through a share exchange (the “Reverse Merger”). As a result of the Reverse Merger, we wholly own Jinong (f/ka/Techteam), Jintai and Yuxing. We changed our name to China Green Agriculture, Inc. to reflect our continuing operations. Our common stock is listed on NYSE Amex under the symbol “CGA.”
 
Our principal executive offices are located at 3 rd Floor, Borough A, Block A. No.181, South Taibai Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, People’s Republic of China 710065. Our telephone number is 29-88266368. Our agent for service of process in the United States is United Corporate Services, Inc., 202 South Minnesota Street, Carson City, Nevada 89703; Tel: 1-800-899-8648. For additional information about us and our business, see “Where You Can Find More Information.”

 
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The Offering
     
Issuer
 
China Green Agriculture, Inc.
     
Common stock offered by us
 
1,282,052 shares
     
Placement Agent’s Option
 
We have granted the placement agent an option to solicit offers to purchase up to 320,512 additional shares of our common stock to cover over-allotments, if any, within 30 days of the date of this prospectus supplement.
     
Common stock to be outstanding immediately after this offering*
 
 
23,963,477 shares (24,283,989 shares if the placement agent exercises in full its over-allotment option to solicit offers and place 320,512 additional shares of our common stock)
NYSE Amex market symbol
 
CGA
     
Use of proceeds
 
We estimate that the net proceeds from the sale of the shares of our common stock in this offering will be approximately $19,425,000 after payment of placement agent fees and our estimated offering expenses (or approximately $24,325,000 if the placement agent exercises in full its over-allotment option to solicit offers and place 320,512 additional shares of our common stock). We intend to use all of the net proceeds of this offering for working capital and general corporate purposes. See "Use of Proceeds."
     
Risk factors
 
See "Risk Factors" immediately following this prospectus supplement summary to read about factors you should carefully consider before purchasing shares of our common stock.

*The total number of shares of common stock outstanding after this offering is based on 22,681,425 shares of our common stock outstanding as of November 9, 2009, and does not give effect to options and warrants we have granted exercisable for a total of 37,000 shares of our common stock.

RISK FACTORS
 
An investment in our common stock involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following information about these risks, together with the other information contained in this prospectus supplement and accompanying prospectus and in the section entitled “Risk Factors” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 17, 2009, which report is incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, before investing in our common stock. If any of the events anticipated by the risks described below occur, our results of operations and financial condition could be adversely affected which could result in a decline in the market price of our common stock, causing you to lose all or part of your investment.

Additional Risks Related to this Offering

Management will have broad discretion as to the use of the proceeds from this offering, and we may not use the proceeds effectively.

We have not designated the amount of net proceeds from this offering to be used for any particular purpose. Accordingly, our management will have broad discretion as to the application of the net proceeds from this offering and could use them for purposes other than those contemplated at the time of this offering. Our shareholders may not agree with the manner in which our management chooses to allocate and spend the net proceeds. Moreover, our management may use the net proceeds for corporate purposes that may not improve our financial condition or market value.

The sale of our common stock in this offering and any future sales of our common stock may depress our stock price.

Pursuant to this offering, we will sell 1,282,052 shares of common stock, or approximately 5.7% of our outstanding common stock, calculated based on the 22,681,425 shares of our common stock outstanding as of November 9, 2009 (or approximately 7.1% of our outstanding common stock if the placement agent exercises in full its over-allotment option to solicit offers and place 320,512 additional shares of our common stock). This sale and any future sales of a substantial number of shares of our common stock in the public market, or the perception that such sales may occur, could adversely affect the price of our common stock. We cannot predict the effect, if any, that market sales of those shares of common stock or the availability of those shares of common stock for sale will have on the market price of our common stock.

 
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CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD -LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus supplement, the accompanying prospectus and the documents we incorporate by reference in this prospectus contain forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other important factors which may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performances or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements about:
 
·
plans to increase our production capacity and the anticipated dates that such facilities may commence operations;

·
our ability to obtain additional funding for our continuing operations and to fund our expansion;

·
our ability to meet our financial projections for any financial year;

·
our ability to retain our key executives and to hire additional senior management;

·
continued growth of the Chinese economy and industries demanding our products;

·
our ability to produce and sell humic acid based liquid compound fertilizer products and any new fertilizer products at high margins;

·
political changes in China that may impact our ability to produce and sell our products in our target markets; and

·
general business conditions and competitive factors, including pricing pressures and product development.
 
In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terms such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “should,” “would” and similar expressions intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and subject to risks and uncertainties. Because of these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus may not transpire.
 
Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. You should read this document, any supplements to this document and the documents that we reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus with the understanding that our actual future results may be materially different from what we expect. Except as required by law, we do not undertake any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
 
USE OF PROCEEDS

We expect to receive net proceeds of approximately $19,425,000 from the sale of 1,282,052 shares of our common stock in this offering based on an offering price of $15.60 per share and after deducting placement agency fees and the estimated expenses related to this offering (or approximately $24,325,000 if the placement agent exercises in full its over-allotment option to solicit offers and place 320,512 additional shares of our common stock).

 We intend to use all of the net proceeds from the sale of common stock in this offering for working capital and other general corporate purposes.  Although we have identified some of the potential uses of the proceeds from this offering, we have broad discretion in the application of these proceeds and reserve the right to use these proceeds for different purposes or uses that are not listed herein.

Pending the use of the net proceeds, we expect to invest the proceeds in interest-bearing bank accounts.

 
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CAPITALIZATION

           The following table sets forth our cash and cash equivalents and capitalization as of September 30, 2009:
 
 
on an actual basis; and

 
on an as adjusted basis to effect our sale of 1,282,052 shares of our common stock in this offering, based on the offering price of $15.60 per share, and after deducting placement agency fees and estimated offering expenses paid or payable by us, assuming the placement agent does not exercise its over-allotment option.
 
This table should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the related notes, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.
 
   
September 30, 2009
 
   
Actual
   
As Adjusted
 
   
(in thousands)
 
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 35,157     $ 54,582  
                 
Indebtedness:
               
Short term loans
    2,194       2,194  
                 
Total indebtedness
    2,194       2,194  
                 
Shareholders’ Equity :
               
Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding
           
Common stock, $0.001 par value, 115,197,165 shares authorized, 22,681,425 shares of common stock issued and outstanding actual; and 23,963,477 shares issued and outstanding, as adjusted
    23       24  
Additional paid-in capital
    49,712       69,136  
Statutory Reserve
    4,027       4,027  
Retained earnings
    29,332       29,332  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    2,432       2,432  
                 
Total shareholders’ equity
    85,526       104,951  

 
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DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITIES WE ARE OFFERING

Common Stock

In this offering, we are offering 1,282,052 shares of our common stock (or a total of 1,602,564 if the placement agent exercises in full its over-allotment option to solicit offers and place 320,512 additional shares of our common stock). The following summary description of our common stock is based on the provisions of our articles of incorporation and bylaws, which are incorporated herein by reference, and the applicable provisions of Nevada Revised Statutes. This information is only a summary and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our articles of incorporation and bylaws and the applicable provisions of Nevada Revised Statutes.

As of the date of this prospectus supplement, there were 115,197,165 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, authorized for issuance. As of November 9, 2009, there were 22,681,425 shares of common stock outstanding. All outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and non-assessable.

Voting. Holders of shares of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share on all matters to be voted on by the stockholders. They are not entitled to cumulative voting rights.

Dividends and Other Distributions. Subject to the prior rights of holders of any preferred shares issued and outstanding, holders of our common stock are entitled to share in an equal amount per share in any dividends declared by our board of directors on the common stock and paid out of legally available assets.

Distributions on Dissolution. Subject to any preferential rights of any issued and outstanding preferred stock, in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in the assets remaining after payment of liabilities and the liquidation preferences of any outstanding preferred stock.

Participation Rights under the Securities Purchase Agreement. Pursuant to that certain Securities Purchase Agreement (the “2007 SPA”) dated as of December 24, 2007, by and among Green Nevada, Green New Jersey, Jinong and the investors named therein (the “2007 Investors”), from the date thereof until August 6, 2009, the 2007 Investors had a right of first refusal in respect of  issuances of any securities by the Company, including any equity or equity equivalent securities. The right of first refusal could be waived by a written instrument signed by the Company and the 2007 Investors holding a majority of the shares issued under the 2007 SPA (the “2007 Shares”). On June 30, 2009, the Company and the 2007 Investors representing a majority of the 2007 Shares entered into that certain Waiver and Consent, according to which the 2007 Investors waived the right of first refusal with respect to our July 2009 offering and any offering of securities thereafter so that the foregoing right of first refusal ceased to have any effect whatsoever as of June 30, 2009.

Other Rights. Our common stock does not carry any preemptive rights enabling a holder to subscribe for, or receive shares of, any class of our common stock or any other securities convertible into shares of any class of our common stock. There are no conversion or redemption rights or sinking funds provided for our stockholders.

For additional information regarding our common stock, see the section entitled “Description of Capital Stock” in the accompanying prospectus.

Transfer Agent and Registrant for our Common Stock

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company, 17 Battery Place, New York, New York 10004, and its telephone number is (212) 509-4000.

Listing on NYSE Amex

Our common stock is listed on NYSE Amex under the symbol “CGA.”

 
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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
 
We are offering 1,282,052 shares of our common stock on a best efforts basis through Rodman & Renshaw, LLC, the placement agent. Rodman & Renshaw, LLC has agreed to act as the placement agent, subject to the terms and conditions contained in a Placement Agency Agreement dated as of November 22, 2009 between us and Rodman & Renshaw, LLC, for the sale of the common shares to be issued in this offering. We have granted the placement agent an option for a period of 30 days from the date of this prospectus to solicit offers to place up to 320,512 additional shares of our common stock. The placement agent is not purchasing or selling any securities under this prospectus supplement or the accompanying prospectus, nor is it required to arrange for the purchase or sale of any specific number or dollar amount of securities.
 
We have agreed to pay the placement agent a cash fee equal to 2.0% of the gross proceeds of the offering. As a result, assuming all of the securities offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement are issued and sold by us, we will pay the placement agent a cash fee equal to approximately $400,000.22 (or 499,999.97 if the placement exercises in full its over-allotment option). The estimated offering expenses payable by us, in addition to the placement agent’s fee, are approximately $175,000, which includes our legal and accounting costs and various other fees associated with registering and listing the common shares. After deducting certain fees due to the placement agent and our estimated offering expenses, we expect the net proceeds from this offering to be approximately $19,425,000 if all of the securities offered pursuant to this prospectus supplement are issued and sold by us (or approximately $24,325,000 if the placement agent exercises in full its over-allotment option).
 
We have agreed to indemnify the placement agent against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. We have also agreed to contribute to payments the placement agent may be required to make in respect of such liabilities.
 
We have agreed not to, and not to allow any of our subsidiaries to, enter into any agreement to issue or announce the issuance or proposed issuance of any common stock or common stock equivalents for the period beginning on the closing date of the offering and ending 30 days thereafter with such 30 day period being extended in certain circumstances.
 
The placement agency agreement with the placement agent is included as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K that we have filed with the SEC in connection with this offering.
 
LEGAL MATTERS
 
The validity of the shares of common stock offered in this prospectus supplement has been passed upon for us by Pryor Cashman LLP, New York, New York. Global Law Office, Beijing, China, is acting as legal counsel for us with respect to PRC law. Weinstein Smith LLP, New York, New York is counsel for the placement agent in connection with this offering.
 
EXPERTS
 
The financial statements incorporated in this prospectus supplement by reference to our annual report on Form 10-K as of June 30, 2009 and 2008 and for the fiscal years then ended have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of Kabani & Company, Inc., an independent registered public accounting firm, given on the authority of said firm as experts in auditing and accounting.
 
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
 
We file annual reports, quarterly reports, current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any of our SEC filings at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information about the Public Reference Room. Our SEC filings are also available to the public on the SEC’s web site at www.sec.gov.

We have filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC to register the securities that may be offered pursuant to this prospectus. This prospectus is part of that registration statement and, as permitted by the SEC’s rules, does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement. For further information about us, this offering and our common stock, you may refer to the registration statement and its exhibits and schedules as well as the documents described herein or incorporated herein by reference. You can review and copy these documents, without charge, at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC or on the SEC’s website as described above, or you may obtain a copy from the SEC upon payment of the fees prescribed by the SEC.

INFORMATION INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
 
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information from some of our other SEC filings. This means that we can disclose information to you by referring you to those other filings, and the information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus supplement. In addition, some information that we file with the SEC after the date of this prospectus supplement will automatically update, and in some cases supersede, the information contained or otherwise incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus. The following documents, which we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement:

 
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·
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2009 filed with the SEC on September 17 , 2009;

·
our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for our fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2009, filed with the SEC on November 12,  2009;

·
our Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A for our 2009 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, as filed with the SEC on October 28, 2009;

·
the description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A12B filed with the SEC on March 4, 2009; and

·
future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of this prospectus supplement but prior to the termination of the offering of the securities covered by this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus.

Also incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement are all documents that we may file with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act either (1) after the date of filing of this registration statement, and (2) until all of the common stock to which this prospectus relates has been sold or the offering is otherwise terminated. These documents include periodic reports, such as annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, and current reports on Form 8-K, as well as proxy statements. Pursuant to General Instruction B of Form 8-K, any information submitted under Item 2.02, Results of Operations and Financial Condition, or Item 7.01, Regulation FD Disclosure, of Form 8-K is not deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, and we are not subject to the liabilities of Section 18 with respect to information submitted under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K. We are not incorporating by reference any information submitted under Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 of Form 8-K into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act or into this prospectus supplement. 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 of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.

We will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request of such person, a copy of any or all of the information that is incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Requests for such documents should be directed to: China Green Agriculture, Inc., 3rd Floor, Borough A, Block A.,No.181 South Taibai Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, People’s Republic of China 710065, Attn: Investor Relations, Tel: 29-88266368.

 
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PROSPECTUS
 

$50,000,000
 
CHINA GREEN AGRICULTURE, INC.
 
Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities, Warrants and Units
 
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission using a “shelf” registration process. From time to time, we may offer up to $50,000,000 of any combination of the securities described in this prospectus, either individually or in units. 

This prospectus provides a general description of the securities we may offer.  Each time we sell securities, we will provide specific terms of the securities offered in a supplement to this prospectus.  The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement carefully before you invest in any securities.
 
Our common stock is listed on NYSE Amex Equities (“NYSE Amex”, formerly, the American Stock Exchange) under the symbol “CGA.” On June 5, 2009, the last reported sale price of our common stock on NYSE Amex was $7.80 per share. The applicable prospectus supplement will contain information, where applicable, as to any other listing on NYSE Amex or any securities market or other exchange of the securities, if any, covered by the prospectus supplement.
 
Investing in our securities involves a high degree of risk. We urge you to carefully consider the risks that we have described on page 9 of this prospectus under the caption “Risk Factors.” We may also include specific risk factors in supplements to this prospectus under the caption “Risk Factors.” This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell our securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.

We will sell these securities directly to investors, through agents designated from time to time or to or through underwriters or dealers. For additional information on the methods of sale, you should refer to the section entitled “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus.  If any underwriters are involved in the sale of any securities with respect to which this prospectus is being delivered, the names of such underwriters and any applicable commissions or discounts will be set forth in a prospectus supplement.  The price to the public of such securities and the net proceeds we expect to receive from such sale will also be set forth in a prospectus supplement.
 
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. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

The date of this prospectus is June 12, 2009.

 
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Table of Contents


 
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This prospectus is a part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, utilizing a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may sell any combination of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $50,000,000. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer.  Each time we sell securities under this shelf registration, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering.  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 additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”
 
You should rely only on the information provided or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized any dealer, salesman or other person to give any information or to make any representation other than those contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and the accompanying supplement to this prospectus. You must not rely upon any information or representation not contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or the accompanying prospectus supplement. This prospectus and the accompanying supplement to this prospectus do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the registered securities to which they relate, nor do this prospectus and the accompanying supplement to this prospectus constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation in such jurisdiction. You should not assume that the information contained in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus supplement is accurate on any date subsequent to the date set forth on the front of the document or that any information we have incorporated by reference is correct on any date subsequent to the date of the document incorporated by reference, even though this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement is delivered or securities sold on a later date. In this prospectus and any prospectus supplement, unless otherwise indicated, , the terms “Company,” "we," "our" and "us" refer collectively to China Green Agriculture, Inc. (“Green Nevada”), a corporation incorporated in the State of Nevada; Green Agriculture Holding Corporation (“Green New Jersey”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Green Nevada incorporated in the State of New Jersey; Shaanxi TechTeam Jinong Humic Acid Product Co., Ltd. (“Techteam”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Green New Jersey organized under the laws of the People’s Republic of China (the “PRC”) and Xi’an Jintai Agriculture Technology Development Company (“Jintai”), wholly-owned subsidiary of Techteam in the PRC.
 
 
This prospectus, each prospectus supplement and the documents we file or have filed with the SEC that are incorporated herein by reference include "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act, and Section 21E of the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act. Any statements about our expectations, beliefs, plans, objectives, assumptions or future events or performance are not historical facts and may be forward-looking. These statements are often, but not always, made through the use of words or phrases like "anticipate," "estimate," "plans," "projects," "continuing," "ongoing," "target," "expects," "management believes," "we believe," "we intend," "we may," "we will," "we should," "we seek," "we plan," the negative of those terms, and similar words or phrases. We base these forward-looking statements on our expectations, assumptions, estimates and projections about our business and the industry in which we operate as of the date of this prospectus. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that cannot be predicted, quantified or controlled and that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in, contemplated by, or underlying the forward-looking statements. Statements in this prospectus, each prospectus supplement and in documents incorporated into this prospectus describe factors, among others, that could contribute to or cause these differences. Actual results may vary materially from those anticipated, estimated, projected or expected should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, including, but not limited to, our critical accounting policies and statements relating to, among others:

 
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plans to increase our production capacity and the anticipated dates that such facilities may commence operations;

 
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our ability to obtain additional funding for our continuing operations and to fund our expansion;

 
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our ability to meet our financial projections for any financial year;

 
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our ability to retain our key executives and to hire additional senior management;

 
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continued growth of the Chinese economy and industries demanding our products;

 
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our ability to produce and sell humic acid based liquid compound fertilizer products and any new fertilizer products at high margins;
 
 
 
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political changes in China that may impact our ability to produce and sell our products in our target markets; and

 
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general business conditions and competitive factors, including pricing pressures and product development.

Because the factors discussed in this prospectus, each prospectus supplement or documents incorporated 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 such 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 or statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such 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 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. Except as required by law, we undertake no obligation to publicly revise our forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that arise after the date of this prospectus or the prospectus supplement or the date of documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus that include forward-looking statements.


The following is only a summary, and does not contain all of the information that you need to consider in making your investment decision. We urge you to read this entire prospectus, including the more detailed consolidated financial statements, notes to the consolidated financial statements and other information incorporated by reference into this prospectus under “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference” from our other filings with the SEC, as well as any prospectus supplement applicable to an offering of the securities registered pursuant to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part. Investing in our securities involves risks. Therefore, please carefully consider the information provided under the heading "Risk Factors" beginning on page 9.

Our Company

We, through our indirect wholly owned subsidiaries in China, Techteam and Jintai, have two business segments: (i) research, development, production and distribution of humic acid based liquid compound fertilizer (conducted through Techteam); and (ii) development, production and distribution of agricultural products (conducted through Jintai), namely, top-grade fruits, vegetables, flowers and colored seedlings. The fertilizer business has been our main business which generated approximately 79% and 77% of our total revenues in the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. It generated approximately 82.1% and 82.5% of our total revenues in the fiscal years ended June 30, 2009 and June 30, 2008, respectively.

Humic acid is an essential natural, organic ingredient for a balanced, fertile soil, and it is one of the major constituents of organic matter. All of our fertilizer products are certified as green food production material by China Green Food Development Center, an agent reports to the Ministry of Agriculture in China.
 
Currently, we sell our products through a network of approximately 511 regional distributors covering 27 provinces in China. As of March 31, 2009, we have over 131 different fertilizer products that are actively selling.
 
As of March 31, 2009, we have completed the construction of a three-story building totaling approximately 13,803 square meters (i.e., approximately 148,574 square feet) for our new production facility with an annual production capacity of up to 40,000 metric tons of our fertilizer products. We anticipate our new facility could commence actual production in August 2009 and we could ramp up to full utilization of our new facility over the three years thereafter when our total annual production capacity could be expanded to 55,000 metric tons considering our current annual production capacity of 15,000 metric tons.

During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, we earned net income of $14,464,422 and $7,778,527 respectively. During the nine months ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, we earned net income of $10,046,061 and $6,433,682, respectively. As of March 31, 2009, we had total assets of $55,978,960.  

 
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We are a Nevada company incorporated in 1987. On December 26, 2007, we acquired all of the shares of Green Agriculture Holding Corporation, a New Jersey company (“Green New Jersey”) through a share exchange (the “Reverse Merger”). As a result of the Reverse Merger, we wholly own Techteam and Jintai. We changed our name to China Green Agriculture, Inc to reflect our continuing operations. Our common stock is listed on NYSE Amex under the symbol “CGA.”

Our principal executive offices are located at 3rd Floor, Borough A, Block A. No.181, South Taibai Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, People’s Republic of China 710065. Our telephone number is +86-29-88266368. Our agent for service of process in the United States is United Corporate Services, Inc., 202 South Minnesota Street, Carson City, Nevada 89703; Tel: 1-800-899-8648. For additional information about us and our business, see “Where You Can Find More Information.”

The Securities We May Offer
 
We may offer shares of our common stock and preferred stock, various series of debt securities and warrants to purchase any of such securities, either individually or in units, with a total value of up to $50 million from time to time under this prospectus at prices and on terms to be determined by market conditions at the time of offering. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer.  Each time we offer a type or series of securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will describe the specific amounts, prices and other important terms of the securities, including, to the extent applicable:

 
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designation or classification;

 
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aggregate principal amount or aggregate offering price;

 
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maturity, if applicable;

 
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original issue discount, if any;

 
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rates and times of payment of interest or dividends, if any;

 
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redemption, conversion, exchange or sinking fund terms, if any;

 
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conversion or exchange prices or rates, if any, and, if applicable, any provisions for changes to or adjustments in the conversion or exchange prices or rates and in the securities or other property receivable upon conversion or exchange;

 
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ranking;

 
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restrictive covenants, if any;

 
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voting or other rights, if any; and

 
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important federal income tax considerations.
 
The prospectus supplement also may add, update or change information contained in this prospectus or in documents we have incorporated by reference into this prospectus. However, no prospectus supplement will offer a security that is not registered and described in this prospectus at the time of the effectiveness of the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part.
 
We may sell the securities directly to or through underwriters, dealers or agents.  We, and our underwriters or agents, reserve the right to accept or reject all or part of any proposed purchase of securities.  If we do offer securities through underwriters or agents, we will include in the applicable prospectus supplement:

 
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the names of those underwriters or agents;

 
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applicable fees, discounts and commissions to be paid to them;

 
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details regarding over-allotment options, if any; and

 
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the net proceeds to us.

 
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The following is a summary of the securities we may offer with this prospectus.
 
Common Stock.  We currently have authorized 115,316,381 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share. We may offer shares of our common stock either alone or underlying other registered securities convertible into or exercisable for our common stock from time to time. Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share for the election of directors and on all other matters that require stockholder approval.   Subject to any preferential rights of any outstanding preferred stock, in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in the assets remaining after payment of liabilities and the liquidation preferences of any outstanding preferred stock. Currently, we do not pay any dividends. Our common stock does not carry any preemptive rights enabling a holder to subscribe for, or receive shares of, any class of our common stock or any other securities convertible into shares of any class of our common stock, or any redemption rights.

Preferred Stock.  We currently have authorized 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share, none of which are outstanding. We may offer shares of our preferred stock from time to time, in one or more series.  Under our articles of incorporation, our board of directors has the authority, without further action by stockholders, to designate up to 20,000,000 million shares of preferred stock in one or more series and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges, qualifications and restrictions granted to or imposed upon the preferred stock, including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption, liquidation preference and sinking fund terms, any or all of which may be greater than the rights of the common stock. 
 
We will fix the rights, preferences, privileges, qualifications and restrictions of the preferred stock of each series that we sell under this prospectus and applicable prospectus supplements in the certificate of designation relating to that series.  We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference into such registration statement from a Current Report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, any certificate of designation that describes the terms of the series of preferred stock we are offering before the issuance of the related series of preferred stock.  We urge you to read the prospectus supplements related to the series of preferred stock being offered, as well as the complete certificate of designation that contains the terms of the applicable series of preferred stock.

Debt Securities.  We may offer debt securities from time to time, in one or more series, as either senior or subordinated debt or as senior or subordinated convertible debt.  The senior debt securities will rank equally with any other unsubordinated debt that we may have and may be secured or unsecured.  The subordinated debt securities will be subordinate and junior in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner described in the instrument governing the debt, to all or some portion of our indebtedness.  Any convertible debt securities that we issue will be convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock or other securities of ours.  Conversion may be mandatory or at your option and would be at prescribed conversion rates.

The debt securities will be issued under one or more documents called indentures, which are contracts between us and a trustee for the holders of the debt securities.  In this prospectus, we have summarized certain general and standard features of the debt securities we may issue.  We urge you, however, to read the prospectus supplements related to the series of debt securities being offered, as well as the complete indentures that contain the terms of the debt securities.  We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference into such registration statement from a Current Report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, the forms of indentures and any supplemental indentures and the forms of debt securities containing the terms of debt securities we are offering before the issuance of any series of debt.

Warrants.  We may offer warrants for the purchase of our common stock, preferred stock and/or debt securities in one or more series, from time to time.  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 those securities.

The warrants will be evidenced by warrant certificates issued under one or more warrant agreements, which are contracts between us and an agent for the holders of the warrants.  In this prospectus, we have summarized certain general and standard features of the warrants.  We urge you, however, to read the prospectus supplements related to the series of warrants being offered, as well as the warrant agreements and warrant certificates that contain the terms of the warrants.  We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference into such registration statement from a Current Report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, the form of warrant agreements and form of warrant certificates relating to warrants for the purchase of common stock, preferred stock and debt securities we are offering before the issuance of any such warrants.

Units.  We may offer units consisting of common stock, preferred stock, debt securities and/or warrants to purchase any of such securities in one or more series. In this prospectus, we have summarized certain general and standard features of the units. We urge you, however, to read the prospectus supplements related to the series of units being offered, as well as the unit agreements that contain the terms of the units. We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a Current Report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, the form of unit agreement and any supplemental agreements that describe the terms of the series of units we are offering before the issuance of the related series of units.

 
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We will evidence each series of units by unit certificates that we will issue under a separate agreement. We will enter into the unit agreements with a unit agent. Each unit agent will be a bank or trust company that we select. We will indicate the name and address of the unit agent in the applicable prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of units.

THIS PROSPECTUS MAY NOT BE USED TO OFFER OR SELL ANY SECURITIES UNLESS ACCOMPANIED BY A PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT.


Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risks described under “Risk Factors” below and in the applicable prospectus supplement, together with all of the other information appearing in this prospectus 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 risk factors, and you may lose all or any part of your investment.

Risks Related to our Business

Our success depends on our management team and other key personnel, the loss of any of whom could disrupt our business operations.

Our future success will depend in substantial part on the continued services of our senior management. The loss of the services of one or more of our key personnel could impede implementation of our business plan and result in reduced profitability. Our future success will also depend on the continued ability to attract, retain and motivate highly qualified technical sales and marketing customer support. We cannot guarantee that we will be able to retain our key personnel or that we will be able to attract, assimilate or retain qualified personnel in the future. If we are unsuccessful in our efforts in this regard, it could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We do not presently maintain business disruption insurance. Any disruption of the operations in our factories would damage our business.
 
Our operations could be interrupted by fire, flood, earthquake and other events beyond our control for which we do not carry adequate insurance. While we have property damage insurance and automobile insurance, we do not carry business disruption insurance, which is not readily available in China. 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.
 
We do not presently maintain product liability insurance, and our property and equipment insurance does not cover the full value of our property and equipment, which leaves us with exposure in the event of loss or damage to our properties or claims filed against us.

We currently do not carry any product liability or other similar insurance. We cannot assure you that we would not face liability in the event of the failure of any of our products. We cannot assure you that, especially as China’s domestic consumer economy and industrial economy continues to expand, product liability exposure and litigation will not become more commonplace in the PRC, or that we will not face product liability exposure or actual liability as we expand our sales into international markets, like the United States, where product liability claims are more prevalent.
 
Our proprietary fertilizer formula may become obsolete which could materially adversely affect the competitiveness of our future fertilizer products.

The production of our fertilizer products are based on our proprietary fertilizer formula. 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. In addition, although we entered into confidentiality agreements with our key employees, we cannot assure you if there would be any breach of such agreement in which case our rights over such proprietary fertilizer formula would be adversely affected.

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Any significant fluctuation in our production cost may have a material adverse effect on our operating results.

The prices for the raw materials and other inputs to manufacture our fertilizer products are subject to market forces largely beyond our control, including the price of weathered coal, our energy costs, mineral and non-mineral elements, and freight costs. The costs for these inputs may fluctuate significantly based upon changes in these forces. Although we may pass any increase of such costs through to our customers, in the event we are unable to do so, we could incur significant losses and a diminution of the market price of our common stock.
 
Our sales have seasonal variations and adverse weather conditions could reduce demand for our products.
 
We will experience seasonal variations in our revenues and our operating costs due to seasonality. Normally, our peak selling season is from April through September. Periods of cold weather may delay the application of fertilizer or render it unnecessary thereby reducing demand for our products. During the fiscal years ended June 30, 2008 and 2007, approximately 71% and 70% of our annual fertilizer sales volume in the respective years came from our first fiscal quarter (summer) and our fourth fiscal quarter (spring), when demand for our fertilizer products typically peaks during planting season and prior to harvest. Further, if any natural disasters, such as snowstorm, flood, drought, hail, tornadoes or earthquakes, occur, demand for our products would likely be reduced.
 
The industry in which we do business is highly fragmented and competitive and we face competition from numerous fertilizer manufacturers in China and elsewhere.
 
We compete with numerous local Chinese fertilizer manufacturers. Although we may have greater resources than many of our competitors, most of which are small local fertilizer companies, it is possible that these competitors 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 a few large national competitors. Although we have advanced automated humic acid based fertilizer production lines and a green house supported research and development center, we cannot assure you that such large competitors will not develop their own similar production or research and development facilities. Further, China’s access into the World Trade Organization could 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 familiar enough of 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 and results of operations.

Our major competitors may be better able than we to successfully endure downturns in our industrial sector. In periods of reduced demand for our products, we can either choose to maintain market share by reducing our selling prices to meet competition or maintain selling prices, which would likely sacrifice market share. Sales and overall profitability would be reduced in either case. In addition, 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 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 and the Shaanxi Provincial Government. 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 a bigger 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 generates materials that create any environmental hazards or requires our business operations to comply with 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. 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.

We do not have key man insurance on our Chairman, President and CEO, on whom we rely for the management of our business.

We depend, to a large extent, on the abilities and participation of our current management team, but have a particular reliance upon Mr. Tao Li, our CEO, President and Chairman of the Board. The loss of the services of Mr. Li, for any reason, may have a material adverse effect on our business and prospects. We cannot assure you that the services of Mr. Li will continue to be available to us, or that we will be able to find a suitable replacement for him. We do not carry key man life insurance for any key personnel.
 
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Mr. Tao Li, our Chairman, President and CEO serves in other position in another company and may not devote all of his time into our business.

Our Chairman, President and CEO, Mr. Tao Li, also serves as Chairman of Xi’an Techteam Science & Technology Industry (Group) Co. Ltd., a company that is engaged in hi-tech application fields in China. There may be conflict of time arising from such other position Mr. Li holds and Mr. Li may not commit his full time attention to our business.
 
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 June 30, 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.

We are responsible for the indemnification of our officers and directors.

Our Bylaws provide for the indemnification of our directors, officers, employees, and agents, under certain circumstances, against costs and expenses incurred by them in any litigation to which they become a party arising from their association with or activities on our behalf. Consequently, we may be required to expend substantial funds to satisfy these indemnity obligations.

Risks Related to Doing Business in the PRC

Changes in the policies of the PRC government could have a significant impact upon the business we may be able to conduct in the PRC and the profitability of such business.

The PRC’s economy is in a transition from a planned economy to a market oriented economy subject to five-year and annual plans adopted by the government that set national economic development goals (Source: President Hu’s Report at 17th Party Congress). Policies of the PRC government can have significant effects on economic conditions in China. The PRC government has confirmed that economic development will follow the model of a market economy, such as the United States. Under this direction, we believe that the PRC will continue to strengthen its economic and trading relationships with foreign countries and business development in the PRC will follow market forces. While we believe that this trend will continue, we cannot assure you that this will be the case. Our interests may be adversely affected by changes in policies by the PRC government, including:

 
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changes in laws, regulations or their interpretation
 
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confiscatory taxation
 
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restrictions on currency conversion, imports or sources of supplies
 
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expropriation or nationalization of private enterprises

Although the PRC government has been pursuing economic reform policies for more than two decades, we cannot assure you that the government will continue to pursue such policies or that such policies may not be significantly altered, especially in the event of a change in leadership, social or political disruption, or other circumstances affecting the PRC's political, economic and social life.

The PRC laws and regulations governing our current business operations are sometimes vague and uncertain. Any changes in such PRC laws and regulations may have a material and adverse effect on our business.
 
There are substantial uncertainties regarding the interpretation and application of PRC laws and regulations, including, but not limited to, the laws and regulations governing our business, and the enforcement and performance of our arrangements with customers in the event of the imposition of statutory liens, death, bankruptcy and criminal proceedings. We and any future subsidiaries are considered foreign persons or foreign funded enterprises under PRC laws, and as a result, we are required to comply with PRC laws and regulations. These laws and regulations are sometimes vague and may be subject to future changes, and their official interpretation and enforcement may involve substantial uncertainty. The effectiveness of newly enacted laws, regulations or amendments may be delayed, resulting in detrimental reliance by foreign investors. New laws and regulations that affect existing and proposed future businesses may also be applied retroactively. We cannot predict what effect the interpretation of existing or new PRC laws or regulations may have on our businesses.

 
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A slowdown or other adverse developments in the PRC economy may materially and adversely affect our customers, demand for our services and our business.
 
All of our operations are conducted in the PRC and almost all of our revenues are generated from sales in the PRC. Although the PRC economy has grown significantly in recent years (Source: National Bureau of Statistics of China and Xinhuanet.com), we cannot assure you that such growth will continue. The humic acid based fertilizer industry in the PRC is growing (Source: Ministry of Agriculture in the PRC), according to the PRC National Bureau of Statistics, the PRC’s economy expended 6.8% from a year earlier in the fourth quarter of 2008, which means that a full-year growth for 2008 was 9.0%. It is the first time since 2002 that China has expanded by less than 10% annually. We do not know how sensitive we are to a slowdown in economic growth or other adverse changes in the PRC economy which may affect demand for our products. A slowdown in overall economic growth, an economic downturn or recession or other adverse economic developments in the PRC may materially reduce the demand for our products and materially and adversely affect our business.

Inflation in the PRC could negatively affect our profitability and growth.

While the PRC economy has experienced rapid growth, it has been uneven among various sectors of the economy and in different geographical areas of the country. Rapid economic growth can lead to growth in the money supply and rising inflation. If prices for our products do not rise at a rate that is sufficient to fully absorb inflation-driven increases in our costs of supplies, our profitability can be adversely affected.
 
During the past ten years, the rate of inflation in China has been as high as 20.7% and as low as -2.2%. These factors have led to the adoption by the Chinese government, from time to time, of various corrective measures designed to restrict the availability of credit or regulate growth and contain inflation. In order to control inflation in the past, the PRC government has imposed controls on bank credits, limits on loans for fixed assets and restrictions on state bank lending. The implementation of these and other similar policies can impede economic growth and thereby harm the market for our products.
 
TechTeam and Jintai are subject to restrictions on paying dividends and making other payments to our subsidiary, Green New Jersey; as a result, we might therefore, be unable to pay dividends to you.
 
We are a holding company incorporated in the State of Nevada and do not have any assets or conduct any business operations other than our investments in our subsidiaries, Green New Jersey, TechTeam and Jintai. As a result of our holding company structure, we rely entirely on dividends payments from TechTeam and Jintai, our subsidiaries in PRC. PRC regulations currently permit payment of dividends only out of accumulated profits, as determined in accordance with PRC accounting standards and regulations. Our subsidiaries are also required to set aside a portion of its after-tax profits according to PRC accounting standards and regulations to fund certain reserve funds. We may experience difficulties such as lengthy processing time from the foreign exchange administrative bureau’s side and formality requirement on paperwork in completing the administrative procedures necessary to obtain and remit foreign currency. Furthermore, if Green New Jersey, TechTeam or Jintai incurs debt on its own in the future, the instruments governing the debt may restrict its ability to pay dividends or make other payments. If we or Green New Jersey are unable to receive any profits from TechTeam and Jintai’s operations, we may be unable to pay dividends on our common stock.
 
Governmental control of currency conversion may affect the value of your investment.

The PRC government imposes controls on the convertibility of RMB into foreign currencies and, in certain cases, the remittance of currency out of the PRC. We receive substantially all of our revenues in RMB, which is currently not a freely convertible currency. Shortages in the availability of foreign currency may restrict our ability to remit sufficient foreign currency to pay dividends, or otherwise satisfy foreign currency dominated obligations. Under existing PRC foreign exchange regulations, payments of current account items, including profit distributions, interest payments and expenditures from the transaction, can be made in foreign currencies without prior approval from the PRC State Administration of Foreign Exchange by complying with certain procedural requirements. However, approval from appropriate governmental authorities is required where RMB is to be converted into foreign currency and remitted out of PRC to pay capital expenses such as the repayment of bank loans denominated in foreign currencies.

The PRC government also may at its discretion restrict access in the future to foreign currencies for current account transactions. If the foreign exchange control system prevents us from obtaining sufficient foreign currency to satisfy our currency demands, we may not be able to pay certain of our expenses as they come due.

 
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The fluctuation of RMB may materially and adversely affect your investment.
 
The value of the RMB against the U.S. dollar and other currencies may fluctuate and is affected by, among other things, changes in the PRC's political and economic conditions. As we rely entirely on revenues earned in the PRC, any significant revaluation of RMB may materially and adversely affect our cash flows, revenues and financial condition. For example, to the extent that we need to convert U.S. dollars we receive from an offering of our securities into RMB for our operations, appreciation of the RMB against the U.S. dollar could lead the RMB equivalent of the U.S. dollars be reduced and therefore could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Conversely, if we decide to convert our RMB into U.S. dollars for the purpose of making dividend payments on our common stock or for other business purposes and the U.S. dollar appreciates against the RMB, the U.S. dollar equivalent of the RMB we convert would be reduced. In addition, the depreciation of significant U.S. dollar denominated assets could result in a charge to our income statement and a reduction in the value of these assets.
 
Recent PRC regulations relating to the establishment of offshore special purpose companies by PRC domestic residents and registration requirements for employee stock ownership plans or share option plans may subject our PRC resident beneficial owners or the plan participants to personal liability, limit our ability to inject capital into our PRC subsidiaries, limit our subsidiaries ability to increase their registered capital or distribute profits to us, or may otherwise adversely affect us.
 
The China State Administration of Foreign Exchange (“SAFE”) issued a public notice in October 2005 requiring PRC domestic residents to register with the local SAFE branch before establishing or controlling any company outside of China for the purpose of capital financing with assets or equities of PRC companies, referred to in the notice as an “offshore special purpose company.” PRC domestic residents who are shareholders of offshore special purpose companies and have completed round trip investments but did not make foreign exchange registrations for overseas investments before November 1, 2005 were retroactively required to register with the local SAFE branch before March 31, 2006. PRC resident shareholders are also required to amend their registrations with the local SAFE in certain circumstances. Internal implementing guidelines issued by SAFE, which became public in June 2007 (known as Notice 106), expanded the reach of Circular 75. After consultation with China counsel, we do not believe that any of our PRC domestic resident shareholders are subject to the SAFE registration requirement, however, we cannot provide any assurances that all of our shareholders who are PRC residents will not be required to make or obtain any applicable registrations or approvals required by these SAFE regulations in the future. The failure or inability of our PRC resident shareholders to comply with the registration procedures set forth therein may subject us to fines and legal sanctions, restrict our cross-border investment activities, or limit our PRC subsidiaries’ ability to distribute dividends or obtain foreign-exchange-dominated loans to our company.
 
As it is uncertain how the SAFE regulations will be interpreted or implemented, we cannot predict how these regulations will affect our business operations or future strategy. For example, we may be subject to more stringent review and approval process with respect to our foreign exchange activities, such as remittance of dividends and foreign-currency-denominated borrowings, which may adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition. In addition, if we decide to acquire a PRC domestic company, we cannot assure you that we or the owners of such company, as the case may be, will be able to obtain the necessary approvals or complete the necessary filings and registrations required by the SAFE regulations. This may restrict our ability to implement our acquisition strategy and could adversely affect our business and prospects.
 
Regulations on Employee Share Options may subject us and/or our PRC employees to regulatory liability.

Under the Implementation Rules of the Administrative Measures for Individual Foreign Exchange, or the Individual Foreign Exchange Rules, issued on January 5, 2007 by the SAFE, PRC citizens who are granted shares or share options by an overseas listed company according to its employee share option or share incentive plan are required, through the PRC subsidiary of such overseas listed company or any other qualified PRC agent, to register with the SAFE and complete certain other procedures related to the share option or other share incentive plan. Foreign exchange income received from the sale of shares or dividends distributed by the overseas listed company may be remitted into a foreign currency account of such PRC citizen or be exchanged into RMB. Our PRC citizen employees who have been granted share options, or PRC option holders, are subject to the Individual Foreign Exchange Rules. If we or our PRC citizen employees fail to comply with these regulations, we or our PRC option holders may be subject to fines and legal sanctions.
 
Any recurrence of severe acute respiratory syndrome, or SARS, or another widespread public health problem, such as H1N1 flu, could adversely affect our operations.

A renewed outbreak of SARS or another widespread public health problem in the PRC, where all of our revenue is derived, could have an adverse effect on our operations. Our operations may be impacted by a number of health-related factors, including quarantines or closures of some of our offices that would adversely disrupt our operations.
 
Any of the foregoing events or other unforeseen consequences of public health problems could adversely affect our operations.

 
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Because our principal assets are located outside of the United States and because almost all of our directors and all our officers reside outside of the United States, it may be difficult for you to use the United States Federal securities laws to enforce your rights against us and our officers and most of our directors or to enforce judgments of United States courts against us or our officers and most of our directors in the PRC.

Almost all of our present officers and directors reside outside of the United States. In addition, our operating subsidiaries, TechTeam and Jintai, are located in the PRC and substantially all of their assets are located outside of the United States. It may therefore be difficult for investors in the United States to enforce their legal rights based on the civil liability provisions of the United States Federal securities laws against us and our officers and most of our directors in the courts of either the United States or the PRC and, even if civil judgments are obtained in courts of the United States, to enforce such judgments in PRC courts. Further, it is unclear if extradition treaties now in effect between the United States and the PRC would permit effective enforcement against us or our officers and most of our directors of criminal penalties, under the United States Federal securities laws or otherwise.

Risks Related to an Investment in our Stock.

Our officers, directors and affiliates control us through their positions and stock ownership and their interests may differ from other stockholders.

Our Chairman, President and CEO, Mr. Tao Li, has the voting rights on 7,897,710, or 42.5% of our common stock. As a result, he is able to influence the outcome of stockholder votes on various matters, including the election of directors and extraordinary corporate transactions, including business combinations. The interests of Mr. Li may differ from other stockholders.
 
If our common stock were delisted and determined to be a “penny stock,” a broker-dealer may find it more difficult to trade our common stock and an investor may find it more difficult to acquire or dispose of our common stock in the secondary market.

If our common stock were removed from listing with the NYSE Amex, it may be subject to the so-called “penny stock” rules. The SEC has adopted regulations that define a “penny stock” to be any equity security that has a market price per share of less than $5.00, subject to certain exceptions, such as any securities listed on a national securities exchange. For any transaction involving a “penny stock,” unless exempt, the rules impose additional sales practice requirements on broker-dealers, subject to certain exceptions. If our common stock were delisted and determined to be a “penny stock,” a broker-dealer may find it more difficult to trade our common stock and an investor may find it more difficult to acquire or dispose of our common stock on the secondary market. Investors in penny stocks should be prepared for the possibility that they may lose their whole investment.

Our Common Stock is subject to price volatility unrelated to our operations.

The market price of our common stock could fluctuate substantially due to a variety of factors, including market perception of our ability to achieve our planned growth, quarterly operating results of other companies in the same industry, trading volume in our common stock, changes in general conditions in the economy and the financial markets or other developments affecting our competitors or us. In addition, the stock market is subject to extreme price and volume fluctuations. During the past fifty-two weeks, our stock price has fluctuated from a low of $1.84 to a high of $33.00. This volatility has had a significant effect on the market price of securities issued by many companies for reasons unrelated to their operating performance and could have the same effect on our common stock.

 
Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement applicable to an offering, we intend to use any net proceeds from the sale of our securities to fund our operations and for other general corporate purposes, such as additions to working capital, expansion of our business through internal growth or acquisitions and repayment of indebtedness, although we have no current commitments or agreements with respect to any such investments or acquisitions as of the date of this prospectus. We have not determined the amount of net proceeds to be used specifically for the foregoing purposes.
 
When we offer a particular series of securities, we will describe the intended use of the net proceeds from that offering in a prospectus supplement. The actual amount of net proceeds we spend on a particular use will depend on many factors, including, our future capital expenditures, the amount of cash required by our operations, and our future revenue growth, if any. Therefore, we will retain broad discretion in the use of the net proceeds.

 
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 Our authorized share capital consists of 115,197,165 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, and 20,000,000 shares of “blank check” preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of June 30, 2009, there were 12,281,569 common shares outstanding and no preferred shares issued and outstanding. All outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and non-assessable.
 
 The following description of our common stock and preferred stock, together with any additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplement, summarizes the material terms and provisions of our common stock and the preferred stock that we may offer under this prospectus. 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 particular terms of any class or series of these securities in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. For the complete terms of our common stock and preferred stock, please refer to our Articles of Incorporation and our bylaws that are incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part or may be incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any applicable prospectus supplement. The terms of these securities may also be affected by Chapter 78 of the Nevada Revised Statutes. The summary below and that contained in any applicable prospectus supplement are qualified in their entirety by reference to our Articles of Incorporation and bylaws.

Common Stock

Voting. Holders of shares of common stock are entitled to one vote for each share on all matters to be voted on by the stockholders. They are not entitled to cumulative voting rights.

Dividends and Other Distributions. Subject to the prior rights of holders of any preferred shares issued and outstanding, holders of our common stock are entitled to share in an equal amount per share in any dividends declared by our board of directors on the common stock and paid out of legally available assets.

Distributions on Dissolution. Subject to any preferential rights of any issued and outstanding preferred stock, in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in the assets remaining after payment of liabilities and the liquidation preferences of any outstanding preferred stock.

Other Rights. Our common stock does not carry any preemptive rights enabling a holder to subscribe for, or receive shares of, any class of our common stock or any other securities convertible into shares of any class of our common stock. There are no conversion or redemption rights or sinking funds provided for our stockholders.

Preferred Stock

The Board of Directors has the authority to issue 20,000,000 shares of preferred shares, issuable in series, and to determine prior to any such issuance designations, preferences and relative participating, optional or other special rights and qualifications, limitations or restrictions, including voting rights, of those shares without any further vote or action by the shareholders. Preferred shares may, at the discretion of the board of directors, be entitled to preference over the common shares and any other shares ranking junior to the preferred shares with respect to the payment of dividends and distribution of assets in the event of liquidation, dissolution or winding up. If any cumulative dividends or amounts payable on return of capital are not paid in full, preferred shares of all issued series would participate ratably in accordance with the amounts that would be payable on such shares if all such dividends were declared and paid in full or the sums which would be payable on such shares on the return of capital if all amounts so payable were paid in full, as the case may be.

The issuance of preferred stock could adversely affect the voting power of holders of common stock and reduce the likelihood that common stockholders will receive dividend payments and payments upon liquidation.  The issuance could have the effect of decreasing the market price of our common stock.  The issuance of preferred stock also could have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control of our company.

Our board of directors will fix the rights, preferences, privileges, qualifications and restrictions of the preferred stock of each series that we sell under this prospectus and applicable prospectus supplements in the certificate of designation relating to that series.  We will incorporate by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part the form of any certificate of designation that describes the terms of the series of preferred stock we are offering before the issuance of the related series of preferred stock.  This description will include:

 
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the title and stated value;

 
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the number of shares we are offering;

 
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the liquidation preference per share;

 
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the purchase price per share;

 
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the dividend rate per share, dividend period and payment dates and method of calculation for dividends;

 
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whether dividends will be cumulative or non-cumulative and, if cumulative, the date from which dividends will accumulate;

 
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our right, if any, to defer payment of dividends and the maximum length of any such deferral period;

 
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the procedures for any auction and remarketing, if any;

 
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the provisions for a sinking fund, if any;

 
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the provisions for redemption or repurchase, if applicable, and any restrictions on our ability to exercise those redemption and repurchase rights;

 
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any listing of the preferred stock on any securities exchange or market;

 
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whether the preferred stock will be convertible into our common stock or other securities of ours, including warrants, and, if applicable, the conversion period, the conversion price, or how it will be calculated, and under what circumstances it may be adjusted;

 
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whether the preferred stock will be exchangeable into debt securities, and, if applicable, the exchange period, the exchange price, or how it will be calculated, and under what circumstances it may be adjusted;

 
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voting rights, if any, of the preferred stock;

 
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preemption rights, if any;

 
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restrictions on transfer, sale or other assignment, if any;

 
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a discussion of any material or special United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the preferred stock;

 
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the relative ranking and preferences of the preferred stock as to dividend rights and rights if we liquidate, dissolve or wind up our affairs;

 
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any other specific terms, rights, preferences, privileges, qualifications or restrictions of the preferred stock.

When we issue shares of preferred stock under this prospectus, the shares will be fully paid and non-assessable and will not have, or be subject to, any preemptive or similar rights.

 Transfer Agent and Registrant for our Common Stock

The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Corporate Stock Transfer, Inc., 3200 Cherry Creek South, Suite 430, Denver, Colorado 80209, and its telephone number is (303) 282-4800.

Listing on NYSE Amex

Our common stock is listed on NYSE Amex under the symbol “CGA.”


The following description, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplements, summarizes the general 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.   However, no prospectus supplement shall fundamentally change the terms that are set forth in this prospectus or offer a security that is not registered and described in this prospectus at the time of its effectiveness.  As of the date of this prospectus, we have no outstanding registered debt securities.

 
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We will issue the senior notes under the senior indenture, which we will enter into with the trustee to be named in the senior indenture.  We will issue the subordinated notes under the subordinated indenture, which we will enter into with the trustee to be named in the subordinated indenture.  If we issue debt securities, we will file these documents as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or incorporate them by reference from a Current Report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC.  We use the term “indentures” to refer to both the senior indenture and the subordinated indenture.

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 indentures may limit the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities which we may issue and will provide that we may issue the debt securities from time to time in one or more series. The indentures may or may not limit the amount of our other indebtedness or the debt securities which we or our subsidiaries may issue. 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:

 
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the title;

 
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the principal amount being offered, and, if a series, the total amount authorized and the total amount outstanding;

 
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any limit on the amount that may be issued;

 
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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;

 
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the maturity date;

 
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whether and under what circumstances, if any, we will pay additional amounts on any debt securities held by a person who is not a United States person for tax purposes, and whether we can redeem the debt securities if we have to pay such additional amounts;

 
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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;

 
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whether or not the debt securities will be secured or unsecured, and the terms of any secured debt;

 
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the terms of the subordination of any series of subordinated debt;

 
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the place where payments will be payable;

 
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restrictions on transfer, sale or other assignment, if any;

 
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our right, if any, to defer payment of interest and the maximum length of any such deferral period;

 
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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;

 
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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;

 
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whether the indenture will restrict our ability and/or the ability of our subsidiaries to:

 
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incur additional indebtedness;

 
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issue additional securities;

 
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create liens;

 
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pay dividends and make distributions in respect of our capital stock and the capital stock of our subsidiaries;
 
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redeem capital stock;

 
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place restrictions on our subsidiaries’ ability to pay dividends, make distributions or transfer assets;

 
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make investments or other restricted payments;

 
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sell or otherwise dispose of assets;

 
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enter into sale-leaseback transactions;

 
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engage in transactions with stockholders and affiliates;

 
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issue or sell stock of our subsidiaries; or

 
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effect a consolidation or merger;

 
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whether the indenture will require us to maintain any interest coverage, fixed charge, cash flow-based, asset-based or other financial ratios;

 
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a discussion of any material or special United States federal income tax considerations applicable to the debt securities;

 
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information describing any book-entry features;

 
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provisions for a sinking fund purchase or other analogous fund, if any;

 
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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;

 
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the procedures for any auction and remarketing, if any;

 
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the denominations in which we will issue the series of debt securities, if other than denominations of $1,000 and any integral multiple thereof;

 
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if other than dollars, the currency in which the series of debt securities will be denominated; and

 
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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 which may be required by us or advisable under applicable laws or regulations or advisable in connection with the marketing of the debt securities.

 
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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 description of the debt securities in the prospectus supplement or the indentures may provide that we may not consolidate or amalgamate with or merge into any person or convey, transfer or lease our properties or assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to any person, and we may not permit any person to consolidate or amalgamate with or merge into us, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets as an entirety or substantially as an entirety to us, unless:

 
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immediately after giving effect to the transaction, no event of default, and no event which after notice or lapse of time or both would become an event of default, will have occurred and be continuing; and

 
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certain other conditions are met.

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.

Events of Default Under the Indenture

Each of the following constitute reasonably standard events of default that may be included in any finalized indenture or prospectus supplement as constituting an event of default with respect to any series of debt securities that we may issue:

 
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if we fail to pay interest when due and payable and our failure continues for 30 days and the time for payment has not been extended or deferred;

 
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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;

 
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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;

 
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if specified events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization occur; and

 
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any other event of default provided in or pursuant to the applicable indenture or prospectus supplement with respect to the debt securities of that series.

If an event of default with respect to debt securities of any series occurs and is continuing, other than an event of default in the event of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization, 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 due to bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization 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. 

 
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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:
 
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the direction so given by the holder is not in conflict with any law or the applicable indenture; and
 
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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:
 
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the holder has given written notice to the debenture trustee of a continuing event of default with respect to that series;
 
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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
 
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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.
 
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:
 
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to fix any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency in the indenture;
 
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to comply with the provisions described above under “Consolidation, Merger or Sale”;
 
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to comply with any requirements of the SEC in connection with the qualification of any indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939;
 
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to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee;
 
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to provide for uncertificated debt securities and to make all appropriate changes for such purpose;
 
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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;
 
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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;
 
 
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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
 
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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:
 
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extending the fixed maturity of the series of debt securities;
 
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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 will provide that we can elect to be discharged from our obligations with respect to one or more series of debt securities, except for obligations to:
 
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register the transfer or exchange of debt securities of the series;
 
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replace stolen, lost or mutilated debt securities of the series;
 
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maintain paying agencies;
 
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hold monies for payment in trust;
 
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recover excess money held by the debenture trustee;
 
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compensate and indemnify the debenture trustee; and
 
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appoint any successor trustee.
 
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 indenture will 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.

 
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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
 
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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, will undertake 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.
 
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 which 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 which 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 will not limit the amount of indebtedness which we may incur, including senior indebtedness or subordinated indebtedness, and will not limit us from issuing any other debt, including secured debt or unsecured debt.

 
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The following description, together with the additional information we may include in any applicable prospectus supplements, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the warrants that we may offer under this prospectus. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any warrants that we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any series of warrants in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms of any warrants offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below. However, no prospectus supplement will fundamentally change the terms that are set forth in this prospectus or offer a security that is not registered and described in this prospectus at the time of its effectiveness.
 
We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a Current Report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, the form of warrant agreement, including a form of warrant certificate, that describes the terms of the particular series of warrants we are offering before the issuance of the related series of warrants. The following summaries of material provisions of the warrants and the warrant agreements are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the warrant agreement and warrant certificate applicable to a particular series of warrants. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements related to the particular series of warrants that we sell under this prospectus, as well as the complete warrant agreements and warrant certificates that contain the terms of the warrants.
 
General
 
We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms relating to a series of warrants, including:
 
·
the offering price and aggregate number of warrants offered;
 
·
the currency for which the warrants may be purchased;
 
·
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;
 
·
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 which, and currency in which, this principal amount of debt securities may be purchased upon such exercise;
 
·
in the case of warrants to purchase common stock or preferred stock, the number 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 these shares may be purchased upon such exercise;
 
·
the effect of any merger, consolidation, sale or other disposition of our business on the warrant agreements and the warrants;
 
·
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;
 
·
the manner in which the warrant agreements and warrants may be modified;
 
·
federal income tax consequences of holding or exercising the warrants;
 
·
the terms of the securities issuable upon exercise of the warrants; 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

 
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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 the specified 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.
 
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 amount to the warrant agent in immediately available funds, as 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. If we so indicate in the applicable prospectus supplement, holders of the warrants may surrender securities as all or part of the exercise price for warrants.
 
Enforceability of Rights by Holders of Warrants
 
Each 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 its right to exercise, and receive the securities purchasable upon exercise of, its warrants.
  
 
The following description, together with the additional information we may include in any applicable prospectus supplements, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the units that we may offer under this prospectus. While the terms we have summarized below will apply generally to any units that we may offer under this prospectus, we will describe the particular terms of any series of units in more detail in the applicable prospectus supplement. The terms of any units offered under a prospectus supplement may differ from the terms described below. However, no prospectus supplement will fundamentally change the terms that are set forth in this prospectus or offer a security that is not registered and described in this prospectus at the time of its effectiveness.
 
We will file as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, or will incorporate by reference from a Current Report on Form 8-K that we file with the SEC, the form of unit agreement that describes the terms of the series of units we are offering, and any supplemental agreements, before the issuance of the related series of units. The following summaries of material terms and provisions of the units are subject to, and qualified in their entirety by reference to, all the provisions of the unit agreement and any supplemental agreements applicable to a particular series of units. We urge you to read the applicable prospectus supplements related to the particular series of units that we sell under this prospectus, as well as the complete unit agreement and any supplemental agreements that contain the terms of the units.

General
 
We may issue units comprised of one or more debt securities, shares of common stock, shares of preferred stock and warrants in any combination. Each unit will be issued so that the holder of the unit is also the holder of each security included in the unit. Thus, the holder of a unit will have the rights and obligations of a holder of each included security. 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.
 
We will describe in the applicable prospectus supplement the terms of the series of units, including:
 
·
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;

 
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any provisions of the governing unit agreement that differ from those described below; and
 
·
any provisions for the issuance, payment, settlement, transfer or exchange of the units or of the securities comprising the units.
 
The provisions described in this section, as well as those described under “Description of Capital Stock,” “Description of Debt Securities” and “Description of Warrants” will apply to each unit and to any common stock, preferred stock, debt security or warrant included in each unit, respectively.
 
Issuance in Series
 
We may issue units in such amounts and in numerous distinct series as we determine.
 
Enforceability of Rights by Holders of Units
 
Each unit agent will act solely as our agent under the applicable unit agreement and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency or trust with any holder of any unit. A single bank or trust company may act as unit agent for more than one series of units. A unit agent will have no duty or responsibility in case of any default by us under the applicable unit agreement or unit, including any duty or responsibility to initiate any proceedings at law or otherwise, or to make any demand upon us. Any holder of a unit may, without the consent of the related unit agent or the holder of any other unit, enforce by appropriate legal action its rights as holder under any security included in the unit.
 
Title
 
We, the unit agents and any of their agents may treat the registered holder of any unit certificate as an absolute owner of the units evidenced by that certificate for any purpose and as the person entitled to exercise the rights attaching to the units so requested, despite any notice to the contrary. See “Legal Ownership of Securities.”
 
 
We can issue securities in registered form or in the form of one or more global securities.  We describe global securities in greater detail below.  We refer to those persons who have securities registered in their own names on the books that we or any applicable trustee or depositary or warrant agent maintain for this purpose as the “holders” of those securities.  These persons are the legal holders of the securities.  We refer to those persons who, indirectly through others, own beneficial interests in securities that are not registered in their own names, as “indirect holders” of those securities.  As we discuss below, indirect holders are not legal holders, and investors in securities issued in book-entry form or in street name will be indirect holders.
 
Book-Entry Holders
 
We may issue securities in book-entry form only, as we will specify in the applicable prospectus supplement.  This means securities may be represented by one or more global securities registered in the name of a financial institution that holds them as depositary on behalf of other financial institutions that participate in the depositary’s book-entry system.  These participating institutions, which are referred to as participants, in turn, hold beneficial interests in the securities on behalf of themselves or their customers.
 
Only the person in whose name a security is registered is recognized as the holder of that security.  Global securities will be registered in the name of the depositary.  Consequently, for global securities, we will recognize only the depositary as the holder of the securities, and we will make all payments on the securities to the depositary.  The depositary passes along the payments it receives to its participants, which in turn pass the payments along to their customers who are the beneficial owners.  The depositary and its participants do so under agreements they have made with one another or with their customers; they are not obligated to do so under the terms of the securities.
 
As a result, investors in a global security will not own securities directly.  Instead, they will own beneficial interests in a global security, through a bank, broker or other financial institution that participates in the depositary’s book-entry system or holds an interest through a participant.  As long as the securities are issued in global form, investors will be indirect holders, and not holders, of the securities.
 
Street Name Holders
 
We may terminate global securities or issue securities that are not issued in global form.  In these cases, investors may choose to hold their securities in their own names or in “street name.” Securities held by an investor in street name would be registered in the name of a bank, broker or other financial institution that the investor chooses, and the investor would hold only a beneficial interest in those securities through an account he or she maintains at that institution.

 
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For securities held in street name, we or any applicable trustee or depositary will recognize only the intermediary banks, brokers and other financial institutions in whose names the securities are registered as the holders of those securities, and we or any such trustee or depositary will make all payments on those securities to them.  These institutions pass along the payments they receive to their customers who are the beneficial owners, but only because they agree to do so in their customer agreements or because they are legally required to do so.  Investors who hold securities in street name will be indirect holders, not holders, of those securities.
 
Legal Holders
 
Our obligations, as well as the obligations of any applicable trustee or third party employed by us or a trustee, run only to the legal holders of the securities.  We do not have obligations to investors who hold beneficial interests in global securities, in street name or by any other indirect means.  This will be the case whether an investor chooses to be an indirect holder of a security or has no choice because we are issuing the securities only in global form.
 
For example, once we make a payment or give a notice to the holder, we have no further responsibility for the payment or notice even if that holder is required, under agreements with its participants or customers or by law, to pass it along to the indirect holders but does not do so.  Similarly, we may want to obtain the approval of the holders to amend an indenture, to relieve us of the consequences of a default or of our obligation to comply with a particular provision of an indenture, or for other purposes.  In such an event, we would seek approval only from the holders, and not the indirect holders, of the securities.  Whether and how the holders contact the indirect holders is up to the holders.
  
Special Considerations for Indirect Holders
 
If you hold securities through a bank, broker or other financial institution, either in book-entry form because the securities are represented by one or more global securities or in street name, you should check with your own institution to find out:
 
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how it handles securities payments and notices;
 
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whether it imposes fees or charges;
 
·
how it would handle a request for the holders’ consent, if ever required;
 
·
whether and how you can instruct it to send you securities registered in your own name so you can be a holder, if that is permitted in the future;
 
·
how it would exercise rights under the securities if there were a default or other event triggering the need for holders to act to protect their interests; and
 
·
if the securities are in book-entry form, how the depositary’s rules and procedures will affect these matters.
 
Global Securities
 
A global security is a security that represents one or any other number of individual securities held by a depositary.  Generally, all securities represented by the same global securities will have the same terms.
 
Each security issued in book-entry form will be represented by a global security that we issue to, deposit with and register in the name of a financial institution or its nominee that we select.  The financial institution that we select for this purpose is called the depositary.  Unless we specify otherwise in the applicable prospectus supplement, The Depository Trust Company, New York, New York, known as DTC, will be the depositary for all securities issued in book-entry form.
 
A global security may not be transferred to or registered in the name of anyone other than the depositary, its nominee or a successor depositary, unless special termination situations arise.  We describe those situations below under “Special Situations When a Global Security Will Be Terminated.” As a result of these arrangements, the depositary, or its nominee, will be the sole registered owner and holder of all securities represented by a global security, and investors will be permitted to own only beneficial interests in a global security.  Beneficial interests must be held by means of an account with a broker, bank or other financial institution that in turn has an account with the depositary or with another institution that does.  Thus, an investor whose security is represented by a global security will not be a holder of the security, but only an indirect holder of a beneficial interest in the global security.

 
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If the prospectus supplement for a particular security indicates that the security will be issued as a global security, then the security will be represented by a global security at all times unless and until the global security is terminated.  If termination occurs, we may issue the securities through another book-entry clearing system or decide that the securities may no longer be held through any book-entry clearing system.
 
Special Considerations For Global Securities
 
As an indirect holder, an investor’s rights relating to a global security will be governed by the account rules of the investor’s financial institution and of the depositary, as well as general laws relating to securities transfers.  We do not recognize an indirect holder as a holder of securities and instead deal only with the depositary that holds the global security.
 
If securities are issued only as global securities, an investor should be aware of the following:
 
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an investor cannot cause the securities to be registered in his or her name, and cannot obtain non-global certificates for his or her interest in the securities, except in the special situations we describe below;
 
·
an investor will be an indirect holder and must look to his or her own bank or broker for payments on the securities and protection of his or her legal rights relating to the securities, as we describe above;
 
·
an investor may not be able to sell interests in the securities to some insurance companies and to other institutions that are required by law to own their securities in non-book-entry form;
 
·
an investor may not be able to pledge his or her interest in the global security in circumstances where certificates representing the securities must be delivered to the lender or other beneficiary of the pledge in order for the pledge to be effective;
 
·
the depositary’s policies, which may change from time to time, will govern payments, transfers, exchanges and other matters relating to an investor’s interest in the global security.  We and any applicable trustee have no responsibility for any aspect of the depositary’s actions or for its records of ownership interests in the global security.  We and the trustee also do not supervise the depositary in any way;
 
·
the depositary may, and we understand that DTC will, require that those who purchase and sell interests in the global security within its book-entry system use immediately available funds, and your broker or bank may require you to do so as well; and
 
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financial institutions that participate in the depositary’s book-entry system, and through which an investor holds its interest in the global security, may also have their own policies affecting payments, notices and other matters relating to the securities.  There may be more than one financial intermediary in the chain of ownership for an investor.  We do not monitor and are not responsible for the actions of any of those intermediaries.
 
Special Situations When A Global Security Will Be Terminated
 
In a few special situations described below, a global security will terminate and interests in it will be exchanged for physical certificates representing those interests.  After that exchange, the choice of whether to hold securities directly or in street name will be up to the investor.  Investors must consult their own banks or brokers to find out how to have their interests in securities transferred to their own names, so that they will be direct holders.  We have described the rights of holders and street name investors above.
 
A global security will terminate when the following special situations occur:
 
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if the depositary notifies us that it is unwilling, unable or no longer qualified to continue as depositary for that global security and we do not appoint another institution to act as depositary within 90 days;
 
·
if we notify any applicable trustee that we wish to terminate that global security; or
 
·
if an event of default has occurred with regard to securities represented by that global security and has not been cured or waived.
 
The prospectus supplement may also list additional situations for terminating a global security that would apply only to the particular series of securities covered by the prospectus supplement.  When a global security terminates, the depositary, and not we or any applicable trustee, is responsible for deciding the names of the institutions that will be the initial direct holders.

 
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We may sell the securities to or through underwriters or dealers, through agents, or directly to one or more purchasers.  A prospectus supplement or supplements will describe the terms of the offering of the securities, including, to the extent applicable:
 
·
the name or names of any underwriters or agents;
 
·
the purchase price of the securities and the proceeds we will receive from the sale;
 
·
any over-allotment options under which underwriters may purchase additional securities from us;
 
·
any agency fees or underwriting discounts and other items constituting agents’ or underwriters’ compensation;
 
·
any public offering price;
 
·
any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers; and
 
·
any securities exchange or market on which the securities may be listed.
 
We may distribute the securities from time to time in one or more transactions at:

fixed price or prices, which may be changed from time to time;
                        
market prices prevailing at the time of sale;
                        
prices related to such prevailing market prices; or
                        
negotiated prices.
 
Underwriters
 
If we use underwriters for a sale of securities, the underwriters will acquire the securities for their own account. The underwriters may resell the securities in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. The obligations of the underwriters to purchase the securities will be subject to the conditions set forth in the applicable underwriting agreement. We may offer the securities to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or by underwriters without a syndicate.  Subject to certain conditions, the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all the securities of the series offered if they purchase any of the securities of that series. We may change from time to time any public offering price and any discounts or concessions the underwriters allow or reallow or pay to dealers. We may use underwriters with whom we have a material relationship. We will describe the nature of any such relationship in any applicable prospectus supplement naming any such underwriter. Only underwriters we name in the prospectus supplement are underwriters of the securities offered by the prospectus supplement.
 
We may provide agents and underwriters with indemnification against civil liabilities related to offerings under this prospectus, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or contribution with respect to payments that the agents or underwriters may make with respect to these liabilities.
 
Only underwriters named in the prospectus supplement are underwriters of the securities offered by the prospectus supplement.
 
Agents
 
We may designate agents who agree to use their reasonable efforts to solicit purchases of our securities for the period of their appointment or to sell our securities on a continuing basis. 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 applicable prospectus supplement. Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, our agent will act on a best-efforts basis for the period of its appointment.
  
We may authorize agents or underwriters to solicit offers by certain types of 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.
 
We may provide agents and underwriters with indemnification against civil liabilities related to this offering, including liabilities under the Securities Act, or contribution with respect to payments that the agents or underwriters may make with respect to these liabilities.  Agents and underwriters may engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of business.

 
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Direct Sales
 
                    We may also sell securities directly to one or more purchasers without using underwriters or agents.

Trading Markets and Listing of Securities
 
                    Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, each class or series of securities will be a new issue with no established trading market, other than our common stock, which is currently listed on the NYSE Amex. We may elect to list any other class or series of securities on any exchange or market, but we are not obligated to do so. It is possible that one or more underwriters may make a market in a class or series of securities, but the underwriters will not be obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. We cannot give any assurance as to the liquidity of the trading market for any of the securities.
 
Stabilization Activities
 
                    Any underwriter may engage in overallotment, stabilizing transactions, short covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act. Overallotment involves sales in excess of the offering size, which create a short position. Stabilizing transactions permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. Short covering transactions involve purchases of the securities in the open market after the distribution is completed to cover short positions. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a dealer when the securities originally sold by the dealer are purchased in a covering transaction to cover short positions. Those activities may cause the price of the securities to be higher than it would otherwise be. If commenced, the underwriters may discontinue any of these activities at any time.
  
Any underwriters who are qualified market makers on the NYSE Amex may engage in passive market making transactions in the securities on the NYSE Amex in accordance with Rule 103 of Regulation M, during the business day prior to the pricing of the offering, before the commencement of offers or sales of the securities.  Passive market makers must comply with applicable volume and price limitations and must be identified as passive market makers.  In general, a passive market maker must display its bid at a price not in excess of the highest independent bid for such security. If all independent bids are lowered below the passive market maker’s bid, however, the passive market maker’s bid must then be lowered when certain purchase limits are exceeded.
  
 
                   The validity of the securities being offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Guzov Ofsink, LLC, New York, New York. If the validity of any securities is also passed upon by counsel any underwriters, dealers or agents, that counsel will be named in the prospectus supplement relating to that specific offering.
 
 
The consolidated financial statements of China Green Agriculture, Inc. as of June 30, 2008 and 2007 and for the fiscal years then ended have been audited by Kabani & Company, Inc., independent auditors, as set forth in their report thereon included therein and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon such report given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
 
 
We are subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act and file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy these reports, proxy statements and other information at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, DC 20549. You can request copies of these documents by writing to the SEC and paying a fee for the copying cost. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the Public Reference Room. The SEC also maintains an Internet site that contains reports, proxy statements and other information about issuers, like us, who file electronically with the SEC. The address of the SEC's web site is http://www.sec.gov . Our common stock is listed for trading on the NYSE Amex under the symbol “CGA.”
 
We have filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the SEC to register the securities that may be offered pursuant to this prospectus. This prospectus is part of that registration statement and, as permitted by the SEC’s rules, does not contain all of the information included in the registration statement. For further information about us, this offering and our common stock, you may refer to the registration statement and its exhibits and schedules as well as the documents described herein or incorporated herein by reference. You can review and copy these documents, without charge, at the public reference facilities maintained by the SEC or on the SEC’s website as described above, or you may obtain a copy from the SEC upon payment of the fees prescribed by the SEC.

 
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The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” the information we file with them, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information we incorporate by reference is considered to be an important part of this prospectus, and information that we file with the SEC at a later date will automatically add to, update or supersede this information.
 
   We incorporate by reference into this prospectus the documents listed below:

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our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2008 filed with the SEC on September 26 , 2008 (File No. 000-18606-081090997);
 
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our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for our fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2009, filed with the SEC on May 11, 2009 (File No. 001-34260-09815944);
 
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our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for our fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on February 12, 2009 (File No. 000-18606-09591701);
 
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our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for our fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2008, filed with the SEC on November 10, 2008 (File No. 000-18606-081173383);
 
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our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC, on May 12, 2009. (File No. 001-34260-09816567);
 
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our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC, on February 12, 2009. (File No. 000-18606-09591699);
 
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our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC, on November 10, 2009. (File No. 000-18606-081173385);
 
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the description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A12B filed with the SEC on March 4, 2009, (File No. 001-34260-09654205); and
 
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all future filings that we make with the SEC under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act after the date of filing of the registration statement on Form S-3 of which this prospectus is a part and prior to the termination or completion of any offering of securities under this prospectus and all applicable prospectus supplements (except, in each case, for information contained in any such filing that is furnished and not “filed” under the Exchange Act), which filings will be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this prospectus, as supplemented by the applicable prospectus supplement, and to be a part hereof from the respective dates of such filings.
  
We will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner, to whom this prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request of such person, a copy of any or all of the information that is incorporated by reference in this prospectus. Requests for such documents should be directed to: China Green Agriculture, Inc., 3rd Floor, Borough A, Block A.,No.181 South Taibai Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, People’s Republic of China 710065, Attn: Investor Relations, Tel: +86-29-88266368.
 
  This prospectus is part of a registration statement on Form S-3 that we filed with the SEC. That registration statement contains more information than this prospectus regarding us and our common stock, including certain exhibits and schedules. You can obtain a copy of the registration statement from the SEC at the address listed above or from the SEC’s Internet website.
 
  You should rely only on the information provided in and incorporated by reference into this prospectus or any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized anyone else to provide you with different information. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover of these documents. 

 
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Shares of Common Stock


CHINA GREEN AGRICULTURE, INC.
 
1,282,052 Common Stock
 
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PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
 
November 23, 2009
 
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