[Origin Agritech Announces Final Approval of World’s First Genetically Modified Phytase Corn China’s First Transgenic Corn Introduces the Next Generation of Agricultural Products Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ GS: SEED) (“Origin”), BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 21, 2009-- Genetically modified seed products in China must undergo five separate stages of approval beginning with a phase one laboratory approval to the final receipt of the]

[Origin Agritech believes one of its principal tools to motivate and retain valued company employees is through equity awards under the 2005 Performance Equity Plan (“Plan”). These awards, however, only have a true effect when there is the prospect of profit from them. Therefore, when the awards are out of the money for substantial periods, and the employee perceives that]

[Origin Agritech Limited Reaches Agreement for Novel Glyphosate-Tolerance Gene Worldwide Rights for Genetically Modified (GM) Corn, Soybean, Rice, Cotton, and Canola products BEIJING--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 17, 2009--Origin Biotechnology, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ:SEED) announced it has reached an comprehensive, worldwide agreement with the Institute of Microbiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) and Sichuan Biotech Engineering, Limited.]