[Origin Agritech Limited Notice of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders to be Held on September 17, 2010 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the annual general meeting of shareholders of Origin Agritech Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the British Virgin Islands (the “Company”), will be held at 3:30 pm PST at Golenbock Eiseman Assor Bell & Peskoe 437] [FORM OF PROXY CARD FOR THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS OF ORIGIN AGRITECH LIMITED (THE “COMPANY”) TO BE HELD ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2010 I/We________________being a member of the Company with ____________ shares HEREBY APPOINT___________________________________ of __________________ or failing him___________________________________ of __________________________________________________ to be my/our proxy to attend and act on my/our behalf at the annual general meeting of shareholders]

[Origin Agritech Limited Reports Third Quarter Financial Results for Three Months Ended June 30, 2010 Gross Margin increased from 31.76% to 41.30% for the three months, an increase of 9.54% as a result of increased pricing in corn seed Net Income of RMB 105.16 million increased 40.3% from RMB 74.97 million Origin Agritech Limited (NASDAQ: SEED) (“Origin” or the “Company”)]

[Origin Agritech Limited to Benefit from Prestigious National Agricultural Industrialization - ‘Leading Enterprise’ Status Company will enjoy preferential developmental and tax policies until 2012 Mr. Liang Yuan, Chief Executive Officer and President of Origin Agritech, stated, “The State of Agricultural Industrialization - ‘Leading Enterprise’ designation not only gives evidence of the strength of our base business, but also is further]