China Agritech Announces Pricing of $20 Million Public Offering of Common Stock

BEIJING, April 29 /PRNewswire-Asia-FirstCall/ -- China Agritech, Inc., (Nasdaq: CAGC) ("China Agritech" or the "Company"), a leading organic compound fertilizer manufacturer and distributor in China, today announced the pricing of a public offering of 1,243,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $16.10 per share. The Company has granted the underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 186,450 shares to cover over-allotments, if any. The offering is expected to close on May 4, 2010, subject to customary closing conditions.

The Company will receive aggregate net proceeds of approximately $18.3 million after deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by the Company, not including the over-allotment option. The Company expects to use the net proceeds from this offering to establish branded large-scale distribution centers and the remainder of the net proceeds, if any, for working capital and general corporate purposes. These centers will enable the Company to sell its organic fertilizers and third party sourced products, including seeds, pesticides, and other agricultural products to franchised retail stores initially anticipated to be owned and operated by the current distributors of the Company's products.

Rodman & Renshaw, LLC, a subsidiary of Rodman & Renshaw Capital Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: RODM), is acting as sole book running manager for the offering.

The shares are being sold under the Company's existing shelf registration statement on form S-3 (File No. 333-164810) which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") on February 25, 2010. Any offer of the shares will be made exclusively by means of a base prospectus, and a prospectus supplement filed with the SEC. When available, the base prospectus and final prospectus supplement relating to the offering may be obtained by visiting EDGAR on the SEC Website at http://www.sec.gov or upon request from Rodman & Renshaw, LLC, 1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020, 212-430-1710 or email: info@rodm.com.

This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any of the securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such state or jurisdiction.

About China Agritech, Inc.

China Agritech, Inc. is engaged in the development, manufacture and distribution of liquid and granular organic compound fertilizers and related products in China. The Company has developed proprietary formulas that provide a continuous supply of high-quality agricultural products while maintaining soil fertility. The Company sells its products to farmers located in 28 provinces of China.

Safe Harbor Statement

This press release contains certain statements that may be deemed to be "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, that address activities, events or developments that the Company expects, projects, believes or anticipates will or may occur in the future, including, without limitation, statements about its business or growth strategy, general industry conditions, future operating results of the Company, capital expenditures, expansion and growth opportunities, financing activities and other such matters, are forward-looking statements. Although the Company believes that its expectations stated in this press release are based on reasonable assumptions, actual results may differ from those projected in the forward-looking statements.

For more information, please contact:

In China:

Mr. Gareth Tang

Chief Financial Officer

China Agritech, Inc.

Email: gareth@chinaagritech.com

In the U.S.:

Mr. Kevin Theiss

Investor Relations

Grayling

Tel: +1-646-284-9409

Email: kevin.theiss@grayling.com