Origin Agritech Ltd. announced management changes. Gengchen Han, has returned to become Chief Executive Officer of the company, and Dr. James Chen, the former Chief Executive Officer of the company, is now the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. The company also announced that Shuangcheng Zhou will become the President of the company upon the closing of the Share Subscription Agreement signed on October 16, 2018 between the Company and Longhan Investment Co.

Ltd. (Longhan). Zhou is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Longhan.