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Origin Agritech Announces Addition to Two FTSE Russell Equity Indices
BEIJING, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the "Company" or "Origin"), an agriculture technology company, announced today
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[{"type":"text","content":"BEIJING, Sept. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Origin Agritech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SEED) (the \"Company\" or \"Origin\"), an agriculture technology company, announced today that effective September 16, 2022, Origin Agritech will be added two new equity indices, the FTSE Micro Cap Index and the FTSE Total Cap Index.\nThese indices are a part of the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (GEIS) which includes over 16,000 large, mid, small, and micro cap securities across 48 developed and emerging markets globally, with a wide range of modular indexes available to target specific markets and market segments.\nThe FTSE Global Micro Cap Index provides deep representation of the smallest segment of the global investable equity market, rounding out global small cap and total cap allocations as international markets continue to grow and evolve. The index comprises micro cap stocks globally.\nThe FTSE Global Total Cap Index is the broadest index in the FTSE Global Equity Index Series (GEIS), and includes large, mid, small and micro cap companies from both developed and emerging markets globally.\nInvestors can access more information about the FTSE Russell indices at FTSE Global Equity Index Series (GEIS) | FTSE Russell.\nAbout Origin Agritech Limited\nOrigin Agritech Limited, founded in 1997 and headquartered in Zhong-Guan-Cun (ZGC) Life Science Park in Beijing, is a leading Chinese agricultural technology company. In crop seed biotechnologies, Origin Agritech's phytase corn was the first transgenic corn to receive the Bio-Safety Certificate from China's Ministry of Agriculture. Over the years, Origin has established a robust biotechnology seed pipeline including products with glyphosate tolerance and pest resistance (Bt) traits. For further information, please visit the Company's website at www.originagritech.com. The company also maintains a twitter account for updating investors on company and industry developments, which is @origin_agritech.\nForward-Looking Statements\nThis communication contains \"forward-looking statements\" as defined in the federal securities laws, including Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and as defined in the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements address expected future business and financial performance and ...