Director/PDMR Shareholding

21 May 2012

Origo Partners Plc ("Origo" or the "Company")

Director/PDMR Shareholding

Origo Partners Plc ("the Company") received notification that on 18 May 2012, Mr Chris Rynning, CEO of the Company, purchased 204,032 ordinary shares of par value £0.0001 each ("Ordinary Shares") at an average price of 23.92 pence per share.

Following this share purchase, Mr Rynning's beneficial interest in the Company is 14,570,040 Ordinary Shares, representing 4.05 per cent of the Company's total issued share capital.

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Origo Partners:

Origo is an AIM-listed private equity investor and strategic consultancy business which provides its shareholders with exposure to China-linked investment opportunities.

Origo has a significant portfolio of investments in a range of industrial sectors, including metals and mining, agriculture, renewable energy/clean-tech and technology, telecom and media.

Origo invests directly in high growth Chinese companies as well as in companies based around the world with significant exposure to Chinese export markets.