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S&W Seed commences process to explore strategic alternatives

S&W Seed Company announced that its Board of Directors of the company is commencing a process to explore and evaluate various strategic alternatives that may be available to S&W Seed in an effort to enhance shareholder value. The company expects to consider a broad range of potential opportunities, including, among others, a sale of the company, a merger with another strategic partner, a recapitalization or continued execution of the company's attractive long-term business plan. Alan Willits, Chairman of S&W Seed, commented: "S&W Seed continues to successfully execute on its long-term plan. Over the last year, S&W Seed has taken decisive actions to strengthen the company, including by divesting S&W Seed Australia subsidiary and exclusively focusing on its core US-based sorghum and alfalfa operations, led by its high-margin sorghum trait portfolio with Double Team, and its investment in the VBO Camelina biofuel joint-venture with Shell, while aligning its cost structure and strengthening the company's management and employees. We continue to support all initiatives that optimize shareholder value and will consider the full range of potential strategic alternatives to ensure S&W Seed is best positioned for future success."

S&W Seed finalizes voluntary plan of administration for Australian subsidiary

S&W Seed announced it has finalized the voluntary plan of administration process for its subsidiary, S&W Seed Company Australia Pty Ltd. "As previously reported, S&W Australia adopted a voluntary administration process on July 24, 2024, and on October 11, 2024 creditors of S&W Australia approved a proposed Deed of Company Arrangement, or 'DOCA,' pursuant to which, among other things, 100% of the shares in S&W Australia would be transferred to Avior Asset Management No. 3 Pty Ltd. The effective date of the DOCA is November 22, 2024. In order to facilitate the satisfaction of certain conditions to the effectiveness of the DOCA, on November 22, 2024, S&W entered into a settlement agreement in exchange for a release from the intercompany obligations owed to S&W Australia. S&W will transfer ownership of certain white clover and alfalfa (lucerne) intellectual property, provide the associated inventory, repay insurance proceeds received on behalf of S&W Australia, and provide transitional support to S&W Australia necessary to assist in the changeover of business operations to a standalone entity. S&W also entered into an agreement with National Australia Bank Limited that releases S&W from the AUD $15.0 million guarantee and obtained a release of certain applicable liens from CIBC Bank USA," the company stated. "As a result of the VA process being completed, on a go forward basis S&W is exclusively focused on its core U.S.-based operations led by our high margin Double Team sorghum solutions as well as our biofuels joint venture with Shell," commented S&W Seed Company's CEO, Mark Herrmann. Vanessa Baughman, CFO of S&W Seed Company, added, "The effectuation of the DOCA has resulted in providing the resources we believe are needed to create a going concern for all entities."

S&W Seed sees Q1 revenue $8.3M vs. $10.8M last year

Sees Q1 adjusted EBITDA ($3.1M) vs. ($1.7M) last year. "As a result of the VA process, which is expected to be completed this month, on a go forward basis S&W will be exclusively focused on its core U.S.-based operations led by our high margin Double Team sorghum solutions," commented CEO Mark Herrmann. "The enthusiasm of growers towards Double Team is high. We believe we have a robust commercial plan in place to drive continued adoption of Double Team, while at the same time expanding our focus on new high value solutions through the planned launch of our Prussic Acid Free trait this fiscal year. This is then expected to lead to the introduction of our first "stacked trait" by combining Double Team and Prussic Acid Free into a single seed option which adds incremental value for farmers...Our guidance indicates continued strong improvement in gross margins, coupled with a reduction in operating expenses, which is paving the way for us to approach positive adjusted EBITDA performance. In fact, we are expecting the high end of our range to be at adjusted EBITDA breakeven for the rest of FY25. This would be a significant potential milestone if we can achieve our expectations".