Wells Fargo Extends $5 Million Credit Line to S&W Seed
FIVE POINTS, CA--(Marketwire - March 31, 2011) - S&W Seed Company (
"We are very pleased to announce this new revolving credit facility with what we believe is one of the country's leading and most sophisticated agricultural lenders," stated Matt Szot, Chief Financial Officer of S&W Seed. "Our strong relationship with Wells Fargo offers us greater ability to pursue strategic initiatives related to acquisitions, joint ventures, financing of inventory and other business initiatives that might present themselves in the future. This credit arrangement is also flexible, in that its terms do not require us to encumber any of our real property or put significant restraints on operating flexibility."
For more detailed information on the terms and conditions of the new credit line, please refer to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or before Monday, April 4, 2011.
About S&W Seed Company
Founded in 1980 and headquartered in the Central Valley of California, S&W Seed Company is a leading producer of warm climate, high yield alfalfa seed varieties, including varieties that can thrive in poor, saline soils, as verified over decades of university-sponsored trials. S&W also offers seed cleaning and processing at its 40-acre facility in Five Points, California. In fiscal 2010, the Company launched a business expansion initiative centered on its plan to mass produce stevia leaf in the U.S. in response to growing global demand for the all-natural, zero calorie sweetener from the food and beverage industry. For more information, please visit [ www.swseedco.com ].
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