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Annual General Meeting

AGI's annual shareholders meeting will be held on Friday, May 10, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. EST at the King Edward Hotel, 37 King Street East, Toronto, Ontario. Following the AGM a representative from AGI's international sales team will deliver a presentation on the Company's opportunities in global markets. The presentation will be webcast at approximately 10:15 a.m. EST and can be viewed at http://www.gowebcasting.com/4287. A replay of the webcast will be available for seven days following the AGM.

Company Profile

Ag Growth International Inc. is a leading manufacturer of portable and stationary grain handling, storage and conditioning equipment, including augers, belt conveyors, grain storage bins, grain handling accessories, grain aeration equipment and grain drying systems. AGI has eleven manufacturing facilities in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Finland, and its sales, marketing, and distribution system distributes product in 48 states, nine provinces, and internationally.

Non-IFRS Measures

References to "EBITDA" are to profit before income taxes, finance costs, depreciation, amortization, and goodwill and intangible impairment. References to "Adjusted EBITDA" are to EBITDA before the Company's gain or loss on foreign exchange, gains or losses on the sale of property, plant & equipment and expenses related to corporate acquisition activity.. References to "trade sales" are to sales excluding the gain or loss on foreign exchange. References to "funds from operations" are to cash flow from operating activities before the net change in non-cash working capital balances related to operations and stock-based compensation,, less maintenance capital expenditures and adjusted for the gain or loss on the sale of property, plant & equipment. Management believes that, in addition to cash provided by (used in) operating activities, funds from operations provide a useful supplemental measure in evaluating its performance. Management believes that, in addition to sales, profit or loss and cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities, trade sales, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and funds from operations are useful supplemental measures in evaluating the Company's performance. Trade sales, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and funds from operations are not financial measures recognized by IFRS and do not have a standardized meaning prescribed by IFRS. Management cautions investors that trade sales, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and funds from operations should not replace sales or profit or loss as indicators of performance, or cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities as a measure of the Company's liquidity and cash flows. Ag Growth's method of calculating trade sales, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and funds from operations may differ from the methods used by other issuers.

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements that reflect our expectations regarding the future growth, results of operations, performance, business prospects, and opportunities of the Company. Forward-looking statements may contain such words as "anticipate", "believe", "continue", "could", "expects", "intend", "plans", "will" or similar expressions suggesting future conditions or events. In particular, the forward looking statements in this press release include statements relating to the benefits of acquisitions, our business and strategy, including our outlook for our financial and operating performance, growth in sales to developing markets, the impact of crop conditions in our market areas, the impact of current economic conditions on the demand for our products, future sales and adjusted EBITDA, and the payment of dividends. Such forward-looking statements reflect our current beliefs and are based on information currently available to us, including certain key expectations and assumptions concerning anticipated financial performance, business prospects, strategies, product pricing, regulatory developments, tax laws, the sufficiency of budgeted capital expenditures in carrying out planned activities, foreign exchange rates and the cost of materials, labour and services. Forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from results discussed in the forward-looking statements, including changes in international, national and local business conditions, weather patterns, crop yields, crop conditions, seasonality, industry cyclicality, volatility of production costs, commodity prices, foreign exchange rates, competition and the cost and availability of capital for our customers. These risks and uncertainties are described under "Risks and Uncertainties" in our MD&A and in our most recently filed Annual Information Form. We cannot assure readers that actual results will be consistent with these forward-looking statements and we undertake no obligation to update such statements except as expressly required by law.



Contacts:
Ag Growth International Inc.
Investor Relations
Steve Sommerfeld
204-489-1855
steve@aggrowth.com
www.aggrowth.com