Company Profile For Ridley Corporation Limited

Ridley Corporation Limited is an Australia-based company. The Company is engaged in the production and marketing of stockfeed and animal feed supplements and the production of crude salt, salt refining and marketing. It operates in two segments: AgriProducts, which produces and markets stock and poultry feeds, aquafeeds, vitamins, mineral supplements and rural merchandise, and Salt, which produces, refines and markets salt. The Company’s brands include Barastoc, Supastok, Fielders Farm, Cobber, Ridley Aqua Feeds, Saxa, Cerebos, Mermaid, Kooka and Crown. It distributes salt in Australia, South East Asia and the Pacific Region. On November 5, 2008, the Company sold interest in its 69% owned Canada-based subsidiary, Ridley Inc.

BRIEF: For the fiscal year ended 30 June 2009, Ridley Corporation Limited's revenues decreased 2% to A$820.8M. Net income from continuing operations for the period increased from A$3.2M to A$12.9M. Total revenue reflects a decrease in the demand for the Company's products and services, especially in the AgriProducts business segment. Net income from continuing operations for the period benefited from a decrease in finance costs.