China Metro-Rural Holdings Limited Sets 20-F Filing Date

NEW YORK, NY -- (Marketwire) -- 07/11/12 -- China Metro-Rural Holdings Limited (NYSE MKT: CNR) (NYSE Amex: CNR) (the "Company") is pleased to inform its shareholders that its Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012 ("2012 Form 20-F") is set to be filed on July 16, 2012. The 2012 Form 20-F is expected to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission before markets open. Details on the Company's Annual General Meeting and related proxy statement, if any, will also be available at the time of the filing of the 2012 Form 20-F in the form of a separate Form 6-K.

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China Metro-Rural Holdings Limited is a leading agricultural logistics platform development and rural-urban migration and city re-development company in China.

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