RISK FACTORS

         Investment in our ordinary shares involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the following information about these risks, together with other information contained in this prospectus, before investing in our ordinary shares. If any of the following risks actually occurs, our business, financial condition and results of operations could suffer. If this happens, the trading price of our ordinary shares could decline and you may lose all or part of your investment.

Risks Related to Our Business

We face significant competition from both Indian and international producers of Basmati and other rice and other food products.

        We compete for customers principally on the basis of product selection, product quality, reliability of supply, processing capacity, brand recognition and loyalty, advertising and distribution capability, convenience and pricing. With respect to our Basmati rice, we compete with numerous types of competitors in the fragmented and unorganized Basmati rice market, from other large Indian processors to smaller businesses in India and around the world. Basmati rice has historically only been grown successfully in the Indian states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, and Rajasthan and in a part of the Punjab region located in Pakistan that enjoys the climatic conditions required to successfully grow Basmati rice. However, a type of rice similar to Basmati rice is also grown and sold as Basmati rice from California and Texas, among other places, and we face competition from producers of these types of rice.

        Many of our competitors in the markets for our rice and other food products have a broader product selection, greater processing capacity, brand recognition advantages in certain Indian and international markets, and significantly greater financial and operational resources. Also, since there are no substantial barriers to entry to the markets for our rice and other food products, increased consolidation and particularly a more organized Basmati market could significantly increase competition with us, which could increase our costs to purchase raw materials, lower selling prices for our products, and reduce our market share and earnings.

We face risks associated with our international business.

        In fiscal 2010, 2011 and 2012, we generated 53.4%, 61.9% and 66.0%, respectively, of our revenue outside of India, and we expect to increase our international presence over time. We currently have international operations in Malaysia, Singapore, UAE, the United Kingdom and the United States, and we sell our products throughout Asia Pacific, EMEA and North America. Our existing and planned international business operations are subject to a variety of risks, including:

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having to comply with various foreign laws, including local labor laws and regulations;



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the risk of government expropriation of assets;



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changes in or uncertainties relating to foreign rules and regulations that may harm our ability to sell our products;



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tariffs, export or import restrictions, restrictions on remittances abroad, imposition of duties or taxes that limit our ability to move our products out of these countries or interfere with the import of essential materials into these countries;



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imposition of limitations on or increase in withholding and other taxes on remittances and other payments by foreign subsidiaries or strategic partners;



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varying and possibly overlapping tax regimes, including the risk that the countries in which we operate will impose taxes on inter-company relationships;



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risks related to the enforceability of legal agreements and judgments in foreign countries;



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an inability, or reduced ability, to protect our intellectual property; and



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the availability of government subsidies or other incentives that benefit competitors in their local markets that are not available to us, and competition from local players.

        For example, a shipment of our rice was recently seized by and deemed to be forfeited to a foreign government in the course of transshipment, and although we have appealed and intend to continue to seek the reversal of this action, we may not succeed. For more information, see "Business—Legal Proceedings."

        We expect that we will begin expanding into our existing and additional target international markets, but our expansion plans may not be realized, and if they are, they may not be successful. We expect each market to have particular regulatory hurdles to overcome and future developments in these markets, including the uncertainty relating to governmental policies and regulations, could harm our business. If we expend significant time and resources on expansion plans that fail or are delayed, our business, reputation and financial condition may be significantly harmed.

We generally do not enter into long term or exclusive supply contracts with most of our Basmati rice and other customers or with our distributors. If we do not receive timely repeat orders from customers, or our distributors are not able or choose not to sell the amounts we usually sell through them, our business may be harmed.

        We generally do not enter into long term supply contracts with most of our customers. Our customers instead submit purchase orders from time to time, which are short term commitments for specific quantities of Basmati rice and other products at an agreed price. In addition, we typically complete the paddy procurement process two to six months before we receive purchase orders from customers, forcing us to rely primarily on historical trends, other market indicators and management estimates to predict demand, which is particularly difficult as we expand into new markets. We usually expand our procurement operations based on a trend of historical growth and delivery, but we may not receive purchase orders commensurate with our expanded operations on substantially the same terms, or at all, and we may not get expected repeat orders from our customers. As a result, we may acquire and process significantly more paddy than we can sell as processed rice, which leaves us vulnerable to volatility in market demand, including downturns, and could harm our business and results of operations.

        In addition, we typically do not enter into long term or exclusive arrangements with our distributors. If we are not able to supply our distributors the quantities of our products that we have historically supplied them, they may place orders with and even move some or all of their business permanently to our competitors. In addition, our distributors could change their business practices or seek to modify the terms under which we usually do business with them, including the amount and timing of their payments to us. Further, we rely upon our distributors to assess the demand for our products in their market based on their interactions with retailers and consumers. In the event our distributors are unable to accurately predict the demand for our products, are delayed in placing orders with us for any reason, do not effectively market our products, or choose to market the products of our competitors instead, it could harm our business growth and prospects, financial condition and results of operations. Further, our inability to maintain our existing distributors or to expand our distribution network in line with our growth strategy could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

We rely on our one processing and packaging facility and a limited number of third party processing facilities. An interruption in operations at our facility or in such third party processing facilities could prevent or limit our ability to fill orders for our products.

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interruptions or other infrastructure failures, fires, earthquakes, hurricanes, war or other force of nature, could disrupt our supply of our products and significantly harm our results of operations and financial performance. We also heavily depend upon a limited number of third party processing facilities to produce products responsible for substantial portions of our revenue, some of which facilities are owned by our competitors. These third party processing facilities are run by independent entities that are subject to their own unique operational and financial risks, which are out of our control. We have not entered into any agreements with these third party processing facilities, and can provide no assurance that we will be able to use their processing capacity to produce our products. If any of these processors choose not to provide us processing services, we may be required to find and enter into arrangements with one or more replacement processors. Finding alternate processing facilities could involve significant delays and other costs and these sources may not be available to us on reasonable terms or at all. Any disruption of processing or packaging could delay delivery of our products, which could harm our business and financial results and result in lost or deferred revenue.

We may require additional financing in the form of debt or equity to meet our working capital requirements.

        Our business has substantial working capital requirements, primarily due to the fact that Basmati rice must be aged for 10 to 14 months before it reaches premium quality. As such, we need to maintain a sufficient stock of Basmati paddy and rice at all times in order to meet processing requirements, which leads to higher inventory holding costs and increased working capital requirements. In addition, we may need additional capital to develop our new processing facility and additional company-owned distribution centers in India and across the world.

        Our working capital requirements are largely met by debt incurred under our revolving credit facilities, which we are typically required to renew in a year or less. Sources of financing have historically included commercial banks under such credit facilities and equity investments. If we decide to incur more debt, our interest payment obligations will increase, and we may be subject to additional conditions from lenders, which could place restrictions on how we operate our business and result in reduced cash flows. If we decide to issue equity, the ownership interest of our existing shareholders will be diluted.

        We may not be able to raise adequate financing on acceptable terms, in time, or at all. Since the second half of fiscal 2008, this uncertainty has increased due to the disruption in the global financial markets, and obtaining additional financing in India has become particularly difficult. For example, due to inflation in India, the Reserve Bank of India has raised interest rates since 2011, which have substantially increased our borrowing costs there. Moreover, restrictions on foreign investment in India may restrict our ability to obtain financing for Amira India. See "—Restrictions on foreign investment in India may prevent us and other persons from making future acquisitions or investments in India, which may harm our results of operations, financial condition and financial performance." Our failure to obtain sufficient financing or maintain our existing credit facilities could harm our cash flow and financial condition and result in the delay or abandonment of our development plans.

We have incurred a substantial amount of debt. If we fail to comply with the covenants in our financing agreements, some of our financing agreements may be terminated, which could harm our business and financial condition.

        We have incurred a substantial amount of debt totaling $140.0 million, $161.0 million, $141.8 million and $143.6 million as of the end of fiscal 2010, 2011 and 2012 and as of June 30, 2012, respectively. The aggregate amount outstanding under our various financing arrangements as of June 30, 2012 was $143.6 million, of which $6.3 million consisted of our long term debt and $137.3 million consisted of our short term debt, comprised primarily of our secured revolving credit facilities.

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        We have entered into agreements with certain banks and financial institutions for short term and long term debt, which contain restrictive covenants, including, but not limited to, requirements that we obtain consent from the lenders prior to altering our capital structure or Amira India's organizational documents, effecting any merger or consolidation with another company, restructuring or changing the management, declaring or paying dividends, undertaking major projects or expansions, incurring further debt, undertaking guarantee obligations which permit certain lenders to claim funds invested in us by our management or principal shareholders, entering into long term or otherwise material contractual obligations, investing in affiliates, creating any charge or lien on our assets or sale of any hypothecated assets or undertaking any trading activities other than the sale of products arising out of our manufacturing operations. We have received lender consent for this offering and the corporate actions to be undertaken in connection therewith. However, we will need to obtain lender consent in order to undertake any such corporate actions in the future. Also, we are required to maintain a current asset coverage ratio (the ratio of the value of our total assets less current liabilities to our total debt outstanding) of at least 1.33 during the term of our secured revolving credit facilities. Certain of our other credit facilities also include various financial covenants, but such facilities are not material. We may not be able to comply with such financial or other terms or be able to obtain the consents from our lenders necessary to take the actions that we believe are required to operate and grow our business. Further, as of June 30, 2012, our outstanding short term debt amounting to $137.3 million, comprising substantially all of our debt, was incurring interest at floating rates. Any upward movements in these interest rates would directly impact the interest costs of such loans and could harm our financial condition. Furthermore, our ability to make payments on and refinance our indebtedness will depend on our ability to generate cash from our future operations. We may not be able to generate enough cash flow from operations to service our debt. In addition, lenders under our secured credit facilities could foreclose on and sell our assets if we default under these credit facilities.

        Any failure to comply with the conditions and covenants in our financing agreements that is not waived by our lenders or guarantors or otherwise cured could lead to a termination of our credit facilities, acceleration of all amounts due under such facilities, or trigger cross-default provisions under certain of our other financing agreements, any of which could harm our financial condition and our ability to conduct and implement our business plans.

Our inability to effectively manage our growth could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

        Our business and operations have grown significantly in recent years and we expect to continue experiencing significant growth in the number of our employees and the scope of our operations. To effectively manage our anticipated future growth, we must continue to implement and improve our managerial, operational, financial and reporting systems and expand our facilities. We expect that all of these measures will require significant expenditures and will demand the attention of management. Our failure to manage our growth effectively may result in our over or under-investing in our operations, weaknesses in our infrastructure, systems and controls, and operational mistakes, loss of business opportunities, loss of employees and reduced productivity among remaining employees. Our expected growth could require significant capital expenditure and may divert financial resources from other projects, such as the development of new products. In addition, our new processing facility is not expected to be operational until fiscal 2015 at the earliest. If our management is unable to effectively manage our expected growth, our expenses may increase more than expected, our revenue could decline or grow more slowly than expected and we may be unable to implement our business strategy, any of which could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

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Any decline in the market price of Basmati rice during the time it is held for aging may harm our results of operations.

        The Basmati rice industry is cyclical and is dependent on the results of the Basmati paddy harvest, which occurs for only seven months in the year (September to March). We purchase Basmati paddy from farmers through government regulated agricultural produce markets or through licensed procurement agents and then process it throughout the year. A unique feature of Basmati rice is that its quality is perceived to improve with age. Our Basmati rice is sold at least 10 to 14 months after it has been harvested and generally commands a price premium. As a result, we typically allow our paddy to age from six to eight months and our processed Basmati rice to age for an additional four to six months before we sell it. If there is any fall in the price of Basmati rice during the time we hold it for aging, we may not be able to recover or generate the same margins from our investment in Basmati paddy or processed rice, which may harm our results of operations and financial condition.

The price we charge for our Basmati rice depends largely on the prevailing wholesale market price. Lower market prices may harm our financial results.

        The wholesale price of Basmati rice has a significant impact on our profits. The wholesale price of Basmati rice is affected by factors including weather, government policies such as changes in minimum support prices and minimum export prices, prices of other staples, seasonal cycles, pest and disease problems, and balance of demand and supply. Further, the Basmati rice industry in India is highly fragmented and the pricing power of individual companies is limited. In early 2008, due to uncertainty concerning the amount of export duty to be imposed by the Government of India, Basmati rice prices increased from approximately $1,000 per metric ton to almost $2,000 per metric ton in a span of a few months, as buyers increased purchases ahead of the implementation of this tax. For instance, our revenue increased substantially in fiscal 2009 as compared to fiscal 2008, in large part due to this increase. In May 2008, the Government of India announced a 20% export duty, which removed the uncertainty around the amount of this tax, and by mid-June 2008, Basmati rice prices started to decrease and have since settled at approximately $1,200 to $1,500 per metric ton. Any prolonged decrease in Basmati rice prices could harm our business and results of operations. Currently, we are not able to hedge against such price risks since Basmati rice futures are not actively traded on any commodities exchange.

The Government of India has previously banned the export of certain of our products, and future changes in its regulation of our sales to international markets may harm our business and financial performance.

        While we currently produce all our products in India, we generated 66.0% of our revenue in fiscal 2012 from products we sold outside of India, which are subject to the Government of India's export controls. Our business and financial performance could be harmed by unfavorable changes in or interpretations of existing Indian laws, rules and regulations, or the adoption of new Indian laws, rules and regulations applicable to us and our business. Such unfavorable changes could decrease our ability to supply our products, increase our costs or subject us to additional liabilities. For example, from October 2007 to September 2011, the Government of India prohibited the export of non-Basmati rice from India. In addition, the Government of India has in the past and may in the future impose export duties or other export restrictions on our products that could harm our business and financial condition. The Government of India also determines the Minimum Export Price, or the MEP, which is the minimum price below which rice is not permitted for export from India, and so could at any time increase the prices at which we may sell our products outside India. While the MEP for Basmati rice was terminated in July 2012, the Government of India may in the future reinstitute an MEP for Basmati rice. Any such increase in, or in the case of Basmati rice, reinstitution of, the MEP above our current prices could decrease our international sales and harm our business and results of operations and any other duties or tariffs, adverse changes in export policy, or other export restrictions enacted by the Government of India and related to our international business could harm our business and financial condition.

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We derived 46.6% of our total revenue from our top five customers and distributors in fiscal 2012 and the loss of the revenue from such customers would harm our business, results of operations and financial conditions.

        Our top five customers and distributors accounted for 57.7%, 50.5% and 46.6% of our total revenue for fiscal 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively. We anticipate that this concentration of sales among customers may continue in the future. Although we believe we have strong relationships with certain of our key customers, we do not have any long term supply contracts with these customers and our business and results of operations would be harmed if we are unable to maintain or further develop our relationships with our key customers and distributors. The loss of a key customer or a number of key customers or distributors may harm our financial conditions and results of operations. Moreover, changes in the strategies of our largest customers, including a reduction in the number of brands they carry or a shift to competitors' products, may harm our sales.

Our historical and future international sales to certain non-U.S. customers, including independent resellers, expose us to special risks associated with operating in particular countries. If we are not in compliance with applicable legal requirements, we may be subject to civil or criminal penalties and other remedial measures.

        The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, or OFAC, administers certain laws and regulations, or U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws, that restrict U.S. persons and, in some instances, non-U.S. persons like us, in conducting activities, transacting business with or making investments in certain countries, governments, entities and individuals subject to U.S. economic sanctions, or Sanctions Targets. We will not use any proceeds, directly or indirectly, from this offering to fund any activities or business with any Sanctions Target. In compliance with Indian laws, Amira India and our other non-U.S. subsidiaries have sold rice to independent non-U.S. customers in international markets that resell products to their own customers, which customers have included private customers in Iran, Syria and other countries in the region. Iran and Syria are Sanctions Targets. In the three year period ended March 31, 2012, our indirect sales to private companies in Iran and Syria represented less than 1.7 percent of our total revenue. Amira India has also made a limited number of immaterial direct sales of rice to private customers in Iran and Syria. Currently, direct and indirect sales of rice into Iran are allowed under an OFAC general license that was issued in October 2011. Sales of rice into Syria are not restricted by OFAC or by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security, which primarily administers U.S. restrictions on exports or re-exports to Syria. Therefore, we believe we are in compliance with U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws. We believe our historical activities were conducted in compliance with applicable U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws in all material respects, however, it is possible that U.S. authorities could view certain of our past transactions to have violated U.S. Economic Sanctions Laws. If our activities are found to violate applicable sanctions or other trade controls, we may be subject to potential fines or other sanctions. For example, a violation of OFAC's Iran regulations could currently result in a civil monetary penalty of up to the greater of $250,000 or twice the value of the transaction involved. We currently do not intend to conduct future activities or transact business with any Sanctions Target, even if permitted under, or not subject to, current laws and regulations. We will continue to monitor developments in countries that are the subject or target of any of these laws or regulations and our policy on sales to Sanction Targets may change. If our policy changes, our sales to Sanction Targets will be conducted in compliance with all applicable law.

        Following this offering we will also be subject to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, or the FCPA, which prohibits U.S. companies and their intermediaries from bribing foreign officials for the purpose of obtaining or keeping business or otherwise obtaining favorable treatment, and other laws concerning our international operations. Similar legislation in other jurisdictions contain similar prohibitions, although varying in both scope and jurisdiction. Although our U.S. subsidiary only transacts business in the U.S., we operate in many parts of the world that have experienced governmental corruption to some degree, and, in certain circumstances, strict compliance with

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anti-bribery laws may conflict with local customs and practices, which may negatively impact our results of operations.

        We are currently in the process of developing and implementing formal controls and procedures to ensure that we are in compliance with OFAC and the FCPA and similar laws, regulations and sanctions. The implementation of such procedures may be time consuming and expensive, and could result in the discovery of issues or violations with respect to the foregoing by us or our employees, independent contractors, subcontractors or agents of which we were previously unaware. Any violations of these laws, regulations and procedures by our employees, independent contractors, subcontractors and agents could expose us to administrative, civil or criminal penalties, fines or restrictions on export activities (including other U.S. and Indian laws and regulations as well as foreign laws). A violation of these laws and regulations, or even an alleged violation, could harm our reputation and cause some of our U.S. investors to sell their interests in our company to be consistent with their internal investment policies or to avoid reputational damage, and some U.S. institutional investors might forego the purchase of our ordinary shares, all of which may negatively impact the trading prices of our ordinary shares.

Our growth significantly depends on our ability to penetrate and increase the acceptance of our Basmati rice and other products in new Indian and international markets.

        Our growth will significantly depend on our ability to penetrate and increase the acceptance of our Basmati and other products in India and across the world. This will not only require some customization of our products to different geographical markets having distinct tastes and preferences, but may also cause us to implement new sales strategies and practices. The strategies we adopt may not be appropriate or adequate, or we may not be able to efficiently implement such strategies, which may require us to alter our growth plans, resulting in substantial loss of investment in terms of time and capital and harm to our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, we may not be able to successfully implement our new initiatives, such as our ready-to-eat snacks or efforts to further penetrate Indian modern retail, or realize the anticipated benefits from such initiatives, and any unforeseen costs or losses could harm our business and reputation, profitability and financial condition.

We rely on agents to procure sufficient Basmati paddy of the proper quality for our processing requirements.

        We are largely dependent on agents known as "pucca artiyas" who are authorized to make purchases of paddy in the organized and government regulated agricultural produce markets in India known as "mandis." These agents may not be able to procure the quantities required for our business while maintaining our quality standards. We have adopted standard operating procedures with respect to purchases, which include training and monitoring the performance of these agents, but we have no direct control over their purchasing activities. Any failure by these agents to deliver the right quantities or quality of paddy at the right price could harm our results of operations and financial condition. In addition, we typically enter into oral, non-binding agreements with these agents for the services they provide, and we may not be able to maintain these arrangements on substantially the same terms, if at all, which could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

        In addition, despite the trend of consolidation in the market for Basmati rice in India in recent years, the paddy market remains relatively fragmented and includes organized and unorganized suppliers such as small family owned businesses. Accordingly, we expect this fragmentation to continue for the foreseeable future. These smaller companies may not be able to maintain a required flow of paddy should our volume requirements rapidly increase. If we are unable to buy sufficient paddy which meets our quality requirements for our business from these agents, we may not be able to process and sell as much finished rice as we planned or promised to our customers, which could harm our reputation with these customers, our business and our results of operations.

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Our operations and growth plans may be affected by the general availability of paddy, which can be reduced by adverse weather, disease and pests and overfarming of farmland.

        Although Basmati rice is not entirely dependent upon a successful monsoon, Basmati and other paddy production can be harmed by the consistent failure of monsoons in India, extreme flooding or by other natural calamities or adverse weather. There is also the possibility that farmers currently growing paddy may shift their efforts toward the production of other crops, resulting in a drop in paddy production. Such adverse weather and supply conditions may occur at any time and create volatility for our business and results of operations. Production is also vulnerable to crop diseases and pest infestations, which may vary in severity, depending on the stage of production at the time of infection or infestation, the type of treatment applied and climatic conditions. For example, leaf blight, sheath blight, smut, blast, rice tango virus and stern borer are the major pests that affect our suppliers' production. The costs to control these diseases and other infestations vary depending on the severity of the damage and the extent of the plantings affected. The available technologies to control such diseases and infestations may not continue to be effective. In addition, the continued use of intensive irrigated rice-based cropping systems in producing Basmati paddy may cause deterioration of soil health and productivity. Any of these risks can impact the availability and current and future cost of paddy. The future growth of our business is dependent upon our ability to procure quality paddy on a timely basis. We may not be able to procure all of our paddy requirements, and our failure to do so would harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Natural calamities could have a negative impact on the Indian economy and cause our business to suffer.

        India has experienced natural calamities such as earthquakes, tsunamis, floods and drought in the past few years. In December 2004, Southeast Asia, including both the eastern and western coasts of India, experienced a massive tsunami, and in October 2005, the State of Jammu and Kashmir experienced an earthquake, both of which events caused significant loss of life and property damage. The extent and severity of these natural disasters determines their impact on the Indian economy. Substantially all of our operations and employees are located in India and we may be affected by natural disasters in the future.

Our proposed development of a new processing facility is subject to various risks and it may not be completed as planned or on schedule.

        As part of our growth strategy, we intend to use approximately $25 million from the net proceeds of this offering and $64 million in total over the next three years to develop a new processing facility in India. Our plans remain subject to certain potential problems and uncertainties, including increased costs of equipment or manpower, completion delays due to a lack of required equipment, permits or approvals or other factors, defects in design or construction, changes in laws and regulations or other governmental action, cost overruns, accidents, natural calamities and other factors, many of which may be beyond our control. Any delays in completing this facility could result in our loss or delayed receipt of revenue, and increases in financing and construction costs. Our proposed expansion will also require significant time and resources from our management team. Any failure by us to meet revenue or income targets may require us to reschedule or reconsider our development plans. If these plans do not proceed as planned, or on schedule, our business, results of operations and financial condition may be harmed. Even if completed, our new processing facility may not yield the expected or desired benefits in terms of process and cost efficiencies, or an expansion in our business. We will also incur additional fixed costs from the new facility, and may not be able to timely reduce these or other fixed costs in response to a decline in revenue, which would harm our results of operations and profitability.

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Loss of key personnel or our inability to attract and retain additional key personnel could impair our ability to execute our growth strategies, harm our product development efforts, and delay our launch of new products.

        Our business involves operations spanning a variety of disciplines and demanding a management team and employee workforce that is knowledgeable in many areas necessary for our operations. While we have been successful in attracting experienced, skilled professionals, the loss of any key member of our management team, or operational or product development employees, or the failure to attract and retain additional such employees, could slow our execution of our business strategies, including expansion into new target markets, and our development and commercialization of new products. If we are not able to attract and retain the necessary personnel to accomplish our business objectives, the resulting staffing constraints will harm our ability to expand, satisfy customer demands for our products, and develop new products. Competition for such personnel from numerous companies may limit our ability to attract and retain them on acceptable terms, or at all, and we have no "key person" insurance to protect us from such losses. Any of our employees may terminate their employment on two months' notice or payment of their salary for such period.

Our inability to meet the consistent quality requirements of our customers or our inability to accurately predict and successfully adapt to changes in market demand could reduce demand for our products and harm our sales.

        Our results of operations and projected growth, are largely dependent upon the demand for Basmati rice and our other food products in the Indian and international markets. Demand for our products depends primarily on consumer-related factors such as demographics, local preferences and food consumption trends, macroeconomic factors such as the condition of the economy and the level of consumer confidence. We are also subject to various policies of the countries or regions where our customers are located, such as in the EU, relating to the quantity, quality, characteristics and variety of the Basmati rice and other food products sold to such countries, which may be upgraded or changed from time to time. Consumer preferences often change over time, and if we are not able to anticipate, identify or develop and market products that respond to changes in consumer preferences, demand for our products may decline. Our international customers often require that all the food we sell matches their quality standards and conduct sample checks on our products. The results from their sample checks may not reflect the quality of the rice we deliver to them, and the rice we sell to them may not comply with their quality specifications or requirements. If our customers' sample checks identify any deficiencies in our rice, they will generally have the right to return the entire batch we sold to them. We must, on a regular basis, keep pace with the preferences and quality requirements of our Indian and international customers, invest continuously in new technology and processes to provide the desired quality product, and continually monitor and adapt to the changing market demand. Any such change in preferences or our inability to meet the consistent quality requirements of our customers could harm our business, results of operation and financial condition.

A significant portion of our income is derived from our international sales of Basmati rice, which may be dependent upon the economies and the governments of the key countries to which we sell and the policies passed by the Indian government, and any unfavorable change in such economies, governments or policies may harm our business.

        We sell Basmati rice to customers in over 40 countries worldwide and significant portions of our international sales are to Asia Pacific, EMEA and North America. We plan to expand our international operations into additional countries in the near future. For fiscal 2010, 2011 and 2012, our international revenue accounted for 53.4%, 61.9% and 66.0% of our total revenue, respectively. If there is an economic slowdown or other factors that affect the economic health of the countries to which we sell, our international customers may reduce or postpone their orders significantly, which may in turn lower the demand for our products and harm our revenue and profitability. Our rice may not comply with the

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applicable policies of the countries where we sell it and be returned to us. For instance, a change in EU standards on the level of isoprothiolane content in Basmati rice in September 2008 have led to a significant overall decrease in sales of Basmati rice to the EU, which standards are expected to revert back to the formerly lower standard in November 2012.

        In addition, any change in government policies and regulations, including any ban imposed on a particular variety of rice by the respective governments, or any duties, pre-conditions or ban imposed by countries to which our products are sold, might harm our international sales. The loss of any significant international rice market because of such events or conditions could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. Our international sales are also exposed to certain political and economic and other related risks inherent to exporting products, including exposure to potentially unfavorable changes in tax or other laws, or a reduction in import subsidies, partial or total expropriation, and the risks of war, terrorism and other civil disturbances in our international markets for which we presently do not carry any adequate insurance coverage.

        We may also be subject to certain sanctions imposed on, or reductions in import subsidies by the countries or regions where our international customers are located. Further, we provide credit to our customers in connection with most of our international sales of Basmati rice, so if any sanctions are imposed on the countries to which we sell, our collection of international receivables may be significantly delayed. Import subsidies may be removed by, and international sanctions may be imposed on, any Basmati importing countries in the future, and we may have reduced sales or not be able to collect from all sales made there on a credit basis, which could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Water or power shortage or other utility supply issues in India could disrupt our processing and significantly harm our business, financial position and results of operations.

        Our processing requires a continual supply of utilities such as water and electricity. Our processing facility, and most of our storage and distribution facilities are located in India, and the Indian authorities may ration the supply of utilities. Interruptions of water or electricity supply could result in temporary shutdowns of our storage, processing, packaging and distribution facilities. Any major suspension or termination of water or electricity or other unexpected service interruptions could significantly harm our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our operations are highly regulated in the areas of food safety and protection of human health and we may be subject to the risk of incurring compliance costs and the risk of potential claims and regulatory actions.

        Our operations are subject to a broad range of foreign, national, provincial and local health and safety laws and regulations, including laws and regulations governing the use and disposal of pesticides and other chemicals. These regulations directly affect our day-to-day operations, and violations of these laws and regulations can result in substantial fines or penalties, which may significantly harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. For example, there has been recent focus in the United States on the potential levels of arsenic in rice and the Food and Drug Administration has indicated that it will evaluate strategies designed to limit arsenic exposure from rice and rice products. There can be no assurance as to what measures, if any, may be taken by the Food and Drug Administration or any other regulatory body and the impact of any such measures. To stay compliant with all of the laws and regulations that apply to our operations and products, we may be required in the future to modify our operations or make capital improvements. Our products may be subject to extensive examinations by governmental authorities before they are allowed to enter certain regulated markets, which may delay the processing or sale of our products or require us to take other actions, including product recalls, if we or the regulators believe any such product presents a potential risk. If we are granted access to any such regulated market, maintaining regulatory compliance there may be

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expensive and time consuming, and if approvals are later withdrawn for any reason, we may be required to abruptly stop marketing certain of our products there, which could harm our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, we may in the future become subject to lawsuits alleging that our operations and products cause damages to human health.

Our suppliers' business is susceptible to potential climate change globally and in India.

        Agriculture is extremely vulnerable to climate change, including large-scale changes such as global warming. Global warming is projected to have significant impacts on conditions affecting agriculture, including temperature, carbon dioxide concentration, precipitation and the interaction of these elements. Higher temperatures may eventually reduce yields of desirable crops while encouraging weed and pest proliferation. Increased atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration may lead to a decrease in global crop production. Changes in precipitation patterns increase the likelihood of short-run crop failures and long-run production declines. While crop production in the temperate zones may reap some benefit from climate change, crop production in the tropical and subtropical zones appear more vulnerable to the potential impacts of global warming. Even a high level of farm-level adaptation by our suppliers may not entirely mitigate such negative effects. All of our paddy and raw materials for our other products are grown in tropical and subtropical areas. As a result, all of our suppliers' production is particularly susceptible to climate change in these areas. Rapid and severe climate changes may decrease our suppliers' crop production, which may significantly harm our business, results of operations and financial condition.

Our insurance policies may not protect us against all potential losses, which could harm our business and results of operations.

        Operating our business involves many risks, which, if not adequately insured, could harm our business and results of operations.

        We believe that the extent of our insurance coverage is consistent with industry practice. Our insurance policies include coverage for risks relating to personal accident, burglary, medical payments and marine cargo, including transit cover covering certain employees, office premises and consignments of rice. In addition, the inventory stored at our processing facility and warehouses is insured against fire and other perils such as earthquake, burglary and floods, and we have fire and allied perils insurance coverage for business interruptions at our milling facility. However, any claim under the insurance policies maintained by us may be subject to certain exceptions, may not be honored fully, in part, in a timely manner, or at all, and we may not have purchased sufficient insurance to cover all losses that we may incur. For instance, a majority of our inventory consists of paddy and rice. In the event our inventory is not appropriately stored or is affected by fires or natural disasters such as floods, storms or earthquakes, our inventory may be damaged or destroyed, which would harm our results of operations. In addition, if we were to incur substantial liabilities or if our business operations were interrupted for a substantial period of time, we could incur costs and suffer losses. Such inventory and business interruption losses may not be covered by our insurance policies. Additionally, in the future, insurance coverage may not be available to us at commercially acceptable premiums, or at all.

We are exposed to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations and exchange control risks, which may harm our results of operations and cause our quarterly results to fluctuate.

        Our operating expenses are denominated primarily in Indian Rupees, however, 53.4%, 61.9% and 66.0% of our total revenue for fiscal 2010, 2011 and 2012 was denominated in other currencies, typically in U.S. dollars and occasionally in Euros and UAE Dirham, due to our international sales. In addition, some of our capital expenditures, and particularly those for equipment imported from international suppliers, are denominated in foreign currencies and we expect our future capital expenditure in connection with our proposed expansion plans to include significant expenditure in foreign currencies for imported equipment and machinery. For more information, see "Management's

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Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Factors Affecting our Results of Operations—Foreign Exchange Fluctuations." A significant fluctuation in the Indian Rupee and U.S. dollar and other foreign currency exchange rates could therefore have a significant impact on our other results of operations. The exchange rate between the Indian Rupee and these currencies, primarily the U.S. dollar, has fluctuated in the past and any appreciation or depreciation of the Indian Rupee against these currencies can impact our profitability and results of operations. Our results of operations have been impacted by such fluctuations in the past and may be impacted by such fluctuations in the future. For example, the Indian Rupee has depreciated against the U.S. dollar over the past year, which may impact our results of operations in future periods. Any amounts we spend in order to hedge the risks to our business due to fluctuations in currencies may not adequately hedge against any losses we incur due to such fluctuations.

We may incur significant costs complying with environmental laws and regulations, and failure to comply with these laws and regulations could expose us to significant liabilities.

        We are subject to a variety of federal, state, and local environmental laws and regulations in India and in the other locations in which we operate. Although we have implemented safety procedures to comply with these laws and regulations, we cannot be sure that our safety measures are compliant or capable of eliminating the risk of accidental injury or contamination from the use, generation, manufacture, or disposal of our products. In the event of contamination or injury, we could be held liable for any resulting damages, and any liability could exceed our insurance coverage. Violations of environmental, health and safety laws may occur as a result of human error, accident, equipment failure or other causes. Environmental proceedings have been initiated against Amira India before the District Court, Gurgaon, India alleging Amira India's failure to make proper arrangements for the disposal of ash and straw byproducts of our rice processing operations and causing air and noise pollution. While we have taken corrective measures and have since obtained renewal of approvals under the Indian Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 and the Indian Water Act (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974, similar allegations or legal proceedings may be initiated against us in the future in relation to non-compliance with applicable environmental laws. The current approvals are valid until March 31, 2013, and typically need to be renewed on an annual basis.

        Compliance with applicable environmental laws and regulations may be expensive, and the failure to comply with past, present or future laws could result in the imposition of fines, regulatory oversight costs, third party property damage, product liability and personal injury claims, investigation and remediation costs, the suspension of production, or a cessation of operations, and our liability may exceed our total assets. We expect to encounter similar laws and regulations in most if not all of the countries in which we may seek to establish production capabilities, and the scope and nature of these regulations will likely be different from country to country. Environmental laws could become more stringent over time, requiring us to change our operations, or imposing greater compliance costs and increasing risks and penalties associated with violations, which could impair our research, development or production efforts and harm our business. The costs of complying with environmental, health and safety laws and regulations and any claims concerning noncompliance, or liability with respect to contamination in the future could significantly harm our financial condition or operating results.

In the ordinary course of business, we may become subject to lawsuits or indemnity claims, including those related to product contamination and product liability, which could significantly harm our business and results of operations.

        From time to time, we may, in the ordinary course of business, be named as a defendant in lawsuits, claims and other legal proceedings. For example, we are currently involved in legal proceedings before the High Court of Delhi regarding a prohibition placed on us by the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry of the Government of India, and we are also involved in certain proceedings in the Philippines. See "Business—Legal Proceedings." These actions may seek,

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among other things, compensation for alleged personal injury, worker's compensation, employment discrimination, breach of contract, infringement of the intellectual property rights of others, or civil penalties and other losses of injunctive or declaratory relief. In the event that such actions or indemnities are ultimately resolved unfavorably for amounts exceeding our accrued liability, or are otherwise significant, the outcome could harm our reputation, business and results of operations. In addition, payments of significant amounts, even if reserved, could harm our liquidity.

        In addition, the distribution and sale of our products involve an inherent risk of product liability claims and product recalls if our products become adulterated or misbranded, as well as any associated adverse publicity. Our products may contain undetected impurities or toxins that are not discovered until after the products have been consumed by customers. For instance, our products are subject to tampering and to contamination risks, such as mold, bacteria, insects and other pests. This could result in claims from our customers or others, or in a significant product recall, which could damage our business and reputation and involve significant costs to correct. In addition, contracts with our customers can be cancelled or products refunded as a result of these events. We may also be sued for defects resulting from errors of our commercial partners or unrelated third parties, and any product liability claim brought against us, regardless of its merit, or product recall could result in material expense, divert management's attention, and harm our business, reputation and consumer confidence in our products.

Adverse conditions in the global economy and disruption of financial markets may prevent the successful development and commercialization of our products, as well as significantly harm our results of operations and ability to generate revenue and become profitable.

        As a global company, we are subject to the risks arising from adverse changes in global economic and market conditions. The worldwide economy has been experiencing significant economic turbulence, and global credit and capital markets have experienced substantial volatility and disruption. These adverse conditions and general concerns about the fundamental soundness of Indian and international economies could limit our existing and potential partners' and suppliers' ability or willingness to invest in new technologies or capital. Moreover, these economic and market conditions could negatively impact our current and prospective customers' ability or desire to purchase and pay for our products, or negatively impact our operating costs or the prices for our products. Changes in governmental banking, monetary and fiscal policies to address liquidity and increase credit availability may not be effective. Significant government investment and allocation of resources to assist the economic recovery of various sectors which do not include the food industry may reduce the resources available for government grants and related funding that could assist our expansion plans or otherwise benefit us. Any one of these events, and continuation or further deterioration of these financial and macroeconomic conditions, could prevent the successful and timely development and commercialization of our products, as well as significantly harm our results of operations and ability to generate revenue and become profitable.

We rely on certifications by industry standards-setting bodies.

        Certifications are not compulsory in the rice industry. However, some of our customers require us to have one or more internationally-recognized certifications. We have received an ISO 9001:2008 quality system certification and an ISO 22000:2005 food safety management certification for our rice processing facility, and a HACCP (Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points) accreditation. In addition, we have received certifications from BRC Global Standards, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, SGS Group and are Kosher certified and have received a certificate of approval for the export of Basmati rice by the Export Inspection Council of India. We incur significant costs and expenses, including any necessary upgrades to our manufacturing facilities, associated with maintaining these certifications. If we fail to maintain any of our certifications, our business may be harmed because our customers that require them may stop purchasing some or all of our products.

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A substantial portion of our business and operations are located in India and we are subject to regulatory, economic, social and political uncertainties in India.

        A substantial portion of our business and employees are located in India, and we intend to continue to develop and expand our business in India. Consequently, our financial performance and the market price of our ordinary shares will be affected by changes in exchange rates and controls, interest rates, changes in government policies, including taxation policies, social and civil unrest and other political, social and economic developments in or affecting India.

        The Government of India has exercised and continues to exercise significant influence over many aspects of the Indian economy. Since 1991, successive Indian governments have generally pursued policies of economic liberalization and financial sector reforms, including by significantly relaxing restrictions on the private sector. Nevertheless, the role of the Indian central and state governments in the Indian economy as producers, consumers and regulators has remained significant and we cannot assure you that such liberalization policies will continue. The present government, formed in May 2009, has announced policies and taken initiatives that support the continued economic liberalization policies that have been pursued by previous governments. However, the present government is a multiparty coalition and therefore it may not be able to generate sufficient cross-party support to implement such policies or initiatives. The rate of economic liberalization could change, and specific laws and policies affecting food companies, foreign investments, currency exchange rates and other matters affecting investments in India could change as well. Further, protests against privatizations and government corruption scandals, which have occurred in the past, could slow the pace of liberalization and deregulation. A significant change in India's policy of economic liberalization and deregulation or any social or political uncertainties could significantly harm business and economic conditions in India generally and our business and prospects.

As the Indian market constitutes a significant source of our revenue, a slowdown in economic growth in India could cause our business to suffer.

        In fiscal 2012, 34.0% of our revenue was derived from sales in India. In addition, the CIA World Factbook estimates that consumer inflation in India was 12.0% in 2010 and 6.8% in 2011. The performance and growth of our business are necessarily dependent on economic conditions prevalent in India, which may be significantly harmed by political instability or regional conflicts, economic slowdown elsewhere in the world or otherwise. The Indian economy also remains largely driven by the performance of the agriculture sector which depends on the quality of the monsoon, which is difficult to predict. Although the Indian economy has grown significantly over the past few years, any future slowdown in the Indian economy could harm the demand for the products we sell and, as a result, harm our financial condition and results of operations.

        India's trade relationships with other countries and its trade deficit may significantly harm Indian economic conditions. If trade deficits increase or are no longer manageable because of the rise in global crude oil prices or otherwise, the Indian economy, and therefore our business, our financial performance and the price of our ordinary shares could be significantly harmed.

        India also faces major challenges in sustaining its growth, which include the need for substantial infrastructure development and improving access to healthcare and education. If India's economic growth cannot be sustained or otherwise slows down significantly, our business and prospects could be significantly harmed.

Employee shortages and rising employee costs may harm our business and increase our operation costs.

        As of August 31, 2012, we employed 252 persons to perform a variety of functions in our daily operations. The low cost workforce in India provides us with a cost advantage. However, we have observed an overall tightening of the employee market and an emerging trend of shortage of labor supply. Failure to obtain stable and dedicated employee support may cause disruption to our business

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that harms our operations. Furthermore, employee costs have increased in India in recent years and may continue to increase in the near future. To remain competitive, we may need to increase the salaries of our employees to attract and retain them. Our employee costs amounted to $1.9 million, $2.4 million and $2.8 million in fiscal 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively. Any increase in employee costs may harm our operating results and financial condition.

We rely upon independent third party transportation providers for substantially all shipments through our supply chain and are subject to increased shipping costs as well as the potential inability of our third party transportation providers to deliver on a timely basis.

        We currently rely upon a network of independent third party transportation providers for substantially all of our shipments of paddy and rice to storage, processing, packaging and distribution facilities, and from distribution facilities to market, and these shipments are primarily made by trucks. Our use of these delivery services for our shipments is subject to many risks, including increases in fuel prices, which would increase our shipping costs, and employee strikes and inclement weather, which may impact our shippers' ability to provide delivery services that adequately meet our shipping needs. If we change the shipping companies we use, we could face logistical difficulties that could delay deliveries, and we would incur costs and expend resources in connection with such change. Moreover, we may not be able to obtain terms as favorable as those received from our current independent third party transportation providers which in turn would increase our costs.

Improper storage, processing and handling of our paddy or rice may cause damage to our inventories and, as a result, harm our business and results of operations.

        We typically store paddy in covered warehouses, or in bags placed on raised platforms, or plinths, out in the open, and processed rice in covered warehouses. In the event our paddy is not appropriately stored, handled and processed, spoilage may reduce the quality of the paddy and the resulting processed rice. Even if paddy is appropriately stored in plinths out in the open, above-average rains may still harm the quality and value of paddy stored in this manner. In addition, the occurrence of any mistakes or leakage in the rice storage process may harm the yield, quality and value of our rice, leading to lower revenue.

Stringent labor laws may harm our ability to have flexible human resource policies and labor union problems could negatively affect our processing capacity and overall profitability.

        India has stringent labor legislation that protects the interests of workers, including legislation that sets forth detailed procedures for dispute resolution and employee removal and imposes financial obligations on employers upon employee layoffs. These laws may restrict our ability to have human resource policies that would allow us to react swiftly to the needs of our business, discharge employees or downsize. We may also experience labor unrest in the future, which may delay or disrupt our operations. If such delays or disruptions occur or continue for a prolonged period of time, our processing capacity and overall profitability could be negatively affected. For instance, in May 2005, certain workers at our processing facility declared a strike to demand higher wages and enhanced labor policies, and to protest certain workforce reductions. The strike was called off in 2006, but certain of such workers' claims are currently pending adjudication before the Gurgaon Labour Court and the outcome of such adjudication may not be favorable to us. We also depend on third party contract labor. It is possible under Indian law that we may be held responsible for wage payments to these laborers if their contractors default on payment. We may be held liable for any non-payment by contractors and any such order or direction from a court or any other regulatory authority may harm our business and results of our operations.

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Restrictions on foreign investment in India may prevent us and other persons from making future acquisitions or investments in India, which may harm our results of operations, financial condition and financial performance.

        India regulates ownership of Indian companies by foreigners, and although some restrictions on foreign investment and borrowing from foreign persons have been relaxed in recent years, these regulations and restrictions may still apply to acquisitions by us or our affiliates, including Amira Mauritius and other affiliates which are not resident in India, of shares in Indian companies, or the provision of funding by us or any other entity which is not resident in India to Amira India.

        Under current Indian regulations, transfers of shares between non-residents and residents are permitted (subject to certain exceptions) if they comply with, among other things, the pricing guidelines and reporting requirements specified by the Reserve Bank of India. If the transfer of shares is not in compliance with such pricing guidelines or reporting requirements, or falls under any of the exceptions referred to above, then the prior approval of the Reserve Bank of India will be required. We may not be able to obtain any required approval from the Reserve Bank of India or any other Indian regulatory authority on any particular terms or at all.

        Further, under its consolidated foreign direct investment policy, the Government of India has set out additional requirements for foreign investments in India, including requirements with respect to downstream investments by Indian companies owned and controlled by non-resident entities. Upon the completion of this offering and the concurrent share subscription, a majority of Amira India's equity shares will be directly held by Amira Mauritius, which would considered a non-resident entity under applicable Indian laws. Accordingly, any downstream investment by Amira India into another Indian company will have to be in compliance with conditions applicable to such Indian entity, in accordance with the consolidated foreign direct investment policy.

        While we believe that these regulations will not materially impact our operations in India, these requirements, which currently include minimum valuations for Indian company shares and restrictions on sources of funding for such investments, may restrict our ability to make further equity investments in India, including through Amira Mauritius and Amira India.

Terrorist acts and other acts of violence involving India or other neighboring countries could significantly harm our operations directly, or may result in a more general loss of customer confidence and reduced investment in these countries that reduces the demand for our products.

        Terrorist attacks and other acts of violence or war involving India or other neighboring countries may significantly harm the Indian markets and the worldwide financial markets. The occurrence of any of these events may result in a loss of business confidence, which could potentially lead to economic recession and generally cause significant harm to our business, results of operations and financial condition. In addition, any deterioration in international relations may result in investor concern regarding regional stability, which could decrease the price of our ordinary shares.

        South Asia has also experienced instances of civil unrest and hostilities among neighboring countries from time to time. There have also been incidents in and near India such as terrorist attacks in Mumbai, Delhi and on the Indian Parliament, troop mobilizations along the India and Pakistan border and an aggravated geopolitical situation in the region. Such military activity or terrorist attacks in the future could significantly harm the Indian economy by disrupting communications and making travel more difficult. Resulting political tensions could create a greater perception that investments in Indian companies involve a high degree of risk. Furthermore, if India were to become engaged in armed hostilities, particularly hostilities that were protracted or involved the threat or use of nuclear weapons, we might not be able to continue our operations. Our insurance policies for a substantial part of our business do not cover terrorist attacks or business interruptions from terrorist attacks or for other reasons.

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We are a holding company and are dependent on dividends and other distributions from our subsidiaries, particularly Amira India, which we will not wholly own after this offering therefore which will not pay us 100% of any dividend it declares, and whose ability to declare and pay dividends is restricted by loan covenants and Indian law.

        We are a holding company with no direct operations. As a result, we are dependent on dividends and other distributions from our subsidiaries (in particular, Amira India) for our cash requirements, including funds to pay dividends and other cash distributions to our shareholders. We currently intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings for use in the operation and expansion of our business and neither ANFI or Amira India anticipates paying any cash dividends for the foreseeable future. Investors' ownership of us following completion of this offering and the concurrent share subscription will represent a smaller corresponding indirect ownership interest of Amira India. Should we decide to pay dividends to our shareholders in the future, our ability and decision to pay dividends will depend on, among other things, the availability of dividends from Amira India. However, under the terms of Amira India's current loans, it will be required to obtain the consent of certain lenders prior to declaring and paying dividends and its current loan facilities preclude it from paying cash dividends in the event it is in default of its repayment obligations. Amira India has not paid or declared any cash dividends on its equity. The declaration and payment of any dividends by Amira India in the future will be recommended by its board of directors and approved by its shareholders at their discretion. Under Indian law, a company declares dividends upon a recommendation by its board of directors and approval by a majority of the shareholders at the annual general meeting of shareholders. However, while final dividends can be paid out by a company only after such dividends have been recommended by the board of directors and approved by shareholders, interim dividends can be paid out with only a recommendation by the board of directors. The shareholders have the right to decrease but not to increase any dividend amount recommended by the board of directors.

        Amira India does not intend to pay dividends to its shareholders, including Amira Mauritius, in the foreseeable future, and even if we decided it should, given the restrictions on paying dividends under Indian law, Amira India may not have sufficient profits in any year or accumulated profits to permit payment of dividends to its shareholders. Upon completion of this offering and the concurrent share subscription, we will not own 100% of Amira India and therefore any dividend payment made by Amira India to us will also involve a payment to the other shareholders of Amira India, including Mr. Karan A. Chanana, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and his affiliates. Although we believe that ANFI will have sufficient funds upon completion of this offering to fund its expenses for the foreseeable future, it may not be practicable for us to use dividends from Amira India to provide ANFI with funds for its expenses, and we can provide no assurance that ANFI will not require more funds than we originally expect for expenses. For more information, see "Dividend Policy."

For as long as we are an "emerging growth company," we will not be required to comply with certain reporting requirements that apply to other public companies.

        We are an "emerging growth company," as defined in the JOBS Act, enacted on April 5, 2012. For as long as we continue to be an emerging growth company, we may choose to take advantage of certain exemptions from reporting requirements applicable to other public companies that are not emerging growth companies. These include: (1) not being required to comply with the auditor attestation requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, (2) not being required to comply with any new requirements adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, or the PCAOB, requiring mandatory audit firm rotation or a supplement to the auditor's report in which the auditor would be required to provide additional information about the audit and the financial statements of the issuer, (3) not being required to comply with any new audit rules adopted by the PCAOB after April 5, 2012 unless the SEC determines otherwise, and (4) not being required to provide certain disclosure regarding executive compensation required of larger public companies. We could be an emerging growth company for up to five years from the end of our current

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fiscal year, although, if the market value of our ordinary shares that is held by non-affiliates exceeds $700 million as of any January 31 before the end of that five-year period, we would cease to be an emerging growth company as of the following July 31. We cannot predict if investors will find our ordinary shares less attractive if we choose to rely on these exemptions. If some investors find our ordinary shares less attractive as a result of any choices to reduce future disclosure, there may be a less active trading market for our ordinary shares and our share price may be more volatile. Further, as a result of these scaled regulatory requirements, our disclosure may be more limited than that of other public companies and you may not have the same protections afforded to shareholders of such companies.

We will be a foreign private issuer and, as a result, we will not be subject to U.S. proxy rules and will be subject to the Exchange Act reporting obligations that, to some extent, are more lenient and less frequent than those of a U.S. issuer.

        Upon the completion of this offering, we will report under the Exchange Act as a foreign private issuer. Because we qualify as a foreign private issuer under the Exchange Act, we will be exempt from certain provisions of the Exchange Act that are applicable to U.S. public companies, including (i) the sections of the Exchange Act regulating the solicitation of proxies, consents or authorizations in respect of a security registered under the Exchange Act, (ii) the sections of the Exchange Act requiring insiders to file public reports of their stock ownership and trading activities and liability for insiders who profit from trades made in a short period of time, and (iii) the rules under the Exchange Act requiring the filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, of quarterly reports on Form 10-Q containing unaudited financial and other specified information, or current reports on Form 8-K, upon the occurrence of specified significant events. We intend to furnish quarterly reports to the SEC on Form 6-K for so long as we are subject to the reporting requirements of Section 13(g) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, although the information we furnish may not be the same as the information that is required in quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for U.S. domestic issuers. In addition, while U.S. domestic issuers that are not large accelerated filers or accelerated filers are required to file their annual reports on Form 10-K within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, in the fiscal years ending on or after December 15, 2011, foreign private issuers will not be required to file their annual report on Form 20-F until 120 days after the end of each fiscal year. Foreign private issuers are also exempt from the Regulation Fair Disclosure, aimed at preventing issuers from making selective disclosures of material information. Although we intend to make interim reports available to our shareholders in a timely manner, you may not have the same protections afforded to stockholders of companies that are not foreign private issuers.

As a foreign private issuer and a controlled company, we are permitted to take advantage of certain exemptions to the corporate governance requirements of the New York Stock Exchange. This may afford less protection to holders of our ordinary shares.

        We have been authorized to list our ordinary shares on the New York Stock Exchange. As a foreign private issuer, we may elect to follow certain home country corporate governance practices in lieu of certain New York Stock Exchange requirements, including the requirements that (1) a majority of the board of directors consist of independent directors, (2) a nominating and corporate governance committee be established that is composed entirely of independent directors and has a written charter addressing the committee's purpose and responsibilities, (3) a compensation committee be established that is composed entirely of independent directors and has a written charter addressing the committee's purpose and responsibilities, and (4) an annual performance evaluation of the nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees be undertaken. A foreign private issuer must disclose in its annual reports filed with the SEC each significant New York Stock Exchange requirement with which it does not comply followed by a description of its applicable home country practice.

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        In addition, we are, and will continue to be after the completion of this offering, a controlled company, or a company of which more than 50% of the voting power for the election of directors is held by an individual, a group or another company. As a controlled company, we are exempt from complying with certain corporate governance requirements of the New York Stock Exchange. A foreign private issuer is required to disclose in its annual report that it is a controlled company and the basis for that determination.

        As a company incorporated in the BVI and listed on the New York Stock Exchange, we intend to meet the New York Stock Exchange's requirements without making use of the above-mentioned exemptions. However, in the future we may rely on certain exemptions. Such practices may afford less protection to holders of our ordinary shares.

There is a risk that we will be classified as a passive foreign investment company, or PFIC, which could result in adverse U.S. federal income tax consequences to U.S. holders of our ordinary shares.

        In general, we will be treated as a PFIC for any taxable year in which either (1) at least 75% of our gross income (including our portion of the gross income of our 25% or more-owned corporate subsidiaries) is passive income or (2) at least 50% of the average value of our assets (including our portion of the assets of our 25% or more-owned corporate subsidiaries) produce, or are held for the production of, passive income. Passive income generally includes dividends, interest, rents, royalties, and gains from the disposition of passive assets. If we are determined to be a PFIC for any taxable year (or portion thereof) that is included in the holding period of a U.S. Holder (as defined in the section titled "Taxation—U.S. Federal Income Taxation—General") of our ordinary shares, the U.S. Holder may be subject to increased U.S. federal income tax liability upon a sale or other disposition of our ordinary shares or the receipt of certain excess distributions from us and may be subject to additional reporting requirements. Based on the expected composition (and estimated values) of the assets and the nature of the income of us and our subsidiaries after the completion of this offering and the concurrent share subscription, we do not anticipate that we will be treated as a PFIC for our current taxable year or in the foreseeable future. Our actual PFIC status for our current taxable year or any subsequent taxable year, however, is uncertain and will not be determinable until after the end of such taxable year. Accordingly, there can be no assurance with respect to our status as a PFIC for our current taxable year or any future taxable year. U.S. Holders of our ordinary shares are urged to consult their own tax advisors regarding the possible application of the PFIC rules. For more information, see "Taxation—U.S. Federal Income Taxation—U.S. Holders—Passive Foreign Investment Company Rules."

The tax opinion provided to us by Loeb & Loeb LLP does not provide a "will" level of comfort on certain of the U.S. federal income tax issues discussed in the tax disclosure and does not address all tax issues, including those that are dependent on future facts or events.

        Loeb & Loeb LLP, as U.S. counsel for us in connection with this offering, has provided an opinion to us (which is attached as Exhibit 8.2 to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part) that, subject to the assumptions, limitations and qualifications stated therein and herein, Loeb & Loeb LLP has confirmed and adopted as its opinion the statements of U.S. federal income tax law as set forth herein under the caption "Taxation—U.S. Federal Income Taxation," or the tax disclosure. Because of the absence of guidance directly on point as to how certain tax consequences discussed in the tax disclosure would be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes, it is not possible to predict what contrary positions, if any, may be taken by the Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS, or a court considering these tax issues and whether such positions would be materially different from those discussed in the tax disclosure. As a result, the word "should" rather than "will" is used in certain portions of the tax disclosure in order to indicate a degree of uncertainty concerning these issues that is greater than would be indicated by a "will" level of opinion, but is less than would be indicated by a "more-likely-than-not" level of opinion. Moreover, certain tax issues that are discussed in the tax

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disclosure are dependent on future facts or events, such as whether we will be classified as a PFIC for U.S. federal income tax purposes, and therefore cannot be addressed by a tax opinion. Accordingly, each prospective investor is urged to consult its own tax advisors regarding the tax issues discussed in the tax disclosure and how they may relate to the investor's particular circumstances. See "Taxation—U.S. Federal Income Taxation" below for a more in depth discussion of these issues.

Insiders have substantial control over us, and their combined voting power of our ordinary shares and our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer's direct and indirect equity interests in Amira India may give rise to conflicts of interest with our public shareholders.

        After giving effect to the ordinary shares being offered in this offering, Karan A. Chanana, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, and his affiliates, including various companies controlled by him and direct members of his family, and certain of our other directors, will directly or indirectly hold approximately 68.6% of the outstanding ordinary shares of ANFI. Accordingly, these shareholders will be able to control all matters requiring approval by holders of a majority of our outstanding ordinary shares, including the election of all the members of our board of directors (which will allow them day-to-day control of our management and affairs), amendments to our memorandum and articles of association, our winding up and dissolution, and other significant corporate transactions. Specifically, they will be able to approve any sale of more than fifty percent in value of our assets, and certain mergers or consolidations involving us, a continuation of the company into a jurisdiction outside the BVI, or our voluntary liquidation. As a result, they can cause, delay or prevent a change of control of, and generally preclude any unsolicited acquisition of us, even if such events would provide our public shareholders an opportunity to receive a premium for their ordinary shares, or are otherwise in the best interests of our public shareholders.

        In addition, immediately upon the completion of this offering and the application of its net proceeds, Mr. Chanana and certain of his affiliates, including various companies controlled by him and direct members of his family, will also hold a significant minority equity interest in Amira India, through which we conduct almost all our operations. These shareholders may have conflicting interests with our public shareholders. For example, if Amira India indirectly makes distributions to us, Mr. Chanana and these affiliates will also be entitled to receive distributions pro rata in accordance with their percentage ownership in Amira India, and their preferences as to the timing and amount of any such distributions may differ from those of our public shareholders. In addition, the structuring of future transactions may take into consideration tax or other ramifications to Mr. Chanana and these affiliates even where no similar ramifications would accrue to us or our public shareholders.

If we are unable to establish appropriate internal financial reporting controls and procedures, it could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations, result in the restatement of our financial statements, harm our operating results, subject us to regulatory scrutiny and sanction, cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information and have a negative effect on the market price of our ordinary shares.

        Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable financial reports and effectively prevent fraud. We maintain a system of internal control over financial reporting, which is defined as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by our board of directors, management and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurances regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

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require annual management assessments of the effectiveness of our internal controls over financial reporting starting with our annual report on Form 20-F for the year ending March 31, 2014. In addition, an independent registered public accounting firm will be required to attest to the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting beginning with our annual report on Form 20-F following the date on which we cease to qualify as an emerging growth company or if we become an accelerated filer or large accelerated filer. The process of designing and implementing effective internal controls is a continuous effort that requires us to anticipate and react to changes in our business and the economic and regulatory environments and to expend significant resources to maintain a system of internal controls that is adequate to satisfy our reporting obligations as a public company.

        We cannot assure you that we will not, in the future, identify areas requiring improvement in our internal control over financial reporting. We cannot assure you that the measures we will take to remediate any areas in need of improvement will be successful or that we will implement and maintain adequate controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future as we continue our growth. If we are unable to establish appropriate internal financial reporting controls and procedures, it could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations, result in the restatement of our financial statements, harm our operating results, subject us to regulatory scrutiny and sanction, cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information and have a negative effect on the market price of our ordinary shares.

Lack of experience as officers of publicly-traded companies of our management team may hinder our ability to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

        It may be time-consuming, difficult and costly for us to develop and implement the internal controls and reporting procedures required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. We may need to hire additional financial reporting, internal controls and other finance staff or consultants in order to develop and implement appropriate internal controls and reporting procedures. If we are unable to comply with the Sarbanes-Oxley Act's internal controls requirements, we may not be able to obtain the independent auditor certifications that the Sarbanes-Oxley Act will require us to obtain in connection with the first annual report we publicly file after the earlier of the fifth anniversary of this offering or our determination that we no longer qualify as an "emerging growth company" under the JOBS Act.

We may be unable to adequately protect or continue to use our intellectual property. Failure to protect such intellectual property may harm our business.

        The success of our business, in part, depends on our continued ability to use the "Amira" name and other intellectual property in order to increase awareness of the "Amira" name. We attempt to protect these intellectual property rights through available copyright and trademark laws. Despite these precautions, existing copyright and trademark laws afford only limited practical protection in certain countries, and the actions taken by us may be inadequate to prevent imitation by others of the "Amira" name and other intellectual property. In addition, if the applicable laws in these countries are drafted or interpreted in ways that limit the extent or duration of our rights, or if existing laws are changed, our ability to generate revenue from our intellectual property may decrease, or the cost of obtaining and maintaining rights may increase. We also distribute our Amira branded products in some countries in which there is no trademark protection. As a result, it may be possible for unauthorized third parties to copy and distribute our Amira branded products or certain portions or applications of our Amira branded products, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, results of operations and financial condition. If we fail to register the appropriate trademarks or our other efforts to protect relevant intellectual property prove to be inadequate, the value of the Amira name could decrease, which could harm our business and results of operations.

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on the basis of a complaint made by Arab & India Spices LLC, which alleged that our "Amira" branded products infringed an existing trademark "Ameera" registered in the name of Arab & India Spices LLC in the UAE. In order to amicably resolve this issue, Amira India and Arab & India Spices LLC commenced negotiations for settlement in August 2011, and Arab & India Spices LLC issued a letter to the DED, informing them of the settlement negotiations and requesting that legal proceedings instituted by the DED in this regard be withdrawn. While the negotiations are still ongoing, we may not be able to reach a final settlement with Arab & India Spices LLC, which could impair our ability to sell our "Amira" branded products in the UAE.

        We have also initiated legal proceedings against certain parties for infringement of our intellectual property rights. For instance, Amira India has filed multiple legal proceedings before various courts and forums in India against a number of third parties for infringement of the trademarks "Amira" and "Guru." Through these legal proceedings, Amira India has sought injunctive relief, and in some cases rectification of the register of trademarks, to restrain the third parties from using any mark or label that is identical or deceptively similar to Amira India's registered trademarks.

        In the future, additional litigation may be necessary to enforce our intellectual property rights or to determine the validity and scope of the proprietary rights of others or to defend against claims of infringement or invalidity. Regardless of the validity or the success of the assertion of any claims, we could incur significant costs and diversion of resources in enforcing our intellectual property rights or in defending against such claims, which could harm our business and results of operations.

We will incur increased costs as a result of being a public company.

        As a public company, we will incur significant legal, accounting and other expenses that we did not incur as a private company, particularly after we no longer qualify as an "emerging growth company." In addition, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as well as new rules subsequently implemented by the SEC, have required changes in corporate governance practices of public companies. We expect these new rules and regulations to increase our legal, accounting and financial compliance costs and to make certain corporate activities more time-consuming and costly. In addition, we will incur additional costs associated with our public company reporting requirements. We are currently evaluating and monitoring developments with respect to these new rules, and we cannot predict or estimate the amount of additional costs we may incur or the timing of such costs.

Risks Related to this Offering

Investors may have difficulty enforcing judgments against us, our directors and management.

        ANFI is incorporated under the laws of the BVI. Further, we conduct substantially all of our operations in India through our key operating subsidiary in India. The majority of our directors and officers, and some of the experts named in this prospectus, reside outside the United States, and a majority of our assets and some or all of the assets of such persons are located outside the United States. As a result, it may be difficult or impossible to effect service of process within the United States upon us or those persons, or to recover against us or them on judgments of U.S. courts, including judgments predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws. An award of punitive damages under a U.S. court judgment based upon United States federal securities laws is likely to be construed by BVI and Indian courts to be penal in nature and therefore unenforceable in both the BVI and India. Further, no claim may be brought in the BVI or India against us or our directors and officers in the first instance for violation of U.S. federal securities laws because these laws have no extraterritorial application under BVI or Indian law and do not have force of law in the BVI or India. However, a BVI or Indian court may impose civil liability, including the possibility of monetary damages, on us or our directors and officers if the facts alleged in a complaint constitute or give rise to a cause of action under BVI or Indian law. Moreover, it is unlikely that a court in the BVI or India would award damages on the same basis as a foreign court if an action were brought in the BVI or India or that a BVI or Indian court would enforce foreign judgments if it viewed the judgment as inconsistent with BVI or Indian practice or public policy.

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        The courts of the BVI or India would not automatically enforce judgments of U.S. courts obtained in actions against us or our directors and officers, or some of the experts named herein, predicated upon the civil liability provisions of the U.S. federal securities laws, or entertain actions brought in the BVI or India against us or such persons predicated solely upon U.S. federal securities laws. Further, there is no treaty in effect between the United States and the BVI providing for the enforcement of judgments of U.S. courts in civil and commercial matters and the United States has not been declared by the Government of India to be a reciprocating territory for the purposes of enforcement of foreign judgments, and there are grounds upon which BVI or Indian courts may decline to enforce the judgments of U.S. courts. Some remedies available under the laws of U.S. jurisdictions, including remedies available under the U.S. federal securities laws, may not be allowed in the BVI or Indian courts if contrary to public policy in the BVI or India (as the case may be). Because judgments of U.S. courts are not automatically enforceable in the BVI or India, it may be difficult for you to recover against us or our directors and officers or some experts named in this prospectus based upon such judgments. In India, prior approval of the Reserve Bank of India is required in order to repatriate any amount recovered pursuant to such judgments. For more information, see "Enforceability of Civil Liabilities."

The price of our ordinary shares will fluctuate and you may not be able to sell your ordinary shares at or above the initial public offering price.

        Before this initial public offering, there was no public market for our ordinary shares. An active public market for our ordinary shares may not develop, and the market price of our ordinary shares may decline below the initial public offering price. The initial public offering price of our ordinary shares will be determined by negotiations between us and the underwriters and may not be indicative of prices that will prevail in the trading market following this offering. You may not be able to resell your ordinary shares at a price that is attractive to you. In addition, the market price of our ordinary shares could fluctuate significantly after this offering. In recent years, the stock market has experienced significant volatility. These and other factors may cause the market price and demand for our ordinary shares to fluctuate substantially, which may limit or prevent investors from readily selling their ordinary shares and may otherwise negatively affect the liquidity of our ordinary shares. In addition, in the past, when the market price of a stock has been volatile, holders of that stock have instituted securities class action litigation against the company that issued the stock. If any of our shareholders brought a lawsuit against us, we could incur substantial costs defending the lawsuit. Such a lawsuit could also divert the time and attention of our management from other business concerns.

You will experience immediate and substantial dilution in the net tangible book value of ordinary shares purchased.

        The initial public offering price per ordinary share is substantially higher than the net tangible book value per ordinary share prior to this offering. Accordingly, if you purchase our ordinary shares in this offering, you will incur immediate dilution of approximately $9.48 in the net tangible book value per ordinary share from the price you pay for our ordinary shares, representing the difference between (1) the assumed initial public offering price of $14.00 per ordinary share (the mid-point of the estimated offering price range set forth in the front cover of this prospectus) and (2) the pro forma net tangible book value per ordinary share of $4.52 at June 30, 2012 after giving effect to this offering. For more information, see "Dilution."

We may not pay any cash dividends on our ordinary shares.

        We have not paid dividends on any of our ordinary shares to date and we currently intend to retain our future earnings, if any, to fund the development and growth of our business. As a result, capital appreciation, if any, of our ordinary shares are likely to be your sole source of gain for the

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foreseeable future. Consequently, in the foreseeable future, you will likely only experience a gain from your investment in our ordinary shares if the price of our ordinary shares increases.

        In addition, our ability and decisions whether to pay dividends in the future will depend on our earnings, financial condition and capital requirements. Dividends distributed by us will attract dividend distribution tax at rates applicable from time to time. We may not generate sufficient income to cover our operating expenses and pay dividends to our shareholders, or at all. Since we will conduct substantially all our operations through Amira India, our ability to pay dividends may depend on the availability of dividends from Amira India, and its credit facilities preclude it from paying cash dividends without the consent of certain lenders. A portion of any dividend paid by Amira India will not go to us but rather to Mr. Karan A. Chanana and his affiliates. Our ability to pay dividends also could be restricted under financing arrangements that we may enter into in the future and we may be required to obtain the approval of lenders in the event we are in default of our repayment obligations. We may be unable to pay dividends in the near or medium term, and our future dividend policy will depend on our capital requirements, financing arrangements, results of operations and financial condition.

Future issuances of our ordinary or preferred shares may cause a dilution in your shareholding and restrictions agreed to as part of debt financing arrangements may place restrictions on our operations.

        We may be required to raise additional funding to meet our working capital, capital expenditure requirements for our planned long term capital needs, or to fund future acquisitions. If such funding is raised through issuance of new equity or equity-linked securities, it may cause a dilution in the percentage ownership of our then existing shareholders. Our memorandum and articles of association authorizes the issuance of an unlimited number of ordinary shares and preferred shares without the need for shareholder approval. We may issue a substantial number of additional ordinary shares, which may significantly dilute the equity interests of investors in this offering who will not have pre-emptive rights with respect to such an issuance, subordinate the rights of holders of ordinary shares if preferred shares are issued with rights senior to those afforded to our ordinary shares, or harm prevailing market prices for our ordinary shares.

        Alternatively, if such funding requirements are met by way of additional debt financing, we may have restrictions placed on us through such debt financing arrangements which may:

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limit our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and our industry.

Future sales of shares by existing shareholders could cause our stock price to decline.

        If our existing shareholders sell, or indicate an intent to sell, substantial amounts of our ordinary shares in the public market after the 180-day contractual lock-up and other legal restrictions on resale discussed in this prospectus lapse, the trading price of our ordinary shares could decline significantly and could decline below the initial public offering price. We cannot predict the effect, if any, that future public sales of these ordinary shares or the availability of these ordinary shares for sale will have on the market price of our ordinary shares. Based on 24,579,089 ordinary shares outstanding as of June 30, 2012, upon the completion of this offering, we will have outstanding 33,579,089 ordinary shares, in each case including any ANFI ordinary shares to be issued upon the exchange by the shareholders of Amira India of all their Amira India equity shares pursuant to the exchange agreement.

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Of these shares, 9,000,000 ordinary shares, plus any shares sold pursuant to the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares, will be immediately freely tradable, without restriction, in the public market. Our officers, directors and principal shareholders have executed lock-up agreements preventing them from selling any ordinary shares held by them prior to this offering that they hold for a period of 180 days from the date of this prospectus, subject to certain limited exceptions and extensions described under the section titled "Underwriting." UBS Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. may, in their sole discretion, permit our officers, directors and current shareholders to sell shares prior to the expiration of these lock-up agreements.

        After the lock-up agreements pertaining to this offering expire, an additional 19,660,000 shares (excluding our ordinary shares issuable pursuant to the exchange agreement) will be eligible for sale in the public market in accordance with and subject to the limitation on sales by affiliates as provided in Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Act. In addition, 3,881,010 shares reserved for future issuance under our 2012 Omnibus Incentive Plan and 4,919,089 shares issuable upon the exchange by the shareholders of Amira India of all their Amira India equity shares pursuant to the exchange agreement will become eligible for sale in the public market in the future, subject to certain legal and contractual limitations. If our existing shareholders sell substantial amounts of our ordinary shares in the public market, or if the public perceives that such sales could occur, this could significantly harm the market price of our ordinary shares, even if there is no relationship between such sales and the performance of our business.

Certain types of class or derivative actions generally available under U.S. law may not be available as a result of the fact that ANFI is incorporated in the BVI. As a result, the rights of shareholders may be limited.

        BVI companies may not have standing to initiate a shareholder derivative action in a federal court of the United States. The circumstances in which any such action may be brought, and the procedures and defenses that may be available in respect to any such action, may result in the rights of shareholders of a BVI company being more limited than those of shareholders of a company organized in the United States. Accordingly, shareholders may have fewer alternatives available to them if they believe that corporate wrongdoing has occurred. The BVI courts are also unlikely to recognize or enforce against us judgments of courts in the United States based on certain liability provisions of U.S. securities law; and to impose liabilities against us, in original actions brought in the BVI, based on certain liability provisions of U.S. securities laws that are penal in nature.

Our right to issue preferred shares could make a third party acquisition of us difficult.

        Our memorandum and articles of association permits our board of directors to issue preferred shares in one or more series and designate rights, preferences, designations and limitations attaching to the preferred shares as they determine in their discretion and without shareholder approval. If issued, the rights, preferences, designations and limitations of the preferred shares could operate to the disadvantage of the outstanding ordinary shares and the holders of the ordinary would not have any pre-emption rights with respect to such issuance. Such terms could include, among others, preferences as to dividends and distributions on liquidation, or could be used to prevent possible corporate takeovers.

If securities or industry research analysts do not publish or cease publishing research or reports about our business or if they issue unfavorable commentary or downgrade our ordinary shares, our stock price and trading volume could decline.

        The trading market for our ordinary shares will rely in part on the research and reports that securities and industry research analysts publish about us, our industry and our business. We do not have any control over these analysts. Our stock price and trading volumes could decline if one or more securities or industry analysts downgrade our ordinary shares, issue unfavorable commentary about us,

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our industry or our business, cease to cover our company or fail to regularly publish reports about us, our industry or our business.

You may be subject to Indian taxes on income arising through the sale of our ordinary shares.

        Pursuant to recent amendments to the Indian Income Tax Act, 1961, as amended, income arising directly or indirectly through the sale of a capital asset, including any share or interest in a company or entity registered or incorporated outside India, will be liable to tax in India, if such share or interest derives, directly or indirectly, its value substantially from assets located in India and whether or not the seller of such share or interest has a residence, place of business, business connection, or any other presence in India. The amendments do not currently define the term "substantially," and they also do not deal with the interplay between the amendments to the Indian Income Tax Act, 1961, as amended, and the existing Double Taxation Avoidance Agreements, or DTAAs, that India has entered into with countries such as the United States, United Kingdom and Canada, in case of an indirect transfer. Accordingly, the implications of the recent amendments are presently unclear. For additional information, see "Taxation—Indian Taxation."

You may have more difficulty protecting your interests than you would as a shareholder of a U.S. corporation.

        Our corporate affairs are governed by the provisions of our memorandum and articles of association, as amended and restated from time to time, and by the provisions of applicable BVI law. The rights of our shareholders and the responsibilities of our directors and officers under BVI law are different from those applicable to a corporation incorporated in the United States. There may be less publicly available information about us than is regularly published by or about U.S. issuers. Also, the BVI regulations governing the securities of BVI companies may not be as extensive as those in effect in the United States, and the BVI law and regulations regarding corporate governance matters may not be as protective of minority shareholders as state corporation laws in the United States. Therefore, you may have more difficulty protecting your interests in connection with actions taken by our directors and officers or our principal shareholders than you would as a shareholder of a corporation incorporated in the United States.

There are no pre-emptive rights in favor of holders of ordinary shares so you may not be able to participate in future equity offerings.

        There are no pre-emptive rights applicable under our memorandum and articles of association or BVI law in favor of existing shareholders in respect of further issues of shares. Consequently you may not be entitled to participate in any such future offerings of shares.

We are not subject to the supervision of the Financial Services Commission of the BVI. As a result, our shareholders are not protected by any regulatory inspections in the BVI.

        We are not an entity subject to any regulatory supervision in the BVI by the Financial Services Commission. As a result, shareholders are not protected by any regulatory supervision or inspections by any regulatory agency in the BVI and we are generally not required to observe any restrictions in respect of our conduct under BVI law, except as otherwise disclosed in this prospectus, under the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004, or the BVI Act, or our memorandum and articles of association. There are no approval, filing or registration requirements currently in force in the BVI with respect to this offering.

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