Rubicon confirms ArborGen enters partnership with SCFC

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28 February 2018 - Rubicon Limited’s subsidiary ArborGen LLC Limited issued the attached
release today confirming that it has entered into a partnership agreement with the South
Carolina Forestry Commission to operate the Taylor nursery in Trenton, SC.

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Rubicon confirms
ArborGen enters partnership with
South Carolina Forestry Commission

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ArborGen Enters Partnership
With S.C. Forestry Commission to Operate State Nursery
Agreement to operate the Taylor Nursery will expand availability of the company’s
portfolio of seedlings to South Carolina and surrounding states.


RIDGEVILLE, SC – February 27, 2018 – ArborGen, a global leader in the sale and
development of advanced genetic seedlings that improve the productivity of forest trees,
today announced that it has entered into a partnership agreement with the South
Carolina Forestry Commission. The exclusive 10 year agreement will allow ArborGen to
modernize and operate the Taylor Nursery in Trenton, S.C., increasing its annual
capacity to 30 million units.

“We are excited to make our entire portfolio of seedling genetics even more accessible to
landowners in this area and look forward to providing our industry expertise and
customer service to South Carolina and surrounding states,” said President and CEO
Andrew Baum. “As a company, ArborGen was founded in South Carolina and maintains
its global headquarters here. With our investment in Taylor Nursery and the current
production at our Blenheim, S.C. location, ArborGen looks forward to helping our
customers create a profitable, sustainable forest they can be proud of for years to come.”
Taylor Nursery will become the seventh nursery location for ArborGen providing the
most genetically advanced loblolly seedlings for the Southeast.

The company will begin to make improvements to the facility once the contract begins on
April 1, 2018. The first crop of seedlings will be available in 2018/2019.

About ArborGen
ArborGen is the largest global seedling supplier and the leading provider of advanced genetics
for the forest industry. Employing state-of-the-art technology, ArborGen is developing high-
value products that significantly improve the productivity of forestry. For more information,
please visit our website at www.arborgen.com
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2011 Broadbank Court  Ridgeville, South Carolina 29472  www.arborgen.com

The South Carolina Forestry Commission
In addition to being recreational hotspots for hiking, biking, hunting, camping and horseback riding,
the Commission’s state lands are demonstration forests for ecological responsibility and productivity.
The state’s second-largest manufacturing industry in terms of jobs and wages, forestry generates a
$21 billion impact on South Carolina’s economy.



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