Origo Sino-India PLC
16 April 2008

16 April 2008
                              Origo Sino-India PLC
                                New appointment

Origo Sino-India PLC ('Origo' or 'the Company') (AIM: OSI), the investment and
strategic advisory company focused on the private equity markets of China and
India, is pleased to announce that Alan Matthews is joining the Company as
Managing Director, Corporate Finance. In this role, Alan will be responsible
for fund raising and M&A activities for Origo and its portfolio companies.

Alan brings twenty years' experience of operating in equity capital markets in
research, corporate finance and corporate broking roles at ANZ, Beeson Gregory,
HSBC and, most recently, at Seymour Pierce. After reading history at Cambridge
University, he qualified as a Chartered Accountant with PWC in its London
office. Over the last five years, Alan has gained significant knowledge of Asian
companies, working on financing strategies including fundraisings in London. He
worked on the IPO of Origo in December 2006 and is familiar with the activities
of the Company.

Chris Rynning, CEO of Origo, commented: 'We are delighted to welcome Alan to the
team.  Having followed Origo for the last two years in his previous capacity as
a research analyst, Alan is very familiar with the Company and its portfolio of
investments. We take pride in being able to recruit someone of his calibre and
we are confident that his network and broad capital market experience will
benefit the company as we continue to expand our asset base and raise further
funds for our portfolio companies.'


ENDS

Further information:

Origo Sino-India PLC                                    +86 1390 124 6417
Chris Rynning                      
chris@origoplc.com

Nominated Adviser:                                      +44 (0)20 7131 4000
Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited
Azhic Basirov

Broker:                                                 +44 (0)20 3100 2223
Liberum Capital Limited
Simon Atkinson

Public Relations:                                       +44 (0)20 7321 0000
Aura Financial
Michael Oke/Andy Mills

Notes to editors:

Origo Sino-India PLC ('Origo'):

• Origo is an established private equity investor and strategic
  consultancy business, which provides its shareholders with exposure to
  growth opportunities and private equity returns in China and India.

• Origo's business model is to generate capital gains from private equity
  investment in growth companies from which it also generates fees for
  consultancy services related to further fundraisings, M&A and strategic
  development.

• Origo is aligned with two major institutions which provide a source of
  high quality deal flow. In China, Origo works closely with China Equity, a
  leading private equity firm, whose chief executive is a member of Origo's
  board. In India, Origo has entered into a memorandum of understanding with
  SBI Capital Markets, one of the longest established companies in the Indian
  Capital Markets. A former chairman of the State Bank of India is also a
  member of the board of Origo.

• On its admission to AIM in December 2006 Origo raised £12.8 million
  gross of new money via a placing of 25,673,238 Ordinary Shares at 50 pence
  per share. Each ordinary share carried a warrant exercisable at 55p.

• Origo has a significant portfolio of investments in a range of
  industrial sectors, including mobile applications and content; natural
  resources; art and paper products; furniture; food and beverage; online
  gaming; anti-virus software; and bio energy.



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