Summary of SYNUTRA INTERNATIONAL, INC.

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

Effective December 18, 2012, the Board of Directors of Synutra International, Inc. (the "Company") has appointed Ning "Clare" Cai as the Company's new Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Cai, age 37, has thirteen years of experience in corporate finance and investment banking. Ms. Cai joins Synutra from Trina Solar Limited (NYSE: TSL), where she served as a director of investment analysis from April 2010 to April 2012 and as the controller of System Group & China region from May 2012 to December 2012. Before that, Ms. Cai worked for nine years at Scotia Capital, the investment banking arm of Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE:
BNS). Ms. Cai worked on the execution team in Scotia Capital's San Francisco office where she held progressive positions as an Associate from 2001 to 2003, an Associate Director from 2003 to 2006 and as a Director from 2006 to 2009, primarily covering the portfolio management and deal execution for the real estate, gaming & leisure, and technology industries. Ms. Cai started her career with Ernst & Young's Shanghai office where she was a staff accountant in the tax group from 1997 to 1999. Ms. Cai earned a Bachelor in Economics from Shanghai International Studies University and an MBA from University of Iowa Tippie Business School. Ms. Cai holds the Chartered Financial Analyst ("CFA") designation.

In connection with the foregoing, Mr. Weiguo Zhang, who served as Interim Chief Financial Officer and President of the Company will remain as the President of the Company.

On December 20, 2012, the Company issued a press release announcing the foregoing. A copy of the Company's press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.