AGM Statement

NWF Group PLC
26 September 2006


Embargoed until: 07.00, 26 September 2006


                                  NWF Group plc
                             ('the Group' or 'NWF')

                                  AGM Statement

At the Company's Annual General Meeting to be held in Cheshire at 10.30 am this
morning, the Chairman will say:

'After our first Quarter's trading, I am pleased to be able to report that the
year has opened satisfactorily with performance running ahead of last year. Each
business has moved forward in its plans for the new year: Distribution is
building the three new warehouses at Wardle on schedule, Feeds has enjoyed
strong demand in the hot summer months, Fuels has added a further depot in
Suffolk and Garden Centres has acquired a start-up site in East Manchester for
opening in 2007.

Our record result for 2006, which we announced in August, has given us a nine
year period of double-digit compound average growth in sales, profits and
earnings per share. As I now hand over the chairmanship of NWF Group to Mark
Hudson, I am very proud to reflect on this period of growth during my tenure,
which I believe has built the Group into an attractive business with a firm
platform for further development.

My thanks go to all of my colleagues for their energies and commitment in making
this happen and my very best wishes go to all stakeholders in NWF for a
continuing prosperous future.'

For further information please visit www.nwf.co.uk or contact:

Graham Scott, Chief Executive               John West / Clemmie Carr
NWF Group plc                               Tavistock Communications
Tel: [phone]                          Tel: [phone]




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