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NWF Group PLC

30 January 2018

NWF Group plc

30(th) January 2018

NWF Group plc

NWF Group plc: Appointment of Non-Executive Director

NWF Group plc ("NWF" or the "Group"), the specialist agricultural and distribution business delivering feed, food and fuel across the UK, announces the appointment of David Stewart Downie, as Non-Executive Director and Chair of the Remuneration Committee, with effect from 1(st) February 2018.

David Downie, FCMA, BSc Agriculture, aged 52, has wide experience of UK blue-chip executive board roles, combined with multi-industry, public and private non-executive director experience. Between 1988 and 2005, David spent more than fifteen years as a senior executive at ASDA (initially a Plc, now part of Wal-Mart), performing key roles such as Director of Retail Finance, Retail Director and Logistics Director. David has also held senior executive roles in The 4U Group, HSS Hire where he was Chief Operating Officer and most recently Agrii, a subsidiary of Origin Enterprises Plc, the specialist agronomy company serving UK Farmers, where he was Chief Executive Officer. David is Non-Executive Chairman of a private coffee group which trades as Cafe2u Limited and Red Bean Coffee Limited.

Commenting on the appointment, Chief Executive, Richard Whiting said: "I am delighted to welcome David to the Board of NWF, his experience will be of value in developing the Group going forward".

Save for the disclosures below, there is no other information that is required to be disclosed under Schedule 2 paragraph (g) of the AIM Rules in relation to the appointment of David Downie as Non- Executive Director.

AIM Rules Disclosure

David is currently a director of or partner at the following entities:

Current Directorships and Partnerships

Café 2 U Limited

Coffee Global Limited

D.L.Downie Limited

Micro Fusion 2004-15 LLP (Partner)

Red Bean Coffee Limited

In the previous 5 years, David has been a director of or partner at the following entities:

Previous Directorships and Partnerships

 
 Agri Intelligence Limited 
 Agrii (UK) Limited 
 B. C. Agricultural Services Limited 
 Camvo (No 15) Limited 
 Cleancrop Uk Limited 
 Csc Crop Protection Limited 
 GB Seeds Limited 
 Gromax Industries Limited 
 Ian Nash Limited 
 Independent Agriculture Limited 
 Kingdom Agribusiness Limited 
 Kings Horticulture Limited 
 Masstock Arable (UK) Limited 
 Masstock Group Holdings Limited 
 Minster Law Limited 
 Oval (1173) Limited 
 Reso (Seeds) Limited 
 United Agri Products Limited 
 Whitebell Management Limited 
 Willmot Pertwee Limited

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

 
Richard Whiting, Chief    Reg Hoare /Andrew Leach    Justin Jones / 
 Executive                 /                          Mike Bell 
 NWF Group plc             Vera Prokhorenko           Peel Hunt LLP 
 Tel: 01829 260 260        MHP Communications         (Nominated Adviser) 
                           Tel: 020 3128 8100         Tel: 020 7418 8900

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