Supply Agreement & New Order

Plant Health Care PLC 13 November 2006 13 November 2006 Plant Health Care plc ('PHC' of 'the Company') Plant Health Care announces exclusive supply agreement with Tate & Lyle and receives its largest order in Company history Plant Health Care plc, the leading provider of natural products to the agriculture and landscaping industries is pleased to announce that it has secured from Tate & Lyle an exclusive agreement for the use of a by-product of Tate & Lyle's European molasses fermentation process in North America and Mexico. This forms the base for Plant Heath Care's non GMO certified organic fertiliser, Organic Plant Food ('OPF'). Plant Heath Care also announces its first US distribution agreement for OPF with ADG LLC, a California based agricultural distribution company. The agreement specifies an opening order for over $1.0 million, the single largest order in the company's history, for immediate delivery. ADG is a newly formed distribution company owned by David Griffin, a principal in Salinas based Shamrock Seeds. OPF is one of only a very few organic plant based fertilisers in the world that contains a high nitrogen content, making it a real alternative to the more traditional animal fertilisers. Importantly for the farming community, the OPF formulation contains almost 100% more nitrogen than the current plant-based products on the market, which the company believes will allow the yield of organic crops to approach that of conventional crops. The Board believes that OPF will offer the lowest price per unit of nitrogen for any liquid organic product currently on the market. This distribution agreement marks the start of PHC's strategy to capture a major share of the rapidly growing US organic agricultural market. OPF has already seen steady growth in demand in Europe over the past two years, and the Board is confident of a similar success in North America. Not only does the North American market boast one of the largest vegetable industries for organic crops in the world, but, as a result of the recent E.Coli outbreak in the US, there is an enormous demand for non-animal based fertilisers. John Brady, CEO of Plant Health Care, commented, 'We are delighted to sign our first US distribution agreement for OPF and receive the largest order in the company's history. It is a great opportunity for Plant Health Care to become one of the dominant players in the organic fertiliser market which is worth around $7million to $8 million a year in California alone. We are confident that OPF can gain a major market share as it offers the farming community a safe alternative, whilst fulfilling all their requirements and at a low cost. 'We are already in discussions with a number of other distributors in the US, Canada and Mexico' -ends- For further information: Plant Health Care plc Tavistock Communications John Brady, Chief Executive Jeremy Carey +1 603 525 3702 Tel: 020 7920 3150 email: jcarey@tavistock.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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