AGM Statement

TEG Group (The) PLC 20 April 2007 For release 7:00am 20 April 2007 The TEG GROUP PLC (TEG) ('TEG' or 'the Company') AGM STATEMENT At the Annual General Meeting of TEG Group Plc ('TEG' or 'the Company'), the AIM-listed cutting edge green technology company, which converts organic wastes into natural organic fertiliser, which is to be held today (20 April 2007) at The Bridgewater Hall, Lower Mosley Street, Manchester M2 3WS, Non-Executive Chairman, Nigel Moore will make the following statement: 'Since we last met, I am pleased to report that your company has continued to make very significant progress towards its goal of becoming the clear company of choice for commercial organic composting in the United Kingdom. In a few moments, I will adjourn the meeting and hand you over to our Chief Executive, Mick Fishwick who will bring you up to date with the recent activities of TEG and the further strides that have been made during the past year in the development of your company. Before I do so, I would like to address a couple of matters; firstly, changes to our structure and secondly, an update on the direction the company is taking. You will recall that in 2006 we began a restructuring process to position the business ready for the anticipated growth and exciting times ahead. On a corporate level, John Hough stepped down from the Board and was replaced by Doug Benjafield, the former Cleanaway Director. I am pleased to report that Doug has worked actively with the team and settled well into the Company. At the turn of the year, we completed a restructuring exercise and introduced 2 new subsidiary companies; TEG Environmental Ltd and the Natural Organic Fertiliser Company Ltd, or NOFCO. The parent company was renamed the TEG Group PLC. TEG Environmental Ltd is now the principle trading subsidiary responsible for plant construction and operations, together with engineering and technical development. Its board comprises of experienced waste management professionals and this team focuses entirely on the growing and very demanding day-to-day operational activities of the business. NOFCO has been created to focus on compost product placement and the development of end markets. As TEG and the composting market expand, finding diverse and secure outlets for the compost product becomes ever more important. TEG's expertise in this area has already enhanced our reputation and is a critical element in our bids with Local Authorities, who seek assurances on landfill diversion. Together with our alliance with Glendale in the horticultural sector, we believe we are developing an expertise that is second to none in the composting market. The parent company, TEG Group PLC continues to manage shareholder interests, determines the future strategy of the Company and monitors the performance of the subsidiaries. On that note, I would now like to turn to the growth strategy and future direction of the company. We have moved over the last 12 months from the development phase of the business to a substantial operating business and we are now working towards our goal of a sustainable, highly profitable trading business. The demand for TEG technology is higher than ever and it is a pleasure to see the business begin to flourish. The Board still believes that the best strategic direction for the business is to grow by a combination of plant sales and Build Own and Operate facilities. The development of Build Own Operate facilities whereby TEG offers a processing service, gaining revenues from gate fees for waste and sales of compost products, offers the significant attraction of generating long term sustainable revenues on which we can build the business. This is supplemented by plant sales, generating significant lump sum revenues. While the interest in TEG and its technology is growing and the value of such plant sales is increasing significantly, we still believe it is important for the security of the business to continue to develop our own facilities. We believe your confidence in the Company and the management team has been well placed. We are in an exciting and growing market, we have an excellent and adept management team, we have the best technology and we have a secure line of funding. The Board believes it is making tremendous progress with the business and is building on the strong foundations we had formed during the years of development. There is always a very difficult balance to be drawn between the short term needs of all our shareholders and the long term interests of the business, but we are sure you will agree that our progress over the last 12 months does suggest that we are following the right path.' ENDS Contact: The TEG Group Plc Tel: 01772 314 100 Michael Fishwick, Chief Executive Adventis Financial PR Tel: 020 7034 4758 Tarquin Edwards 07879 458 364 Canaccord Adams (Nomad) Tel : 020 7050 6742/020 7050 6750 Chris Bowman/Robert Finlay Editor's Notes: TEG provides an in-vessel composting technology, which is one of the few approved technologies capable of treating animal by-product (ABP) waste. Plant economics are predominantly driven by the gate fees charged, rather than the value of the end product (compost). The TEG process is an economic alternative to landfill and is entirely LATS compliant. The Silo Cage system, one of the few technologies in Europe capable of treating this waste, is a natural process producing compost as an end product, used as an excellent soil conditioner that fertilises, retains moisture, provides structure and reduces the incidence of plant disease. TEG's Silo-Cages are housed in self-contained buildings, are not unsightly and are environmentally friendly. Customers include local authorities, waste management companies, food processors, farmers and landowners. The Company's expanding market is driven by increasingly stringent EU and UK legislation regulating the treatment and disposal of organic waste. Statutory targets for the diversion of waste from landfill increase annually through to 2020, increasing TEG's market opportunity year on year. The Waste Resource Action Programme estimates that 450 composting plants will be needed by 2020 to satisfy local authority requirements alone, and there is increasing demand from the private sector driven by ABP legislation. NOFCO is a marketing company specialising in the development of end markets for compost products, an important aspect of all plant developments and key to local authority development. The company has an expertise in the development of agricultural and horticultural markets and this capability is to be provided to customers to enhance TEG's overall service offering. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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