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Mediation Between PGG Wrightson and Silver Fern Farms Concluded Successfully

Fri, 24/04/2009 11:33:00 a.m.

PGG Wrightson Limited (PGW) and Silver Fern Farms Limited advise that as a result of a recent
mediation process they have agreed the terms of a full and final settlement following PGW's default on
the equity transaction agreed in 2008.

Under the terms of the agreement, PGW will provide Silver Fern Farms with a mix of cash and PGW
shares, and the two companies will continue to work on initiatives to integrate the supply chain from 'plate
to pasture' to improve the strategic position of pastoral farmers.

The financial elements of the settlement are:

$25 million paid today
$5 million paid previously, of which $3.5 million was for costs incurred by Silver Fern Farms
10 million ordinary shares in PGW (fully-paid and ranking equally with all other PGW ordinary shares
on issue).

The settlement was welcomed by PGW chairman Craig Norgate and Silver Fern Farms chairman Eoin
Garden as a successful resolution with which the boards of both companies can be well satisfied.

"I am delighted that both companies will now be able to put the disappointment of last year's events
behind them," Mr Norgate said. "For PGG Wrightson, the settlement provides certainty over the financial
exposure resulting from our inability to complete the transaction approved last year. The terms of the
settlement have been approved by our banking syndicate and are well within the company's capacity to
manage financially. The settlement also establishes the basis on which both parties can continue to work
in their respective clients' interests under an integrated supply chain model."

Mr Garden said the settlement provided significant redress to Silver Fern Farms for the damages arising
from PGW's inability to complete the 2008 transaction. "The resolution allows both companies to focus on
optimising outcomes in a challenging economic environment, rather than wasting resources on protracted
litigation. This is a sensible and pragmatic 'NZ Inc' outcome."

Silver Fern Farms intends to remain a long-term shareholder of PGW.

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