09:05     B&B NATURAL<08156> - Announcement                                   

                                                                              
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    B & B Group Holdings Limited                                              
    (formerly known as B & B Natural Products Limited)                        
    (incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited                          
    liability)                                                                
    (Stock Code: 8156)                                                        
                                                                              
    CHANGE OF COMPANY'S NAME                                                  
                                                                              
    The Board is pleased to announce that the Company has                     
    changed its name from "B & B Natural Products Limited"                    
    to "B & B Group Holdings Limited" and has adopted the                     
    Chinese name with effect from 11 March 2005. Trading                      
    of the Shares on the GEM under the new stock short                        
    names of "B&B GROUP" in English and in Chinese will                       
    take effect on 16 March 2005.                                             
                                                                              
    By order of the Board                                                     
    B & B Group Holdings Limited                                              
    CHAN Ting                                                                 
    Director & Chief Executive Officer                                        
                                                                              
    Hong Kong, 11 March 2005                                                  
                                                                              
    This announcement, for which the directors (the                           
    "Directors") of the Company collectively and                              
    individually accept full responsibility, includes                         
    particulars given in compliance with the Rules                            
    Governing the Listing of Securities on the Growth                         
    Enterprise Market of the Stock Exchange for the                           
    purpose of giving information with regard to the                          
    Company. The Directors, having made all reasonable                        
    enquiries, confirm that, to the best of their                             
    knowledge and belief: (1) the information contained                       
    in this announcement is accurate and complete in all                      
    material respects and not misleading; (2) there are                       
    no other matters the omission of which would make any                     
    statement in this announcement misleading; and (3)                        
    all opinions expressed in this announcement have been                     
    arrived at after due and careful consideration and                        
    are founded on bases and assumptions that are fair                        
    and reasonable.                                                           
                                                                              
    As at the date of this announcement, the board of                         
    directors of the Company comprises three executive                        
    directors, being Madam Cheung Kwai Lan, Mr. Chan Tung                     
    Mei, Mr. Chan Ting, one non-executive director, Mr.                       
    Kyle Arnold Shaw Junior, and four independent                             
    non-executive directors, Professor Peter Chin Wan                         
    Fung, Mr. Tian He Nian, Mr. Du Ying Min and Mr. Tsui                      
    Wing Tak.                                                                 
                                                                              
    The above announcement is a summary only. For the full                    
    version of this announcement, please refer to the                         
    'Latest Company Announcements' page on the GEM                            
    website at www.hkgem.com.                                                 
                                                                              
    Market participants are requested to note that the name of B & B          
    Natural Products Limited has been changed to "B & B Group                 
    Holdings Limited". Accordingly, the stock short name of its               
    ordinary shares (stock code: 8156) will also be changed to                
    "B&B GROUP" with effect from Wednesday, 16/03/2005.                       
                                                                              
    The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited has received notifications from   
    the following companies regarding the repurchase of ordinary shares as    
    follows:-                                                                 
                                                                              
                                    No. of                                    
    Name of Company      Date of    Securities  Highest Price  Lowest Price   
    (Stock Code)         Repurchase Repurchased per Share      per Share      
    -------------------- ---------- ----------- -------------- -------------- 
    PLASMAGENE           11/03/2005 200,000     HKD 0.24          -           
    BIOSCIENCES LIMITED                                                       
     (8250)