BEST AGRIFUND N.V. CHANGES NAME INTO: SOVION N.V.	11.10.2004
As per October 1, 2004 BEST Agrifund N.V. changes its corporate name into Sovion N.V. The name change has been announced in an event in which for the first time since Sovion’s inception 18 months ago the top 150 managers from all operating companies have convened to acquaint themselves with each other and to discuss the future of the Group.

BEST AGRIFUND N.V. ACQUIRES HENDRIX MEAT GROUP FROM NUTRECO HOLDING N.V.	27.09.2004
Subject to approval of the Competition Authorities, as well as positive advice of the relevant Workers’ Councils, agreement has been reached between BEST Agrifund N.V. and Nutreco Holding N.V. on the acquisition of Hendrix Meat Group. With the acquisition an amount of € 75 million, including all debt, is involved.

BESTMEAT COMPANY ASSUMES CONTROL OF NORDFLEISCH	17.11.2003
The Bestmeat Company Board of Management has reached an agreement with the directors of IBG for the acquisition of an 87% shareholding in CG Nordfleisch AG, and with it, the activities of the Hamburg-based NFZ Norddeutsche Fleischzentrale GmbH (NFZ), whose operations embrace ten cattle and pig slaughterhouses and four meat processing factories. NFZ has a