X0202 3 2005-07-18 0 0000356446 PURE WORLD INC PURW 0001329321 Naturex S.A. SITE D'AGROPARC B.P. 1218 AVIGNON CEDEX 9 I0 84911 FRANCE 0 0 1 0 0001329320 Naturex Acquisition Corp, SITE D'AGROPARC B.P. 1218 AVIGNON CEDEX 9 I0 84911 FRANCE 0 0 1 0 Common Stock, $.01 par value 7504394 D Naturex Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Naturex S.A., a societe anonyme organized under the laws of the French Republic ("Naturex"), owns 7,504,394 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Shares"), of Pure World, Inc. (the "Company"), representing approximately 92.78% of the outstanding Shares. The Shares owned by Naturex Acquisition Corp. were purchased on July 18, 2005 after the consummation of a tender offer (the "Offer") for all outstanding Shares of the Company at a purchase price of $4.30 net in cash per Share, without interest. The Offer was commenced pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 6, 2005 (the "Merger Agreement"), among Naturex, Naturex Acquisition Corp. and the Company. /s/ Jacques Dikansky, President and Chief Executive Officer, Naturex S.A. 2005-07-27 /s/ Jacques Dikansky, President and Chief Executive Officer, Naturex Acquisition Corp. 2005-07-27