AMBI Changing Company Name to Nutrition 21

AMBI Changing Company Name to Nutrition 21

PURCHASE, N.Y.--Pending final approval by the shareholders atits annual meeting in March, AMBI Inc. will change its name to Nutrition 21 Inc.The Nutrition 21 name is used by AMBI's nutrition products subsidiary and willapply to all company operations in the future. After approval, the tradingsymbol will change to NXXI on the NASDAQ exchange.

"Our decision to change the name of the company is part of a broaderprogram to better communicate our expertise in proprietary science-basednutritional products," said Gail Montgomery, president and chief executiveofficer. For more information, visit www.nutrition21.com.