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Share buyback in Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S

Attached please find below text as PDF file.   Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S _______________________________________________________________________________                                                                                                                     Announcement no. 20                                                                                                                                   1 April 2011   Share buyback in Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S   On 25 January 2011, NORDEN initiated a share buyback programme, cf. announcement

REPURCHASE OF SHARES IN ASTRAZENECA PLC

Further to the announcement of its irrevocable, non-discretionary share repurchase programme for the period 21 February 2011 to 28 April 2011, AstraZeneca PLC announced that under the terms of that programme it purchased for cancellation 133,048 ordinary shares of AstraZeneca PLC at a price of 2878 pence per share on 31 March 2011. Upon the cancellation of these shares, the number of shares in issue will be 1,384,271,019. A C N KempCompany Secretary1 April 2011

Outokumpu is committed in the Fennovoima nuclear power project

PRESS RELEASE1 April 2011 at 10.15 am EET Contrary to some Finnish media reports today, Outokumpu confirms that it is fully committed in the Fennovoima nuclear power project. Outokumpu has a close to 10% stake in the Fennovoima project, which got a parliamentary decision-in-principle last summer to construct a new nuclear power plant in Finland. The project is important in securing the Group's long-term cost-competitiveness. For more information: Mikko Rintamäki, tel. +358 40 558 2289 OUTOKUMPU OYJ Outokumpu is a global leader in stainless steel with the vision to be the

Arctic Gold AB (ARCT): Selection of nomination committee for Arctic Gold AB (publ)

Arctic Gold AB (publ) listed on First North, hereby announces that a nomination committee has been selected for the annual general meeting in May 2011 consisting of the following persons:  Torsten Börjemalm (Chairman of the Board), Lars Höckenström, Jan Hjorth and Claes Julin. The composition of the nomination committee is based on the stock register which was registered after the completed new stock issue, and all of the members represent major owners. The nomination committee can be contacted through the Chairman of the Board Torsten Börjemalm on mobile # +46 (0)705 86 33 40. Share

Significant breakthrough in intelligent transport development

One-stop shop for transport services on the wayDrivers and other people on the move may soon have an increased range of easy-to-use location based information services available on their smart phones and other mobile devices, from a variety of service providers. VTT and its corporate partners have developed the Vedia Multi-Service concept for transport services and piloted its first applications. Vedia functions include for example automatically finding the nearest parking space that the driver can book and pay securely using a terminal device. Unlike most existing transport services, the

Securitas acquires security services company in Chile

Securitas has acquired the security services company Seguricorp in Chile. Enterprise value is estimated to MSEK 144 (MCLP 10,733).Seguricorp, with annual sales of approximately MSEK 304 (MCLP 22,680) and approximately 3,750 employees, has nationwide coverage in guarding services. The company has a strong position in the customer segment mining industry. Securitas entered the Chilean security services market in 2008 and is today among the largest security services companies in Chile with approximately 4,000 employees. With the acquisition of Seguricorp, Securitas will be the market leader

Photocure ASA - Notification of trade

As part of the share buy back program, Photocure has on 31 March 2011 bought 425 shares in Photocure ASA with an average price of NOK 49.70 per share. The company owns after this 730,199 shares in Photocure ASA. For further information, contact: Photocure ASAChristian Fekete (CFO)E-mail: cf@photocure.noMobile +47 916 42 938   Hoffsveien 48NO-0377 Oslo, Norwaywww.photocure.com This information is subject of the disclosure requirements acc. to §5-12 vphl (Norwegian Securities Trading Act)

KONGSBERG AUTOMOTIVE SECURES 14 MEUR GEARSHIFT CONTRACT

Kongsberg Automotive (KA) has been awarded a contract for gearshift systems to one of the world's major commercial vehicle manufacturers, located in Europe.”The contract is for gearshift systems in one of Europe’s top performing truck models. It proves that our products are competitive with respect to low operating costs, best driver satisfaction and high reliability”, says Håkon Amundsen, Vice President Sales for the commercial vehicle market segment in KA. The contract has a total value of 14 MEUR and will run for 5 years. Start of production will be in 2013 from our production

Top-ranking in important government test gives Precise Biometrics unique market position

As the results from the MINEX II report is released, Precise Biometrics emerges with the fastest standardized Match-on-Card and outstanding performance. Precise Biometrics is also the only biometric supplier who passed with 3 different card vendor submissions - a unique achievement in the industry. This gives Precise Biometrics a great position in the US where a new presidential directive has opened up a government ID market comprising 5.7 million users.MINEX II is the leading interoperability test for Match-on-Card, preformed by NIST – the US National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Skanska reaches USD 19.6 M, SEK 125 M, settlement in New York provided for in the fourth quarter of 2010

Skanska has entered into an agreement with U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York resolving an investigation into Skanska USA Civil Northeast’s utilization of disadvantaged, minority and woman-owned business enterprises (D/M/WBEs). Under the agreement, Skanska will pay USD 19.6 million, about SEK 125 M. This amount was already provided for in the fourth quarter of 2010 in Skanska USA Civil and the settlement is not expected to generate any further costs.The U.S. Attorney’s Office has been looking into whether contractors in the New York area are utilizing D/M/WBEs in

Annual General Meeting of ReadSoft AB (publ)

The shareholders in ReadSoft AB (publ) are hereby invited to the Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, May 3, 2011 at 3.00 p.m. (CET) at Hotel Marina Plaza, Kungstorget 6, Helsingborg, Sweden.Registration and notification Shareholders who wish to participate in the Annual General Meeting must be registered in the company’s share register, per April 26, 2011, which is kept by Euroclear Sweden AB, and shall further, not later than 4.00 p.m. (CET) on April 26, 2011, notify the company of their intention to participate.Notification can be made per post sent to ReadSoft AB, S Kyrkogatan 4, 252

Aker supports construction of two product tankers at Aker Philadelphia Shipyard

With reference to earlier releases, i.a. Aker ASA's Q4 release dated February25, 2011, Aker ASA has on March 31 entered into certain agreements which helpsecure further shipbuilding activities for Aker Philadelphia Shipyard ASA, whereAker owns 71.2% through Converto Capital Fund. Aker's contribution, in additionto a $42m asset purchase from the Philadelphia Shipyard Development Corporation(PSDC) and third party construction financing will enable the construction oftwo new product tankers (ships 17 and 18) at the yard in Philadelphia andextends the public/private partnership. Please see

New orders for BWG Homes March 2011

BWG Homes ASA secured a total net order intake of NOK 305.2 million during March, compared with NOK 284.4 million for March 2010, an increase of 7.3 per cent. The net order intake in March for segment Norway was NOK 188.2 million (NOK 154.6 million), up 21.7 per cent. The net order intake in March for segment Sweden was NOK 117.0 million (NOK 129.8 million), down 9.8 per cent.   The total net order intake for Q1 2011:BWG Homes ASA: NOK 935.6 million, up 6.8 per cent, segment Norway: NOK 589.2 million, up 14.4 per cent, Segment Sweden: NOK 346.4 million, down 4.0 per cent.

NOTICE of Annual General Meeting in Ortivus AB on 4th of May 2011

Notice is hereby given of the Annual General Meeting (AGM) with the shareholders of Ortivus AB (publ), 556259-1205, on Wednesday 4th of May 2011 at 1500 hours at the company’s premises at Karlsrovägen 2 D in Danderyd. Right to participate in the Meeting Shareholders wishing to participate at the AGM must: -be entered in the register of shareholders kept by Euroclear Sweden AB on Thursday 28th of April 2011 (see also the section on nominee-registered shares below), and- have notified the company of their attendance not later than 1600 hours on Friday 29th of April 2011 at the

Bulletin from AB Electrolux Annual General Meeting 2011

The Annual General Meeting of AB Electrolux was held on Thursday, March 31, 2011, in Stockholm.Marcus Wallenberg, Peggy Bruzelius, Lorna Davis, Hasse Johansson, John S. Lupo, Torben Ballegaard Sørensen and Barbara Milian Thoralfsson were re-elected to the Board of Directors. Keith McLoughlin and Ulrika Saxon were elected new Board members. Marcus Wallenberg was re-elected Chairman of the Board. At the statutory Board meeting following the AGM, Peggy Bruzelius was re-elected Deputy Chairman of the Board. The proposed dividend of SEK 6.50 per share was adopted. The record date was set as

Management change at Handelsbanken

After reaching his contractual age of retirement, M Johan Widerberg has remained part of Handelsbanken Group management and the central bank management team for a two-year period. On 1 April he is leaving the Group management and the central bank management team after a total of 15 years. However, M Johan Widerberg will be continuing with his assignments on the boards of various Handelsbanken subsidiaries and regional banks. For further information, please contact:  Pär Boman, President and Group Chief Executive, +46 8 22 92 20Johan Lagerström, Head of Corporate

Indutrade acquires Alcatraz Interlocks BV in the Netherlands

Indutrade today siged an agreement to acquire all of the shares in the Dutch company Alcatraz Interlocks BV, with annual sales of approximately EUR 2 million.Alcatraz designs and manufactures interlock systems that safeguard critical installations. Each system is based on the patented key and lock design, which eliminates the change of human error. The operator must follow a predetermined sequence by means of a mechanical coded key transfer. Alcatraz has successfully deployed systems in the oil & gas, chemical and off shore industries.  Possession will take place today, when the

Fredrik Sauter acquires warrants in Catella from other senior executives

With the aim of creating a long-term incentive through ownership, Fredrik Sauter is acquiring on market terms 600,000 warrants from other senior executives at Catella. Fredrik Sauter is a member of Catella's group management. The Catella senior executives who are selling the warrants are Johan Ericsson (CEO), Lennart Schuss (Deputy CEO) and Ando Wikström (CFO), who are each selling 200,000 warrants. After the sale, the above-mentioned persons will each hold 5,350,000 warrants. Facts concerning the subscription warrants The warrants that are currently being sold are the warrants

Medivir: Week 24 Interim Results from TMC435 Hepatitis C Phase 2b ASPIRE Study presented at EASL

Results show potent antiviral efficacy of once daily 150 mg TMC435 in hepatitis C patients who have failed earlier treatment, especially in prior null responders, and excellent safety and tolerabilityHuddinge, Sweden - Medivir AB (OMX: MVIR), the emerging research-based specialty pharmaceutical company focused on infectious diseases, announces that their partner, Tibotec has presented the results of a planned Week 24 interim analysis of the phase 2b ASPIRE study for TMC435 in treatment experienced hepatitis C patients in a late-breaker session at the 46th Annual meeting of the European

Hyundai to Showcase New Thinking at the 2011 Seoul Motor Show

- Hyundai unveils next-gen FCEV sedan concept ‘Blue2’ and Sonata Hybrid - Cutting-edge eco-friendly and telematics technologies show Hyundai’s future - Separate booth displays Hyundai’s latest commercial vehicle technologyHyundai Motor Company, South Korea’s largest automaker, showcased its latest `new thinking’ on products, technologies and services to the world at the 2011 Seoul Motor Show, which opened today under the theme of ‘Evolution, Green Revolution on Wheels.’ Hyundai unveiled its latest eco-friendly creation, the Blue2 (Read as “Blue square”) concept vehicle, the company’

NOTRE DAME LAW PROFESSOR VINCENT ROUGEAU NAMED DEAN OF BOSTON COLLEGE LAW SCHOOL

Vincent D. Rougeau, a national expert on Catholic social teaching and the role of moral and religious values in law making and public policy, has been named dean of Boston College Law School.  Rougeau's research has also focused on the need for consumer protection against predatory business practices. He is the first African-American dean at BC Law.Chestnut Hill, Mass (3-31-11)-- Boston College has named Notre Dame Law School Professor Vincent D. Rougeau , a national expert on Catholic

Radiation, What to Do? Natural Remedies to Minimize Effects No Matter the Level Or Source.

“CNN International reported on March 28, 2011 that minuscule levels of radiation from Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant incident have been detected in a widening number of U.S. states, but the Environmental Protection Agency reaffirmed this week that the levels represent no threat to public health.” David Herzog, author of Natural to Super Natural Health, has written a piece on how to counteract the effects of radiation on the body, using foods that heal. David Herzog can provide expert advice to your viewers/audience regarding steps everyone can take for a natural solution to radiation

What's New for 2011 Iroquois Steeplechase

Check out the latest for the Iroquois Steeplechase 70th Anniversary1.    The Iroquois Alliance a.     Formation of new volunteer support group b.     Led by Deborah Lovett, President, and an advisory board of community leaders   2.    Jockey Club Concert featuring major artists a.     May 13, the night before the race, in the Paddock Club area at the Steeplechase Grounds b.     Second year for the party; first year it features a concert c.      Artists performing were nominated for several 2010 awards from the Country Music Association and the Academy of Country Music

Iroquois Steeplechase Items of Interest

· 2011 marks the 70th running of the Iroquois Steeplechase. · The total purses, bonuses and awards of $425,000 for the race day makes the Iroquois Steeplechase the richest event on the National Steeplechase Association (NSA) spring circuit. · With a purse of $35,000, the Bright Hour Amateur Hurdle Race is the richest amateur steeplechase race in the U.S. · The list of Iroquois winners includes the greatest steeplechase horses in America. Five Eclipse Award winners – Flatterer, Lonesome Glory, Correggio, All Gong and Good Night Shirt – have won the Iroquois. Several others

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