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Lundbeck receives FDA Complete Response Letter on Serdolect® for the treatment of schizophrenia

H. Lundbeck A/S (LUN.CO; LUN DC) announced today that the company hasreceived a Complete Response Letter (CRL) from the US Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) for Serdolect® (sertindole) for the treatment ofschizophrenia.The Agency's complete response included request for additional datato best understand the appropriate patient population for whichSerdolect® could be made available. Lundbeck is currently evaluatingthe feedback from FDA and will work with the Agency to resolve theseoutstanding questions and discuss appropriate next steps required tobring Serdolect® safely to market.

Swap line with Federal Reserve extended

The temporary reciprocal currency arrangements (swap lines) concerning dollar liquidity between the Federal Reserve and other central banks, among them the Riksbank, have been extended to 1 February 2010. The extension applies to the swap lines between the Federal Reserve and each of the following central banks: the Reserve Bank of Australia, the Banco Central do Brasil, the Bank of Canada, Danmarks Nationalbank, the Bank of England, the European Central Bank, the Bank of Korea, the Banco de Mexico, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Norges Bank, the Monetary Authority of Singapore, Sveriges

PETROMENA ASA - STATUS PETRORIG I

Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. has today announced that the Company has completed purchase of the semi-submersible offshore drilling unit PetroRig I from Jurong Shipyard Pte Ltd. Purchase price for the rig, which will be renamed Ocean Courage, was $460 million exclusive of initial mobilization costs, drillstring and other necessary spares. The Company has received several inquires from potential customers regarding availability of the unit. Petrolia Drilling ASA owns 51,4% of the shares outstanding in PetroMENA ASA. Bergen/Oslo, 25 June 2009.

Ukrainian seafarer killed by Somali pirates - Sailors’ Society aids victim’s family

Ukrainian seafarer killed by Somali pirates - Sailors’ Society aids victim’s family Sailors’ Society Port Chaplain offers comfort and support to Ukrainian seafarer’s loved ones Sailors’ Society Ukrainian Port Chaplain Eduard Myrmyr is supporting the family of Sergey Vartenkov, the seafarer killed by pirates as they took control of the MV Marathon off the Somali coast. The Dutch registered vessel was attacked on May 7 and finally released this week. Crew members were taken hostage and Vartenkov, a welder onboard the ship, was killed as the pirates fired indiscriminately into the hold where

Julia’s House Gives Siblings A Much Needed Break

Thursday 25 June, 2009; Julia’s House held its first ever Sibling Support Programme residential trip recently, enabling a group of young people from across Dorset to have precious time to enjoy themselves in the great outdoors.The Julia’s House Sibling Support Programme was launched in August 2007 and focuses on the needs of siblings who have a brother or sister with a life-threatening illness. A variety of events are planned each year, which put the focus on the sibling, enabling them to feel special, have fun and the chance to have a care-free day. On Friday 12 June a group of seven young

New CFO in COD

Nicolaj Weiergang is appointed as new Chief Financial Officer in Codfarmers ASA. He will take up his appointment on 1 September 2009.Nicolaj Weiergang (34) is currently business manager in Egmont Serieforlaget AS. He has broad management experience from auditing and accounting and has previously worked four years in PricewaterhouseCoopers DA Weiergang has a Master of Economics from School of Economics and Business Administration in Oslo (BI), and has also has a Master of Science on Finance from university of Durham This information is subject of the disclosure requirements according to

FASHION DIRECTOR AWARDED LONDON’S HIGHEST ACCOLADE

FASHION DIRECTOR AWARDED LONDON’S HIGHEST ACCOLADE Barry Laden, founder of East End fashion house, The Laden Showroom has just last week, been admitted as a freemen of the city of London. The Laden Showroom is one of the only remaining Jewish businesses on Brick Lane. Barry was nominated by the Drapers Company whom he joined last year. One of the "great 12" Livery companies, this City Livery company was founded 800 years ago and continues today as a charitable organisation who's membership work for the good of communities around the country. Barry was accepted as a member because of his

Rejlers signs contract with Vattenfall Sales in the Nordic countries

(REJL B) Vattenfall AB Sales in the Nordic countries has chosen the Rejler group company Rejlers Energitjänster AB as partner when the company intends to increase its sales of electricity in Norway. The contract implies that Rejlers will be the representative of Vattenfall for the messages and reports business and for the collection of measurement test results. Rejlers is today the leading, independent operator for services to electricity trading companies and net companies on the Swedish market and concentrates actively on growing on the remaining Nordic market. Rejlers was approved by

Election of the Board members and the Chairmen of Atria Plc

ATRIA PLC COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT 25 JUNE 2009 at 4.00 pmELECTION OF THE BOARD MEMBERS AND THE CHAIRMEN OF ATRIA PLC The organization meeting of the Supervisory Board of Atria Plc, held after theAnnual General Meeting, decided to re-elect the Board member Tuomo Heikkilä. EsaKaarto was elected a new member of the Board, replacing Ilkka Yliluoma. Ari Pirkola was elected the Chairman of the Supervisory Board, and Seppo Paavolaas the Vice Chairman. The Chairman of the Board of Directors Martti Selin wasre-elected. The Board of Directors of Atria Plc is as follows: the

Lower Tier 2 subordinated loan issue; NOK 350 mill

SpareBank 1 Nord-Norge issue NOK 350 million in a Lower Tier 2 subordinated note with an end maturity of 10 years, callable 17 July 2019. Swedbank Markets and Nordea Markets were the joint lead managers and bookrunners for this transaction. The loan has a fixed interest rate of 8.35 % for the first 5 years.  Following the call date 17 July 2014, the new interest rate will be 3 month NIBOR + 5.20 %.  The purpose of the loan issue is refinancing of a subordinated loan callable in February 2010.

On 29 June the Riksbank offers new SEK loans (3 and 12 months)

On the 20 October 2008 the Riksbank introduced a programme of recurrent auctions in order to offer SEK loans to the monetary counterparties. On the 13 February 2009, the Riksbank announced that in the future the loans will be offered with a variable interest rate and at longer maturities. On the 7 May the Riksbank decided to offer also SEK loans with twelve months maturity. The seventeenth and eighteenth credit under the new programme will be provided in auctions held on 29 June and will comprise SEK 80 billion in the 3-month auction and 80 billion in the 12-month auction. The loans term to

Letter of Intent regarding Gjensidige’s acquisition of Länsförsäkringar’s operations in Latvia and Lithuania

Länsförsäkringar AB and the Norwegian insurance company Gjensidige Forsikring BA have signed a Letter of Intent regarding the final negotiations for an acquisition of Länsförsäkringar International, which operates non-life insurance operations in Latvia and Lithuania under the name Nordicia.In 2007, the establishment commenced of Länsförsäkringar’s non-life insurance operations in Latvia and Lithuania. This establishment took place in record time and the business achieved premium income of about SEK 50 M in its first financial year. “Against the backdrop of the global financial trend,

AIRPORT PREPARES FOR FESTIVAL INFLUX FROM ACROSS THE WORLD

‘Wellie-washer’ installed in terminal in case of Glastonbury mudBristol International Airport is preparing for an influx of passengers en route to the Glastonbury Festival. Plans have been put in place to provide easy connections to road or rail links to the site – and contingencies have even been made to keep the terminal clean of the infamous Glastonbury mud should weather conditions worsen! The airport is a transport hub for the Festival, which attracts 175,000 people from across the world, and Bristol International’s Flyer bus service (which links the airport to Bristol Temple Meads

Aker H-6e drilling rigs featured on Discovery Channel

25 June 2009 - A major feat of engineering will be successfully concluded when, by the end of this month, Aker Solutions hands over the second of two Aker H-6e drilling rigs to Aker Drilling. Building two of the world's most advanced drilling rigs, tailored to operate in harsh environments, extreme temperatures and in ultra-deep waters, has been an extraordinary project that quickly caught the attention of the Discovery Channel.   Discovery, the non-fiction media channel with hundreds of millions of subscribers around the world, selected the project to be part of its popular series "

Agreement regarding acquisition of shares in NAP Marine AS

Codfarmers ASA has today entered into a share purchase agreement with certain large shareholders in NAP Marine AS (“NAP Marine”) regarding Codfarmers acquisition of at least 51% of the shares in NAP Marine. The agreement includes an offer to the other shareholders to participate in the transaction. The time limit for this offer is 9 July 2009. The transaction is expected to be completed on 3 August 2009. The transaction will be settled with consideration shares to be issued by Codfarmers to the sellers. The agreed consideration is 0.284834 COD shares for every share in NAP Marine. The

Vinghøg AS, a subsidiary of Simrad Optronics ASA, has received a new order

Vinghøg AS, a subsidiary of Simrad Optronics ASA, has received an order from the Swedish Armed Forces to deliver two VINGPOS demonstrators for their 84 mm mortars. The actual contract value is MSEK 3.3. VINGPOS is a positioning, navigating and aiming assistance system, and is included in Vinghøg's range of new and innovative vehicle system products. The system is developed for the M109 howitzers and has so far been utilized by the Norwegian Armed Forces. Despite the limited contract value, the contract is strategically important for Vinghøg in order to introduce the VINGPOS system to the

Private placement of shares, conversion of convertible bonds and amended convertible bonds agreement

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATESCodfarmers ASA has decided to conduct a share issue in a private placement directed towards professional Norwegian and international investors in the period from 25 June to 8:00 on 26 June 2009. Period may close earlier or be extended at the bookrunner's discretion. The total gross proceeds from the private placement are expected to be between NOK 30 million and NOK 50 million. The minimum subscription and allotment amount in the share issue is an amount in NOK equal to Euro 50,000. In conjunction with

Bank DnB NORD to focus on core markets

Bank DnB NORD A/S, a joint venture owned 51% by Norwegian DnB NOR ASA and 49% by German NORD/LB Norddeutsche Landesbank and headquartered in Copenhagen, today decided to reorganise its operations in Denmark and Finland. Bank DnB NORD will now focus on its Eastern European core markets Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland where the bank has a relevant market size or reasonable growth potential. While the headquarters will remain in Copenhagen, customers in the Danish and Finnish portfolio will be serviced by DnB NOR and NORD/LB directly. Customer relationships in Denmark and Finland will be

Fabege signs lease with Axfood Snabbgross in Solna Business Park

Axfood has signed a ten-year contract for the lease of office space as well as wholesale premises, in Fabege’s Fräsaren 10 property in Solna Business Park. “We are very pleased that we have succeeded in attracting another big food company like Axfood, and their concept Axfood Snabbgross, to Solna Business Park. This strengthens the area’s profile as a food cluster where big names like ICA, Coop and OLW have already established a presence and signed long contracts,” Christian Hermelin, Fabege’s CEO, says. Axfood Snabbgross has previously leased premises in one of Fabege’s properties

Outokumpu to adjust production capability due to higher order intake

STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASEJune 25, 2009 at 10.35 am Outokumpu will increase its production capability as the order intakefor deliveries after the summer vacation period is showing somerecovery. Temporary layoffs for some 700 employees at the Tornioplant will be adjusted accordingly and the personnel has beeninformed today. In the past weeks Outokumpu's order intake for stainless steel hasincreased somewhat from the earlier very low levels. The reduction ofinventories by distributors and end-users seems to have ended and theincrease in the nickel price has triggered some purchasing

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