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Resolutions passed at the extraordinary general meeting of YIT Corporation

STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE                    17 June 2013 at 12.15 p.m.RESOLUTIONS PASSED AT THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING OF YIT CORPORATION   YIT Corporation's (“YIT”) Extraordinary General Meeting, which was held today on June 17, 2013, approved the demerger plan and decided on the partial demerger of YIT in accordance with the demerger plan. In addition, the General Meeting decided on the composition of the Board of Directors of Caverion Corporation (“Caverion”) and their fees, the election of the auditor and its fee, the authorisation of the Board of Directors of Caverion on the

A new wave of filmmaking

How an actress turned filmmaker is changing the rules.The independent filmmaking community is embracing a new British filmmaker, Vanessa Bailey, a 44 year-old actress who decided to produce her first film, ‘Three Days’, after growing frustrated by the limited roles available for older women. Taking matters into her own hands, Vanessa brought together an award winning crew to produce a film that explores an unconventional romance for a woman over forty, filled with endearingly awkward British humour and subtle emotional depth.  Vanessa’s agent  introduced her to

Discussing the impact of technology on the future of teaching and learning methods - inspirational advice for schools

Calling all senior leaders, school teachers and ICT managers and co-ordinators. For the very latest advice on how technology is revolutionising teaching and learning methods, head to Frog 13 - Celebrating outstanding education on Tuesday 18thJune at the ICC in Birmingham. The conference will bring together a host of visionary leaders from across the education sector to discuss the future of learning and technology. As well as providing an opportunity to get up close with the very latest education technology, there will be interactive workshops and panel discussions focusing on

Outotec appoints Olli Nastamo to Executive Board

OUTOTEC OYJ  STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE  JUNE 17, 2013 at 11:45 AM Outotec appoints Olli Nastamo to Executive Board Outotec has appointed Mr Olli Nastamo, Master of Science (engineering), as Senior Vice President, Operational Excellence and member of the Executive Board as of August 1, 2013. Olli Nastamo, 56, is joining Outotec from Comptel Corporation where he has been responsible for Comptel Inventory business and business operations.  Prior to that he has held several senior leadership positions  in the fields of business management, product management, R&D, project management,

Energy & Utility Skills Network fuelling growth for small businesses

£1.26m to support Employer Networks and five Apprenticeship bursaries for small businessesFigures from the Federation of Small Businesses has shown that over 39,000 people working for small businesses in the gas industry are still waiting to receive formal training.  But we mustn’t judge our 57,700 private-sector gas businesses in England who employ a workforce of 105,000; they’re out there every day doing what they do best. Time, money and a lack of funding available from the government have all contributed to this skills gap.  Energy & Utility Skills (EU Skills) has stepped in to help by

Grounds Manager at Harper Adams University recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours

HARPER Adams University’s Grounds Manager, Mark Hall, has been awarded the British Empire Medal in the 2013 Queen’s Birthday Honours. Mark has given exemplary service to the university since he joined in February1981 – managing a team of five staff that attend to a built estate of 18 acres and 22 acres of woodland, as well as assisting with 800 acres of farmland. Aside from ensuring that the grounds on the campus near Newport, Shropshire, are of the highest possible quality, the grounds team also maintains all of their machinery and equipment and support other departments across the

Veidekke ASA: Veidekke executives buy shares

Some 413 senior executives in Veidekke have purchased 1.2 million shares for a total of NOK 40 million. As a result, the employees now own 19.4 per cent of the shares in the Group, worth a total of NOK 1.17 billion. "Co-ownership fosters commitment, and we are thrilled that so many executives have chosen to buy shares in the company," says incoming President and CEO of Veidekke Arne Giske.  "The fact that more than 400 senior executives have bought shares for an average of more than NOK 100,000 each demonstrates their great confidence in Veidekke going forwards and that they recognise

Carnegie strengthens its investment banking team in Norway through the acquisition of NRP Securities

Carnegie has signed an agreement whereby Carnegie will acquire NRP Securities, a part of the Norwegian Group Ness, Risan & Partners. The transaction further strengthens Carnegie’s commitment to two important sectors - Drilling and Seismic. Through the transaction, Carnegie recruits three new team members to the investment banking team; Ingar Nissen-Meyer, Christian Huseby and Markus F. Leanderson.“Carnegie welcomes a team that we know as creative, highly competent and with high integrity. Carnegie is presently growing our corporate finance team through several recruitments to meet

Announcement of conveyance of own shares

Raisio plc      Stock exchange announcement 17 June 2013 ANNOUNCEMENT OF CONVEYANCE OF OWN SHARES In March 2013, Raisio plc’s Annual General Meeting decided that of the monthly reward of the Chairman and members of the Board, approximately 20% shall be paid by distributing shares held by the company and approximately 80% in cash. Rewards shall be paid in two equal lots during the term in June and in December. Raisio plc has assigned a total of 4,543 free shares (RAIVV) on June 17, 2013 (other conveyance) as a reward to the Chairman and members of the Board for their managing duties.

MOTORISTS SAVE £50 MILLION THROUGH  BRAKES4LIFE INITIATIVE

A unique pledge from one of the UK’s leading independent car servicing and repair networks is helping drive down the cost of motoring - collectively saving owners £50million to date.Brakes4Life is a lifetime guarantee from Halfords Autocentres aimed at reducing the cost of vehicle maintenance whilst encouraging owners to take care of their vehicle’s brakes.Since introducing Brakes4Life 18 months ago Halfords Autocentres, which operates over 280 garages across the UK, has seen unprecedented levels of demand – signing-up over 62,000 customers to the Brakes4Life package – an average of one

AAK rang the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell in New York

AAK´s President and CEO, Arne Frank, rang the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell at the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York on Friday June 14, 2013. The AAK shares have been traded since 2 October 2006 on Nasdaq OMX Stockholm, within the mid cap segment. “I’m very proud and honored to be here at Nasdaq OMX to officially open the trading day and to represent AAK and all our employees around the world who do a great work adding their vast know-how and their commitment to the business and hence creating value for our shareholders and customers”, says Arne Frank, President and CEO. “By making

SimCorp A/S – Share Buyback Program

On 27 February 2013, SimCorp A/S announced a share buyback program in accordance with the provisions of Commission Regulation No. 2273/2003 of 22 December 2003, also referred to as the “Safe Harbour”. In connection with the program SimCorp A/S will repurchase shares for an amount of up to EUR 25.0m (approx. DKK 186.5m) in the period from 28 February to 26 August 2013. Since the last announcement the following transactions have been executed under the program:  Date                 Number Average purchase Amount (DKK)  of price (DKK per

Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S – Weekly report on share buy-back

Attached please find below text as PDF file. Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement no. 20 17 June 2013   Dampskibsselskabet NORDEN A/S – Weekly report on share buy-back On 15 May 2013, NORDEN initiated the second phase of a share buy-back programme in accordance with EU Commission Regulation no. 2273/2003 (the Safe Harbor method), which ensures that the Company is protected against violation of insider legislation during the share buy-back. Under the share buy-back programme, NORDEN

Major global construction company Brookfield Multiplex to implement IFS Applications

IFS , the global enterprise applications company, announces that international construction, development, engineering and infrastructure firm Brookfield Multiplex has selected IFS Applications for project ERP  (enterprise resource planning). The contract is initially for 1,750 users of a broad spectrum of IFS Applications functionality. The contract includes licenses and services valued at AUD $4 million.Brookfield Multiplex is headquartered in Australia and operates in eight countries, employing 3,368

HiQ HELPS APPCAMPUS WITH QUALITY ASSURANCE OF THE MOST INNOVATIVE WINDOWS PHONE APPS

HiQ  helps AppCampus  – the world’s largest mobile acceleration program, aiming to foster innovation and create a new generation of mobile start-ups. The collaboration is part of a new frame agreement between HiQ and the future-oriented Aalto University .”One of the most important missions of AppCampus is to create the most innovative and high-quality apps for the Windows Phone ecosystem. During the next three years we want to see the start of new mobile success stories such as Rovio and Supercell within our program”, says

MEDIMMUNE, ASTRAZENECA’S BIOLOGICS ARM, AND NGM BIOPHARMACEUTICALS ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO DISCOVER AND DEVELOP THERAPIES FOR DIABETES AND OBESITY

17 June 2013 AstraZeneca today announced that MedImmune, its global biologics research and development arm, and NGM Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. have entered into an exclusive agreement to discover, develop and commercialise novel therapeutics from NGM’s enteroendocrine cell (EEC) programme for the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity. EECs represent less than 1% of all gastrointestinal (GI) cells, but produce virtually all of the known GI hormones, including GLP-1. EECs are an underexplored source of novel hormones that could play a major role in the positive and negative regulation

Volvo launches noiseless electric buses in Gothenburg

Buses that glide noiselessly without emissions, that pick up passengers indoors and which are powered by a renewable source of electricity – this will become a reality in 2015, through the launch of an ultramodern bus service in Gothenburg. The new technology enables completely new possibilities for future public-transport. Behind the initiative is the Volvo Group, in cooperation with the Swedish Energy Agency, the City of Gothenburg, Västtrafik, Lindholmen Science Park and Johanneberg Science Park.Like something out of a vision of the future, but which is already a reality here and now,

First patient dosed in new phase III study targeted towards a future clinical indication expansion for Zubsolv

Uppsala, Sweden – June 17, 2013 - Orexo AB announces today that the first patient has been dosed with Zubsolv in a phase III study for a new clinical indication for Zubsolv. Currently all buprenorphine/naloxone combination products licensed in the US are indicated for maintenance treatment only. Following review by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Orexo has initiated a phase III study, which once completed successfully, will be the basis for an application to expand the Zubsolv label with a clinical indication that encompass induction of treatment. Zubsolv is a novel

TransAtlantic plans issuance of debt certificates

As previously made public, Rederi AB TransAtlantic has initiated certain measures in order to strengthen the company’s profitability and liquidity, and to allow for a stable financing situation in the short and long term. As part of this effort, TransAtlantic plans to issue short term debt certificates up to a total of SEK 140 million. The certificates will constitute bridge financing until the previously announced rights issue of shares amounting to SEK 150 million has been completed (scheduled for the fourth quarter of 2013). As a result of the previously announced rights issue, the

Sweco and Vectura join forces – Creating the Nordic region’s leading engineering consultancy with 9,000 employees

Sweco has signed an agreement with the Swedish Government to acquire 100 per cent of the shares in the consulting engineering firm Vectura with 1,200 employees. The acquisition will create the largest engineering consultancy in the Nordic market, with annual sales of approximately SEK 8,800 million and around 9,000 employees. The acquisition is expected to boost Sweco’s operating profit with SEK 100 million by 2015, including identified synergies of more than 70 MSEK. This is expected to increase earnings per share by nine per cent. The total purchase consideration amounts to SEK 927 million

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Duni acquires Song Seng

Today, Duni signed a deal to acquire the assets & business of Song Seng Associates Pte Ltd. Song Seng is a leading provider of disposable packaging for food and beverages in Singapore.Today, Duni signed a deal to acquire the assets & business of Song Seng Associates Pte Ltd. Song Seng is a leading provider of disposable packaging for food and beverages inSingapore. In addition to its own product portfolio, the company also provides opportunities to customize solutions. Its typical customers include hotels, restaurants, different types of restaurant chains, as well as hospitals and other

Kværner ASA: Acquisition of own shares

17 June 2013 - Kværner ASA has on 14 June 2013, in connection with the company's share purchase programmes for employees and managers, purchased 105 000 own shares in the open market at an average price of NOK 10.26 per share. Following the transaction, Kværner ASA holds a total of 1 272 000 own shares. ENDS For further information, please contact: Investor relations: Ingrid Aarsnes, SVP Investor Relations, Kvaerner, Tel: +47 67 59 50 46, Mob: +47 950 38 364 Media: Mariken Holter, SVP Corporate Communications, Kvaerner, Tel: +47 67 52 74 35, Mob: +47 917 87 358. About

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