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Softcat marathon effort raises £11,000 for Dreams Come True

Marlow, UK, 23 April 2013 – Last Sunday, a marathon veteran, a first time runner, a footballer, and Sylvester the cat all joined together to run the London Marathon to raise money for the charity Dreams Come True. The Softcat team raised a total of £11,000 thanks to the generosity of friends and colleagues. If you would like to add your support to reward their hard work, it isn’t too late – please donate here . Steve Bull, James Pritchard, Alistair Musonzah and

SPE London announces additional keynote speakers for conference ‘Managing oil and gas portfolios in uncertain markets’

Final line-up of keynote speakers confirmedLondon, UK, 24 April 2013 – SPE London has confirmed the full line-up of additional keynote speakers for its 2013 conference, being held on 22-23 May at Savoy Place. The list consists of experts within the oil and gas sector, working in financial institutions and research and strategy companies, as well as oil and gas companies. The opening addresses, which will focus on both UK and global portfolio management, will be given by: Dr. Mike Watts, Deputy Chief Executive, Cairn Energy, Galib Virani, Associate Director, Afren Plc and Gareth Burns,

Sverre Skogen appointed Executive Chairman in Det norske

Sverre Skogen will as of May 1st take on the position as Executive Chairman in Det norske oljeselskap ASA until a new CEO has been appointed. Erik Haugane will step down as CEO on May 1st, not on 1st August, as previously announced. Haugane will act as advisor and be available for the company until August 1st.On April 17th, Det norske’s annual general assembly elected a new Board of Directors and Sverre Skogen as Chairman of the Board. The Board of Directors has decided that Sverre Skogen will act as Executive Chairman, with the overall responsibility for Det norske’s operations. COO Øyvind

New board members at Bisnode

The AGM on 16 April elected three new members to Bisnode’s Board of Directors according to the proposal of the Nominating Committee. The proposal included re-election of sitting Board Chairman Ingrid Engström, new election of Carl-Johan Bonnier, Henrik Blomé and Mikael Norlander, and re-election of sitting Board members Philip Cotter, Anders Eriksson, Jochen Gutbrod and Andreas Schönenberger. Former Board members Henrik Joelsson and Jonas Nyrén and former deputy member Cecilia Lundberg resigned in connection with the AGM.Carl-Johan Bonnier works as Board Chairman of Bonnier Group. He has

Tikkurila's Interim Report for January-March 2013 - Good profitability despite weak market development

Tikkurila OyjStock Exchange ReleaseApril 24, 2013 at 12:00 noon (CET+1)January-March 2013 highlights * Revenue for the first quarter decreased by 6.9 percent to EUR 138.4 million (1-3/2012: EUR 148.6 million). * Operating profit (EBIT) excluding non-recurring items was EUR 10.1 (10.1) million, i.e. 7.3 (6.8) percent of revenue. * Operating profit (EBIT) was EUR 10.2 (5.8) million, i.e. 7.4 (3.9) percent of revenue. * EPS was EUR 0.15 (-0.01). Tikkurila reiterates its guidance for 2013 * Tikkurila expects its revenue and EBIT in euro excluding non-recurring items

Notice from the Annual General Meeting of Concordia Maritime AB (publ) held on 23 April 2013

At the Annual General Meeting of Concordia Maritime AB held on 23 April, 2013,Carl-Johan Hagman was re-elected as Chairman of the Board and Carl Mikael von Mentzer was re-elected as Vice Chairman of the Board. Dan Sten Olsson, Stefan Brocker, Mats Jansson, Michael G:son Löw and Morten Chr. Mo were re-elected as board members, in accordance with the proposal presented by the nomination committee. The meeting approved total fees of SEK 1,925,000 to be paid to the board members elected by the meeting (SEK 400,000 to the chairman and vice chairman and SEK 225,000 to the other board members)

Google Sweden country director and TV4 Executives Start Up Media Company of the Future

Four of the Swedish media industry’s top names have joined together to create the media company of the future together with Bonnier Growth Media. United Screens, the media company of the future, is launching with the benefit of the experience of the CEO for Google and YouTube in Sweden, the planning director of TV4 as well as a number of production companies. The founders include Stina Honkamaa, Malte Andreasson, Jan Zachrisson and Oscar Höglund, with Bonnier Growth Media as a partner. United Screens will offer high quality program content via digital platform TV, smart phones,

Interim Report January - March 2013

"eWork continued its positive progress in the first quarter of the year, on a fairly poor market. Net sales and operating profit increased, albeit at a lower rate than the previous year. The interest in long-term, large-scale undertakings remains high", comments Claes Ruthberg, President and CEO.First quarter 2013 compared with 2012• Net sales rose by 9.7 percent to SEK 954.2 million (869.9).• Operating profit increased by 6.5 percent to SEK 14.8 million (13.9).• Order intake was SEK 922.1 million (1,023.0), down by 9.9 percent.• Profit after tax per share was SEK 0.69 (0.62).•

Länsförsäkringar Hypotek: Interim report January-March 2013

” Länsförsäkringar has a balanced and stable growth in mortgages and a continued increasing net interest income. Credit quality is high with a level of loan losses and impaired loans, which are virtually nil. Funding was successful during the period and the liquidity situation is strong,” says Anders Borgcrantz, President of Länsförsäkringar Hypotek. The period in brief · Net interest income increased 29% to SEK 222 M (172). · Loan losses amounted to SEK 1 M (2), corresponding to loan losses of 0.00% (0.01). · Operating profit fell 13% to SEK 70 M (81) and the return on equity

Länsförsäkringar Bank: Interim report January-March 2013

”Länsförsäkringar is growing in its entire banking business. We strengthened our market position in deposits. The loan portfolio, which largely comprises mortgages for private individuals’ homes and first-lien mortgages to the agricultural sector, continues to maintain high credit quality. The capital situation strengthened during the quarter by the bank receiving a conditional shareholders’ contribution and by the issue of a subordinated loan. Funding was successful during the period and the liquidity situation is strong”, says Rikard Josefson, President of Länsförsäkringar Bank. The

The Open Access Dichotomy among authors in Taylor & Francis survey

Oxford, April, 2013Authors agree that publication should not be limited by the ability to pay, but all research outputs should be free to read online.  In the fifth in a series of Press Releases on the themes and findings of the Open Access Survey, Taylor & Francis investigates authors’ attitudes and values relating to the communication of research when publishing in Open Access Journals. Respondents were asked about their level of agreement with statements concerning the communication of their research. Findings from the survey confirmed agreement that, ‘the publication of research

Marketing Authorization Application for Simeprevir to the EMA for the treatment of patients with genotype 1 and genotype 4 hepatitis C is now filed

Stockholm, Sweden — Medivir AB (OMX: MVIR) today announces that Janssen-Cilag International NV (Janssen) today has submitted a Marketing Authorization Application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) seeking approval for simeprevir (TMC435). ”The filing of simeprevir in Europe represents the third filing in major regions in the last two months. It shows the commitment and speed with which our partner Janssen acts in the process of bringing new hepatitis C treatments to the market”, said Maris Hartmanis, CEO of Medivir AB.   The regulatory submission for simeprevir is supported by

Stefan Stern joins Investor as senior advisor

Stefan Stern joins Investor on May 1, 2013, as a senior advisor and will focus on our long-term ownership commitment within the health care, care and education sector. Stefan Stern will work close to Investor’s Management Team and be a part of the business teams of Aleris and Kunskapsskolan. Additionally, Stern will work with questions regarding communication and CSR. Prior to joining Investor, Stefan worked as an advisor at Magnora. Among other things, Stefan has been the State Secretary and the Deputy Party Secretary (S) and has been a part of the political leadership for the Ministry

SEB to stay in current premises

SEB has finalised its review of a possible move to new premises in the Stockholm district Norra Djurgårdsstaden. Taking into account the need for office space and the associated costs, SEB has decided to stay in its current premises. "We have less need for office space and rent has come down. It would be less efficient to build something new," says SEB's Chief Financial Officer Jan Erik Back. SEB signed an option agreement with the city of Stockholm in May 2011, enabling the bank to review a possible move to a new building in Norra Djurgårdsstaden. The review looked into the prospect of

Altor divests Euro Cater to reinvesting managers and ICG

Altor Fund II GP limited (“Altor”), EuroManaCo (the current investment vehicle of Euro Cater employees) and inco Amba have signed a definitive agreement to sell Euro Cater, a Nordic leader within food service, to a group of reinvesting employees that have entered into a partnership with Intermediate Capital Group plc (“ICG”).With its roots dating back to the late 1950s, Euro Cater is a leading Nordic food service company with operations in Denmark and Sweden. Headquartered in Aalborg, Euro Cater today has around 1,750 employees. Since the investment by Altor in 2006, the revenue has grown

New Season about Love and Madness at the Danish National Opera

Program for season 2013-2014 is now available.  Information about performers, dates, ticket prices etc. at www.jyskeopera.dk “It is a real honor for me to lead a Danish company as respected as the Danish National Opera into the next years of its development. It is a privilege to be able to build on the legacy of the Danish National Opera and Maestro Bellincampi,” says the new director of the Danish National Opera Annilese Miskimmon, and continues: “It is a pleasure for me to present the 2013-14 season, in which the overall theme of the gripping dramas is

KONECRANES APPOINTS TIMO LESKINEN AS SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, HUMAN RESOURCES

KONECRANES PLC  STOCK EXCHANGE RELEASE  April 24, 2013 at 10:00 Timo Leskinen has been appointed Senior Vice President, Human Resources of Konecranes Plc. He will be responsible for all Human Resources (competence development and administration) and Corporate Responsibility (Health, Safety and Environment) matters for Konecranes. Mr. Leskinen will be a member of the Konecranes Group Executive Board and will report to Pekka Lundmark, President & CEO. Mr. Leskinen will start in his new position on August 1, 2013. Timo Leskinen has worked at Fiskars Oyj Abp since 2009 and is currently

Höganäs Interim Report 1 January – 31 March 2013

Some recovery after weak conclusion to 2012 - continued cost focus and ongoing R&D initiatives CEO’s comments - first quarter: “The market remained fairly weak in Europe and several other regions in the first quarter, although good growth was reported from China. But comparisons of 2013 with the previous year across much of Asia are negatively affected by the recovery effects that favoured year-2012 sales after a 2011 that suffered from the tsunami and flooding. In the sequential recovery from the poor fourth quarter of 2012, we are endeavouring to safeguard our operating margins, and

SinterCast Results January-March 2013

Series production increases as new engine announcements and new installations provide opportunities for further growth First Quarter 2013 * Revenue for Period: SEK 11.7 million (SEK 11.7 million) * Operating Result: SEK 1.5 million (SEK 1.3 million) * Earnings per Share: SEK 0.33 per share (SEK 0.24 per share) * Cashflow from Operations: SEK 0.2 million (SEK -0.3 million) * Installed Base: 20 fully automated systems and 15 Mini-Systems in Europe, Asia and the Americas * New installation successfully commissioned at European commercial vehicle OEM captive

Kværner ASA : Invitation to presentation of 1st quarter results 2013

24 April 2013 - Kværner ASA will publish its 1st quarter results 2013 at the Oslo Stock Exchange on Tuesday 7 May 2013 at 07:00 CET. The results presentation will be held at Drammensveien 260 (the Hydro building at Vækerø), Oslo at 09:00 CET the same morning. We invite investors, analysts and the media to Kvaerner's results presentation: Date: Tuesday 7 May 2013Time: 09:00 CETLocation: Drammensveien 260, OsloLanguage: English To attend the presentation at Drammensveien 260, Oslo, please register by emailing ir@kvaerner.com. The presentation will be broadcast live on www.

Annual General Meeting of Endomines AB (publ) on April 23, 2013

The Annual General Meeting (the “AGM”) of shareholders of Endomines AB (publ) was held on April 23, 2013. Appropriation of Endomines AB’s (publ) loss and discharge from liability for members of the Board of Directors and the CEOThe AGM resolved to adopt the Profit and Loss Statement and the Balance Sheet for the Parent Company as well as the Consolidated Profit and Loss Statement and the Consolidated Balance Sheet for the Group for 2012. The AGM resolved that no dividend should be paid and that the company's profits be disposed of such that SEK 64,175,619 be carried forward to new

OPUS STARS IN TRAINING FILM ROLE

The internationally renowned expertise of produced water specialists Opus has led to the firm making its first training video for BP which could be seen by thousands of the oil giant's staff worldwide. BP approached Opus to make the textbook oil in water analysis film for its in-house training programme. The analysis determines the concentration of oil in produced water and the training procedure focuses on the solvent extraction/IR methods set out by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). The 10-minute video will be posted on BP’s Environmental Water Sharepoint site and

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