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OptiGroup signs agreement to acquire Pac-Production in Sweden

Mölndal (Sweden), 15 August 2017 – OptiGroup, a Triton Fund II company, has signed an agreement to acquire Pac-Production Sweden AB, a leading Scandinavian distributor of catering and non-food products to the hospitality and service industries. Through this acquisition, OptiGroup’s Facility Solutions business segment will further strengthen its Nordic position in the segment of hotel, restaurant, catering and facility management supplies. The transaction, which is subject to approval by the Swedish Competition Authority, is expected to be completed in the coming months. The purchase

Back-to-school weeks bring added distractions, congestion to already dangerous roads

CHICAGO- August and September are busy times on the roads as Americans wrap up summer vacations and students head back to school. Auto accidents are on the rise across the nation, and distracted drivers, pedestrians, and bicyclists are major contributors to roads becoming increasingly dangerous, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI). “Smartphone distractions are all around us—from the driver, to the pedestrian, to the bicyclist,” said Bob Passmore, PCI’s assistant vice president of personal lines policy. “Our roads have become increasingly more

Photocure ASA: Presentation of the second quarter and first half year 2017 results

Photocure will present its second quarter and first half year report on Wednesday 23 August 2017 at Hotel Continental, Oslo, Norway. The presentation will begin at 08:30 (CET) and representatives from the company will be Kjetil Hestdal, President & CEO and Erik Dahl, CFO. The presentation will be held in Norwegian.The presentation will be publicly available at www.photocure.com. It will be possible to follow the presentation through http://webtv.hegnar.no/presentation.php?webcastId=58634954. A light snack will be served from 08:00 (CET). The presentation is scheduled to conclude at

Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation Announces Best-selling Author Lineup for 4th Annual Verse & Vino Fundraiser

Tickets now on sale!Charlotte, NC – August 16, 2017 – The Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Foundation is thrilled to announce the New York Times best-selling authors who will headline this year’s Verse & Vino fundraising dinner. Now in its fourth year, Verse & Vino is a memorable way to reflect on the importance of libraries and literacy, and to celebrate the joy of reading. The evening of prose, wine, food and laughter is expected to draw 1,200 attendees to the Charlotte Convention Center on November 2, 2017. Radio personality and author Sheri Lynch will emcee, and guests can spend less

Qt Group Plc's annual report 2016 published

Qt Group's Annual Report for the year 2016 has been published in Finnish and in English on company's website, investors.qt.io. The Annual Report contains the Board of Directors' report and the Auditors' report, the Financial Statements 2016 and the Corporate Governance Statement. A PDF file of the Annual Report 2016 is attached to this release. For more information, please contact:Mika Harjuaho, CFO, Qt Group Plc, tel. +358 9 8861 8040 Distribution:NASDAQ HelsinkiKey media

Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association Brings Legends for Youth Baseball Clinic Series to Apopka, FL

Free youth baseball clinic to feature Jason Johnson, Andy McGaffigan, John Castino and other MLB AlumniColorado Springs, Colo. – Local youth will have an opportunity to play with their big league heroes at the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA) Legends for Youth baseball clinic series on Saturday, August 19th, 2017. The free clinic features former Major League Baseball players who will teach baseball skills, drills and life lessons for approximately 200 local youth.   Players attending* include 11-year MLB veterans Jason Johnson and Andy McGaffigan and 1979

Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association Brings Legends for Youth Baseball Clinic Series to Boston

Free youth baseball clinic to feature Richard Hebner and other MLB AlumniColorado Springs, Colo. – Local youth will have an opportunity to play with their big league heroes at the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association (MLBPAA) Legends for Youth baseball clinic series on Saturday, August 19th, 2017. The free clinic features former Major League Baseball players who will teach baseball skills, drills and life lessons for approximately 200 local youth.   Players attending* include 1971 World Series Champion Richard Hebner, as well as Kevin Buckley, Larry Gowell, Pete Ladd, Skip

IAR Systems Group AB (publ) Interim Report Jan-June 2017

Strong recovery in Asia and stable performance in the Americas  Sales for the period of SEK 173m and EBITDA of SEK 61mOperating margin of 30% and cash flow of SEK 59m  January-June 2017• Net sales of SEK 173.2m (162.3)• EBITDA of SEK 61.5m (49.1), corresponding to an EBITDA margin of 35.5% (30.3)• Operating profit of SEK 52.0m (41.3), corresponding to an operating margin of 30.0% (25.4)• Profit before tax of SEK 51.1m (41.2)• Basic earnings per share of SEK 3.17 (2.54) and diluted earnings per share of SEK 3.17 (2.54)• Earnings per share of SEK 3.92 (3.20) after current

More than 9 million people already displaced globally in 2017

Wednesday, 16 August 2017 (Geneva) Conflict, violence and disasters have caused more than 9 million new internal displacements globally in the first half of 2017, according to new estimates released today by the Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC) . Of the 9 million new internal displacements, 4.6 million were caused by conflict, a figure which is already two-thirds of last year’s total. The countries with the highest new internal displacement by conflict are: Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): 997,000; Iraq: 922,000; Syria: 692,000;

#17-30 Listing of Knock out warrants issued by Commerzbank AG

As from August 17, 2017, 33 Knock out warrants issued by Commerzbank AG will be listed on NDX Denmark and will be included on the list for Knock-Outs. The instruments will be registered at VP SECURITIES A/S.Issuer: Commerzbank AG Type of security: Knock out warrants, open ended Execution: Automatic cash settlement Term: As from August 17, 2017 and forward or until time for knock out event Market Maker: Commerzbank AG Underlying: Genmab Pandora AS Gold (troy ounce) Silver (troy ounce) Current values of strike and barrier can be found at: [ NGM Market Data Web

TMG CHAIRMAN ACQUIRES FURTHER SHARES IN THE GROUP

London – 16 August 2017 – The Marketing Group plc (“TMG” or the “Company” or the “Group”) is pleased to announce that it has been notified that the Non-Executive Chairman of the Group, Don Elgie, has purchased additional shares in the Company. On 15 August 2017 Don Elgie acquired 6,800 ordinary shares in the Company (“Shares”) at €0.80295 per Share for a total value of €5,460.06 in an open market transaction. Following this acquisition Don Elgie’s total shareholding in the Company is 162,372 Shares, representing 0.50% of the Company’s issued share capital. During 2017, all TMG non-

#17-379 Listing of Turbo warrants issued by Commerzbank AG

As from August 17, 2017, 3 Turbo warrants issued by Commerzbank AG will be listed on NDX Finland and will be included on the list for Knock-Outs. The instruments will be registered at Euroclear Finland Oy.Issuer: Commerzbank AG Type of security: Call and put Turbo warrants of European type Execution: Automatic cash settlement Term: As from August 17, 2017 to expiry date Market Maker: Commerzbank AG Underlying: DAX 30 Index For more details see attached file. For further information concerning this NDX notice please contact: NDX Listing on +46 8 566 390 20 or at

Biohit GastroPanel® was shown to be an accurate predictor of gastric cancer risk during a 12-year follow-up of 12.000 people in China

Biohit Oyj press release 16 August 2017 at 2:45 pm. local time (EEST) A Chinese research group headed by Prof. Yuan Yuan (Shenyang City, Liaoning, China), collaborating with scientists from MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, Texas, USA), published an important study in a leading gastroenterology journal (American Journal of Gastroenterology 2017;112:704–715)(1). The study analysed the value of the four biomarkers of the Biohit GastroPanel®: pepsinogen I (PGI), pepsinogen II (PGII), anti- Helicobacter pylori (HP) antibody, gastrin-17 (G-17) as well as PGI/PGII ratio, as predictors of

Talkpool Interim report January – June 2017

APR 1st – JUNE 30th 2017 ·Net sales amounted to EUR 3 441 thousand (2 653), a 29.7 percent increase ·EBITDA of EUR 86 thousand (-9) and EBITDA margin of 2.5 percent (-0.3) ·EBIT of EUR 67 thousand (-20) and EBIT margin 2.0 percent (-0.8) ·Loss after tax of EUR -116 thousand (84). ·Cash flow from operating activities amounted to EUR 158 thousand (51) JAN 1st – JUNE 30th 2017 ·Net sales amounted to EUR 6 896 thousand (5 109), a 35.0 percent increase ·EBITDA of EUR -44 thousand (75) and EBITDA margin of -0.6 percent (1.5) ·EBIT of EUR -

Insr Insurance Group second quarter 2017 results: Strong improvement of operational performance

Insr Insurance Group ASA (OSE:INSR) announces its results for the second quarter and first half of 2017. Espen Husstad, CEO of Insr Insurance Group, comments: “I am very pleased to see that the turnaround initiated in 2016 is materializing with a strong improvement in our operational performance. Insr had a gross combined ratio of 97% in the second quarter and thus profitable gross insurance operations. We are now well into phase two of our strategic roadmap, aimed at disciplined, profitable growth. The response from the wholesale market is encouraging, giving us confidence of achieving

YIT to construct production and logistics premises in Lithuania

YIT Corporation Investor News August 16, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.YIT has signed a contract to construct production and logistics premises in the Kaunas region, Lithuania. The construction of the project of approximately 35,000 square metres is intended to begin in October and it will be completed by the end of 2018. The value of the deal for YIT is approximately EUR 17 million and the project will be recorded in the order backlog in the third quarter. For further information, please contact: Hanna Jaakkola, Vice President, Investor Relations, YIT Corporation, tel. +358 40 5666 070, hanna.

Etteplan OYJ: SHARE REPURCHASE 16.8.2017

Released:8/16/2017Category:Changes in company's own sharesEtteplan Oyj ANNOUNCEMENT 16.8.2017Etteplan OYJ: SHARE REPURCHASE 16.8.2017In the Helsinki Stock ExchangeTrade date 16.8.2017Bourse trade BuyShare ETTEAmount 949 SharesAverage price/ share 8,6940 EURTotal cost 8 250,61 EUREtteplan Oyj now holds a total of 53 545 sharesincluding the shares repurchased on 16.8.2017On behalf of Etteplan OyjNordea Bank AB (publ), Finnish BranchJanne Sarvikivi Julius SummanenFor more information, please contact:Juha Näkki, President and CEOtel. +358 400 606 372Outi

Metsä Group started up its bioproduct mill

Metsä Group’s next-generation bioproduct mill in Äänekoski came into operation as planned on Tuesday, 15 August 2017 at 6:00 in the morning. Pulp deliveries from the new mill to customers will begin in early September 2017. The construction project was carried out as planned, in accordance with its schedule and its EUR 1.2 billion budget.Metsä Group Press Release 16 August 2017Metsä Group’s next-generation bioproduct mill in Äänekoski came into operation as planned on Tuesday, 15 August 2017 at 6:00 in the morning. Pulp deliveries from the new mill to customers will begin in early

TROAX: INTERIM REPORT JANUARY – JUNE 2017

Hillerstorp 16th of August 2017, 12.30 CETAPRIL – JUNE 2017 · Order intake increased by 30 per cent to 39,8 (30,5) MEUR. Adjusted for acquisition and currency the increase was 17 per cent. · Sales increased 40 per cent to 39,6 (28,3) MEUR. Adjusted for acquisition and currency the increase was 26 per cent. · Operating profit increased to 8,2 (5,1) MEUR. · Operating margin increased to 20,7 (18,0) per cent. · Financial net was -3,4 (-0.9) MEUR of which -2,3 MEUR is related to a one-time cost related to the redemption of the bond. · Profit after tax increased to 3,7 (3,1)

Nordic Nanovector ASA: Invitation to Second Quarter 2017 Results Presentation and Webcast

Oslo, Norway, 16 August 2017 Nordic Nanovector ASA (OSE: NANO), a biopharmaceutical company focusing on the development and commercialisation of novel targeted therapeutics for haematological cancers, will announce its second quarter 2017 results on Wednesday, 23rd of August 2017. A presentation by Nordic Nanovector’s senior management team will take place at 8:30 am CEST at: Thon Hotel Vika Atrium, Munkedamsveien 45, 0250 Oslo Meeting Room: BJØRVIKA The presentation will be recorded as a webcast and will be available at www.nordicnanovector.com in the section: Investor

Biotage – alleged patent infringement settled - correction

In the press release with the heading “Biotage – alleged patent infringement settled” published earlier today, reference was by mistake made to the EU Market Abuse Regulation and the Securities Markets Act in the label of the press release. Since the information was not regarded as insider information the reference should not have been included.Contact persons:                        Torben Jörgensen, CEO                        Tel: 0707-49 05 84, torben.jorgensen@biotage.com This information was submitted for publication, through the agency of the contact persons set out above, at

New Director of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations of Opus

Opus has hired Helene Carlson as new Director of Corporate Communications & Investor Relations. Helene will be a part of the Group Management Team and starts her position at Opus today.Helene Carlson has extensive experience in communications, brand development and marketing. Helene most recently comes from the position as Head of Global Marketing & Communications at XVIVO Perfusion AB. Before that she worked at Mölnlycke where she held positions as Global Marketing & Communications Director and Corporate Communications Director. “We are very excited to recruit Helene Carlson in our

Changes at Technology Academy Finland

Ari Ahonen Appointed New President and CEO The Board of Technology Academy Finland (TAF) has appointed Dr. Ari Ahonen the Foundation’s new President and CEO as of September 1, 2017. Current holder of the position Juha Ylä-Jääski will retire on September 1.TAF Chair of the Board Marja Makarow thanks Ylä-Jääski for his work leading TAF and especially for widening the scope of the Academy’s operations. “During Juha Ylä-Jääski’s term as President and CEO, Technology Academy Finland has increased its societal impact through several programs. One particular area of focus has been inspiring

Schulthess Maschinen AG gets ready for the future by upgrading to IFS Applications 9

Leading Swiss manufacturer of high quality washing machines and dryers increases productivity with IFS Lobby IFS , the global enterprise applications company, announces that Schulthess Maschinen AG , a leading manufacturer of washing machines and dryers from Switzerland, will upgrade its implementation of IFS Applications™ 7 to IFS Applications 9 . Employees will be able to interact with information in the company’s ERP solution in a more engaging way, enabling them to

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