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12 September 2013 Imperial Innovations Group plc Circassia's house dust mite allergy treatment achieves long-term symptom reduction Imperial Innovations Group plc (AIM: IVO, "Innovations"), the leading technology commercialisation and investment group, announces that portfolio company Circassia, the specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on allergy, has achieved successful results from a phase II clinical study of its house dust mite allergy treatment. Patients who received four doses of the treatment over 12 weeks had significantly improved allergy symptoms one year after the start of the trial compared with placebo, meeting the study's long-term primary endpoint. The trial was conducted in Toronto, Canada, where 172 volunteers with confirmed house dust mite allergy received one of four treatment regimens or placebo. Investigators measured patients' allergy symptoms when exposed to house dust mite allergens, at the start and during the 12-month study. Circassia has submitted the study results for presentation at a leading scientific conference. House dust mites are found widely throughout homes, in bedding, carpets, soft furnishings and clothing. Allergy to proteins in the mites' droppings is extremely common, and often associated with asthma. In the United States and Europe, approximately one in four people are sensitised to house dust mites, with more people having allergic responses than to any other common allergen. House dust mite allergy is a perennial condition that can impact sufferers' education, work, quality of life and social activities. Other allergies for which Circassia is developing a treatment include cat, currently in phase III trials and grass, currently in phase II. Russ Cummings, CEO of Innovations, said: "The long term success of Circassia's house dust mite allergy treatment endorses the potential of its allergy treatment platform. This progress is a great demonstration of the value that is being developed within Innovations' portfolio of technologies." Steve Harris, CEO of Circassia added: "These results reflect the significant long-term improvements we achieved with a similar short-course of our cat allergy treatment, reinforcing the effectiveness of our platform for allergy treatments. "In many countries, house dust mites are responsible for more allergies than any other allergen, causing year-round suffering for millions of people. This trial demonstrates the potential of our ToleroMune(R) technology to reduce sufferers' symptoms long term, and to revolutionise allergy therapy by achieving this with a simple short course of treatment."

12(th) September 2013 Augean PLC Acquisition of Hazardous Waste Site Augean North Sea Services Ltd ("ANSS" or the "Company") the joint venture between Scomi Oiltools and Augean PLC focused on delivering waste management services to the North Sea oil and gas industry, is pleased to announce the acquisition of a hazardous waste site at Blackdog, Aberdeenshire. The site will be ANSS's fourth facility in the region and will be focused on delivering solutions for treatment of slops water wastes from the North Sea oil & gas industry. The Company's other licenced sites are located at Pocra Quay, a waste water envirocentre in Aberdeen Harbour specialising in drilling slop waste, Lerwick harbour, with a yard, warehousing and a tank farm, and a hazardous waste site at Greenbank in Tullos, Aberdeen. ANSS was established to bring together Augean's expertise in the management of difficult to handle wastes with Scomi Oiltools' history as market leaders in drilling waste management. The business has the capability to source, contain, treat, recycle and ultimately dispose of offshore wastes for its customers through an integrated waste management supply chain using facilities in Scotland and Northern England. Commenting on the acquisition, Simon Gibb, Managing Director of ANSS, said: "We have been very pleased with the level of interest and progress ANSS has made since its creation. The past 12 months has seen the Company secure new contracts, grow revenues and increase headcount in Aberdeenshire from 42 personnel to over 70. This latest acquisition will enable us to widen our service offering to our growing client base in the region and reaffirms ANSS's position at the forefront of the provision of waste management to the North Sea oil and gas industry." -Ends- For further information, call: Augean North Sea Services Simon Gibb, Managing Director 01224 719277 Augean plc Dr Stewart Davies, Chief Executive Officer 01937 844980 FTI Consulting Oliver Winters Latika Shah 020 7831 3113 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange END NRAEFLFFXKFXBBL Augean (LSE:AUG) Historical Stock Chart 1 Year : From Sep 2012 to Sep 2013 Click Here for more Augean Charts.

Essar Energy plc 11 September 2013 Essar Energy agrees new US$300 million corporate loan facility September 11, 2013: Essar Energy plc [LSE: ESSR], the India-focused integrated energy company, today announced that it has upsized its existing US$150 million loan facility with Axis Bank to US$450 million, with the Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank) providing US$300 million as a new lender. The US$150 million facility originally agreed with Axis Bank was signed and disbursed in September 2012 and allowed for an increase to US$450 million. Both facilities mature in 2017. The proceeds of the upsized loan will be used to repay an outstanding amount of US$233 million under an existing bridge loan facility and for general corporate purposes. Essar Energy Chief Financial Officer Deepak Maheshwari said: "The upsizing of the existing Axis facility following Exim Bank's agreement to lend a further US$300 million marks a further milestone in our programme to strengthen our balance sheet and improve liquidity within Essar Energy. We continue to make good progress with our refinancing activities across our power and oil and gas businesses to lower risk, lower costs and extend repayment maturity time frames." Ends For further information on Essar Energy, please visit www.essarenergy.com For further information on the Essar group, please visit www.essar.com Alternatively, please contact: Essar Energy Mark Lidiard, Director of IR & Communications +44 20 7408 8714 or +44 7554 440421 Andrew Turpin, Head of Media Relations +44 20 7408 8702 or +44 7827 283659 Brunswick Andrew Mitchell or Mike Smith +44 (0) 20 7404 5959 About Essar Energy Essar Energy (LSE:ESSR) is a world class, low-cost, integrated energy company with an established track record. Essar Energy, through its subsidiaries, owns one of India's largest private power producers with 3,910MW of installed capacity and projects under construction to expand its capacity to 6,700MW. Essar Energy, through its subsidiaries, owns one of India's fastest growing private sector oil and gas companies with a diverse portfolio of exploration and production assets. The Vadinar refinery, located in Gujarat, is India's second largest private sector oil refinery with throughput capacity of 20 million metric tonnes per annum, or 405,000 barrels per day. The Stanlow refinery is the UK's second largest refinery with throughput capacity of 296,000 barrels per day, or 14.6 million metric tonnes per annum. About Essar group Essar is a multinational corporation with annual revenues of c.US$39 billion and investments in Steel, Energy, Infrastructure and Services. With operations in more than 25 countries, it employs over 73,000 people. * * * This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding Group's plans, objectives and performance. Such statements relate to events and de

11 September 2013 11 September 2013 SYMPHONY ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGIES PLC ("Symphony", "Group" or the "Company") Interim Results Symphony Environmental Technologies Plc (AIM: SYM), global specialists in advanced plastics and tyre recycling technologies - in harmony with public health & the environment, is pleased to announce its interim financial statements for the six month period ended 30 June 2013. Highlights Financial -- Revenues increased by 69% to GBP3.59 million (2012 H1: GBP2.12 million) -- Gross profits increased by 52% to GBP1.78 million (2012 H1: GBP1.17 million) -- Gross profit margin decreased to 49% (2012 H1: 55%) -- EBITDA loss - excluding one-off charge - reduced to GBP0.06 million (2012 H1: loss GBP0.59 million) -- Loss before tax - excluding one-off charge - reduced to GBP0.15 million (2012 H1: loss GBP0.69 million) -- Loss before tax - including one-off charge - reduced to GBP0.22 million (2012 H1: loss GBP0.69 million) -- Basic loss per share reduced to 0.06 pence (2012 H1: loss per share of 0.51 pence) Significant developments -- Directors increased shareholding from 14.3% to 19,6% -- Positive legislation passed in Pakistan and elsewhere -- UAE legislation extended from 2 to 13 products -- Successful trials for d2p for food and non food applications -- Number of distributors increased to 72 (2012 H1: 70) -- Operational reorganisation resulting in cost savings going forward Commenting on the results Nirj Deva, Chairman of Symphony, said: "I am pleased to report Group revenues strengthened by 69% to GBP3.59 million from GBP2.12 million for the same the period last year. Gross profits increased by 52% from GBP1.17 million to GBP1.78 million, which is 82% of the gross profits for the whole of 2012. The sales activity improved in our established markets and stock levels within these markets are now kept to lower but more efficient operating levels. During the period we saw legislative changes in Pakistan and elsewhere, from which we expect further material improvements to d2w revenues in the months ahead. A total of 16 countries have now legislated to some extent in favour of oxo-biodegradable technology; most of them within the last 18 months. Our scientific teams continued to improve and develop plastic materials for the environmental and health sectors, and since period-end we have signed a 5 year supply and marketing agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica, a division of Johnson & Johnson, to extend our d2p anti-microbial product ranges. d2p is expected to develop into a second major revenue stream for the Group. A cost saving review was implemented before the period-end and this has now been concluded resulting in annual savings of approximately GBP250,000. A one-off charge of GBP78,000 has been made in the first half of this year to

11 September 2013 TomCo Energy plc ("TomCo" or "the Company") Trading Update TomCo Energy plc (AIM: TOM), the oil shale exploration and development company focused on using innovative technology to unlock unconventional hydrocarbon resources in the United States, today announces that as part of work required by the Utah Division of Water Quality to issue it a ground water discharge permit, it has commenced drilling activities on its Holliday Block to appraise the water quality, quality of any aquifers and the permeability of rock below surface of the Holliday lease area. Utah State law requires that any facility that discharges or may potentially discharge pollutants to ground water must have an approved Groundwater Discharge Permit from the Utah Division of Water Quality. Drilling activities are expected to take approximately a month to complete, with the results of water quality and permeability testing expected by year end. TomCo is also pleased to report that it has been granted a Small Mine Permit by the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining to carry out trial mining next year. In addition, work on its Large Mine Permit application is progressing well, with its submission to the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining expected before year end. This is another important step to securing all necessary permits required for commercial production. Further updates on progress and developments will be announced in due course. CEO Paul Rankine commented: "Since our equity placing in March, we have been actively advancing towards our goal of obtaining all the relevant permitting required by Utah State law. The Company is working closely with the Utah Division of Water Quality and the Utah Division of Oil, Gas and Mining to ensure our Groundwater Discharge Permit and Large Mine Permit applications meet the required standards and are issued without delay. Once these two key permits have been granted, TomCo will be well placed to continue development efforts and will have the same approved legal documentation as Red Leaf Resources does now." Enquiries:

06 September 2013 Tricor plc ("Tricor", the "Group" or the "Company") Final results for the year ended 31 March 2013 Tricor announces its full year results for the 12 months ended 31 March 2013. A copy of Tricor's annual report and accounts, along with a notice of the Company's annual general meeting ("AGM") to be held at 5 p.m. (Singapore time) on 30 September 2013 at 120 Robinson Road, #13-02, Singapore 068913, will shortly be posted to shareholders and made available on the Company's website, www.tricor-plc.org.uk. Enquiries: Tricor plc Tel: +65 6236 2985 Chan Fook Meng, Chairman www.tricor-plc.org.uk Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser Tel: +44 (0)20 3328 5656 and Broker) Jeremy Porter James Reeve Blythe Weigh Tel: +44 (0)20 7138 3208 Paul Weigh / Halimah Hussain Chairman's Statement Tricor plc ("Tricor" or the "Company") has been through a very difficult 2012 but has emerged financially and strategically stronger with a number of recent investments that the Board believes offer very exciting potential. The investments in Tricor Environmental Pte Ltd ("TEPL"), the Company's sand trading business, and Tricor Minerals Pte Ltd ("TM"), the Company's iron sand processing business, are beginning to yield results. Tricor Resources Trading Pte Ltd ("TRT"), which will initially focus on trading iron sand, is expected to be active sometime next year. Tricor believes that TEPL, TM and TRT all hold strong positions and offer the potential to deliver sustainable profitability in a timely fashion. Strengthening Tricor's Balance Sheet Tricor struggled in 2012 with liabilities of more than GBP4,000,000. It could not raise any significant capital and the uncertainty over the outcome of its VAT claim prevented the Company from pursuing its stated objective of making new investments or pursuing a potential reverse takeover. As a result, in September 2012, trading in the Company's shares on AIM was suspended. In October 2012, after evaluating all available options, the Board decided that the best way to take the Company forward was to recommend a Company Voluntary Arrangement ("CVA") to its shareholders and creditors. Both shareholders and creditors voted overwhelmingly in favour of the CVA and as a result, the creditors, post-CVA, own 92.1 per cent of Tricor and the shareholders 3 per cent. If either the shareholders or creditors had rejected the CVA, it would have resulted in Tricor delisting from AIM on 28 March 2013 and ultimately, the Company would have been liquidated. All of Tricor's liabilities as at January 2013 were fully settled under the CVA by the Company issuing approximately 24 million shares to be distributed to the creditors. Consequently, as at 31 July 2013, the Company's debt has

OAO Novatek NOVATEK and CNPC Conclude Agreement on Share Purchase in Yamal LNG Share On Facebook Print Alert TIDMNVTK FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVATEK AND CNPC CONCLUDE AGREEMENT ON SHARE PURCHASE IN YAMAL LNG St. Petersburg, 5 September 2013. Today, in the presence of the President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and the Chairman of People's Republic of China Xi Jinping, OAO NOVATEK ("NOVATEK") and China National Petroleum Corporation ("CNPC") concluded an agreement on purchase of a 20% equity share in the Yamal LNG project ("Project") by CNPC. The transfer of title to the equity share is subject to receipt of necessary regulatory approvals and expected to be completed by 01 December 2013. Following completion of the deal, the shareholder structure of OAO "Yamal LNG" will be as follows: OAO NOVATEK (60%), Total S.A. (20%) and CNPC (20%). Chairman of the Board of Directors of CNPC, Zhou Jiping stated "We are satisfied with the progress of our cooperation. The signed agreement is an important step in the development of energy projects providing the fast growing Chinese economy with stable supplies of clean energy resources". Chairman of the Management Board of NOVATEK, Leonid V. Mikhelson stated "CNPC's entrance in Yamal LNG is an important milestone for the Project. We are pleased to welcome a new, strong partner who will contribute its capabilities and resources to the successful implementation of the Project". Note Yamal LNG project envisages the construction of an LNG plant with annual capacity of 16.5 million tons per annum based on the feedstock resources of the South-Tambeyskoye field. According to the PRMS reserve standards, the proven and probable reserves of the South-Tambeyskoye field as of 31 December 2012 were appraised at 907 billion cubic meters of natural gas. The Project also requires the construction of transport infrastructure including a sea-port and an airport located at Sabetta (north-east of the Yamal Peninsula). ***

5 September 2013 Hayward Tyler Group plc ("Hayward Tyler", the "Group" or the "Company") Oil & Gas Contract Wins and Joint Initiative Hayward Tyler Group plc (AIM: HAYT.L), the specialist engineering group, is delighted to announce that it has entered into a Joint Strategic Initiative ("the Agreement") with Eureka Pumps AS, a leading Norwegian pump supplier, to jointly market combined submersible pump and motor solutions up to 2MW for the offshore oil & gas exploration market. The Agreement follows the two companies jointly winning orders for 14 units for the Aasta Hansteen and Martin Linge projects in the North Sea valued at more than GBP3.5 million to Hayward Tyler. This will bring the number of Hayward Tyler submersible motor units installed in the North Sea to over 130. Under the Agreement the two companies will also work together to provide combined Aftermarket servicesfor submersible motor units with Eureka to be the sole authorised supplier of repair services and Original Equipment Manufacturer ("OEM") spares for Hayward Tyler's offshore equipment in Norwegian waters. The Agreement does not cover the large 3MW+ SubSea motors where Hayward Tyler is already recognised as a market leader. Ewan Lloyd Baker, CEO of Hayward Tyler, commented: "The offshore top side pump market is anticipated to expand by 12% annually over the next 5 years with significant market opportunities existing on the North Sea's Continental Shelf as well as in Korea and Africa. We see the Agreement with Eureka as providing a key channel for further growing our presence in the topside market in the North Sea and internationally. The orders give us further confidence of achieving our forecasts for the current financial year." Jarle Tautra, Managing Director of Eureka, said: "We view Hayward Tyler as the market leader in the design and manufacture of submersible motors for offshore exploration with both organisations fully understanding the importance of lifecycle management. We are delighted to have entered into this OEM Agreement with Hayward Tyler." Under the agreement, orders secured for new equipment will be manufactured at Hayward Tyler's' facilities in the UK with the aftermarket being serviced through the two companies international network of offices. Enquiries: Hayward Tyler Group plc Tel: +44 (0)1582 Ewan Lloyd-Baker, Chief Executive Officer 436908 Nick Flanagan, Chief Financial Officer Akur Limited - Corporate Finance adviser Tel: +44 (0)20 7493 Tom Frost 6548 David Shapton --------------------- FinnCap Limited - NOMAD & Broker Tel: +44 (0)20 7220 Matt Goode - Corporate Finance 0500 Ben Thompson - Corporate Finance Tony Quirke - Corporate Broking

RNS Number : 1634N ProPhotonix Limited 05 September 2013 ProPhotonix Limited ("ProPhotonix" or "the Company") INTERIM RESULTS FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED 30 JUNE 2013 ProPhotonix Limited (London Stock Exchange - AIM: PPIX and PPIR, OTC: STKR), a designer and manufacturer of LED illumination systems, laser diode modules and a laser diode distributor with operations in Ireland and the U.K., today, September 5, 2013, announces its unaudited interim results for the six months ended June 30, 2013. Financial Highlights -- Revenue increased 9% to $7.4 million (FY 2012: $6.8 million) -- Revenue increased 10% for Laser diode modules and diodes and 7% for LED systems -- Gross profit increased 41.0% to $3.0 million (FY 2012: $2.1 million) -- Gross profit margin increased to 40.4% (FY 2012: 31.1%) -- Operating loss decreased to $1.1 million(1) (FY 2012: loss of $1.7 million) -- EBITDA loss of $0.9 million(1) vs. $1.4 million in 2012 -- Order bookings of $8.4 million (FY 2012: $7.9 million) -- Percentage revenue by market sectors: industrial 78%, medical 16%, and security & defense 6% -- Percentage revenue by geography: 53% Europe, 29% North America and 18% Rest of World -- Secured loan financing of $3.0 million -- Cash balance of $0.7 million (June 30, 2012: $3.0 million); available credit lines of $2.3 million, after draw-down of $0.6M in June. (1) Includes restructuring and non-recurring costs of $582,000 Operational Highlights -- ProPhotonix expanded its distributed product portfolio. The portfolio now includes high powered laser devices from Oclaro, augmenting a multi-year relationship between our companies. In addition, the Company and Osram Opto Semiconductors embraced a mutual agreement for ProPhotonix to distribute Osram's ground breaking green (515nm and 520nm) and blue (450nm) Direct Diode Lasers. -- 1.15 Book-to-Bill ratio from existing customers and significant new customer activity, of which 10 new customers amounted to $1.8 million of first half bookings. Tim Losik, President & CEO, Commented: "During the first half 2013, the Company has experienced an improvement in business activity with order bookings through the first six months of 2013 totaling $8.4 million and the June 30, 2013 backlog of unshipped orders, $6.2 million, up 16% since December 31, 2012. The Company ended the first six months of 2013 with a book-to-bill ratio of 1.15. New customer activity is a cornerstone focus for growth and I am pleased that we are embracing new customers every day. Ten new customers accounted for $1.8 million of bookings in the first half, in both businesses, across several market sectors: industrial, medical/dental, semiconductor, and robotics. The investment in our sales team is reaping rewards. In addition, we are seeing broad interest in the green and blue Direct Diode Lasers by Osram and bel

RNS Number : 2310N Loudwater Trust Limited 04 September 2013 4 September 2013 LOUDWATER TRUST LIMITED ("LOUDWATER" OR "THE COMPANY") DISPOSAL OF REMAINING INVESTMENTS Loudwater Trust Limited, the authorised closed-ended investment company incorporated in Guernsey, is pleased to announce that the Company has entered into an agreement to dispose of its remaining investments for a cash consideration of GBP10.53 million to Loudwater Capital LP (the "Transaction"). Highlights -- Disposal of remaining investments for GBP10.53 million in cash; -- Pro-forma 30 June 2013 NAV of GBP12.21 million/19.73 pence per share (taking into account proceeds of the Transaction) -- Initial forecast return of capital of 18.4 pence per share -- Intention to put forward proposals to seek a delisting from AIM, subject to shareholder approval -- Intention post delisting from AIM to put forward proposals for the voluntary winding-up of the Company and appointment of a liquidator -- Final estimated return of capital (following, and subject to, delisting and liquidation process) of circa 0.2 pence per share, expected to be payable before the end of 2013 -- Total forecast return of capital of circa 18.6 pence per share Additional Transaction Details Loudwater Capital LP (the "Partnership") is a newly established partnership with monies principally committed by funds advised by Headway Capital Partners LLP and Committed Advisors SAS. The Transaction will result in the sale of Loudwater's interests in the following investee companies (the "Remaining Investments"): Antenova Limited The Engine Group Limited Glimmerglass Networks Inc. Somethin' Else Limited Top Layer Networks, Inc ("Top Layer") The Company's interest in Top Layer takes the form of a promissory note. The terms of the promissory note provide for Top Layer's parent company to have a right to purchase the promissory note on no less favourable terms than those offered by the Partnership. The pre-emption process will be undertaken in the next 10 business days, following which either Top Layer's parent company or the Partnership will purchase the promissory note for the relevant price. The Partnership has placed the relevant purchase monies for the purchase of the promissory note in escrow as security for such arrangement. In addition, the Company has a contingent interest from the sale of its investment in AgraQuest Inc., relating to monies held in escrow against potential indemnification claims and contingent consideration payable should AgraQuest achieve certain performance milestones in future years, which also forms part of the Remaining Investments. The consideration of GBP10,529,263 (17.48 pence per share) for the Transaction compares to the carrying value of the Remaining Investments as follows: -- at 31 December 2012 (the date of the Company's last audited fina

RNS Number : 2299N @UK PLC 04 September 2013 For Immediate release 4 September 2013 @UK PLC ("@UK" or the "Company") Conditional Licence Agreement for Spend Analysis @UK PLC (AIM:ATUK.L), the cloud eCommerce marketplace, is pleased to announce that Tungsten Corporation plc ("Tungsten") has signed a five year agreement to license @UK's Spend Analysis software, branded as "TungstenAnalytics", contingent upon the successful flotation of Tungsten on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange, which Tungsten expects to take place in October 2013. Under the terms of the license agreement, and subject to the flotation of Tungsten on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange becoming effective, @UK will receive up front establishment fees and installation costs, together not expected to be greater than GBP0.5m. The total maximum value to @UK over the initial five year period is GBP3.4m. Tungsten has conditionally agreed to acquire OB10 Limited ("OB10"), a leading global business-to-business e-invoicing platform, with a network of 122 buyers and 140,000 suppliers (of which 77,939 were active in the past 12 months), providing a large line-level item global data set. Under the five year rolling license agreement, @UK's Spend Analysis software will enable "TungstenAnalytics" to be delivered across this global network. An analysis by TungstenAnalytics of an anonymous sample of UK invoice data identified potential cost savings related to price variance of 1% of total spend; it is believed that a price benchmarking exercise could produce further savings of up to 4%. Edmund Truell, Group CEO of Tungsten Corporation plc, commented, "We have an exciting opportunity to create a disruptive global player, by enhancing the offering of OB10's leading global e-invoicing network which already serves a number of the world's largest corporates and governments. In addition, we believe that TungstenAnalytics can provide considerable savings for buyers on the platform from which we would expect to benefit." Ronald Duncan, Chairman of @UK plc, commented, "Tungsten carried out extensive market testing and our unique ability to rapidly analyse complex data down to line item level and immediately provide significant savings to our customers was fully proven. We look forward to working with Tungsten to deliver the benefits of TungstenAnalytics to the Tungsten customer base and our wider value proposition." Enquiries: @UK PLC Tel: 0118 963 7000 Ronald Duncan, Chairman Westhouse Securities Tel: 020 7601 6100 Limited Tom Griffiths Newgate Threadneedle Tel 020 7653 9850 Caroline Evans-Jones/Alex White Further notes for Editors About Tungsten Tungsten Corporation plc was founded by Edmund Truell

4th September 2013 Tungsten Corporation plc("Tungsten") Conditional acquisition of OB10 Limited ("OB10") for GBP99 million in cash and shares; Licence agreement with @UK PLC for TungstenAnalytics; Agreement to acquire an identified UK bank subject to regulatory approval; Intention to seek admission to trading on AIM; and Proposed placing of new ordinary shares to raise up to GBP160 million Tungsten Corporation plc was founded by Edmund Truell and Danny Truell to identify and acquire a company, business or asset within the financial services sector which it can grow into a business with a significant market presence in a segment with potential for sustainable long-term cash generation, return on equity and growth. Tungsten is pleased to announce i) the conditional acquisition of OB10, a leading global business-to-business ("B2B") e-invoicing network, for GBP99 million; ii) that it has signed a 5 year rolling licence agreement with @UK PLC to deploy its analytic software technology to enable TungstenAnalytics to be delivered across Tungsten's global e-invoicing network following the acquisition of OB10; iii) its agreement (subject to appropriate regulatory approvals) to acquire an identified duly authorised UK bank, whose assets solely comprise short term UK gilts and / or certificates of deposit (the "Bank") to specialise in the provision of supply chain financing (the transactions under i) and iii) being the "Acquisitions"); and iv) its intention to seek admission to trading on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange ("AIM"). Tungsten is also proposing to raise gross proceeds of up to GBP160 million pursuant to a placing of new ordinary shares (the "Placing" and, together with the Acquisitions, the "Transaction"). Completion of each of the acquisition of OB10, the Placing and Admission are all inter-conditional upon one another, such that none of these component parts can complete without the remaining parts also completing. It is expected that completion of the Placing and the acquisition of OB10 will occur automatically upon Admission. Completion of the acquisition of the Bank is not, inter alia, conditional on Admission nor completion of the acquisition of OB10. Completion of the Transaction will give more resources to OB10 to develop and deliver value added services, including spend analytic solutions, to the predominantly investment grade universe of buying organisations that are already clients of OB10's leading global e-invoicing network. A key part of the strategy will be to deploy Tungsten's financial services expertise to create an invoice financing capability through the Bank and so give OB10's customer base of suppliers the ability to accelerate payment of their receivables in a straightforward and cost-effective manner. Summary -- The strategic vision of Tungsten is to create a leading cloud based global tradi

Cathay International Holdings Ld 03 September 2013 Cathay International Holdings Limited ("Cathay" or the "Company") Lansenand Haotian Sign Plant Extract Supply Agreement Further Synergies Leveraged between Key Portfolio Companies Hong Kong, 3 September 2013 - Cathay International Holdings Ltd. (LSE: CTI.L), an investment holding company and a leading investor in the growing healthcare sector in the People's Republic of China ("PRC"), today announces that Liwah Zhiti, an indirect subsidiary of Cathay under the Lansen Group, has signed an Entrusted Manufacturing Framework Agreement for the supply of plant extract products with Yangling Haotian and Xian Haotian, indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of Cathay under the Haotian Group. Today's transaction is in line with a key management objective stated in the Company's recent interim results to create further synergies across the Group. The agreement leverages key synergies between Haotian's and Lansen's plant extract business in manufacturing, R&D and marketing. Under the terms of the agreement, which is deemed to be in the ordinary course of business for Cathay International Holdings, Yangling Haotian and Xian Haotian will supply plant extract products on an order by order basis to Liwah Zhiti. The selling price per unit will be determined by reference to the prevailing market prices for the products and the agreement is valid until December 2014. The maximum value of the transactions contemplated under the agreement will be approximately USD9.2 million (RMB56 million), of which the annual capped value for the year ending 31 December 2013 will be approximately USD4.6 million (RMB28 million) and for the year ending 31 December 2014, approximately USD4.6 million (RMB28 million). Mr. Lee Jin-Yi, Chief Executive Officer of Cathay commented:"A key aim of Cathay International Holdings, stated at the time of our interim results, is to create further synergies across our portfolio companies. Today's agreement is an example of one of many potential cross-company transactions which will lead to greater efficiencies and enhanced benefits for the Group's operations." -ENDS- For further enquiries, please contact: Cathay International Holdings Limited Eric Siu (Finance Director) Tel: +852 2828 9289 Patrick Sung (Director and Controller) Consilium Strategic Communications

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