Member Info for Maba

Corporate Highlights Year end cash substantially ahead of expectations £4.8m placing (net of costs) in May 2009 to strengthen capital base Significant software licence sales offset downturn in claims volume Rigorous cost reduction programme implemented - circa £6m p.a. Project Enterprise implementation to time and budget Innovation Insurer launched in April 2009 Significant outsourcing wins help underpin 2010 expectations

Patience pays........L2 Buys 2.493M v Sells 0.563M

2.6M shares just traded @9.5p

2.6M shares just traded @2.5p

CEO gone and bid rumours over on iii bb. I dont recall the RNS thanking the CEO, wishing him luck or explaining his departure ion any way ???? Talk of him possibly leading or being involved in a t/o bid.

Outlook We now expect 2009 EPS to be broadly in line with 2008, reflecting the strong operational performance across our portfolio. The financial position of the Group remains strong, with good corporate liquidity and free cash flow significantly ahead of last year. As anticipated, forward margins in our US and UK markets remain challenging reflecting lower demand and weak gas prices. However, the fundamentals of our business remain attractive with global demand for additional power generation continuing to drive growth, particularly in developing economies. International Power will report financial results for the year ending 31 December 2009 on 9 March 2010.

Highlights * Europe and Australia ahead of expectations; US markets remain challenging * Excellent free cash flow driving strong corporate liquidity * Completed acquisition of Canadian wind farm developer, AIM PowerGen, in October 2009 * A$425 million refinancing completed for SEA Gas pipeline in Australia, in October 2009

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I agree with the sentiment on this board and having already bought in might well increase my holding. The sp is consolidating and beginning to show good signs of suppport starting its climb back up to a realistic value. GLA

Turnover : 88% INCREASE ON A LIKE FOR LIKE BASIS AGAINST THE PRIOR YEAR

•LONZIM PLC, (LONZIM) IN WHICH LONRHO HAS A 27.87% SHAREHOLDING AND A MANAGEMENT CONTRACT, PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED THAT AMB CAPITAL (IRELAND) LIMITED ("AMB"), ACTING IN CONCERT WITH DAMILLE PARTNERS (DAMILLE) HAD REQUISITIONED AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING ("EGM") OF ITS SHAREHOLDERS TO DISPOSE OF THE COMPANY'S ASSETS AND RETURN CASH TO SHAREHOLDERS. LONZIM IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT AT THE EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING HELD ON 30 JULY, THAT ALL OF THE PROPOSED HOSTILE RESOLUTIONS WERE DEFEATED. IN A STRONG VOTE OF CONFIDENCE IN THE COMPANY, ITS DIRECTORS AND ITS OBJECTIVES, A SIGNIFICANT MAJORITY OF SHAREHOLDERS VOTED TO SUPPORT THE EXISTING BOARD AND MAINTAIN THE COMPANY'S CURRENT INVESTMENT MANDATE TO DEVELOP A BUSINESS PORTFOLIO IN ZIMBABWE. •A MARKET UPDATE ISSUED BY LONZIM ON THE 15 OCTOBER 2009 HIGHLIGHTED THAT THE PORTFOLIO OF BUSINESSES ACQUIRED BY LONZIM OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS REFLECTED (AT ACQUISITION COST) THAT LONZIM'S MARKET CAPITALISATION REPRESENTED A 62% DISCOUNT TO THE COST OF THE BUSINESSES ACQUIRED. •LONZIM PLC ANNOUNCED THAT IT HAD INVESTED US$2.3M FOR 51% OF PANAFMED, A NEW START UP BUSINESS THAT IMPORTS, WHOLESALES AND DISTRIBUTES PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCTS IN ZIMBABWE. PANAFMED HAS FILLED AN ESSENTIAL MARKET NEED SUPPLYING NGO'S, PRIVATE AND PUBLIC HOSPITALS, CLINICS AND PHARMACIES WITH QUALITY PRODUCTS DELIVERED VIA A PROFESSIONAL, SECURE AND CHILLED REFRIGERATED LOGISTICS CHAIN.

The fourth quarter of 2008/09 has seen continued growth and delivery in the Group's core businesses, despite depressed global markets. The Company's strategy of operating in five key industrial sectors inextricably linked to the growth of Africa (Transportation, Infrastructure, Agriculture, Support Services and Hotels) with operations in seventeen countries across Africa is demonstrably successful and clearly mitigates both political and commercial risk in that continent. Lonrho remains focussed on operating to first world standards across all of its business units, and employing high calibre, well motivated management teams that are experts in their divisional industry to operate the day to day operations within the Group. The quarterly results show that Lonrho has built a sustainable portfolio of strong businesses across the continent that are well placed for significant growth year on year.

•THE COMPANY HELD CASH BALANCES OF £6.4M AT 30 SEPTEMBER 2009. •THE MARKET CAPITALISATION OF THE COMPANY AT THE END OF THE PERIOD WAS £64M. •AGREEMENT IN PRINCIPLE HAS BEEN REACHED TO SETTLE THE OUTSTANDING LEGAL CASE WITH INCAT, THE PREVIOUS OWNERS OF LUBA FREEPORT, WHERE INCAT WAS CLAIMING US$8.5M (£5.3M) IN DISPUTED OUTSTANDING INVOICES, BY AN AGREED FULL AND FINAL PAYMENT OF US$1M (£0.6M) TO BE PAID IN MONTHLY INSTALMENTS OVER A TWELVE MONTH PERIOD SUBJECT TO LUBA BOARD APPROVAL. LONRHO HAD MADE PROVISION FOR LIABILITIES ARISING FROM THIS CLAIM AND AS SUCH IS EXPECTING TO RECORD AN EXCEPTIONAL GAIN OF US$5.5M (£3.5M) BEFORE LEGAL COSTS IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR. •CURRENCY MOVEMENTS HAVE HAD A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE STERLING RESULTS. STERLING HAS CONTINUED TO BE SUBJECT TO SIGNIFICANT CURRENCY FLUCTUATION AGAINST THE US DOLLAR AND THE SOUTH AFRICAN RAND DURING THE CURRENT QUARTER. STERLING WEAKENED BY 4.7% AND 2.9% RESPECTIVELY AGAINST THE SOUTH AFRICAN RAND AND THE US DOLLAR. THE US DOLLAR WEAKENED BY 1.9% AGAINST THE SOUTH AFRICAN RAND. LONRHO'S TURNOVER IS PREDOMINANTLY REPORTED IN US DOLLARS. Operational Highlights

Highlights for the quarter include: •FOURTH QUARTER TURNOVER FROM CONTINUING OPERATIONS WAS £29.6M. THIS REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE OF 312% ON A REPORTED BASIS, AND AN 88% INCREASE ON A LIKE FOR LIKE BASIS AGAINST THE PRIOR YEAR. •TURNOVER IN THE FOURTH QUARTER HAS BEEN DRIVEN BY GROWTH IN ALL DIVISIONS WHICH HAS DELIVERED THE HIGHEST QUARTERLY TURNOVER REPORTED TO DATE, LED BY GROWTH OF THE AGRICULTURAL DIVISION. •TURNOVER FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS WAS £90.8M. THIS IS AN INCREASE OF 55% ON A REPORTED BASIS AGAINST THE PREVIOUS YEAR AND 266% INCREASE ON A LIKE FOR LIKE BASIS. •EBITDA IN THE FOURTH QUARTER WAS A POSITIVE £9.3M, COMPARED WITH A LOSS OF £7.0M IN THE SAME QUARTER IN THE PRIOR YEAR ON A REPORTED BASIS. •EBITDA FOR THE FULL YEAR WAS £2.3M WITH EACH MAJOR OPERATING BUSINESS CASH POSITIVE. •UNAUDITED LOSS BEFORE TAX FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDING 30 SEPTEMBER 2009 ON A REPORTED BASIS WAS A LOSS OF £4.5M COMPARED WITH A LOSS OF £38.7M IN THE PREVIOUS YEAR. •NET ASSETS AT THE END OF THE FOURTH QUARTER STOOD AT £84.0M, UP FROM £82.6M AT 30 JUNE 2009.

Lonrho PLC - Trading Update http://www.iii.co.uk/investment/detail?code=cotn:LONR.L&display=news&it=le

Financial Highlights * Sales oil of 28,165 stb was realised for the three months ended 30 September 2009 (Q3 2008: 53,1821 stb); the average price realised was $71.75 per stb (Q3 2008: $112.67 per stb). * Total capital expenditures amounted to $1.63 million principally on drilling of one exploration well. * Cash and short term investments at 30 September 2009 amounted to $29 million; the Company has no long term debt.

it's client AAA, the US' largest organisation for motorists and leisure travelers, has implemented smartFOCUS's full suite of marketing software to increase cross-sell and up-sell opportunities across the association's more than 51 million members. Since deploying the smartFOCUS solution, AAA has seen a 50 percent increase in renewals in some segments. The association has also made improvements to its customer intelligence and business processes, which allows the company to easily measure customer engagement and customer value. The AAA has seen an increase of more than $1 million in incremental sales in just one travel campaign being run with smartFOCUS' application suite.

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If the sp fall is reaction to the failure of 1 well which HDY has a 10% stake in it would seem that this stock is way oversold ?