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Trading update for the twelve months ending 31 August 2012 Cambria Africa Plc (AIM:CMB) is pleased to provide an update to its financial performance for the twelve months ending 31 August 2012. Highlights · Focused on four core investments: Payserv, the Leopard Rock Hotel, Millchem and Celsys · During the twelve months ending 31 August 2012 these core investments organically grew revenues and gross profit by 52% and 54% year-on-year, respectively · Continued high organic growth rates by our core investments are an indication of their solid position in Zimbabwe and their strong growth potential · Particularly high growth was achieved by Millchem and Celsys, growing gross profits year-on-year by 93% and 159%, respectively · Payserv and Millchem have made initial inroads in Zambia, and will continue to pursue regional expansion · Payserv is in advanced stages of upgrading its current Paynet EDI product into a real-time EFT system · As at 17 September 2012, Cambria's shares traded at an approximate discount of approximately 70% to net tangible assets per share at its interim balance sheet date of 29 February 2012

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The Company announced its Preliminary Results on 4 September 2012 in accordance with the financial reporting obligations of the Disclosure and Transparency Rules. Copies of the Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2012, Notice of Annual General Meeting and Proxy Form have now been posted to shareholders. Copies of the Annual Report & Accounts and Notice of Annual General Meeting have also been submitted to the National Storage Mechanism and will shortly be available for inspection at www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm. The Annual Report & Accounts, Notice of Annual General Meeting and information relating to the voting rights of shareholders (as required by section 311A of the Companies Act 2006) is available to view on the Company's website www.dechra.com. Further copies of the Annual Report & Accounts are available from the Company's registered office at:

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165 perhaps I havnt missed the bottom

Missed the bottom - is there still profit on 177...hmmmm

Management has initiated a programme of material cost reductions across the Group to reflect the revised revenue and operating profit expectations. In addition, Management is continuing its focus on improving gross margins through improved labour efficiency and productivity, reduced scrap rates, other operational improvements and the introduction of new, higher margin products. Despite the weaker than expected near term outlook, the Directors are encouraged by an increasing pipeline of prospective new customers and expectations of the Group's third consecutive year of increasing revenue, a trend that is expected to continue in FY2014. The Directors believe the fundamentals of the business remain sound but recognise there is significant work ahead to bring margins and profitability back to a level commensurate with their objectives for the business. Further details will be provided in our Half Year announcement to be released on 31 October 2012.

Trading Update Volex plc ('Volex' or together with its subsidiaries, the 'Group'), the global provider of electrical, digital and optical connections, today provides the following trading update. In light of a recent unexpected change in forecast demand from the Company's largest customer in its Consumer sector and the continuing adverse macro-economic conditions, the Company now anticipates that revenue and profit for the year ending 31st March 2013 will fall short of Management's prior expectations. Whilst total Group revenues for the full year are anticipated to show year-on-year growth of approximately 5%, the lower than expected Consumer revenue and resulting loss of operational leverage will impact the reported operating profit, which Management now expects to be broadly in line with that of FY2012. These lower growth expectations are driven primarily by a delay in product launches and a change in product component strategy by our largest customer. Furthermore, we are also experiencing lower current and forecast demand from a number of other Consumer sector customers reflecting the broader economic conditions. We expect revenues and margins in our Industrial, Telecoms/Datacoms and Healthcare sectors to be broadly in line with our previous expectations.

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Stuart Green, CEO of ZOO, commented: "We've been delighted with the initial response to this new software as a service. The fact that it was demand led is a further endorsement of the quality and efficiency of our existing workflow automation tools and of their growing importance within our clients' organisations. ZOOsubs represents the first viable alternative to the de facto labour and time intensive methods which have always been used for the management of subtitling, reducing costs for our clients and providing them with greater quality assurance."

ZOO expands product suite with the launch of ZOOsubs ZOO, the provider of workflow management software and services for creative media production, is pleased to announce that it has launched its new subtitling tool, ZOOsubs (www.zoosubs.com), following extensive development and trialling. This tool was created in response to demand from ZOO's major customers following the success of its other workflow management systems within their organisations. ZOOsubs is a cloud-based Software-as-a-Service workflow solution that supports the preparation, review and approval of subtitles for filmed and TV entertainment. The system is designed to allow the preparation and adaptation of subtitle information across all platforms, i.e. DVD, Blu-ray, Electronic Sell Through (EST) and broadcast. As well as creating subtitling for new feature film and TV material, it also enables the conversion of subtitles from existing materials to other platforms, e.g. from DVD to digital media suitable for distribution via iTunes®. The software has been designed to give producers greater ownership of the subtitling process. By using the same secure, web based platform as ZOO's other workflow tools, content owners can have greater involvement throughout the project, working with preferred translators and ensuring greater quality control and reduced time to market. ZOOsubs has already been adopted by a number of ZOO's existing clients.

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Professor Tarassenko, Director of the IBME, said: "Our research has transformed the ubiquitous webcam into a non-contact sensor for monitoring the most important vital signs. Our close collaboration with biomedical scientists in the University and clinicians in the NHS Trust has enabled rapid translation from the lab to the ward. We believe that our webcam software offers a step change in the way that the health of individuals can be assessed in the home or the hospital. " Alan Aubrey, Chief Executive Officer of IP Group said: "Digital health is an exciting and growing area and IP Group is pleased to support Oxehealth as it seeks to develop new products that could transform healthcare and patient monitoring." Tom Hockaday, MD of Isis Innovation, which managed the spin-out process on behalf of the University said, "Oxehealth's product has the potential to make major healthcare improvements by reducing the number of times patients need to visit the doctor, and allowing doctors to adjust treatments quickly in response to real-time monitoring." Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust Chief Executive, Sir Jonathan Michael said: "We are delighted that Oxehealth is the first spin-out directly linked with the Trust. The study in our Kidney Unit was essential to demonstrate that the technology works in a clinical environment, for the benefit of patients. Oxehealth is another example of the many innovative opportunities which the partnership between the Trust and the University is making possible."

IP Group plc - Completes investment in Oxford University spin out, Oxehealth Ltd IP Group plc (LSE: IPO) ("IP Group" or "the Company" or "the Group"), the developer of intellectual property based businesses, is pleased to announce that Oxehealth Ltd, an innovative medical software company, has been spun-out from Oxford University's Institute of Biomedical Engineering (IBME). IP Group plc has committed to invest up to £500,000 into Oxehealth, subject to certain milestones being met. This is the second IBME spin-out that IP Group has funded since acquiring its stake in Technikos LLP in January 2011. The company's initial focus will be to commercialise a novel technology that will enable a webcam to monitor the vital signs (heart rate, respiratory rate and oxygen saturation) of patients in artificial light, without the need for any additional hardware. The technology has been generated by Oxehealth's academic founder, Professor Lionel Tarassenko. The research leading to the spin-out originated from Oxford's Centre of Excellence in Personalised Healthcare, which is one of four Centres of Excellence in medical engineering in the UK, and is jointly funded by the Wellcome Trust and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. Research funding contribution was also made by the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust through its NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre funding. Specifically, Oxehealth will deliver a range of software products based on intelligent algorithms and the convergence between digital cameras, personal computers and mobile phones.

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The French finance minister has warned there are “a lot of questions” which need to be resolved on the proposed £30bn merger between BAE Systems and Franco-German aerospace group EADS, raising expectations that political opposition will derail a deal. Pierre Moscovici said the merger would have to be “examined thoroughly” by the French and German governments which each control a 20pc stake in EADS. Speaking in London after the first official discussions between Britain and France about the tie up, Mr Moscovici said: “We are asking a lot of questions concerning strategic interests of such a merger, the industrial effect, the possible synergies, the governance of the entity, the future of our defence industry, and employment.” It is thought that French opposition could prove to be the major stumbling block for a potential deal, plans for which were leaked last week, The Telegraph reports.

Tempus in the Times is equivocal on TV set-top box maker Pace. It recently failed to complete a contract with BT to supply the kit for its YouView service and struggled last year with floods in Thailand, which saw the departure of the old management team. Selling on 10 times earnings the shares look quite cheap and the American football season could drive sales, but are set top boxes the devices of the future, or a relic of the past, now we have smartphones? Tempus is not certain. Hold.

Michael Murphy, Chief Operating Officer, Technical Support Services for Kentz, commented: "Kentz is delighted to have been chosen again to support Exxon Neftegas with its second major shutdown on the Sakhalin 1 development, following the delivery of a very successful first shutdown in late 2010. Globally, our Technical Support Services business continues to grow and provide high quality, solution driven services to core clients such as ExxonMobil. We look forward to completing another safe and successful project for them with our partners, DEM, in Sakhalin."

Kentz Awarded US$50m Contract by Exxon Neftegas London, 18 September 2012: Kentz Corporation Limited (LSE: KENZ), the holding company of the Kentz engineering and construction group, is pleased to announce the award of a shutdown services and operations support contract with Exxon Neftegas Ltd, within the Sakhalin 1 development project in Far East Russia. The value of the contract is approximately US$50 million to Kentz and includes the provision of all personnel, equipment, transportation, procurement and front end execution planning, as well as the management of contractor and subcontractor resources. This project falls under Kentz's Technical Support Services global business unit and will be executed through its Russian joint venture operating company Kentz DEM LLC. The shutdown is scheduled to take place in July 2013 and will peak at a total workforce of approximately 600 personnel. Kentz DEM LLC is a Sakhalin based company comprising of Kentz Russia LLC and DalelectroMontazh (DEM); a leading Sakhalin based engineering and construction services company for the oil and gas industry. Kentz and DEM first cooperated together in 2004 under a strategic partnership agreement before officially incorporating their joint venture in 2008.

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