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The Rank Group Plc ("Rank" or the "Company") Proposed acquisition of Gala Casinos Limited ("Gala Casinos") Rank's Response to Office of Fair Trading Announcement On 12 May 2012 Rank announced that it had conditionally agreed to acquire Gala Casinos from Gala Coral Group Limited for a total cash consideration of £205 million (the "Acquisition"). The acquisition was conditional upon the approval of Rank shareholders (which approval was obtained at a general meeting of Rank held on 26 July 2012) and upon receipt of UK merger control clearance. The Office of Fair Trading has today announced that it has referred the Acquisition to the Competition Commission. Rank is considering the implications of this decision and a further announcement will be made in due course.

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Valuation: US opportunity remains as upside Management guidance at interims was for double-digit revenue growth in the next five years. There is improving visibility on the growth drivers, which have the potential to substantially boost revenues. The US is a significant additional opportunity; but it is not yet factored into the Edison revenue model. We intend to include this when a US partner is secured and there is visibility on both development timelines and deal economics. Allergy’s pro forma EV of c £61m (market cap adjusted for net debt of £7.4m at H112 and £13.5m in new funds raised in April) compares to an implied £52- 69m valuation range (DCF and peer analysis). The US remains pure upside at this stage

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Mitch Alland, Executive Chairman of CDC, commented: "We have presented to the Philippine government solid and incontrovertible proof that there is no overlap between the PMO areas and the Basay tenement and, therefore, no basis for the PMO claim. Also, in our discussion with high level government officials we have explained that we are a serious foreign investor, having invested together with our affiliate - TSX-listed Crazy Horse Resources, Inc. - close to US$90 million in mining projects in the country. Therefore, I am optimistic that the government will come to a prompt and fair conclusion and will approve the assignment to us of the Basay exploration permit and will renew the permit in December."

CDC Meets with Philippine Government on Basay As stated in its news announcement of 8 August 2012, Copper Development Corporation (AIM: CDC, "the Company") has not yet received approval of the assignment of the Basay exploration permit to its Philip-pine subsidiary Adanacex Resources Inc. ("Adanacex"), and continues vigorously to defend the challenge posed by the unfounded claim by the Privatization and Management Office ("PMO") on the Basay property. Last week, the Company initiated direct discussions with Philippine government officials at the highest level and presented its case, which is underpinned by legal opinions issued by two leading Philippine law firms, one of which is the affiliate of a major international law firm, that there is no overlap between PMO's and CDC's areas and, consequently, no legal basis for the PMO claim. The Company submitted the most concrete and graphic basis for this in the form of a map (see below) and the following paragraph from a letter dated 16 September 2011 to the PMO from the Director of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau ("MGB") Region VII. Office, which, inter alia, states: "Relative to issuance by this Office of an Exploration Permit to Euzkadi Holdings Corporation (Euzkadi) denominated as EP-000013VII (which was later assigned to Adanacex Resources, Inc. and presently pending approval by the MGB Director), it may be stressed that the area covered by the said EP is outside of the area held in trust by the APT (now Privatization Management Office)." The map submitted is an official certified map produced by the MGB showing clearly that there is no overlap between the PMO ground and the Basay tenement, as can be seen by the following simplified version of the official MGB map: http://www.rns-pdf.londonstockexchange.com/rns/3608K_-2012-8-20.pdf

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Annual Report and Notice of AGM Turbotec Products Plc (TRBO.L), the designer and manufacturer of high performance, high quality heat exchangers and Tru-Twist® heat transfer tubing, announces that the Company's Annual General Meeting will be held at 9:30hrs on 17 September 2012 at the offices of Seymour Pierce Limited, 20 Old Bailey, London, EC4M 7EN. The audited Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2012 are now available on the investor relations section of the Company's website at http://www.turbotecproducts.com. The Annual Report & Accounts have also been posted to shareholders along with a copy of the Notice of Annual General Meeting ("AGM") and form of proxy.

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Julian Turner, Chief Executive, commented on the Firm Placing and Open Offer: "The proceeds from the fundraising will allow the Company the scope and capital to speed up investments over the medium term to take full advantage of the Group's opportunities over the next three years and enhance value within all three divisions. This will have a short term adverse impact on profitability but is expected by the Board to leave the businesses in a much stronger position in the medium term."

Firm Placing of 88.3 million Ordinary Shares at 1.5 pence per share to raise £1.3 million and Open Offer to raise up to £0.5m Highlights: · Conditional Firm Placing at 1.5 pence per share to raise gross proceeds of £1.3 million · The Offer Price represents a discount of 7.7 per cent. to the closing price of 1.625 pence per Ordinary Share on 16 August 2012 (being the business day prior to the announcement of the Firm Placing and Open Offer). · Net proceeds of the Firm Placing to be used: o to increase web development capacity and additional content for new digital products; o to strengthen senior management resource; o to reduce bank debt to improve terms and flexibility; and o for general working capital purposes. · Open Offer to allow existing shareholders to subscribe for shares at the same price as the Firm Placing.

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CURRENT TRADING AND PROSPECTS Current trading is in line with the Board's expectations but will be impacted by its plans to accelerate its programme of investment through the rest of the year. This takes place against a background that includes a number of short term risks and opportunities. The migration online of the Education subscriptions business is a significant change and will take time to become established. In the Health division, the customers for Radcliffe Solutions' HR software business are going through considerable and rapid change. Both offer great opportunity in the medium term but with short term variables. At the same time, the Group is building on its previous investment in a new online publishing system to develop new digital products in the Health and Sport & Gaming divisions, with the objective of adding to the long-term value of those businesses. The equity fundraising announced with these results will allow the business the scope and capital to speed up these investments to take full advantage of the Group's opportunities over the next three years. This will have a short term adverse impact on profitability but is expected to leave the businesses in a much stronger position in the medium term.

Julian Turner, Chief Executive of Electric Word, commented: "We are engaged in a programme of investment to create businesses of lasting value in each of our markets. We have continued this programme despite the difficult trading conditions that we have faced in public sector markets because we see new opportunity in the structural changes that are taking place. While the turbulence is likely to continue for some time, particularly in the Health sector, we are taking the opportunity to build products and market positions to deliver future growth. The additional funds raised will allow us to accelerate that process as we seek to deliver significant increases in value across all three divisions in the coming years."

Operational Headlines · Education division: successfully launched online subscription service for schools offering regulatory information, case studies and advice across many different staff roles; investment now in selling and marketing the new service · Health division: maintains revenue despite significant change both in the sector and products; investment now in marketing with substantial online development starting · Sport & Gaming division: launched new sponsorship deals data product; further investment in media rights and gaming · Proposed accelerated investment in the second half of the year · Opportunities for organic growth in all sectors

Interim Results to 31 May 2012 Electric Word, the specialist information publisher, announced today interim results for the six months ended 31 May 2012 and plans to raise funds for additional investment through a Firm Placing and Open Offer. Financial Headlines · Revenue of £7.7m flat on prior year, with 2011 restructuring reducing activity in the Education division compensated by growth in Health and Sport & Gaming · Education division returns to profit* from continuing activities with £0.1m profit (2011: £0.1m loss), from 2011 restructuring and improved event bookings · Adjusted profit before tax* of £0.4m (May 2011: £0.5m) through a period of much investment and development across all three divisions · Net debt† remains at £1.7m (May 2011: £1.7m) · £1.2m net Firm Placing to fund accelerated development and enhance value · Open Offer to allow existing shareholders to subscribe for shares at the same price as the Firm Placing

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Kai-Uwe Kessel, Chief Executive Officer of Zhaikmunai commented: "This is a great moment for Zhaikmunai as we move from a single field asset to a multi-field oil & gas company. Whilst Chinarovskoye remains very much our core focus I am pleased that we have been able to acquire these complementary assets and maintain our prudent approach to cash flow management and a robust capital structure. This acquisition continues the approach we have taken with the Chinarovskoye field of developing previously explored fields. In addition its proximity is likely to result in similar geology to our existing field, which we have enjoyed great success in developing. I am confident that we have found a number of exciting fields to develop over the coming years."

ZHAIKMUNAI TO ACQUIRE NEIGHBOURING OIL & GAS FIELDS Zhaikmunai LP (LSE: ZKM), the oil and gas exploration and production enterprise with assets in north-western Kazakhstan announces that, on 17 August 2012, Zhaikmunai LLP signed Asset Purchase Agreements to acquire 100% of the subsoil use rights related to three new oil & gas fields in Kazakhstan. Completion of the acquisitions, which is expected to occur later this year, is subject to the approval of the relevant authorities in Kazakhstan, including the Ministry of Oil & Gas and the Anti-Monopoly Agency. Zhaikmunai has agreed to pay the current owners a total of US$ 16 million for the three fields. The fields, Rostoshinskoye, Darjinskoye and Yujno-Gremyachenskoe, are located in the Pre-Caspian basin to the northwest of Uralsk, approximately 90 kilometres from the Chinarovskoye field. The size of the three license areas combined is 139 square kilometres. The company is currently analyzing the optimal appraisal and development programme for the fields and will hold a Capital Markets Day in due course to present the results.