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G4S PLC Update on Olympic Games Security Contract G4S notes the announcement today that Ministers have decided to mobilise the additional 1,200 troops which had previously been put on standby in order to supplement the security workforce deployment for the Olympic Games. The security of the Games is the primary focus and therefore we understand the decision by Ministers to activate the additional contingency resource as a further precaution at this stage of the process. We have made very good progress in the last few days and, in line with the revised deployment plan submitted to LOCOG, currently have around 5,800 security personnel deployed at Olympic venues. Significant numbers of candidates are now reaching the final stages of the training and accreditation process each day and we are working hard to ensure that we deliver on the commitments we made to LOCOG last week. We are grateful to the military for their support in securing the Olympic and Paralympic Games and will continue to work with them and LOCOG to ensure that the Games are safe and secure. As we have announced previously, G4S has undertaken to cover the additional costs relating to the military deployment and believes that, including the deployment of the additional 1,200 troops, the overall losses to be incurred on the contract will remain within the previously stated estimate of £35m - £50m.

Richard Green, Chief Executive, commented: "The Group has had a good first six months of 2012. The number of automotive opportunities in RTLS continues to increase as we are seeing more and more activity through our relationship with Atlas Copco. We remain confident in the long term prospects for the business." Ubisense expects to publish its results for the half year to 30 June 2012 on 4 September 2012.

Half year end trading update Cambridge, UK - Ubisense Group plc ("Ubisense" or the "Company") (LSE:UBI), a market leader in location based smart technology, provides an update on trading performance for the half year to 30 June 2012. The business as a whole has continued to see good momentum and expects to report revenues at the half year which, on an underlying basis, are ahead of the same period in the preceding year. The Geospatial division has continued to perform in line with Board expectations, and the contribution of the acquisitions completed in 2011 has been particularly pleasing. In RTLS, the sales momentum has also continued to be strong and excellent progress has been made with a number of new customer signings, several of which have come through Atlas Copco. The division has continued to invest in this relationship which has helped to drive these orders. Whilst new business opportunities continue to grow, we experienced some delays with a small number of orders from the North American market. One of these orders has since been signed and the others are expected to come through during the second half. The result of these delays is that full year revenues are likely to be marginally lower than previously expected and this, along with the increased investment, will have an effect on the Group's reported earnings for the year to December 2012, which are now expected to be within, but at the lower end of, market expectations. Ubisense has a strong balance sheet with net cash at 30 June 2012 of over £3 million.

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While Carpetright's first-quarter results were 'in line' with forecasts, Merchant Securities has reiterated its 'sell' recommendation for the stock, saying that it is 'fundamentally overvalued'. Analyst Amisha Chohan said: "The business operates in a highly cyclical environment. We do not expect to see dramatic improvements in UK housing transactions, which traditionally represented 25% of the group turnover."

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Commenting on the results, Mike Pulli, Chief Executive Officer said: "Pace has had an encouraging start to 2012; recovery is underway and we are becoming a more profitable, cash generative company. We have a clear strategy and are making good progress in implementing our plans. We are leading the market in the evolution to next generation Media Servers and our widening out into software and services is gaining momentum. Our focus on operational improvement and efficiency has delivered material benefits in the first 6 months of the year; additional cost saving opportunities are being pursued which will contribute further to profitability this year and beyond 2012. The increased interim dividend reflects the Board's confidence in the outlook and the future prospects for Pace. We have clear visibility on revenues in H2 and remain firmly focused on execution and continuing to create a leaner, more profitable business."

Outlook The outlook for the remainder of the year has improved; better operating performance and increased volumes plus new business wins underpin the Board's confidence that operating margin will be greater than 7% from flat revenue against 2011 (both before impact of HDD supply disruption). The HDD supply disruption impact on 2012 EBITA is forecast at c.$27m (H1: $23.1m, H2 c.$4m); at the lower end of full year guidance. The Board is confident the strong cash flow generation will continue throughout 2012.

Operating highlights · Improving operating performance; recovery well underway. · Core economics of the business being transformed: o Pace is becoming a more profitable and efficient company; operating expenses reduced by $20.9m (13.5%) in H1 (pre-IAS38 adjustments6). o Inventory controls strengthened, stock turn improved by 19.5% from H1 2011. o Strong cash generation in H1; free cash flow7 $94.6m (H1 2011: $25.2m), reflecting improvements to working capital management and lower capital expenditure. o HDD supply disruption stabilised with EBITA impact in H1 $23.1m. c.$4m EBITA impact estimated in H2. · Leadership position in PayTV hardware maintained: o Next generation Media Server products launched in USA; increased volumes underpin forecast growth in revenue in H2. o New business secured in developed and emerging markets. o Reconfirmed market leader; global No.1 in STB8 and No. 2 in Residential Gateways9. · Widening out into software, services and integrated solutions gaining momentum: o Integrated solutions successfully deployed, a number of key wins achieved and a strong pipeline developing. o Investment in software increased to address growing customer opportunities for Pace.

Full Year earnings guidance increased: greater than 7% underlying operating margin on flat revenue and reduced HDD impact. Interim dividend up 15%. Financial highlights · Revenue $1,006.5m (H1 2011: $1,187.1m) in line with management expectations: o Impact of Hard Disk Drive (HDD) supply disruption $76.8m in H1. o H2 revenue underpinned by next generation hardware rollouts. · Gross margin 18.6% (H1 2011: 19.0%). Underlying1 gross margin 19.4% before $23.1m HDD impact in H1. · Adjusted EBITA2 $61.6m, operating margin3 of 6.1% (H1 2011: $68.4m, operating margin 5.8%). Underlying operating margin of 7.8% before $23.1m HDD impact in H1. · Profit before tax $21.4m (H1 2011: $29.4m) after exceptional costs of $4.4m (H1 2011: nil). · Basic EPS 5.1c (H1 2011: 7.1c) with adjusted basic EPS4 12.8c (H1 2011: 14.2c). · Interim dividend increased by 15% to 1.44c (H1 2011: 1.25c). · Closing net debt5 $243.3m (31 December 2011: $321.7m), a $78.4m reduction (H1 2011: reduction of $17.9m).

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Board Changes Following the announcement in May that Nicholas Stone had decided that he would like to seek fresh challenges, Mr Stone will step down as a director and leave the business on 31 July 2012. Having worked with the business since 2001 as Finance Director, and as Operations and Finance Director since 2006, Nick has been a key contributor to the development of KBC and the Board would like to thank him for his input over the last 11 years. The Board is pleased to announce that Caroline Brown will be appointed Finance Director of KBC and will take up office in the early Autumn. Ms Brown is an experienced public company director with over 12 years' experience managing global finance functions in the resources sector, including Petrofac and Gulf Keystone Petroleum. She is a qualified accountant, holds an MBA and is a Chartered Director. An announcement will be made in due course confirming her appointment date.

Confirmation of Board Changes KBC is pleased to announce the following trading update in relation to the half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2012 that will be released in late September. Since our AGM statement the Group has continued to make progress and we remain confident that results for the year will be in line with the Board's expectations. Trading continues to be positive across most of Asia, Russia and the Americas but is weaker in some parts of Europe, in response to which we are taking steps to reduce costs in the region and to rebalance resources across the Group. The Latin American software user referred to in our AGM statement in May is now looking to extend the licence period from three to five years, increasing the agreement's value to circa £4m. As a consequence negotiations are now expected to close in the second half, with circa £2m being recognised as a licence fee in the period, increasing the weighting of the Group's performance this year towards the second half. Contract awards for the first six months of the year were around £17.0m for the first half of 2012 (H1 2011: £23.5m) and the pipeline of opportunities remains strong for the second half. The order book is expected to be around £39.0m at 30 June, compared to £48.7m at the end of 2011, as we continue to successfully work through the backlog associated with the Pemex project. The acquisition and integration of Infochem has been very successful and our expectations for the value that this business will add to KBC continue to grow. The response from both KBC's and Infochem's clients has been consistently positive and we have been encouraged by their willingness to explore how the combination can enhance both KBC and Infochem's software offerings and strengthen the overall relationship.

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Commenting on the first half of the year Paul Blackler, CEO, said: "We have continued to make considerable progress with the delivery phase of our strategic opportunities during the first half of the year. To date we have secured two contracts for the disposal of Low Level Waste and we have successfully integrated the new businesses at East Kent Waste Recovery Facility, Augean North Sea Services and Cooks Hole. Trading has been in line with revised expectations and we have taken action to mitigate the challenging environment in the Group's traditional waste markets." The Group's half year results to 30th June 2012 are due to be announced on 25th September 2012.

CONT Management has continued to focus on improving the performance of the new Waste Networks and Oil & Gas Services divisions and is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Director to run the Waste Network division. Trading in these divisions remains challenging but the Group has made good progress to deliver the integration of the new businesses announced during the first half of the year. The activities at East Kent Waste Recovery Facility (incineration), Augean North Sea Services (offshore waste management) and Cooks Hole (minerals extraction) are all now trading as planned. Investment in the new businesses, offset by positive cash flows from operations and control of capital expenditure, led to an increase in net debt at the end of the period to approximately £6.6m (H2 2011: £4.0m), including normal capital expenditure and the £2.05m share purchase and £1.0m loan to Augean North Sea Services. As announced in the 2011 Annual Report, Roger McDowell resigned as Chairman of the Board following the Annual General Meeting on 8th June 2012, retaining his role as a non-executive director. The Board is pleased to confirm the election of Jim Meredith as Chairman of the Board. The Board is also pleased to confirm that, following hearings in the High Court on 18th and 27th June, the capital reduction of Augean plc was confirmed on 4th July. The share premium account of the company (valued at £114.9m) will be cancelled and reflected in the Group's accounts for the year ending 31st December 2012.

Pre-close Trading Update Augean plc, one of the UK's market leaders in the management of hazardous waste, is pleased to update the market prior to commencement of its close period ahead of issuing its half year results for the 6 months ended 30th June 2012. Trading during the first half of the year has been in line with the Board's revised expectations despite limited growth in the Group's traditional waste markets. This has been supported by a strong performance from the Land Resources division during the first quarter of the year, with total waste volumes into the Group's landfill sites increasing 6.7% during the first six months to 192,087 tonnes (H2 2011: 179,952 tonnes). On 23rd July the Group received notification that the application for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court against the decision by the Secretary of State to allow disposal of Low Level Waste at East Northants Resource Management Facility (ENRMF) had been refused. This concludes the legal process and confirms that the original planning permission was lawful. The Group has now secured two contracts for the disposal of LLW, through the framework managed by Low Level Waste Repository Limited. Numerous enquiries have also been received from new customers for smaller volumes and the Board is therefore confident of delivering the forecast 2,000 tonnes for the year, weighted towards the second half.

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OUTLOOK We continue to see significant structural demand for power solutions especially in Africa, Latin America, Middle East and South East Asia. The commercial pipeline remains robust with significant opportunities in new contract wins and existing contract extensions. As such, the Company expects to deliver on these contract opportunities in the second half of 2012, while delivering improved operating efficiencies. APR Energy remains confident in the robust medium and long-term trends of structural growth within the temporary power market.