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International schools inspection contract with Abu Dhabi Education Council and Mathematics Professional Development Contract to take forward the National Centre for the Excellence in Teaching of Mathematics in the UK Tribal, a leading provider of technology products and services to the education, learning and training markets, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a contract by the Abu Dhabi Education Council ("ADEC") to inspect Government funded and private schools in the Emirate. The 3 year contract is expected to be worth up to £6m, and builds on the schools inspections Tribal undertook for ADEC during 2011. In addition, the Department of Education has awarded Tribal the Mathematics Continuing Professional Development Contract. This builds on Tribal's original contract under which it has since 2006 operated an online personal development portal for over 50,000 mathematics teachers in the UK. Tribal will now continue to provide this service until 2015, with the potential for a further three years, under a new contract initially valued at approximately £5m.

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Richard Steeves, Chief Executive of Synergy Health, said: "This acquisition further strengthens our position in Europe giving us access to the well developed, high value added medical device sterilisation and pharmaceutical market in Switzerland. Furthermore, we will have access to the intellectual property required to exploit the benefits of X-ray technology and particularly polymer modification, enabling us to expand the service offering to our healthcare customers."

Acquisition of Gamma and X-ray Irradiation Facility in Switzerland Monday 19th March 2012 - Access to Swiss medical device and pharmaceutical sterilisation market - Expansion of European irradiation sterilisation presence - Access to X-ray technology and intellectual property Synergy Health (LSE: SYR), a leading global provider of outsourced sterilisation services to the medical device market and healthcare sector, announces the acquisition of Leoni Studer Hard AG from Leoni Group for a cash consideration of EUR 47.6 million (approx. £39.7 million), which will be funded out of existing debt facilities. Leoni Suder Hard AG operates a gamma and X-ray facility in Däniken, Switzerland, providing irradiation sterilisation services to the medical device, pharmaceutical and packaging industries. The business is the only provider of these services in Switzerland. In the year ended 31 December 2011, Leoni Studer Hard AG recorded revenues of CHF 10.4 million (approx. £7.2 million), EBIT of CHF 3.7 million (approx. £2.6 million) and had gross assets of CHF 35.7 million (approx. £24.6 million). Sales through the X-ray facility are growing strongly and the cash consideration equates to a 7.7x EBITDA multiple. The acquisition provides Synergy with access to the Swiss sterilisation market and expands its geographic presence in Europe, supported by our Allershausen and Radeberg facilities in Germany and Marseille and Marcoule (scheduled to open in October 2012) facilities in France. Synergy will also gain access to X-ray technology and specifically the intellectual property required to exploit the benefits of this new application in sterilisation and polymer modification. The X-ray technology also offers significant potential to expand our irradiation sterilisation services in territories where gamma irradiation is limited by licensing concerns or where it offers a more cost effective solution. The acquisition is expected to be earnings enhancing in the first full year of ownership.

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Merchant Securities has reiterated its hold rating for Misys after Vista 'came up with the goods' and announced a 350p-a-share offer for the financial software provider this morning. The offer, recommended by Misys's board, is valued at 350p-a-share, equating to 22 times clean 2012 EV/NOPAT, according to Merchant Securities analyst Roger Phillips, which is an "amazing multiple given moribund organic performance over the last five years." "In case any shareholders were thinking about not accepting, the Misys Q3 IMS out today contains a very material profit warning. In part, this is down to deal-related delays in licence fee signatures, but it also suggests Misys would face a rocky future on a standalone basis as trading conditions worsen," Phillips said.

TORONTO, March 19, 2012 /CNW/ - Mood Media Corporation (ISIN: CA61534J1057) (TSX:MM/ LSE AIM:MM) ("Mood Media") announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire DMX Holdings, Inc. ("DMX") for US$86.1 million in cash including net debt repaid on closing, subject to certain adjustments for working capital. The equity value of the transaction will be approximately US$53.8 million. In order to satisfy the consideration payable in connection with the DMX acquisition, Mood Media has today entered into placing agreements (the "Placing Agreements") in Canada and the UK to complete a private placement of 31,800,000 common shares, to be issued at 231 pence per common share (C$3.60 per common share) raising £73.5 million (C$114.5 million) before expenses. The additional net proceeds of the private placement will be used for general corporate purposes. Both the DMX acquisition and the private placement are subject to the satisfaction of various regulatory and other conditions, including admission of the common shares to be issued under the private placement to trading on AIM ("Admission"), the Placing Agreements becoming unconditional (save as to Admission) and Admission. The Placing Agreements contain rights under which they can be terminated for a breach of warranty up to Admission and are also subject to Admission having occurred by 8.00 a.m. on March 20, 2012 (or such later date not being later than March 27, 2012 as may be agreed between the parties). Mood Media anticipates the closing of both the DMX acquisition and the private placement will occur in March 2012. DMX DMX is a US provider of multi-sensory branding services, delivering services to over 100,000 locations. DMX uses music, video and digital signage, messaging, scent, and audio/visual systems to personify and enhance brands to create lasting connections that encourage customer loyalty. In the 12 months ended 31 December 2011, DMX recorded revenues of US$84.6 million, EBITDA of US$16.5 million and profit before taxation of US$5.6 million.

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David Brown, Group Chief Executive for Go-Ahead said: "We have great confidence in the London bus market and our management team in London and this acquisition provides the opportunity to operate in a new area of the capital. Northumberland Park is located near both Tottenham Hale and White Hart Lane, where regeneration is either planned or already underway. "We look forward to working with the Northumberland Park team to build on their success to date and to continue to deliver a good service to passengers in this area of London on behalf of Transport for London." Northumberland Park will become part of Go-Ahead London, under the leadership of Managing Director John Trayner.

Go-Ahead Group acquires Northumberland Park Bus Depot The Go-Ahead Group plc is pleased to announce the acquisition of First London East's Northumberland Park bus depot in Tottenham, north east London for a gross cash consideration of £14.0m. The transaction will be completed on 30 March 2012. The acquisition increases Go-Ahead's share of the London bus market from 22% to 23%. The business has around 400 employees and a fleet of 130 buses. It operates 13 Transport for London contracts including route 67 from Wood Green to Aldgate, route 476 Euston to Northumberland Park and a number of school contracts. The annual turnover of the business is around £24.5m. Northumberland Park will complement Go-Ahead's existing Docklands Buses and Blue Triangle operations based in Silvertown and Rainham respectively.

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sticky customers ! oooeeerrrr missus Angus MacSween, CEO of iomart Group plc, stated: "iomart continues to benefit from a compelling mix of recurring revenues, sticky customers, good forward visibility and a leading competitive position. As a result we remain very confident of further growth in the next financial year and beyond."

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Outlook Our strategy to drive the development of Xaar technology into selected multiple applications and industries, whilst delivering sustainable, profitable growth was re-affirmed at a Strategic Review early in 2011. Consequently we will continue to innovate, focusing on carefully selected market segments and products offering attractive commercial returns. Having established a trend of profitable growth, which we expect to continue, we are now seeking to accelerate the further adoption of Xaar's technology in both existing and new applications. P3 is now established, with both variants and new products being planned and developed to enable us to exploit its potential fully. We expect this platform to have a long and successful life. Whilst we are not planning for substantial growth in graphic arts, the market is significant and through new product releases and competitive pricing, we expect to remain a leading supplier to this sector. The priorities for 2012 are: · in the short term, complete the establishment of our new support infrastructure for China; · to grow P3 further in both the label and ceramic markets whilst commencing material business in the décor market; · to reverse the decline in the wide format graphics market; and · to prime the product development pipeline to underpin and sustain growth over the medium term.

Commenting on the results, Chairman, Phil Lawler stated: "I am pleased to report that Xaar has delivered an excellent set of financial results for 2011, in a very uncertain macro-economic climate, whilst executing a capacity expansion to enable the company to satisfy strong demand for its products. Our continuing success in the ceramic decoration market is driving the profitable development of our business, which is enabling additional resources to be applied to both the expansion of the current product portfolio and the development of technology for future products."

FINAL RESULTS FOR 2011 Xaar plc ("Xaar", the "group" or the "company"), the inkjet printing technology group headquartered in Cambridge, announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2011. Key points: · Strong growth in revenue and profit driven by demand for Platform 3 products from the ceramic decoration sector. · Increased output to meet growing demand was achieved through the successful implementation of the first stages of a £22m capacity expansion programme at Xaar's Huntingdon facility. · The remaining stages of the expansion programme are on track to complete by the end of June 2012, three months ahead of the original plan. · Sales into the graphic arts segment declined, as expected, reflecting market maturity and competition. A recovery plan in this segment is underway. · The financial highlights were: o Revenue was up 26% to £68.7m (2010: £54.7m); o Adjusted* gross margin improved to 44% (2010: 42%); o Adjusted* profit before tax was up 90% to £10.6m (2010: £5.6m); o Reported profit before tax was £9.1m (2010: £5.4m); o Adjusted* diluted earnings per share up 73% to 10.7p (2010: 6.2p); o Reported diluted earnings per share at 10.4p (2010: 6.1p); and o Net cash** at 31 December 2011 was £17.4m (31 December 2010: £22.0m). * Before restructuring costs, exceptional commercial agreement costs, exchange differences on intra-group transactions, share-based payment charges, and the gain or loss on derivative financial instruments (see the reconciliation of adjusted financial measures) ** Cash less borrowings · A final dividend of 2.0 pence is recommended, which would increase the total dividend for 2011 to 3.0 pence (2010: 2.5 pence). Further dividend increases in future years may be considered. · Following the resignation of Xaar's nine support staff in China in January 2012, direct contact with customers from UK HQ has been successful in maintaining business levels in the year to date. Xaar will support Chinese customers with sales and technical staff in Hong Kong. No adverse impact on 2012 is expected.

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Continued strategic progress · Recruitment of new CEO, Geoff Fardell, effective 1 January, 2012. · Increased exposure to majors in the mining sector, representing 63% of revenues for H1 2011 and 73% of revenues in H2 2011. · Established Asset Management Division with increased focus on fleet optimization. · Successfully negotiated a new $47 million debt facility ($17 million term loan and $30 million revolver). · Maintained conservative gearing profile with net debt to equity at 19% as at 31 December, 2011. · Further geographic expansion, commencing operations in Ghana and Ethiopia. · Capital Energy secures the Group's second energy contract (with BHP Billiton in Ethiopia). Commenting on the results, Jamie Boyton, Executive Chairman of Capital Drilling, said: "The 2011 financial year is our first full 12 months as a listed company and saw record results in revenue and profits, despite market uncertainties. Sales growth was particularly strong, increasing 74% year on year, translating into (diluted) EPS growth of 45%. We have continued to expand our operations in 2011, adding a further 11 rigs to the fleet and commencing operations in Ghana and Ethiopia, as well as increasing our exposure to large, blue chip customers with aggressive drilling programmes. The current year has seen a strengthening in demand for quality drilling services, and this continues to translate into high rates of rig utilisation and solid earnings visibility for the year ahead."

Financial Highlights1 · Record year for Capital Drilling in revenue and profits · Net Profit After Tax up 58% to $17.6 million (2010: $11.1 million) · Revenue up 74% to $130.5 million (2010: $75.1 million) · EBITDA up 72% to $34.0 million (2010: $19.8 million) · EBIT up 62% to $22.8 million (2010: $14.1 million) · Diluted EPS up 45% to 13 cents per share (2010: 9 cents per share) · Return on total assets 21.3% (2010: 18.4%); Return on capital employed 28.2% (2010: 24.7%) Operational Highlights · Fleet expanded by 15% to 85 rigs in 2011 (averaging 78 rigs for 2011) · Maintained near peak levels of utilisation (averaging 82% for 2011) · Increasing Average Revenue Per Operating Rig (ARPOR) profile (averaging $158,000 for 2011) · Significant contract wins including: v Chile: BHP Billiton v Egypt: Centamin v Ghana: Kinross Gold v Mauritania: Kinross Gold v Zambia: Barrick Gold · 6 sites achieved over 1,000 days LTI free in 2011/2012