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Alan Brown, Chief Executive Officer of Rentokil Initial plc, said: "Our Operational Excellence strategy - which focuses on capability development across all functions - is delivering increasing revenue growth in Pest Control, Hygiene, Textiles and Facilities Services categories despite tough market challenges. I am particularly pleased with the rates of growth achieved toward the end of Q4, which have continued into the early part of 2012. The investment in rollout of the Olympic sales growth initiatives is likely however to limit profit growth in these categories to mid single digits for the time being. "City Link continues to disappoint. While Q4 volumes grew 8% and revenue by 0.5%, losses were £3.1m greater than Q4 2010 due to low productivity, driven in part by conservative resource planning for the Christmas period. The financial performance of the business will remain poor in H1 2012, however, we remain committed to resolving the key revenue and cost control issues facing this business. I am encouraged by the immediate impact of the new City Link MD and FD and by the quality of the improvement plan currently being implemented. "Progress made across the rest of the group and continued strong operating cash flows have given the board sufficient confidence to recommence dividend payments with a final dividend of 1.33p per share."

Full Year Highlights* · Revenue and profit growth in key Pest, Hygiene, Textiles and Facilities Services categories despite market challenges: - Initial Facilities revenue +7%, AsiaPac +4%, Pest Control (excl. Libya) +3%, Textiles & Hygiene +3% · Acquisitions performing well; contributing net £41m of revenue increase · Textiles & Hygiene Benelux turnaround delivered; back to growth in Q4 2010 · Despite progress on capability, City Link financial performance disappointing: £31.3m loss reflecting reduced revenue and poor productivity · £44m cost savings, but impacted by City Link; £50m savings target for 2012 · Operating cash flow £155m; refinancing of Revolving Credit Facility completed December 2011 · Resumption of dividend payments; proposed final dividend of 1.33p per share reflecting progress in Pest, Hygiene, Textiles, Facilities Services and strong cash flow

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Alistair Black, Chief Executive of ATH commented; "Whilst it is clearly disappointing that our Appeal has been dismissed by the Secretary of State at this stage, the outcome of ATH's contention that the entire CRC Scheme is contrary to EU law has yet to be determined. If the CRC Scheme is found to be in contravention of EU law it will have a major implication for the operation of the Scheme in its current form." - Ends -

Re. CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order ATH Resources plc (AIM:ATH), one of the UK's largest coal miners, reports that the Group has received notice from the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change that its Appeal against the enforcement notice issued by the Environment Agency on 8 February 2011 requiring ATH to register as a participant in the Carbon Reduction Commitment Scheme ("CRC") in terms of the CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme Order 2010 ("the Order") has been dismissed. However, the Secretary of State did not reach any conclusion on the Group's position that the anticipated CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme (Allocation of Allowances for Payment) Regulations ("the Allocation Regulations") will be unlawful in that they will create a tax which will contravene EU Directive 2003/96 (the community framework for the taxation of energy products and electricity). The Group is advised that it can now refer that matter, and its wider challenge to any requirement that it participates in CRC, for judicial review at a moderate legal cost and this is something the Board will consider at the appropriate time. If the anticipated Allocation Regulations come into force as currently drafted (expected to be April 2012), and if the Group is ultimately required to participate in CRC, the cost to the Group could be in the order of £1.4 million for each of the three years from April 2012 in respect of emissions generated in each preceding 12 month period, as announced at the time of the preliminary results in January. The Group will be discussing the position with its legal advisers and will not be making any payments under the CRC Scheme until further clarity on the legality of the CRC Scheme is received. The Group will continue to update the market with any further developments regarding the CRC.

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Summary and Outlook Sarantel's technology has gained significant traction in the military market place and the Group is confident that it will maintain that momentum in this rapidly growing market as it develops new products and key customer relationships. There are also a large number of encouraging new opportunities in the broader GPS market and, having secured the £2m secured loan facility to provide additional working capital with support from a major customer and the Group's Bank, the outlook for Sarantel's technology remains very positive.

The operating loss before depreciation and amortisation increased to £2.27m (2010: £1.85m), due to the fall in revenues and gross margins.

Geoff Shingles, Chairman, said: "2011 was a challenging year for Sarantel, owing to the impact of issues faced by some of our customers. Nevertheless, we were able to secure a number of significant supply agreements throughout the year and more recently secured our largest ever order which will have a substantial impact on the Group's revenues and cashflow for 2012 and beyond." "The increasing use of location and navigation applications in everyday life means that our market opportunities continue to grow. We remain confident that Sarantel's innovative technology has a bright future as users demand ever-higher performance from navigation and mobile devices. "As announced yesterday, Sarantel has agreed a £2m secured loan facility to provide additional working capital with support from a major customer and the Group's Bank, with this now in place the outlook for Sarantel is increasingly positive."

Preliminary results for the year to 30 September 2011 Sarantel Group PLC, (AIM: SLG, "Sarantel" or "the Group"), a leading manufacturer of high-performance, miniature antennas for mobile and wireless devices, announces preliminary results for the year ended 30 September 2011. Highlights: · Group revenues improved during the second half of 2011 to £1.2m (H1: £1.0m) · Non-recurring engineering revenues for product development grew by 141% for the year (2010: 46%) · Operating costs reduced by 12% as a result of outsourcing efficiencies and cost reductions · Several significant supply agreements secured during the year, with the largest order received to date from a leading military radio manufacturer

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Power Purchase Agreements Signed for Two 220MW Geothermal Projects in Indonesia 2 March 2012 - GDF SUEZ and International Power (70% owned by GDF SUEZ) announce that IPR-GDF SUEZ Asia, together with project partners PT Supreme Energy and Sumitomo Corporation, has signed 30-year Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) for two 220MW geothermal projects with PLN, the state-owned utility of Indonesia. The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia has issued a Government Guarantee Letter for the two projects, covering the obligations of PLN under the PPA. The two projects, called Muara Laboh and Rajabasa, are planned to be built on Sumatra island to deliver power to the region which continues to experience high demand growth. Both projects are included in the Indonesian Government's second fast-track programme, of which around 4,500MW should come from geothermal sources. Signing of the PPAs is a necessary pre-condition to commencing exploratory drilling for geothermal resource. Following confirmation of the resource, project financing and EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) arrangements will be negotiated. Subject to the timing of these, both projects are expected to start operation in 2016. IPR-GDF SUEZ Asiahas a 35% interest in the projects.

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Press Briefing- Monday 5 March The Board of Victoria wish to advise both shareholders and the market that it intends to hold a Press Briefing on Monday 5 March 2012 at 4.00pm to provide an update on the current situation surrounding the Company ahead of the General Meeting scheduled for Tuesday 6 March 2012 at 2pm. The Press Briefing will be held at Citigate Dewe Rogerson, 3 London Wall Buildings, London Wall, London EC2M 5SY: Tel: 0207 638 9571. Conference dial-in facilities will be available and those wishing to use this facility will need to pre-register ahead of the meeting. Media enquiries, please contact Fiona Tooley on +44 (0) 7785 703523 to register for the briefing or the dial-in facility.

SQS: Peel Hunt upgrades from hold to buy, target hiked from 168p to 260p

Communisis: Panmure Gordon upgrades from hold to buy, target lifted from 39p to 47

Julian Schild, a Non-Executive Director of Telecom Plus has bought shares in the utility services provider, two weeks after the firm said full year profits are expected to be slightly ahead of market expectations, after it enjoyed a recent acceleration in organic growth. Schild purchased 10,000 shares at 610.50p each for a total of £61,050, and 5,000 at 612p each for a total of £30,600. The shares are currently trading around the 640p mark. In February, the group said that customer numbers for the first nine months of its financial year, which runs to the end of March, are ahead by 31,180, and service numbers for the same period are ahead by 151,032. These represent annualised growth rates of 11% and 17% respectively.

Henderson: UBS ups target from 110p to 135p, neutral rating maintained.

BAE Systems: UBS ups target from 320p to 360p, buy rating unchanged