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Numis upgrades IP Group from add to buy, target price raised from from 1400p to 1550p.

Westhouse Securities upgrades Elektron from buy to strong buy, target price cut from 50p to 36p.

Northland Capital initiates buy on Gem Diamonds, target price 351p.

Shares in Diploma, the specialised technical products and services provider, are trading just 30p off their all-time high hit at the end of January, so it was not a bad time for Iain Henderson, the Chief Operating Officer, to reduce his holding in the company, Henderson pared his stake in the firm by 35,000 which he sold at 391p each, raising £136,850. The sale still leaves Henderson with 452,433 ordinary shares in the firm, representing about 0.4% of the entire issued share capital. Chief Executive Officer Bruce Thompson has also been reducing his stake in the company. On February 17th, he transferred 62,500 ordinary shares for nil consideration to a charitable foundation of which Thompson is a trustee. These shares were subsequently sold at 391 pence per share.

Results Round-up A sharp increase in royalty payments from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) saw revenues go through the roof in 2011 at DDD, the AIM-listed 3D solutions company. Though its auditor has not finished totting up the numbers yet, DD said it expects revenue for the year ended December 31st to be up 173% from the previous year, in line with its expectations. Revenue is set to reach $5.5m, boosted by nearly a 200% increase in royalty revenues to $4.5m from original equipment manufacturer licensees. Gross margin is expected to be 94%, up two percentage points from 2010. Cash at the year-end was around $3.1m. Chris Yewdall, DDD's Chief Executive Officer said: "During the second half of the year we established a greater balance of revenue contribution from the TV, PC and smartphone markets. This reduces our dependency on any single customer and on seasonal demand in any specific market. "Our TriDef 3D solutions continue to lead the field in the rapidly growing 3D consumer device market, shipping in more than nine million products in 2011.

UBS downgrades from neutral to sell, target lifted from 1,400p to 1,550p.

Misys plc ("Misys" or "the Company") response to press speculation The Board of Misys notes the recent press speculation regarding the Company and confirms that it has received an approach from Vista Equity Partners consisting of a non-binding indicative proposal to acquire the entire outstanding share capital of Misys for cash that may or may not lead to an offer being made.

http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=20120220124305PA576

IMPLATS' STAKE IN MIMOSA PLATINUM Implats notes with concern the statements made by the Zimbabwean Minister of Youth Development, Indigenisation and Empowerment, Mr Saviour Kasukuwere to the media on Sunday, 19 February 2012 with regard to Implats' stake in Mimosa Platinum (Pvt) Limited ("Mimosa"). Mr Kasukuwere reportedly said that in order to facilitate indigenisation, the Company should dispose of its interest in Mimosa and leave Aquarius Platinum Limited as the shareholder of reference for funding and technical support. To date, the Company has not received any official notification in this regard from the Government of Zimbabwe. 20 February 2012 Johannesburg

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Commenting on the Acquisition, Mark Mattison, Chief Executive of Sky High, said "To be acquiring what is probably the best brand name in our market sector is a fantastic achievement. This deal gives us the opportunity is to bring together the strengths of the two leading traffic and transport survey providers in the UK to create a Company which will deliver quality surveys with unrivalled skills, experience, geographical coverage. Count On Us is a highly recognised name and brings with it an excellent heritage, a broad service portfolio, significant experience and a substantial customer base. Both senior management teams are very excited about the future prospects. For both the Clearview Group and Sir John to have made an investment as part of the deal shows that they have confidence in future prospects for the merged business. This is a testament to how far Sky High Traffic has come and how it has tackled the hardest trading conditions in recent history. We all look to the future with great optimism."

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Disposal of Edda Media - further regulatory update The Board of Mecom Group plc ("Mecom") notes that, as expected, the Norwegian Competition Authority will continue its review process for a further period of up to 45 working days (i.e. to 25th April). Dependent on the outcome of this review and any further discussions, it is expected that the disposal would complete between April and July (at the latest). The Boards of Mecom and A-pressen AS remain confident that completion will take place.

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FinnCap has reiterated its buy call on wireless technology and computer chip company CSR after the firm's fourth quarter results came in at the top end of guidance and above the broker's expectations.

Well done to those that were in last week !

OUTLOOK We expect first quarter revenues to be in the range of $205m to $225m.

Joep van Beurden, Chief Executive Officer, said: "We continue to see good momentum in our transition to being a provider of higher-margin platforms to multiple end markets, which now include cameras and document imaging, and this is reflected in our improving underlying gross margin. "During 2011, we largely completed our integration of Zoran and following our December announcement on discontinuing investment in digital televisions systems-on-a-chip (SoC) and silicon tuners, we are fully on track to deliver $130m of annualised savings by the end of the second quarter this year. "We have ended 2011 with a strong balance sheet and $278m in treasury deposits, cash and cash equivalents. Given the strength of our financial position, our confidence in our future prospects and our focus on delivering returns to shareholders, the Board is recommending an increased final dividend. In addition, we are announcing a share buy-back of up to $50m. "In 2012, we will continue our disciplined approach to capital allocation and investment in higher margin platforms. We are investing in five specific medium to longer-term areas of opportunity in Voice & Music, Location (including deep indoors), Automotive, the proliferation of Bluetooth low energy, now named Bluetooth SMART, and next-generation image capture; as it expands into areas such as security and automotive. We are on track with our with 40nm CSR9800 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth chip."

Financial performance: o Q4 2011 revenues $244.0m (Q4 2010: $184.8m) towards top end of management guidance, o Revenue growth Q4 2011 year-on-year in Automotive (15%) and Home Business Group (33%) with declines in Personal Navigation Devices (PND) (56%) and Handsets (11%), o Q4 2011 IFRS operating loss of $50.6m (Q4 2010: $58.1m), includes $41.1m of acquisition related charges, o Ended period with cash, cash equivalents and treasury deposits of $277.8m after paying net cash of $93.3m for Zoran and $47.5m for share buy-backs. · Focus on returns: o $130m of annualised savings on track to be completed by end of second quarter 2012, o Proposed final dividend of $0.071, representing a dividend of $0.103 for 2011 financial year (2010: $0.065, notional dividend of $0.098 for year), o Share buy-back of up to $50m announced. · Momentum in platform strategy: o Platform revenue 56% of total revenue in Q4 2011 (Q4 2010: 36%) driving improved underlying gross margin and underlying profitability, o Growth of stereo audio market and CSR's revenues from that market, o SiRFstarIV location product adopted by Google Nexus, o Twenty customers at design-in phase for SiRFprimaII auto infotainment SoC, o Launched CSR1000/CSR1001 Bluetooth SMART platforms for keyboards and remotes in January 2012. · Continued technical innovation: o Demonstrated industry-leading deep-indoor location and navigation SiRFstarV architecture and SiRFusion platforms in January 2012 at CES, o CSR9800 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth combination chip on track.

http://www.investegate.co.uk/Article.aspx?id=201202200700116868X