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Third Quarter Trading Update and Interim Management Statement Burberry Group plc, the global luxury company, today reports on trading for the three months to 31 December 2011. Highlights · Total revenue of £574m, up 21% underlying · Retail revenue of £417m, up 23% underlying - Comparable store sales growth of 13% - Flagship markets including London, Paris, Beijing and Hong Kong outperformed - Core outerwear and large leather goods again drove half of growth - Knitwear, men's accessories and tailoring, fragrance and watches grew strongly · Wholesale revenue of £130m, up 15% underlying - Q3 deliveries benefited from improved supply chain and monthly flow of product - Mid single-digit percentage underlying wholesale revenue growth still expected in H2 as brand rationalisation continues · Licensing revenue of £27m, up 12% underlying - Driven by success of Burberry Body fragrance launch · Further strategic and operational progress - Six mainline stores opened including Paris and São Paulo - Extended luxury leadership position in social media, with over 10m Facebook fans and 10m views on YouTube

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Commenting on the performance of Experian, Don Robert, Chief Executive Officer, said: "We are pleased to have delivered another strong performance in the third quarter. At constant exchange rates, total revenue growth was 12%, with organic revenue growth of 7%. "We continue to see good results from the execution of our growth strategy, helping us to withstand uncertainties in the global economy. Looking ahead, we expect organic revenue growth for the second half to be at least as strong as the third quarter, while for the year as a whole, we reiterate our expectations of modest margin improvement and strong cash flow conversion."

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Rooney Anand, Chief Executive, said: "This was another strong performance driven by the strength of our business and our continued commitment to providing unrivalled value, service and quality to our customers. It is clear that even in these difficult times, customers still look for enjoyment and some respite from the financial pressures they are facing. Across the UK, the pub becomes the real heart of the community during Christmas. Supported by better weather conditions than in the previous year, we saw record Christmas bookings and our like-for-like sales in Christmas week were up 17%. Food sales were £1.7m on Christmas Day alone, and we sold 365,000 Christmas meals in December, another record for Greene King."

RECORD CHRISTMAS PERFORMANCE Greene King announces its Interim Management Statement for the 37 weeks to 15 January 2012. · Retail like-for-like sales up 8.2% and food like-for-like sales up 11.1%, last seven weeks · Average EBITDA per pub in Pub Partners up 5.9%, last eight weeks · Core brand own-brewed volumes up 7.4%, last seven weeks

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Steve Voss, Managing Director, commented: "Weare learning a great deal duringthis first phase of the CHOPS test on Torcaz 5, and we are confident the mechanics of implementing CHOPS will be successfully achievedas we progress with industry consultants.We will continue to keep our shareholders apprised of our progress in this important project."

LOBAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT PLC (the "Company") TORCAZ 5 PROGRESSING Global Energy Development PLC, the Latin America focused petroleum exploitation, developmentand production company (AIM: GED) with properties in Colombia and Peru,is still progressing with itscold heavy oil production with sand("CHOPS") recompletion project on the Torcaz #5 well within its Bocachico Contract Area in the Middle Magdalena Valley of Colombia, South America. Operations commenced in November 2011, and the Company successfully cleaned out the previously drilled Torcaz #5 wellbore by removing the original existing gravel pack.Aftereffectively completing the well clean-out, a bridge plug was then installed at a depth of 8,020 feet to shut off and isolate the Lower Esmeralda formation in order to control possible water influx. Additional perforations between 7,632 and 8,020 feet were then added in the Lower 'A' Mugrosa formation. The Company is currently in the process of modifying the pump in order toattain optimum depth for the targeted Mugrosa perforations and optimum fluid level production to fit pump capabilities. The Torcaz #5 was originally drilled in 1999 and previously tested at sustained rates of 300+ barrels of oil per day from the Mugrosa formation before sanding up using a conventional non-sand tolerant pump. Other operators in Colombia within the Middle Magdalena Valley are also producing oil out of the Mugrosa formation with estimated sand cuts of less than 5%.

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Pre-Close Update and Change of Adviser The Company today announces a pre-close update for the 52 weeks ended 1 January 2012 and the appointment of a new NOMAD and Broker. As at 1 January 2012, the Company operated 18 restaurants. Of the 18 restaurants, nine operate under the Wildwood brand and six under the Dim T brand. The Company operates a further three restaurants under temporary brand names. The Directors intend to convert these three temporary brands into Wildwoods during 2012. Despite the difficult consumer environment, the Company recorded strong trading in November and December. Due to this strong trading the Directors can confirm that they expect to report financial results for the year ended 1 January 2012 ahead of current market expectations. The Directors remain cautiously optimistic for the year ahead. The Board today also announces that is has appointed Cenkos Securities plc as its Nominated Adviser and Broker with immediate effect.

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Summary Profits at Interior Services Group (ISG) are likely to be 3 million pounds lower than expected for the year ended 30th June 2012 following further deterioration of UK trading conditions. The international construction services company reported that a number of key UK clients in the food retail and retail banking sectors had reassessed their strategies, leading to the cancellation or deferring of projects. The group's overseas businesses continued to perform ahead of last year, benefiting from clients increasing their investment plans overseas. Interior Services shares dropped 27p to 119.5p.

David Lawther, Chief Executive, said: "While we maintain our market leading positions in UK retail and fit out, we will continue to diversify the Group's earnings base away from the UK and expect our overseas businesses to contribute circa 35% of Group trading operating profits in the current year. We continue to pursue overseas organic and acquisition opportunities that will provide us with wider service lines, emerging market positions and scale in key developed markets. Last year we acquired a design & build capability in China and organically started up a retail fit out operation in Europe. The acquisition of Alpha International, a retail design and fit out specialist based in Paris completed in October 2011, has enhanced our organic offering. In addition in this calendar year we are investing in start up operations in Qatar and in Johannesburg to service the Southern African region."

Interior Services Group plc Trading Update - Downturn in retail sector impacts ISG Interior Services Group ("ISG" or "the Group"), the international construction services company, is today issuing a trading update. Since our last trading update in November 2011, UK trading conditions have further deteriorated. As a result we have seen a number of our key clients in the UK food retail and retail banking sectors reassess their strategies, which has led to the cancelling or deferring of projects due to be undertaken in the second half of our financial year. With the reduced volumes and continuing pressure on margins, this is likely to result in our UK retail businesses delivering profits £3.0m less than we had anticipated. Our London Fit Out and UK Construction businesses continue to trade in line with our expectations, despite the relentless pressure on margins. Our Overseas businesses continue to outperform compared to last year as they benefit from our key clients increasing their investment plans overseas. Trading for the first half of the current financial year is in line with our expectations, but as a consequence of the above, Group profits for the year to 30 June 2012 will now be below expectations. The Group's financial position remains robust with net cash balances at 31 December 2011 of circa £30m (December 2010: £37m). The Group's order book remains in line with our last trading update at £700m (December 2010: £797m). Over 80% of our profits come from the private sector and the Group provides construction services to an enviable list of international and national clients. Our ambition to service the UK retail sector remains undiminished. The sector will be an important contributor to the Group's results, albeit at a lower level than over the past few years. The Board remains confident about the long term robustness of the Group's business model and future strategy, and expects to maintain this year's dividend at the level paid last year.

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In a trading statement ahead of results for the year ended March 2012, natural resource focused advisory firm VSA Capital Group* (VSA) confirmed the completion of a significant transaction which would have "a very material positive impact on the company". The company announced a loss for the six months to 30th September, of 598,000 pounds, but as a consequence of the fees earned from this transaction, the board now expects to report a profit in excess of 500,000 pounds for the current financial year. The shares surged 2.125p to 6.25p.

December Production Report 16 January 2012 16 January 2012 - Exillon Energy plc ("Exillon Energy", the "Company" or the "Group") (EXI.LN), a British listed independent oil producer with assets in two oil-rich regions of Russia, Timan-Pechora ("Exillon TP") and West Siberia ("Exillon WS"), is pleased to announce unaudited production data for the month of December 2011 ("the Period"). · Average daily production1 for the Group reached 11,055 bbl/day during the period. · Average daily production for Exillon TP was 3,314 bbl/day, and for Exillon WS it was 7,741 bbl/day during the period. · Peak daily production2 for the Group reached 12,027 bbl/day during the period. The Company expects to make the January production announcement by February 15, 2012.

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