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Interim Results for the six months ended 30 September 2011 Prologic plc, a specialist provider of software, services and consultancy to the fashion & lifestyle sector, announces its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2011. Financial Highlights § Revenue £4.37m (2010: £4.94m) § Recurring revenues up 4% to £2.71m (2010: £2.61m), representing 62% of total revenue § Gross profit £1.76m (2010: £2.12m) § Adjusted administrative expenses* reduced by 14% to £1.76m (2010: £2.04m) § Adjusted operating profit* £12,000 (2010: £84,000) § Operating loss £510,000 (2010: profit £84,000) *Before costs of business restructure Operational Highlights § First customer upgrades to CIMS Enterprise Version 8 and CIMS PoS Series 8 successfully completed § New customer contract award from Heidi Klein § Business restructure implemented reducing the cost base by £1.12m annualised § First customer implementation completed (post period end) using Prologic's new Up&Running rapid deployment methodology

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Pre-Close Trading Update 888, one of the world's most popular online gaming entertainment and solutions providers, is pleased to provide the following pre-close trading update ahead of the year ending 31st December 2011. Further to the Q3 KPIs and Interim Management Statement announced on 1st November, trading remains very strong especially in casino and poker. 888 therefore expects clean EBIDTA for the year ending 31st December 2011 to be significantly ahead of market expectations. 2012 is set to be a year of major opportunity for 888, with the opening of several newly-regulated markets across Europe. The Group intends to invest in these markets in order to establish and build market share. This significant strategic investment, along with the increases in gaming duty, will have an impact on the Group's profit expectations, however the Board still expects results for the year ending 31st December 2012 to be slightly ahead of current market expectations.

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Evolution Securities has raised its forecasts for online gaming group 888 Holdings after the firm said it expects to beat earnings forecasts in 2011. Evolution raises its EBITDA estimate by 26% for 2011 and by 3% for 2012. The target price is upped from 55p to 60p.

Bullabulling Scoping Study Completed Highlights · 230,000 ounces of annual recovered gold production targeted · 7.5 million tonnes per annum base case plant size · Capital costs of A$366 million · Significant OPEX cost reduction potential · IRR of 29% at A$1,500/oz (IRR of 42% at A$1,700/oz) · Reduced CAPEX costs being studied with external consultants · Ten year plus mine life targeted · Full pre-feasibility study underway, reporting in Q3 2012 Commenting on the Scoping Study Results, Jeff Malaihollo, GGG's Managing Director said: "With over 200,000 ounces of annual gold production targeted, the Joint Venture is proceeding with a full pre-feasibility study, which it expects to complete by the third quarter of 2012. This will be initially based on a 7.5 Mtpa processing operation and a new resource model due in Q1 2012 that will be upgraded to include the current infill drilling results. The pre-feasibility study will refine the costs estimation and allow the establishment of a maiden reserve for the project."

Overview The Bullabulling Joint Venture is pleased to announce the completion of an initial Scoping Study prepared by the joint venture at the Bullabulling Gold Project that has delivered positive and encouraging results. The aim of the Scoping Study was to examine the potential economic and technical viability of a large tonnage - low grade open cut mining operation at Bullabulling. The study is an initial attempt to estimate the capital and operating costs based on the current inferred and indicated resources and the estimated costs have an accuracy of ±30%. The 6.0km long Bullabulling Trend (between Bacchus and Bonecrusher pits) has been the focus of the Study where resource drilling and assessment programmes to date have been concentrated. Based on the current Indicated and Inferred Resources at Bullabulling the Scoping Study base case suggests that a large scale open pit mining and carbon-in-leach (CIL) operation producing 7.5 million tonnes per year of ore with a run of mine (ROM) grade of 1.04 g/t Au could generate approximately 2.1 million ounces of gold recovered at a cash cost of A$968/ounce and deliver a before tax NPV of A$389M and IRR of 29% using a gold price of A$1,500. The main results from the study suggest that: · The project has sufficient resources to target an operation with a minimum 10 year mine life. · The metallurgy has no issues and recoveries for the operation should range from 92.5% to 94.0%. · Annual production should average around 230,000 ounces with a life of mine production of 2.15 million ounces. · Initial estimates of operating costs of approximately A$30 per tonne of ore treated, with potential for significant improvements in both mining and processing operating costs. · Capital costs of approximately A$366 million, again with potential for improvements. · Using a 6% discount rate and gold price of A$1,500/ounce the NPV is A$389M with an IRR of 29%(NPV of A$703M and IRR of 42% at A$1,700/ounce). · No identified environmental or social issues to developing the project. · Current infrastructure including water bores, haul roads and pit voids are in good condition and can be used for the proposed operation, although for some it needs upgrading and expansion.

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Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant Announces IFRS Results For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 Chelyabinsk, Russia - December 19, 2011 - Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant (LSE, MICEX: CHZN), Russia's largest producer of zinc and zinc alloys, is pleased to announce its IFRS financial results for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (Unaudited). NINE MONTHS 2011 HIGHLIGHTS * Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant's (CZP) revenue for the nine months of 2011 totaled RUB 9,749 mln compared to RUB 8,595 mln for the same period of previous year. * Nine months 2011 EBITDA amounted to RUB 2,049 mln or 21% of revenue compared to nine months 2010 EBITDA of RUB 2,026 mln or 24% of revenue. * Net profit for the nine months 2011 was RUB 1,141 mln compared to RUB 1,031 mln for the relevant period of 2010.

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George Ogilvie, President and CEO, Rambler Metals & Mining commented: "This has been a transformational quarter for Rambler. Following the end of the quarter the Company has made the first gold pour a reality on 12 December 2011. We owe this success to the dedication of each employee, their hard work and their commitment to rehabilitating this once profitable mine. Rambler is now in a strong position to continue the momentum achieved in this quarter in order to increase gold and copper production. We look forward to continued successes as ore is moved initially from the high-grade zones and then increasingly from the LFZ in creating additional value as a bulk tonnage operation."

LONDON, ENGLAND and BAIE VERTE, NEWFOUNDLAND and LABRADOR--(Marketwire - Dec. 19, 2011) - Rambler Metals and Mining PLC (TSX VENTURE:RAB)(AIM:RMM) ("Rambler" or the "Company") today is pleased to report its financial results and operational highlights for the three months ended October 31, 2011. The quarter saw a transition from construction and development to production with the first gold dore poured post-reporting period at the Company's 100% owned Ming Copper-Gold Mine in Newfoundland and Labrador's Baie Verte Peninsula, Canada. Operational Achievements -- Post quarter: the first gold pour completed, marking the Company's move into production. -- 621 ounces of gold processed from the Tilt Cove East Mine satellite deposit during the quarter generating revenue of $1,095,000. -- Pre-production development to the various Ming Mine ore bodies continuing, particularly in the near surface 1806 zone. -- Initial phase of commissioning of the copper concentrator began on October 17, 2011, with "live" commissioning planned for calendar Q1 2012. This first phase includes the pressurizing of pipelines and hydrostatic testing of tanks to ensure they are functioning properly. -- Development completed and planned to date has allowed access to 78,599 tonnes of material grading 4.10 g/t Au (10,360 Au oz contained) and 34.50 g/t Ag (87,182 Ag oz contained). -- Continued to work towards finalizing the long term off-take agreement with a well-known international trading company for the sale/purchase of the full production from the Ming Mine ore body and the current capacity of the Nugget Pond facility. -- Completed a 9,500 wet metric tonne concentrate storage facility at the Goodyear's Cove Port, with only building services and hook up remaining. The first shipment of copper concentrate will be in calendar Q2 2012 leaving this project well ahead of both schedule and budget. -- Drew down its first installment of CAD$5.0 million from the $10.0 million credit facility agreed to during the quarter, with the final tranche of $5.0 million now available at the Group's discretion upon the delivery of the executed off-take agreement. -- Initiated a NI43-101 preliminary economic assessment to evaluate the profitability of mining the Lower Footwall Zone ("LFZ"). This study will assess the Ming Mine's transition from the current high grade low tonnage start-up operation into a bulk tonnage mining scenario utilizing all available resources from the LFZ. Financial Highlights (All expressed in CAD$) -- Quarterly gross profit of $545,000 from the sale of 621 ounces of gold from its Tilt Cove East Mine satellite deposit and 74 ounces of gold from the further refining of Nugget Pond Crown Pillar **** materials (Q1/11: $374,000). -- The net loss for the quarter

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Ian Garland, CEO of Vernalis commented: "We are delighted with the progress of this collaboration and the continued validation of our fragment and structure-based drug discovery platforms. We look forward to continued success in our collaboration with Lundbeck".

Vernalis plc and H.Lundbeck A/S Achieve Second Research Milestone in Drug Discovery Collaboration Vernalis plc, today announces it has achieved a further research milestone in its drug discovery collaboration with H.Lundbeck A/S (Lundbeck). As a result, Vernalis will receive a payment of £0.4m from Lundbeck in recognition of this achievement and the collaboration now progresses into its third stage. The collaboration, which began in December 2010, utilises Vernalis' fragment and structure-based drug discovery platform against a kinase target. Under the terms of this collaboration Vernalis will receive fees and a potential share in the downstream success of the product in the form of milestones and royalties on sales. The financial terms of this collaboration are not disclosed.

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Next´s shares trade at about 11 times forward earnings –higher than UK peers Kingfisher (10 times) and Marks and Spencer (9 times), and that higher valuation is justified argues the Financial Times´ Lex Column this weekend. The reason for that is the retailer´s online presence, which is much more meaningful than that of the others. Supporting the above, shoppers appear to be trading in a physical shopping experience for an online one, which is why it is no wonder that Next´s margins are double those of its peers. Since 2006, and according to research by Goldman Sachs, the proportion of all non-food sales made online in the UK has almost double to reach 11%. More than a quarter of Next´s sales are generated online and they grew by approximately 15% in the first three quarters of the year, with margins of 23%, twice those achievable through physical space, where sales fell 2%.

Indian film production business Eros International has had a good run, as fed-up consumers turn to entertainment to escape the economy’s woes. Recommended in June at 205p, the shares are 2321⁄2p today and the outlook is good. Operating primarily in India, the company also distributes films to Indian audiences around the world. It produces several new titles a month and has a library of thousands of old movies that are sold to television companies and DVD rental groups. Investors have earned 13% on this share and may want to bank some profits to help with the Christmas bills, but they should retain half their stock and await future developments, says The Financial Mail on Sunday´s Midas column.

Trouble in the eurozone is far from over and interest rates in the UK are likely to stay low for some time. Funds such as 3i Infrastructure have provided a way to secure a decent yield. The funds – of which there are many – tend to invest in a variety of mature assets that have reliable cash flows and the potential for capital appreciation over time. On Friday, 3i Infrastructure added another asset to its portfolio. It is part of a consortium that has bought Swedish state-owned utility Vattenfall's electricity distribution and heat businesses in Finland for about €1.54bn (£1.3bn). (…) The shares were first tipped on December 14 last year at 121.6p and they are now at about the same price. However, this is a yield play – although there may be some capital upside over the longer term. Last year's full–year payment was 5.3p, giving an historical yield of 4.4pc – attractive given current bank rates. The dividend is likely to rise this year and the shares remain a buy for the income.