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Operational Highlights · Sector leading operating margins · 4 underperforming pubs acquired with refurbishments producing excellent results · 3 bolt on acquisitions performing well with double digit sales growth · More focus on food where applicable Current Trading · Sales growth for the first 10 weeks are up 20% · The London market remains very strong and likely to be so through 2012 with the London Olympics · Strategy to continue to grow organically and via selective acquisitions to extend the Company's estate to between 45 and 50 pubs over the next 2 years · Agreement with bankers to extend facilities by £5m · Exchanged contracts to acquire the Priory, Clerkenwell Fuller's · 200p proposal significantly undervalues the Company

The Capital Pub Company Plc owns and operates an estate of predominantly freehold, free-of-tie, managed pubs in and around London. Its portfolio comprises 34 unbranded free houses, each of which caters specifically for its local market. Capital Pub Company is London's largest independent free house operator and the best performing EIS scheme ever. Highlights Financial Highlights · Revenue increased 24% to £27.2m (2010: £22.0m) reflecting like for like sales growth in excess of 7% · Adjusted EBITDA increased 18% to £6.8m (2010: £5.8m) · Adjusted pre-tax profits increased 48% to £4.1m (2010: £2.7m) · Adjusted diluted earnings per share increased 25% to 12.6p (2010: 10.1p) · Cash generated from operating activities increased 17% to £6.8m (2010: £5.8m) · Net debt reduced by £7.1m and correspondingly gearing has dropped to around 50% · Resumption of dividend with recommended payment of 2.25p (2010: 0p) payable in August and anticipated interim in November

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JP Morgan downgrades Charter International to neutral, target price 800p.

RESULT OF OPEN OFFER Following the Placing and Open Offer announced on 3 June 2011, the Company announces that it has received valid acceptances from Qualifying Shareholders in respect of 3,923,839 Open Offer Shares, representing 39.24% of the Open Offer Shares available pursuant to the Open Offer. Pursuant to the Placing Agreement entered into by the Company and Numis Securities, Numis has procured placees to subscribe for the remaining 6,076,161 Open Offer Shares to be issued under the Open Offer, in addition to the 100,000,000 New Ordinary Shares to be issued under the Placing. The Placing and Open Offer remains conditional upon, inter alia, approval of certain Resolutions at the General Meeting to be held at 2.00 p.m. on 21 June 2011 and admission of the New Ordinary Shares to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority. Application has been made to the UK Listing Authority for the 110,000,000 New Ordinary Shares to be issued pursuant to the Placing and Open Offer to be admitted to the Official List of the UK Listing Authority and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. It is expected that Admission will occur, and that dealings in the New Ordinary Shares will commence, at 8.00 a.m. on 23 June 2011. This announcement should be read in conjunction with the full text of the prospectus published by IP Group and sent to Shareholders on 4 June 2011 (the "Prospectus"), copies of which are available on the Company's website at www.ipgroupplc.com. Capitalised terms in this announcement have the same meaning as in the Prospectus.

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Shares in the female safety products provider Ila Group (ILA) slipped by 0.1p to 1.275p despite it announcing a $195,000 re-order from Norwegian retailer Elkjop. Ila will supply a range of products, split between the Ila Dusk, Pebble, Hook and Wedge, which will be sold across Elkjop's portfolio of over 250 stores in the Nordic region. Simon McGivern, CEO of Ila, commented, "Elkjop are one of the Nordic region's largest retailers, and we are delighted to continue our relationship with them. It is always pleasing to receive a re-order for a range of our portfolio, which shows the quality and appeal of our products."

New World Resources (NWR) has given the final go ahead for its Debiensko coal project in Poland. The project, which has estimated coal reserves of 190 million tonnes, is expected to produce the first coal in 2017, producing an average of 2 million tonnes per annum. Mike Salamon, Executive Chairman of NWR commented: "Following a rigorous development process we are now in a position to push the button at Debiensko. This reflects our confidence in the quality of the asset and the long-term strength of coking coal markets..." Shares in New World Resources closed down by 12p at 918p.

Also in the fashion world JD Sports Fashion (JD.) announced that its 50.1% owned subsidiary JD Sprinter Holdings has acquired Sprinter, one of the leading sports retailers in the Spanish market. Sprinter is based in Elche in South East Spain and currently has 47 stores primarily based in Andalucia and the Levante. In 2009 the business made sales of 80 million euros and a profit before tax of 2.1 million euros. JD Sports also announced that on 18th June it acquired the business and assets of eight stores trading as Cecil Gee along with the Cecil Gee name and an appropriate level of stock from Moss Bros Group for a total net consideration of 1.7 million pounds. Shares in the firm closed the day up by 16.5p at 886.5p.

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Goldman Sachs says Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation is an attractive buy, target price 1100p.

Northland Capital Partners recommends buy Johnson Service Group

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Richard Solomons, incoming Chief Executive and currently CFO and Head of Commercial Development of IHG, said: "The sale of the Hotel Indigo San Diego is another great example of our asset light strategy and brand building in action. We built this showcase Hotel Indigo using IHG's own capital in 2009 to drive growth of this branded-boutique hotel brand across the Americas and accelerate international expansion." Since then IHG has signed 45 Hotel Indigo hotels globally including 14 in Europe and 6 in Asia. Solomons added: "We are now able to recycle the capital to develop our brands, for example through the recently announced joint venture with Brack Capital Real Estate to develop a Hotel Indigo hotel on the Lower East Side of Manhattan." "We are extremely pleased to acquire San Diego's first LEED-certified hotel and our first Hotel Indigo property" said James Francis, President and CEO of Chesapeake Lodging Trust. "IHG has a superb track record in lodging and from launch in 2004 has quickly established Hotel Indigo as a premier brand. We are very excited to be developing a long-term relationship with IHG and look forward to working with them on this high quality hotel, as well as future opportunities."

IHG announces sale of Hotel Indigo San Diego for $55.5m London, 20 June 2011 - IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) [LON: IHG; NYSE: IHG (ADRs)] announces the sale of the 210-room Hotel Indigo San Diego to Chesapeake (Chesapeake Lodging Trust) for US$55.5 million in cash. IHG will continue to manage the hotel under a long-term management agreement. The sale is a continuation of IHG's strategy of growing its management and franchise businesses and reducing capital intensity. Since 2003, IHG has released $5.7 billion of capital through the sale of 187 hotels and the divestment of equity stakes. Over the same period, IHG has returned almost $6 billion to shareholders. During 2011 alone, IHG has agreed proceeds of over $140m for the sale of three hotels and divestment of an equity stake, with a combined net book value of $105m. Following this sale, IHG has 12 owned hotels with the InterContinental New York Barclay currently on the market.

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Panmure Gordon recommends sell Dairy Crest Group

Dairy Crest, the milk supplier behind Britain’s leading cheese brand Cathedral City, has signalled its intent to buy or develop its own yoghurt business to fill a gap in its portfolio created by the sale of its stake in a UK joint venture with Yoplait in 2009. Mark Allen, chief executive, said an agreement with the French food group that had prevented it competing in the UK yoghurt market for two years had ended in March, the Financial Times says.

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