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Final Results for the year to 31 December 2010 Biofutures International plc, is pleased to announce its final results for the year ended 31 December 2010. Highlights · Completion and Commissioning of the Zurex refinery by 31 December 2010 · Operational licences obtained · Commercial tie-ups with plantation owners, palm oil suppliers/traders and off-takers and tolling contracts for its services and products have been executed · Maiden revenues generated in 2011

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Greg Fitzgerald, Chief Executive of Galliford Try, commented: "We are delighted to secure this business from an existing framework client. It builds on our track record in delivering both clean and waste water infrastructure projects. Galliford Try is one of the UK's leading infrastructure contractors to the water industry, working under five-year asset management programmes as well as on single projects for seven of the country's major water utility businesses."

GALLIFORD TRY JOINT VENTURE SECURES £200 MILLION WASTE WATER SCHEME Galliford Try plc, the housebuilding and construction group, announces that it has, in joint venture with Costain Group plc and Atkins (WS) plc, been instructed by United Utilities Group plc to undertake £200m worth of work to upgrade and extend Liverpool waste water treatment works. The joint venture was appointed by UU to work on its AMP5 schemes in April 2010. The Liverpool waste water scheme will be progressed as part of the existing process alliance framework. Work involves extending the current treatment works in Vauxhall into the adjacent dock along with major upgrade works to the existing plant, all of which will maintain the high quality of the final effluent in line with discharge consents set by the Environment Agency.

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Nautilus Minerals Launches Marketed Public Offering VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - May 24, 2011) - NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES OR FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES Nautilus Minerals (TSX:NUS)(AIM:NUS) has launched a marketed public offering of common shares of the Company. The offering will be conducted through a syndicate of underwriters led by TD Securities Inc. and Credit Suisse Securities (Canada), Inc. The offering is expected to raise gross proceeds of approximately C$150 million. The Company also will grant the underwriters an over-allotment option to purchase up to that number of additional common shares equal to 15% of the common shares sold pursuant to the offering. The option will be exercisable for a period of 30 days following closing. The Company intends to use the net proceeds from the offering to fund the development of the Solwara 1 project, to fund the Company's equity contribution associated with the production support vessel joint venture agreement and for general corporate purposes. Final pricing of the offering will be determined in the context of the market prior to the filing of the final short form prospectus. The common shares will be offered in all provinces of Canada except Quebec by way of a short form prospectus and other jurisdictions outside of Canada pursuant to applicable private placement exemptions.

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Lees Foods (LEE) posted a 22% jump in annual pre-tax profits, driven by improved efficiencies, and said is was confident in continuing its development despite the unsettled outlook for commodity prices. The company, whose principal activity is the manufacture of confectionery products, meringues, chocolate snowballs, teacakes and ice cream cones and wafers, reported a pre-tax profit of 1.03 million pounds for the year ended 31st December 2010 on sales up 3% at 18.65 million pounds. In light of this, a dividend of 7.5p was recommended, up from 7.2p a year earlier. Shares in Lees advanced 19p to 197.5p.

The loss for the year will be greater than previously anticipated at Plant Impact (PIM), the crop enhancement company announced after a 0.5 million pound milestone payment for its insecticide BugOil was delayed. The company added that BugOil was still in the process of ongoing regulatory approval review in the USA and the UK. Separately, the group has raised 2.05 million pounds through a placing to be used to work with Arysta Lifescience in the development of the Turf and Ornamental market in the US and the Horticultural market in Brazil. Shares in Plant Impact increased 7p to 32.5p.

Shares in Eruma (ERU) rose 2p to 7.75p on news the provider of counter terrorism, intruder prevention products has won a 1.133 million pound contract to install its Secur range of security blinds at a London based foreign government embassy. "This contract represents one of the most significant contracts to be gained by the company and was won after many months of evaluation, conceptual design, and proof of suitability to meet the stringent criteria demanded by the client," commented Wayne Money, chief executive of Eruma.

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Strong performances from Victrex's (VCT) Polymor Solutions and Invibio Biomaterial Solutions businesses have led to record sales volume, revenue and profits in the half-year, prompting the material group to raise its interim dividend by 25% to 8p. The company, whose key PEEK polymer product is used in aircraft components, car parts and surgical instruments, reported a 57% jump in pre-tax profits to 48.3 million pounds for the 6-months ended 31st March 2011 on revenue ahead 21% at 107.9 million pounds. Victrex shares advanced 108p to 1,509p.

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Paper production issues at one of its facilities and an unrelated reduction in banknote print volumes have led De La Rue (DLAR) to announce lowered pre-tax profits for the full-year. The banknote printer reported a pre-tax profit of 72.8 million pounds for the year ended 26th March 2010, which compares to a profit of 96.6 million pounds a year earlier, on revenue down 17% to 463.9 million pounds. Nevertheless, reflecting its confidence in the business, the firm maintained its final dividend at 28.2p, giving it a total dividend for the year of 42.3p. De La Rue shares rose 10p to 840p.

Strong global security market trends and an improved gross domestic product and inflation outlook have prompted G4S (GFS) to expect organic growth and earning per share to both return to the levels achieved in the years prior to the recession. The security solutions group said that whilst its cash solutions businesses and those in Eastern Europe still face challenging market environments, its "significant" new markets businesses continued to grow strongly during the global recession. Shares in G4S, which specialises in outsourcing of business processes in sectors where security and safety risks are considered a strategic threat, were flat at 275.9p.

Singer Capital Markets commented on Sinclair IS Pharma (SPH), the international specialty pharmaceutical company. The broker notes that the business has changed rapidly over the last two years since the appearance of the "new and revitalised management team". The most recent evidence of this is the merger with IS Pharma, Singer added, which will add both a distinctive and valuable product portfolio and an important UK element to the business. Shares in Sinclair lost 1.25p to 31.25p.

Arbuthnot moved its recommendation for InterBulk (INB) from "neutral" to "strong buy" with an 11p target price. The broker said that the solutions provider stands to benefit from a cyclical recovery in the short term and the ongoing switch towards containerised and intermodal transport in the longer term, with the latter driven by lower emissions and transport costs and greater operational efficiency. The proposed placing of stock with Sinotrans and modifications to the group's borrowing arrangements should reduce the refinancing risk, Arbuthnot added. The shares fell 0.125p to 8.125p.

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***Accordingly, management is optimistic that we are on track to meet expectations for the full year."