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A specialist REIT providing Primary Care Accommodation for the NHS Interim Management Statement Primary Health Properties PLC ("PHP", the "Group" or the "Company") one of the largest providers of modern primary healthcare facilities in the UK, today issues its Interim Management Statement for the period from 1 January 2011 to 12 April 2011. Highlights • Completed acquisition of a further £12.3m of investment properties • Commitment to the purchase of a new property in Newark for £4.3m • Portfolio continues to be 100% let • Rental growth has continued with reviews settled in first quarter generating an annualised uplift of 3.27% • Annual passing rent roll of £28.9m at 31 March 2011 (£28.0m at 31 December 2010) • Continued pipeline of attractive acquisition opportunities • Credit approval for a new £50m interest only facility from Clydesdale Bank • A second interim dividend of 9p per share in respect of the year ended 31 December 2010 was paid to shareholders on 31st March 2011 • Health and Social Care Bill proposals for England expected to enhance the role of GPs and lead to increased demand for modern primary healthcare facilities in the medium term • The Group has separately announced today a share placing to raise approximately £16.1m

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Well test confirms high productivity on Guará Norte, offshore Brazil BG Group today announced the conclusion of a drill stem test (DST) on the Guará Norte well (3-SPS-69) in Block BM-S-9 in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. The DST confirmed high productivity of some 6 000 barrels of oil per day (bopd) of light oil (approx 30˚ API) with flow rates constrained by test facility capacity. Production potential from this well is estimated at around 50 000 bopd. The results from the Guará Norte appraisal well are in line with those recorded from the DST on the original Guará well (1-SPS-55)* and reaffirm the excellent reservoir characteristics of this discovery. The Guará Norte well was drilled at a water depth of 2 118 metres, approximately 305 kilometres (kms) off the coast of Sao Paulo state and around 15 kms northeast of the original discovery well. BG Group has a 30% interest in the BM-S-9 concession, offshore Brazil (Petrobras, operator 45%, Repsol 25%).

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Trading Update William Sinclair, one of the UK's leading suppliers of growing media, is pleased to announce the following trading update ahead of its interim results which are due to be announced on Wednesday, 1 June 2011. Trading for the 6 months to 31 March 2010 is slightly ahead of the Board's forecasts. There has been a strong start to the important spring growing season. In addition consumers are replacing plants damaged or destroyed by the hard winter which is creating extra demand for the Company's product. The late Easter and additional bank holiday should bolster further demand during April. The two acquisitions made in the second half of the year have integrated well. The Board remains confident that the horticulture industry is recession resistant and William Sinclair's market leading products will continue to perform strongly.

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Tim Daffern, Chief Executive Officer of Hambledon, commented today: “We are delighted to have achieved so much, both operationally and corporately, during our most challenging quarter of the year. In spite of some severe weather conditions, production levels increased by over 70% from this time last year, and we are confident that the plant upgrades completed during this quarter will serve the Company well in the months ahead. Underground extraction remains on course for the end of 2011 and significant progress was made, both with the drill bit, and with necessary studies to ensure low cost production underground. Finally, on behalf of the Board, I would like to welcome those shareholders that invested in the Company in March as part of the placing and open offer as well as to thank our existing shareholders for their continued support of Hambledon.”

Q1 OPERATIONAL & CORPORATE OVERVIEW Open Pit Production Year-on-year quarterly recoverable gold increased by 72.5% Production levels in line with management expectations Successful completion of Phase 1 winterisation programme and equipment upgrade Underground Development First gold extraction from underground remains on target to start before the end of 2011 Underground Exploration First eight drill hole results received from planned 18 month underground drill campaign of approximately 25,000 metres Fundraising £9.09 million (£8.6 million net of expenses) raised through placing and open offer in March

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WPP under pressure over fears of ad cuts By Bryce Elder and Neil Hume Published: April 11 2011 08:43 | Last updated: April 11 2011 20:41 WPP was out of favour for a fifth successive day on Monday on concerns about renewed pressure on advertising budgets. Advertising agencies look vulnerable to cuts from carmakers and packaged goods groups, which together account for about 50 per cent of revenues, UBS analysts said. They argued that growth, particularly in Europe, is likely to be worse than expectations and could trigger forecast downgrades by the time of WPP’s next trading update on April 28. Broadcasters globally have reported that consumer goods groups were cutting marketing budgets rather than passing on higher costs to customers, UBS highlighted. And, while ad agencies have yet to report the same trend, there tends to be a one quarter delay between agencies and broadcasters, it said. Meanwhile, car advertising suffered a blip in the second quarter after the earthquake in Japan, UBS continued. Spending should recover but the blip adds another layer of uncertainty to growth prospects, it said. WPP lost 1.9 per cent to 746½p. The shares, at 12.5 times earnings expectations, were not expensive on an absolute basis but remained vulnerable to a change in sentiment given the company’s high exposure to Europe, UBS said. Banks helped keep the wider market steady near a seven-week high after the UK’s Independent Commission on Banking’s initial report on the sector proved more benign than feared.

Computacenter (CCC) intends to acquire HSD Consult GmbH, the German Apple integrator, as part of the IT infrastructure services providers efforts to strengthen its position in the growing mobility integration solution market in Germany. The initial cash consideration payable amounts to 4.9 million euros (4.3 million pounds) and in addition, there may be further consideration of up to 0.5 million euros (0.4 million pounds), depending on the level of acquired skills retained at the end of 2011. Shares in Computacenter slipped 2.4p to 457.5p.

Evolution Securities issued a "buy" rating for Africa Aura Mining* (AAAM) with a 280p target price. Since the company confirmed its intention to split, the broker notes that the 200 million dollar (122 million pounds) run-up in the share price over the past two months reflects the market's recognition of value in the two parts of the group. Furthermore, although the two groups have much to achieve in order to ensure the success of this split, Evolution believes the opportunity for management to focus on a smaller number of projects presages good news. The shares fell 5.5p to 187p.

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Seymour Pierce initiated coverage on Symphony Environmental Technologies* (SYM) with a "buy" recommendation and 23p target price. While the debate around environmental technologies is wide-ranging and includes recycling and composting approaches, the broker notes that the group's oxo-biodegradable products are not only widely accepted but also growing in use. Moreover, with the company's anti-microbial range yet to be fully commercially exploited, Seymour believes there is room for expansion going forward. Shares in Symphony were untouched at 18.25p.

Singer Capital Markets maintained its "buy" rating for Games Workshop (GAW) with an increased target price of 500p, up from 475p. The broker notes the group's recent trading update in which the firm guided that pre-tax profits for the year ending May 2011 is likely to be ahead of market expectations. In light of this, Singer has decided to increase its pre-tax profit forecast for the current year by 25% to 15 million pounds (which compares to 17 million pounds before the January profit warning) with smaller increases in the following years. Games Workshop shares pushed ahead by 0.5p to 418p.

Rexam (REX) The situation as far as Rexam is concerned on its daily chart currently appears to centre around the 370p plus resistance zone in place since February. While there is little consideration that the stock has come to the end of the road as far as its recent recovery as long as there is no break back below the blue 50 day moving average / November uptrend line at 464p, a weekly close clear of 480p would be the momentum buy signal to take the stock to a 400p plus 2010 price channel top target. So says Chartist Zak Mir

Tuesday preview: Punch Taverns,Date: Monday 11 Apr 2011 LONDON (ShareCast) - Embattled pubs group Punch Taverns serves up its interim results, barely more than a fortnight after it unveiled its plans to split itself into two separate entities by the end of the summer: the managed pubs arm (Spirit) and the tenanted estate (Punch). Reaction to the decision has been mixed. Initially the shares fell back on the news, but the shares have been on a good run in April. Monday’s interim figures will give a clue on how the managed and leased divisions are doing and should also give an update on the group’s pubs disposals programme. Punch desperately needs to reduce its £3bn debt pile, acquired partly through the £2.7bn purchase of rival Spirit in 2005, and is planning to dispose of around 500 pubs per annum until its tenanted division has a core portfolio of around 3,000 pubs. Panmure Gordon is forecasting interim profit before tax of £62.6m and earnings per share of 6.9p. Given the timing of the Easter break this year the broker is not expecting an exhaustive update on current trading as like for like comparisons would be “difficult to interpret”.

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888 boss waves goodbye Date: Monday 11 Apr 2011 LONDON (ShareCast) - Gaming firm 888 Holdings has revealed that its chief executive officer Gigi Levy is saying farewell and stepping down from his role to pursue other interests. Shares fell on Monday as investors seemed disappointed by the news. Broker Daniel Stewart said that in its view, Levy would be the “front man” to broker a deal with a prospective buyer. “Speculation ascribes his departure to possible failed bid talks with peer Ladbrokes,” according to Daniel Stewart analyst Michael Campbell. 888 said that Levy will commit up to half of his time over the next six months to find a successor and will still remain on the board thereafter. “Following very strong trading in the first quarter of 2011, which has continued into the second quarter, Gigi has decided to step down, leaving the company well positioned for the future,” said chairman Richard Kilsby. --- bc