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Highlights · 16% growth in sales revenue of POS-GRIP wellhead equipment and services £7.5m (2009: £6.5m) · 78.5% increase in EBITDA of £2.6m (2009: £1.4m) - (before IFRS2 share based payment charges) · Profit before tax £1.1m (2009: £0.1m) · Continuing to secure and extend contracts with major international oil and gas companies to supply proprietary POS-GRIP wellhead equipment · High pressure/high temperature ('HP/HT') contract win with new customer Apache Energy Australia for exploration offshore NW Australia with a value in excess of £1.0m commenced November 2010 · New customer and new country win with Murphy Suriname Oil Ltd. for two 10,000 psi exploration wells in Suriname, South America for £0.5m commenced November 2010 · Post period end HP/HT contract secured with Statoil Petroleum AS for exploration in the Norwegian Continental Shelf with a value of approximately £0.7m commencing August 2011 · Proceeding with the development and qualification of a new POS-GRIP friction-grip subsea wellhead HGSS™, following the completion of the initial conceptual design stage March 2011 · Continued capital investment of £1.0m (2009: £1.1m) of which £0.6m was rental inventory (2009: £0.4m) · Research and Development ('R&D') spend continued at £0.3m (2009: £0.36m) · Successful conclusion to a dialogue with the American Petroleum Institute ('API'), and the completion of an assessment of friction-grip technology by Det Norske Veritas ('DNV'), enables Plexus to market POS-GRIP technology as compliant with API Spec 6A wellhead standards and the equivalent ISO 10423 · Bank facilities renewed and increased - comprises a £5m credit facility on a three year revolving basis, increased from £4m, with an additional £1m overdraft on a yearly term · Basic earnings per share of 1.32p (2009: 0.11p) · 6.1% increase in interim dividend of 0.35p per share approved for payment on 14 April 2011 to members appearing on the register on 1 April 2011

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CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT Results I am pleased to report record Frenkel Topping Group results for the year ended 31 December 2010, which show a profit from operations before share based compensation of £733,355 (2009: £208,211) and a profit before taxation of £647,213 (2009: £123,437). These results have been achieved following an extensive period of reconstruction and the Board is delighted at the progress that has been made by the Group. The Group generated £394,861 of cash from its operating activities during the year (2009: £175,389). The Group has also repaid its long-term debt of £200,000 and at the year-end held a minimal net overdraft at the bank of £42,937 (2009: £146,853). The Group is operating well within its current bank facilities and the Board expects this situation to continue into the future. The net asset value of the Group, before non controlling interests at 31 December 2010 was £5,131,685 (2009: £4,774,008). The Group's income is derived from fees on our clients' initial investments and the recurring income from servicing the client's portfolios within the Funds in the Investment Management Service (FIMS). The Group revenue of £3.6m (£2009: £3.0m) includes fees from initial investment of £1.2m (2009: £1.4m) and £2.4m (2009: £1.6m) of recurring income from FIMS. The total FIMS has risen to £356m as at 31 December 2010 from £282m (as redefined), at the commencement of the year. As a result of this growth we expect the recurring income to show further growth in 2011. The Group's financial strategy has been to become less reliant on fees from initial business, with more emphasis on the growth of FIMS and the resulting increase in the level of recurring fees, which now represents 67% (2009: 53%) of total Group revenue. We expect this trend to continue. By the start of 2011 the Group had successfully assembled its strongest selection to date of authorised individuals covering various areas of expertise, which will facilitate the planned increases in new FIMS. We continue to embrace the evolving recommendations from the FSA Retail Distribution Review, as we believe it will form the basis for the future structure of independent professional financial advice. At its core is the principle of Treating Customers Fairly, which the Group has embraced for a number of years. The Board continues to develop the service offering to our clients and to attract new relationships. The Group has a number of new strategic partnerships within its investment offering, including the New Horizon OEIC, which is managed by Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. Due to the significant balance of FIMS the Group has at its disposal, we are able to attract the services of substantial global investment managers and thus open up their expertise to our clients. To this end the Group has established F

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TRADING UPDATE Imperial Tobacco Group PLC (Imperial Tobacco) confirms that the anticipated financial performance and position of the Group for the financial year to 30 September 2011 remains in line with the Board's expectations. As anticipated, first half tobacco net revenues* are expected to increase by around 2 per cent with stick equivalent volumes declining by around 1 per cent. In part this reflects a change in trade buying patterns in the UK which will partially shift volumes from the first to the second half with no overall impact on the full year. Spain remains a challenging market due to the December duty increase, the ban on smoking in public places and the ongoing weak economy; we continue to drive portfolio initiatives to capitalise on consumer trends in the market. We have further grown volumes of our global strategic cigarette brands Davidoff, Gauloises Blondes and West, with particularly good results in our emerging markets. JPS has maintained its excellent performance and we have continued to deliver strong growth in fine cut tobacco volumes. Imperial Tobacco expects to release its results for the half year ending 31 March 2011 on Tuesday 10 May. *At constant currency and excluding other income growth in our Moroccan business

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David Fowler, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, commented: "We are very pleased with the progress that Gladiator has made in the past year since committing to proceed with their option agreement and the continued aggressive program they have planned and funded for 2011 to achieve their 51% interest in the project by spending US$ 5 million. Through the interest that Orosur retains in the project, we are hopeful that Gladiator's continued investment will lead to future revenue for the Company."

Orosur Mining Inc. ("OMI" or "the Company"), today announces that further to the option agreement entered into with Gladiator Resources Limited ("Gladiator"), as announced August 4, 2010, Gladiator has earned its first 20% interest in the Isla Cristalina iron ore, manganese ore and base metals prospects in Uruguay after spending in excess of US$1 million in these prospects. The option agreement provides for Gladiator to earn up to an 80% interest by expending US$1 million to earn 20%, a further US$4 million to earn an additional 31% taking its interest to 51% and finally an additional 29% by preparing a bankable feasibility study. OMI retains the rights to gold, silver and diamonds over the project area.

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Chief Executive James Menzies commented: "Entering 2011, Salamander has passed several key milestones. Group production has grown to over 20,000 boepd, delivering cash flows that permit the Group to comfortably self-finance its extensive capex programme. Having built an extensive portfolio of acreage across South East Asia, Salamander is now positioned to focus on selected regional plays, each offering reserves & production growth opportunities, near-term development and good exploration potential. In particular, the recent Angklung discovery has revealed the potential of the Northern Kutei basin and we will be pursuing this as part of our E&A programme for 2011."

OUTLOOK · 2011 average daily production rate forecast to be 22,000-23,000 boepd · 13 E&A wells targeting 312 MMboe of net unrisked resource (95 MMboe of net risked resource) · South Sembakung field development continues with production expected on stream in 2012 · Testing of Dao Ruang-2 appraisal well commenced

OPERATIONS · Average daily production increased by 49% to 20,300 boepd1 (2009: 13,600 boepd) · Phase 4 of Bualuang development completed, improved crude pricing · South Sembakung field development underway · Disappointing H1 2010 exploration results, finished year with important Angklung discovery FINANCIAL · Revenue increased by 106% to $323 million (2009: $157 million) · EBITDAX increased by 102% to $177 million (2009: $87.6 million) · Loss before tax of $114 million (2009: $3 million) · Profit before tax, adjusted for non-cash items, of $31 million (2009: $8 million) · Year-end cash balance of $99.2 million (including restricted bank deposits of $9.4 million) · Net debt of $190.2 million (2009: $119.3 million)

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TORONTO, March 23 /CNW/ - YAMANA GOLD INC. (TSX: YRI) (NYSE: AUY) (LSE: YAU) ("Yamana" or "the Company") today announced that it has acquired ownership and control over 19,056,113 common shares (the "Shares") of Aura Minerals Inc. ("Aura") through the issuance of common shares from treasury by Aura to Yamana. These shares were issued as partial consideration paid in connection with the debt restructuring and other amounts payable to Yamana and its subsidiaries under certain promissory notes in the aggregate amount of $64,247,114 plus deferred purchase price consideration, pursuant to the terms of a binding letter agreement entered into between Yamana and Aura dated as of March 4, 2011. Yamana acquired the Shares as an accredited investor pursuant to the exemption set forth in section 2.3 of National Instrument 45-106 Prospectus and Registration Exemptions. The deemed acquisition price per Share was C$3.83. Prior to the acquisition of the Shares, Yamana owned 23,344,261 common shares of Aura. Following the acquisition of the Shares, Yamana now holds a total of 42,400,374 common shares of Aura, representing approximately 18.7% of Aura's current issued and outstanding common shares. Yamana has no current intention to acquire ownership or control over additional securities of Aura. It is the intention of Yamana to evaluate its investment in Aura on a continuing basis and such holdings may be decreased or increased in the future.

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We are confident that we can continue to increase production at CRM and we are progressing well with the development of the Crocette section. Also, with our recently completed financing, we are proceeding to bring our Eastern Limb projects to account as quickly as possible," said Ian Rozier.

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Craig Brown, Managing Director of Kryso, commented: "We are delighted with the progress being made at the Pakrut project. The establishment of offices in Beijing, the signing of a design contract and the preparation of tender documents are all important steps towards construction. "Additionally, we are very pleased to welcome Richard Li on board as COO. His vast experience will be of great benefit to the Company as we look to drive the Pakrut project forward to completion."

Kryso and BGRIMM sign Pakrut Gold Mining Project design contract On 22 February 2011, China Non-Ferrous Metals International Mining Co. Ltd ("CNMIM") hosted the signing of the design contract for the Pakrut gold mine project, which was signed by Mr. Weili Tang, President of CNMIM and Director of Kryso, and by the Beijing General Research Institute of Mining & Metallurgy ("BGRIMM"). Mr. Tao Luo, President of China Nonferrous Metals Mining Group Co. Ltd ("CNMC") and Chairman of Kryso, and Mr. Kaixi Jiang, President of BGRIMM, both said that they believe the hard work and cooperation of Kryso and BGRIMM will deliver significant economic returns.