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Update on injunction 18 March 2011 William Hill PLC (William Hill) confirms that, following a return court hearing on Thursday 17 March, an injunction is in place preventing Playtech from selling its stake in William Hill Online. This injunction will remain in place until a further court hearing which is expected to occur in May or shortly thereafter.

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Regenersis' Executive Chairman, Matthew Peacock, commented: "With new Board leadership in place we are now undertaking an operational and strategic review, the outcome of which will be reported before the financial year end in June. In my first interim statement as Chairman I would like to thank all our employees for their hard work in delivering an improved revenue and profit performance in this first half of the year."

Financial Highlights · Group revenue increased 5.8% to £60.3 million (2009: £57.0 million): o At constant currency, revenue increased 7.2% · Headline operating profit(*) increased to £3.2 million (2009: £2.7 million): o Includes £0.3 million profit on sale of European mobile recycling business · Headline operating margin higher at 5.4% (2009: 4.7%): o Increased profit contribution from Media & Entertainment segment · Group operating profit increased 94% to £2.9 million (2009: £1.5 million) · Profit before tax increased 168% to £2.8 million (2009: £1.0 million) o Improved operating performance and no exceptional costs in this period. · Operating cash flow increased to £0.7 million (2009: £0.3 million) o Includes impact of £1.0 million cash cost of exiting European mobile recycling business and a £1.7 million investment in working capital to support business growth · Net debt position remains stable at £4.4 million (December 2009: £4.7 million. June 2010: £4.0

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"We are delighted with the confidence that the team at HSBC has shown by providing this new Facility for the development of the Arenal Deeps project and are pleased to be working with a financial institution with such an extensive experience and excellent credentials in global mining finance" stated David Fowler, CEO of OMI. "This Facility complements cash from operations to fund the Arenal Deeps project. As well as firming up our financial position, this financing minimizes dilution for our shareholders, and maintains full leverage to further increases in the gold price".

Orosur Mining Inc. Secures US$5.5 million Debt Facility with HSBC for Arenal Deeps Orosur Mining Inc. ("OMI" or "the Company"), today announces that it has entered into a Line of Credit Facility ("Facility") with HSBC Bank (Uruguay) S.A ("HSBC"). The Facility is for US$5.5 million to fund the purchase of equipment for Arenal Deeps. The credit facility has been entered into by the Company's wholly owned subsidiary Loryser S.A on the following terms: Security over new mobile equipment purchased for Arenal Deeps. Interest rate of LIBOR + 3.25%. Scheduled duration of 3 years. A guarantee from the Company of the debt payment obligations by Loryser S.A. under the Facility.

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You mean in here Dexter - It was the "cameroon" that threw me !

Commenting on the results, Matthew Bending, Chief Executive Officer said: "The Group has made huge progress over the period with the successful acquisition of Retail Profile, the first substantial profit from Germany and the first contract signed by Retail Profile in Germany, demonstrating the huge opportunity for the enlarged Group to cross sell its services. SpaceandPeople is well positioned for the future and the Board is confident of the growth prospects in terms of both revenues and profitability in the current year."

Highlights · Consolidated group revenues up 189% to £7.77mn due to the success of the Retail Profile acquisition and excellent performance of the German business · Consolidated operating profits before non-recurring costs up 238% to £1.67mn · Basic earnings per share before non-recurring costs up 129% to 7.15p · Dividend increased by 30% to 2.60p · Now represent 374 venues in the UK and Germany with a weekly footfall of 47mn · SpaceandPeople Germany revenues up 96% to £1.24mn and operating profits up from £3.6k to £375k, its first substantial profit · Retail Profile Germany awarded an exclusive agreement to operate RMUs in ECE's German shopping centres · Recent promotional campaigns include the launch of Cycle Superhighways for Transport for London, Microsoft and the London Film Festival, EasyJet - new routes promotion, and the X-box 'Kinect' launch

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Space and People sees upside in tough times Date: Thursday 17 Mar 2011 LONDON (ShareCast) - Shopping centre marketing firm Space and People lifted its full-year dividend by 30% after revenues soared and said that its services can help shopping centres maximise revenues in tough times. In the 14 months to 31 December, revenues totalled £7.77m, up from £2.69m in the 12 months to October 31. The difference in time spans is due to the company changing the dates of the reporting period. Pre-tax profits were up to £1.26m from £506,000. Among the marketing schemes Space and People has set up are sending a ‘Tango’ truck around city centres to advertise the soft drink and erecting Nivea ‘Astrodomes’ where potential customers could sample and learn about the skin scream. “The recession has impacted the market, particularly in the UK where shopping centre owners have generally seen an increase in vacant units,” the company said. “However, this has encouraged them to seek to maximise revenues from other sources and the group has been able to help them in this.”

The perception is that the Experian, the credit rating service, is reliant on a recovery in UK credit markets; as Shore Capital points out in a note, this is not necessarily so, as Experian is busy expanding its database services into growth markets. That share price fall looks overdone, says the Times.

Its new pubs are focused on dining — about 70% of visits to the 2,200-strong Marston’s estate involve food purchases, rising to 90% at the new estate and the evidence is that people are refusing to stop eating out but are trading down from expensive restaurants to cheaper pubs. Marston’s shares sell on less than nine times this year’s earnings, making them arguably the most attractive stock in a sector the Times would otherwise shun. The Independent doesn’t expect Marston’s shares to fizz over the next year but says on a forward earnings multiple of just 8.4 they may be worth a punt.

yankie howdy - I do not invest in all the shares I post on - I have a huge watch list which I grade red amber and green after mucho research - however I did have a punt in this at 228 - doing well for me since then. regardsMW

Mecom is a reformed character. This publisher of newspapers on the Continent is making a decent profit, borrowings are under control and it is heading to the dividend list for the first time. Numis Securities has the shares on less than six times this year’s earnings, while a forecast total dividend this year of 14p suggests a yield approaching 6 per cent. Still speculative, but not unattractive, says the Times.

Whitbread's Premier Inn hotel chain will expand its room capacity by 11,000 by 2014. The outlook for 2011 is good. Bank of America Merrill Lynch forecasts profits of £323 million and earnings per share of 129p. That puts the shares, at 1,750p, on a price/earnings multiple of 13.5, making them an attractive long-term buy.

Spotlight on Whitbread (WTB) Few major companies have threaded their way through recession as skilfully as Whitbread, an achievement facilitated by its reinvention of itself a decade ago. In 2001, it sold its old brewing and pubs business to focus on aggressive expansion of hospitality brands: budget hotels chain Premier Inns, Costa Coffee outlets, and a network of Beefeater, Brewers Fayre and Taybarns restaurants. Annual profits to March are expected to be £279 million, up from £208 million last year, when they are announced in April. Back in 2007-08 the company made a profit of just £135 million. Dividends have risen steadily from 30.25p in 2006-07 to an expected 42.7p for the year just ended.

Shares in the Prezzo (PRZ) restaurant chain were as high as 93p four years ago and as low as 24p two years ago. With the company having shown clear evidence of a return to growth, its shares, at 56p, look good value. Profits are likely to rise from £10.2 million in 2009 to £13.5 million for 2010. All the analysts who follow Prezzo have the shares on their 'buy' list at the moment, as they expect further growth this year on the back of new openings and better profit margins. A takeover bid is a possibility. The shares now sell on a forward multiple of 11.6.