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“Sleep Apnea Global Clinical Trials Review, H1, 2012”

Our clinical trial report, Sleep Apnea Global Clinical Trials Review, H1, 2012" provides data on the Sleep Apnea clinical trial scenario. This report provides elemental information and data relating to the clinical trials on Sleep Apnea. It includes an overview of the trial numbers and their recruitment status as per the site of trial conduction across the globe. The databook offers a preliminary coverage of disease clinical trials by their phase, trial status, prominence of the sponsors and also provides briefing pertaining to the number of trials for the key drugs for treating Sleep Apnea. This report is built using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by Our team of industry experts.

Note: Certain sections in the report may be removed or altered based on the availability and relevance of data for the indicated disease.

Scope

- Data on the number of clinical trials conducted in North America, South and Central America, Europe, Middle-East and Africa and Asia-pacific and top five national contributions in each, along with the clinical trial scenario in BRIC nations

- Clinical trial (complete and in progress) data by phase, trial status, subjects recruited and sponsor type

- Listings of discontinued trials (suspended, withdrawn and terminated)

Reasons to buy

- Understand the dynamics of a particular indication in a condensed manner

- Abridged view of the performance of the trials in terms of their status, recruitment, location, sponsor type and many more

- Obtain discontinued trial listing for trials across the globe

- Espy the commercial landscape of the major Universities / Institutes / Hospitals or Companies

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/h4zhgq/sleep_apnea_global

Source: GlobalData

The Home Care Market in India is part of Netscribes' Consumer Goods Industry Series reports. Rising consciousness to different home care products and their functional benefits coupled with media penetration to drive the Indian home care market.

The report begins with overview of the FMCG sector in India providing market size and growth and its segments. An overview of the home care market provides an introduction to the sector and covers the market size and growth in India. This section also incorporates a brief snapshot of the home care market segments providing their market size and growth.

The next section highlights a detailed description home care market supply chain and includes an overview of the organized sales formats of the home care market.

The report provides detailed information about the exports and imports of home care products under specific HS codes in terms of value and volume. It provides country-wise import and export data for the year 2010-11, mentioning the major countries exporting and importing from India.

Drivers & challenges section in the report provides a comprehensive set of factors which boosts and hinders the growth in the market. An analysis of the section brings forth the key drivers fueling growth in the market including growing Income and consumption, growing retail market, growing health consciousness, marketing campaigns, growing rural sector, growing penetration. While the challenges identified comprises of rise in packaging costs, high chemical content

Trends section in the report emphasizes the recent trends in the home care market such as growing air fresheners segment, product portfolio expansion and promotional strategies.

Companies Mentioned

- Dabur India Ltd.

- Godrej Consumer Products Ltd.

- Jyothy Laboratories Ltd.

- Nirma Ltd.

- Marico Ltd.

- Hindustan Unilever Ltd.

- Procter & Gamble Home Products Ltd.

- Reckitt Benckiser (India) Ltd.

- Amway India Enterprises Pvt. Ltd.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/p3rqdg/home_care_market_i

The Mexico Tourism Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, tourism associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Mexico's tourism industry.

The Mexico Tourism Report examines the enormous long-term potential of the market, given its proximity to the US, but flags up short-term concerns about rising levels of insecurity and the negative image this is sending to potential tourists.

We examines how best to maximise returns in the Mexican tourism market, capitalising on the country's considerable attractions and benefiting from its well established position in the region. The report also assesses the impact of the slow recovery in the US, which is feeding through to affect demand in Mexico.

The report also analyses the key domestic and foreign players in the Mexican market and the development strategies they are employing to maximise returns during the economic slowdown.

Key Findings Although Mexico has not yet released complete tourist arrival figures for early 2012, perhaps owing to the ongoing election campaign, partial results announced by the Ministry of Tourism (Sectur) in early May suggest tourist arrivals from the US increased over the traditionally strong spring break period. The ministry said US visitors to Mexico in March rose by 7.2% year-on-year (y-o-y). Given that US visitors to Mexico fell by 3% y-o-y in 2011, this is an encouraging sign for an industry that depends so heavily on visitors from its northern neighbour.

However, BMI remains concerned about the effect of the economic slowdown in Europe on arrivals to Mexico, particularly along the Mexican Riviera and in Yucatan. While the US economy is picking up, package tourists from Europe provide a significant number of visitors to Mexico. With security concerns in Mexico still high, 2011's sluggish arrivals growth may continue in 2012. BMI will wait to assess the arrivals from the first few months of the year before revising the 2012 forecasts.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d6r84l/mexico_tourism_rep

Teleperformance (Paris:RCF) :

Art. L. 233-8 II du Code de commerce
Art 223-16 du règlement général de l’AMF

AU 31 JUILLET 2012

• Nombre total d'actions composant le capital : 56 598 048
• Nombre total de droits de vote : Brut : 58 929 592 Net (*) : 57 700 131

(*) Net = après déduction des actions privées de droit de vote

Présence dans les statuts d'une clause imposant une obligation de déclaration de franchissement de seuil complémentaire de celle ayant trait aux seuils légaux : NON

Teleperformance, société anonyme au capital de 141 495 120 €. 301 292 702 RCS Paris.
21-25 rue Balzac, 75406 Paris Cedex 08 France. Siret 301 292 702 00059. Code APE 7311Z.

The Saudi Arabia Water Report provides industry professionals and strategists, corporate analysts, utilities associations, government departments and regulatory bodies with independent forecasts and competitive intelligence on Saudi Arabia's water industry.

BMI View: A steady stream of tenders and contracts should be awarded across the remainder of 2012, with activity heavily skewed towards the wastewater sector, where the National Water Company (NWC) is in the midst of a major investment programme to ramp up treated effluent capacity. According to NWC, some US$1.8bn will be spent on contract awards in 2012 - geared towards wastewater treatment plants and pipeline networks. A rollout of new desalination capacity is anticipated over the forecast period, with a large existing slate of new plants currently under construction.

The key themes to highlight in Saudi Arabia's water sector are:

- With a slew of new contracts expected to be awarded by National Water Company (NWC) over 2012 and beyond, Saudi Arabia is set to emerge as the world's most prominent water project market. This confirms its status as an accommodating location for developers and contractors to do business, with foreign investors increasingly drawn to the attractive business environment.

- International companies have been invited to manage and operate water and wastewater contracts in major cities, having generated significant local goodwill following an improvement in water provision in recent years. Under a shift in approach, NWC's newly fashioned O&M contracts are expected to be replaced with longer-term contracts which will offer services to Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca, Ta'if, Medina and Dammam.

- Contractors had until mid-May 2012 to submit bids for a SAR1bn contract to build a 500,000 cubic metres per day (m3/d) sewage treatment plant at Jeddah's international airport. Furthermore, Saudi Aramco's 24,000m3/d wastewater treatment at the Jeddah oil refinery is now scheduled for completion in 2015. Commercial bids were submitted by contractors in mid- April 2012.

- In late April 2012, NWC completed the draining of the lake at Alasla Valley southeast of Jeddah, draining 2.5 million square metres ahead of schedule. Meanwhile, the Shura Council approved a draft agreement between the Japanese and Saudi governments on water management and sewage maintenance systems in mid-May 2012. The agreement is understood to cover desalination, water distribution and control, as well as reducing the number of leaks and wastage.

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/n2qw67/saudi_arabia_water

Today's discussions about the impact of technology on the economy and society have to take into account the growing importance of connectivity. Connectedness, which is the capacity to benefit from connectivity for personal, social, work or economic purposes, is having an impact on all spheres of human activity. Therefore, devices and gadgets are less important than the ability to be connected and seizing the opportunities that connectedness offers.

This introduction defines what connectedness is, and explains why today's policy discussions about the knowledge economy and society must shift from purely technology-related issues to the opportunities brought about by connectedness and digital media. To turn connectivity into connectedness dedicated policies have to be designed with a twofold goal: first, to guarantee that all the emerging opportunities brought about by technology and its outcomes can be seized in favour of economic and societal development and second, that the resulting benefits of these opportunities are equally accessible to all.

Education has to play a major role in the achievement of these two goals. To begin with, both policy makers and educators are increasingly concerned about the fact that children and adolescents in particular are extremely attached to digital media and spend a lot of time connected.

Yet they need to know how far the claims, both positive and negative, usually made about the effects of technology attachment are based on real and trustworthy evidence; secondly, what courses of action may make sense in the context of the emergence of knowledge economy and society; and finally, how attachment to digital media and connectivity during childhood and adolescence can be used in favour of promoting connectedness.

Key Topics Covered:

Executive summary

Introduction. Why connectedness matters

Chapter 1. How connectedness is shaping the economy and society

Chapter 2. How relevant connectedness is for young people

Chapter 3. Contrasting views about the digital generation

Chapter 4. What are the effects of attachment to digital media and connectivity? -A research challenge

Chapter 5. Are learners' expectations changing?

Chapter 6. Emerging issues for education

Chapter 7. Key findings

Chapter 8. Implications for educational policy, research and practice

For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/33rr9d/connected_minds_t

Source: OECD Publishing

http://www.fitchratings.com/creditdesk/reports/report_frame.cfm?rpt_id=679209

Fitch Ratings has published a criteria report on the rating of financial institution subsidiaries and holding companies. Specifically, the criteria report applies to the ratings of:

--Financial institutions (FIs, i.e. banks or other financial service companies), which are subsidiaries of either banks or non-bank corporates (including insurance companies);

--Holding companies that own a bank, which may or may not be the holdco's main operating subsidiary.

The new criteria report consolidates and replaces the following criteria reports, which have been withdrawn:

--Rating Foreign Banking Subsidiaries Higher Than Parent Banks or Bank Holding Companies' (June 2012);

--Rating Linkages in Nonbank Financial Subsidiary Relationships (November 2011);

--'Bank Holding Companies' (August 2011).

In addition, the criteria report sets out in greater detail than previously Fitch's approach to rating subsidiary banks. Fitch expects any rating changes resulting from the introduction of the new criteria to be quite limited in both number of scope. This is because the new criteria report largely reflects (i) Fitch's existing practices for rating bank subsidiaries, and (ii) the approaches described in the aforementioned withdrawn criteria reports.

Fitch's ratings of FI subsidiaries of banks usually factor in a high probability of support from parent institutions. This reflects the fact that performing parent banks have very rarely allowed FI subsidiaries to default. It also considers the often high level of integration between parent banks and subsidiaries, and owners' typically strong business, financial and reputational incentives to avoid subsidiary defaults.

In accordance with the new criteria report, an FI subsidiary's long-term Issuer Default Rating (IDR) may be equalised with its parent bank where Fitch views the subsidiary as 'core'. A 'strategically important' subsidiary is likely to be rated one to two notches below its parent, and a subsidiary of 'limited importance' at least two notches lower.

In determining the notching, Fitch will also consider the subsidiary's integration with its parent, where the subsidiary is incorporated, the relative size of parent and subsidiary, the parent's stake, any support commitments, and the parent's track record of support. In addition, high country risks in the subsidiary's host market - specifically, the potential for the local sovereign to impose payment restrictions - can cause the subsidiary's IDRs to be capped at much lower levels than those of the parent.

Non-bank parents that are prudentially regulated (e.g. insurance companies) or whose FI subsidiaries support the parent's core business (e.g. captive car lenders, or banks acting as group treasuries) are likely to have a higher propensity to support FI subsidiaries than corporate parents whose subsidiaries are less core to operations.

Long-Term IDRs of bank holding companies (BHCs) will usually be equalised with, or rated one notch lower than, their main bank subsidiaries. The nature of group regulation, the extent of BHC double leverage and the materiality and credit profiles of non-bank subsidiaries will be key factors in determining notching.

Additional information is available at www.fitchratings.com.

ALL FITCH CREDIT RATINGS ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS. PLEASE READ THESE LIMITATIONS AND DISCLAIMERS BY FOLLOWING THIS LINK: HTTP://FITCHRATINGS.COM/UNDERSTANDINGCREDITRATINGS. IN ADDITION, RATING DEFINITIONS AND THE TERMS OF USE OF SUCH RATINGS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE AGENCY'S PUBLIC WEBSITE 'WWW.FITCHRATINGS.COM'. PUBLISHED RATINGS, CRITERIA AND METHODOLOGIES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THIS SITE AT ALL TIMES. FITCH'S CODE OF CONDUCT, CONFIDENTIALITY, CONFLICTS OF INTEREST, AFFILIATE FIREWALL, COMPLIANCE AND OTHER RELEVANT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THE 'CODE OF CONDUCT' SECTION OF THIS SITE.

2012年4月末，乌克兰投资商Maxim Efimov和乌克兰金属机械制造商PJSC Energomashspetsstal，Kramatorsk通过一家集团公司取得了Fuhrlaender AG的多数股权。而目前Willi Balz 及其名下的 Windreich AG拥有Fuhrlaender AG 16.87%的股份，仍是Fuhrlaender坚定的股东。他们非常欢迎这位高瞻远瞩并有行业背景的大股东的加入。Windreich AG将与新的管理层一道，考察如何继续加深彼此间的合作；此外，还将考察如何以独特的经营方式在目标市场进行合作。在陆上风能发展战略实施过程中，Windreich AG的目标是，一如既往地通过子公司Natenco成为Fuhrlaender设备最大的采购商。

这个来自Wolfschlugen的风电场建造商计划在未来两年内在德国实现输出风能超过100 MW。这其中，由Fuhrlaender新近研发的3 MW风机设备发挥着至关重要的作用，它能够实现对弱风和森林地区及南德地区区位的最佳利用，从而为投资商带来收益。自1999年以来，Windreich AG拥有1000多个规划、建成、由其融资、购买(已经营运转)和自有陆上投资项目，并拥有一个优秀的专家团队，这在业界都是史无前例的。

同时，Windreich集团也致力于加强陆上风能领域的国际合作。2012年7月，这个来自Wolfschlugen的风能领域创导者决定，在周边3个邻国内建设新型3 MW发电项目。从2014年开始，波兰、法国和奥地利将可输出超过100 MW的清洁、安全、价格合理的风能。“不久的将来，我们将启动更多的项目。到2015年，我们计划每年都在陆上风能领域建设150 MW的项目”，Willi Balz强调并补充到：“在摩洛哥，我们已与Fuhrlaender, Ansaldo Energia 和 ABB达成临时合作协议，正在竞标那里五个地区的850 MW风力发电建设项目，前景喜人。”

在过去的几年里，Windreich集团已发展成为近海风能领域的龙头企业，经营规模不断扩大，陆上风能领域的发展也随之扩大并走向国际化。为此，风能，这一无可替代的优势可再生能源投资，也为其投资商们提供了前所未有的国际化投资组合。

Fuhrlaender AG成立于1960年，对风能在内陆的应用领域有着重要的影响，在西欧、东欧、巴西、越南、土耳其和现在的乌克兰都是风能领域的开拓者。现在，公司产品有1至2.5兆瓦风机，不久还将推出3兆瓦风机；其中还包括邻近柏林的Laasow风电场内世界最高风机，其总高度为214米。轮毂高度至少为140米时，才能保证有效利用森林地区的风能。

现在，一座现代的陆上风力发电设备能够满足5000多户家庭一年的电力需求，并仅用6个月时间即可完成生产其所需的能源，它的总体使用寿命至少为30年。

如果将现在的设备与Windreich集团建成的第一批设备就产出和规模做一下对比，那么其间风能领域所取得的成就就显而易见了。在1999年建成投产的风力发电设备，其在一年所输送的电量，现在的设备仅用大约一个月就可完成输送。以全新专业的所有权结构及先进的3MW风机技术，Windreich AG 携手 Fuhrlaender AG将弥补市场的空白，走向成功的未来

详情请登陆www.windreich.ag。公司公关部门恭候解答您的任何疑问。欢迎拨打电话垂询：+49(0)7022/953060。

The Top 10 TD Client Buys and Sells for week ended 6^th August 2012¹

“Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) was one of eight newcomers to the tables this week, occupying sixth spot in the buys table and joint third in the sells after reporting a half year loss of £1.5bn. Nonetheless, RBS saw its share price rise slightly throughout the week to close at 222.3p on Monday 6 August with TD clients selling the banking giant at a ratio of 2.1:1.

“Vodafone Group plc (VOD) was a new entrant to the sells table this week as TD clients appeared keen to try and cash in on its rising share price. The stock gained nearly 4% to 189.5p during the week ahead of the news that retrospective tax laws in India – that landed the mobile phone giant with a $2.2bn bill – would be reviewed.

“Elsewhere, there were a number of newcomers to our tables from the oil and gas sector, with Falkland Oil & Gas Ltd (FOGL) entering at ninth place in the buys table, whilst Kazakhmys plc (KAZ) and Vedanta Resources plc (VED) entered in ninth and 10^th places respectively on the sells table.”

The value of your investments can go down as well as up. You may not get back all the funds that you invest.

For more information clients can log on to www.tddirectinvesting.co.uk

Notes to editors

Footnotes

1: The Top Ten Buys and Sells should not be taken as a recommendation to buy or sell any particular bond or stock, and it is not intended to offer any form of advice. Instead it is simply an indication of the general buying and selling trends amongst some TD Direct Investing clients, observed during the period stated.

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SIGNIFICANT EVENT

Attached is Significant Event filed with the Superintendence of Securities and Insurance of Santiago de Chile, by ENERSIS, an Endesa investee:

"Pursuant to articles 9 and 10, paragraph 2 of Law 18,045, on the Securities’ Market, and the provisions of General Norm 30 of the Superintendence, and in the exercise of the powers bestowed upon me, I hereby inform you of the following “Significant Event”: In its extraordinary meeting held today, the Board of Directors of Enersis S.A. decided on the following:

1. Notwithstanding its opposition with the legal arguments contained in Ordinary Official Letter 18,684 issued by the Superintendence of Securities and Insurance on August 3, 2012, the Board declared its intention to continue with the capital increase process which had been proposed by the controlling shareholder, supplementing such process with procedures that may be deemed appropriate for the purpose of compliance with the dispositions contained in Title XVI of the Corporations’ Act.

2. As a consequence, the Board decided to postpone the summons to an Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting which had been planned for September 13, 2012, until such date as may be determined opportunely.

3. Finally, the Board decided to summon a session for August 22, 2012, with the purpose of adopting the decisions that may be deemed appropriate in compliance with these referenced procedures.”

Madrid, August 10, 2012

SIGNIFICANT EVENT

Attached is Significant Event filed with the Superintendence of Securities and Insurance of Santiago de Chile, by ENERSIS, an Endesa investee:

"Pursuant to articles 9 and 10, paragraph 2 of Law 18,045, on the Securities’ Market, and the provisions of General Norm 30 of the Superintendence, and in the exercise of the powers bestowed upon me, I hereby inform you of the following “Significant Event”: In its extraordinary meeting held today, the Board of Directors of Enersis S.A. decided on the following:

1. Notwithstanding its opposition with the legal arguments contained in Ordinary Official Letter 18,684 issued by the Superintendence of Securities and Insurance on August 3, 2012, the Board declared its intention to continue with the capital increase process which had been proposed by the controlling shareholder, supplementing such process with procedures that may be deemed appropriate for the purpose of compliance with the dispositions contained in Title XVI of the Corporations’ Act.

2. As a consequence, the Board decided to postpone the summons to an Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting which had been planned for September 13, 2012, until such date as may be determined opportunely.

3. Finally, the Board decided to summon a session for August 22, 2012, with the purpose of adopting the decisions that may be deemed appropriate in compliance with these referenced procedures.”

Madrid, August 10, 2012

“a good professor dedicated to scientific research that is beneficial to society.”

The new technology helps endogenous stem cells achieve cardiac and vascular regeneration, and is seen as a promising cure for heart diseases.

The study, led by Patrick C. H. Hsieh, associate professor and cardiac surgeon at NCKU, sheds light on cardiovascular therapy by providing a new strategy for cardiovascular repair.

NCKU President Hwung-Hweng Hwung said lauded the team’s contribution, saying Hsieh is “a good professor dedicated to scientific research that is beneficial to society.”

The university will help the team carry out technology transfer in the hope that the novel treatment will be available for people with heart diseases, said Hwung.

The study combines tissue engineering, nanotechnology and controlled protein delivery to induce endogenous stem cells to improve cardiac function.

The therapy with VEGF, a key factor for vascular genesis, is one of the alternative methods used to treat cardiovascular diseases. However, the method hasn't worked well, according to Dr. Hsieh.

"The combination of nanomaterial with VEGF works well for the nanofibers to create a favorable microenvironment in the heart for recruiting stem cells," said Dr. Hsieh.

The experiments, done in rats and pigs, led to the growth of fresh blood vessels and improved heart function without harmful side effects, according to Dr. Hsieh.

The researchers said they treated the rats and pigs immediately after a heart attack. When it comes to people, said Dr. Hsieh, it might be similarly effective to give the therapy in the first week after a heart attack, when stem-cell activity is still high.

Cardiovascular disease is the first cause of death in advanced countries around the world and there are about 2 million patients with heart disease every year in Taiwan, with 400,000 deaths, mostly due to coronary artery disease leading to heart failure.

Following the publication of the team’s study by Science Translational Medicine on Wednesday, both Science and Nature reported the NCUK study for its importance. The Wall Street Journal, Businessweek, SWR German Public Radio and Correio Braziliense have also arranged for exclusive interviews with team members.

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ファーマライズホールディングス株式会社は調剤専門薬局を経営しています。2012年8月時点、当グループが運営する合計店舗数（連結ベース）は、177店舗（調剤薬局174 店舗、調剤薬局ＦＣ2店舗、その他1店舗）です。在宅医療や施設調剤などの質の高いサービスを通じ、「地域のかかりつけ薬局」として地域医療に貢献しています。当社の経営方針に賛同する企業との事業提携やM&Aにより、更なる成長を図ります。詳しくはこちらをご覧ください。http://www.pharmarise.com/index.php

「日本の金融サービス業界のリーダー企業と提携できることは光栄です。このような機会に対しまして、高い期待を抱いています。第一生命は優れた顧客サービスで110年の歴史を持っており、両社の提携はアジア太平洋地域での私たちの事業の発展を大きく躍進させるものです。」

この提携の一環として、第一生命はJCGの日本での販売活動を支援し、一般勘定の資産から20億米ドルをJCGに投資することを予定しています。これには、JCGの投資戦略のためのシード資金も含まれます。第一生命がJCGの発行済み普通株式の最低15%を取得した後には、JCGの取締役が１名、第一生命の指名によって任命されることが想定されています。

ジャナス最高経営責任者（CEO）のリチャード・ワイルは次のように述べています。「日本の金融サービス業界のリーダー企業と提携できることは光栄です。このような機会に対しまして、高い期待を抱いています。第一生命は優れた顧客サービスで110年の歴史を持っており、両社の提携はアジア太平洋地域での私たちの事業の発展を大きく躍進させるものです。」

第一生命代表取締役副社長執行役員の麻崎秀人氏は、次のように語っています。「ジャナスは、世界最大の資産運用市場であるアメリカで大きな力を持つ企業グループです。当社は、ジャナスの質の高さと経営陣を信頼しています。今後中長期的に大幅な上昇が見込める水準で、意義のある持ち分を取得して会社の将来の成長に関与できることを喜ばしく思います。」

JCGは、契約の一環として、JCGの普通株式を総数で14,000,000株まで購入できる一連の条件付きオプションを第一生命に売却します。条件付きオプションの全てまたは一部が行使された場合、JCGはその受取金を使用してJCGの普通株式を買い戻し、発生する希薄化を相殺する予定です。普通株式の買い戻しは、市場環境と事業環境に応じてJCGの裁量によって行われます。

ジャナス・キャピタル・グループについて

ジャナス・キャピタル・グループ（JCG、NYSE：JNS）は、グローバルな資産運用会社として、ジャナス・キャピタル・マネジメント、インテック・インベストメント・マネジメント、パーキンス・インベストメント・マネジメントの3つの資産運用会社を通して、様々な運用戦略を提供しています。各運用会社は、それぞれの資産クラスにおいて、リサーチ重視の独自の投資アプローチを有しています。JCGは、3つの運用会社を傘下に持つことで、成長株式からバリュー株式、数学的株式、債券、オルタナティブ投資に至るまで、幅広い運用戦略に対して高い専門性を提供しています。（ホームページ：www.janus.com）

2012年6月末現在、JCGは運用資産総額1,524億米ドルを有し、米国コロラド州デンバーに本拠を置き、フランクフルト、ハーグ、香港、ロンドン、メルボルン、ミラノ、ミュンヘン、パリ、シンガポール、東京、チューリッヒなどに拠点を設けています。

第一生命保険株式会社について

第一生命保険株式会社（第一生命、東証: 8750）は、2012年3月末時点の資産規模において、日本で３番目の生命保険会社です（かんぽ生命保険を含む）。

1902年9月15日に創立された第一生命は、2010年4月に組織を株式会社化して東京証券取引所に上場するまでは、日本で最も古い相互保険会社でした。

2012年3月末現在の、総資産は33.4兆円（グループ企業を含む）。東京に本店を構え、国内の従業員数は5万6852人、1347の事業所を有しています。海外では、ベトナム、オーストラリア、タイ、インドで生命保険事業を営んでいます、また、ニューヨーク、ロンドン、香港、北京、上海、台北に海外拠点を有しています。

This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell any JCG common shares.

Certain statements in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “projects,” “estimates,” “plans,” “may increase,” “may fluctuate,” “forecast” and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” “may” and “could” are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. Any statements that refer to expectations or other characterizations of future events, circumstances or results are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of Company management based on information currently available to management.

Various risks, uncertainties, assumptions and factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those expressed by the forward-looking statements included in this press release include, but are not limited to, risks specified in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 included under headings such as “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and in other filings and furnishings made by the Company with the SEC from time to time. In light of these risks, uncertainties, assumptions and factors, the forward-looking events discussed in this press release may not occur. Many of these factors are beyond the control of the Company and its management. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date stated, or if no date is stated, as of the date of this press release. Except for the Company’s ongoing obligations to disclose material information under the applicable securities law and stock exchange rules, the Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events.

作为联盟内容的一部分，第一生命保险将对JCG在日本的销售举措提供支持，并计划从一般账户资产中拿出20亿美元投资JCG，其中包括JCG投资策略的种子资本。在累计吸收JCG至少15%的已发行普通股之后，第一生命保险将委派一名人员进驻JCG董事会。

Janus首席执行官Richard M. Weil 说，“我们非常荣幸也非常高兴能有机会与日本金融服务领军企业进行合作。第一生命保险拥有110年的优质客户服务经验，而我们之间的结盟也将使我们在亚太地区的业务带来实在的飞跃进步。”

第一生命保险代表董事兼副总裁Hideto Masaki说，“Janus在世界最大的资产管理市场上拥有强大的品牌影响力。我们对JCG的实力和领导力充满信心，我们非常高兴能花巨资来投资该公司在未来的成长，相信这笔投资会带来显著的回报”

作为协议内容的一部分，JCG已向第一生命保险出售了一系列条件期权，购买总计不超过1400万JCG普通股。一旦条件期权得以全部或部分行权，JCG计划用此项收益回购公司普通股，并藉此抵消期权行权后对股权的稀释。普通股的回购将由JCG根据市场和业务情况自行决定。

关于骏利资产管理集团

骏利资产管理集团（简称“JCG”）(NYSE: JNS)是一家国际投资公司，由三家不同的专业投资实体构成：Janus Capital Management LLC（简称“Janus”），INTECH Investment Management LLC（简称“INTECH”）和Perkins Investment Management LLC（简称“Perkins”）。每家实体都根据自身主营的资产类别开发出了一套独特的研究型策略。这一多元模式使得公司提供的专业服务更具针对性，并使得公司可以通过一个共同的服务平台满足一系列投资策略需求，包括成长、价值及数学股票，固定收益和替代投资。如需了解更多信息，请登录www.janus.com。

截至2012年6月底，JCG在全球范围内管理的股东、客户和机构的资产达1524亿美元。该公司总部位于丹佛，并在法兰克福、海牙、香港、伦敦、墨尔本、米兰、慕尼黑、巴黎、新加坡、东京和苏黎世设有办事处。

关于第一生命保险株式会社

截至2012年3月31日，按总资产计算并将日本邮政保险株式会社(Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd.)包括在内，第一生命保险株式会社 (简称“第一生命保险”) (TSE:8750)是日本第三大人寿保险公司。

第一生命保险成立于1902年9月15日。2010年4月1日完成股份制改造在东京证券交易所上市之前，该公司曾是日本历史最悠久的互助保险公司。

截至2012年3月31日，该公司合并总资产为33.4万亿日元（4072亿美元）。第一生命保险总部位于东京，在日本拥有56,852名员工和1,347家营销网点。该公司在越南、澳大利亚、泰国、印度也拥有人寿保险业务，并在纽约、伦敦、香港、北京、上海和台北设有办事处。

本新闻稿仅用于信息发布，并非提议购买或劝诱销售JCG公司普通股。

本新闻稿中包含根据《1995年美国私人证券诉讼改革法案》规定所作的前瞻性陈述，该陈述涉及各种已知或未知风险、不确定因素、判断和其他因素，这些可能会导致实际结果、公司的表现或成就与前瞻性陈述中所列之结果、表现或成就产生实质性差异。陈述中带有“认为”、“预计”、“预期”、“打算”“目标”、“估计”、“计划”、“可能增加”、“可能影响”、“预报”字样的陈述和类似表述或含有将来时或条件式动词“将”、“应该”、“会”、“也许”、“能”的表述往往都具有前瞻性，并非陈述历史事实。任何涉及预期或其他有关未来事件、情况或结果的定性描述都是前瞻性陈述。这类陈述的依据来源于目前公司管理层所掌握的信息，并基于公司管理层的信念和预期。

一系列风险、不确定性、预期和因素都能导致未来结果与本新闻稿中前瞻性声明中所列结果产生实质性差异，这些风险、不确定性、预期和因素包括但不限于，10-K表格中公司截至至2011年12月31日的年报中 “风险因素”及“管理层对财务状况和经营成果的讨论与分析”等章节所列内容，以及公司向美国证券交易委员会(SEC)提交的其他后续文件和材料。由于存在这些风险、不确定性、预期和因素，本新闻稿中所列前瞻性事件可能不会发生。其中很多因素都不受公司和管理层的控制。由于此类前瞻性声明仅表述声明所列日期之看法（如声明未列明日期，则仅表述声明公布之日看法），请读者酌情参考。依据适用证券法律和股票交易规定，公司有义务发布相关具体信息，除此之外，公司没有义务对外发布其对前瞻性声明所做的修改，对外披露相关事件或披露意料之外的事件。

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“We are honored to partner with one of Japan’s financial services leaders and are very excited by this opportunity”

As part of this alliance, Dai-ichi Life will support JCG’s distribution initiatives in Japan and plans to invest USD$2 billion of its general account assets with JCG, including seed capital for JCG investment strategies. Following Dai-ichi Life’s accumulation of at least 15% of JCG’s common shares outstanding, it is expected that an individual designated by Dai-ichi Life will be appointed to JCG’s Board of Directors.

“We are honored to partner with one of Japan’s financial services leaders and are very excited by this opportunity,” said Janus Chief Executive Officer Richard M. Weil. “Dai-ichi Life has a 110-year history of client service excellence, and our alliance represents a substantial leap forward in the development of our business in the Asia-Pacific region.”

“Janus is a powerful franchise in the largest asset management market in the world,” said Hideto Masaki, Representative Director and Deputy President of Dai-ichi Life. “We are confident in Janus’ quality and leadership, and we are very pleased to acquire a substantial stake in the future growth of the firm at a level that we believe offers significant upside.”

As part of the agreement, JCG sold Dai-ichi Life a series of conditional options to purchase, in aggregate, up to 14,000,000 shares of JCG’s common stock. In the event that all or a portion of the conditional options are exercised, JCG intends to use the proceeds to repurchase JCG common shares to offset resulting dilution. The repurchase of common shares will be at JCG’s discretion, subject to market and business conditions.

About Janus Capital Group Inc.

Janus Capital Group Inc. (“JCG”) (NYSE: JNS) is a global investment firm offering strategies from three individual investment boutiques: Janus Capital Management LLC (“Janus”), INTECH Investment Management LLC (“INTECH”) and Perkins Investment Management LLC (“Perkins”). Each manager employs a research-intensive approach that is distinct within its respective asset class. This multi-boutique approach enables the firm to provide style-specific expertise across an array of strategies, including growth, value and mathematical equities, fixed income and alternatives through one common distribution platform. For more information, visit www.janus.com.

At the end of June 2012, JCG managed USD$152.4 billion in assets for shareholders, clients and institutions around the globe. Based in Denver, JCG also has offices in Frankfurt, The Hague, Hong Kong, London, Melbourne, Milan, Munich, Paris, Singapore, Tokyo and Zurich.

About The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited

The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited (“Dai-ichi Life”) (TSE:8750) is the third largest life insurance company in Japan, including Japan Post Insurance Co., Ltd., as measured by total assets as of March 31, 2012.

Founded on September 15, 1902, Dai-ichi Life was the oldest mutual insurance company in Japan until it was demutualized and listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange on April 1, 2010.

As of March 31, 2012, total assets were ¥33.4 trillion (USD$407.2 billion) on consolidated basis. Based in Tokyo, Dai-ichi Life has 56,852 employees and 1,347 sales offices throughout Japan. It also has overseas life insurance businesses in Vietnam, Australia, Thailand and India as well as offices in New York, London, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, and Taipei.

This press release is for informational purposes only and is not an offer to buy or the solicitation of an offer to sell any JCG common shares.

Certain statements in this press release constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Statements preceded by, followed by or that otherwise include the words “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “projects,” “estimates,” “plans,” “may increase,” “may fluctuate,” “forecast” and similar expressions or future or conditional verbs such as “will,” “should,” “would,” “may” and “could” are generally forward-looking in nature and not historical facts. Any statements that refer to expectations or other characterizations of future events, circumstances or results are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the beliefs and assumptions of Company management based on information currently available to management.

Various risks, uncertainties, assumptions and factors that could cause future results to differ materially from those expressed by the forward-looking statements included in this press release include, but are not limited to, risks specified in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 included under headings such as “Risk Factors” and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and in other filings and furnishings made by the Company with the SEC from time to time. In light of these risks, uncertainties, assumptions and factors, the forward-looking events discussed in this press release may not occur. Many of these factors are beyond the control of the Company and its management. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date stated, or if no date is stated, as of the date of this press release. Except for the Company’s ongoing obligations to disclose material information under the applicable securities law and stock exchange rules, the Company undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements, to report events or to report the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Aspiro (STO:ASP):

THIS PRESS RELEASE MAY NOT BE ANNOUNCED, PUBLISHED OR DISTRIBUTED, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN THE UNITED STATES, AUSTRALIA, CANADA, SINGAPORE, SOUTH AFRICA, SWITZERLAND, JAPAN OR HONG KONG OR IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN WHICH THE ANNOUNCEMENT, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION OF THIS PRESS RELEASE WOULD NOT COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

The Board of Aspiro AB (publ) (“Aspiro” or the “Company”) has determined the terms for the Company’s rights issue that was announced on 29 June 2012 (the “Rights Issue”). For every share held on the record date the holder will receive two (2) subscription rights. Three (3) subscription rights entitle the holder to subscribe for one (1) new share. The subscription price has been set at SEK 0.75 per share, which means that the Rights Issue will raise a maximum of approximately SEK 103 million, before the costs for the Rights Issue, through the issuance of no more than 137,506,677 new shares, resulting in an increase of the share capital of not more than SEK 92,038,719.1832.[1] (http://connect.ne.cision.com#_ftn1)

The record date at the Swedish Securities Register Center, Euroclear Sweden AB, for participation in the Rights Issue is 16 August 2012. This means that the Aspiro share will trade excluding pre-emptive rights to participate in the Rights Issue from and including 14 August 2012. The subscription period runs from and including 20 August up to and including 3 September 2012, or such later date as decided by the Board.

If not all shares are subscribed for through the exercise of subscription rights, the Board shall, within the limit of the highest amount of the Rights Issue, decide on allotment of shares without the exercise of subscription rights, whereby such shares shall firstly be allotted those who have subscribed for shares exercising subscription rights, regardless whether they were shareholders on the record date, pro rata in relation to the number of subscription rights that each one has exercised for subscription, and secondly be allotted to others who have applied for subscription of shares without subscription rights, pro rata in relation to the number of shares they have applied for.

The Rights Issue is subject to approval by the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to be held at 12:00 CET on 13 August 2012 at Mannheimer Swartling Advokatbyrås offices at Norrlandsgatan 21 in Stockholm, Sweden. Please see previous press release regarding notice to the EGM for further information

Subscription undertakings

Streaming Media AS, the Company’s largest shareholder with 74 percent of the shares, has undertaken to subscribe for its pro rata-share of the Rights Issue.

Preliminary time table

Advisors

Pareto Öhman AB is financial advisor and Mannheimer Swartling is legal advisor to Aspiro in connection with the Rights Issue.

This press release contains information that Aspiro is required to announce pursuant to the Swedish Securities Market Act (2007:528). The information was submitted for publication 8.00 AM, 10 August 2012.

About Aspiro

Aspiro has a unique position as the world’s only provider of complete TV and music streaming services for partners that want to put their own brands on the service. Aspiro also provides the music streaming service WiMP directly to consumers on selected markets. Aspiro has more than ten years’ experience within the provision of mobile services to consumers in northern Europe. Services are delivered to partners worldwide like Deutsche Telekom, Telenor, 3 and Canal Digital. Aspiro is listed on Nasdaq OMX Nordic Exchange Stockholm.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

This press release is not an offer or solicitation to acquire shares in Aspiro. A prospectus relating to the Rights Issue referred to in this press release will be filed with the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority. After approval and registration of the prospectus by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, the prospectus will be published and made available on inter alia Aspiro’s website.

This press release does not constitute or form part of an offer or solicitation to purchase or subscribe for securities in the United States. The securities referred to herein may not be sold in the United States absent registration or an exemption from registration under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Aspiro does not intend to register any portion of the offering of the securities in the United States or to conduct a public offering of the securities in the United States. The information in this press release may not be announced, published or distributed, directly or indirectly, to the United States, Canada, Australia, Singapore, South Africa, Switzerland, Japan or Hong Kong or in any other jurisdiction where the announcement, publication or distribution of the information would not comply with applicable laws and regulations.

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[1] (http://connect.ne.cision.com#_ftnref1) The Board’s resolution on the Rights Issue is conditional on the general meeting approving the Board’s proposal to alter the articles of association and the Board’s proposal to reduce the share capital to cover losses. After the reduction of the share capital, the Company’s share capital will amount to SEK 138,058,073.94 and the ratio value of each share will amount to SEK 0.66934. The Board’s complete proposals are available at the Company’s website: www.aspiro.se

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“Shitte Kan-en”项目启动会议于2012年7月18日举行。除了厚生劳动大臣小宫山外，出席活动的代表还包括：被任命为执行委员会执行主席的日本演员、歌手杉良太郎；该项目的特别大使、歌手伍代夏子和持田香织； 此外，日本国家足球队代表波户康广也作为该项目的特别支持者参加了活动。在活动期间，持田香织首次献唱了这一运动的主题曲‘Yoake’（意为“黎明”）。

‘San-en Project（三猿项目）’是于今年7月28日日本肝炎日期间举办的一项吉尼斯世界纪录挑战活动。在该活动中，日本厚生劳动大臣小宫山洋子、世界肝炎联盟(WHA)主席Charles Gore、日本前国家足球队代表波户康广、艺人/模特小森纯和铃木奈奈以及众多日本职业足球联赛的支持者，在全日本的数个足球场中摆出‘三猿像’（非礼勿视、非礼勿听、非礼勿言）姿势，挑战世界纪录。

关于“Shitte Kan-en Project”
项目目标
倡导肝炎预防及早期检测，减少偏见和歧视，并提高肝炎检测的受检人数。

关于“San-en Project（三猿项目）”吉尼斯世界纪录挑战活动
2012年7月28日，世界肝炎联盟(WHA)与来自于世界各地的人们一起挑战吉尼斯世界纪录，以此作为世界肝炎日公众认知推广活动的一部分。该项纪录的主题是“在全球举办场地的所有参与者摆出‘非礼勿视、非礼勿听、非礼勿言的三猿像’姿势。”该姿势要表达的意思是：对于有关肝炎的偏见及歧视性传言，我们将‘不看、不听、不说’。让我们携手共同了解、面对肝炎，并最终战胜肝炎！

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“Il sostengo ai giovani atleti è fondamentale. Aiutare P&G a sostenere i bambini nella pratica degli sport è per me un onore, dato che senza il supporto di Roger Black, Steve Backley e della Fondazione Ron Pickering, non sarei oggi qui con la mia medaglia di bronzo”

"All'inizio del nostro programma 'Grazie di cuore mamma', abbiamo chiesto alle mamme di tutto il mondo quale sarebbe stato il modo migliore per aiutarle e ci hanno risposto: 'Aiutate a sostenere gli sport giovanili, perché ciò aiuta anche le mamme. Aiuta le mamme ad allevare bambini pieni di salute e di felicità'. Per questo ci siamo impegnati a sostenere non solo le mamme degli Olimpionici, ma anche tutte le mamme che fanno tutto ciò che è necessario per rendere la vita dei loro bambini la migliore possibile", ha affermato Marc Pritchard, Direttore globale del brand building per P&G.

Ha poi aggiunto, "Con i nostri grandi marchi che comprendono Pampers®, Tide®, Gillette® e Pantene® abbiamo già superato il nostro obiettivo per la raccolta di 5 milioni di dollari nel 2012. Oltre 6 milioni saranno investiti per sostenere lo sviluppo degli sport, delle attrezzature nelle scuole, dei fondi e delle borse di studio per la gioventù e delle località per gli sport estivi in tutto il mondo. La notizia di oggi vuol dire che il nostro progetto si estende ora fino alla fine della nostra partnership decennale con il COI, lavorando insieme ai centri operativi di rete di tutto il mondo per aumentare le opportunità affinché più bambini possano vivere i valori dello sport e delle Olimpiadi".

Il Presidente del COI, Jacques Rogge, ha dichiarato: "Sono lieto di vedere il successo del programma per gli sport giovanili di P&G in tutto il mondo, e do il benvenuto a questo sforzo per estendere il programma fino ai Giochi Olimpici del 2020. Attraverso la partnership con il movimento olimpico globale, P&G si è impegnata a toccare e migliorare la vita attraverso lo sport, e soprattutto la vita dei giovani. Investire negli sport giovanili è fondamentale per il futuro del Movimento Olimpico".

L'olimpionico americano e medaglia d'oro a Londra 2012, Kerri Walsh, ha aiutato P&G creando un fondo giovanile negli Stati Uniti e sta lavorando con il marchio più grande di P&G, Pampers, per contribuire a ispirare i bebè con lo spirito del gioco.

"Lo sport ha giocato un ruolo significativo e importante nella mia vita sin dalla prima infanzia e ora, come mamma, stimo il ruolo che gioca per aiutare i bambini ad avere una vita piena di salute, completa e varia. Sostenere i piccoli atleti di oggi, anche se non diventeranno gli olimpionici di domani, è essenziale. Il gioco aiuta i neonati a crescere, proprio come lo sport aiuta i bambini a imparare importanti competenze trasversali, e sono lietissima di aiutare P&G e Pampers® con la loro dichiarazione di oggi", ha affermato.

L'olimpionica britannica Paula Radcliffe ha contribuito insieme a P&G ad annunciare il loro impegno globale a Innsbruck, ed è anche una portavoce di Pampers. "Credo sinceramente che sia importante per tutti i bambini la pratica di sport come componente fondamentale delle loro vite, dato che ciò porta a tanti vantaggi: non solo per la salute, ma per la fiducia in sé, l'autostima, il lavoro di squadra e per ottenere risultati scolastici migliori. Come madre, so che tutto inizia nell'infanzia. Il gioco ha un ruolo estremamente importante nello sviluppo di un bambino, proprio come lo sport può contribuire a coltivare bambini felici ed equilibrati, e sono lietissima di poter aiutare P&G e Pampers nella loro promessa per sostenere le mamme e le famiglie di tutto il mondo", ha affermato.

L'olimpionico statunitense Tyson Gay fa parte della campagna di Gillette "Inizia". "Sono nato con lo sport nel sangue e, da bambino, la mia passione è stata nutrita dai miei genitori e da mia nonna, e poi attraverso i programmi di allenamento a scuola. Grazie al loro sostegno il seme dell'ispirazione che ho avuto da bambino è cresciuto e mi ha aiutato a diventare l'atleta che sono oggi. Credo che tutti i bambini si meritino di avere lo stesso sostegno perché possano iniziare la loro vita nel migliore dei modi", ha affermato.

L'olimpionico britannico e medaglia di bronzo, Robbie Grabarz, ha contribuito a sostenere la campagna di P&G e ha riconosciuto il ruolo che i suoi eroi hanno avuto nell'aiutarlo a iniziare bene nella vita. "Il sostengo ai giovani atleti è fondamentale. Aiutare P&G a sostenere i bambini nella pratica degli sport è per me un onore, dato che senza il supporto di Roger Black, Steve Backley e della Fondazione Ron Pickering, non sarei oggi qui con la mia medaglia di bronzo", ha affermato.

Marc Pritchard ha poi concluso: "Investendo negli sport giovanili, possiamo onorare il nostro impegno verso le mamme e il COI sostenendo la famiglie e aiutando a far crescere gli olimpionici di domani".

La campagna Grazie di cuore mamma è presente in tutti i media e nei negozi con un programma mondiale per i dettaglianti iniziato nel mese di aprile e che continuerà fino ad agosto. I prodotti di marchio P&G a tema olimpico sono presenti in oltre 4 milioni di negozi in tutto il mondo.

Oltre all'impegno di P&G verso gli sport giovanili, la società ha attivato anche diversi programmi volti a lasciare un'eredità positiva e durevole dopo Londra 2012. Questa comprende anche una promessa dai marchi P&G, Ariel®/Tide®, Flash® e Febreze® che ha aiutato Londra ad essere "pronta per i Giochi" grazie alla sua campagna britannica Capital Clean Up(Ripuliamo la Capitale): questa ha dedicato oltre 5000 ore alla pulizia, ha riempito oltre 1000 buste di rifiuti ed ha aiutato a reclutare e addestrare 8000 volontari a lavorare come "ambasciatori della città", con la promessa globale di P&G di lasciare una "impronta pulita" alla fine delle Olimpiadi; donando inoltre i contenuti delle stretture "P&G Family Home" alle istituzioni benefiche locali che aiutano le mamme e le famiglie.

Per l'elenco completo delle risorse e informazioni correlate alla campagna P&G Grazie di cuore mamma, compresi foto e video, visitare il sito www.PGThankYouMomMediaCenter.com.

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P&G è al servizio di circa 4,6 miliardi di persone in tutto il mondo con i suoi marchi. La Società ha uno dei più forti portafogli di marchi fidati per qualità e forza fra cui Pampers®, Tide®, Ariel®, Always®, Whisper®, Pantene®, Mach3®, Bounty®, Dawn®, Fairy®, Gain®, Charmin®, Downy®, Lenor®, Iams®, Crest®, Oral-B®, Duracell®, Olay®, Head & Shoulders®, Wella®, Gillette®, Braun®, Fusion®, Ace®, Febreze®, Ambi Pur®, SK-II®, e Vicks®. La comunità P&G conduce attività in circa 75 paesi in tutto il mondo. Visitare il sito http://www.pg.com per notizie più recenti e informazioni approfondite su P&G e i suoi marchi.

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• Wirtschafts- und Marktumfeld wirkten sich im 2. Quartal wie erwartet auf Umsatz und Ertragslage aus
• Mit 87,0 Millionen Euro lag der Auftragseingang im 2. Quartal 2012 um 31,7% niedriger als im Vorjahresquartal, das im POC- und Solarbereich besonders stark war
• Der Umsatz im 2. Quartal 2012 betrug 98,2 Millionen Euro und war damit 8% niedriger als im 2. Quartal 2011, lag jedoch 17,6% über dem Umsatz des 1. Quartals 2012, angetrieben durch starkes Wachstum im Solarbereich (27% höher als im 2. Quartal 2011)
• Das EBITDA belief sich im 2. Quartal 2012 auf 4,8 Millionen Euro nach einem Verlust von -2,8 Millionen Euro im 1. Quartal 2012; das 2. Quartal lag deutlich unter der Performance des Vorjahresquartals, das einen besonders hohen Beitrag aus dem margenstarken POC-Bereich auswies
• Die RES EBITDA-Marge lag bei 19,6%, getrieben durch das margenstarke POC-Geschäft und profitables Wachstum im Solarbereich; im Bereich Solar konnte ein wesentlicher Rahmenvertrag über mindestens 170 MW bis Ende 2013 unterzeichnet werden
• Das EES-Ergebnis wurde durch die anhaltende Schwäche des Konvertergeschäfts im 2. Quartal beeinträchtigt; für das zweite Halbjahr wird aufgrund höherer Umsätze und Kostensenkungsmaßnahmen ein deutlich höheres EBITDA erwartet
• Vertragsunterzeichnung für den Verkauf von EMED, den Solarparks in Puglia, Italien zu einem Kaufpreis von ca. 24,3 Millionen Euro einschließlich Schuldübernahme

3W Power, die Holdinggesellschaft von AEG Power Solutions (AEG PS), hat heute ihre Ergebnisse für das 2. Quartal 2012 vorgelegt. Mit 87,0 Millionen Euro ist der Auftragseingang im Vergleich zum Vorjahresquartal um 31,7% und im Vergleich zum 1. Quartal 2012 um 4,5% gesunken. Dieser Rückgang ist hauptsächlich auf die erwartete schwache Nachfrage im Polysiliziummarkt zurückzuführen. Der Umsatz betrug im 2. Quartal 2012 98,2 Millionen Euro, 8,0% weniger als im 2. Quartal 2011 (106,7 Millionen Euro); angetrieben durch das anziehende Wachstum im Solarbereich jedoch 17,6% mehr als im 1. Quartal 2012. Das EBITDA im 2. Quartal 2012 war mit 4,8 Millionen Euro positiv. Darin enthalten sind Einmalbelastungen in Höhe von 1,2 Millionen Euro.

Das Wirtschaftsumfeld bleibt aufgrund diverser Risikofaktoren, nicht mehr nur in Westeuropa, sondern auf der ganzen Welt, schwierig. Aufgrund der regionalen und technologischen Diversifizerung von AEG Power Solutions sind die Geschäftsbereiche des Unternehmens nicht einheitlich betroffen. Mit Wachstum im Solarbereich erwartet das Unternehmen, dass das Segment RES im zweiten Halbjahr 2012 zweistellige EBITDA-Margen erzielen wird. Das Segment EES wird für den Rest des Jahres positive EBITDA-Margen aufweisen. Das Unternehmen überprüft und senkt kontinuierlich seine Kosten, um in einem schwierigen Marktumfeld Wirtschaftlichkeit sicherzustellen.

Im Segment Renewable Energy Solutions (RES) ist der Auftragseingang in Höhe von 37,2 Millionen Euro im 2. Quartal im Vergleich zum Vorjahr um 45,7% gesunken. Dieser Rückgang ergibt sich durch die erwartungsgemäß schwache Nachfrage im Polysiliziummarkt und aufgrund von Verzögerungen bei der Finanzierung von Solarprojekten unserer Kunden. Auslieferungen zogen im 2. Quartal jedoch deutlich an und der Umsatz im RES-Segment stieg im Vergleich zum Vorquartal um 56,4%, was weitgehend auf das fortgesetzte Wachstum im Solargeschäft außerhalb Westeuropas zurückzuführen ist. Der Umsatz in Höhe von 51,6 Millionen Euro im 2. Quartal 2012 war 10,0% niedriger als der Umsatz im

2. Quartal 2011 in Höhe von 57,4 Millionen Euro. Der Anstieg des Umsatzes im Solarbereich reichte nicht aus, um die Schwäche im Bereich POC auszugleichen. Das EBITDA im Segment RES lag im 2. Quartal bei 10,1 Millionen Euro. Verglichen mit dem EBITDA des 2. Quartals 2011 in Höhe von 23,8 Millionen Euro spiegelt dies erneut den Rückgang des profitablen POC-Geschäfts wider.

Im Geschäftsjahr 2012 wird der Bereich POC einen niedrigeren Auftragseingang und Umsatz erreichen als im Jahr 2011. Der Preisrückgang am Polysilicon-Spotmarkt spiegelt eine Überangebotssituation wider, die wir in den nächsten Quartalen weiterhin genau verfolgen werden. Im Segment RES bleibt die strategische Priorität bestehen, das POC-Geschäft über Polysilicon-Anwendungen hinaus zu diversifizeren.

Im Geschäftsjahr 2012 wird der Bereich Solar einen höheren Auftragseingang und Umsatz erreichen als im Jahr 2011. „Die Unterzeichnung eines wesentlichen Rahmenvertrags mit Activ Solar im Juli 2012 und die wachsende Projekt-Pipeline bestätigen den Erfolg unserer Solarstrategie. Unser Ansatz basiert auf einem hoch effizienten Produktportfolio, das es uns ermöglicht, unseren Kunden wirklich wettbewerbsfähige Lösungen anzubieten", so Horst J. Kayser, CEO von 3W Power/ AEG Power Solutions. „Ein wichtiger Bestandteil unserer Strategie ist es, unsere bestehende, globale Präsenz für das Wachstum des Solargeschäfts zu nutzen. Im Jahr 2011 wurde das Wachstum im Bereich Solar durch Osteuropa und Indien angetrieben.” Es wird erwartet, dass Auftragseingänge aus Wachstumsregionen wie Osteuropa, Indien, Südafrika und den USA die schrumpfenden Märkte in Westeuropa nicht nur ausgleichen, sondern überkompensieren werden.

Am 7. August 2012 unterzeichnete die Gesellschaft eine Vereinbarung mit Solar21 über den Verkauf der EMED-Solarparks in Puglia, Italien. Der Kaufpreis für die Anlage mit einer Leistung von 5,75 Megawatt beträgt ca. 24,3 Millionen Euro, einschließlich einer Schuldübernahme in Höhe von 17,4 Millionen Euro. “Wir sind sehr zufrieden, dass wir diesen Abschluss trotz des schwierigen Marktumfelds erzielen konnten. Unser Ausstieg aus den Solarparks fokussiert unser Geschäftsportfolio und stärkt unsere Bilanz”, erläutert Jeffrey Casper, der neu ernannte CFO von 3W Power/ AEG Power Solutions. “Mit den Solarparks wollte AEG PS seine Kompetenz im Solargeschäft demonstrieren. Mit dem Verkauf konnte dieses Projekt nun erfolgreich abgeschlossen werden. Die Transaktion soll bis Ende Oktober abgeschlossen sein.“

Der Auftragseingang im Segment Energy Efficiency Solutions (EES) übertraf im 2. Quartal 2012 das Vorquartal um 9,2%, lag jedoch aufgrund des niedrigeren Auftragseingangs in den Bereichen CVT und DCT um 15,3% niedriger als im Vorjahreszeitraum. Das CVT-Geschäft ging im Vergleich zum Vorjahr weiter zurück, während das DCT-Geschäft den hohen Auftragseingang von einem Kunden im Jahr 2011 nicht wiederholen konnte. Der Umsatz in Höhe von 46,6 Millionen Euro lag im 2. Quartal 2012 im Vergleich zum Vorjahr um 5,5% niedriger (2. Quartal 2011: 49,3 Millionen Euro). Es wird erwartet, dass sich die Auftragseingänge im Bereich DCT im 3. und 4. Quartal erholen werden und die Umsätze wieder die Höhe des Vorjahres erreichen.

Das EBITDA des Segments EES lag im 2. Quartal 2012 bei -0,7 Millionen Euro; im Vorjahresquartal betrug das EBITDA 2,5 Millionen Euro und im 1. Quartal 2012 -0,8 Millionen Euro. Während der Ausblick für die Bereiche CVT und DCT schwierig bleibt, ist das EMS-Geschäft auch unter schwierigen Marktbedingungen stabil. Wir erwarten, dass das Geschäft in der zweiten Jahreshälfte 2012 wesentlich stärker wird als im ersten Halbjahr und über dem Niveau des Vorjahres liegen wird. Kontinuierliche Kostensenkungsmaßnahmen und strukturelle Verbesserungen der Ertragskraft bleiben im Fokus für die Entwicklung des Segments EES.

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„Wir sind weiterhin darauf fokussiert, unsere profitable Wachstumsagenda fortzusetzen”, so Horst J. Kayser. „Wir sind regional und technologisch diversifiziert und gut positioniert, um neue Chancen nutzen zu können, die sich im Markt für erneuerbare Energien ergeben – speziell im global wachsenden Solarmarkt, beim Trend zur Speicherung elektrischer Energie und bei Smart-Grid-Lösungen.“

3W Power geht davon aus, dass der Umsatz und die bereinigte EBITDA-Marge für 2012 am unteren Ende der bisherigen Guidance liegen werden. Diese Erwartung basiert auf einem Margenanstieg im Segment EES und auf einer verbesserten Projekt-Pipeline im Segment RES in der zweiten Jahreshälfte 2012, obgleich weiterhin wesentliche Risiken für eine Verschlechterung der Lage bestehen.

Über 3W Power/ AEG Power Solutions:

3W Power S.A. (WKN A0Q5SX / ISIN GG00B39QCR01) mit Sitz in Luxemburg ist die Holding der AEG Power Solutions Group. Die Unternehmensgruppe hat ihre Zentrale in Zwanenburg, Niederlande. Die 3W Power-Aktien sind an der Frankfurter Börse zum Handel zugelassen (Aktiensymbol: 3W9).

Die AEG Power Solutions (AEG PS) Group ist ein weltweit führender Hersteller von leistungselektronischen Systemen und Lösungen für die industrielle Stromversorgung und bietet eines der umfangreichsten Produkt- und Serviceportfolios im Bereich der Leistungsumwandlung und -steuerung. Die beiden einander ergänzenden operativen Unternehmenssegmente Renewable Energy Solutions (RES) und Energy Efficiency Solutions (EES) bedienen Unternehmenskunden weltweit. Die RES-Produkt- und Servicepalette umfasst Systeme und Lösungen für Solarkraftwerke wie Solarwechselrichter, Überwachungs- und Kontrollsysteme sowie Leistungssteller (Power Controller) für diverse industrielle Anwendungen, z.B. Polysilizium-Herstellung, Energiespeicherung, Saphir-Kristall-Züchtung und Glasproduktion. Die EES-Produkt- und Servicepalette besteht aus unterbrechungsfreien Stromversorgungen im Hochleistungsbereich (Hochleistungs-USVs), Industrieladegeräten, Gleichstromsystemen und Stromwandlern.

Aufgrund der langjährigen Erfahrung mit Gleichstrom- und Wechselstrom-technologie sowie herkömmlicher und erneuerbarer Energietechnik realisiert AEG Power Solutions innovative Lösungen für intelligente Stromnetze.

Das Unternehmen verfügt weltweit über 17 Tochtergesellschaften und zusätzliche Kompetenzzentren mit insgesamt mehr als 1.700 Mitarbeiter.

Für weitere Informationen besuchen Sie www.aegps.com

Diese Mitteilung stellt weder ein Kauf-, Verkaufs- oder Tauschangebot für Wertpapiere von 3W Power noch eine Aufforderung zum Kauf, Verkauf oder Tausch solcher Wertpapiere dar. Die Mitteilung enthält zukunftsbezogene Aussagen, zu denen unter anderem Angaben gehören, die unsere Erwartungen, Absichten, Prognosen, Schätzungen und Annahmen zum Ausdruck bringen. Diese zukunftsbezogenen Aussagen basieren auf einer angemessenen Bewertung und Einschätzung durch die Geschäftsführung, unterliegen aber Risiken und Unsicherheiten, die außerhalb des Einflussbereichs von 3W Power liegen und grundsätzlich schwierig vorherzusagen sind. Die Geschäftsführung und das Unternehmen können und werden unter keinen Umständen eine Garantie für künftige Ergebnisse oder Erträge von 3W Power übernehmen. Die tatsächlichen Ergebnisse von 3W Power können erheblich von den in den zukunftsbezogenen Aussagen tatsächlich oder implizit enthaltenen Angaben abweichen. Daher werden Investoren davor gewarnt, die in dieser Mitteilung enthaltenen zukunftsbezogenen Aussagen als Grundlage für ihre Investitionsentscheidungen in Bezug auf 3W Power zu verwenden.

3W Power übernimmt keinerlei Verpflichtung, in dieser Mitteilung gemachte zukunftsbezogene Aussagen zu aktualisieren oder zu korrigieren.

• Economic and market conditions impact Q2 revenues and profitability as expected
• Q2 2012 order intake of €87.0 million, 31.7% below Q2 2011, which was a particularly strong quarter in POC and Solar
• Q2 2012 revenues of €98.2 million, 8% below Q2 2011 but 17.6% above Q1 2012 driven by strong Solar growth (up 27% year-on-year for Q2)
• Q2 2012 EBITDA of €4.8 million compared to €-2.8 million in Q1 2012; EBITDA significantly below Q2 2011 performance, as Q2 2011 was a particularly strong quarter in POC
• RES EBITDA margin for Q2 2012 of 19.6% reflecting positive contribution from POC and profitable Solar growth; key Solar frame contract also signed in July 2012 for a minimum of 170 MW by the end of 2013
• EES results impacted by continued weakness of converter business but significantly improved EBITDA expected in H2 2012 from higher revenues and continued focus on cost reduction initiatives
• Agreement reached on the sale of EMED, the Company’s solar installation in Puglia, Italy for total consideration (including debt assumption) of up to € 24.3m

3W Power, the holding company of AEG Power Solutions (AEG PS), today announced results for Q2 2012. At €87.0 million, order intake was down 31.7% year-on-year and down 4.5% compared to the prior quarter. The reduction is principally due to anticipated weak demand in the polysilicon market. Revenue in Q2 2012 was €98.2 million, down 8.0% compared to Q2 2011 (€106.7 million) but up 17.6% compared to the prior quarter, driven by a resumption in growth in Solar. EBITDA was positive again in Q2 2012 at €4.8 million, after one-time charges of €1.2 million.

The economic environment remains challenging with many risk factors weighing on confidence no longer just in Western Europe but around the world. Fortunately our businesses are not uniformly affected. With growth coming from Solar, the RES business segment is expected to return to double-digit EBITDA margins in H2 2012. The EES business segment will have positive EBITDA margins for the remainder of the year. The company is systematically addressing its cost base to ensure profitability in a difficult trading environment.

Orders of €37.2 million in Renewable Energy Solutions (RES) were low in Q2 down 45.7% year-on-year. The drop is the result of anticipated weak demand in the polysilicon market and delays in financing of certain customers’ solar projects. Deliveries resumed however in Q2 with RES revenue up 56.4% compared to the prior quarter largely driven by the continued growth in areas outside of Western Europe in our Solar business. Revenue, at €51.6 million in Q2 2012, was down 10.0% compared to Q2 2011 revenue of €57.4 million with the increase in Solar revenue not sufficient to offset the weakness in POC. EBITDA for RES was €10.1 million compared to €23.8 million in Q2 2011 again a reflection of the drop in highly profitable POC revenues.

For full year 2012, POC will have lower orders and revenue than in 2011. The drop in the spot market for polysilicon indicates an oversupply situation which we will continue to closely monitor over the next few quarters. It remains a strategic priority of RES to continue diversifying the Power Controller business beyond polysilicon applications.

For the full year 2012, Solar orders and revenue are expected to exceed 2011. “The signing of a major framework contract with Activ Solar in July 2012 and the growing pipeline of projects confirms the success of our solar strategy. Our approach is based on a product range with highly-efficient components for solar power plants, providing customers with a truly competitive solution”, comments Horst. J. Kayser, CEO of 3W Power/ AEG Power Solutions. “Utilizing our existing global footprint to tap solar growth is another very important part of our strategy. Eastern European countries and India fueled our solar growth in 2011.” Orders from growth regions such as Eastern Europe, India, Southern Africa and the USA are expected to offset and over-compensate expected market contractions in Western Europe.

On August 7, the Group signed a Sales Purchase Agreement with Solar21 to sell EMED, a 5.75MW solar installation in Puglia, Italy for a total consideration of up to €24.3 million including the assumption of €17.4 million of debt. Jeffrey Casper, newly appointed CFO of 3W Power/ AEG Power Solutions, states: “We are very pleased to have signed the agreement in difficult market conditions. Our exit from the farms further streamlines our business portfolio and solidifies our balance sheet. The original purpose of the farms was to highlight AEG PS’s capabilities in launching its Solar business. The sale of the farms represents a successful conclusion to this endeavor and is expected to close by the end of October.”

In Energy Efficiency Solutions (EES) order intake for Q2 was up 9.2% compared to the prior quarter but down 15.3% year-over-year due to lower CVT and DCT order intake. The CVT business continued to decline year-on-year while DCT was lower due to high order intake from a particular customer in 2011. Revenue was €46.6 million in Q2 2012, down 5.5% compared to the prior year performance (Q2 2011: €49.3 million). Orders in DCT are expected to recover in Q3 and Q4 and revenues are expected to reach previous year levels.

EBITDA for EES in Q2 2012 was €-0.7 million compared to €2.5 million in Q2 2011 and €-0.8 million in Q1 2012. Whilst CVT and DCT continue to be challenging businesses, the company’s UPS activities within EMS are resilient even in difficult economic conditions. The second half of 2012 is expected to be materially stronger than in H1 and above previous year levels. A continuous effort to reduce costs and improve structural profitability in EES will remain in focus for EES’ future development.

Outlook

“We continue to focus on our strategy for profitable growth”, said Horst J. Kayser. “We are well diversified and excellently positioned both technologically and regionally to capture emerging opportunities in the renewable markets, especially the growing global solar markets and the trend towards electrical energy storage and smart grid solutions.”

3W Power expects 2012 revenue and normalized EBITDA margin to be at the lower end of previous guidance. The expectation is based on margin improvements in the EES business segment and an improving sales pipeline in RES for the second half of 2012, but material downside risks persist.

About 3W Power/AEG Power Solutions:

3W Power S.A. (WKN A0Q5SX / ISIN GG00B39QCR01), based in Luxembourg, is the holding company of AEG Power Solutions Group. The Group is headquartered in Zwanenburg in the Netherlands. The shares of 3W Power are admitted to trading on Frankfurt Stock Exchange (ticker symbol: 3W9).

AEG Power Solutions Group is a global provider of power electronic systems and solutions for all industrial power supplies and offers one of the most comprehensive product and service portfolios in the area of power conversion and power controlling. The two complementary operating business units Renewable Energy Solutions (RES) and Energy Efficiency Solutions (EES) are serving customers worldwide. The RES product and service portfolio consists of systems and solutions for solar power plants like solar inverter, monitoring and control systems as well as power controller. The EES product and service portfolio includes high performance uninterruptable power supplies (USPs), industrial power controller and DC-converter.

Thanks to its distinctive expertise, bridging both AC and DC power technologies and spanning the worlds of both conventional and renewable energy, the company creates innovative solutions for smart grids.

AEG PS’ footprint is global including 17 subsidiaries and competence centers around the world, employing 1,700 employees.

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