Arise Windpower AB(STO:AWP):

In July, 19.9 GWh of power were produced from the company´s wind farms, an increase of 43 per cent compared to the same month the year before (13.9 GWh). The production in July was broadly in line with expectations.

Halmstad, 7 August 2012 ARISE WINDPOWER AB (publ)

The information contained herein constitutes information which Arise Windpower AB is legally required to publish under the Swedish Securities Market Act (2007:528) and/or the Swedish Financial Instruments Trading Act (1991:980). The information was released for publication at 10.00 a.m. on 7 August 2012.

About Arise Windpower

Arise Windpower is one of Sweden’s leading companies in onshore wind power. Its business concept is to sell electricity generated at the company’s own wind turbines. The company’s target is to have about 700 MW (equivalent to about 300 wind turbines) in operation or under construction by 2014. Arise Windpower is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm

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“A spate of stories about security breaches from some of the world’s biggest companies brings such concerns to the fore. With ever-increasing amounts of personal data going online and in the Cloud, privacy and trust are areas that will become evermore prominent.”

These results are part of a recent Touchscreen Life study by Harris Interactive, which maps GB consumers’ use of technology devices including smartphones and tablets. In its series of Touchscreen Life studies, Harris Interactive analyses how technology is changing the way we consume, learn and interact with each other. In this latest instalment of Touchscreen Life, it was revealed that we, as a nation, are not only spending more and more time in front of a screen, but have become quite concerned about our addiction.

Steve Evans, Research Director at Harris Interactive, commented on the findings: “Devices that were designed to make our lives easier to control now appear to be controlling us. The proliferation of technology and our reliance on it is now becoming a familiar part of modern life. Many people welcome the intrusion as it brings with it unprecedented levels of social interactions, entertainment and other things that enrich us. But many owners of smartphones and tablets appear to be inextricably attached to their devices and this attachment permeates their entire home life; not even time spent with their nearest-and-dearest can break the eye-to-screen bond. This is a significant social change, this is the touchscreen life”.

To put some figures to it: almost three in five smartphone owners and two in five tablet owners find it difficult to switch off, admitting to "always checking” their devices (58% and 37%, respectively). Whilst smartphone and tablet owners often use their devices when relaxing at home (42% and 50%, respectively), family members are still denied their full quota of attention; almost a quarter of smartphone owners and over a third of tablet owners confess to using their devices at home during ‘time with family’ (23% and 35%, respectively). Watching TV too, it seems, has become a multi-tasking activity, with almost half (48%) simultaneously using a tablet and over a third their smartphone (36%). Even walking is not done offline; more than a quarter use a smartphone or tablet at the same time (28% and 32%, respectively)!

However, device dependency is not the preserve of adults. Parents are concerned about their children’s levels of screen life, with almost three in five (58%) saying they are concerned about the amount of time their kids spend in front of a screen – and, increasingly, this means mobiles and tablets as well as the traditional time-stealer, TV.

Clearly, as screen life eclipses real life for many, the emphasis on human interaction lessens – but is that the only drawback? Unfortunately not. For smartphones in particular, another prevailing concern is security – thanks to the increased use of smartphones as personal organisers that hold large amounts of sensitive private data. In fact, with so much information stored on our smartphones and tablets these days, we are literally carrying our lives around with us. It’s hardly surprising, then, that one in three of us would be “very alarmed” if we lost our smartphone because our personal data is not secure. Younger people (with more personal data) would be the most alarmed of all. And it’s not only the data stored on our own devices that gives rise to digital fears; smartphone owners’ biggest concern is the potential hacking of their personal data held by organisations (74%). Tablet owners’ biggest fear, meanwhile, is identity theft (81%). Other common fears in both camps include the loss or theft of the device itself, direct hacking of personal data held on the device and information loss via hacking or physical damage.

Added Evans, “A spate of stories about security breaches from some of the world’s biggest companies brings such concerns to the fore. With ever-increasing amounts of personal data going online and in the Cloud, privacy and trust are areas that will become evermore prominent.”

A copy of the Touchscreen Life Summary Report, Full Report and Infographic, are free to download from:

http://www.harrisinteractive.com/uk/Insights/Reports/touchscreenlife.aspx

Methodology for Touchscreen Life

Harris Interactive interviewed 1,786 GB respondents aged 16-64 (screened from a larger sample of 5,271 respondents for ownership profiling), via online fieldwork in May and June 2012. Quotas were set to ensure minimum samples of smartphone and tablet owners. Data was weighted by age, sex and region to ensure national representation of the GB population. Additional weighting brings incidence of smartphone and tablet ownership in line with current Ofcom estimates.

For more information, visit www.harrisinteractive.co.uk

C'est au 1^er août 1992 que remonte la fondation en Suisse de PFC Pharma Focus AG par Kurt Pfister, directeur général des opérations européennes, et Kathryn Voegeli, directrice d'exploitation des opérations européennes. La société a ensuite étendu sa couverture géographique en fondant des sociétés affiliées en Allemagne, en Israël et en Inde et en formant un réseau à travers l'Europe afin de mener à bien des projets paneuropéens.

Avec la fusion de PFC Pharma Focus AG et de Clinipace Worldwide en 2011, les deux organisations ont formé une véritable organisation mondiale de recherche sous contrat dans le numérique, avec des pôles d'exploitation centralisés en Amérique du Nord, en Amérique du Sud et en Europe, pour le développement stratégique de médicaments et de produits pour appareils médicaux, les opérations cliniques, la gestion de données, les questions réglementaires et l'assurance de la qualité GxP/CMC. Le siège européen de Clinipace Worldwide partage la vision collective de l'organisation qui est d'aider les clients de sociétés émergentes et de taille moyenne spécialisées dans les sciences de la vie à servir les patients en accélérant substantiellement les procédés de développement de médicaments et d'appareils médicaux par des services amplifiés par la technologie.

« Je suis très fier que nous ayons réussi à développer notre société au cours de ces deux décennies, pour former une organisation de recherche sous contrat de taille moyenne, axée sur la qualité, et exploitant la technologie de l'information afin d'être hautement concurrentielle sur le marché. Au cours de nos 20 années de fonctionnement, nous avons développé et affiné notre expertise afin de subvenir à tous les besoins de nos clients dans une multitude de domaines et d'indications thérapeutiques », a déclaré Kurt Pfister, directeur général des opérations européennes chez Clinipace Worldwide.

À propos de Clinipace Worldwide

En tant qu'organisation mondiale de recherche sous contrat numérique à services complets, nous avons été les pionniers d'un modèle de recherche innovant amplifié par la technologie, permettant de répondre aux besoins uniques des entreprises de dispositifs médicaux et biopharmaceutiques émergentes et de niveau intermédiaire. Poussée par notre plateforme propriétaire eClinical TEMPO™, notre équipe d'experts apporte de vastes connaissances et approches thérapeutiques afin d'assister les entreprises spécialisées dans les sciences de la vie dans le développement et l'application de stratégies réglementaires, de développement clinique et de recherche après approbation, afin d'assurer le succès d'un programme de développement de médicaments et de dispositifs médicaux. Nous avons géré plus de 600 projets de régulation et de recherche sous contrat au niveau mondial. Le siège de Clinipace Worldwide se trouve dans le Research Triangle Park, en Caroline du Nord, avec des bureaux à Boulder, à Overland Park, à Zurich, à Munich, à Tel-Aviv, à Sao Paulo, à Buenos Aires, à Lima et à New Delhi. Pour plus d'informations, visiter le site Web www.clinipace.com.

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Am 1. August, 1992 gründeten Kurt Pfister ,Chief Executive Officer für Europa, und Kathryn Voegeli, Chief Operating Officer für Europa, in der Schweiz die PFC Pharma Focus AG. Das Unternehmen erweiterte sein internationales Profil durch die Gründung von Tochtergesellschaften in Deutschland, Israel und Indien sowie ein Netzwerk in ganz Europa zur Durchführung europaweiter Projekte.

Mit der Fusion der PFC Pharma Focus AG und Clinipace Worldwide 2011 entstand ein wirklich globales digitales Auftragsforschungsinstitut mit zusammengefassten Zentren zur strategischen Entwicklung von Medikamenten und medizinischen Geräten, klinischem Betrieb, Datenmanagement, Regulierungsangelegenheiten und Qualitätssicherung gemäß der GxP-Richtlinien für gute Arbeitspraxis/CMC in Nord- und Südamerika sowie Europa. Die übergeordnete Vision des Unternehmens, neue und mittelständische Firmen im Life-Sciences-Sektor bei der schnelleren Entwicklung von Medikamenten und medizinischen Geräten durch technologiegestütze Auftragsforschung zu unterstützen, wird auch am europäischen Hauptsitz von Clinipace Worldwide vertreten.

„Ich bin sehr stolz, dass wir unser Unternehmen in diesen 20 Jahren zu einem qualitätsorientierten Forschungsinsitut mittlerer Größe ausgebaut haben, das sich aufgrund der eingesetzten IT-Technologie erfolgreich auf dem Markt behauptet. In den über 20 Jahren unseres Bestehens haben wir unsere Fachkompetenz eng an den Bedürfnissen unserer Kunden auf den verschiedensten Therapiegebieten und Indikationen ausgerichtet“, sagte Kurt Pfister, CEO für Europa bei Clinipace Worldwide.

Über Clinipace Worldwide

Als globales digitales Auftragsforschungsinstitut mit vollem Leistungsumfang sind wir Pioniere eines innovativen technologiegestützten Forschungsmodells, mit dessen Hilfe wir die konkreten Anforderungen aufstrebender und mittelständischer Unternehmen in den Bereichen Biopharmazeutika und Medizinprodukte erfüllen können. Unter Anwendung unserer geschützten eClinical-Plattform TEMPO™ unterstützt unser Expertenteam mit seinem umfassenden therapeutischen Wissen und seinen Erkenntnissen biowissenschaftliche Unternehmen bei der Entwicklung und Umsetzung regulatorischer Strategien, klinischer Entwicklung und Forschung nach der Zulassung, um ein erfolgreiches Entwicklungsprogramm für Medikamente und Medizinprodukte zu sichern. Wir haben bereits mehr als 600 globale Auftragsforschungs- und regulatorische Projekte verwaltet. Der Geschäftssitz von Clinipace Worldwide ist in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina (USA), und das Unternehmen unterhält Niederlassungen in Boulder, Overland Park, Zürich, München, Tel Aviv, São Paulo, Buenos Aires, Lima und Neu-Delhi. Weitere Informationen erhalten Sie auf unserer Website unter www.clinipace.com.

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«Ils sont bien plus précis et faciles à utiliser qu'une trousse d'analyse chimique, tout en étant suffisamment abordables pour un usage non professionnel au quotidien.»

Conçus comme une alternative précise et abordable aux trousses d'analyse chimique, les nouveaux appareils de mesure portables haute capacité Checker mesurent une variété de paramètres, notamment :

• Ammoniac (fourchettes faibles, moyennes et hautes)
• Nitrite (fourchettes faibles, moyennes et hautes)
• Chlore total (fourchettes ultra-faibles et hautes)
• Silice (fourchette faible)
• Brome
• Chrome VI
• Calcium marin
• Alcalinité

La ligne Checker de colorimètres à main est idéale pour analyser la qualité de l'eau dans les aquariums d'eau de mer, l'eau traitée pour éliminer le chlore avant une osmose inverse, les tours de refroidissement, les piscines et les spas ainsi que pour une vérification ponctuelle de la qualité de l'eau dans des applications de traitement des eaux usées, de placage et environnementale.

« Nos appareils à main Checker correspondent à une niche unique entre les trousses d'analyse chimique et les colorimètres de laboratoire haut de gamme » a déclaré Paul Fabsits, Vice-président du développement international d'entreprise pour Hanna Instruments. « Ils sont bien plus précis et faciles à utiliser qu'une trousse d'analyse chimique, tout en étant suffisamment abordables pour un usage non professionnel au quotidien. »

Les nouveaux appareils Checker de Hanna seront en vente auprès de nos 40 distributeurs internationaux. Ces bureaux offrent aux clients de Hanna un service, une assistance et des formations au niveau local et ils s'inscrivent dans la mission que s'est fixée Hanna de fournir une expérience exceptionnelle à ses clients locaux.

À propos de Hanna

Hanna Instruments, Inc. est la plus grande société privée au monde de fabrication d'appareils de mesure électroanalytiques. Depuis 1978, Hanna produit des dispositifs pratiques et rentables pour des applications de laboratoire, environnementales et industrielles. Nous offrons une grande variété d'appareils de mesure, depuis les appareils sur table de qualité scientifique et les électrodes ISE aux appareils de mesure transportables simples et à paramètres multiples, pour mesurer notamment le pH, la conductivité, l'OD, la turbidité, etc. Hanna compte plus de 40 bureaux à l'échelle internationale pour assurer des niveaux de service et d'assistance exceptionnels n'importe où dans le monde.

Pour des informations complémentaires, visitez le site Web de Hanna Instruments : www.hannainst.com.

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Progettati per offrire un’alternativa più conveniente e accurata ai kit per test chimici, i nuovi colorimetri tascabili Checker HC misurano il livello di vari parametri, quali:

• Ammoniaca (scala bassa, media e alta)
• Nitrito (scala bassa e alta)
• Cloro totale (scala molto bassa e alta)
• Silice (scala bassa)
• Bromo
• Cromo esavalente
• Calcio in acqua di mare
• Alcalinità

La linea Checker di colorimetri tascabili è perfetta per l’analisi delle acque negli acquari marini, nelle torri di raffreddamento, nelle piscine, negli stabilimenti termali e l’analisi delle acque trattate per rimuovere il cloro prima dell’osmosi inversa. Inoltre, questa linea è adatta ai controlli a campione della qualità delle acque di scarico e delle applicazioni ambientali e di rivestimento.

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In data 1 agosto 1992 Kurt Pfister, direttore generale della divisione Operazioni europee, e Kathryn Voegeli, direttore operativo delle Operazioni europee, hanno fondato PFC Pharma Focus AG in Svizzera. La società ha espanso la propria presenza geografica tramite l'istituzione di imprese consociate in Germania, Israele e India e lo sviluppo di una rete europea per l'esecuzione di progetti paneuropei.

Dalla fusione tra PFC Pharma Focus AG e Clinipace Worldwide nel 2011 é nata un'organizzazione digitale di ricerca a contratto di respiro davvero globale con sedi centralizzate nel Nord America, nell'America Latina e in Europa per lo sviluppo strategico di dispositivi medicali e farmaci, operazioni cliniche, gestione dei dati, questioni regolamentari e controllo della qualità (conformità alle direttive GxP/CMC).

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„Unser handgehaltener Checker besetzt eine einzigartige Nische zwischen chemischen Testkits und hochwertigen Laborkolorimetern“

Die neuen portablen Checker-HC-Messgeräte sind als preisgünstige und messgenaue Alternative zu chemischen Testkits konzipiert und messen eine Vielzahl von Parametern, darunter:

• Ammoniak (im niedrigen, mittleren und hohen Bereich)
• Nitrit (im niedrigen und hohen Bereich)
• Gesamtchlor (im extrem niedrigen und hohen Bereich)
• Silica im niedrigen Bereich
• Brom
• Chrom VI
• Meerescalcium
• Alkalinität

Die Checker-Serie handgehaltener Kolorimeter eignet sich perfekt für die Prüfung der Wasserqualität in Salzwasseraquarien, bei der Wasseraufbereitung zur Entfernung von Chlor vor der Reversosmose, in Kühltürmen, Swimmingpools und Sprudelbädern sowie zur Stichprobenkontrolle der Wasserqualität bei der Abwasserbehandlung, Plattierung und in Umwelteinsätzen.

„Unser handgehaltener Checker besetzt eine einzigartige Nische zwischen chemischen Testkits und hochwertigen Laborkolorimetern“, erklärte Paul Fabsits, Vice President of Global Business Development bei Hanna Instruments. „Er ist wesentlich genauer und leichter zu benutzen als ein chemisches Testkit und dabei kostengünstig genug für den Privatverbraucher.“

Der neue Checker von Hanna ist über jeden der 40 internationalen Standorte des Unternehmens erhältlich. Diese Niederlassungen stehen den Kunden von Hanna mit lokalem Kundendienst, Support und Schulung zur Seite, denn Hanna ist stets bestrebt, das Kundenerlebnis außergewöhnlich positiv zu gestalten.

Über Hanna

Hanna Instruments, Inc. ist der weltweit größte Hersteller von elektroanalytischen Messgeräten in privater Hand. Seit 1978 stellt Hanna praktische, kosteneffektive Geräte für den Laborbedarf sowie Umwelt- und Industrieanwendungen her. Das Unternehmen bietet ein breites Sortiment an Instrumenten, das von forschungsgerechten Tischgeräten und ISEs bis hin zu tragbaren Einzel- und Mehrparametermessgeräten zur Bestimmung des pH-Werts, der Leitfähigkeit, des gelösten Sauerstoffs, der Trübung und anderer Parameter reicht. Hanna unterhält weltweit mehr als 40 Niederlassungen, damit Service- und Supportleistungen auf höchstem Niveau in aller Welt gewährleistet sind.

Weitere Informationen erhalten Sie auf der Website von Hanna Instruments unter www.hannainst.com.

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接下来的几天内将在德国北海开始架设由80只风力涡轮机构成的风电场，这些涡轮机的型号为AREVA Wind M5000，输出功率达5MW(合计400MW)。阿尔斯通(Alstom)制造的自装型浮置变电站将首先从鹿特丹港市的造船厂拖到43平方公里的施工现场。然后第一批(带深水作业用重达950吨坚固底座的)三脚架将从其位于不来梅港ABC半岛的储存地点运到180公里远的风电场区域。2012年秋将开始敷设内场电缆。正如其始终强调的，这将保证项目于2013年底如期竣工。

Global Tech I此后将向100万人提供经济安全的电力。根据两年以来从阿尔法文图斯(Alpha Ventus)实验风电场取得的经验，使用相同的5MW阿海珐技术进行安装，预期能获得百分之九十八的可利用性和超过4500个全负荷小时。阿尔法文图斯风电场的风向位置不如Global Tech I有利，在风力普遍较低的2011年中只有三天未能供电。因此证实了北海风力能够产生基本供电负荷。

关于Windreich AG

Windreich AG由工业工程师(FH) Willie Balz创建于1999年，是陆上及近海风能行业的一家集团公司，总部位于德国Wolfschlugen。Windreich AG雇用了130多位经验丰富的员工，是德国当今最成功的风能公司之一，拥有1,000多家由其融资、构建和管理的风能工厂。德国最好的近海风电厂中有三个来自Windreich AG，其中包括本年度获奖项目Global Tech 1，该项目在德国位居第一，实际输出功率为400MW。Global Tech 1去年从包括欧洲投资银行和德国复兴信贷银行在内的16家银行获得了10.47亿欧元的项目融资。Willi Balz还从德国南部的六位著名投资人处成功获得了8亿欧元。所有获准的近海项目均带有并网并正在按计划建设。8.4GW的计划实际输出功率为德国北海的另外20个项目提供了保障。Windreich通过该项目为德国的替代能源改革做出了长期贡献，并将能够在未来为将近2000万人提供可持续的、不产生二氧化碳的风能。

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“A Eurovision tem mais de 60 anos de experiência em fornecer conteúdo ao vivo de primeira classe de forma constante, confiável e rentável. Estamos muito contentes de poder ampliar nossa relação com a SES, retransmitindo aos nossos clientes o serviço flexível e de alta qualidade que eles procuram”

A Eurovision, cliente da SES há muitos anos, está aumentando sua capacidade para 54 MHz e usando o teleporto e o satélite NSS-806 da SES para transmitir os Jogos Olímpicos e Paraolímpicos (que começarão no dia 29 de agosto) de Londres 2012 para os telespectadores em toda a América Latina.

Posicionado a 40,5 graus oeste, o NSS-806 é um dos vários satélites da SES que abastece a EBU, BBC e outras empresas de radiodifusão, com ampla cobertura dos Jogos Olímpicos de Londres 2012 para a América do Norte, América Latina e em toda a Europa.

Essa capacidade também será empregada para contribuição e distribuição dos principais eventos esportivos de 2013 e 2014 em alta definição (HD), tais como a Tour de France, Fórmula Um, Liga Europeia e Latino-americana de Futebol, inclusive a Copa do Mundo FIFA 2014 no Brasil, permitindo que torcedores nos três continentes assistam a todos os jogos e corridas ao vivo.

O feixe hemisférico de alta potência e personalizado do NSS-806 proporciona cobertura simultânea para a Europa e o continente americano, cobrindo virtualmente toda a América do Norte, Central e do Sul, garantindo máximo alcance nos mercados de fala portuguesa e espanhola. O satélite possui uma linha de mais de 270 canais e alcança praticamente 19 milhões de lares em toda a América Latina.

O diretor de Compras da Eurovision, Paolo Pusterla expressou a satisfação da EBU, dizendo: "A Eurovision tem mais de 60 anos de experiência em fornecer conteúdo ao vivo de primeira classe de forma constante, confiável e rentável. Estamos muito contentes de poder ampliar nossa relação com a SES, retransmitindo aos nossos clientes o serviço flexível e de alta qualidade que eles procuram".

Pusterla continuou, afirmando: "A excelente localização orbital do NSS-806, e sua ampla cobertura da América Latina e da Europa Ocidental, é exatamente o que precisamos para retransmitir eventos esportivos internacionais em definição padrão e alta definição para a torcida animada em toda essa região. Temos a convicção de que a SES, como nosso sócio de confiança, fará com que solidifiquemos nossa capacidade de retransmitir eventos esportivos continuamente, ano após ano, para o mundo todo”.

A vice-presidente de Global Occasional Use da SES, Samantha McCloskey, acrescentou: "É emocionante ver como nossa parceria com a Eurovision tem crescido desde o começo de 1999, quando nós fornecíamos 15 minutos de notícias ocasionais na América do Norte. Hoje, podemos oferecer à Eurovision capacidade completa e também uso ocasional para contribuição e distribuição de esportes e notícias por meio da nossa frota global de 51 satélites, extensa rede de fibra ótica e teleporto”.

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Sobre a SES

SES é uma operadora de satélites líder mundial com uma frota de 51 satélites geoestacionários. A empresa fornece serviços de comunicação via satélite para emissoras e fornecedoras de serviços de conteúdos e internet, redes operadoras de telefonia fixas e móveis, assim como para empresas e organizações governamentais no mundo todo.

SES representa relacionamentos comerciais duradouros, serviço de alta qualidade e excelência na indústria de transmissão e difusão. As equipes regionais culturalmente distintas da SES estão localizadas em todo o mundo e trabalham em estreita colaboração com os clientes para atender às suas exigências específicas de serviço e de largura de banda de satélite.

A SES (Paris:SESG)(LuxX:SESG) possui participações no Ciel, no Canadá, no QuetzSat, no México, assim como uma participação estratégica na start-up de infraestrutura de satélites O3b Networks. Mais informações podem ser encontradas no site: www.ses.com.

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Eurovisión, un cliente de SES desde hace muchos años, está aumentando su capacidad hasta los 54 MHz y utiliza el telepuerto y el satélite NSS-806 de SES para transmitir los Juegos Olímpicos y los Juegos Paralímpicos de Londres 2012 (que comenzarán el 29 de agosto) a los televidentes de Latinoamérica.

Junto con otros satélites de SES, el NSS-806, colocado en la posición orbital de 40,5 grados Oeste, está proporcionando a la EBU, a la BBC y a otras emisoras una amplia cobertura de los Juegos Olímpicos de Londres 2012 en Norteamérica, Latinoamérica y Europa.

La capacidad también se utilizará en la contribución y distribución de grandes eventos deportivos en alta definición (HD) durante 2013 y 2014, como el Tour de Francia, la Fórmula 1, torneos de fútbol europeos y latinoamericanos y también la Copa Mundial de la FIFA Brasil 2014. Esto permitirá que los aficionados al deporte de tres continentes vean todas las carreras y todos los partidos en vivo.

El haz hemisférico adaptado y de alta potencia del NSS-806 brinda cobertura simultánea a Europa y a las Américas, de hecho llega de manera prácticamente completa a Norteamérica, Centroamérica y Sudamérica, lo que asegura el máximo alcance a todos los mercados de habla hispana y portuguesa. El satélite transmite más de 270 canales y llega a 19 millones de hogares en Latinoamérica.

Paolo Pusterla, director de adquisiciones de Eurovisión, expresó su satisfacción en nombre de la EBU. «Eurovisión tiene más de 60 años de experiencia en la entrega de contenidos premium en vivo de una manera transparente, confiable y rentable. Nos complace ampliar nuestra relación con SES, con la que podremos satisfacer lo que están pidiendo nuestros clientes de radioteledifusión: un servicio flexible y de la mejor calidad».

El Sr. Pusterla añadió: «La privilegiada posición orbital del NSS-806, con su cobertura sobre Latinoamérica y Europa occidental, resulta perfecta cuando se trata de transmitir eventos deportivos internacionales, tanto en definición estándar como en alta definición, para los millones de aficionados al deporte de la región. Tenemos plena confianza en SES, junto a nuestro socio podremos consolidar nuestra capacidad para transmitir continuamente eventos deportivos en todo el mundo, año tras año».

Samantha McCloskey, vicepresidenta de Global Occasional Use en SES, agregó: «Es emocionante ver cómo ha crecido nuestra asociación con Eurovisión desde sus inicios en 1999, cuando emitimos los bloques de noticias de 15 minutos en Norteamérica. Hoy pueden contar con nuestra capacidad esporádicamente o de manera continua para la contribución y distribución de noticias y deportes a través de nuestra flota global de 51 satélites y de la amplia red de fibra óptica y telepuertos».

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Acerca de SES

SES es un operador de satélites, líder mundial, con una flota de 51 satélites geoestacionarios. La empresa ofrece servicios de comunicaciones satelitales a emisoras, proveedores de servicios de contenido e Internet, operadores de redes fijas y móviles y organizaciones comerciales y gubernamentales en todo el mundo.

SES se caracteriza por sus relaciones comerciales duraderas, servicios de alta calidad y excelencia en la industria radiotelevisiva. Los equipos regionales culturalmente diversos de SES están ubicados en todo el mundo y trabajan estrechamente con los clientes a fin de satisfacer sus necesidades de servicio y de ancho de banda satelital específicos.

SES (Paris: SESG) (LuxX: SESG) cuenta con participaciones en Ciel en Canadá y QuetzSat en México, así como una participación estratégica en la infraestructura de puesta en marcha de satélites del proyecto O3b Networks. Para más información, visite el sitio Web: www.ses.com.

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PA Resources: (STO:PAR) (OSE:PAR)

PA Resources will release the interim report for the second quarter 2012 on Wednesday 15 August at 07.45 CET. CEO Bo Askvik and CFO Nicolas Adlercreutz will host a webcasted conference call the same morning at 10.00 CET.

The live webcast and presentation material may be accessed on www.paresources.se. An on demand version is also available after the presentation.

Link to webcast: http://storm.zoomvisionmamato.com/player/paresources/objects/fpxt5gjn/

To participate via phone, please call:

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UK: +44 (0)203 043 24 36

US: +1 866 458 40 87

Stockholm 7 August, 2012 PA Resources AB (publ)

PA Resources AB (publ) is an international oil and gas group which conducts exploration, development and production of oil and gas assets. The Group operates in Tunisia, Republic of Congo (Brazzaville), Equatorial Guinea, United Kingdom, Denmark, Greenland, Netherlands and Germany. PA Resources is one of the larger oil producers in Tunisia and is also producing oil in the Republic of Congo. The parent company is located in Stockholm, Sweden. PA Resources’ net sales amounted to SEK 2,154 million during 2011. The company is listed on NASDAQ OMX Stockholm, Sweden (Mid Cap). For additional information, please visit www.paresources.se.

The above information has been made public in accordance with the Securities Market Act and/or the Financial Instruments Trading Act. The information was published at 09.00 CET on 7 August 2012.

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“The Vantage Titan systems are patient-friendly, and the new 16-element coils will continue to provide comfortable exams while improving image quality for accurate diagnoses.”

“The 16-element MR coils feature a flexible design, enabling clinicians to use the coils for various exam types,” said Steve Nichols, chief operating officer, NeoCoil. “The light-weight coils come in two sizes and wrap around a patient’s anatomy, accommodating patients of various sizes and providing greater patient comfort.”

Available for the Vantage Titan™ 1.5T, the 16-element flexible coils conform more closely to the anatomy, greatly improving signal-to-noise ratio. The coils are available in medium and large sizes and are ideally suited for general orthopedic and body imaging of large and small patients alike. Where standard coils are not optimal, the flexible coils can be used for general-purpose as well as head, neck and spine imaging. Large patients are not forced into or pinched by the hard plastic of traditional rigid coils. Image quality for small patients is not compromised due to fixed, oversized coil housings.

“Toshiba is committed to developing and bringing new technologies to market for its MR systems,” said Stuart Clarkson, director, MR Business Unit, Toshiba. “The Vantage Titan systems are patient-friendly, and the new 16-element coils will continue to provide comfortable exams while improving image quality for accurate diagnoses.”

About Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.

With headquarters in Tustin, Calif., Toshiba America Medical Systems (TAMS) markets, sells, distributes and services diagnostic imaging systems, and coordinates clinical diagnostic imaging research for all modalities in the United States. For more information, visit the TAMS website at www.medical.toshiba.com.

About Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation

Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation is a leading worldwide provider of medical diagnostic imaging systems and comprehensive medical solutions, such as CT, X-ray and vascular, ultrasound, nuclear medicine and MRI systems, as well as information systems for medical institutions. Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation has been providing medical products for over 80 years. Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba.

About Toshiba

Toshiba is a world-leading diversified manufacturer, solutions provider and marketer of advanced electronic and electrical products and systems. Toshiba Group brings innovation and imagination to a wide range of businesses: digital products, including LCD TVs, notebook PCs, retail solutions and MFPs; electronic devices, including semiconductors, storage products and materials; industrial and social infrastructure systems, including power generation systems, smart community solutions, medical systems and escalators & elevators; and home appliances.

Toshiba was founded in 1875, and today operates a global network of more than 550 consolidated companies, with 202,000 employees worldwide and annual sales surpassing 6.1 trillion yen (US$74 billion). Visit Toshiba's website at www.toshiba.co.jp/index.htm.

„Für mein eher dickes Haar ist die Repair & Care Pflegeserie von Pantene Pro-V ideal. Mein Haar behält auch trotz Studio-Hitze und Styling-Strapazen den ganzen Tag seinen tollen Glanz und sieht gesund aus!“

Auch die bekannte TV-Moderatorin und Pantene Pro-V Markenbotschafterin Nazan Eckes weiß, wie wichtig die richtige Pflege, abgestimmt auf die Haarstruktur ist: „Für mein eher dickes Haar ist die Repair & Care Pflegeserie von Pantene Pro-V ideal. Mein Haar behält auch trotz Studio-Hitze und Styling-Strapazen den ganzen Tag seinen tollen Glanz und sieht gesund aus!“ Damit das so bleibt, setzt Nazan auf eine Systempflege bestehend aus vier einfachen Schritten:

1. Shampoo für eine sanfte Reinigung

2. Feuchtigkeitspflege mit einer Pflegespülung nach jeder Haarwäsche

3. Wöchentliche Intensiv-Kur anstatt der Spülung für eine Extra-Portion Pflege

4. Für täglichen Schutz Leave-In Produkt – Kur ohne Ausspülen

Jeder, der auch dank Pantene Pro-V gesund aussehendes Haar hat, kann jetzt am Pantene Pro-V Foto-Contest teilnehmen. Zu gewinnen gibt es ein professionelles Fotoshooting inklusive Styling von Pantene Pro-V Haarexperte Sacha Schütte, eine Veröffentlichung in der Zeitschrift „Lisa“ sowie ein Meet-and-Greet mit Nazan Eckes.

Einfach Fan der Pantene Pro-V Deutschland Facebook-Seite werden und vom 01. bis 31. August 2012 an der Aktion „Pantene Pro-V sucht DAS gesund aussehendes Haar 2012“ teilnehmen. Hierzu unter „Foto-Contest“ das schönste Haar-Foto hochladen und kurz beschreiben, wie man mit Pantene Pro-V gesund aussehendes, glänzendes Haar bekommen hat. Nach einem User-Voting wählt eine Experten-Jury eine Gewinnerin je Haarstruktur. Unter allen Votern wird wöchentlich ein Braun Produktpaket verlost. Zusätzlich erhalten die ersten 500 Anmeldungen eines von 500 Pantene Pro-V Produktpaketen. Weitere Infos unter www.facebook.de/PanteneDeutschland.

Über Procter & Gamble

4.4 Milliarden Mal am Tag kommen die Verbraucher in aller Welt mit den Marken von P&G in Berührung. Das Unternehmen steht für eines der stärksten Portfolios von bewährten, hochwertigen und führenden Marken, zu denen unter anderem Pampers®, Tide®, Ariel®, Always®, Whisper®, Pantene®, Mach3®, Bounty®, Dawn®, Fairy®, Gain®, Pringles®, Charmin®, Downy®, Lenor®, Iams®, Crest®, Oral-B®, Duracell®, Olaz®, Head & Shoulders®, Wella®, Gillette®, Braun® und Fusion® Ace®, Febreze®, und Ambi Pur® gehören. P&G ist weltweit in 80 Ländern vertreten und verkauft die P&G Marken in über 180 Ländern. Weitere Informationen und Berichte über P&G und unsere Marken finden Sie unter http://www.pg.com

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Jerome Salmon ha sido nombrado director regional de seguros de vida multinacionales en Europa Continental. Con sede en París, Jerome dirigirá el desarrollo de las capacidades de las suscripciones del seguro de vida de ACE para satisfacer las necesidades específicas de los negocios multinacionales de Europa. También trabajará de cerca con brokers y clientes para comprender sus necesidades en constante cambio en materia de seguros y desarrollar y comunicar la propuesta para el cliente de ACE. El nombramiento será efectivo el próximo 20 de agosto, 2012.

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« Les clients exigent les meilleures compétences, davantage de valeur ajoutée et d’efficacité dans tous les domaines de l’univers numérique. Resultrix forte de son héritage venant des métiers du numérique vient élargir et enrichir la palette de services que nous offrons aujourd’hui à travers le monde » commente Daina Middleton, Global CEO de Performics.

Publicis Groupe (Paris:PUB)[Euronext Paris: FR0000130577] annonce aujourd’hui l’acquisition en Inde de Resultrix, une des agences numérique les plus dynamiques remarquée pour sa réputation créative. Agence internationale, Resultrix est présente en Inde, à Singapour, aux Emirats arabes unis et aux Etats-Unis. Cette acquisision renforce la présence de Publicis Groupe en Inde mais également dans le numérique.

Créée en 2008, Resultrix est rapidement devenue la meilleure agence du marketing à la performance sur plusieurs marchés stratégiques dont l’Inde et les Etats-Unis. Resultrix emploie plus de 100 experts de l’univers digital à travers ses bureaux internationaux de New Delhi, Mumbai, Singapour, Seattle et Dubai. Régulièrement primée, l’agence est reconnue à l’international pour sa créativité et son efficacité à la performance.

Resultrix offre la palette complète de services dans ce segment : le référencement, les médias en ligne, la conception de sites, les études, l’achat d’espace, la stratégie media des réseaux sociaux et bien entendu le marketing mobile en fort développement. Resultrix apporte des solutions interactives sur mesure à ses clients avec une démarche fondée sur son savoir faire stratégique, ses capacités créatives et solutions technologiques. Ses principaux clients sont à la fois internationaux et locaux comme Corbis Corporation, Bupa, Standard Chartered Bank, Airtel, Cleartrip, DBS Bank et la Banque nationale des Emirats...

Resultrix sera intégrée à Performics, filiale de ZenithOptimedia spécialisée dans le marketing à la performance, sous le nom de « Resultrix, une société Performics ». Ses fondateurs, Vidur Luthra, CEO, et Gulrez Alam, COO,conserveront la direction de l’agence, sous la responsabilité directe de Daina Middleton, Global CEO de Performics et de Gareth Mulryan, Managing Director de Performics Asie-Pacifique.

Daina Middleton commente : « Les clients exigent les meilleures compétences, davantage de valeur ajoutée et d’efficacité dans tous les domaines de l’univers numérique. Resultrix forte de son héritage venant des métiers du numérique vient élargir et enrichir la palette de services que nous offrons aujourd’hui à travers le monde. »

Srikant Sastri, Président de VivaKi Inde, ajoute : « L’Inde offre des perspectives de croissance et des opportunités fantastiques, surtout dans le numérique. Cet investissement prouve notre volonté de développer nos réseaux dans les pays et les secteurs importants à forte croissance. »

Vidur Luthra, CEO de Resultrix, commente : « Les fondamentaux de Resultrix reposent sur la culture numérique et toutes les opportunités qu’elle offre en plus des medias traditionnels. Nous avons trouvé en Publicis une opportunité de rejoindre un groupe de communication global les plus avancés du monde en numérique. Cela nous permet de réaliser nos ambitions et de développer notre savoir-faire, nos forces et notre expérience à une plus grande échelle. Ce sera un avantage énorme pour nos clients et nos équipes. »

Performics redéfinit le marketing à la performance en appliquant des principes de recherche fortement optimisés attachés à apporter à leurs clients davantage de valeur ajoutée, de retour sur investissement et d’efficacité dans tous les domaines de l’univers numérique et à travers tous les canaux digitaux. Depuis le début de 2011, Performics a élargi son périmètre et opère maintenant dans 18 pays. Son nouveau partenariat avec Resultrix permettra aux clients de bénéficier de nouvelles compétences dans le numérique, mais également faire profiter ses clients d’une offre globale encore plus intégrée et plus cohérente.

L'acquisition qui reste soumise à l'approbation des autorités de la concurrence démontre encore une fois l’ambition de Publicis de se développer à la fois dans le digital et les pays à forte croissance. La stratégie de Publicis visant à accélérer son savoir faire digital et sa présence afin de mieux servir ses clients.

Selon les prévisions actuelles de ZenithOptimedia (juin 2012), l’Inde est le 16^ème marché publicitaire mondial et enregistrera une croissance des dépenses publicitaires de 6,8% en 2012. Les quatre pays Brésil, Russie Inde et Chine devraient représenter 35% de la croissance mondiale totale. L’acquisition de Resultrix – encore soumise à l’approbation des autorités de marché – témoigne de l’engagement stratégique de Publicis Groupe visant à élargir ses opérations en Inde. Le groupe a pour objectif d’y doubler de taille d’ici à 2015. Il a récemment acquis l’agence numérique indienne, Indigo Consulting.

A propos de Publicis Groupe

Publicis Groupe [Euronext Paris FR0000130577, CAC 40] est le troisième groupe mondial de communication, présent dans tous les secteurs et métiers : le numérique, la publicité, la communication institutionnelle, l'événementiel, l’achat d’espace média et la communication spécialisée. Ses principaux réseaux sont Leo Burnett, MSLGROUP, PHCG (Publicis Healthcare Communications Group), Publicis Worldwide, Rosetta et Saatchi & Saatchi. VivaKi, plate-forme transversale dédiée aux médias et au numérique, s’appuie sur Digitas, Razorfish, Starcom MediaVest Group et ZenithOptimedia. Le Groupe est présent dans 104 pays et compte environ 56 000 collaborateurs.

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A propos de Resultrix

Resultrix, fondée en 2008, est l’une des premières agences de marketing numérique axé sur la performance qui vise à optimiser le retour sur investissement des clients. Elle associe le meilleur du marketing des moteurs de recherche, de la technologie, de la publicité sur Internet, des réseaux sociaux, du mobile, de la création et des études. Les équipes ont travaillé pour plus de 120 marques, à travers tous les medias et tout type d’écrans. Les services interactifs proposés par l’agence incluent le marketing des moteurs de recherche (SEM), le référencement (SEO), la conception et le développement de sites Web, les études sur Internet, la stratégie média des réseaux sociaux, et la publicité en ligne sur toutes sortes d’écrans et de plateformes. Resultrix dispose de bureaux en Inde (Mumbai et Delhi), à Dubai, à Singapour et aux Etats-Unis.

www.resultrix.com

A propos de Performics

Filiale internationale du réseau ZenithOptimedia, au service de toutes les marques de VivaKi (ZenithOptimedia, Starcom, Razorfish et Digitas), Performics applique sa philosophie « Performance never rests » à l’ensemble des canaux digitaux. Qu’il s’agisse de recruter de nouveaux clients, de les fidéliser, d’améliorer leur visibilité sur les moteurs de recherche, de gérer la e-réputation de leurs marques ou d’améliorer l’efficacité des achats de liens sponsorisés, Performics intègre l’ensemble des expertises et outils : E-mail, SEO (référencement naturel), Social Media, RP 2.0, Veille, Études, E-CRM, SEM (référencement payant), Display, Content/Création, Outils de Bidmanagement, Web Analytics.

www.performix.com

Precise Biometrics (STO:PREC), an innovation leader in providing authentication solutions, and developer of Tactivo, a smart casing that provides both smart card and fingerprint authentication to mobile devices, announced today they have received their first U.S. Government related purchase orders and are starting off multiple pilot projects across several U.S. Federal Government military and civilian agencies.

It is a firm requirement that every federal government employee be issued a smart card credential to be used for identification and access to federal buildings and networks. With the current migration from desktop computers to mobile devices, federal agencies are facing a new challenge: how to apply the same authentication requirements to mobile devices that employees are already required to use on their desktops. Tactivo solves this issue by providing a smart card reader and fingerprint sensor to the iPhone 4 and the iPhone 4S, and coming soon, the iPad.

The BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) trend is as valid in government workplaces as it is in commercial enterprises. With this trend comes an extensive demand for stronger security solutions. Tactivo provides a comprehensive solution to the challenges of authentication and security in an increasingly mobile world. Tactivo’s fingerprint biometrics functionality elegantly combines increased end-user convenience and personalized security.

“We are excited to see these first orders and pilot projects get underway so widely within the U.S. Federal Government market. Our breakthrough solution will enable the migration to mobile devices while preserving the necessary security and authentication policies that are required by HSPD-12 (Homeland Security Presidential Directive). Because the mandate covers all federal employees, we expect other agencies will also consider deploying Tactivo after seeing the success of these first pilot programs” says Thomas Marschall, CEO of Precise Biometrics.

Precise Biometrics expects more pilot programs to commence soon, and upon successful completion, that Tactivo will be approved for use in these federal agencies for widespread deployment. Precise Biometrics anticipates receiving larger purchase orders upon successful completion of these pilot programs. The financial effects of these initial orders is expected to start in late Q3 and in Q4 of 2012, and to increase substantially in 2013 and beyond with continued and expanded deployments across agencies.

Precise Biometrics AB (publ) may be required to disclose the information provided herein pursuant to the Securities Markets Act. The information was submitted for publication at 08:00 on August 7, 2012.

Precise Biometrics is a market-leading provider of solutions for fingerprint recognition to prove people's identities. With top-of-the-line expertise in fingerprint verification, Precise Biometrics offers fast, accurate and secure authentication of a person.

The technology adds value to ID, enterprise and bank cards as well as access to mobile solutions, computers and networks. Precise Biometrics serves business and government organizations throughout the world and its technology is licensed to close to 160 million users.

For more information, please visit www.precisebiometrics.com

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1. KEY INFORMATION

2. INTERESTS AND SHORT POSITIONS

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(a) Purchases and sales

(b) Derivatives transactions (other than options transactions)

(c) Options transactions in respect of existing relevant securities

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ECR MINERALS plc
(“ECR Minerals”, “ECR” or the “Company”)

AIM: ECR
US OTC: MTGDY

PROGRESS UPDATE
SIERRA DE LAS MINAS GOLD PROJECT

London: 7 August 2012 - ECR Minerals plc is pleased to provide the following update on activities at its 100% owned Sierra de las Minas gold project area in La Rioja Province, Argentina.

Highlights

- Underground sampling planned to begin at El Abra prospect in September using consultants with specific experience in mesothermal vein systems

- Permissions for bulk sampling at El Abra being sought; a successful bulk sampling programme could be expected to generate modest revenue

- Preliminary joint venture approach received in respect of Sierra de las Minas

Patrick Harford, Managing Director of ECR Minerals plc, comments:

“ECR remains busy on a number of fronts in Argentina. Most importantly, planning for the next phase of exploration at our El Abra gold prospect is well underway, and we are preparing for work at other prospects controlled by the Company such as Maestro Agüero.

The beauty of Sierra de las Minas is that it contains a host of known high grade gold deposits, and while these mostly appear to be of relatively small size, the area may prove very suitable for our proposed strategy of mining multiple deposits and either establishing a central processing plant or sending parcels of material for processing elsewhere.

We are also alert to possible new opportunities in La Rioja Province and in other parts of Argentina.”

Sierra de las Minas Gold Project Area

ECR’s Sierra de las Minas project area hosts numerous historical gold prospects, many of which have returned high grade gold assays from surface geochemical sampling by the Company and by previous explorers. The predominant style of mineralisation within the project area is steeply dipping mesothermal quartz veins.

Such veins frequently make attractive exploration targets given generally robust grades, simple metallurgy and often significant strike and depth extension. It is typical for grades to change rapidly and mesothermal systems worldwide are characterized by a series of high grade plunging shoots which form along a controlling structure, whereby most of the gold endowment of the veins is hosted in a small percentage of the total vein volume.

ECR’s major focus at Sierra de las Minas to date has been the El Abra prospect, which was the site of small scale mining in the early 1900s when a series of vertical shafts were sunk to depths of 10-30m to enable the miners to drift along the veins.

During April and May 2012, ECR drilled 13 angled diamond drill holes for a total of 1,112m at the El Abra prospect. The best overall intersection of the programme was 3.9m downhole at 11.6 g/t gold including 0.2m at 109.1 g/t gold. Of 13 holes drilled three holes intersected very high grade gold mineralisation and four more holes intersected mineralisation grading in excess of 1 g/t gold. The remaining six holes did not intersect significant mineralisation but did intersect the host structures, reflecting complexity of vein morphology and structural control on grade distribution.

High grades including 80.78 g/t gold, 44.98 g/t gold and 39.74 g/t gold were returned by surface geochemical sampling at El Abra during 2011. Many samples of lower but potentially economic grade were also obtained.

The range of gold grades encountered by drilling and surface geochemical sampling also suggests a nugget effect that makes representative sampling a challenge.

Any economic mineralisation at El Abra will likely be hosted in only certain sections of the veins, and identifying any such sections is ECR’s objective. This is in keeping with the Company’s stated exploration strategy at Sierra de las Minas, which is to work up small, high grade gold targets that may be suitable for early advancement to production.

It appears based on work so far that the El Abra vein system has limited size potential, although further exploration is merited. However it is envisaged that any producing operation at Sierra de las Minas would combine feed from multiple prospects, either for processing at a plant constructed in the vicinity of the project area or for onward shipment to an existing facility.

ECR’s representatives in La Rioja Province have been approached by a South American group interested in holding preliminary joint venture discussions with regard to Sierra de las Minas. There can be no assurance that these discussions will progress beyond the initial stage but the Company is open to joint venture approaches, whether for exploration or in relation to any future mining and processing activities, and whether over all or part of the project area.

Next Steps at El Abra

- Bulk sampling

Application is being made to the provincial authorities in La Rioja for permission to undertake the removal from El Abra of bulk samples for test processing off site. This would allow confirmation of the metallurgical characteristics of the mineralisation as well as providing information on the continuity of grade in the target areas.

On the basis of laboratory scale testwork completed earlier this year the metallurgy of the surficial mineralisation at El Abra and other prospects at Sierra de las Minas is believed to be benign and high gold recoveries are believed to be achievable. Accordingly a successful bulk sampling programme may be expected to produce a modest level of revenue, depending on processing terms.

- Surface prospecting

Work at El Abra by ECR has so far focused on known veins, and it is now appropriate to undertake a prospect wide programme of detailed surface prospecting to determine if the known veins have strike extensions and if any undiscovered veins exist. Further systematic surface geochemical sampling may also be undertaken.

- Underground sampling

The presence of numerous historical shafts, adits and cross-cuts at El Abra provides a significant sampling opportunity without the cost of underground development.

Inspection of the existing vertical shafts indicates that several are flooded to within 10m of the surface. However, given that the shafts are relatively shallow, ECR plans to de-water the workings where necessary and sample the veins vertically down each shaft and horizontally along each drive in order to gain a better understanding of grade distribution and the structural control thereof, as well as vein architecture and continuity. The Company intends to complete this programme during September.

A less extensive programme of underground sampling had been planned for earlier in the year, but did not take place due to difficulties establishing safe access to the workings. The currently proposed programme will utilise specialist consultants in order to surmount the problems previously encountered.

Other Prospects at Sierra de las Minas

Away from El Abra, of the numerous other gold prospects within the Sierra de las Minas project area the Maestro Agüero prospect is considered the most promising. Maestro Agüero is characterised by a 200m long, steeply dipping quartz vein 1-2m wide, with sheeted quartz veins common in the hanging wall over intervals of 3-4m. There is thought to be potential for a small bulk mining target and ECR intends to conduct a systematic surface sampling programme to better assess the prospect.

In addition there are multiple prospects under the Company’s control that are yet to be subjected to first pass appraisal. Work to visit and appraise all such prospects is on-going.

About the Sierra de las Minas Project Area

ECR holds 100% of the exploration rights to the Sierra de las Minas project area and 100% of the exploitation rights to a number of prospects within it, including the El Abra prospect. Exploration rights for other prospects may be converted to exploitation rights by application to the government of La Rioja Province. The El Abra prospect is subject to a 2% net smelter return royalty from production. In the case of exploitation rights, commencement of mining activities would be subject to receipt of the necessary environmental permissions from the provincial government.

The project area is located approximately 800km north west of Buenos Aires and is the site of significant historical small scale gold mining. Access to the project area is possible via paved highways from the cities of Mendoza, San Juan and Cordoba. Local access is by paved and unpaved provincial routes.

About ECR Minerals plc

ECR is a mineral development company with 100% ownership of the Sierra de las Minas gold project in La Rioja Province, Argentina; a 21% fully diluted stake in THEMAC Resources Group Ltd (TSX-V: MAC), which is focused on the development of the Copper Flat copper-molybdenum-gold-silver porphyry deposit in New Mexico, USA to production; and stakes in West Wits Mining Ltd (ASX: WWI) and Paniai Gold Ltd (unquoted), both of which have interests in the Derewo River alluvial gold mining and exploration project in Papua, Indonesia.

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The contents of this announcement have been reviewed by Richard Watts B.Eng. Mining, Fellow of the South African Institute of Mining & Metallurgy, a non-executive director of the Company with more than 40 years of experience in the mining industry.

Glossary

g/t: grams per tonne

hanging wall: the rocks on the upper side of an inclined mineral vein

km: kilometres

m: metre

t: tonnes

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