Rosinter Restaurants Holding Announces Successful Bond Put Option Exercise Payment

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August 5th, 2009 ATHENS, Greece - - Not for Release, Publication or Distribution Directly or Indirectly in or Into the United States, Canada, Australia, South Africa or Japan or any Other Jurisdiction in Which Such Publication or Distribution Would be Unlawful - This Announcement is not a Prospectus and is not an Offer to Sell or a Solicitation of any Offer to buy any Securities in the United States or in any Other Jurisdiction Alapis S.A. ("Alapis" or "the Company") announces that, on 5 August, 2009, the Company's Board of Directors approved a share capital increase by way of pre-emptive rights for existing shareholders that will increase the Company's share capital by EUR 294,180,066.

July 2nd, 2009 PARIS - At their Annual General Meeting of 3rd June 2009, Saft Groupe S.A. shareholders voted a dividend of EUR0.68 per ordinary share for 2008, with the option of a payment in shares.

June 14th, 2009 MOSCOW - OJSC Rosinter Restaurants Holding, the leading casual-dining operator in Russia and the CIS (RTS, MICEX, ticker: ROST), announces key management appointments. (Logo: Sergey Beshev is appointed as President and CEO of Rosinter Restaurants Holding.

June 8th, 2009 PANAMA CITY - EPAY announces the launch of their newest EPAY debit card, ideal for personal and business usage worldwide. EPAY Inc. is a high performance, online payment platform allowing consumers and small businesses to send and receive money transfers worldwide through epayarea.com debit cards.

May 28th, 2009 LONDON - 34% Return on Properties Bought in Europe in Sterling Terms in the Last Two Years - Number of Transactions Exchanging Euros for Pounds Soars People in the UK who own properties in Europe could realise an average 34% uplift on their initial investment*, according to research by foreign currency transfer (www.worldfirst.com) experts, World First. The weak pound has proved too tempting for many with homes abroad and they are now cashing in to realise the gains made by currency movements.

May 10th, 2009 SAO PAULO - Standardization of Trading Symbols - ITUB As from May 2009, the New York Stock Exchange has authorized listed companies to use four letters in their trading symbols (denominated "tickers"). In the light of this decision, Itau Unibanco Holding S.A.

April 28th, 2009 HAMILTON, Bermuda - Orient-Express Hotels Ltd. (NYSE: OEH, www.orient-express.com), today announced the pricing of its public offering of 22,500,000 Class A common shares at a price of $5.75 per share.

March 24th, 2009 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - In its first year in operation, Arcos Dorados grew to be one of the 5 biggest employers and one of the 100 largest private businesses in Latin America by net revenue Arcos Dorados, the largest restaurant company in Latin America, owner of the license to operate McDonald's restaurants in the region, announced today the biggest annual net revenue obtained by the brand since it opened the first Latin American restaurant in Puerto Rico 42 years ago. (Photo: www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090325/ARW001 ) In 2008, Arcos Dorados reached net revenue of more than US$3.5 billion, with sales at more than 1,750 restaurants in 19 countries, representing an increase of 26% compared to 2007.

March 15th, 2009 NIEUWEGEIN, The Netherlands - As of 13 March 2009, the Supervisory Board has allocated options to the members of the Board of Management: 40,000 options to Mr Theo Bruijninckx, 30,000 options to Mr Ruud Jacobs and 30,000 options to Mr Romeo Malizia. The options are allocated in accordance with the options regulations as determined during the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders on 26 October 2006.

September 30th, 2009 Alliant Energy announces tender offer resultsMADISON, Wis. — Alliant Energy Corp.

August 5th, 2009 GOP Sen. Bond says he'll vote for SotomayorWASHINGTON — Republican Sen. Kit Bond says he'll support Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor, breaking with the vast majority of the GOP.

April 22nd, 2009 GM may skip $1B bond payment due to exchange offerDETROIT — General Motors Corp. may miss a $1 billion bond payment due June 1 if it doesn't complete a debt-for-equity exchange by then, the company said Wednesday.

August 18th, 2009 Avago Technologies closes public offeringSAN JOSE, Calif. — Avago Technologies Ltd.

April 5th, 2009 LONDON - Taking a u-turn from his 'never play for New Zealand again' stance, retired Kiwi pacer Shane Bond has expressed desire to don the Black Cap once again. Bond, who is training hard to get into shape, is planning a return to first class cricket for Canterbury next season.

September 3rd, 2009 NINGBO - China's maritime rescue services staged their biggest exercise so far in the East China Sea Friday by involving 35 ships, three aircraft and 1,000 personnel. The exercise was jointly held by the Ministry of Transport and east China's Zhejiang province, said He Yipei, deputy director of the Zhejiang Maritime Safety Administration.

September 11th, 2009 White House defends Sept 11 training exerciseWASHINGTON — The White House is defending the Coast Guard's decision to hold a training exercise in the Potomac River on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Spokesman Robert Gibbs says he doesn't believe the White House was notified about the training exercise.

July 24th, 2009 New York Fed announces investor advisory groupWASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve Bank of New York on Friday announced the creation of an investor advisory group, part of its ongoing efforts to closely monitor economic and financial conditions. The 13-member Investor Advisory Committee on Financial Markets won't have any formal policymaking responsibilities, but will "serve as a forum for informal discussions on financial, economic and public policy issues," the New York Fed said.

May 8th, 2009 IGT: overallotment option fully exercisedRENO, Nev. — International Game Technology, a slot machine and casino management systems maker, said Thursday that the initial buyers of $725 million in convertible notes due in 2014 have fully exercised their option to buy up to an additional $125 million in notes, known as their "overallotment option." The private offering, including the overallotment sales, brought in $850 million.

February 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Railways Minister Lalu Prasad Monday announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs.500,000 to the next of kin of those killed in the Orissa train derailment and employment to one of their dependents. 'I have ordered payment of ex-gratia of Rs.500,000 to the next of kin of each deceased, Rs.50,000 to grievously injured and Rs.10,000 to simple injured...