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LONDON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Dear Shareholder, - We, Alchemy Special Opportunities and Kingstown Capital Management, believe Radovan Vitek will attempt to take control of the Board of Orco Property Group ("Orco") at the upcoming AGM on May 30th. - Mr. Vitek owns less than 30% of the ordinary shares in Orco but has proposed 5 new Directors to the Board which if voted for would allow him to control the Board....

Recently Announced Corporate Governance Changes Are Reactionary and Do Not Go Far Enough NEW YORK, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Starboard Value LP (together with its affiliates, "Starboard"), one of the largest shareholders of DSP Group, Inc. ("DSP" or "the Company") beneficially owning approximately 10.1% of its outstanding common stock, today has issued an open letter to DSP shareholders following the Company's recent announcement of proposed corporate governance changes....

CALGARY, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Bankers Petroleum Ltd. ("Bankers" or the "Company") (TSX: BNK, AIM: BNK) is pleased to announce that 179,621,461 shares (70.75% of the Company's outstanding shares) were represented at the Annual General and Special Meeting of Shareholders held on May 21, 2013 (the "Meeting").  All of the eight Director nominees proposed in the Company's management information circular, dated April 18, 2013, were elected as Directors of the Company.  The...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Triple-S Management Corporation ("Triple-S" or the "Company") (NYSE: GTS), today announced the conversion of 6,660,423 issued and outstanding shares of Class A common stock into shares of Class B common stock and the closing of its previously announced secondary offering of shares of Class B common stock (the "Offering") by certain selling shareholders. The selling shareholders sold a total of 6,210,423 shares of Class B common...

CEO uses social media to update shareholders and announces company will attend upcoming events MANALAPAN, N.J., May 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- MEDIFIRST SOLUTIONS, INC. (OTCQB: MFST) would like to take this opportunity to update shareholders about some recent company developments. As Medifirst continues to expand its business, it will expand its avenues of communication with shareholders. Integrating social media into its investor relations strategy, the company has launched a Facebook...

LAVAL, Quebec, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. (NYSE: VRX) (TSX: VRX) today announced the election of ten directors nominated at its 2013 annual meeting of shareholders today. The detailed results of the vote for the election of directors are set out below: Name For Withheld ---- --- -------- Ronald H. Farmer 235,731,934 1,964,748 Robert A. Ingram...

RICHMOND, Va., May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- George C. Freeman, III, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Universal Corporation (NYSE: UVV), announced today that the Company's Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of fifty cents ($0.50) per share on the common shares of the Company, payable August 12, 2013, to common shareholders of record at the close of business on July 8, 2013. In addition, the Board of Directors declared a quarterly dividend of $16.875...

ATTLEBORO, Mass., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- For the second year in a row, Sensata Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ST) has been named to The Boston Globe's list of Top 100 best-performing publicly traded corporations based in Massachusetts. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20070227/CLTU192LOGO ) Sensata was listed #7 on this year's list --up from #77 last year-- based on increases in sales, profits, and shareholder returns during 2012. President and Chief Executive Officer...

Company Sees Continued Rapid Growth in Commercialization SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Axxess Unlimited, Inc. (OTC: AXXU) today announced the availability of their first quarter 2013 financial results for the period ending March 31, 2013. All amounts are presented in US Dollars. The consolidated financial results available today include the accounts of Axxess Unlimited, LLC, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Axxess Digital and Axxess Apps. Total revenues for the...

CAL Filings Offers New, Fast and Reliable Business Incorporation Services LOS ANGELES, May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Online business incorporation service, CAL Filings, has recently launched its new website at calfilings.com, allowing entrepreneurs and small businesses a fast, secure and simple way to incorporate their California based businesses online. The new website offers a seamless step by step wizard to walk users through the incorporation process, while assessing their...