SANTIAGO, Chile - 10:00 a.m. (EDT), April 30, 2009 You are cordially invited to participate in Banco Santander Chile's (NYSE: SAN) conference call-webcast on Thursday, April 30, 2009, where we will discuss 1Q 2009 financial results. The Bank's Officers participating in the conference call are: Raimundo Monge, Corporate Director of Strategy and Financial Planning, and Robert Moreno, Manager of Investor Relations. A question and answer session will follow the presentation. The 1Q 2009 earnings release will be published on Wednesday, April 29, 2009, after the market closes. To participate, please dial:

ABBOTSFORD, Canada - ICS Copper Systems Ltd. (ICX:TSX.V) wishes to provide shareholders with the following update on recent activities:

NOVATO, California - BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN) announced today the initiation of a Phase 1/2 clinical trial for BMN-110 or N-acetylgalactosamine 6-sulfatase (GALNS), intended for the treatment of the lysosomal storage disorder Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IVA (MPS IVA), or Morquio A Syndrome. The company expects to report initial results in the first half of 2010.

LONDON - Maxymiser www.maxymiser.com, the online content optimisation specialist, today announces a 210% growth rate between Q1 2008 and Q1 2009, as major brands in the Retail, Finance and Travel sectors turn to content optimisation software as a means of improving the performance of their websites during tough trading conditions.

PEMBROKE, Bermuda - Allied World Assurance Company Holdings, Ltd (NYSE: AWH) today announced three new team members -- Michael Costello, Karl Jordan and Patrick Kenahan -- in its Bermuda General Casualty department. The expansion of the department follows a recent increase in its excess casualty capacity from US$50M to US$75M for North American and European placements underwritten in Bermuda and Europe.