TORONTO - Alpha Group today announced that, for the first time since its launch in November 2008, the volume traded in TSX listed securities on Alpha ATS represented more than 20% of market share across all Canadian transparent market places.

WASHINGTON - Fannie Mae's (NYSE: FNM) July 2009 Monthly Summary is now available at www.fanniemae.com/ir/monthly. The monthly summary report contains information about Fannie Mae's monthly and year-to-date activities for our gross mortgage portfolio, mortgage-backed securities and other guarantees, interest rate risk measures, and serious delinquency rates.

PANTELLERIA, Italy - - First Recipient, Artist Felicity Powell, to Receive Award On October 2, 2009 at Metabolic Studio

PARIS - Drilled on the north of Onal in Gabon, the OMTI-1 well, reached the basement at a depth of 2 203 m. Between 1 300 and 2 100 m, it encountered 500 m cumulated of good quality reservoirs, 85 m from which put in evidence oil saturation. Samples have been taken and show a 38degrees API oil.

LEUVEN, Belgium - ThromboGenics NV (Euronext Brussels: THR), a biotechnology company focused on the discovery and development of innovative treatments for eye disease, vascular disease and cancer, is today issuing a business update and its half year results for the six month period ending 30 June, 2009.