March 22

NAGOYA, Japan, March 22, 2011 - Menicon Singapore, a subsidiary of Menicon Co., Ltd., Japan's first and largest contact lens manufacturer, has opened its new R&D and manufacturing facility.

EINDHOVEN, The Netherlands, March 22, 2011 - RESULTS (x Eur 1,000) 2010 H2** H1* 2009 H2** H1* 2010 2010 2009 2009 Revenues 42,094 22,805 19,289 37,151 17,487 19,664 Gross profit 15,274 8,427 6,847 12,109 6,357 5,752 % of the revenues 36.3% 37.0% 35.5% 32.6% 36.4% 29.3% EBITDA 5,272 3,223 2,049 2,716 1,611 1,105 % of the revenues 12.5% 14.1% 10.6% 7.3% 9.2% 5.6% Result for the period ***) 3,457 2,150 1,307 -4,740 884 -5,624 % of the revenues 8.2% 9.4% 6.8% -12.8% 5.1% -28.6% * H1: first half year ** H2: second half year *** Results H1 2009 including impairment loss on goodwill Eur 6.2 million, and therefore in full year 2009 as well Highlights 2010 - Proposed dividend payment of Eur 0.40 per share and Eur 0.10 anniversary dividend per share.

LONDON, March 22, 2011 - Recognised globally for its specialist Education payment solution and sector expertise, Travelex Global Business Payments, the world's cross-border payments specialist, has recently accelerated its international presence in the Higher Education sector and now works with over 300 Universities worldwide, across the four continents in which it operates.

REHOVOT, Israel, March 22, 2011 - As digital dentistry (objet.com/INDUSTRIES/Dental/) becomes a standard production tool for many dental practices and laboratories, Objet Geometries Ltd.

LONDON, March 22, 2011 - Punch Taverns plc unveiled the results of its strategic review today which sees the proposed demerger of the existing business into two separate managed and leased entities to be known as Spirit and Punch respectively.