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PRESS RELEASE: Vita 34 AG pursues growth strategy by taking over the majority stake in Stellacure

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07.01.2014 / 17:14

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Vita 34 AG pursues growth strategy by taking over the majority stake in Stellacure

- Vita 34 takes over 75.24 percent of the shares in Stellacure GmbH

- Further strengthening of market leadership in German-speaking area by take-over

- Future growth potential by establishing a second location in Germany

Leipzig, 7 January 2014 - Vita 34 AG (WKN A0BL84), trailblazer of the umbilical cord blood storage in Europe and specialist in cryo-preservation, takes over the majority stake in the umbilical cord blood bank Stellacure GmbH. Through the application, which was already made, and the registration in the Commercial Registry, which is expected in January 2014, Vita 34 will take over 75.24 percent of the Stellacure shares. Both parties agreed not to disclose the sales price. With this take-over, Vita 34 acquires an established brand in the sector of Vita 34 private umbilical cord blood banking and thus pursues the aspect of the growth strategy of further expanding its own share in the German market.

The Stellacure GmbH was founded in Hamburg and Frankfurt in 2006 in cooperation with the Blood Transfusion Service Baden-Wrttemberg-Hesse of the German Red Cross (DRK). The operating activities of the Stellacure GmbH include the extraction and processing of umbilical cord blood allowing for the highest quality and safety standards. The cord blood is stored at Stellacure's facility located in the building of the DRK Blood Transfusion Service in Frankfurt on the Main. In addition to storages from Germany, Stellacure furthermore works on the Italian and Spanish markets. The team comprises specialists in transfusion and laboratory medicine as well as experienced experts such as biologists, chemists, biotechnologists, and engineers. Being the fourth eldest provider of umbilical cord blood storage services in Germany, Stellacure produced a turnover of about 0.4 million Euros in the fiscal year 2012.

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SECRETARY KERRY: Good morning to everybody. This has been a productive couple of days with very, very intensive talks. And though were not done yet obviously, I want to catch you up on the most recent negotiations to give you a sense of where we are.

But before we do, I really want to say a brief word about the situation in South Sudan. For the last several weeks, all of us at the upper levels of the Obama Administration have been working together and constantly talking to the leaders in South Sudan, working with our special envoy Ambassador Don Booth, working with our Ambassador Susan Page, and working with all of our colleague countries who are engaged in trying to prevent the violence of South Sudan.

And the United States remains deeply committed to supporting the efforts that will bring this violence to an end. Weve been involved in this for a long time. We were involved in the birth of this nation, and I personally know the leaders. Ive been there many a number of times. And so I think all of us feel a very personal stake in trying to avert tribal warfare and ethnic confrontation on the ground, as well as any kind of resolution of political differences by force.

The beginning of direct talks between the parties, as announced by the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, is a very important step. But make no mistake: it is only a first step and there is a lot more to do.

Both parties need to put the interests of South Sudan above their own, and that has been a message we have consistently delivered to those engaged in this conflict. Negotiations have to be serious. They cannot be a delay gimmick in order to continue the fighting and try to find advantage on the ground at the expense of the people of South Sudan. They have to be credible talks, and both parties need to approach the talks with courage and with resolve, with the clear intent of trying to find a political solution.

So we call on the parties to listen to the region and to the international community in finding a peaceful way forward to resolve this conflict.

As weve said before, the United States will support those who seek peace, but we will deny support and we will work to apply international pressure to any elements that attempt to use force to seize power. That is not acceptable. The talks in Addis Ababa, we believe, are absolutely the best way forward, and the world is going to be watching very closely to see that a halt to the fighting on the ground takes place and to test the good faith of leaders of any group, and particularly the two most critical players here, President Kiir and former Vice President Machar. Both of them need to push their people to come to the table here. The fighting must end, and we seek tangible progress towards peace on the ground.

Obviously, it is this effort to try to make peace that has brought back here again to Israel, to Jerusalem. And I want to thank Prime Minister Netanyahu and I want to thank President Abbas for the significant amount of time and for the effort and energy that they have expended in order to engage in very serious conversations about the way forward.

Over the past few days, Ive had two lengthy rounds with each leader and with their teams, and we have had very positive, but I have to say very serious, very intensive conversations. These issues are not easy. As Ive said before, if this was easy, this would have been resolved a long time ago. It is not easy. These are complicated issues that involve the survival and the future of peoples. And this is a conflict that has gone on for too long, so positions are hardened. Mistrust obviously exists at a very high level. And so you have to work through that and around that and over that, and every step is a step that is to try to point to the path forward and the ways in which each side can build a relationship and trust over a period of time.

Today, I am leaving Jerusalem in order to go to Jordan and consult with His Majesty King Abdullah and his team, and from there I will leave to go to Saudi Arabia to consult with His Majesty King Abdullah of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, who is, of course, the author of the Arab Peace Initiative and has a very significant interest and stake in this process. I will then return here to Jerusalem tonight.

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January 02, 2014 08:06:27 GMT The HFPA's president sends Hollywood studios letters that ask them not to use word 'win' to describe their nominations.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association expresses their concern about Golden Globe nominees highlighting the word "winner" more than "nominee" in their ads. The Hollywood Reporter learns that the organization's president Theo Kingma sends letters to Hollywood studios, asking them to avoid misleading the public.

Fox Searchlight's "" which gets seven nominations including Best Motion Picture in Drama is one of those raising concerns with its ads. The Weinstein Co.'s "", "" and "" are as well. The warning comes after other studios complained.

"We have recently seen several instances in which the word 'Winner' was used too prominently in publicity and advertising to describe nominees," Kingma says in his letter. "While earning a nomination is certainly an honor and one to be celebrated, it is not a 'win' and using that term or terms similar to it is likely to mislead the public and diminish the excitement around the awards show, when the winners will be revealed."

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences also faced similar problem but they already sorted it out years ago. The organization issued Rule 14ciii in the advertising section of their regulations, specifically stating that "pictures nominated for an Award of Merit may use the words 'OSCAR Nominee,' 'ACADEMY AWARD Nominee,' or similar descriptions incorporating the Academy's marks provided that... the word 'winner' or equivalent term is not used to describe the receipt of a nomination."

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PRESS RELEASE: ADLER Real Estate AG: ADLER Real Estate optimizes its holdings at the end of the year

DGAP-News: ADLER Real Estate AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous ADLER Real Estate AG: ADLER Real Estate optimizes its holdings at the end of the year

02.01.2014 / 15:21

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ADLER Real Estate optimizes its holdings at the end of the year

- Disposal of minority interest

- Acquisition of an additional residential property portfolio

- Holdings extended by 10,000 residential units within one year

Hamburg, 2 January 2014. Shortly before the end of the year ADLER Real Estate AG Frankfurt/M., (ISIN DE0005008007) managed to optimize its residential property portfolio, which has been significantly extended within the previous year, according to the company's strategy. ADLER could sell its 49 percent stake, which therefore was a minority interest in a real estate portfolio consisting of approx. 1,200 residential units, which was acquired at the end of August 2013, to its joint venture partner. In return ADLER acquired a majority interest in a housing association in Lower Saxony which altogether comprises approx. 2,400 residential units. 'We decided to dispose the holding in which we only held a minority interest as in the long term we will focus solely on those holdings which we can independently run and optimize based on a majority interest', explains CEO Axel Harloff. Closing of the transaction is planned for the next weeks. Altogether ADLER is further expanding its residential property portfolio to now approx. 10,000 residential units with an investment volume of approx. EUR 530 million. The portfolio fits very well in ADLER's portfolio strategy. This focuses on the acquisition of residential properties in B-locations which generate positive cash flow and show potential for appreciation. The properties are located in cities and communities close to the city of Wolfsburg where the Volkswagen Group is headquartered.

For the financing of the latest acquisitions ADLER can use liquidity from last week's successfully placed convertible bond 2013/2018 with a volume of EUR 11.25 million such as further liquidity of EUR 3.0 million from the disposal of the minority holding. The sale had no additional effect on ADLER's earnings in 2013, but confirms over 90 percent of the at-equity-valuation of approx. EUR 9.0 million which had already been reflected in the company's results of the third quarter.

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