PR Newswire, the world's leading news targeting, news distribution and news monitoring service, offers a wide range of cost-effective tools and services for IR and PR professionals.

PR Newswire, established since 1954, is the market leader in the US with over 50% of the Fortune 500 and, since deregulation in the UK in April 2002, over 30% of the FTSE 250 signed as clients.

UK DISTRIBUTION
Distribute your news announcements to the UK media through PR Newswire's UK Wire. Distribution goes via the Press Association directly to the editorial systems of 98% of the UK's print and broadcast media (138 newspapers, 25 TV stations, 200 radio stations plus hundreds of magazines).

Maximise your press coverage by distributing your news announcement to the UK's top media.

• Delivered directly to the editorial systems of Press Association (PA) subscribers
• Stories are dispatched alongside PA editorial features
• Additionally, stories will be posted on PR Newswire for Journalists and on www.prnewswire.co.uk
• Include a photograph or logo with your release and you could increase your chances of coverage by up to six times*

* Based on research commissioned by NewsCast, a leading business photography agency.

INTERNATIONAL DISTRIBUTION
Reach the world's media by selecting from PR Newswire's range of country or industry specific news distribution packages in Europe, the America's, Middle East & Africa and Asia. Our global distribution network consists of over 30 international news agencies, enabling your release to reach 22,000 newsrooms worldwide. In addition your release will be sent to PR Newswire for Journalists which has over 60,000 journalists registered to receive news from PR Newswire.

We offer a full translation service allowing your release to be sent to 135 countries in 27 different languages. Fluent, clear and understandable full text translations are handled by qualified native speakers with extensive working experience in all key industry sectors.

All translations go through a rigorous process of quality control checking including spelling, punctuation, grammar, figures, names and correct interpretation of the original text before being sent to you for approval. This service is available 24 hours a day.

To further extend your reach, every text release posted to www.prnewswire.co.uk , whether in English, French, German, Spanish or Italian is automatically posted to thousands of investor websites including Dow Jones, FT.com, Yahoo!, Lexis Nexis and AOL.

FINANCIAL DISTRIBUTION
The pressure to disclose company information in a transparent and timely manner has never been so great. PR Newswire offers a financial distribution network that reaches out to all key stakeholders and helps meet your disclosure obligations under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

PR Newswire can distribute your message directly to the following:

• Through an exclusive alliance with Thomson Financial, 50,000 institutional investors and 800 contributing brokerage firms through the PR Newswire - First Call Wire
• 511,000 Reuters professional users
• 260,000 Bloomberg terminal users worldwide, including buy-side and sell-side traders, analysts, sales people and fund managers
• Thousands of investor websites including Dow Jones, FT.com, Yahoo!, Lexis Nexis and AOL

CREATIVE PRINT AND DESPATCH SERVICES
PR Newswire's print and despatch facilities, located in central London, offer a personalised, flexible, 24 hour non-stop operation in a secure environment.

We handle a wide range of print projects ranging from short print runs to large-scale print work, hand finishing, collating, mailing and despatch.

Our experience covers a full range of services to complement your communications programme.

Our dedicated, professional team is committed to providing the highest level of service. Our competitive pricing, combined with our high-quality print work, enable us to provide you with a print service that many FTSE 100 companies already rely on.

"HCC De Facto relies on PR Newswire to get clients' news to the people that matter in the healthcare industry. Their constantly updated data and range of distribution options help us achieve the broad coverage our clients are looking for, whilst their friendly and professional team ensures that projects are undertaken efficiently and to a high standard."
Richard Cripps, Managing Director, HCC De Facto

To find out more about our IR and PR services, please call PR Newswire on +44 (0)20 7490 8111 or e-mail marketing@prnewswire.co.uk

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