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Wed, December 19, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

International Game Technology Completes $400 million Accelerated Stock Buyback

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

MEI Pharma Announces Closing Of $27.5 Million Private Placement

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Mercury General Corporation Announces Losses from Hurricane Sandy

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Cisco, Sirius, Freeport-McMoRan, Hewlett-Packard, Baker Hughes, and Seagate

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, Inc. Learns of Schedule T.O. Filing by PST Capital Group Ltd.

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Closes Initial Public Offering

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Tenguy World International, Inc. Provides Update on the Branch #1 Well Development

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

For SMBs, the Future Is Mobile, Social, and Connected

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Another U.S. Pharmaceutical Company Commences Uni .. Studies Aimed At Multiple Target Injectable Drugs

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Markel to Acquire Alterra for Approximately $31 Per Share in Stock and Cash

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Oracle Announces Winners of the Travel and Transportation Industry Excellence Awards

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Explanation Regarding Company Announcement Dated 18 December 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

W. P. Carey Announces $33 Million Acquisition of Four Texas Self Storage Properties

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Are You Missing Out on Year-End Benefits? eHealth .. ases Health Insurance Tips for Last Weeks of 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Scorpio Gold Announces Closing of Acquisition of Nevada Mineral Properties

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Crossroads Forms Federal Sales Unit, Advisory Board

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

USPTO Grants Quick-Med Patent for Wound Dressing Utilizing Two NIMBUS(R) Formats

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Standish Becomes Signatory to UN-Backed Principles for Responsible Investment

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Boston Therapeutics Approved in France to Initiat .. th SUGARDOWN(R) in Patients With Type II Diabetes

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Immunovative Inc. Featured on Cover of Prestigious Opportunist Magazine, December 18, 2012 Edition

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Knight Capital Group And GETCO Holding Company Agree To Merge

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Smart Investors Spot Profitable Upside in Neptune's Recovery Plan

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

UQM, SID, YHOO, TM, FTE, MPET Are Seasonally Ripe To Go Up In the Next Five Weeks

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

DEPO, CFFN, COSI, DSGX, NRP, CVCY Are Seasonally Ripe To Go Up In the Next Five Weeks

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

GIL, CLRO, INAP, CHGS, AVNW, APRI Are Seasonally Ripe To Go Up In the Next Five Weeks

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

OB, ZZ, VGK, HPY, UPI Are Seasonally Ripe To Go Down In the Next Five Weeks

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

WPCS, NAII, HTCH, WAVX, ORBK, GGB Are Seasonally Ripe To Go Up In the Next Five Weeks

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

JBSS, ISIG, CGEN, DLA, DRIV, HAUP Are Seasonally Ripe To Go Up In the Next Five Weeks

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Johnson Controls Forecasts Gains in Sales and Earnings in Fiscal 2013

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

CareFusion Provides Update on Form 10-K, 10-Q Filings

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Navistar Names Dennis "Denny" Mooney To Lead Integrated Product Development

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Castillian Enters Into Agreement to Assign Its Interest in Achachucani to South American Tin

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Implant Sciences Sells Quantum Sniffer to Spanish .. Government for Critical Infrastructure Protection

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Navistar Names Dennis quot;;Dennyquot;& .. 59; Mooney To Lead Integrated Product Development

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

DiaMedica Announces Positive DM-199 Pre-Clinical .. s Supporting Glucose-Plus Type 2 Diabetes Profile

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Ridgemont Completes 11,713 Metres of Drilling at Lac Virot

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Aviva Reaches Settlement with Bankia

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Canada Turns to Private Sector to Aid in Medical Marijuana Distribution

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Rail Line From Kaunisvaara to Svappavaara Is an I .. art of the Region's Long-Term Transport Solutions

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Main Street Paying an Aggregate of $0.50 per Shar .. onthly and Special Cash Dividends in January 2013

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Trunity Adds to Leadership to Support Rapid Growth

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

WAG Expected To Be Down Before Next Earnings Releases

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

FCEL, RIMM Expected To Be Down After Next Earnings Releases

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

TIBX, NKE, CTAS Expected To Be Up After Next Earnings Releases

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - Market Wire

BMO Holiday Study Finds Canadians Moving Away from Traditional Giving

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Mark Astrachan Initiated (TGT) at Hold on, Dec 19th, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Mark Astrachan Initiated (TGT) at Hold on, Dec 19th, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Christian Schwab Upgraded (WDC) to Strong Buy on, Dec 19th, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Christian Schwab Upgraded (WDC) to Strong Buy on, Dec 19th, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Michael Rollins Maintained (VZ) at Hold with Increased Target to $46 on, Dec 19th, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Betsy Graseck Downgraded (USB) to Hold and Held Target at $35 on, Dec 19th, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Jon Tower Downgraded (BJRI) to Hold and Decreased Target to $34 on, Dec 19th, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Chris Shibutani Maintained (BMY) at Strong Buy with Decreased Target to $39 on, Dec 19th, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Betsy Graseck Upgraded (C) to Buy and Increased Target to $51 on, Dec 19th, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Michael Phillips Downgraded (CB) to Hold on, Dec 19th, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Anthony Pettinari Initiated (AVY) at Hold with Increased Target to $37 on, Dec 19th, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Keith Bachman Maintained (ACN) at Hold with Increased Target to $72 on, Dec 19th, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Michael Graham Maintained (Z) at Strong Buy with Decreased Target to $42 on, Dec 19th, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Michael Graham Maintained (ZG) at Strong Buy with Decreased Target to $42 on, Dec 19th, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Christian Schwab Upgraded (STX) to Strong Buy on, Dec 19th, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Christian Schwab Upgraded (STX) to Strong Buy on, Dec 19th, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Samik Chatterjee Maintained (ST) at Buy with Increased Target to $35 on, Dec 19th, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

RJ Milligan Initiated (WSR) at Hold and Held Target at $15 on, Dec 19th, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

RJ Milligan Initiated (WSR) at Hold and Held Target at $15 on, Dec 19th, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

John Pancari Downgraded (WFC) to Hold and Decreased Target to $37 on, Dec 19th, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Betsy Graseck Downgraded (WFC) to Hold and Increased Target to $39 on, Dec 19th, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Simon Flannery Maintained (AMT) at Buy with Increased Target to $85 on, Dec 19th, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Thomas Wadewitz Maintained (CSX) at Hold with Decreased Target to $7.25 on, Dec 19th, 2012

[ Wed, Dec 19th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Simon Flannery Maintained (CCI) at Buy with Increased Target to $75 on, Dec 19th, 2012

Tue, December 18, 2012

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

DSM completes acquisition of Fortitech and strengthens its human nutrition business

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Phase I Clinical Trial of IPH2102/BMS-986015 in Combination With Ipilimumab Announced

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Positive Interim Safety Results of Phase IIa Rheu .. is Study With Allogeneic Adult Stem Cells "Cx611"

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Vecima Receives Notice of Legal Proceedings

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

DataOne and Cisco Enhance CloudSecure

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Fronsac Concludes an Important Private Placement of $ 3,750,000

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Market Maker Surveillance Report. PFE, BAC, SIRI, .. uy Volume With Lowest Price Friction For Tuesday,

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Market Maker Surveillance Report. PGR, GCI, EGOV, .. iased Price Friction For Tuesday, December 18th 2

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Market Maker Surveillance Report. HEB, MO, GE, GE .. ell Volume and Negative Price Friction For Tuesda

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Market Maker Surveillance Report. NXY, JNJ, VZ, S .. sed Price Friction For Tuesday, December 18th 201

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Market Maker Surveillance Report. TTNP, EGLE, NEP .. tocks With Lowest Price Friction For Tuesday, Dec

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

Market Maker Surveillance Report. BOSC, SLTC, ARB .. Stocks With Lowest Price Friction For Tuesday, De

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

CME Group Announces the Expansion of its Currency .. the Addition of Indian Rupee FX Futures Contracts

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Acquisition of Epoch Holding Corporation by The T .. ay Not Be in Epoch's Shareholders' Best Interests

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

BC Supreme Court approves TELUS share exchange

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Cancer Research UK and Channel 4 Team Up With Vel .. le Donations During aStand Up To Cancera Campaign

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Sirona and Patterson Expand Technology Relationship With Pacific Dental Services

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Guidewire Software registra una crescita della clientela del 20% in Europa

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Guidewire Software Sees 20% Customer Growth in Europe

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Supertel Hospitality, Inc. Announces Sale of Clinton Super 8 Hotel

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Associated Banc-Corp to Announce Fourth Quarter 2 .. ings and Hold Conference Call on January 17, 2013

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

HealthSouth Announces Decision of Ernst amp;&# .. ; Panel Rules Against HealthSouth on Legal Defens

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

HealthSouth Announces Decision of Ernst & Young A .. Panel Rules Against HealthSouth on Legal Defense

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Fortress Paper Announces Launch of First Durasafe(R) Banknote

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

VASCO and Belfius embrace the use of the Belgian eID card in the security and banking business

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

BioSyent Announces Issue Of Stock Options

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Flaherty &;; Crumrine Investment Grade .. ncome Fund Declares Special Year End Distribution

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Delphi Automotive Set to Join Samp;;P 500

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Delphi Automotive Set to Join S&P 500

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Precious Metals Bullion Trust Declares Special Year End Distribution

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Taylor North American Equity Opportunities Fund Declares Special Year End Distribution

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Lorillard Reaches Agreement over Disputed MSA Adjustments

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Tuscany International Drilling Inc. Announces Appointment of Chief Operating Officer

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, other manufacturer .. e on Master Settlement Agreement payment disputes

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Good Sam Enterprises and Allstate Roadside Servic .. adside Assistance Business Relationship Into 2019

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

ViSalus Founders Execute New Agreement With Majority Shareholder

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Blyth, Inc. And ViSalus Founders Execute New Agreement

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

DownUnder GeoSolutions Selects Acceleware's Rever .. ion to Deliver Leading Edge Seismic Depth Imaging

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

CRAiLAR Pamplico Facility Commissioned

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

TCW Strategic Income Fund Announces Distributions

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company Invests in New Service Vehicles

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

MHGC SqueezeTrigger Price is $6.20. There is $10,144,860 That Short Sellers Still Need To Cover.

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - WOPRAI

RLOG SqueezeTrigger Price is $6.46. There is $7,606,797 That Short Sellers Still Need To Cover.

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

EnerVest Energy and Oil Sands Total Return Trust .. r 2012 Distribution and 2013 Distribution Outlook

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

EnerVest Diversified Income Trust Announces Decem .. 012 Distribution and Q1 2013 Distribution Outlook

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Potomac Edison Invests in New Service Vehicles

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Mon Power Invests in New Service Vehicles

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

OPEL Technologies Inc. Completes Solar Asset Sale

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Focused Capital Corp. Announces Termination of Qualifying Transaction With Flemish Gold Corp.

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Lower Fuel Costs Result in Lower Rates for Mon Power and Potomac Edison West Virginia Customers

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Renforth Closes Private Placement Financing

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Assurant Specialty Property Team Reports Claims from Superstorm Sandy

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Symmetricom Updates Guidance for the Second Quarter of Fiscal 2013

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Neurocrine Announces Start Of Second Phase IIb St .. tor NBI-98854 For Treatment Of Tardive Dyskinesia

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

F. Kevin Tylus Joins Royal Bank America as President and Chief Executive Officer

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

SAMY steigert sein Handelsvolumen in der Region Europa um 38 %

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Riverbed Closes Acquisition of OPNET Technologies, Inc.

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

World Moto Completes Successful Moto-Meter Trials .. rldwide Motorcycle Meter Is a $3 Billion Industry

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

BMO Experts Review 2012 and Offer Predictions for 2013

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Eaton Vance Floating-Rate Income Trust Announces .. Placement of Variable Rate Term Preferred Shares

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

SAMY augmente l'implantation de ses marchands de 38% en Europe

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Life Technologies to Present at JP Morgan 2013 Healthcare Conference

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Globex Announces Record Date for Spin-Out of Chibougamau Independent Mines Inc.

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Pub Crawl Holdings/Mobile Dynamic Marketing Launches Mobile Magazine Product

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Belo Sun Increases Measured and Indicated Resourc .. old Plus Inferred Resources of 2.8 Million Ounces

[ Tue, Dec 18th 2012 ] - Market Wire

Astro-Med Declares an Extra Dividend Before Year End

Astro-Med Declares an Extra Dividend Before Year End

^{Published on 2012-12-18 13:00:37 - Market Wire}

December 18, 2012 15:45 ET

Astro-Med Declares an Extra Dividend Before Year End

WEST WARWICK, RI--(Marketwire - Dec 18, 2012) - The Board of Directors of Astro-Med, Inc. (NASDAQ: [ ALOT ]) on December 17, 2012 declared a special cash dividend of $0.07 per share, payable on December 31, 2012 to shareholders of record as of December 27, 2012.

This dividend is in addition to the Company's regular quarterly $0.07 dividend declared on November 19th and payable on December 27, 2012.

"Given the uncertainty of the federal tax treatment of dividends, the Board felt it was in the best interests of our shareholders to declare this additional dividend," stated Everett V. Pizzuti, President and Chief Executive Officer.

About Astro-Med, Inc.

Astro-Med, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of specialty high tech printing systems, electronic medical instrumentation, and test and measurement data acquisition systems. Astro-Med, Inc. products are sold under the brand names [ Astro-Med® ], [ Grass® Technologies ] and [ QuickLabel® Systems ], and are employed around the world in a wide range of aerospace, medical, military, industrial, labeling and packaging applications. Astro-Med, Inc. is a member of the Russell Microcap^® Index. Additional information is available by visiting [ www.Astro-MedInc.com ].

Safe Harbor Statement

This news release contains forward-looking statements, and actual results may vary from those expressed or implied herein. Factors that could affect these results include those mentioned in Astro-Med's FY2012 annual report and its annual and quarterly filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.