Company Announcements – October 2006

Wignacourt Funds SICAV plc

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Wignacourt Funds SICAV plc announces that at the sixth Annual General Meeting of the Company, held on 19th October 2006, the members present approved all the resolutions on the Agenda. There were no changes to the Board of Directors. Please click on the above heading to view the official announcement including the list of persons forming the Board of Directors.

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Global Funds SICAV plc

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Due to a holiday in Luxembourg, no determination of the net asset value and dealing will take place on Thursday 2nd November 2006 in the following funds of the Company: Aberdeen (Malta) China Opportunities Fund; Aberdeen (Malta) Technology Fund; Melita International Equity Fund; Melita International Bond Fund; Global Bond Fund Plus. Please click on the above heading to view the full official announcement.

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Vilhena Funds SICA plc

Vilhena Funds SICAV plc announces that at the ninth Annual General Meeting of the Company, held on 24th October 2006, the members present approved all the resolutions on the Agenda. There were no changes to the Board of Directors. Please click on the above heading to view the official announcement including the list of persons forming the Board of Directors.

International Hotel Investments plc

At a meeting held on 25th October 2006, the Board of Directors of International Hotels Investments Plc approved the Half-Yearly Report for the period ended 30th June 2006. Please click on the above heading to view the official announcement including a copy of the Report.

Bank of Valletta plc

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The Board of Directors of BOV is scheduled to meet on Friday 27th October 2006 to consider and approve the Group’s and the Bank’s Audited Financial Statements for the financial year ended 30th September 2006 and to consider the declaration of final dividend to be recommended to the Bank’s Annual General Meeting.

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International Hotels Investments plc

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The Board of Directors of IHI plc will be meeting on Wednesday, 25th October 2006 to approve the Financial Statements for the period ending 30th June 2006.

Datatrak Holdings plc

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At a meeting held on Tuesday 17th October 2006, the Board of Directors resolved that an Extraordinary General Meeting of the Company be held on the 20th November 2006 at 10am on the Malta Stock Exchange. Please click on the above heading to view the detailed official announcement.

Datatrak Holdings plc

At a meeting held on Tuesday 17th October 2006, the Board of Directors of Datatrak Holdings plc approved the Interim Financial Results for the period 1st January 2006 to 30th June 2006. Please click on the above heading to view official announcement including the financial statements.

Big Bon Finance plc

The Annual General Meeting of Big Bon Finance plc is scheduled to be held on Wednesday, 11th October 2006, at the Group’s premises in order to consider and approve the Company’s Financial Statement for the financial year ended on 30th April 2006.     

Maltacom

Maltacom has announced that it has signed the Interconnection agreement with Melita Cable plc.

Bank of Valletta

The Government Privatisation Unit, by its letter dated 4th October 2006, has informed Bank of Valletta plc that the Government of Malta (“GM”) has decided to take its BOV shareholding off the market for the time being, and to cease any further proactive marketing efforts at this time.

In January 2005 the GM and Banco di Sicilia (“BdS”) had agreed jointly to appoint Rothschild SpA as independent financial advisors to assist them with the sale of their respective shareholdings in BOV. GM’s shareholding amounts to 25.22% of the issued capital of BOV, whilst BdS represented a 14.55% of the holding.  Please click on the above heading to view official announcement.

Simonds Farsons Cisk

At a meeting held on 4th October 2006, the Board of Directors of Simonds Farsons Cisk plc approved the Farsons Group’s Financial Statements and Half Yearly Report for the six month period ending 31st July 2006. Please click on the heading in order to view the original announcement including the financial statements.