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4Front Atlantic Conference Seeking Input for Regional Success May 24, 2013 04:17PM

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA--(Marketwired - May 24, 2013) - The 4Front Atlantic Conference steering committee today released a draft action plan designed to deliver concrete, private-sector led strategies to create opportunities for Atlantic Canadians in a changing global market.

At the 4Front of Change: An Action Plan for Atlantic Canada is based on feedback from the five working groups formed at the second installment of the 4Front Atlantic Conference last spring. There are five areas of focus: talent, innovation and productivity; going global; access to capital; and, government. The working groups have spent the past year developing strategies to advance these areas.

The steering committee is hoping to stimulate discussion and hopefully action in preparation for the final conference on May 30 in Halifax. "Sharing the plan at this stage will help ensure our final action plan is something that is as actionable as it is aspirational," says George Cooper, Interim President of the University of King's College, Counsel to McInnes Cooper and member of the 4Front Atlantic Conference steering committee. "Our goal is to launch a plan that will deliver results for this region long after the conference has ended."

The public is encouraged to visit www.4frontatlantic.com to review the draft and add their ideas. "We hope the draft action plan will stimulate a dialogue across the region about what individuals can do to help create economic opportunities," explains John Bragg, 4Front Atlantic Conference chair. "We want to leverage the commitment for this region from this draft stage through to execution. In order for people to commit their hearts, minds and talents to making a difference in the region, their needs and ideas must be reflected in our final action plan."

"The goal is not just to talk about change - and there has been very good talk - but to launch an action plan to deliver concrete results long after the 2013 conference," says Kevin Lynch, Vice Chair, BMO Financial Group and member of the 4Front Atlantic Steering Committee.

Public feedback will be incorporated with input provided by 4Front Atlantic Conference delegates to produce a final action plan that will be released after the 4Front Atlantic Conference. To review the draft, submit ideas or learn more about the 4Front Atlantic working groups, visit: www.4frontatlantic.com.

About the 4Front Atlantic Conference

The 2013 4Front Atlantic Conference, hosted by BMO Financial Group and McInnes Cooper, will bring together, on May 30th in Halifax, over 200 Atlantic Canadian business and academic thought leaders for the third installment of a critical undertaking to help Atlantic Canada businesses succeed in a changing global economy. This year's conference will feature world-renown speakers, including his Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada and Dominic Barton, Worldwide Managing Director, McKinsey & Company, and opportunities for participants to commit to concrete actions and strategies to seize the best opportunities for Atlantic Canadians.

More information about the conference can be found at: http://www.4frontatlantic.com/.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:
Media contacts:
NATIONAL Public Relations
Emily Farlow
902-332-8054
efarlow@national.ca


BMO Financial Group
Ron Monet
514-877-1873
ronald.monet@bmo.com


McInnes Cooper
Sandra Goodwin
(902) 444-8438
sandra.goodwin@mcinnescooper.com




Source: 4Front Atlantic Conference

NSA Media and Wishabi Form a Strategic Alliance to Bring Integrated Print and Digital Circular Strategies to Retailers May 24, 2013 04:15PM

CHICAGO, IL -- (Marketwired) -- 05/24/13 -- NSA Media, the largest single buyer of newspaper and print circulars in the U.S., announced today that they have formed a strategic alliance with Wishabi, a leading Toronto-based technology company, founded by former Microsoft engineers and dedicated to reinventing the e-circular. The alliance will provide a unique offering to its clients, who spend well over $1 billion dollars with NSA Media annually on circulars, with the first-time opportunity to combine NSA's proprietary geographic and demographic analytics with national digital distribution in order to gain deeper insights and create greater efficiency. Through the alliance, clients will be able to utilize Wishabi's distribution platform to reach over 200M consumers through sites such as Chicago Tribune, MSN, CBS and Boston Globe. NSA Media is a unit of ORION Holdings, a division of IPG Mediabrands and part of the Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG).

Steve Mueller, President of NSA Media, "For some time now, we have been on a quest to find the right partner with which we could combine our extensive analytics with digital distribution to provide the next generation of insights and optimization for our clients. This gets us there. Wishabi's patent-pending technologies provide a dynamic and powerful platform as well as rich content distribution. We are confident that our alliance with Wishabi will lead to a revolutionary consumer experience across all devices and platforms."

Wishabi was founded five years ago by former Microsoft engineers and has received over $7 million in funding by venture capitalists. With patent-pending technologies, Wishabi is able to deliver real time personalized content based on consumer profiles, geography, behavior, interest and context. Retailers can also leverage extensive back-end analytics that provide deep insights into consumer behavior. The strategic alliance with NSA Media will allow Wishabi to deliver its e-circular platform to NSA Media's clients extending the reach of circulars natively across multiple digital media touch-points.

Wishabi's CEO, Wehuns Tan stated, "This alliance is a landmark event for us. In collaboration with NSA Media, the largest U.S. company in this space, we can expand our offering in the U.S., and will look to this trusted leader in the industry to drive further innovation for NSA Media's clients. Together, we will advance the integration of technology into the traditional retail circular shopping experience, reflecting the multi-dimensional media usage habits of today's retail consumer."

Using Wishabi's native distribution technologies, retailers can fully leverage their print and digital assets to push a seamless shopping experience across national media properties. Once engaged with a digital circular, which has been constructed by Wishabi, consumers can quickly browse through discounts, find personalized offers, build shopping lists and read reviews seamlessly across any device or platform.

About NSA Media NSA Media is a fully-integrated media agency focused on driving significant business results for clients through the effective use of media, across multiple channels, including: print, digital, mobile, and social. Founded on the principle that investments in media could deliver more favorable returns for major brands and retailers, NSA Media has been challenging the "status quo" for over 20 years. The consumer-centric approach to buying media incorporates a comprehensive mix of advanced analytics, intelligent insights, competitive rates and flawless execution to ensure our clients' media investments are fully optimized.

About Wishabi Wishabi is a leading technology company that has reinvented the digital circular experience via patent-pending native distribution technologies. Inspired by the beauty and ease of print media and the real-time interactivity of personalized digital content, Wishabi's mission is to fundamentally improve how people discover, view and share circular content across all devices and platforms. The company is based in Toronto with offices in New York and backed by leading venture capitalists and retail executives. Wishabi's distribution network reaches over 200 million North Americans every month.

About ORION Holdings ORION Holdings, a division of IPG Mediabrands, is a global solutions-oriented collection of media companies that support and/or complement what traditional advertising agencies can offer to clients. In that spirit, the professionals within ORION Holdings are passionately-focused on providing effective financial and strategic solutions for their clients. ORION Holdings includes: NSA Media (newspaper services), OAG (outdoor), ORION Capital (media investments), ORION Printing (print management), ORION Trading (barter), rapport U.K. (outdoor), and Wahlstrom (local lead generation).

About IPG Mediabrands Founded by Interpublic Group (NYSE: IPG) in 2007 to manage all of its global media related assets. Today that means we manage and invest $35 billion in global media on the behalf of our clients, employ over 6,700 diverse and daring marketing communication specialists worldwide and operate our company businesses in more than 127 countries. A proven entity in helping clients maximize business results through integrated, intelligence-driven marketing strategies, we are a global holding company that enhances offering and performance across its network of media agencies including UM, Initiative, BPN, ORION Holdings, ID Media and its roster of specialty service agencies including MAGNA GLOBAL, Mediabrands Audience Platform (inclusive of Cadreon, Reprise Media, Ansible, Spring Creek group), the IPG Media Lab, Ensemble and Identity. For more information, please visit www.ipgmediabrands.com.

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Global Alumina Announces Receipt of No Objection Letter Regarding Sale of Its Interests in Guinea Alumina Corporation May 24, 2013 04:15PM

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ProShares Announces ETF Share Splits May 24, 2013 04:15PM

ProShares Share Splits of Seven ETFs; Reverse Share Splits of Eight ETFs

BETHESDA, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- ProShares, a premier provider of alternative ETFs, announced today share splits on seven of its ETFs and reverse share splits on eight of its ETFs. The splits and reverse splits will not change the value of a shareholder’s investment.

Splits

Seven ETFs will split shares 2-for-1.

Ticker		Fund		Split Ratio
UGE		ProShares Ultra Consumer Goods		2:1
UPRO		ProShares UltraPro S&P500®		2:1
UMDD		ProShares UltraPro MidCap400		2:1
UWC		ProShares Ultra Russell3000		2:1
RXL		ProShares Ultra Health Care		2:1
UCC		ProShares Ultra Consumer Services		2:1
URTY		ProShares UltraPro Russell2000		2:1

All splits will apply to shareholders of record as of the close of the markets on June 5, 2013, payable after the close of the markets on June 7, 2013. The funds will trade at their post-split price on June 10, 2013. The ticker symbol and CUSIP numbers for the funds will not change.

The splits will decrease the price per share of each fund with a proportionate increase in the number of shares outstanding. For example, for the 2-for-1 splits, every pre-split share will result in the receipt of two post-split shares, which will be priced at half the net asset value (“NAV”) of a pre-split share.

Illustration of a Split

The following table shows the effect of a hypothetical 2-for-1 split:

Period		# of Shares Owned		Hypothetical NAV		Value of Shares
Pre-Split		100		$100.00		$10,000.00
Post-Split		200		$50.00		$10,000.00

Reverse Splits

Eight funds will reverse split shares at the following split ratios:

Ticker		Fund		Split Ratio		Old CUSIP		New CUSIP
KOLD		ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas		1:4		74347W767		74347W387
VIXY		ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF		1:5		74347W692		74347W361
UVXY		ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF		1:10		74347W411		74347W379
DUG		ProShares UltraShort Oil & Gas		1:4		74347X591		74348A525
FINZ		ProShares UltraPro Short Financials		1:4		74348A574		74348A517
TTT		ProShares UltraPro Short 20+ Year Treasury		1:4		74347X740		74348A491
SJF		ProShares UltraShort Russell1000 Value		1:4		74347R453		74348A483
EFU		ProShares UltraShort MSCI EAFE		1:4		74347R339		74348A475

All reverse splits will be effective at the market open on June 10, 2013, when the funds will begin trading at their post-split price. The ticker symbol for the funds will not change. All funds undergoing a reverse split will be issued a new CUSIP number.

The reverse splits will increase the price per share of each fund with a proportionate decrease in the number of shares outstanding. For example, for a 1-for-4 reverse split, every four pre-split shares will result in the receipt of one post-split share, which will be priced four times higher than the NAV of a pre-split share.

Fractional Shares from Reverse Splits

For shareholders who hold quantities of shares that are not an exact multiple of the reverse split ratio (for example, not a multiple of 4 for a 1-to-4 reverse split), the reverse split will result in the creation of a fractional share. Post-reverse split fractional shares will be redeemed for cash and sent to your broker of record. This redemption may cause some shareholders to realize gains or losses, which could be a taxable event for those shareholders.

Illustration of a Reverse Split

The following table shows the effect of a hypothetical 1-for 4 reverse split:

Period		# of Shares Owned		Hypothetical NAV		Value of Shares
Pre-Split		1,000		$10.00		$10,000.00
Post-Split		250		$40.00		$10,000.00

About ProShares

Offering the nation's largest lineup of alternative ETFs, ProShares helps investors to go beyond the limitations of conventional investing and face today's market challenges. Each ProShares ETF provides access to an alternative investment strategy delivered with the liquidity, transparency and cost effectiveness of an ETF. ProShares' lineup of 141 ETFs includes Global Fixed Income, Hedge Strategies, Geared (leveraged and inverse), and Inflation and Volatility ETFs.

ProShares has the largest lineup of alternative ETFs in the United States according to Financial Research Corporation ("FRC"), based on analysis of all the known alternative ETF providers (as defined by FRC) by their number of funds and assets (as of 3/31/2013).

ProShares' geared (leveraged and inverse) ETFs seek returns that are 3x, 2x, -1x, -2x or -3x the return of an index or other benchmark (target) for a single day, as measured from one NAV calculation to the next, before fees and expenses. Due to the compounding of daily returns, ProShares’ returns over periods other than one day will likely differ in amount and possibly direction from the target return for the same period. Investors should monitor their holdings consistent with their strategies, as frequently as daily. For more on correlation, leverage and other risks, please read the prospectus.

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. These Funds are non-diversified and entail certain risks, including risk associated with the use of derivatives (swap agreements, futures contracts and similar instruments), imperfect benchmark correlation, and market price variance, all of which can increase volatility and decrease performance. Short ProShares should lose money when their benchmarks or indexes rise. Narrowly focused investments and investments in smaller companies typically exhibit higher volatility. Bonds will decrease in value as interest rates rise. International investments may also involve risk from unfavorable fluctuations in currency values, differences in generally accepted accounting principles, and from economic or political instability. There is no guarantee any ProShares ETF will achieve its investment objective.

Investing in ETFs involves a substantial risk of loss. KOLD, VIXY and UVXY are not investment companies regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and are not afforded its protections. Please read the prospectuses carefully before investing. KOLD, VIXY and UVXY invest in futures. VIX futures are among the most volatile futures contracts. A fund's exposure to its index may subject that fund to greater volatility than investments in traditional securities, which may adversely affect an investor's investment in that fund. VIX futures indexes are mean reverting; funds benchmarked to them should not be expected to appreciate over extended periods. Due to defined time periods and other features, VIX futures indexes and funds benchmarked to them can be expected to perform differently than the VIX. These ETFs are not suitable for all investors.

Carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of ProShares before investing. This and other information can be found in their summary and full prospectuses. Read them carefully before investing. Obtain them from your financial adviser or broker/dealer representative or by visiting ProShares.com.

This information must be accompanied or preceded by a current ProShares Trust II prospectus (http://www.proshares.com/funds/trust_ii_prospectuses.html). ProShares Trust II (issuer) has filed a registration statement (including a prospectus) with the SEC for the offering to which this communication relates. Before you invest, you should read the prospectus in that registration statement and other documents the issuer has filed with the SEC for more complete information about the issuer and this offering. You may get these documents for free by visiting EDGAR on the SEC website at sec.gov. Alternatively, the issuer will arrange to send you the prospectus if you request it by calling toll-free 866.776.5125, or visit ProShares.com.

"Standard & Poor's,®" "S&P,®" "S&P 500,®" "S&P MidCap 400,®" "Standard & Poor's 500®" and "S&P 500® VIX® Short-Term Futures IndexTM" are trademarks of Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC ("S&P"). "Dow Jones Index," "DJ," "Dow Jones U.S. Sector Indexes," "Dow Jones Select Sector Indexes," "Dow Jones-UBS Commodity Indexes,SM" and the names identifying each of the individual "Dow Jones-UBS SubindexesSM" are service marks of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC ("Dow Jones") and UBS Securities, LLC, UBS AG ("UBS AG"), as the case may be. The "Russell 3000® Index," "Russell 2000® Index," "Russell 1000® Value Index," and "Russell®" are trademarks of Russell Investment Group. "MSCI," "MSCI Inc.," "MSCI Index" and "EAFE" are service marks of MSCI. "Barclays" and "Barclays Inc." are trademarks of Barclays Inc. All have been licensed for use by ProShares. "VIX®" is a trademark of the Chicago Board Options Exchange, Incorporated ("CBOE") and CBOE has agreed that S&P may use the "VIX®" trademark in the names of the Indexes as licensed to ProShares. "Dow Jones Indexes" is the marketing name and a licensed trademark of CME Group Index Services LLC ("CME Indexes"). "Dow Jones Indexes" is a service mark of Dow Jones Trademark Holdings, LLC ("Dow Jones") and has been licensed to CME Indexes. ProShares have not been passed on by these entities or their subsidiaries or affiliates as to their legality or suitability. ProShares are not sponsored, endorsed or promoted by these entities or their subsidiaries or affiliates, and they make no representation regarding the advisability of investing in ProShares. THESE ENTITIES AND THEIR SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES MAKE NO WARRANTIES AND BEAR NO LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO PROSHARES.

ProShares are distributed by SEI Investments Distribution Co., which is not affiliated with the funds' advisor or sponsor.

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Source: ProShares