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• The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY)
  Hershey Announces First Quarter Results and Reaffirms 2008 Outlook
  
  Apr 24, 2008 7:00:00 AM
  
  - Earnings per share-diluted from operations $0.37
  - March launch of Hershey's Bliss TM and Starbucks(R) new products on track
  - Global Supply Chain Transformation progressing as planned
  - Outlook reaffirmed for 2008, growth in net sales 3-4%, with earnings per share-diluted from operations expected to be in the $1.85 to $1.90 range
  
  HERSHEY, Pa., April 24, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ --
  
  The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY) today announced sales and earnings for the first quarter ended March 30, 2008. Consolidated net sales were $1,160,342,000 compared with $1,153,109,000 for the first quarter of 2007. Net income for the first quarter of 2008 was $63,245,000, or $0.28 per share-diluted, compared with $93,473,000, or $0.40 per share-diluted, for the comparable period of 2007.
  
  SOURCE The Hershey Company
  
  http://www.hersheys.com
• MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MXB)
  MSCI Inc. Announces Secondary Offering of its Common Stock
  
  Apr 22, 2008 6:41:01 PM
  
  NEW YORK, Apr 22, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
  
  MSCI Inc. (NYSE: MXB) announced today that it filed a preliminary prospectus supplement in connection with the commencement of a secondary offering by certain of its shareholders, including Morgan Stanley, of 20,000,000 shares of its class A common stock. The secondary offering is pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 11, 2008. Morgan Stanley also expects to grant the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 3,000,000 shares of MSCI Inc.'s class A common stock to cover over-allotments, if any. MSCI Inc. will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of shares of its class A common stock.
  
  SOURCE: MSCI Inc.
  
  MSCI Inc. Investor Relations, + 1-866-447-7874 or Media: Abernathy MacGregor, New York Steve Bruce/Pen Pendleton/Ann Taylor Reed + 1-212-371-5999 or Penrose Financial, London Sally Todd/Clare Milton, + 44.20.7786.4888
• American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE:ACC)
  American Campus Communities, Inc. Announces Sale of Common Stock
  
  Apr 17, 2008 10:20:01 PM
  
  AUSTIN, Texas, Apr 17, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
  
  American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE:ACC), one of the nation's largest developers, owners and managers of high-quality student housing properties, today announced the pricing of a public offering of 8,000,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $28.75 per share. The company also granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to an additional 1,200,000 shares of common stock to cover overallotments, if any.
  
  SOURCE: American Campus Communities, Inc.
  
  American Campus Communities, Inc. Gina Cowart, 512-732-1000 Investor Relations
• American Water (NYSE: AWK)
  American Water Prices Initial Public Offering
  
  Apr 22, 2008 9:29:01 PM
  
  Company to List on New York Stock Exchange Under Symbol "AWK"
  
  VOORHEES, N.J., Apr 22, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
  
  American Water (NYSE: AWK) today announced its initial public offering of 58 million shares of common stock has been priced at $21.50 per share. All of the shares are being offered by the selling stockholder, RWE Aqua Holdings GmbH, and net proceeds from the offering will go to RWE. American Water's shares will begin trading on April 23, 2008, on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol "AWK."
  
  SOURCE: American Water
  
  American Water Maureen Duffy, 856-309-4546 maureen.duffy@amwater.com or Julie Scharle, 856-309-4690 julie.scharle@amwater.com
• Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP)
  Schering-Plough Reports Financial Results for First Quarter of 2008
  
  Apr 23, 2008 6:45:00 AM
  
  OBS Acquisition Contributes to First Quarter Performance; Company Taking Actions to Address New Challenges
  
  KENILWORTH, N.J., April 23, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ --
  
  Schering-Plough Corporation (NYSE: SGP) today reported financial results for the first quarter of 2008, reviewed progress on its ongoing integration of Organon BioSciences N.V. (OBS) (acquired in November 2007) and addressed recent events affecting the Merck/Schering-Plough cholesterol franchise.
  
  SOURCE Schering-Plough Corporation
  
  http://www.schering-plough.com
• Textainer Group Holdings Limited (NYSE:TGH)
  Textainer Group Holdings Limited Announces New Five-Year Credit Agreement
  
  Apr 22, 2008 8:00:01 PM
  
  HAMILTON, Bermuda, Apr 22, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
  
  Textainer Group Holdings Limited (NYSE:TGH) ("Textainer" or the "Company"), the world's largest lessor of intermodal containers based on fleet size, today announced that Textainer Limited, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into a $205 million, five-year revolving credit agreement with a group of financial institutions led by Bank of America, N.A. and including Fortis Capital Corp., Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, Credit Industriel et Commercial, Bayerische Hypo- und Vereinsbank AG, KeyBank National Association and Union Bank of California, N.A. The interest rate under the credit agreement is a spread over LIBOR which varies based on the leverage of Textainer Limited. At the closing, the initial interest rate will be LIBOR + 1.00%. The proceeds from borrowings under the credit agreement are expected to be used to purchase containers and for general corporate purposes.
  
  SOURCE: Textainer Group Holdings Limited
  
  Textainer Group Holdings Limited Mr. Tom Gallo, 415-658-8227 Corporate Compliance Officer ir@textainer.com
• CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT)
  CIT Reports First Quarter Results; Significant Progress on Liquidity Plan
  
  Apr 17, 2008 7:00:04 AM
  
  First Quarter Net Loss of $257 Million, $1.35 per share
  
  Commercial Businesses earn $0.82 per share excluding Noteworthy
  Items
  
  Credit Loss Reserves Strengthened
  
  Quarterly Dividend Reduced to $0.10 per share
  
  NEW YORK, Apr 17, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
  
  CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT) today announced a series of actions that demonstrate significant progress on the plans it announced on March 20, 2008 that improves its liquidity position. These actions include:
  
  -- Agreeing to sell $4.6 billion of asset-based loan commitments, of which $1.4 billion is currently drawn;
  
  -- Agreeing to sell $770 million of aircraft at a gain of approximately 10%, of which $300 million closed in the first quarter;
  
  -- Identifying another $2.0 billion of loan assets that will be either used for a secured financing or sold during the second quarter;
  
  -- Funding $335 million of first quarter commercial loan originations through CIT Bank;
  
  -- Engaging financial advisors to explore various capital raising initiatives including the possible issuance of equity securities and to evaluate strategic alternatives for the Company's $4 billion rail leasing business; and
  
  -- The declaration by the Board of Directors of a $0.10 per share quarterly dividend payable on May 30, 2008 to shareholders of record on May 15, 2008.
  
  SOURCE: CIT Group Inc.
  
  CIT Investor Relations Kenneth A. Brause, 212-771-9650 Executive Vice President, Investor Relations or CIT Media Relations C. Curtis Ritter, 212-461-7711 Director of External Communications and Media Relations curt.ritter@cit.com
• National City Corporation (NYSE: NCC)
  National City to Strengthen Capital Base by Raising $7 Billion of Equity, Solidifying Its Financial Foundation
  
  Apr 21, 2008 9:14:00 AM
  
  Company Also Reduces Common Dividend; Reports First Quarter Results
  
  CLEVELAND, April 21, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX News Network/ --
  
  National City Corporation (NYSE: NCC) today announced that its Board of Directors has unanimously approved the raising of $7 billion of additional equity capital that solidifies the company's financial foundation as it continues to focus on maximizing its core ban