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ATHENS, Tenn., April 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Athens Bancshares Corporation (Nasdaq:AFCB) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.05 per outstanding share of common stock.

CLEVELAND, April 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Athersys, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATHX) announced today that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved Athersys' application to expand its ongoing Phase 2 study evaluating the administration of MultiStem ® therapy to patients who have suffered an ischemic stroke.

PHILADELPHIA , April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. (NYSE: APL) ("APL", "Atlas Pipeline", or the "Partnership") announced today that it has priced an underwritten public offering of 10,300,000 common units representing limited partner interests at an offering price of $34.00 per unit.

--Units fall 2.3% after hours as limited partnership unveiled an offering of 10.3 million units to fund purchase --Assets being acquired include two cryogenic processing plants and 265 miles of high-pressure, rich gas-gathering lines --Deal is expected to close in the second quarter Atlas Pipeline Partners LP (APL) has agreed to acquire Teak Midstream LLC for $1 billion in cash, giving the company an entry point into the liquids-rich Eagle Ford Shale in south Texas .

DANBURY, Conn., April 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ATMI, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATMI) , a global technology company and leader in single-use bioprocess solutions, today unveiled the third generation of its Integrity ® LevMixer ® system with full remote control capability and real-time speed reading.

BURLINGTON, Massachusetts , April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Attunity Ltd.

Audley Capital Advisors LLP (including certain related funds and investment vehicles, “Audley Capital”) today called on Walter Energy, Inc. (NYSE: WLT) (TSX: WLT) (“Walter Energy” or “the Company”) to provide per ton of production (“mine-level”) SG&A analysis compared to the average of its peer group since the completion of the Western Coal acquisition in April 2011, or for the fourth quarter of 2012.

AuRico Gold Announces Details for First Quarter Results Webcast 2013 Annual General Meeting Scheduled for May 13, 2013 Canada NewsWire When the Operator answers, please ask to be placed into the AuRico Gold First Quarter Results Conference Call.

TORONTO , April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - AuRico Gold Inc. (TSX: AUQ) (NYSE: AUQ) , ("AuRico" or the "Company") today announced that it will release the Company's first quarter financial results for the three-month period ended March 31, 2013 after market close on Thursday, May 9, 2013 .

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MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AutoZone, Inc. (NYSE:AZO) , the nation's leading auto parts retailer and a leading distributor of automotive replacement parts and accessories, will release results for its third quarter ended May 4, 2013, before market open on Tuesday, May 21, 2013.

NEW YORK , April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Avenue Income Credit Strategies Fund (NYSE: ACP) , a closed-end management investment company, today announced that portfolio data as of March 31, 2013 , including performance, top ten largest holdings, top five industry holdings, and certain portfolio weightings, is now available to the public on the Fund's website at www.avenuecapital.com under "Strategies – Avenue Income Credit Strategies Closed-End Fund." For more information or to request a hard copy of this data please call:  1-888-301-3838 .

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PARSIPPANY, N.J., April 17, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Avis Budget Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:CAR) (the "Company") announced today the expiration and final results of the previously announced cash tender offers (the "Offers") by its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Avis Budget Car Rental, LLC and Avis Budget Finance, Inc. (collectively, the "Issuers"), to purchase any and all of the Issuers' outstanding $450 million in aggregate principal amount of 9 5/8% Senior Notes due 2018 (the "2018 Notes") and to purchase in an aggregate purchase price up to the Modified Dutch Auction Cap (as defined below) of their 9.75% Senior Notes due 2020 (the "2020 Notes" and together with the 2018 Notes, the "Notes"). As of 11:59 p.m., New York City time, on April 16, 2013 (the "Expiration Date"), $325,595,000 in aggregate principal amount of 2018 Notes, representing approximately 72% of the aggregate principal amount outstanding of 2018 Notes, and $25,628,000 in aggregate principal amount of 2020

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Ballard Announces First Quarter 2013 Conference Call Canada NewsWire VANCOUVER , April 17, 2013 /CNW/ - Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) (TSX: BLD) will hold a conference call on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. PDT ( 11:00 a.m. EDT ). John Sheridan , President & CEO and Tony Guglielmin, CFO will review Ballard's first quarter 2013 operating results.

VANCOUVER , April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ - Ballard Power Systems (NASDAQ: BLDP) (TSX: BLD) will hold a conference call on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 8:00 a.m. PDT ( 11:00 a.m. EDT ). John Sheridan , President & CEO and Tony Guglielmin , CFO will review Ballard's first quarter 2013 operating results.

Bank of America Corp.'s (BAC) first-quarter profit surged as the banking giant benefited from a comparison with a year-earlier quarter bogged down by large debt-related charges, while revenue rose.

Bank of America Corporation today reported net income of $2.6 billion, or $0.20 per diluted share, for the first quarter of 2013, compared to $653 million, or $0.03 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2012.

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TOP STORIES UPDATE: BHP Billiton Reports Steady Output Growth MELBOURNE, Australia -- BHP Billiton Ltd.

STORIES OF INTEREST: China Gives Glencore Clearance On Merger Commodities giant Glencore International PLC said Tuesday that it has received final regulatory approval from China for its multibillion-dollar merger with Xstrata PLC with conditions that include the sale of a Peruvian copper project and a promise to supply a minimum amount of copper to China over an eight-year period.

NEW YORK , April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --  Bernstein Liebhard LLP today announced that approximately five weeks remain – until May 24, 2013 – to file a motion for lead plaintiff in a class action that was recently commenced in the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts on behalf of a class (the "Class") of purchasers of Avid Technology, Inc. ("Avid" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: AVID) securities between April 22, 2011 and February 22, 2013 (the "Class Period"). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120202/MM47134LOGO ) Avid develops, markets, sells, and supports a variety of software and systems for creating and manipulating digital media content.

NEW YORK , April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bernstein Liebhard LLP today announced that approximately five weeks remain – until May 20, 2013 – to file a motion for lead plaintiff in a securities class action that has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on behalf of a class (the "Class") of purchasers of Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company ("Great Lakes" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: GLDD) common stock between August 7, 2012 through March 14, 2013 (the "Class Period"). (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120202/MM47134LOGO ) Great Lakes is the largest provider of dredging services in the U.S. and a major provider of commercial and industrial demolition and remediation services.

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DENVER , April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bill Barrett Corporation (NYSE: BBG) is pleased to announce that effective April 16, 2013, Mr.