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Nationwide Financial NFS agrees to $2.4 billion buyout
After Hours Summary
AIG -7.7%; AUY +1.0%; SUN +3.7% on earnings

Companies trading higher in after hours in reaction to earnings
 SCI +13.9%; NFS +10.8%; HAYN +10.6%; TMTA +8.3%; LMIA +8.0%; DCGN +7.8%; MXWL +7.2%; GIVN +7.0%; BBBB +5.9%; PRXL +5.7%; CAR +5.6%; TS +5.6%; URS +5.3%; XIDE +5.1%; WG +4.7%; BAGL +4.3%; GDP -4.2%; LXU +4.0%; AMSF +3.8%; KCAP +3.8%; SUN +3.7%; TXCO +3.3%; AAP +2.3%; AHT +2.1%; XRM +1.9%; PRSN +1.6%; AUY +1.0%; HRC +1.0%... 
Companies trading lower in after hours in reaction to earnings
 STV -11.6%; CVO -9.4%; RWT -8.9%; AIG -7.7%; JOBS -6.7%; VRSN -6.1%; JMBA -5.7%; CECO -5.6%; ALNY -5.4%; NKTR -3.9%; WCAA -2.6%; VRAZ -2.6%; AZ -2.2%; EGLE -2.0%; GAIN -1.8%; DSTI -1.7%; FVE -1.2%; NOBL -1.2%; MSSR -1.0%... 
Companies trading higher in after hours in reaction to news
: NFS +10.8% (Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co and Nationwide Financial Services reach agreement to combine in $2.4 bln transaction); KBR +3.5% (announces a repurchase program of up to 5% of its outstanding common stock; declares $0.05 quarterly cash dividend)...
Companies trading lower in reaction to news
 DITC -18.9% (lowers guidance; sees Q1 revs $4.5 mln vs $7.50 mln First Call consensus); CTRN -9.9% (sees Q2 revs $115.7 mln vs $112.72 mln First Call consensus); PLAB -8.2% (lowers Q3 guidance below consensus); INCY -3.4% (announces the closing of its public offering of 12,075,000 shares at a price of $9.00 per share).

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Before: FLWS, ABH, ACMR, AIXD, ACM, AER, AES, AGYS, ARE, ATK, ANSS, AHR, ARD, ARCC, STST, ARIA, ARQL, ARTE, ALC, ATPG, BKUNA, BRL, BCRX, BBI, BORL, BRNC, CNQ, CAH, CATM, CRZO, CPHL, CDL, CCU, CCO, CHCI, ED, CNSL, CEP, CXW, CMLS, CYCC, DK, DPTR, DTPI, DTV, DRQ, DYN, EPB, EMAG, EBS, ENG, FRP, FIG, GEO, GOK, GILT, GCA, GPX, GTN, GPOR, HEES, HDIX, ITWO, ICTG, IDA, IMAX, IDCC, VTIV, IONA, ISIS, JMP, KALU, KBALB, KG, KOP, LXP, LCUT, LINE, LIZ, MAC, MIC, MLM, MMS, MCGC, MDTH, MCCC, MDCI, MPW, MED, TMR, MESA, PCS, MF, MEND, MINI, NGS, NRF, NOVN, CHUX, OMG, OHI, OFIX, VITA, PTIE, PEI, PRFT, HK, PNCL, PMI, POL, POR, PBH, PDE, PGN, QCCO, ROLL, FRZ, RIGL, RMG, RIV, SBH, SLE, SGK, SRE, SIRI, SNN, SUG, SBSA, SEP, SPH, SUP, SWSI, SURW, SFY, SXCI, TECH, THI, TWGP, TRMP, USPH, URBN, USM, VTAL, VG, WRC, WMG, WNR, WON, WMB, WPZ, WATG

During: ASFI, DIOD, EPEX, NCT, RAME

After: NDN, APKT, ANW, ACS, AIRM, ALKS, AMCP, AGNC, ARP, ANSV, AGII, AGO, ATW, BLTI, EPAY, BRKS, BLG, CPKI, CHINA, CENT, CHLN, CLWR, COGT, CCIX, COSI, CROX, DAR, DCT, DECK, PROJ, DNDN, DWRI, DNEX, DIVX, DM, DTSI, ELX, ENOC, ESE, FVRL, FMD, ROCK, GUID, HANS, HLYS, HTZ, HYTM, IFON, IUSA, IPAS, ISTA, JSDA, JUPM, KFN, LMNX, MVSN, MNKD, ME, MIDD, MIVA, MOVE, NABI, NFG, NLST, NGAS, NPSP, OCNW, OPTV, PRX, PLLL, PARL, PDLI, PSPT, PCR, PMC, POWR, PGIC, PRO, PSA, QLTY, RAE, RSCR, SD, SAPE, SOMX, SPC, SRSL, SNS, SPSX, SYMM, KNOT, NCTY, TMA, TRMS, UNCA, UEIC, YSI, VITL, WES, WEDC, INT, ZIPR 

Events

ABI, HLCS, ILMN, QGEN, CALP at Leerink Swann & Company Emerging Products and Applications in Life Science Tools Roundtable Conf.

CELG, TRBN, IPXL, AFFY, SLXP at Bank of America Securities Specialty Pharmaceuticals Conf.

DSPG, MDCA, PAR, SVVS, SYKE, CNQR at RBC Capital Markets 2008 Technology, Media & Communications Conf.

EXEL, INSM, GENZ, ARQL, INFI at IBC Life Sciences Drug Discovery & Development of Innovative Therapeutics Conf.

LOCM at Consumer Electronics Association Building Blocks Conf.

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