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Monday 4 May 2015
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Downtrend in Review: InspireMD (NYSEMKT:NSPR), Centene (NYSE:CNC), National Health Investors (NYSE:NHI), Windstream Holdings,(NASDAQ:WIN)

On Wednesday, InspireMD Inc (NYSEMKT:NSPR)’s shares declined -3.23% to $0.300.

InspireMD Inc (NSPR) declared the completion of its sales restructuring program which began on January 4, 2015. The restructuring was implemented to conserve capital and to align the organization to a new commercial strategy built on third party distribution partners. Reflecting some influence from the transition, in addition to the trend towards drug eluting stent use in STEMI patients talk about during our fourth quarter 2014 earnings call last month, total revenues for the first quarter 2015 were about $500,000, down sequentially from $850,000 in the fourth quarter 2014.

Alan Milinazzo, CEO of InspireMD, commented, “2015 is a transition year for us, as we pivot our strategy to exploit the immediate carotid and emerging neurovascular opportunities while being more selective with our sales resource allocation and shift to a distributor based commercial model.

InspireMD, Inc., a medical device company, focuses on the development and commercialization of proprietary MicroNet stent platform technology for the treatment of complex coronary and vascular diseases.

Centene Corp (NYSE:CNC)’s shares dropped -3.16% to $67.79.

Centene Corp (CNC) declared the appointment of Marcela Manjarrez-Williams to Senior Vice President and Chief Communications Officer, effective right away. In this new position, Ms. Manjarrez-Williams will oversee planned communications for the Company and will report to Michael F. Neidorff, Chairman and CEO of Centene.

Ms. Manjarrez-Williams has over 15 years of experience in economic research, analysis and planned communications. Proceeding to joining Centene, she was Vice President, Public Affairs for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. In that capacity she led the external communications, industry relations and public outreach functions for the bank, headquartered in St. Louis and serving all of Arkansas and portions of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri and Tennessee.

Centene Corporation operates as a diversified, multi-national healthcare enterprise that provides programs and services to under-insured and uninsured individuals in the United States.

At the end of Wednesday’s trade, National Health Investors Inc (NYSE:NHI)‘s shares dipped -0.79% to $69.11.

National Health Investors (NHI) declared it has obtained $78 million in Fannie Mae financing through KeyBank National Association. The debt financing comprises of interest-only payments at 3.79% and a 10-year maturity. The mortgages are secured by 13 properties in NHI’s joint venture with Bickford Senior Living. Proceeds were used to reduce borrowings on NHI’s unsecured bank credit facility.

National Health Investors Inc. is a real estate investment trust. It invests in the real estate markets of United States. The firm invests in the health care properties primarily in the long-term care and senior housing industries. It specializes in financing healthcare real estate by sale-leaseback, joint-venture, mezz loans, and mortgage loans. National Health Investors Inc. was formed in 1991 and is based in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

Windstream Holdings, Inc.(NASDAQ:WIN), ended its Wednesday’s trading session with -2.80% loss, and closed at $7.64.

Windstream Holdings, Inc. (WIN) declared that Kinetic, Windstream’s next-generation television service, is now accessible in Lincoln, Nebraska. Starting recently, more than 50,000 Lincoln residents can sign up for Kinetic, a new way of watching television that leverages the company’s 100% fiber-backed network to provide customers with a wide array of features.

Powered by the Ericsson Mediaroom platform, Kinetic is a superior alternative to satellite and cable that offers an innovative experience coupled with features that customers want and expect from their TV providers. With Kinetic, customers will receive fast, high-quality, interactive television with features that comprise:

High Definition (HD) at no additional charge: Get the TV you love on the stations you know, many comprised of in HD

Free Whole Home DVR: Watch and record up to four shows at once + pause & play live TV

Wireless Set Top Box: Freedom to watch TV anywhere in your home - just connect the box to your TV and put your TV wherever you want

Windstream Holdings, Inc. provides communications and technology solutions in the United States. It offers managed services and cloud computing services to businesses, in addition to broadband, voice, and video services to consumers primarily in rural markets. The company’s primary business service offerings comprise integrated voice and data services, multi-site networking, data center services, managed services, high-speed Internet, and voice services.

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