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This category includes updates on company admissions and delistings, quarterly and annual results, mergers and acquisitions, board appointments and departures, regulatory news and policy changes.

Diageo reported net sales of £17.1 billion, up 10.7%

Diageo PLC (LON:DGE) delivers strong performance while investing in sustainable long-term growth. Delivered strong net sales and operating profit growth within medium-term guidance –   Reported net sales of £17.1 billion, increased..

HSBC delivers strong first half performance with revenue increasing to $36.9bn

HSBC Holdings plc (LON:HSBA) has announced its 2023 interim results. Noel Quinn, Group Chief Executive, said: “We have delivered a strong first half performance and are confident of achieving our..

Pearson delivers excellent H1 financial performance

Pearson plc (LON:PSON) has announced its interim results for the six months to 30th June 2023. Highlights ·      Underlying Group sales growth1 of 6%, excluding OPM2 and the Strategic Review3 businesses with particularly..

BT Group appoints Allison Kirkby as Chief Executive

BT Group plc (LON:BT.A) has announced the appointment of Allison Kirkby as Chief Executive. She will take over from Philip Jansen as Chief Executive around the end of January 2024..

AstraZeneca’s Alexion agreement with Pfizer for preclinical gene therapy portfolio 

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) Alexion has announced that it has entered a definitive purchase and licence agreement for a portfolio of preclinical gene therapy programmes and enabling technologies from Pfizer Inc...

Unilever appoints Ian Meakins as a Non-Executive Director and Chair Designate

Unilever PLC (LON:ULVR) has announced the appointment of Ian Meakins as a Non-Executive Director and Chair Designate following a comprehensive search process. Ian will join the Board as Non-Executive Director..

International Airlines Group achieves record first half operating profit

International Consolidated Airlines Group plc (LON:IAG) has announced its 2023 half year results. Record first half profit driven by continuing strong performance across the Group Highlights ·     Record first half operating..

Anglo American appoints John Heasley as Finance Director

Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) has announced the appointment of John Heasley as Finance Director, following the May 2023 announcement of Stephen Pearce’s decision to retire. Mr Heasley is expected to..

Shell plc begins $3 billion share buyback programme

Shell plc (LON:SHEL) has announced the commencement of a $3 billion share buyback programme covering an aggregate contract term of approximately three months. The purpose of the programme is to..

Land Securities Group excited to welcome James Bowling to the Board

Land Securities Group PLC (LON:LAND) has announced that following a comprehensive selection process, it has appointed James Bowling as an Independent Non-executive Director and Audit Committee Chair Designate. James will..

Games Workshop Group report highest level of sales since flotation 29 years ago

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW) has announced its annual report for the 52 week period to 28 May 2023. Highlights         52 week period to28 May 2023..

GSK ViiV Healthcare welcome positive opinion by EMA for cabotegravir

GSK plc (LON/NYSE: GSK) announced that ViiV Healthcare, the global specialist HIV company majority owned by GSK, with Pfizer and Shionogi as shareholders, welcomed a positive opinion by the European..

Vodafone appoints Luka Mucic as Chief Financial Officer

Vodafone Group Plc (LON:VOD) has announced the appointment of Luka Mucic as Chief Financial Officer and as an Executive Director of Vodafone, effective from 1 September 2023. Margherita Della Valle,..

Ocado and AutoStore settle litigation

Ocado Group plc (LON:OCDO) has announced that the litigation between Ocado and AutoStore has been settled and each party is taking steps to withdraw their actions against the other party...

Glencore delivers a solid first-half production performance

Glencore plc (LON:GLEN) has announced its half-Year production report 2023. Glencore Chief Executive Officer, Gary Nagle: “We are pleased to report a solid first-half production performance from our underlying base..

Anglo American Quellaveco copper mine now reached commercial production levels

Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) has announced its production report for the second quarter ended 30 June 2023. Duncan Wanblad, Chief Executive of Anglo American, said: “Production increased by 11%(1) compared..

National Grid to sell a further 20% equity interest in National Gas

National Grid plc (LON:NG) has agreed to sell a further 20% equity interest in its UK gas transmission and metering business (“National Gas”) to the existing majority owners, a consortium..

Aviva expect HY23 Group operating profit of c.£700m

Aviva plc (LON:AV) has released presentation slides and a financial information pack on its website, providing initial unaudited comparative information for the six months to 30 June 2022 and the..

Hargreaves Lansdown net new business of £1.7 billion, up 6% on previous quarter

Hargreaves Lansdown plc (LON:HL) has issued a trading update in respect of the three months ended 30 June 2023. Highlights ·       Net new business of £1.7 billion in the period, up..

Antofagasta see resilience in the demand for copper

Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) has announced its Q2 2023 production report. HIGHLIGHTS PRODUCTION ·    Copper production in Q2 2023 of 149,600 tonnes, 2.5% higher quarter-on-quarter (Q1 2023: 145,900 tonnes), primarily due to..

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