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Bunzl achieves 12.4% growth through resilient value-added business model

Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL), the specialist international distribution and services Group, has published its half yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2022. Financial results H1 22 H1..

AstraZeneca’s Farxiga reduced risk of cardiovascular death in trial

Detailed results from the DELIVER Phase III trial showed AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) Farxiga (dapagliflozin) significantly reduced the composite of cardiovascular (CV) death or worsening heart failure (HF) in patients with..

GSK Elizabeth McKee Anderson as a Non-Executive Director

GSK plc (LON:GSK) has announced that Elizabeth (Liz) McKee Anderson will join the Board of the Company as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 September 2022. Liz brings significant..

Vodafone Group to sell Vodafone Hungary

Vodafone Group Plc1 (LON:VOD) has announced that it has entered into heads of terms with 4iG Public Limited Company (“4iG”) and Corvinus Zrt (“Corvinus”, a Hungarian state holding company) (all..

B&M European Value Retail appoints Oliver Tant as Non-Executive Director

B&M European Value Retail S.A. (LON:BME) has announced the following Board changes. Oliver Tant is to be appointed, subject to shareholder approval, as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with..

GSK momelotinib receives US FDA acceptance for New Drug Application

GSK plc (LON:GSK) has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted the New Drug Application (NDA) for momelotinib, a potential new medicine with a proposed differentiated mechanism..

Persimmon on track to achieve a c.10% increase in active outlets

Persimmon Plc (LON:PSN) has announced its half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2022. ● Strong demand – average private sales rate for the period c.1% ahead..

AstraZeneca’s Lynparza granted FDA priority review for PROpel

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Lynparza (olaparib) in combination with abiraterone and prednisone or prednisolone has been accepted and granted Priority Review in the US for..

Sage Group to acquire Lockstep

Sage Group plc (LON:SGE), the leader in accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology for small and mid-sized businesses (SMBs), has announced that it has agreed to acquire Lockstep, a provider..

GSK completes acquisition of Affinivax

GSK plc (LON:GSK) has announced it has completed the acquisition of Affinivax, Inc, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company based in Cambridge (Boston, Massachusetts). Affinivax has pioneered the development of a novel..

AstraZeneca DESTINY-Breast02 Phase III trial of Enhertu met the primary endpoint

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) has announced that positive high-level results from the DESTINY-Breast02 Phase III trial of Enhertu (trastuzumab deruxtecan) versus physician’s choice of treatment showed the trial met the primary..

Phoenix Group achieves a record set of financial results

Phoenix Group Holdings plc (LON:PHNX) announces record half year 2022 results, delivering growing, resilient cash and a 3% dividend increase. Phoenix delivered against all of its key objectives in H1,..

Flutter Entertainment makes significant progress against strategic objectives

Flutter Entertainment plc (LON:FLTR) has announced interim results for six months ended 30 June 2022.   Reported1 H12022£m Reported1 H12021 £m Reported1 YoY % Adjusted2H12022£m Adjusted2H12021£m Adjusted2YoY % Adjusted2CC3YoY %..

Berkeley Group declares interim dividend of 21.25p per share

Berkeley Group Holdings plc (LON:BKG) has announced that an interim dividend of 21.25 pence per share will be paid on 9 September 2022 to shareholders on the Company’s register of..

Coca-Cola HBC sees continued strong organic growth

Coca-Cola HBC AG (LON:CCH), a growth-focused Consumer Packaged Goods business and strategic bottling partner of The Coca-Cola Company, has reported its financial results for the six months ended 1 July..

AstraZeneca completes acquisition of TeneoTwo

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) has completed the acquisition of TeneoTwo, Inc.i, including its Phase I clinical-stage CD19/CD3 T-cell engager, TNB-486, currently under evaluation in relapsed and refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma.1 AstraZeneca..

Airtel Africa signs $125m revolving credit facility with Citi

Airtel Africa plc (LON:AAF), a leading provider of telecommunications and mobile money services, with a presence in 14 countries across Africa, has announced the signing of a $125m revolving credit..

Admiral delivers solid set of results with good customer growth in the first half

Admiral Group plc (LON:ADM) has announced its 2022 interim results highlights.   Six months ended: 30 June 2022 Six months ended: 30 June 2021 Six months ended: 30 June 2019..

RS Group acquiring industrial and automation product distributor, Risoul

RS Group plc (LON:RS1) has announced an agreement to acquire Risoul y Cia, S.A. de C.V., a family-owned distributor of industrial and automation product and service solutions in Mexico, for..

Prudential appoints two new Non-executive Directors

Prudential plc (LON:PRU) has announced the appointment of Arijit Basu and Claudia Suessmuth-Dyckerhoff as Non-executive Directors. Mr Basu will join the Board with effect from 1 September 2022 and will..

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