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SSE agrees to sell its entire 33.3% stake in SGN for £1.225BN

SSE plc (LON:SSE) has agreed to sell its entire 33.3% stake in gas distribution operator Scotia Gas Networks Ltd (SGN) to a consortium comprising existing SGN shareholder Ontario Teachers’ Pension..

Rightmove revenue up 58% on 2020

Rightmove plc (LON:RMV), the UK’s largest property portal, has announced its unaudited results for the six months ended 30 June 2021. Financial Highlights   H1 2021 H1 2020  H1 2019 Change..

Pearson healthy revenue and profit growth in H1

Pearson plc (LON:PSON) has announced its interim results for the six months to 30th June 2021 (Unaudited). Highlights Underlying revenue up 17% to £1,597m · Global Online Learning up 25%..

Berkeley Group’s Dame Alison Nimmo to step down from Board

Berkeley Group Holdings plc (LON:BKG) has announced that, after nine years of service, Dame Alison Nimmo will be stepping down from the Board at the Company’s Annual General Meeting on..

Croda International reported sales up 39%, driven by organic growth and acquisitions

Croda International Plc (LON:CRDA) has announced its half year results for the six months ended 30 June 2021. This announcement contains inside information. Highlights Half year ended 30 June Statutory..

AstraZeneca Alexion’s Ultomiris recommended in EU for children with PNH

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) Alexion’s Ultomiris (ravulizumab) has been recommended for marketing authorisation in the European Union (EU) for expanded use to include children and adolescents with paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH)...

Anglo American Platinum significant economic contribution to stakeholders of R39.2 billion

Anglo American plc (LON:ALL) has noted the announcement of Anglo American Platinum’s interim results for the half year ended 30 June 2021, released this morning to the Johannesburg Stock Exchange..

NatWest Group progress on phased withdrawal from Republic of Ireland

NatWest Group plc (LON:NWG) and Ulster Bank in the Republic of Ireland have entered into a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with Permanent TSB for the proposed sale of a perimeter..

Vodafone Group back to service revenue growth in Europe, as well as Africa

Vodafone Group Plc (LON:VOD) has announced its Q1 FY22 trading update. Growth in Europe and Africa ·   Group service revenue growth of 3.3%* (Q4: 0.8%*), with growth across both Consumer and Business..

Royal Mail encouraged by revenue performance

Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG) will hold its 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) today at 11.00. In line with the update published yesterday, in the interests of health and wellbeing the..

Next increasing profit guidance for the full year

NEXT PLC (LON:NXT) has provided its latest trading update. INTRODUCTION Our sales during the last eleven weeks have been materially ahead of our expectations and, as a result, we are..

BHP Group’s portfolio positively leveraged to the megatrends of decarbonisation, electrification and population growth

BHP Group plc (LON:BHP) has announced its operational review for the year ended 30 June 2021. Note: All guidance is subject to further potential impacts from COVID-19 during the 2022..

Anglo American deliver a solid operational performance in Q2

Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) has announced its production report for the second quarter ended 30 June 2021. Q2 highlights •  Completed the demerger of the South Africa thermal coal operations. •  Announced..

AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi approved in China for extensive-stage SCLC

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) Imfinzi (durvalumab) has been approved in China for the 1st-line treatment of adult patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC), in combination with standard of care..

Flutter Entertainment completes debt re-financing transaction

Flutter Entertainment plc (LON:FLTR) has announced that it has completed a debt re-financing transaction that will reduce its effective cost of debt and provide it with additional liquidity, enhancing the..

DCC expects another year of strong operating profit growth

DCC plc (LON:DCC), the leading international sales, marketing and support services group, has issued this Interim Management Statement in advance of the Company’s AGM to be held in Dublin at..

SEGRO sells portfolio of six Italian urban warehouses for €127.5 million

SEGRO plc (LON:SGRO) has agreed the sale of a portfolio of six Italian urban warehouses for €127.5[1] million to AXA IM Alts, on behalf of clients. The warehouses were developed..

Burberry Group comparable store sales rebounded strongly, rising 90% vs LY

Burberry Group plc (LON:BRBY) has announced its first quarter trading update. ·    Comparable store sales rebounded strongly, rising 90% vs LY and +1% vs LLY** ·    Within comparable store sales, full-price sales..

Severn Trent “confident of achieving at least £40 million positive net outperformance on customer outcome delivery incentives”

Severn Trent Plc (LON:SVT) has announced the following trading update for the period to 15 July 2021. Good underlying operational performance We have made a strong start to the year..

British Land sees notable improvement in activity across markets

British Land Company plc (LON:BLND) has provided the following operational update to coincide with their AGM. ·      Strong operational performance o  183,000 sq ft campus lettings in the first quarter including 134,000..

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