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Rightmove revenue & operating profits down

Rightmove plc (LON:RMV) has announced its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2020. Financial Highlights   2020 2019  Change Revenue £205.7m £289.3m (29)% Operating profit £135.1m £213.7m (37)%..

Mondi deliver robust performance in 2020, with underlying EBITDA of €1,353 million

Mondi plc (LON:MNDI) has announced its full year results for the year ended 31 December 2020. Highlights Robust financial performance with excellent cash generation Underlying EBITDA of €1,353 million, with..

Berkeley Group declares an interim dividend of 9.13p per share

Berkeley Group Holdings plc (LON:BKG) has announced that an interim dividend of 9.13 pence per share will be paid on 19 March 2021 to shareholders on the Company’s register of..

Entain appoints two new directors

Entain plc (LON:ENT), the global sports-betting and gaming group, formerly known as GVC Holdings PLC, has announces that: ·     Stella David is appointed an independent non-executive director with effect from 4 March..

Lloyds Banking Group’s new Group Chief Executive Charlie Nunn’s appointment to start on 16 August 2021

Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON:LLOY) has confirmed that, subject to regulatory approval, Charlie Nunn’s appointment as Group Chief Executive and Executive Director will start on 16 August 2021. As previously..

Reckitt Benckiser Group to acquire Biofreeze

Reckitt Benckiser Group plc (LON:RB) has announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the Biofreeze brand from Performance Health, a company owned by Madison Dearborn Partners...

HSBC holding a video webcast presentation and conference call today

HSBC Holdings plc (LON:HSBA) will be holding a video webcast presentation and conference call today for investors and analysts. The speakers will be Noel Quinn (Group Chief Executive), Ewen Stevenson..

Aviva approves sale of Aviva France to Aéma Groupe

Aviva plc (LON:AVV) strategic transformation to focus on its strongest businesses in the UK, Ireland and Canada has taken a major step forward with the sale1 of Aviva France to..

InterContinental Hotel Group appoints two new Independent Non-Executive Directors

InterContinental Hotels Group plc (LON:IHG) has announced: –     The appointments of Daniela Barone Soares and Richard Anderson to its Board as Independent Non-Executive Directors, effective 1 March 2021. –     The retirement from its Board..

Natwest Group reports a full year operating loss of £351 million

Natwest Group plc (LON:NWG) has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2020. Financial performance in a challenging environment ● Full year 2020 operating loss of £351..

SEGRO delivers a strong set of financial results, with record lettings

SEGRO plc (LON:SGRO) has announced its results for the Year Ended 31 December 2020. Commenting on the results, David Sleath, Chief Executive, said: “SEGRO delivered another strong set of financial..

DS Smith supports ASDA to replace 1 million pieces of unnecessary plastic in 2021 from its POS displays

Packaging giant finds sustainable alternative for price holders that will remove 8 tonnes of plastic and 21 tonnes of CO2 per year. Asda is set to remove a further one..

Smith & Nephew revenues and profits impacted by COVID-19

Smith & Nephew plc (LON:SN), the global medical technology business, reports results for the fourth quarter and full year ended 31 December 2020:      31 Dec2020$m 31 Dec2019$m Reportedgrowth% Underlyinggrowth%..

Imperial Brands appoints Lukas Paravicini as CFO effective August 5th 2021

Imperial Brands plc (LON:IMB) has announced that Lukas Paravicini, Chief Financial Officer of agricultural commodities and brokerage group ED&F Man Holdings, will be appointed to the Board as Chief Financial..

Rio Tinto well placed to generate superior returns for shareholders, invest in sustaining and growing portfolio

Rio Tinto plc (LON:RIO) has announced total dividend of 557 US cents per share for 2020, a 72% pay-out, from robust results during a challenging year. Rio Tinto Chief Executive..

BHP Group achieve record production at Western Australia Iron Ore

BHP Group plc (LON:BHP) has announced its results for the half year ended 31 December 2020. Keeping our people and communities safe · There were no fatalities at our operated assets over the..

Glencore’s outstanding marketing performance lifted EBIT by 41% to $3.3 billion

Glencore plc (LON:GLEN) has announced its 2020 preliminary results. Glencore’s Chief Executive Officer, Ivan Glasenberg, commented: “The Covid-19 pandemic is an extraordinary challenge that continues to impact many aspects of..

Ocado Group’s new CFO Stephen Daintith to commence role with effect from 22 March 2021

Ocado Group plc (LON:OCDO) has announced that, further to the announcement on 27 August 2020 regarding the appointment of Stephen Daintith as Chief Financial Officer of Ocado Group plc, Stephen..

Royal Dutch Shell: The road to net-zero emission

Royal Dutch Shell plc (LON:RDSA) has set out its strategy to accelerate its transformation into a provider of net-zero emissions energy products and services, powered by growth in its customer-facing..

Whitbread appoints two new Non-Executive Directors

Whitbread PLC (LON:WTB) has announced that Fumbi Chima and Kal Atwal are to be appointed as Non-Executive Directors of the Company with effect from 1 March 2021. Fumbi will become..

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