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Ashtead Group Plc (LON:AHT) has announced its unaudited results for the half year and second quarter ended 31 October 2020. Second quarter2020 Second quarter2019 Second quarterGrowth1 First half2020 First..
Land Securities Group plc (LON:LAND) has acquired 55 Old Broad Street, EC2, from PGIM Real Estate for a headline price of £87m and a net initial yield of 4.1% (topped..
Kingfisher plc (LON:KGF) has announced its intention to return in full the UK and Republic of Ireland business rates relief received as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. Earlier this..
British American Tobacco plc (LON:BATS) has announced a new Board appointment Darrell Thomas will join the Board of British American Tobacco p.l.c. (BAT) as an independent Non-Executive Director and member..
Land Securities Group plc (LON:LAND) has announced that it has exchanged contracts to sell 1 & 2 New Ludgate to Sun Venture for a cash consideration of £552m in a..
Associated British Foods plc (LON:ABF) is holding its Annual General Meeting today. At the meeting the Chairman, Michael McLintock, will say: “Today I am providing a trading update for the..
Relx plc (LON:REL) has confirmed that Mr Paul Walker’s appointment to the position of Chair will be effective from 1 March 2021. Sir Anthony Habgood will step down from the..
Phoenix Group Holdings plc (LON:PHNX), the UK’s largest long-term savings and retirement business, is today hosting a Capital Markets Day for investors and analysts, which will include presentations by Phoenix’s..
BHP Group plc (LON:BHP) has announced the appointment of Stefanie Wilkinson as Group Company Secretary of BHP Group Limited and BHP Group Plc, effective 1 March 2021. In the interim,..
AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) has agreed to sell the rights to Crestor (rosuvastatin) and associated medicines in over 30 countries in Europe, except the UK and Spain, to Grünenthal GmbH (Grünenthal)...
Following the announcement yesterday that Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON:LLOY) has completed its succession planning with the appointment of Charlie Nunn to join the Group as the new Group Chief..
Polymetal International plc (LON:POLY) has announced an initial investment of US$ 0.5 million in exchange for a 35% stake in a joint venture with a junior holding an exploration license..
United Utilities Group PLC (LON:UU) has announced its half year results for the six months ended 30 September 2020. Supporting customers, colleagues and communities through the COVID-19 pandemic · Maintaining resilient..
Kingfisher plc (LON:KGF), the international home improvement retailer, has announced that it has acquired NeedHelp, one of Europe’s leading home improvement services marketplaces, for a total cash consideration of c.€10..
Phoenix Group Holdings Plc (LON:PHNX) has noted the recent press speculation regarding the potential sale of its European businesses. Phoenix Europe is an established participant in the European life insurance..
Pennon Group PLC (LON:PNN) has announced its half year results 2020/21 for the period ended 30 September 2020. Susan Davy, Pennon Chief Executive, commented: “I am delighted to be leading..
Polymetal International plc (LON:POLY) has announced that Maria Lodkina, Tania Tchedaeva and Vasilina Tarabarova have been included in the 2020 edition of “100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining”, compiled by..
AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) has announced that positive high-level results from an interim analysis of clinical trials of AZD1222 in the UK and Brazil showed the vaccine was highly effective in..
Vodafone Group plc (LON:VOD) has committed to reducing the company’s total global carbon emissions to ‘net zero’ by 2040 and confirmed that its 2030 carbon reduction targets have been approved..
The Sage Group plc (LON:SGE) has announced its audited results for the year ended 30 September 2020. Continued strong growth in high quality organic recurring revenue of 8.5%, in line..
