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Vodafone Group Plc (LON:VOD) announced on 1 September 2020 that it had agreed to proceed with the merger of Indus Towers Limited and Bharti Infratel Limited. The agreement to proceed..
Intertek Group plc (LON:ITRK), a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, has announced changes relating to its Chief Financial Officer position. Ross McCluskey, currently Group CFO, will be..
AstraZeneca’s Farxiga (dapagliflozin) has been granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) in the US for patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), with and without type-2 diabetes (T2D). CKD is a serious, progressive condition..
Barclays PLC (LON:BARC) and Barclays Bank PLC have announced that Mary Anne Citrino will step down from the Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC boards with immediate effect. Ms Citrino..
On 11 August 2020, the Avasta plc (LON:AVST) Board declared an interim dividend of 4.800 US cents per share for the six-months ended 30 June 2020. As previously announced, shareholders..
As previously announced in April, Imperial Brands plc (LON:IMB) agreed the sale of its worldwide premium cigar businesses for a total consideration of €1,225 million, of which net cash proceeds..
Ivan Menezes, Diageo Chief Executive, commented: “We have made a good start to fiscal 21, with sequential improvement in our performance across all regions, driven by strong execution, robust demand..
Pennon Group plc (LON:PNN), one of the leading water companies in the UK, has issued the following update ahead of its results for the half year ended 30 September 2020,..
AstraZeneca PLC (LON:AZN) has announced that with effect from 1 October 2020, Dr Euan Ashley is appointed as a Non-Executive Director and a member of the Science Committee. Euan Ashley..
United Utilities Group plc (LON:UU) has announced the following trading update ahead of its half year results on 25 November 2020. COVID-19 Our focus throughout the COVID-19 pandemic continues to..
DCC plc (LON:DCC), the leading international sales, marketing and support services group, has announced that DCC LPG has expanded its US LPG business through the acquisition of the NES Group..
AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) and MSD’s Lynparza (olaparib) has been recommended for marketing authorisation in the European Union for the 1st-line maintenance treatment with bevacizumab of patients with homologous recombination deficient..
Whitbread PLC (LON:WTB) has announced that Deanna Oppenheimer, Non-Executive Director, will be stepping down from the Board with effect from 31 December 2020. Adam Crozier, Chairman of Whitbread, said “In..
NEXT plc (LON:NXT) has announced its results for the half year ending July 2020. CHIEF EXECUTIVE’S REVIEW HEADLINES Performance in the First Half ● Profit before tax of £9m1 ● ..
Ocado Group plc (LON:OCDO) joint venture between Ocado Retail Ltd and Marks & Spencer Group plc has announced its trading statement for the 13 weeks to 30 August 2020. Highlights..
BHP Group plc (LON:BHP) has announced its notice of 2021 Interim Dividend Dates. The proposed dates1 for the 2021 Interim Dividend of BHP Group Limited and BHP Group Plc are set..
Vodafone Group plc (LON:VOD) has announced that due diligence has been substantively completed with respect to the potential sale of its 55% stake in Vodafone Egypt to Saudi Telecom Company...
High-level results from the OSTRO Phase III trial showed AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) Fasenra (benralizumab) compared with placebo demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in the size of nasal polyps and in..
BHP Group plc (LON:BHP) has provided an update on its progress on climate action, new climate commitments, and how it integrates climate change into corporate strategy and portfolio decisions. BHP’s..
BAE Systems plc (LON:BA) has confirmed that Ms Paula Rosput Reynolds will step-down from its Board on 31 December 2020, having served as a non-executive director for over nine years...
