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AstraZeneca’s selumetinib granted orphan drug designation in Japan

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) has announced that selumetinib has been granted orphan drug designation in Japan for the treatment of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1), a rare and debilitating genetic disease.1 Selumetinib..

Standard Life Aberdeen appoints Stephen Bird as Chief Executive-Designate

Standard Life Aberdeen plc (LON:SLA) has announced that Stephen Bird will join the board of directors of the Company and take up the role of Chief Executive-Designate on 1 July..

The Sage Group appoints Cath Keers as Chief Marketing Officer

The Sage Group plc (LON:SGE) has announced that Cath Keers has been appointed as Chief Marketing Officer with effect from 8 September 2020 and will step down from the Board..

Rio Tinto reaches agreement on the preferred domestic power solution for Oyu Tolgoi

Rio Tinto plc (LON:RIO), Turquoise Hill and the Government of Mongolia have reached an agreement on the preferred domestic power solution for Oyu Tolgoi that paves the way for the..

Tesco UK sales up 9.1%

Tesco plc (LON:TSCO) has announced its 1Q Trading Statement 20/21. All sales on exc. VAT, exc. fuel basis Sales £m Total sales change(constant rates) Like-for-likesales change UK & ROI 12,214..

BAE Systems half year profit expected be c.15% lower than last year

BAE Systems plc (LON:BA) has provided the following update in light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ahead of entering its close period before the Half Year results announcement on..

Auto Trader Group strong initial bounce back in used car demand

Auto Trader Group plc (LON:AUTO), the UK’s largest digital automotive marketplace, announces full year results for the year ended 31 March 2020 What we have done since the COVID-19 outbreak..

Johnson Matthey CFO Anna Manz to step down and join London Stock Exchange Group

Johnson Matthey plc (LON:JMAT) has announced that Anna Manz, Chief Financial Officer, has decided to leave the group after almost four years and will join London Stock Exchange Group as..

Polymetal International complete sale of North Kaluga for US$35.7 million

Polymetal International plc (LON:POLY) has completed the previously announced sale of North Kaluga to North Kaluga Mining Limited for the total consideration of US$ 35.7 million. Following satisfaction of all..

BAE Systems Non-Executive Director Revathi Advaithi steps down

BAE Systems plc (LON:BA) has announced that, with effect from today, Revathi Advaithi has decided to step down from her role as a non-executive director in order to focus on..

GVC Holdings well positioned to emerge from this period in a position of financial and operational strength

GVC Holdings PLC (LON:GVC), the global sports betting and gaming group, is today holding its Annual General Meeting at 10.00am (CET) at GVC’s office in Gibraltar. Barry Gibson, Chairman of..

Persimmon appoints Dean Finch as Group Chief Executive

Persimmon Plc (LON:PSN) has announced the appointment of Dean Finch as Group Chief Executive. Dean will succeed David Jenkinson, who announced in February 2020 that he wished to step down..

St James’s Place robust gross flows in May

St. James’s Place plc (LON:STJ), the wealth management group, has issued an update on new business inflows and funds under management for the month to 31 May 2020.   2020..

Diageo’s preliminary results to be published on 4 August 2020

Diageo plc (LON:DGE) has announced a revised date for the publication of its preliminary results for the year ended 30 June 2020. The results will now be published on 4..

Meggitt confirms future reporting dates

Meggitt PLC (LON:MGGT), a leading international company specialising in high performance components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defence and energy markets, has confirmed future reporting dates. In March, the FCA..

JD Sports Fashion comment on Go Outdoors speculation

JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD) has noted the speculation with regards to the filing of a Notice of Intention to appoint Administrators at Go Outdoors. The Group can confirm that..

SEGRO sells City Park Vienna for €65 million

SEGRO plc (LON:SGRO) has sold City Park Vienna, comprising a cross-dock warehouse, a recently developed urban warehouse park and development land, to Nuveen Real Estate. The asset sold for €65..

Rio Tinto launches board-led review of heritage management processes within Iron Ore

Rio Tinto plc (LON:RIO) has launched a board-led review of its heritage management processes within Iron Ore following the events at Juukan Gorge, with a focus on recommending improvements to..

Taylor Wimpey raises gross proceeds of c.£515 million from placing

Taylor Wimpey plc (LON:TW) has announced the successful completion of the non-pre-emptive placing of new ordinary shares in the capital of the Company announced yesterday. A total of 355,000,000 new..

Wincanton extends its relationship with Morrisons

Wincanton plc (LON:WIN), the largest British third-party logistics company, has announced that it has successfully extended its relationship Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC. Morrisons has awarded Wincanton the management of their..

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