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GVC Holdings’ CEO Kenneth Alexander to retire; COO Shay Segev to succeed

GVC Holdings PLC (LON:GVC), the global sports betting and gaming group, has announced that, after 13 years as Chief Executive Officer, Kenneth Alexander is to retire from the Board and..

Experian resilient during Q1 2020

Experian plc (LON:EXPN), the global information services company, has issued an update on trading for the three months ended 30 June 2020. Commenting on the performance, Brian Cassin, Chief Executive..

Royal Bank of Scotland Group to be renamed “NatWest Group plc”

Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc (LON:RBS) has announced its intention to change name on 22 July 2020. On 14 February 2020, Royal Bank of Scotland Group plc announced that..

GlaxoSmithKline FDA advisory committee votes in favour of Belantamab mafodotin

GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON:GSK) has announced the US Food and Drug Administration Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 12-0 in favour of the demonstrated benefit of monotherapy treatment with belantamab mafodotin outweighing..

Burberry Group comparable sales down 45%

Burberry Group plc (LON:BRBY) has announced its first quarter trading update. “In Q1, sales were severely impacted by the drop in luxury demand from COVID-19 and we expect it will..

Severn Trent expecting up to £85 million negative impact to 2020/21 revenue

Severn Trent Plc (LON:SVT) has announced the following update for the period to 15 July 2020. We have remained focused on taking care of one of life’s essentials through the..

Halma achieves record revenue and profit for 17th consecutive year

Halma plc (LON:HLMA), the global group of life-saving technology companies focused on growing a safer, cleaner and healthier future, has announced its full year results for the 12 months to..

Ocado Group sees 27% Retail Revenue growth in H1 2020

Ocado Group plc (LON:OCDO) has announced its interim results for the 26 weeks ended 31 May 2020. Financial highlights ● 27% Retail Revenue growth, demonstrating Ocado’s ability to meet unprecedented,..

Vodafone completes merger with TPG Telecom in Australia

Vodafone Group Plc (LON:VOD) has announced that Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Limited and TPG Telecom Limited have completed their merger to establish a fully integrated telecommunications operator in Australia. The..

Polymetal International Q2 2020 production results conference call

Polymetal International plc (LON:POLY) will release the Group’s Q2 2020 Production results on Thursday, July 23. The Сompany will hold a conference call and webcast on Thursday, 23 July 2020..

Persimmon’s forward sales of new homes was c.15% ahead YoY

Persimmon plc (LON:PSN) has announced the following trading update ahead of its Half Year Results to 30 June 2020, which will be released on Tuesday 18 August 2020. This statement..

AstraZeneca’s Brilinta granted FDA Priority Review for stroke

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) has announced the US Food and Drug Administration has accepted a supplemental New Drug Application and granted Priority Review for Brilinta for the reduction of subsequent stroke..

Rio Tinto to wind down New Zealand Aluminium Smelters

Rio Tinto plc (LON:RIO) will start planning for the wind-down of operations and the eventual closure of New Zealand Aluminium Smelters (NZAS) following the conclusion of its strategic review which..

SEGRO updates on rental collections from its UK portfolio

SEGRO plc (LON:SGRO) has updated the market on the status of rental collections from its UK portfolio associated with the UK quarterly payment date of 24 June 2020 (relating to..

AstraZeneca’s Lynparza receives EU approval for pancreatic cancer

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) and MSD Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., US (known as Merck & Co., Inc. inside the US and Canada) have announced that Lynparza has been approved in the European..

JD Sports Fashion global revenues increase by 30% to £6,110.8 million

JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD), a leading retailer of sports, fashion and outdoor brands, has announced its Final Results for the 52 weeks ended 1 February 2020 (2019: 52 weeks..

Whitbread commences the reopening of hotel and restaurant estates

Whitbread plc (LON:WTB) has announced its Q1 FY21 trading update. Premier Inn hotel and restaurant reopening now fully underway. Whitbread is well placed to capitalise on enhanced structural opportunities ·   Over..

Rentokil Initial appoints Stuart Ingall-Tombs as new CFO

Following the previous statement on 27th February 2020 that Jeremy Townsend has decided to retire from the Company, Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO) today announces that Jeremy will step down from..

Aviva appoints Amanda Blanc as Chief Executive Officer

Aviva plc (LON:AV) has announced the appointment of Amanda Blanc as Chief Executive Officer with immediate effect. Amanda is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director at Aviva plc. She was appointed..

Lloyds Banking Group appoints Robin Budenberg CBE as Chairman

Following the announcement last year that Lord Blackwell intended to retire as Chairman of Lloyds Banking Group plc (LON:LLOY) over the coming year, the Group has announced that Robin Budenberg..

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