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Pennon Group well positioned with strong funding and liquidity to weather the current COVID-19 uncertainty

Pennon Group PLC (LON:PNN), one of the UK’s largest environmental infrastructure groups, has today issued the following update ahead of its results for the year ended 31 March 2020, which..

Easyjet fully grounded entire fleet of aircraft

As a result of the unprecedented travel restrictions imposed by governments in response to the coronavirus pandemic and the implementation of national lockdowns across many European countries, easyJet plc (LON:EZJ)..

Johnson Matthey expect group operating performance to be below market expectations due to COVID-19

Johnson Matthey PLC (LON:JMAT) today released a pre-close trading update for the financial year ending 31st March 2020, ahead of its full year results scheduled for 28th May 2020. The..

AstraZeneca Imfinzi approved in the US for extensive-stage small cell lung cancer

AstraZeneca PLC (LON:AZN) Imfinzi (durvalumab) has been approved in the US as a 1st-line treatment for adult patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) in combination with standard-of-care chemotherapies,..

Smith & Nephew AGM not to be attended in person

Smith & Nephew plc (LON:SN), the global medical technology business, has today announced the following changes to the format of its Annual General Meeting to be held at 2:00pm on..

Rightmove cancels the proposed final dividend payment

Rightmove plc (LON:RMV), the UK’s largest property portal, today provided a further update on the impact of the evolving COVID-19 situation on its dividend payment. Financial update and dividend payment..

Next temporarily closes online orders until further notice

Next PLC (LON:NXT) has listened very carefully to its colleagues working in Warehousing and Distribution Operations to fulfil Online orders. It is clear that many increasingly feel they should be..

Anglo American update on their response to COVID-19

Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) today provided an update on how it is responding operationally to the fast-evolving global impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Anglo American Chief Executive, Mark Cutifani, said:..

SSE remain confident about long-term opportunities

SSE plc (LON:SSE) financial year ends on 31 March 2020, and prior to the publication of full year results, SSE is providing the following update, in accordance with its published..

Coca Cola HBC production plants and supply chain remain fully operational

On 19 March 2020, in connection with the release of our 2019 Annual Report and full year 2019 audited results announcement, Coca-Cola HBC AG (LON:CCH) acknowledged the COVID-19 outbreak and..

Meggitt withdraws the recommendation to pay the final dividend

Meggitt PLC (LON:MGGT), a leading international engineering company specialising in high performance components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defence and selected energy markets, today provided a further update on the..

AstraZeneca Lokelma approved in Japan for the treatment of patients with hyperkalaemia

AstraZeneca PLC (LON:AZN) Lokelma (sodium zirconium cyclosilicate) has been approved in Japan for the treatment of patients with hyperkalaemia (elevated levels of potassium in the blood). The approval by Japan’s Ministry of..

British Land Company temporarily suspends future dividend payments

Given the ongoing disruption caused by COVID-19, British Land Company PLC (LON:BLDN) today provided the following update. 1. Introduction Our primary focus through this exceptionally challenging period is to ensure..

Vodafone Group Merger of Vodafone Italy’s towers into INWIT completed

Vodafone Group PLC (LON:VOD), Telecom Italia Group, and INWIT today completed the merger of Vodafone Italy’s towers into INWIT. INWIT is now Italy’s largest tower operator and will focus on..

DCC Health & Beauty Solutions announces third acquisition in US

DCC plc (LON:DCC), the leading international sales, marketing and support services group, has today announced that DCC Health & Beauty Solutions has acquired Amerilab Technologies, Inc, a specialist provider of..

United Utilities Robust contingency plans in response to the COVID-19 outbreak

United Utilities Group plc (LON:UU) has today announced the following trading update ahead of its full year results on 22 May 2020. Current trading is in line with the group’s..

Persimmon commencing an orderly shutdown of construction sites

Persimmon plc (LON:PSN) today announced how it is responding to the Covid-19 virus and is providing an update to its Capital Return Plan payments in 2020 and forthcoming Annual General..

Rentokil Initial COVID-19 to have significant impact on operations

Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO) has today provided a COVID-19 (Coronavirus) trading update. Introduction At the time of our Preliminary results in February we gave a brief update on the impact..

Meggitt Chairman’s retirement on hold during COVID-19 pandemic

Meggitt PLC (LON:MGGT), a leading international company specialising in high performance components and sub-systems for the aerospace, defence and energy markets, today announced in light of the outbreak of the..

JD Sports Fashion experiencing major disruption to business operations

JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD) has today provided an update on the impact of COVID-19 on its business, along with the measures it is taking to actively manage the risks..

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