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Rolls-Royce Holdings plc (LON:RR) today announced the appointment of Dame Angela Strank as a Non-Executive Director. She will join the Board with effect from 1 May 2020 and will become..
EVRAZ plc (LON:EVR) has today announced its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2019. FY 2019 HIGHLIGHTS • Healthy free cash flow of US$1,456 million (FY2018: US$1,940 million) • Continued reduction in..
Flutter Entertainment plc (LON:FLTR) has today announced preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2019. 2019£m 2018£m YoY % Adjusted for taxes and regulatory changes4 YoY% Revenue 2,140..
Standard Chartered PLC (LON:STAN) today released its results for the year and quarter ended 31 December 2019. All figures are presented on an underlying basis and comparisons are made to..
After 23 years at Persimmon PLC (LON:PSN), David Jenkinson has informed the board of his wish to step down as Group CEO in due course. He has signalled his intention..
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON:HIK), the multinational generic pharmaceutical company, and Glenmark Specialty S.A., a Swiss subsidiary of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, a global innovative pharmaceutical company, today announced the signing of an..
Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO) today announced the appointment of Cathy Turner to its Board as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 April 2020. Cathy will also become a member..
Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) has today confirmed that following the announcement on 3 February 2020 of the appointment of Stefan Bomhard as Chief Executive Officer, he will join the business..
WPP PLC (LON:WPP) has today announced its 2019 Preliminary Results. Key figures – continuing operations £ million 2019 ∆ reported[1] ∆ constant[2] ∆ LFL[3] 2018[4] Billings 53,059 -0.3% -1.4% -1.0%..
Diageo PLC (LON:DGE) has today announced a trading update in relation to the impact of COVID-19 outbreak. When we released our interim results on 30 January 2020, we commented on..
Rio Tinto plc (LON:RIO) 2019 full year results presentation slides are available at https://www.riotinto.com/invest/presentations/2020/annual-results. The presentation will be given at 8.30am (GMT) today by Rio Tinto chief executive Jean-Sébastien Jacques,..
Taylor Wimpey plc (LON:TW) has today announced its full year results for the year ended 31 December 2019. Pete Redfern, Chief Executive, commented: “The Group delivered a good performance in..
Vodafone Group Plc (LON:VOD) has announced that Mohamed Salah has joined up with Vodafone Foundation and UNHCR as first Instant Network Schools Ambassador. · Footballer becomes Ambassador for school programme that..
Tesco PLC (LON:TSCO) today announced the sale of its 20% share in Gain Land to a subsidiary of its joint venture partner, China Resources Holdings. Gain Land is the Chinese..
AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) has today announced that it has agreed to sublicense its global rights to Movantik (naloxegol), excluding Europe, Canada and Israel, to RedHill Biopharma (RedHill). Movantik is a peripherally..
Meggitt PLC (LON:MGGT) has today announced that Sir Nigel Rudd, Chairman, intends to step down as Chairman and Director of the Company to spend more time on his business and..
Associated British Foods plc (LON:ABF) has today issued the following update prior to entering the close period for its interim results for the 24 weeks to 29 February 2020, which..
Bunzl plc (LON:BNZL), the specialist international distribution and services Group, today announced two further acquisitions in Brazil and Denmark. Medcorp, a distributor of healthcare related products based in Sao Paulo,..
Halma plc (LON:HLMA), the leading safety, health and environmental technology group, today announces that it has acquired Maxtec, LLC, which is based in Utah, USA. Maxtec is a leader in..
BAE Systems plc (LON:BA) today announced that, after consultation with The Pensions Regulator in the UK, it has reached agreement with the Trustee Board of the combined scheme on the..
