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Unilever (LON:ULVR) has today announced that it expects underlying sales growth for 2019 to be slightly below its guidance of the lower half of its 3-5% multi-year range. This is..
Intertek Group (LON:ITRK), a Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide, has today announced that it has acquired Check Safety First, a market leading global health, safety, quality and security..
Croda International (LON:CRDA) has today announced the appointment of John Ramsay as a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 January 2020. John, a Chartered Accountant, served as Chief Financial Officer..
AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) has completed an agreement to divest its commercial rights to Seroquel and Seroquel XR in Europe and Russia to Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH. Financial considerations Under the terms of..
Ocado Retail Ltd, a joint venture between Ocado Group (LON:OCDO) and Marks & Spencer Group (LON:MKS), has announced its trading statement for the 13 weeks to 1 December 2019. Highlights..
WPP (LON:WPP) has announced that it has entered into a non-discretionary agreement with Goldman Sachs International on 11 December 2019 in relation to the purchase by Goldman Sachs, acting as..
Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) has acknowledged the findings of the Takeovers Panel in relation to Energy Resources of Australia Limited’s (ERA) renounceable entitlement offer to raise $324 million (A$476 million) for..
AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) has today announced that it has received marketing authorisation from China’s National Medical Products Administration for Imfinzi for the treatment of patients with unresectable, Stage III non-small cell..
Polymetal International (LON:POLY) has today announced that Italia Boninelli has been appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect and Victor Flores has been appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director effective..
Ashtead Group (LON:AHT) has announced its unaudited results for the half-year and second quarter ended 31 October 2019. Half-year highlights · Revenue up 14%2; rental revenue up 13%2 · Operating profit of..
Rolls-Royce Holdings (LON:RR) has announced that Bradley Singer, Non-Executive Director, has stepped down from the Board as of 9 December 2019. Bradley is a Partner and Chief Operating Officer of..
SSE PLC (LON:SSE) has welcomed the Competition and Markets Authority’s decision to clear the proposed sale of SSE Energy Services, SSE’s household energy and services business in GB, to OVO..
Tesco (LON:TSCO) has confirmed that, following inbound interest, it has commenced a review of the strategic options for its businesses in Thailand and Malaysia, including an evaluation of a possible..
National Grid (LON:NG) has submitted its final business plans to Ofgem for its UK Electricity and Gas Transmission businesses, as well as the Electricity System Operator, for the 2021-2026 RIIO-2..
Berkeley Group (LON:BKG) has announced its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 31 October 2019. Berkeley is the country’s leading place-maker, operating principally in London, Birmingham and the..
Associated British Foods (LON:ABF) is holding its Annual General Meeting today. At the meeting the Chairman, Michael McLintock, will say: “At this early stage in our new financial year, I..
Phoenix Group (LON:PHNX) has announced the proposed acquisition of ReAssure Group plc, a leading life insurance closed book consolidator in the United Kingdom. Acquisition Highlights · Confirms Phoenix as Europe’s largest..
Vodafone (LON:VOD) is replacing the standard credit card-sized SIM holder with a new half-sized format that reduces by 50% the amount of plastic used to produce SIMs as part of..
DS Smith (LON:SMDS) has announced its 2019/20 half year results. Highlights · Record Group profitability and return on sales despite economic headwinds o Market share gains driven by multinational FMCG and e-commerce customers..
AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) and MSD Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., US (MSD: known as Merck & Co., Inc. inside the US and Canada) today announced that the companies have received marketing authorisation from..
