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AstraZeneca plc appoints Michel Demaré to its Board of Directors

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) today announced that, with effect from 1 September 2019, Michel Demaré is appointed as a Non-Executive Director and a member of the Audit Committee. Leif Johansson, Chairman..

United Utilities Group PLC Dr John McAdam moves to ConvaTec Group Plc

United Utilities Group PLC (LON: UU.) announced today that in accordance with Listing Rule 9.6.14(2) Dr John McAdam, chairman, has been appointed as chairman of ConvaTec Group Plc with effect..

Standard Life Aberdeen plc Share Repurchase Programme

On 15 August 2019, Standard Life Aberdeen plc (LON:SLA) entered into a non-discretionary instruction with Citigroup Global Markets Limited in relation to the purchase by Citi, acting as principal, of..

Anglo American plc Share Buyback

Anglo American plc (LON: AAL) announced today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of US$0.54945 each on Exchange (as defined in the Rules of the..

The Berkeley Group Holdings plc Dividend Update

Berkeley Group Holdings (LON: BKG) have today announced that an interim dividend of 20.08 pence per share will be paid on 13 September 2019 to shareholders on the Company’s register..

Admiral Group plc Results for the six months ended 30 June 2019

Admiral Group plc (LON:ADM) today announced its results for the six months ended 30 June 2019. 30 June 2019 30 June 2018 % change Group’s share of profit before tax*1..

Anglo American PLC Share buyback update

Anglo American plc (LON: AAL) announced today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of US$0.54945 each on Exchange (as defined in the Rules of the..

AstraZeneca plc Calquence granted US Breakthrough Therapy Designation

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Calquence as a monotherapy treatment for adult patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia,..

AstraZeneca plc Lynparza Phase III PAOLA-1 trial met primary endpoint

AstraZeneca plc (LON:AZN) and MSD Inc., known as Merck & Co., Inc. inside the US and Canada, today announced positive results from the Phase III PAOLA-1 trial in women with..

Standard Life Aberdeen plc Sale of shares in HDFC Life Insurance

Standard Life Aberdeen plc (LON: SLA) announced today that on Wednesday, 14 August 2019, SLMH06, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, sold 67,100,0001 shares in HDFC Life on the..

TUI AG Q3 Results

TUI AG (LON:TUI) today announced its third quarter results. EUR million Q3 2019 Q3 2018 adjusted Var. % 9M 2019 9M 2018 adjusted Var. %  Var. % at constant currency Turnover 4,745.0 4,576.7 + 3.7 11,421.4 11,142.6 + 2.5 + 2.8..

Micro Focus International plc Share Buyback programme

Micro Focus International plc (LON: MCRO) announced today that on 9th August 2019 it purchased for Treasury the following number of its ordinary shares of 10 pence each pursuant to..

SSE statement on discussions relating to possible sale of SSE Energy Services

As it said in its Preliminary Results Statement in May, and reiterated in its Q1 Trading Statement in July, SSE plc (LON: SSE) is actively progressing a number of options..

Anglo American PLC Share Buyback

Anglo American plc (LON: AAL) announced today that it has purchased the following number of its ordinary shares of US$0.54945 each on Exchange (as defined in the Rules of the..

WPP PLC First half on track

WPP PLC (LON:WPP) today announced 2018 interim results. £ million H1 2019 Reported Constant LFL H1 2018 Billings 26,533 -0.5% -2.0%   26,656 Revenue 7,616 1.6% 0.0% -0.6% 7,493 Revenue..

CRH returns a further €350 million of cash to shareholders

CRH plc (LON: CRH), the global building materials group, has today announced that it has completed the latest phase of its share buyback programme, returning a further €350 million of..

AstraZeneca PLC Tagrisso significantly improves overall survival

AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN) today announced positive overall survival results from the Phase III FLAURA trial, a randomised, double-blinded, multi-centre trial of Tagrisso (osimertinib) in previously-untreated patients with locally-advanced or..

WPP appoints Jasmine Whitbread to the Board

WPP plc (LON: WPP) has today announced the appointment of Jasmine Whitbread to its Board as a non-executive director. Jasmine began her career in international marketing in the technology sector..

Hargreaves Lansdown PLC Record 1,224,000 clients & AUA of £100 billion

Highlights: ·     Net new business of £7.3 billion ·     Strong growth in Assets Under Administration, up 8% to £99.3 billion ·     1,224,000 active clients, an increase of 133,000 in the year ·     Profit before..

EVRAZ pplc announces unaudited interim financial results for H1 2019

EVRAZ plc (LON:EVR) today announced its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2019. H1 2019 HIGHLIGHTS •     Free cash flow generation remained strong at US$692m (H1 2018: US$661m). •     Consolidated..

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