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Peter Cowgill, the Executive Chairman of JD Sports Fashion Plc (LON:JD), the leading retailer of sports, fashion and outdoor brands, will make the following trading statement to shareholders attending its..
Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN) announced today that the Trustee of the Smiths Industries Pension Scheme has entered into a bulk annuity buy-in agreement with Canada Life. Demonstrating the Company’s commitment..
J Sainsbury plc (LON: SBRY) has today provided a first quarter trading statement for the 16 weeks to 29 June 2019. · Total retail sales down (1.2) per cent (excl...
National Grid plc (LON: NG.) has submitted draft RIIO-T2 business plans for Electricity Transmission and Gas Transmission to it’s independent User Groups and Ofgem’s RIIO-2 Challenge Group. These are initial..
As previously announced, WM Morrisons Supermarkets PLC (LON:MRW) is adopting the fully retrospective approach to the new IFRS 16 lease standard. At the 2018/19 preliminary results, we outlined the impact..
Antofagasta plc (LON:ANTO) today announced with deep sadness and regret that Non-Executive Director Mr. Gonzalo Menendez passed away over the weekend, following a period of illness. Mr. Menendez, aged 70,..
Rio Tinto plc (LON:RIO) has appointed Barbara Levi to succeed Philip Richards as Group executive, Group General Counsel. Ms Levi, who is currently Group Legal Head, M&A and Strategic Transactions..
Further to the announcement on 17 April 2019, DS Smith Plc (LON: SMDS) has today announced that, following the fulfilment of all closing conditions, it completed on 28 June 2019..
In 2017 the Mexican tax authorities (“SAT”) opened a routine audit into the 2014 tax returns of two underground mining subsidiaries of Fresnillo plc (LON: FRES), relating primarily to the..
AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN) has today announced that the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion to add a self-administration option..
AstraZeneca plc (LON: AZN) has today announced positive overall survival results from the Phase III CASPIAN trial with Imfinzi in 1st-line extensive-stage small cell lung cancer, a disease with significant..
Unilever plc (LON:ULVR) today announced that, following the approval by the meeting of depositary receipt holders, the board of the NV Trust Office has resolved to terminate the depositary receipt..
Following the CEO succession announcement on 20 March, Kingfisher plc (LON: KGF) has today announced the appointment of Thierry Garnier as Chief Executive Officer. Thierry will be appointed to the..
Hiscox Ltd (LON:HSX), the international specialist insurer, today announced that Richard Watson has informed the Board of his decision to retire from his role as Chief Underwriting Officer of the..
John Wood Group PLC (LON: WG.) have today provided the following pre-close trading update for the six months to 30 June 2019. “Our first half performance is ahead of prior..
Bunzl plc (LON: BNZL), the specialist international distribution and services Group, has today updated the market today prior to entering its closed period for the six months ending 30 June..
Carnival plc (LON:CCL) today announced it has filed its joint Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission containing the Carnival Corporation & plc 2019 three..
Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) today announced the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auction Sales) for De Beers’ fifth sales cycle of 2019, amounting to $390 million...
Barclays notes the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve publication of the 2019 Dodd-Frank Act Stress Test results for Barclays US LLC (Barclays’ US Intermediate Holding Company) on 21..
Rentokil Initial plc (LON:RTO) today announced that Sir Crispin Davis has decided to step down as a non-executive director of the Company due to other personal commitments, including increased obligations..
