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Ocado Group PLC (LON:OCDO) We are pleased to announce the signing of an agreement between Ocado Group plc and Coles Group Ltd to partner with Ocado Solutions to develop Coles..
AstraZeneca Plc (LON:AZN), today announced that The European Commission (EC) has approved Forxiga (dapagliflozin) for use in type-1 diabetes (T1D) as an adjunct to insulin in patients with a BMI..
Wood Group (john) Plc (LON:WOOD) today announced further progress with its non-core asset disposal programme having agreed the sale of its Terra Nova Technologies business, a conveying and material handling..
Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN), today announced interim results for the half year ended 31 January 2019 Highlights · Delivering further good growth: o Underlying revenue up 2% to £1,573m; up..
On 7 February 2019, easyJet PLC (LON:EZJ) announced details of the contingency plan that it will activate, if required, to ensure continued compliance with EU ownership and control requirements in..
Aviva plc (LON:AV) announced the following change to the composition of its Board and Committees. Following his appointment as Chairman of Royal Mail Group plc with effect from 22 May..
Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN) announced its intention to pursue a demerger of the Smiths Medical business and separately list it in the UK. Smiths expects to complete the process during..
Persimmon Plc (LON:PSN) is today announcing that it will become the first major house builder to offer a homebuyer’s ‘retention’ · New initiative launched today to further improve customer care..
Land Securities Plc (LON:LAND) announces the appointment of Christophe Evain as an independent Non-Executive Director. Christophe will join the Board and become a Remuneration Committee member with effect from 1..
Halma Plc (LON:HLMA), the leading safety, health and environmental technology group, today released its trading update, for the period from 1 October 2018 to date. Halma has made good progress..
NEXT plc (LON:NXT) today announced results for the year ending January 2019. CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT The NEXT Group has delivered profits exactly in line with the guidance we issued in January..
Kingfisher PLC (LON:KGF), today announced Final results for year ended 31 January 2019. Financial highlights % Total Change % Total Change % LFL* Change 2018/19 2017/18 Reported Constant currency* Constant..
J Sainsbury plc (LON:SBRY) and Asda Group Limited (Asda) have recently submitted to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) their responses to the CMA’s Provisional Findings and Notice of Proposed..
EVRAZ plc (LONEVR) announced that Greenleas International Holdings Ltd., Abiglaze Limited, Crosland Global Limited and Toshi Holdings Ltd., have notified EVRAZ of successful completion of sale of 25.4 million existing..
Standard Life Aberdeen plc (LON:SLA) announced that the arbitral tribunal established in respect of the dispute between the Company and Lloyds Banking Group / Scottish Widows (“LBG”) has ruled in..
Wood Group (John) Plc (LON:WG), today announced full year results for the year ended 31 December 2018. “Wood delivered good organic growth in 2018. We completed the integration of AFW..
Ocado Group plc (LON:OCDO) today announced its trading statement for the 13 weeks to 3 March 2019. Highlights – Growth in Revenue (Retail) of 11.2% which was impacted by the..
BHP Group Plc (LON:BHP) Chairman, Ken MacKenzie, today announced the appointment of Ian Cockerill and Susan Kilsby to the BHP Board as independent Non-executive Directors, effective 1 April 2019. Mr..
AstraZeneca Plc (LON:AZN), The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) for saracatinib, a potential new medicine for the treatment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF),..
Berkeley Group Holdings PLC (LON:BKG) today announced its Trading Update which covers the period from 1 November 2018 to 28 February 2019. Berkeley is the country’s leading place-maker, operating principally..
