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This category includes updates on company admissions and delistings, quarterly and annual results, mergers and acquisitions, board appointments and departures, regulatory news and policy changes.

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC A year of significant strategic progress

Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (LON:RB), today announced full year results for 2018. Results at a glance (unaudited) Q4 £m % change actual exchange % change constant exchange FY £m %..

Coca‑Cola HBC AG Acquires Serbia’s leading confectionery brand an excellent opportunity to create additional value

Coca‑Cola HBC AG (LON:CCH) today announced the acquisition of Bambi, Serbia’s leading confectionery business from funds advised by Mid Europa Partners, a leading buyout investor in Central and Eastern Europe,..

Pearson Plc Progress on simplification strategy with the sale of US K12 courseware business

Pearson Plc (LON:PSON) today completed another major milestone in its simplification programme with the announcement of the sale of its US K12 courseware business to Nexus Capital Management LP (Nexus)..

Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc Exclusive negotiations to acquire Thermocoax for €158 million

Spirax-Sarco Engineering plc (LON:SPX), the world leader in the control and efficient use of steam, electrical thermal energy solutions and peristaltic pumping and associated fluid path technologies, announced that it..

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC A good financial performance in uncertain economic conditions

Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC (LON:RBS) today announced 2018 performance summary ● Q4 2018 operating profit before tax of £572 million and an attributable profit of £286 million. Continued..

SEGRO Plc Strong set of operating, financial and portfolio performance metrics

SEGRO Plc (LON:SGRO) announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2018. · SEGRO announces a strong set of operating, financial and portfolio performance metrics, and another record year..

AstraZeneca PLC New launches, commercial execution deliver full-year sales growth and a strong final quarter

AstraZeneca PLC (LON:AZN), today announced full year results for the Q4 2018. The final quarter of the year saw a very strong performance, including Product Sales growth of 5% (8%..

Micro Focus International plc Solid financial performance with pro-forma Adjusted EBITDA increasing by 9.2%

Micro Focus International plc (LON: MCRO, NYSE: MFGP), the international software product group, announced unaudited preliminary results for the 18 months ended 31 October 2018. In order to align financial..

Coca-Cola HBC AG Strong volume growth in all segments helped by a record number of new product launches

Coca-Cola HBC AG (LON:CCH), a leading bottler of The Coca-Cola Company, reported its financial results for the full year ended 31 December 2018. Full-year highlights · Second year of FX-neutral..

Rolls-Royce Welcomes Emirates Agreement

Rolls-Royce (LON:RR) has secured an order for Trent 7000 engines to power 40 Airbus A330neo aircraft from Emirates. The order includes Rolls-Royce’s flagship TotalCare® long term service support. Emirates has..

DS Smith Plc Rupert Soamesto to join the board as Non-Executive Director

DS Smith Plc (LON:SMDS) today announced the appointment with effect from 1 March 2019 of Rupert Soames to the Company’s Board as a Non-Executive Director. He will also join the..

Smurfit Kappa Group plc Delivered on or exceeded its key measures

Smurfit Kappa Group plc (LON:SKG) today announced results for the full year ending 31 December 2018. 2018 Full Year | Key Financial Performance Measures €m FY 2018 FY 2017 Change..

InterContinental Hotels Group Expands luxury portfolio with acquisition of Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas

InterContinental Hotels Group (LON:IHG) has today announced the acquisition of Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, one of the world’s leading operators of luxury hotels, resorts and spas. The $300 million..

InterContinental Hotels Group Acquires Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas

InterContinental Hotels Group (LON:IHG) has today announced the acquisition of Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, one of the world’s leading operators of luxury hotels, resorts and spas. The $300 million..

BT Goup Plc Allison Kirkby brings to join the BT Board

BT Goup Plc (LON:BT) Allison Kirkby is to join the BT Board as a non-executive director. Her appointment takes effect from 15 March 2019. Allison has in-depth experience of the..

GlaxoSmithKline and Merck KGaA agree immunotherapy deal worth up to $4 Billion

GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON: GSK) and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany have announced that they have entered into a global strategic alliance to jointly develop and commercialise M7824 (bintrafusp alfa). M7824 is..

SSE plc Continued good progress in core businesses of regulated energy networks and renewable energy

SSE plc (LON:SSE) completed the third quarter of its financial year on 31 December 2018. This Trading Statement: · reiterates SSE’s intention to recommend a full-year dividend for 2018/19 of..

Compass Group PLC Organic revenue grew by 6.9%

Compass Group PLC (LON:CPG) today issued a trading update ahead of its Annual General Meeting to be held at 12:00 noon today in the Live Room, Rugby Football Union, Rugby..

Smith & Nephew plc Accelerated performance across 2018

Smith & Nephew plc (LON:SN, NYSE:SNN) today announced results for the Quarter and Year to 31 December 2018: Reported Trading2 31 Dec 31 Dec Reported 31 Dec 31 Dec Underlying..

Vodafone  Group Plc CEO Brian Humphries to leave in March

Vodafone Group Plc (LON:VOD) today announced that Brian Humphries, its CEO of Vodafone Business, has informed the company of his intention to take up a new role outside the company...

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