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London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSE) announced it will acquire an aggregate 4.92% stake in Euroclear’s share capital for €278.5 million (£241.9 million)1. Euroclear is a leading financial market infrastructure..
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (LON: HIK) (NASDAQ Dubai: HIK) (OTC: HKMPY) (rated Ba1 Moody’s / BB+ S&P, both stable) announced that Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., formerly known as West-Ward Pharmaceuticals Corp.,..
Hargreaves Lansdown plc (LON:HL) today announced interim results for the six month period ended 31 December 2018. Highlights · Net new business of £2.5 billion. · Assets under administration down..
Wood Group (John) Plc (LON:WG) today announced further progress with its non-core asset disposal programme, having agreed in December 2018 the sale of the following shares in joint ventures: ·..
AstraZeneca Plc (LON:AZN) and its global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, has completed the agreement to sell its US rights to Synagis (palivizumab), used for the prevention of serious..
Vodafone Group Plc (LON:VOD), today announced trading update for the quarter ended 31 December 2018. Highlights · Group revenue of €11.0 billion, down by €0.8 billion due to the adoption..
St. James’s Place plc (LON:SJP), the wealth management group, today issued an update on new business inflows and funds under management for the twelve months ended 31 December 2018. ·..
Burberry Group Plc (LON:BRBY), today announced 3Q trading update. Marco Gobbetti, Burberry Chief Executive Officer commented: “I am pleased with our progress in the quarter as we continued to build..
Vodafone Group Plc (LON:VOD) and Telefónica UK Limited (O2) have entered into non-binding heads of terms intended to strengthen their existing network sharing partnership. Vodafone and O2 plan to extend..
GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON:GSK,NYSE: GSK) today announced that it has successfully completed the acquisition of TESARO, Inc. an oncology-focused company based in Waltham, Massachusetts, for an aggregate cash consideration of approximately..
Ted Baker Plc (LON:TED) Following a competitive review of the Group’s advisory relationships, which commenced in Q3 2018, Ted Baker, the global lifestyle brand, today announced the appointment of Goldman..
BHP Group Plc (LON:BHP) Company Secretary, Margaret Taylor, has given notice of her resignation and will cease to be a company secretary of BHP Group Limited and BHP Group Plc,..
Land Securities Group Plc (LON:LAND) hve launched its new flexible office brand, Myo, providing customised office space for businesses looking for flexibility to enable future growth. Myo, which will operate..
EasyJet Plc (LON:EZJ), today announced Q1 trading statement for the quarter ended 31 December 2018. Summary easyJet has delivered a good performance in the quarter with robust customer demand driving..
GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON:GSK) today announced that Sir Philip Hampton has informed the Board of his intention to step down as non-executive Chairman and the Board has started the process to..
Rio Tinto Plc (LON:RIO), today released fourth quarter production results Rio Tinto chief executive J-S Jacques said “We delivered a solid operational performance in the final quarter of 2018, in..
Halma PLC (LON:HLMA), the leading safety, health and environmental technology group, today announced the acquisition of Business Marketers Group Inc., trading as Rath Communications, a provider of emergency communication systems..
Associated British Foods plc (LON:ABF) today issued a trading update for the 16 weeks to 5 January 2019 summarising the significant trading developments since the last market update. Trading outlook..
Whitbread Plc (LON:WTB), today announced third quarter trading update. Total sales growth of 2.5% and strong progress with efficiency programme · Sale of Costa to The Coca-Cola Company for £3.9bn..
GVC Holdings PLC (LON: GVC), the multinational sports-betting and gaming group, today announced a post close trading update for the year to 31 December 2018. Following a strong final quarter,..
