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Smurfit Kappa Group Plc (LON:SKG) Van Mierlo plant in Belgium is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The plant, which was founded by entrepreneur Jan Van Mierlo back in 1918, quickly established..
Antofagasta plc (LON:ANTO) today announced the approval of the expansion of its subsidiary Minera Los Pelambres , which is 60% owned by Antofagasta and 40% owned by consortiums led by..
3i Group Plc (LON:III), today announced half year results to 30 September 2018 · Total return of £728 million, or 10% on opening shareholders’ funds, and NAV per share of..
Royal Mail plc (LON:RMG) today announced its results for the half year ended 23 September 2018. Rico Back, Group Chief Executive Officer, commenting on the results, said: “We have put..
Kingfisher plc (LON:KGF) today announced the appointment of Sophie Gasperment as a Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 1 December 2018. Sophie has held a number of key..
Prudential plc (LON:PRU) is holding a conference for investors and analysts in Singapore on 14-15 November 2018. The presentations will focus on Prudential’s Asia businesses, which are central to the..
Smiths Group Plc (LON:SMIN), The Board of Smiths regularly reviews all options for the Group’s businesses to enhance its leadership positions and maximise value for Smiths shareholders. It announced today..
The British Land Company PLC (LON:BLND), today announced half year results. Chris Grigg, Chief Executive of British Land said: “This has been another period of good operational and strategic progress...
SSE plc (LON:SSE) plans to consolidate the development, operation and ownership of its renewable energy assets in the UK and Ireland under a single entity to be known as SSE..
EE, the UK’s number one mobile network and part of BT Group Plc (LON:BT.A), announced today that it is switching on 5G sites in 16 UK cities in 2019. The..
Melrose Industries PLC (LON:MRO) published the following trading update for the four months from 1 July 2018 to 31 October 2018. All numbers are calculated at constant currency. Melrose is..
Land Securities Group Plc (LON:LAND) today announced half-yearly results for the six months ended 30 September 2018 Robust performance – Revenue profit(1)(2) up 10.3% to £224m with net rental income..
DCC Plc (LON:DCC), the leading international sales, marketing and support services group, announced today its results for the six months ended 30 September 2018. Highlights 2018 2017 % change DCC..
Taylor Wimpey Plc (LON:TW.), today released a trading statement. Pete Redfern, Chief Executive of Taylor Wimpey, commented: “We have delivered a strong performance during the second half of 2018, with..
Experian plc (LON:EXPN), the global information services company, today issued its half-yearly financial report for the six months ended 30 September 2018. Brian Cassin, Chief Executive Officer of Experian, commented:..
AstraZeneca Plc (LON:AZN) today announced the agreed sale of US rights to Synagis (palivizumab) used for the prevention of serious lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) caused by respiratory syncytial virus..
Imperial Brands PLC (LON:IMB) today announced the appointment of Sue Clark as an independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. Sue will join the Board from 1 December 2018 and will..
Wood Group (John) Plc (LON:WG.) has been awarded three new, call-off contracts totaling $53 million by ADNOC Onshore, a subsidiary of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC). Project management consultancy..
AstraZeneca Plc (LON:AZN) announced today positive full results from the DECLARE-TIMI 58 cardiovascular (CV) outcomes trial (CVOT) for Farxiga (dapagliflozin). The data were presented as a late-breaking abstract (#19485) at..
Diageo Plc (LON:DGE) has agreed the sale of nineteen brands in an agreement with Sazerac for an aggregate consideration of $550 million. The net proceeds of approximately £340 million, after..
