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CRH plc (LON:CRH) today announced the appointment to the Board of Ms. Mary Rhinehart (60) and Ms. Siobhan Talbot (54) as non-executive Directors. Ms. Rhinehart will join with effect from..
AstraZeneca Plc (LON:AZN) completed an agreement with Cheplapharm Arzneimittel GmbH (Cheplapharm) for the commercial rights to Atacand (candesartan cilexetil) and Atacand Plus (fixed-dose combination of candesartan cilexetil and hydrochlorothiazide) in..
RSA Insurance Group Plc (LON:RSA), today announced Q3 trading update. Stephen Hester, RSA Group Chief Executive, commented: “RSA’s international businesses performed well in Q3, making strong progress against our best-in-class..
Easyjet Plc (LON:EZJ), today published a trading update. Summary easyJet will deliver a strong performance in the fourth quarter with robust customer demand driving outperformance in both our passenger and..
Smurfit Kappa Group Plc (LON:SKG) have begun operating a sophisticated Combined Heat and Power Plant (CHP) to reduce emissions and increase the profitability of its Townsend Hook Paper Mill in..
TUI AG (LON:TUI), Prior to entering its close period ahead of reporting its full year results for the twelve months ending 30 September 2018 on 13 December 2018, TUI Group..
DCC plc (LONDCC), the leading international sales, marketing and support services group, today announced that DCC Technology has acquired the Jam Group of Companies. Jam is a market-leading North American..
Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) today announced a number of changes to the roles of its non-executive directors following the decisions of Sir Philip Hampton and Jack Thompson to step down..
London Stock Exchange Group plc (LON:LSE) today announced that Marshall Bailey OBE and Ruth Wandhöfer will join the Group Board as Independent Non-Executive Directors. Marshall’s appointment is effective immediately and..
British American Tobacco Plc (LON:BATS) today announced that Jack Bowles, currently Chief Operating Officer of BAT’s international business, will succeed Nicandro Durante as Chief Executive Officer of BAT following Nicandro’s..
SSE Plc (LON:SSE) is exercising its pre-emption right in the sale of Fluor Ltd.’s 50% share in Seagreen Wind Energy Limited, established to develop offshore wind projects in the Firth..
Imperial Brands plc (LON:IMB) will host a capital markets event in London this afternoon focused on the Group’s Next Generation Products business. Ahead of its close period commencing on 1..
SSE Plc (LON:SSE) noted that Total is today announcing a major gas discovery on the Glendronach prospect, which is located in the Greater Laggan Area, West of Shetland. The Glendronach..
Randgold Resources Limited (LON:RRS) and the boards of Barrick Gold Corporation today announced that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended share-for-share merger of Barrick and Randgold..
AstraZeneca Plc (LON:AZN) announced today positive results from the Phase III DECLARE-TIMI 58 cardiovascular (CV) outcomes trial (CVOT) for Farxiga (dapagliflozin), the broadest SGLT2 inhibitor CVOT conducted to date. The..
GlaxoSmithKline plc (LON: GSK) and Innoviva, Inc. (NASDAQ: INVA) today announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion..
Smiths Group Plc (LON:SMIN), today announced the annual results for the year ended 31 June 2018. Headline1 Statutory FY2018 £m FY2017 £m Reported growth Underlying2 growth FY2018 £m FY2017 £m..
Smiths Group plc (LON:SMIN) today announced that it has reached an agreement to sell Smiths Medical’s sterile water bottling business to Amsino Healthcare (USA), Inc., for an enterprise value of..
Smurfit Kappa Group Plc (LON:SKG) have demonstrated the impressive capabilities of its ShelfSmart service, including its new packaging solution, Shelf Facer, at its Shopper Marketing event last week. Shelf Facer..
Shire plc (LON: SHP) the leading global biotechnology company focused on rare diseases, announced today that the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan has granted manufacturing and..
