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FTSE 250 Market news covers the latest developments for the FTSE 250 Index, which tracks the 101st to the 350th largest companies by market capitalisation on the London Stock Exchange. 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.

TBC Bank Group declares 2Q 2025 dividend of GEL 1.75 per share

TBC Bank Group PLC has announced a quarterly dividend of GEL 1.75 per share for 2Q 2025, payable in Pounds Sterling...

Sirius Real Estate adds German and UK business parks in €40m off-market deals

Sirius Real Estate has acquired a €23.4m site in Dresden and completed the £16.13m purchase of Bedford Heights, both secured off-market. The assets offer strong yields of over 9% and align with Sirius’ strategy of targeting income-generating properties with value-add potential in high-demand sectors and regions...

Tritax Big Box REIT reports strong H1 performance with 17% rental income growth

Tritax Big Box REIT delivered 17.3% growth in net rental income to £149.2m for H1 2025, with adjusted EPS up 6.4%. Backed by logistics and data centre developments, the company sees potential to grow adjusted earnings by 50% by 2030. Disposals of £278m year-to-date support its strategy of self-funded growth...

Telecom Plus expects 25% customer growth following second TalkTalk acquisition

Telecom Plus (UW) announced the acquisition of a second cohort of 120k customers from TalkTalk, following positive early results from its initial 95k-customer migration. With both groups expected to deliver returns above post-tax WACC, the company now anticipates a 25% increase in total customer numbers and reiterated its FY26 financial guidance...

Domino’s H1 profit falls 15%, continued market share gains

Domino’s Pizza Group reported a 14.8% drop in H1 underlying profit before tax to £43.7m amid weaker consumer sentiment and cautious franchisee expansion. Despite this, the group gained 560bps of UK pizza market share, reaching 53.7%, and increased its interim dividend by 2.9% to 3.6p...

Rotork Plc grows orders and profit in H1; FY outlook reaffirmed

Rotork plc reported a 6.3% OCC rise in H1 2025 order intake and a 10.1% increase in adjusted operating profit, driven by its Growth+ strategy. Revenue rose 3.3% OCC to £367.3m, with adjusted margins up to 22.0%. The interim dividend was raised 7.3% to 2.95p, and full-year expectations remain unchanged...

Travis Perkins Plc H1 revenue falls 2.1% as merchanting stabilises

Travis Perkins reported a 2.1% drop in H1 2025 revenue to £2.3bn, with adjusted operating profit down 24.1% to £63m due to weaker Merchanting volumes. Market share stabilised in Q2, and Toolstation UK profit rose 50% to £21m...

Impax Environmental Markets Plc declares 1.9p interim dividend for 2025

Impax Environmental Markets plc has announced a first interim dividend of 1.9p per Ordinary Share for the 2025 financial year, an increase from 1.8p in 2024. The dividend will be paid on 28 August 2025 to shareholders on the register as of 15 August...

Tritax Big Box secures 15-year lease at Rugby logistics site

Tritax Big Box REIT has signed a 15-year lease with a leading data management company for its 391,000 sq ft Unit 5 at Symmetry Park, Rugby. The deal sets a new rental high for the scheme, with an expected yield-on-cost towards the upper end of the 6–8% range...

Greencoat UK Wind reports strong cash generation and 1.4x dividend cover

Greencoat UK Wind PLC reported H1 2025 results with £163.3m in net cash generation and a 1.4x dividend cover, despite low wind conditions. NAV stood at £3.18bn (143.4p per share), and total dividends of 5.18p per share were declared...

FirstGroup wins ORR extensions for Lumo and Hull Trains services

FirstGroup has secured Office of Rail and Road approval to extend Lumo services to Glasgow Queen Street from December 2025, adding weekday and Sunday calls at Falkirk High and Edinburgh Haymarket, plus an additional daily Newcastle–London return...

Greggs H1 2025 sales up 7% as operating profit falls 7.1%

Total sales for the 26 weeks to 28 June 2025 rose 7.0 per cent to £1,027.7 m, while operating profit decreased 7.1 per cent to £70.4 m and pre‑tax profit was down 14.3 per cent at £63.5 m; the interim dividend was held at 19.0 p per share...

WHSmith to divest funkypigeon.com to Card Factory for £26 million

WHSmith has agreed to sell its online personalised greeting cards business, funkypigeon.com, to Card Factory for an enterprise value of £26 million (equity value £24 million), delivering net cash proceeds of about £21 million after costs to reduce net debt...

Ruffer Investment Company delivers 7.9 % annualised return to 30 June 2025

Ruffer Investment Company Limited has released its Investment Manager’s Year End Review for the year to 30 June 2025, reporting a long‑term annualised return of 7.9 % since launch, after all fees and charges...

Computacenter Plc H1 2025 Trading Outlook

Computacenter plc delivered strong revenue growth in the half year to 30 June 2025, driven by its high‑volume Technology Sourcing business and excellent North America and UK performances, offset by softer trading in Germany and France and a c.£2 million currency headwind...

FirstGroup plc Acquires Tetley’s Motor Services

FirstGroup plc has acquired Leeds‑based Tetley’s Motor Services Limited, adding 55 coaches and buses and a robust portfolio of school, university, workplace shuttle and private‑hire contracts across the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Area...

Marshalls H1 trading update shows 4% revenue growth, profit outlook revised

Marshalls plc reports H1 2025 revenue of £319 million, up 4%, driven by 5% growth in Building Products and 11% in Roofing Products, while Landscaping Products revenue fell 1% amid market headwinds...

FirstGroup Plc AGM confirms trading in line with FY 2025 expectations

FirstGroup plc holds its AGM today at 14:30, noting its year-to-date trading performance aligns with the guidance set out in the FY 2025 results. The Group expects to maintain adjusted earnings per share in FY 2026 through operational excellence and disciplined capital deployment...

Close Brothers to sell Winterflood Securities to Marex for £103.9m

Close Brothers Group has agreed to sell its execution services and securities arm, Winterflood Securities, to Marex Group for approximately £103.9 million in cash...

Supermarket Income REIT launches £250 million six‑year bond

Supermarket Income REIT has issued its inaugural £250 million senior unsecured bond maturing in six years, priced at a 5.125 % coupon and 115 bps over benchmark amid an orderbook exceeding £985 million...
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TBC Bank Group declares 2Q 2025 dividend of GEL 1.75 per share

TBC Bank Group PLC has announced a quarterly dividend of GEL 1.75 per share for 2Q 2025, payable in Pounds Sterling...

Sirius Real Estate adds German and UK business parks in €40m off-market deals

Sirius Real Estate has acquired a €23.4m site in Dresden and completed the £16.13m purchase of Bedford Heights, both secured off-market. The assets offer strong yields of over 9% and align with Sirius’ strategy of targeting income-generating properties with value-add potential in high-demand sectors and regions...

Tritax Big Box REIT reports strong H1 performance with 17% rental income growth

Tritax Big Box REIT delivered 17.3% growth in net rental income to £149.2m for H1 2025, with adjusted EPS up 6.4%. Backed by logistics and data centre developments, the company sees potential to grow adjusted earnings by 50% by 2030. Disposals of £278m year-to-date support its strategy of self-funded growth...

Telecom Plus expects 25% customer growth following second TalkTalk acquisition

Telecom Plus (UW) announced the acquisition of a second cohort of 120k customers from TalkTalk, following positive early results from its initial 95k-customer migration. With both groups expected to deliver returns above post-tax WACC, the company now anticipates a 25% increase in total customer numbers and reiterated its FY26 financial guidance...

Domino’s H1 profit falls 15%, continued market share gains

Domino’s Pizza Group reported a 14.8% drop in H1 underlying profit before tax to £43.7m amid weaker consumer sentiment and cautious franchisee expansion. Despite this, the group gained 560bps of UK pizza market share, reaching 53.7%, and increased its interim dividend by 2.9% to 3.6p...

Rotork Plc grows orders and profit in H1; FY outlook reaffirmed

Rotork plc reported a 6.3% OCC rise in H1 2025 order intake and a 10.1% increase in adjusted operating profit, driven by its Growth+ strategy. Revenue rose 3.3% OCC to £367.3m, with adjusted margins up to 22.0%. The interim dividend was raised 7.3% to 2.95p, and full-year expectations remain unchanged...

Travis Perkins Plc H1 revenue falls 2.1% as merchanting stabilises

Travis Perkins reported a 2.1% drop in H1 2025 revenue to £2.3bn, with adjusted operating profit down 24.1% to £63m due to weaker Merchanting volumes. Market share stabilised in Q2, and Toolstation UK profit rose 50% to £21m...

Impax Environmental Markets Plc declares 1.9p interim dividend for 2025

Impax Environmental Markets plc has announced a first interim dividend of 1.9p per Ordinary Share for the 2025 financial year, an increase from 1.8p in 2024. The dividend will be paid on 28 August 2025 to shareholders on the register as of 15 August...

Tritax Big Box secures 15-year lease at Rugby logistics site

Tritax Big Box REIT has signed a 15-year lease with a leading data management company for its 391,000 sq ft Unit 5 at Symmetry Park, Rugby. The deal sets a new rental high for the scheme, with an expected yield-on-cost towards the upper end of the 6–8% range...

Greencoat UK Wind reports strong cash generation and 1.4x dividend cover

Greencoat UK Wind PLC reported H1 2025 results with £163.3m in net cash generation and a 1.4x dividend cover, despite low wind conditions. NAV stood at £3.18bn (143.4p per share), and total dividends of 5.18p per share were declared...

FirstGroup wins ORR extensions for Lumo and Hull Trains services

FirstGroup has secured Office of Rail and Road approval to extend Lumo services to Glasgow Queen Street from December 2025, adding weekday and Sunday calls at Falkirk High and Edinburgh Haymarket, plus an additional daily Newcastle–London return...

Greggs H1 2025 sales up 7% as operating profit falls 7.1%

Total sales for the 26 weeks to 28 June 2025 rose 7.0 per cent to £1,027.7 m, while operating profit decreased 7.1 per cent to £70.4 m and pre‑tax profit was down 14.3 per cent at £63.5 m; the interim dividend was held at 19.0 p per share...

WHSmith to divest funkypigeon.com to Card Factory for £26 million

WHSmith has agreed to sell its online personalised greeting cards business, funkypigeon.com, to Card Factory for an enterprise value of £26 million (equity value £24 million), delivering net cash proceeds of about £21 million after costs to reduce net debt...

Ruffer Investment Company delivers 7.9 % annualised return to 30 June 2025

Ruffer Investment Company Limited has released its Investment Manager’s Year End Review for the year to 30 June 2025, reporting a long‑term annualised return of 7.9 % since launch, after all fees and charges...

Computacenter Plc H1 2025 Trading Outlook

Computacenter plc delivered strong revenue growth in the half year to 30 June 2025, driven by its high‑volume Technology Sourcing business and excellent North America and UK performances, offset by softer trading in Germany and France and a c.£2 million currency headwind...

FirstGroup plc Acquires Tetley’s Motor Services

FirstGroup plc has acquired Leeds‑based Tetley’s Motor Services Limited, adding 55 coaches and buses and a robust portfolio of school, university, workplace shuttle and private‑hire contracts across the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Area...

Marshalls H1 trading update shows 4% revenue growth, profit outlook revised

Marshalls plc reports H1 2025 revenue of £319 million, up 4%, driven by 5% growth in Building Products and 11% in Roofing Products, while Landscaping Products revenue fell 1% amid market headwinds...

FirstGroup Plc AGM confirms trading in line with FY 2025 expectations

FirstGroup plc holds its AGM today at 14:30, noting its year-to-date trading performance aligns with the guidance set out in the FY 2025 results. The Group expects to maintain adjusted earnings per share in FY 2026 through operational excellence and disciplined capital deployment...

Close Brothers to sell Winterflood Securities to Marex for £103.9m

Close Brothers Group has agreed to sell its execution services and securities arm, Winterflood Securities, to Marex Group for approximately £103.9 million in cash...

Supermarket Income REIT launches £250 million six‑year bond

Supermarket Income REIT has issued its inaugural £250 million senior unsecured bond maturing in six years, priced at a 5.125 % coupon and 115 bps over benchmark amid an orderbook exceeding £985 million...
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