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Plc Market news covers the latest developments on the Alternative Investment Market, the London Stock Exchange’s venue for smaller, growth‑orientated companies. This section includes updates on company admissions and delisting’s, fund‑raisings and IPOs, share‑price movements, mergers and acquisitions, board appointments and departures, regulatory and policy changes

HUTCHMED CEO Dr Weiguo Su takes leave of absence

HUTCHMED (China) has announced that Chief Executive Officer Dr Weiguo Su will take a leave of absence due to health reasons. The Board has appointed Johnny Cheng, the company’s Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director, as Acting CEO while continuing in his CFO role...

Filtronic secures £47.3m SpaceX contract for next-generation GaN technology

Filtronic has signed its largest single order to date, a £47.3m ($62.5m) contract with SpaceX for its next generation gallium nitride (GaN) E-band product. The first units will ship in FY2027, with revenues expected in FY2027 and FY2028, marking a major milestone in the company’s partnership with SpaceX and its development of advanced RF solutions...

EDX Medical reports 2025 results and advances in cancer diagnostics

EDX Medical Group has published its Annual Report for the year ending 31 March 2025, highlighting the development of a new AI-driven prostate cancer test, a £3 million fundraising, expanded European partnerships, and a service agreement with Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust...

Diverse Income Trust reports £257.9m net assets with 4.18% yield

Diverse Income Trust reported net assets of £257.9 million as of 31 July 2025, with a NAV of 109.08p per share and a share price of 104.00p, reflecting a 4.66% discount. The trust, managed by Gervais Williams and Martin Turner, delivered a 19.42% one-year share price total return and maintains a historic yield of 4.18%...

Aptamer advances enzyme modulation projects and expands pharma collaboration

Aptamer Group announced progress on its Optimer® enzyme modulation projects, including a 10-year non-exclusive licensing deal forecast to cover around 15% of annual overheads and further agreements under discussion with global enzyme distributors...

12.2% total return in H1 2025! Global equity income trust GOT delivers

Global Opportunities Trust reports a 4.0% NAV total return and a 12.2% share price total return for the six months to 30 June 2025, with net assets rising to £110.7 million...

SAE Renewables rebrands as Ampeak Energy Limited

Following shareholder approval at its AGM, SAE Renewables (SIMEC Atlantis) has formally changed its name to Ampeak Energy Limited. The move reflects the company’s transition as it advances its flagship AW1 battery storage project, one of the UK’s largest...

Central Asia Metals appoints Alison Baker as Independent Non-Executive Director

Central Asia Metals has appointed Alison Baker to its Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair, effective 3 September 2025. With over 25 years’ experience in the energy and mining sectors, she succeeds David Swan, who will step down after eleven years on the Board...

Judges Scientific to host half-year results investor webinar

Judges Scientific will host a shareholder webinar on 18 September at 4:30pm UK time to discuss results for the six months ended 30 June 2025. The presentation, led by the senior management team, will include a Q&A session, with a recording available on the company’s website afterwards. Investors can register via the provided link...

Debenhams Group secures £175m facility to support turnaround strategy

Debenhams Group has completed a new three-year funding facility of up to £175 million, extending maturity to August 2028. The agreement, led by TPG Angelo Gordon, replaces the Group’s previous £125 million facility and is expected to provide greater financial flexibility as the company delivers its multi-year turnaround strategy. Results for FY25 will be announced by the end of August 2025...

HUTCHMED completes enrollment for phase III SANOVO lung cancer study

HUTCHMED has completed patient enrollment for its Phase III SANOVO trial evaluating ORPATHYS® (savolitinib) with TAGRISSO® (osimertinib) as a first-line treatment for certain EGFR-mutated, MET-overexpressed non-small cell lung cancer patients...

Cora Gold posts resource growth and advances Sanankoro development

Cora Gold has announced its unaudited interim results for H1 2025, highlighting a +1 million ounce Mineral Resource Estimate at the Sanankoro Gold Project in Mali, a 13% increase from 2022. The company advanced its Definitive Feasibility Study, raised £1.55m to fund development, and is engaging with authorities on a mining permit...

Firering Strategic Minerals regains control of Atex and Alliance projects

Firering has confirmed that Ricca Resources has withdrawn from its earn-in agreement, relinquishing all interests in the Atex and Alliance Lithium-Tantalum Projects in Côte d'Ivoire. Firering now holds 90% of Atex and 51% of Alliance, retains a 10.6% stake in Ricca, and is seeking repayment of funds advanced under the agreement...

Melrose Industries Plc appoints Guy Hachey as Non-Executive Director

Melrose Industries has appointed aerospace industry veteran Guy Hachey to its Board as Non-executive Director. Hachey brings over 30 years of leadership experience from Bombardier Aerospace, Delphi, and Advent International, and currently serves as a director at Hexcel Corporation...

Cizzle Biotechnology to launch CIZ1B cancer test across USA

Cizzle Biotechnology has announced that its North American partner, Cizzle Bio Inc, has signed an agreement with a multi-site accredited laboratory group to roll out the CIZ1B biomarker test for early lung cancer detection across the USA...

Aptamer secures contract Eetension with top 5 pharma partner

Aptamer has extended its collaboration with a top 5 global pharmaceutical company to advance Optimer® binders into a fully functional ELISA assay. The agreement builds on the successful completion of the initial binder development phase, with Aptamer retaining IP ownership to support future commercialisation opportunities...

Quadrise updates on Marine, Americas, Morocco and US projects

Quadrise has reported progress across its key projects, including near-final marine agreements with MSC and Cargill, concluded trials in Panama, and pending OEM approval for its Morocco trial...

Tekmar wins $1.6m offshore grouting contracts in Qatar

Tekmar Group has secured two offshore grouting contracts in Qatar worth around US$1.6 million. The projects, awarded by existing customers, involve pipeline support remediation using ROV-deployed grout bag technology and are scheduled for completion by October 2025...

Ilika plc Stereax Micro Batteries Enter Production with Customer Deliveries on the Horizon (Video)

CEO Graeme Purdy shares a pivotal update on the company’s Stereax micro batteries as they complete manufacturing qualification and move into production...

Dekel Agri-Vision AGM to be held on 10 September 2025

Dekel Agri-Vision will hold its Annual General Meeting on 10 September 2025 in London. The Notice of AGM will be available on the company’s website and sent to shareholders who have requested a physical copy...
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HUTCHMED CEO Dr Weiguo Su takes leave of absence

HUTCHMED (China) has announced that Chief Executive Officer Dr Weiguo Su will take a leave of absence due to health reasons. The Board has appointed Johnny Cheng, the company’s Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director, as Acting CEO while continuing in his CFO role...

Filtronic secures £47.3m SpaceX contract for next-generation GaN technology

Filtronic has signed its largest single order to date, a £47.3m ($62.5m) contract with SpaceX for its next generation gallium nitride (GaN) E-band product. The first units will ship in FY2027, with revenues expected in FY2027 and FY2028, marking a major milestone in the company’s partnership with SpaceX and its development of advanced RF solutions...

EDX Medical reports 2025 results and advances in cancer diagnostics

EDX Medical Group has published its Annual Report for the year ending 31 March 2025, highlighting the development of a new AI-driven prostate cancer test, a £3 million fundraising, expanded European partnerships, and a service agreement with Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust...

Diverse Income Trust reports £257.9m net assets with 4.18% yield

Diverse Income Trust reported net assets of £257.9 million as of 31 July 2025, with a NAV of 109.08p per share and a share price of 104.00p, reflecting a 4.66% discount. The trust, managed by Gervais Williams and Martin Turner, delivered a 19.42% one-year share price total return and maintains a historic yield of 4.18%...

Aptamer advances enzyme modulation projects and expands pharma collaboration

Aptamer Group announced progress on its Optimer® enzyme modulation projects, including a 10-year non-exclusive licensing deal forecast to cover around 15% of annual overheads and further agreements under discussion with global enzyme distributors...

12.2% total return in H1 2025! Global equity income trust GOT delivers

Global Opportunities Trust reports a 4.0% NAV total return and a 12.2% share price total return for the six months to 30 June 2025, with net assets rising to £110.7 million...

SAE Renewables rebrands as Ampeak Energy Limited

Following shareholder approval at its AGM, SAE Renewables (SIMEC Atlantis) has formally changed its name to Ampeak Energy Limited. The move reflects the company’s transition as it advances its flagship AW1 battery storage project, one of the UK’s largest...

Central Asia Metals appoints Alison Baker as Independent Non-Executive Director

Central Asia Metals has appointed Alison Baker to its Board as an Independent Non-Executive Director and Audit Committee Chair, effective 3 September 2025. With over 25 years’ experience in the energy and mining sectors, she succeeds David Swan, who will step down after eleven years on the Board...

Judges Scientific to host half-year results investor webinar

Judges Scientific will host a shareholder webinar on 18 September at 4:30pm UK time to discuss results for the six months ended 30 June 2025. The presentation, led by the senior management team, will include a Q&A session, with a recording available on the company’s website afterwards. Investors can register via the provided link...

Debenhams Group secures £175m facility to support turnaround strategy

Debenhams Group has completed a new three-year funding facility of up to £175 million, extending maturity to August 2028. The agreement, led by TPG Angelo Gordon, replaces the Group’s previous £125 million facility and is expected to provide greater financial flexibility as the company delivers its multi-year turnaround strategy. Results for FY25 will be announced by the end of August 2025...

HUTCHMED completes enrollment for phase III SANOVO lung cancer study

HUTCHMED has completed patient enrollment for its Phase III SANOVO trial evaluating ORPATHYS® (savolitinib) with TAGRISSO® (osimertinib) as a first-line treatment for certain EGFR-mutated, MET-overexpressed non-small cell lung cancer patients...

Cora Gold posts resource growth and advances Sanankoro development

Cora Gold has announced its unaudited interim results for H1 2025, highlighting a +1 million ounce Mineral Resource Estimate at the Sanankoro Gold Project in Mali, a 13% increase from 2022. The company advanced its Definitive Feasibility Study, raised £1.55m to fund development, and is engaging with authorities on a mining permit...

Firering Strategic Minerals regains control of Atex and Alliance projects

Firering has confirmed that Ricca Resources has withdrawn from its earn-in agreement, relinquishing all interests in the Atex and Alliance Lithium-Tantalum Projects in Côte d'Ivoire. Firering now holds 90% of Atex and 51% of Alliance, retains a 10.6% stake in Ricca, and is seeking repayment of funds advanced under the agreement...

Melrose Industries Plc appoints Guy Hachey as Non-Executive Director

Melrose Industries has appointed aerospace industry veteran Guy Hachey to its Board as Non-executive Director. Hachey brings over 30 years of leadership experience from Bombardier Aerospace, Delphi, and Advent International, and currently serves as a director at Hexcel Corporation...

Cizzle Biotechnology to launch CIZ1B cancer test across USA

Cizzle Biotechnology has announced that its North American partner, Cizzle Bio Inc, has signed an agreement with a multi-site accredited laboratory group to roll out the CIZ1B biomarker test for early lung cancer detection across the USA...

Aptamer secures contract Eetension with top 5 pharma partner

Aptamer has extended its collaboration with a top 5 global pharmaceutical company to advance Optimer® binders into a fully functional ELISA assay. The agreement builds on the successful completion of the initial binder development phase, with Aptamer retaining IP ownership to support future commercialisation opportunities...

Quadrise updates on Marine, Americas, Morocco and US projects

Quadrise has reported progress across its key projects, including near-final marine agreements with MSC and Cargill, concluded trials in Panama, and pending OEM approval for its Morocco trial...

Tekmar wins $1.6m offshore grouting contracts in Qatar

Tekmar Group has secured two offshore grouting contracts in Qatar worth around US$1.6 million. The projects, awarded by existing customers, involve pipeline support remediation using ROV-deployed grout bag technology and are scheduled for completion by October 2025...

Ilika plc Stereax Micro Batteries Enter Production with Customer Deliveries on the Horizon (Video)

CEO Graeme Purdy shares a pivotal update on the company’s Stereax micro batteries as they complete manufacturing qualification and move into production...

Dekel Agri-Vision AGM to be held on 10 September 2025

Dekel Agri-Vision will hold its Annual General Meeting on 10 September 2025 in London. The Notice of AGM will be available on the company’s website and sent to shareholders who have requested a physical copy...
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