(Alliance News) - Software Circle PLC on Friday said it has purchased Devon, England-based driving software business Total Drive Software Ltd, as it expands its portfolio of vertical market software businesses. Read More
(Alliance News) - Artemis Resources Ltd on Friday said its pretax loss widened in the first half of its current financial year, as the company was hit with a AUD4.0 million impairment charge. Read More
(Alliance News) - Thor Energy PLC on Friday said it believes uranium is at the beginning of a demand upswing as it posted a narrowing of its interim loss. Read More
AEW UK REIT PLC - Leeds, England-based real estate investment trust - Announces completion of its purchase of a freehold high-street retail asset in Hitchen, an "affluent commuter town" north of London, for GBP10.0 million. Says the price reflects an "attractive" 8.31% net initial yield and a GBP213 per square foot capital value. Property provides 46,905 square feet of space across 12 retail units and an office building. AEW says the retail units "are fully let to a strong line-up of 12 tenants, with recent leasing activity evidencing the strength of the location". Tenants include Marks & Spencer PLC, Next Holdings Ltd and Vodafone Ltd. AEW says the acquisition demonstrates its "swift and ongoing redeployment of sale proceeds from the recent disposal of Central Six Retail Park in Coventry, with a significant amount of the remaining proceeds also under exclusive negotiation". Read More
(Alliance News) - PipeHawk PLC shares fell on Friday as it said its revenue more than halved in the first-half of its financial year, but it returned to profitability. Read More
(Alliance News) - Atlantic Lithium Ltd on Friday said its loss narrowed during 2024, as it looks forward to further progress at the Ewoyaa lithium project in Ghana. Read More
LondonMetric Property PLC - London-based real estate investment trust - Non-executive directors Nick Leslau and Sandy Gumm sell 26.4 million shares via Prestbury Management Holdings Ltd at 178.72 pence per share, worth GBP47.1 million, on Thursday. Prestbury was a large shareholder in LXi REIT PLC, with which LondonMetric completed an all-share merger in March last year. The sale of LondonMetric shares follows the expiry of the lock-up period following the acquisition. Laslau retains 26.4 million shares, a 1.3% stake, while Gumm still has 351,640. "As non-executive directors, both Mr Leslau and Ms Gumm are fully supportive of the company and remain committed long-term shareholders," LondonMetric says. Read More
(Alliance News) - Britain's energy & net zero secretary will head to China this weekend to drum up support for climate commitments, in the first Beijing visit by a UK energy minister since 2017. Read More
(Alliance News) - Vanquis Banking Group PLC on Friday said 2024 marked a "pivotal year" in its turnaround as it reported weaker profit and revenue figures. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Friday. Read More
PYX Resources Ltd - Indonesia-focused zircon and mineral sands producer - Pretax loss narrows to USD4.1 million in 2024 from GBP10.5 million in 2023. This is driven by total expenses being reduced by 55% to USD15.1 million from USD33.2 million. Revenue, however, also halves, to USD11.0 million from USD22.7 million. PYX reports a loss per share of USD0.75 for 2024, against a loss of USD2.32 per share in 2023. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Friday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Science Group PLC on Friday stepped up its pressure on the board of Ricardo PLC, increasing its ownership above 15% and accusing board members of "weak operational performance" and "ineffective governance". Read More
Investment Evolution Credit PLC - London-based provider of online consumer loans - Paul Mathieson returns immediately as chief executive officer and board member, having left the company only at the end of December. Mathieson founded Investment Evolution Credit and served as executive chair and CEO until leaving "to pursue other business endeavours" at the end of last year. Prior to Investment Evolution Credit, Mathieson had founded Mr Amazing Loans in the US in 2008. Read More
(Alliance News) - Wheaton Precious Metals Corp on Friday said it is aims to deliver on a consistent growth profile in 2025 as it posted increased production and revenue figures. Read More