(Alliance News) - Ocado Group PLC on Friday said it will receive a USD350 million one-off cash payment as compensation following Kroger Co's decision to optimise its CFC network. Read More
ME Group International PLC - Surrey, England-based vending machine operator - says it has terminated discussions seeking potential offerors, after not receiving an offer that it believes would be in the best interest of its shareholders. The end to the offer period comes despite "engagement with several interested parties", the company says. Read More
AEP Plantations PLC - owner, operator and developer of palm oil plantations in Indonesia and Malaysia - Notes that exceptionally heavy rainfall has caused severe flooding and landslides across the Western Sumatra region on the island of Sumatra, Indonesia. Says the flooding has affected Sibolga Town and the surrounding areas, including its PT Cahaya Pelita Andhika [CPA] estate in North Sumatra. At the estate, floodwater covering over 4,000 hectares has temporarily disrupted electricity and telecommunications, and all employees and their families residing on the site were evacuated. Company says all affected personnel are accounted for and safe with no serious injuries or deaths. Read More
Relx PLC - London-based provider of business, scientific and legal information - Plans new share buyback programme worth up to GBP250 million to be started on January 2 and completed by February 6, in time for the company's 2025 results release on February 12. The new programme will be run by UBS AG's London branch. It follows the completion by Relx of its 2025 share buyback programme, during which it repurchased 39.5 million shares for GBP1.5 billion in total. Read More
Gemfields Group Ltd - London-based miner and marketer of coloured gemstones - Generates revenue of USD25.4 million at an emerald auction held between November 17 and December 4, 2025, up 55% from USD16.4 million at a sale from April 11 to April 29. Says 45 lots were sold of the 46 lots offered for sale, at an average USD7.46 per carat. Gemfields has conducted only two emerald auctions this year. Emeralds were extracted from Zambian-based Kagem Mining Ltd, which is 75% owned by Gemfields. Read More
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA - London- and Madrid-based owner of British Airways, Iberia and other air carriers - Completes on Wednesday the share buyback it launched on Thursday last week to acquire shares needed for its share-based incentive plans. As planned, 9.4 million shares were purchased for IAG by Goldman Sachs Bank Europe SE, worth about EUR42 million. Read More
Big Yellow Group PLC - Bagshot, Surrey-based self-storage site operator - Alternative asset manager Blackstone Inc confirms it does not plan to make an offer for Big Yellow, which on Thursday had said talks with a Blackstone unit over a possible bid had ended. Big Yellow had said Blackstone Europe, part of the New York-based private equity investment manager, had updated the company on the status and valuation level of a possible offer. Big Yellow said after consideration, it has concluded that there is no basis for continuing discussions with Blackstone, adding the put-up or shut-up deadline of December 8 will not be extended. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Friday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Unilever PLC on Friday said the demerger of its ice cream business will be completed on Saturday after the US government shutdown caused a delay to its New York listing. Read More
(Alliance News) - Schroder European Real Estate Investment Trust PLC on Friday warned of risk of maintaining its dividend following the departure of a key tenant in its Apeldoorn property in the Netherlands. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced on Thursday and Friday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Friday. Read More