(Alliance News) - RentGuarantor Holdings PLC on Monday said it has been anticipating the UK Renters' Rights Act, which came into force in May, to cause "a structural shift in demand". Read More
(Alliance News) - AstraZeneca PLC on Monday posted positive phase-three trial results for a combination of its drugs Imfinzi and Imjudo to treat a form of liver cancer. Read More
(Alliance News) - Yvette Cooper has arrived in Beijing for in-depth talks on global security as the UK seeks to strengthen diplomatic relations with China. Read More
Pantheon International PLC - investment trust providing exposure to private equity-backed companies - Julianne Morgan, a person closely associated with Chair Tony Morgan, acquires 15,000 shares at 401.45 pence for GBP60,217 in total on Friday in London. Also, board member Candida Morley buys 23,999 shares at 402p for GBP96,476, and board member Timothy Farazmand buys 24,750 shares at the same price for GBP99,495 in total, both also on Friday in London. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings for London-listed companies, issued on Monday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
Hill & Smith PLC - Solihull, England-based infrastructure products provider - Confirms that Deutsche Bank AG has completed the first tranche, worth approximately GBP50 million, of Hill & Smith's GBP100 million share buyback programme announced on August 13. Says it has bought back and cancelled 2.1 million shares since the programme's start. Also announces its agreement with Jefferies International Ltd to execute the second tranche, which will be worth up to GBP50 million. Furthermore, Hill & Smith intends to make use of the FCA's updated notification deadline, which allows post-trade notifications of share buybacks to be made no later than the end of the seventh daily market session following the execution date. Read More
Hays PLC - London-based staffing provider - Starts new share buyback programme worth up to GBP5 million in total. Says repurchased shares will be held in treasury to ensure that it can satisfy its employee share plans. BNP Paribas SA agrees to conduct the programme on Hays' behalf. Hays says the buyback will conclude on or before July 10. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were slightly lower at midday Monday, as renewed exchanges between the US and Iran unsettled sentiment, though upbeat UK manufacturing data and gains in selected mid-caps limited the downside. Read More
Hunting PLC - London-based provider of equipment and engineering services to the oil and gas industry - Chief Executive Jim Johnson gives notice of his intention to retire as a director by mid-2027. Hunting's nomination committee has started the process to appoint his successor. Says it will consider both internal and external candidates, with further updates to be provided in due course. Notes that Johnson has held senior management roles at Hunting from 1992, and became chief operating officer in 2011, before his promotion to CEO in 2017. Read More
(Alliance News) - BP PLC on Monday reported the start of non‑associated gas production at the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli field in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced in the past week and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - NB Private Equity Partners Ltd on Monday said it has allocated an additional USD120 million to share buybacks over the next two years. Read More