(Alliance News) - Property Franchise Group PLC on Tuesday cited its "diversified income streams" and a "clear strategy" in its outlook as it reported a surge in annual profit, amid steady revenue growth and a higher proposed dividend. Read More
Jardine Matheson Holdings Ltd - Hong Kong-based holding company with interests in retail, property, hotels and motor dealerships - Executive Director Adam Keswick purchases 50,000 shares at USD76.56, worth USD3.8 million, on Monday in Singapore. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced in the past several days and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Tuesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - Wickes Group PLC on Tuesday reported plans for a new buyback programme, as it posted annual revenue and profit gains. Read More
(Alliance News) - Zotefoams PLC on Monday lifted its dividend after profit growth in 2025 and reaffirmed confidence in its medium-term goals. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK telecommunications regulator Ofcom on Tuesday said it will cap the price that BT Group PLC's subsidiary Openreach can charge retailers to access its 80 megabit-per-second broadband network. Read More
Yellow Cake PLC - Jersey-headquartered investor in physical uranium - Takes delivery on Monday of uranium from JSC National Atomic Co Kazatomprom at its Cameco storage facility in Canada. The uranium is in the form of compound U3O8, triuranium octoxide. Yellow Cake receives 1.3 million pounds of U3O8, having exercised its option to buy it from Kazatomprom for USD75.08 per pound, worth USD100.0 million. Yellow Cake will buy a further 1.2 million pounds of U3O8 from Kazatomprom at USD86.15 per pound, also worth USD100.0 million. Once Yellow Cake takes delivery of this uranium in the second half of 2026, plus 100,000 pounds purchased elsewhere on Friday this week, it will have 24.3 million pounds of uranium in storage in Canada and France. Read More
(Alliance News) - Boku Inc on Tuesday announced a share buyback as annual profit more than trebled amid strong sales growth. Read More
(Alliance News) - Embracing artificial intelligence will not lead to job losses "overall", a Treasury minister has said as Rachel Reeves prepares to commit the UK to accelerating adoption of the technology. Read More
Oakley Capital Investments Ltd - provides access to the private equity investments of Oakley Funds - Invests about GBP9 million in French software firm Groupe Senef via Oakley Capital Origin Fund II. In its own announcement, Oakley Capital doesn't disclose the total investment by Origin Fund II in Senef SA. However, it says that Isatis Capital, a minority shareholder in Senef since 2023, is fully exiting its stake as part of the Oakley investment. Founded in 2010, Senef provides cloud software for people-intensive services businesses, including commercial cleaning, home care services, security and hospitality. The Marseille, France-based company has about 2,000 clients. Read More
Shuka Minerals PLC - Africa-focused mine operator and developer - Hires Richard Hawken and Margaret Mudenda as a non-executive directors, with immediate effect. Hawken has worked with UK and European-headquartered commodity trading groups, London Stock Exchange-listed mining companies and private mining businesses, Shuka says. Mudenda is a partner at Chalwe & Kabalata Legal Practitioners and previously served as director general of the Zambia Information & Communications Authority. She is chair of Sanlam Life Insurance Zambia Ltd. Read More
(Alliance News) - Harworth Group PLC on Tuesday reported lower full-year revenue and pretax profit, as it warned that ongoing market volatility could weigh on the wider UK economy. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Tuesday. Read More
Vistry Group PLC - Kent, England-based housebuilder under Linden Homes, Bovis Homes and Countryside Homes brands - Promotes Rob Woodward to non-executive chair from senior independent director, replacing Greg Fitzgerald, who Vistry earlier this month said will step down as executive chair and chief executive officer. Woodward will replace Fitzgerald as chair at the end of Vistry's annual general meeting on May 13. Fitzgerald, who has been with Vistry for nine years, will continue as CEO for up 12 months or until a successor is in place. Woodward joined the Vistry board as senior director in May 2024. As an executive, he was CEO of television broadcaster STV Group PLC. He currently is chair of advertising technology provider Ebiquity PLC. Vistry says Non-Executive Director Rowan Baker will replace Woodward as senior independent director. Read More