Hiscox Ltd - Hamilton, Bermuda-based insurer - Chief Executive Officer Aki Hussain buys 10,000 shares at GBP8.61, worth GBP86,100, on Wednesday last week. Hussain was promoted to CEO from chief financial officer, taking over Hiscox at the start of this year. Read More
(Alliance News) - Merit Group PLC on Tuesday said it narrowed its annual loss through strict cost control measures and increased revenue, and it is "well positioned" to build on the improvements made. Read More
Staffline Group PLC - Nottingham, England-based employment agency - Non-Executive Thomas Spain buys 350,000 shares via Henry Spain Investment Services Ltd at 39.66 pence each, worth around GBP138,824, on Friday last week. Henry Spain Investment Services now interested in 28.3 million shares. Read More
(Alliance News) - European equities went into Tuesday afternoon mostly in negative territory, struggling to find traction ahead of Wednesday's US inflation report for July, and as tensions in Taiwan gave markets a reason to proceed with caution. Read More
ECR Minerals PLC - London-based gold explorer with assets in Australia - Announces gold results from drill hole BH3DD032 at the HR3 prospect at the Bailieston project in Victoria, Australia. Read More
Union Jack Oil PLC - Bath-based UK-focused oil and gas company - UK High Court of Justice schedules initial hearing for its capital reduction on August 12, with a final hearing planned on August 30. Once complete, Union Jack Oil will outline details of a share buy back scheme or the payment of a maiden dividend, it says. Read More
(Alliance News) - NatWest Group PLC - London-based UK state-backed lender - Announces pricing for cash set of outstanding subordinated tier 2 notes due in 2022 and 2023, which it announced on August 1. Read More
Marechale Capital PLC - London-based investor in consumer brands and mineral extraction companies - Completes fundraise of equity for Weardale Lithium Ltd, in which it owns a 8.5% stake. Fundraise for the lithium exploration and development company is "at a significantly higher valuation to the successful fund raising last year," Marechale explains. Read More
(Alliance News) - H&T Group PLC on Tuesday raised its dividend for the first half of 2002, driven by a considerable rise in profit through a strong performance from the pawnbroking business. Read More
Chesterfield Resources PLC - copper and gold explorer in Cyprus and in Labrador, Canada - Appoints Ajay Kejriwal as interim chief executive officer, and Kejriwal also will continue in his duties as chief financial officer. Says it aims to recruit a new CEO after a transition period of transaction during which the company is seeking to enter into third-party transactions involving assets. Chesterfield Resources says Kejriwal has agreed a reduction in his remuneration, even as he increases his responsibilities to the firm. Read More
Webis Holdings PLC - Isle of Man-based gaming firm - Receives approval for the renewal of its Isle of Man gaming license by the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission. The license is for five years, due to expire in August 2027. Says its considers this renewal to be "strategically beneficial" for the provision of services to its non-US players. Read More
(Alliance News) - Irish industrial production grew by 8.5% month-on-month in June, while the turnover index fell by 1.5%. Read More
Northcoders Group PLC - Manchester-based training programmes for software coding - Secures additional funding from the UK Department for Education, which will provide GBP4 million worth of scholarships to teach software development. Says the new contract will provide revenue visibility in financial year 2022, thus "providing comfort for future targets." Read More
Arecor Therapeutics PLC - Essex, England-based biopharmaceutical company - Granted two patents by the European patent office protecting the company's formulations of adalimumab until 2038. Adalimumab is a biosimilar of AbbVie Inc's Humira which treats rheumatoid arthritis and Chohn's disease. Read More
(Alliance News) - Shares rose in Bezant Resources PLC on Tuesday as the company submitted its mining licence application alongside an exploration licence renewal application for the Hope and Gorob project in Namibia. Read More