13th Aug 2021 11:16
(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Friday.
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SMALL-CAP - WINNERS
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Zegona Communications PLC, up 1.1% at 149.68 pence, 12-month range 93.00p-150.00p. The media investor says that it plans to return GBP329.3 million to shareholders via a tender offer, after the sale of Euskaltel SA. Under the tender offer, shareholders can sell up to 98% of their shares at 153.50p each, which is a 3.7% premium to Thursday's closing price of 148.00p.
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SMALL-CAP - LOSERS
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McColl's Retail Group PLC, down 5.1% at 20.50p, 12-month range 20.00p-40.80p. Shares in the convenience store operator hit 12-month low on discounted share placing. Says it has successfully raised GBP30 million as it looks to invest in its store estate and boost its partnership with grocer Wm Morrison Supermarkets PLC. McColl's places 150 million new shares at 20.00p each. The price represents a discount of 31% to the closing price of 29.00p per share on Wednesday. The GBP30 million raised is only marginally short of McColl's existing GBP33.4 million market capitalisation. Morrisons shares were up 0.5%.
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Wheaton Precious Metals Corp, down 3.3% at 3,065.00p, 12-month range 25.16p-3,137.00p. The precious metal mining investor late on Thursday maintained its full-year production guidance after reporting surges in revenue and profit in the second quarter. Wheaton made revenue of USD330.4 million in the second quarter of 2021, up 33% year-on-year from USD248.0 million. Pretax profit rose 64% to USD165.2 million from USD101.0 million. "Wheaton once again delivered strong results in the second quarter and remains well on track to achieve 2021 guidance of 720,000 to 780,000 gold equivalent ounces," Chief Executive Randy Smallwood said.
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Stock Spirits Group PLC, down 0.5% at 383.22p, 12-month range 190.20p-391.05p. Shares had jumped 44% on Thursday. Stock Spirits said on Thursday it accepted private equity firm CVC Funds's takeover offer of 377.00p per share, representing a premium of 41% on the stock's 268.00p closing price on Wednesday. The takeover is expected to complete within the next three to six months, CVC said. Berenberg cuts the distiller to Hold from Buy and lowers its price target to match the offer price.
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By Arvind Bhunjun; [email protected]
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