(Alliance News) - Alliance Witan PLC on Friday confirmed its 59th consecutive annual dividend increase but said its total return trailed the benchmark index. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened mostly higher on Friday, a relatively quiet day for company news, and following reports from the UK that February saw growth in house prices but a sharp drop in retail footfall. Read More
(Alliance News) - Various Eateries PLC on Friday said it plans to change its name as it aims to buy a portfolio of "premium" pubs with rooms from Grosvenor Pubs & Inns. Read More
Plus500 Ltd - Haifa, Israel-based trading platform operator - Chief Regulation Officer Yevgeni Shtuckmeyster sells 22,240 shares at GBP41.50 to GBP42.00, worth GBP924,837, on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week. Chief Technology Officer Al Yaros sells 20,000 shares at GBP41.62, worth GBP832,400, on Tuesday last week. Earlier last month, Chief Executive Officer David Zruia, Chief Financial Officer Elad Even-Chen and Chief Marketing Officer Nir Zats sold 1.5 million shares in total, worth GBP66.7 million. Read More
Avon Technologies PLC - Wiltshire, England-based military and law enforcement protective equipment maker - Avon Protection business wins new order for filters from a "Middle Eastern customer" that it doesn't name. The order is worth USD12.7 million, Avon says, and is for its 'MILCF50' filters, used in respirators that protect against chemical and biological warfare agents in aerosol, liquid, vapour and particulate form. Avon says the order underpins its expectations for financial 2026 that it set out with its annual results in November. That guidance was for high-single-digit percentage revenue growth and operating margins reaching the company's target range of 14% to 16%. Avon's financial year ends on September 30. Read More
(Alliance News) - IMI PLC on Friday announced a new GBP500 million share buyback as it reported what it called another year of "high-quality" revenue and profit growth. Read More
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC - Windsor, England-based operator of hotel brands including InterContinental, Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn - Karen Cadbury, an associate of Non-Executive Director Nicholas Cadbury, buys 800 shares at USD134.34 and USD134.78, worth USD107,518, on Wednesday. Read More
(Alliance News) - The FTSE 100 was called to open higher on Friday, while UK house prices rose more than expected on an annual basis according to Halifax. Read More
(Alliance News) - UK house prices grew at their "strongest" annual rate in four months, while monthly growth slowed, Halifax reported on Friday morning. Read More
Puma SE - Herzogenaurach, Germany-based sportswear maker - UK retailer Frasers Group PLC, has built a 5.8% stake in Puma, primarily via derivatives. A filing by Puma on Thursday shows that Frasers had 148.0 voting rights as of Tuesday. The 5.8% stake is composed of 0.2% shares and 5.6% put options. The options have maturity dates of April 17, September 18 and December 18. Mike Ashley, the founder and majority shareholder of Frasers, is named in Puma's stock market announcement but the holding is shown as being held by Frasers, rather than Ashley directly or via his investment vehicle Mash Holdings Ltd. However, Ashley has a 73.3% interest in Frasers, according to the most recent filing by Frasers. Puma has a market capitalisation of EUR3.35 billion, so a 5.8% stake is worth EUR193.3 million. Read More
(Alliance News) - Stocks in London are set to open higher on Friday, at the end of a week of airstrikes in the Middle East and following the latest UK retail data. Read More
(Alliance News) - Welcome to the Alliance News UK service (ISSN 2515-9453), consisting of the Alliance News UK Professional and its family of financial newswires serving investors and their professional advisers. Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of share dealings by London-listed company directors and managers announced on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of earnings and trading updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More
(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News: Read More