Small caps round-up: Hill & Smith, Orsu Metals, Antrim Energy
11th Nov 2010 13:29
Infrastructure and building products supplier Hill & Smith has slumped after a challenging second half in the UK caused by uncertainty created around the Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR). Chiefs now expect underlying profit before tax for the year to 31 December 2010 to be marginally below the
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7th Oct 2010 13:11
A 'highly encouraging' result from tests at its Putu iron ore project in Liberia has given shares in African Aura Mining a lift. 'We are incredibly pleased with the metallurgical test results from the Putu project which indicate substantially improved recoveries and higher concentrates to what had
Read moreGreggs directors swap half of their bonuses for shares
14th Apr 2010 16:58
The chief executive and retail director of bakery and sandwich chain Greggs have foregone half of their bonuses in return for shares that will be held in trust for three years. Chief executive Kennedy McMeikan has invested £33,696 in 6,821 shares at 494p each. This takes McMeikan's shareholding in
Read moreReserves rise at Antrim Energy
29th Mar 2010 13:47
Oil and gas firm Antrim Energy finished 2009 with a healthy cash position and an improved reserves position. The debt free company had cash of $31.2m at the end of 2009, and saw its proved plus probable reserves improve by around 3% to 37.2m barrels from the end 2008 level. The proved plus probabl
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Solo Oil, British Polythene, Antrim Energy...
16th Nov 2009 10:26
Solo Oil lost almost a quarter of its value after it announced plans to raise £6.4m and said it has signed a farm-out agreement with Aminex to earn a 12.5% interest in the Likonde-1 well in Tanzania. The group has placed a total of 1,280,000,000 new ordinary shares at a placing price of 0.5 pence e
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