Non-exec buys after Smiths rejects approach for division
20th Jan 2011 16:42
Bruno Angelici, a non-executive director of Smiths Group, has bought his first shares in the company less than a week after it was revealed that the technology supplier had rejected an approach for its medical division. Angelici paid 1392p a share for the 2,000 shares he acquired - a total outlay
Read moreDeparting finance chief cuts Reckitt stake
4th Nov 2010 16:38
Departing Reckitt Benckiser finance director Colin Day is cutting his shareholding in the household products supplier. Day announced his departure in October but he had to wait for the third quarter figures to be announced before he could sell any shares. The latest deals are the sale of 20,000
Read moreShares for Tanzanite One fees
27th Sep 2010 16:39
All five directors of Tanzanite One have taken shares in lieu of directors' fees that they were owed. The directors' fees have not been paid since October 2009. The total unpaid fees to directors and senior management had mounted up to $383,000. The directors' fees were £157,000 of this. The 12p
Read moreLondon close: Another sluggish day for FTSE 100
16th Sep 2010 16:40
There was no shortage of company news for traders to ponder today, but Footsie has continued trading in a tight range following recent gains and finished a few points in the red. The US failed to boost sentiment; shares on Wall Street are lower after economic data failed to lift sentiment. Manufact
Read moreLondon afternoon: Footsie drifts lower
16th Sep 2010 14:13
Footsie fell a bit deeper into the red over the lunch time session as a half-hearted rally following disappointing retail sales figures fizzled out. Kingfisher is a high-flyer after interim profits from the DIY retailer were at the top end of the range of expectations as the group achieved strong g
Read moreStrong recovery at Elektron
16th Sep 2010 12:18
Electrical and engineering products supplier Elektron has reaped the benefits of its restructuring and a large increase in sales and marketing investment in the six months to July 2010. Pre-exceptional profit jumped from £170,000 to £2.46m on revenues 46% higher at £20.6m. The main improvement c
Read moreElektron seizes control of Hartest
30th Jul 2010 16:59
The board of instrumentation and medical equipment maker Hartest is mulling over a takeover offer from its majority shareholder, component distributor Elektron . Elektron has acquired a 29.95% stake in Hartest from Peter Gyllenhammar at a price of 90p per share which, together with its existing sta
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Cape Sees More Korean Engineer Contracts
30th Jul 2010 16:00
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps CAPE PLC (CIU.LN), an energy services company, expects a surge of new contracts in the Middle East and Australia after fostering relationships with a num
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Intl Personal Finance Issues EUR225M Bond
30th Jul 2010 12:30
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps INTERNATIONAL PERSONAL FINANCE PLC (IPF.LN) Friday announced its inaugural public bond issue, pricing EUR225 million five-year bonds at a fixed coupon o
Read moreElektron To Buy Medical Instruments Maker Hartest For GBP8.2M
30th Jul 2010 09:37
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Electronic equipment distributor Elektron PLC (EKT.LN) Friday said it is making a recommended offer to buy medical instruments maker Hartest Holdings PLC (HTH.LN) in a cash deal that values the company at GBP8.2 million. Elektron is making the mandatory 90 pence a share offer
Read moreUK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP: Pantheon Resources' Well Drilling Delayed
30th Jul 2010 09:36
Dow Jones smallcap news is now on Twitter, allowing you to catch up on the news away from your desk. Go to http://twitter.com/DJ_UK_Smallcaps PANTHEON RESOURCES PLC (PANR.LN), an oil and gas explorer, Friday said drilling of the Kara Farms well in Tyler County, Texas, has been delayed because o
Read moreElektron Plc Offer For Hartest Holdings -7-
30th Jul 2010 08:37
| | criminal exposure or | | | prosecution if information | | | concerning the Offer is sent | | | or made available to Hartest | | | Shareholders in that | | | jurisdiction;
Read moreElektron Plc Offer For Hartest Holdings
30th Jul 2010 08:37
TIDMEKT TIDMHTH RNS Number : 2268Q Elektron PLC 30 July 2010 NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OR REGULATIONS OF SUCH JURISDICTION 30 JULY 20
Read moreElektron Plc Offer For Hartest Holdings -5-
30th Jul 2010 08:37
to comply with the requirements of such jurisdictions may constitute a violation of the securities laws of such jurisdictions. Further details in relation to overseas shareholders will be contained in the Offer Document. Unless otherwise determined by the Offeror and subject to any dispensation requ
Read moreElektron Plc Offer For Hartest Holdings -4-
30th Jul 2010 08:37
Hartest Securities") which remain outstanding, nor does any such person hold any short positions in relation to Relevant Hartest Securities (whether conditional or absolute and whether in the money or otherwise), including any short position under a derivative, any agreement to sell or any delivery
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