Datatec boss buys ahead of dividend
5th Jul 2010 17:01
Jens Montanana, the chief executive of South Africa-based IT services provider Datatec Ltd, has been buying shares ahead of them going ex-dividend today (5 July). The capital distribution has been set by AIM-quoted and JSE-listed Datatec at 12 cents a share, which is equivalent to around 8p a shar
Read moreGuardian Media Appoints Andrew Miller As New CEO
5th Jul 2010 10:24
LONDON (Dow Jones)--U.K. publishing firm Guardian Media Group said Monday it has appointed Chief Financial Officer Andrew Miller as its new chief executive, effective immediately. Miller was appointed interim CEO in April after Carolyn McCall announced in March that she was leaving to take up th
Read moreeasyJet Names Carolyn McCall CEO, To Start July 1
1st Jul 2010 11:16
EasyJet PLC (EZJ.LN), an airline carrier operating principally in Europe, said Thursday that Carolyn McCall has been appointed chief executive. MAIN FACTS: -Chris Kennedy's start date as finance director of the company is also today July 1. -Shares at 1010 GMT down 5.0 pence, or 1.41%,
Read more2nd UPDATE: Ryanair Cuts UK Winter Capacity, Citing Costs
29th Jun 2010 15:00
(Adds detail.) By Kaveri Niththyananthan Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--Ryanair Holdings PLC (RYA.DB) Tuesday said it will cut U.K. winter capacity because of the British government's departure tax and high airport charges, resulting in a loss of 200 Ryanair jobs at Stanste
Read moreUPDATE: Ryanair Cuts UK Winter Capacity, Citing Costs
29th Jun 2010 12:02
(Adds detail.) By Kaveri Niththyananthan Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--Ryanair Holdings PLC (RYA.DB) Tuesday said it will cut U.K. winter capacity because of the British government's departure tax and high airport charges, resulting in the loss of 200 jobs at the budget ca
Read moreStelios' EasyBus Eyeing UK Floatation Next Year - FT
26th Jun 2010 10:50
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Entrepreneur Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou--the founder of budget airline EasyJet PLC (EZJ.LN)--is eyeing a return to the stock market next year with the floatation of his London airport shuttle service business EasyBus, the Financial Times newspaper in London reported Saturday, citin
Read moreMellon adds to Speymill Deutsche stake
22nd Jun 2010 17:03
Speymill Deutsche Immobilien Property Company non-executive director Jim Mellon has been buying shares in the AIM-quoted property investment company just after it has agreed to take over the management of its own property portfolio. Mellon bought 5m shares at €0.05772 a share and 2m shares at €0.06
Read moreEasyJet CEO Offloads Majority Of Shares Ahead Of Departure
22nd Jun 2010 16:19
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Airline easyJet PLC's (EZJ.LN) outgoing Chief Executive Andy Harrison has sold the majority of his shares in the budget airline, said a company statement Tuesday. Harrison, who leaves at the end of the month, has sold nearly 450,000 shares for about GBP1.9 million, said the s
Read moreUPDATE: UK Govt Mulls Air Traffic Controller NATS Stake Sale
22nd Jun 2010 13:47
(Updates adding comment from NATS.) By Kaveri Niththyananthan Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--The U.K. government is considering selling its stake in air traffic controller NATS, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said Tuesday. The announcement that it may sell its
Read moreUK Govt Mulls Sale Of 49% Stake In Air Traffic Controller NATS
22nd Jun 2010 13:37
LONDON (Dow Jones)--The U.K. government is considering selling its stake in air traffic controller NATS, Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne said Tuesday. The announcement that it may sell its 49% interest was made during the first Budget since the coalition government took office in May.
Read moreUPDATE: Whitbread In Strong Start To Year, Sees No Consumer Recovery
22nd Jun 2010 08:54
(Adds comment from the CEO) By Michael Carolan Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES LONDON (Dow Jones)--Hotel and restaurant chain Whitbread PLC (WTB.LN) reported a very strong start to the year Tuesday and said it is well placed for a U.K. recovery, though it doesn't expect the consumer climate to ge
Read moreMARKET TALK: JPMorgan Downgrades EasyJet, Ryanair To Neutral
22nd Jun 2010 07:02
0602 GMT [Dow Jones] JPMorgan Cazenove downgrades EasyJet (EZJ.LN) and Ryanair (RYA.DB) to neutral from overweight as it takes a look at the airline sector. EasyJet's share price performance is being overshadowed by Stelios's disagreements with the board over strategy, says GS. Until these issues ar
Read moreUK MARKET TALK ROUNDUP: BROKERS COMMENTS
22nd Jun 2010 07:02
Broker comments in the UK today. Compiled by Dow Jones Newswires Markets Desk, [email protected] Contact us in London. +44-20-7842-9464 [email protected] 0602 GMT [Dow Jones] JPMorgan Cazenove downgrades EasyJet (EZJ.LN) and Ryanair (RYA.DB) to neutral from overweight as it take
Read moreEasyJet Brand Licence Pact Trial Begins, To Last 8-10 Days
14th Jun 2010 10:10
LONDON (Dow Jones)--EasyJet PLC (EZJ.LN), an airline carrier said Monday that the court hearing to resolve the legal claim brought by EasyGroup IP Licensing Ltd (eGIP) over interpretation of the Brand Licence agreement with easyJet is due to begin in the High Court Monday, and said the trial is like
Read moreUPDATE: EU Begins Probing BA/Iberia Merger Plans
11th Jun 2010 16:30
(Adds detail, background, analysis) By Peppi Kiviniemi Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES BRUSSELS (Dow Jones)--The European Commission has set a provisional antitrust deadline of July 15 for the investigation of the planned airline merger between British Airways PLC (BAY.LN) and Iberia (IBLA.MC), a s
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