Director dealings: GB's outgoing CEO sells £2.2m of shares
28th Jul 2016 16:22
(ShareCast News) - GB Group chief executive Richard Law sold £2.2m worth of shares, the security and identity data group revealed in a statement overnight, as he prepares to step down from the board. Law and his wife, who remain the largest non-institutional shareholders in the company, sold 750,000
Read moreGBG to buy IDscan Biometrics and raise £25m in share placing
29th Jun 2016 09:35
(ShareCast News) - GBG, an identity intelligence specialist, agreed conditionally to buy IDscan Biometrics, an identification software provider, and raise up to £25m through a share placing on AIM. The deal consists of £37m cash on completion, with a maximum of £8m further if IDscan Biometrics reach
Read moreGB Group finance director adds 24,000 shares after in-line results
24th Nov 2014 16:57
The finance and operations director of GB Group has acquired 24,000 shares in the identity intelligence solutions firm following the release of an upbeat half-year report. Dave Wilson bought the stock at 145p apiece and took his stake in the group to 365,035 shares. The company reported a 28% rise
Read moreGB Group set to report strong first half
20th Oct 2014 08:37
Identity intelligence specialist GB Group achieved a strong set of first half results, the company revealed in a trading update ahead of the release of its interim figures. Adjusted operating profit rose at least 40% to £3.7m, the group said, attributing the gains to both its organic activities and
Read moreSABMiller Chairman reduces family trust's holding
26th Nov 2013 12:41
Graham Mackay, the Chairman of drinks giant SABMiller, reduced his beneficial interest in the company after the E.A.G Mackay Family Trust sold 15,370 shares. The £499,986 disposal, which saw the shares sold at 3,253p each, reduced Mackay's stake to just under 1.4m shares. Meanwhile, Non-Executive
Read moreGB Group expects to beat market view for year
26th Mar 2013 07:57
Shares of identity verification specialist GB Group raced ahead after it confirmed that it had achieved a strong set of results, ahead of market expectations. In its update ahead of its results for the year to March 31st 2013 the group said it expects to show an adjusted operating profit of not les
Read moreSunday share tips: ARM Holdings, Northbridge, GB Group
3rd Feb 2013 18:43
Everyone calm down. That seems to be the message from analysts who follow Britain's greatest tech success story, ARM Holdings. When you consider that over the last three months of 2012 alone an estimated 219m smartphones were sold, and that ARM powers about 90% of the market, the 1% and 3% royalties
Read moreChemring CEO doubles stake
31st Jan 2013 16:21
The Chief Executive Officer of defence products group Chemring doubled his stake in the company on Thursday, just one week after the company revealed a 'disappointing' set of results for 2012. Mark Papworth, who only joined the board back in October, purchased 50,000 shares at 279.99p each for a t
Read moreGB Group expects full year results to meet expectations
30th Jan 2013 13:16
GB Group, an identity management specialist, confirmed Wednesday that its DataAuthentication and DataSolutions businesses are both trading well and are ahead of last year. As such, the group said it expects that its results for the year ending March 31st will be in line with current market expectat
Read moreGrand Bahama Group makes progress on hydrocarbon recovery plant
18th Dec 2012 10:01
Grand Bahama Group (GBG) announced Tuesday it was one step further to constructing its hydrocarbon recovery plant in Freeport, Grand Bahama Island. The board said its subsidiary, Morgan Oil Marine Limited, had started to clear the 3.24 acre site ahead of a final structural survey to begin the erect
Read moreGB Group acquires CRB umbrella organisation
5th Nov 2012 09:27
Identity management specialist GB Group has acquired tmg.tv, the UK's second largest Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) umbrella organisation. GB purchased the group for a total of £3.0m, including an initial payment of £2.25m, with the remaining £0.75m in June 2014, although this is dependent upon TMG
Read moreGrowth in online transactions a boon for GB
29th Oct 2012 10:34
Identity management specialist GB Group was heading back towards its 52-week high after racking up double-digit percentage organic growth in the first half of its financial year. The group said it performed in line with market expectations in the six months to the end of September, with organic gro
Read moreDaily Mail CEO buys 50,000 shares
27th Jun 2012 15:56
Martin Morgan, the Chief Executive of the Daily Mail and General Trust, has doubled his stake in the company with the purchase of 50,000 shares. Morgan, handed over £195,945 for the shares, which he bought at 391.89p a go, taking his stake in the firm to 978,016 shares. The shares were purchased
Read moreSunday share tips: Ashtead, Unilever, GB Group
24th Jun 2012 10:51
Ashtead hires construction equipment and has tapped into a trend of companies renting rather than buying plant in order to preserve their cash. It also continued to invest through the downturn, despite a slump in construction. As well, the company has one of the largest market shares of the fragment
Read moreGB Group beats expectations
30th May 2012 10:21
Customer identity specialist GB Group has boosted its dividend after profits came in ahead of market expectations. Pre-tax profits grew by 62% to £2.5m reflecting greater revenues and profit margins. The firm posted a 31% increase in revenues to £31.8m in the year to the end of March. Earnings pe
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