Saudi businesswoman opens WPP account
7th Jun 2011 16:08
Non-executive director Lubna Olayan has opened her account in the advertising and marketing giant WPP. The Saudi businesswoman took 10,000 shares 738.5p a pop, paying a total of £73,850. Olayan, the daughter of entrepreneur Sulaiman Olayan, has been with WPP since 2005. In an update last week,
Read moreSmall caps round-up: LSL Property Services, MacFarlane, Oxford Biomedica ...
2nd Mar 2011 13:31
Estate agent and surveyor LSL Property Services said it is cautious on the market for 2011 given the shortage of mortgage finance and other economic challenges but confident it can continue gaining market share. For the year to 31 December, revenue at LSL, which operates Britain's biggest estate ag
Read moreSmall caps round-up: John Menzies, Hyder Consulting, Macfarlane...
16th Nov 2010 17:37
Aviation and newspaper distribution group John Menzies announced its is trading well and continues to be highly cash generative. Profitability and debt levels for the full year are expected to be in line with expectations. The aviation division remains on track for a strong year boosted by larger c
Read moreFormer UKFI boss buys Lloyds shares
23rd Mar 2010 16:38
Glen Moreno has bought his first shares in Lloyds Banking Group since he was appointed senior independent non-executive director of the company on 1 March. He has bought 50,000 ADRs, which is the equivalent of 200,000 shares, at $3.69 each. That is equivalent to just over 61p a share, making the c
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Strontium, Griffin Mining, OPG...
3rd Mar 2010 11:45
Professional services group Strontium increased profit after tax and exceptional items 13-fold in the six months to 31 December to £97,895. Profit on continuing activities before taxation and impairment charges rose 95% to £145,270 on revenue from continuing activities up 23% to £1.23m. "Market c
Read moreMacfarlane 'cautiously optimistic' for 2010
3rd Mar 2010 09:23
Support services firm Macfarlane ramped up underlying profit by 28% last year and says trading has been encouraging at the start of 2010. Pre-tax profit rose to £3.18m from £2.48m in 2008 on revenue unchanged at £123.6m, while profit from continuing operations increased to £2.49m from £1.97m. "The
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Trafficmaster, UK Coal, Xtract Energy
27th Aug 2009 11:43
Satnav group Trafficmaster is still heading higher after growing pre-tax profit by 43% in the first six months of 2009 to £3.4m on revenue up 6% to £28.9m. 'We expect to continue to encounter tough market conditions, but we believe we are well placed to meet expectations for the year,' chief execut
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