Pennon names David Sproul new Chair Designate

10th Jun 2024 07:11

(Sharecast News) - Pennon Group chose David Sproul, a former global deputy CEO at Deloitte, as its Chair Designate.

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Ofwat set to refuse water companies' price increases; shares hit

28th May 2024 14:33

(Sharecast News) - UK water companies were under pressure on Tuesday following a report that Ofwat was set to refuse most companies' requests to hike consumer bills, with some getting as little as half of what they have asked for.

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London close: Stocks slip on UK election, US jobless claims

23rd May 2024 16:46

(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended lower on Thursday, mirroring Wall Street's decline as jobless claims in the US fell more than anticipated.

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FTSE 250 movers: Drax and Pennon hit by political risk

23rd May 2024 16:18

(Sharecast News) - Drax Group was struggling at the bottom of the pile on a down day for the second-tier index.

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London close: Stocks fall ahead of key inflation reading

21st May 2024 15:00

(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended in negative territory on Tuesday, influenced by the latest UK economic outlook from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and comments from US Federal Reserve officials.

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CMA mulling over Pennon-SES deal

14th May 2024 11:54

(Sharecast News) - Watchdog the Competition and Markets Authority said on Tuesday that it may accept Pennon Group's solutions to address concerns regarding the water utility outfit's purchase of Sutton and East Surrey Water, potentially clearing a path for the deal to go through.

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CMA set for deeper probe of Pennon's SES acquisition

3rd May 2024 08:08

(Sharecast News) - Pennon Group worked to assure the market that its acquisition of Sutton and East Surrey Water (SES Water) would avoid a deeper competition probe on Friday, telling shareholders that it planned to offer "appropriate undertakings" to regulators.

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London close: Stocks finish firmer ahead of Easter break

28th Mar 2024 16:08

(Sharecast News) - London's equity markets closed higher on Thursday ahead of the Easter break, despite lingering concerns over the UK's recessionary status in the latter part of last year.

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Pennon trading in line, but bad weather impacts waste-water operations

25th Mar 2024 07:36

(Sharecast News) - Water group Pennon said it expects to report full-year results in line with expectations as it makes record levels of investment in the current pricing cycle, though challenging weather conditions have impacted its waste-water operational performance.

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London close: Stocks mixed on relatively quiet Monday

15th Jan 2024 15:37

(Sharecast News) - London's stock market finished with a mixed performance on Monday, after underwhelming reports from PageGroup and Crest Nicholson.

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South West Water accused of not being honest over drought projections

15th Jan 2024 15:28

(Sharecast News) - Shares in Pennon Group fell on Monday after its South West Water arm was accused on Monday of not being honest with regulators over how prepared it was for a drought in 2022.

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Pennon raising cash to fund £89m acquisition of SES Water

10th Jan 2024 07:45

(Sharecast News) - Water utility company Pennon is raising up to £180m in an equity capital raise to fund the acquisition of Sumisho Osaka Gas Water UK, the holding company of Sutton and East Surrey Water (SES Water).

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London close: Stocks mixed as US GDP growth tops forecasts

29th Nov 2023 16:40

(Sharecast News) - London markets closed with a mixed performance on Wednesday, influenced by a combination of UK data releases and robust economic growth in the US.

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Pennon revenue rises, profit slides in first half

29th Nov 2023 07:16

(Sharecast News) - Water utility Pennon Group reported a 5.4% increase in first-half underlying revenue on Wednesday, to £448.6m, driven by inflationary tariff adjustments moderated by regulatory measures to minimise the impact on customer bills.

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Jefferies upgrades UK water companies

16th Oct 2023 13:50

(Sharecast News) - Jefferies upgraded Severn Trent, United Utilities and Pennon on Monday as it took a look at the UK water sector.

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