UK SMALLCAP ROUNDUP:Salamander Energy Abandons Dry Vietnam Well
29th Jun 2010 09:30
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 SALAMANDER ENERGY PLC (SMDR.LN) said it has plugged and abandoned the Tom Su Lua-1X exploration well offshore Vietnam after it turned out to be dry.
Read morePinewood Shepperton Says Main Holders Are Backing Board
29th Jun 2010 08:25
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Film and television production company Pinewood Shepperton PLC (PWS.LN) Tuesday said it has the backing of the majority of its shareholders, after its second-largest shareholder called for the company's chairman to quit. In a brief statement ahead of the company's annual meet
Read morePinewood dismisses rebel shareholder call
29th Jun 2010 07:46
Film studio Pinewood Shepperton today claimed to have the support of the majority of its shareholders for its strategy despite a call from 18% shareholder Crystal Amber for chairman Sir Michael Grade to stand down. Crystal Amber, which has also called for Adrian Burn, the studio's senior independe
Read moreCrystal Amber Calls For Pinewood Shepperton's Grade To Quit
29th Jun 2010 06:58
LONDON (Dow Jones)--Crystal Amber Fund Ltd. (CRS.LN) said Tuesday it will call for Pinewood Shepperton PLC's (PWS.LN) Chairman Michael Grade to step down at the film and television studios group's annual meeting today, as it said the management has failed to realize the true value of the business.
Read moreDavis Service non-exec takes more shares
19th May 2010 16:32
Per Utnegaard, a non-executive director at the laundry and workwear group Davis Service spent nearly £200,000 lifting his stake in the company. He bought 50,000 shares at 399.64p a time and now has 150,000. His bought his first 100,000 shares just before Christmas, paying 394.8p a time. In a trad
Read moreRPS boss cashes in
18th May 2010 16:51
Chief executive Dr Alan Hearne has raised nearly £1m by selling shares in environmental consultancy RPS. Dr Hearne has sold 470,000 shares at an average price of 209.588p each. That leaves him with 15,130 RPS shares and £985,000 in cash. In March, Dr Hearne raised £222,434 from a share disposal
Read moreSmall caps-round up: Chime, OMG, Pinewood Shepperton,...
12th May 2010 13:27
Marketing services group Chime Communications expects operating income and operating profit to be ahead of both budget and market expectations. Image technology group OMG reported slightly higher half year pre-tax profits of £1.4m compared with £1.2m last time and said it is cautiously optimistic t
Read morePinewood profit drops, raises divi
31st Mar 2010 08:22
Film studio operator Pinewood Shepperton posted a 24% decline in 2009 pre-tax profit but said it was encouraged by growth opportunities in TV and its film studios. Underlining its confidence in future trading, the group raised its final dividend to 2.40p from 2.30p last year. Profit before tax fel
Read moreLondon midday: Data gives blue chips a boost
16th Dec 2009 12:14
Footsie is maintaining most its early gains after some better-than-expected unemployment data. The number of people claiming unemployment benefit fell for the first time since February 2008 in November amid further signs the UK economy is beginning to recover from the economic downturn. The claim
Read moreLondon open: Decent start for Footsie
16th Dec 2009 08:40
London's blue chips have opened higher with financials and support services groups leading the way. It has been a busy morning for company statements ahead of the holiday wind-down. Overall demand at GKN has been better than predicted at its last update in October and the automotive and aerospace e
Read moreLondon pre-open: Market set for flat start
16th Dec 2009 07:41
The Footsie looks set to open barely changed, following on from yesterday's session which saw losses narrow towards the close. There have been some upbeat trading statements that might provide some share price action, but the update from Punch Taverns does not fall into the 'upbeat' category. The
Read morePinewood Shepperton signs Malaysia deal
16th Dec 2009 07:23
Film studio Pinewood Shepperton said trading for 2009 has remained in line with market expectations. The group also outlined a new strategic agreement with Khazanah Nasional Berhad, the investment holding arm of the Government of Malaysia, in connection with the development of a new film and televi
Read morePinewood targeted by village green preservation society
27th Nov 2009 07:41
Film studio Pinewood Shepperton has had its plans for an extensive redevelopment of its site rejected by the local council while there has also been an application to register part of the development as a village green. In a statement, Pinewood said South Bucks District had turned its plans for P
Read moreClarkson chief cuts stake
6th Nov 2009 16:29
Chief executive Andi Case has sold just over one-quarter of his stake in shipping services company Clarkson. He raised £1.6m and retains a 2.91% stake. Case joined Clarkson in 2006. Case was awarded 210,000 shares as a deferred bonus in June 2008 at the time he became chief executive. This is part
Read moreFriday tips round-up: Petrofac, Anglo American, Unilever
23rd Oct 2009 06:32
Full-year earnings at oil services group Petrofac will be up by "at least" 20% as the company continues to win new orders, the company said yesterday. The shares are trading on a December 2009 earnings multiple of 17.7 times, falling to 13.2 next year. This is at a significant premium to some rival
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