CKI makes a £2.4bn bid for Northumbrian - CITY A.M.
Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:16The 465p a share bid would give a 21 per cent premium to Northumbrian's share price before reports of a takeover surfaced last month. Shareholders will also receive a net final dividend of 9.57p. Analysts had expected CKI to pay 450-500p. ...
UK Summary: FTSE Flat In Lackluster Trade Following UK Data - Wall Street Journal
Fri, 01 Jul 2011 09:24LN) and Pennon Group (PNN.LN), Liberum says. Although there is still no indication of the bid price for Northumbrian, Liberum says a 25% to 30% premium to regulatory capital value would suggest a price of 440p to 480p per share. Has Northumbrian stock ...
UK Summary:London Shares Fall -1% Amid Italian Debt Concerns - Wall Street Journal
Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:32"Success in this new direction should see investors rewarded with a rising dividend and share price appreciation." A key driver of recovering cashflow, rising earnings and returns for division and group alike is the company's new-build pub restaurant ...
Standard Chartered rises 2% after positive update, as FTSE edges higher - The Guardian
Tue, 28 Jun 2011 09:42Standard of course is less exposed to some of the riskier problems facing the sector, such as the Eurozone debt crisis, given its focus on Asia, which is a positive for the share price, up 25.5p to 1565.5p. Analysts at Collins Stewart issued a buy note ...
Technology group Smiths boosted by disposal hopes, as FTSE gains on Greek optimism - The Guardian (blog)
Tue, 28 Jun 2011 16:09So the conclusion from this is that they are going to increase the pressure on management to restructure which we would imagine would be a positive for the share price. Rival Dixons Retail - which benefits from loss making Comet's problems - rose 1.01p ...