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Entertainment One Ltd. is pleased to announce that further to its initial investment in 2015, the Group has completed the purchase of the remaining stake in leading feature film production and global sales company Sierra Pictures LLC, which results in full ongoing ownership by the Group….

AstraZeneca and Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., US today announced that Japan's Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) has approved Lynparza (olaparib) tablets for use in patients with unresectable or recurrent BRCA-mutated, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative breast cancer who have received prior chemotherapy. Patients are selected for therapy based on an approved companion diagnostic….

The Alliance will cover the strategic relationship with global suppliers, the joint purchasing of own brand products and goods not for resale. It will be governed by a three-year operational framework….

Benchmark Holdings plc (AIM: BMK), the aquaculture health, advanced nutrition, and genetics business, is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Raeber as Chief Scientific Officer. Alex will join the Board as an Executive Director and is expected to commence his new role in early October. …

Further to the announcements made on 13 December 2017 and 26 April 2018, Breedon Group is pleased to announce that it has completed an asset swap with Tarmac which secures 25 million tonnes of additional mineral reserves and around 50,000 tonnes of additional annual asphalt capacity in four key UK locations….

Wynnstay, the agricultural supplies company, is pleased to announce that Gareth Davies's appointment, as Chief Executive Officer, will take effect on 10 July 2018. As reported in an announcement published on 8 May 2018, Gareth succeeds Ken Greetham, who will be retiring from the Board on the same date, after 21 years, the last ten of which have been as Chief Executive Officer. As previously stated, Ken remains available to the Board for a period of time in an advisory capacity….

The Conygar Investment Company PLC (“Conygar”), the property investment and development group, announces that the outline planning application for the mixed use scheme in Nottingham detailed in the 2018 interim report has been submitted. The application is for a scheme of over two million square feet and will include offices, apartments and student housing….

LondonMetric Property Plc (“LondonMetric”) announces that it has sold two M&S convenience stores for £10.7 million, reflecting a NIY of 4.5%, and purchased a convenience development in Durham pre-let to Lidl for £13.3 million, reflecting a yield on cost of 5.4%….