Market News - Page 833

Fulcrum, the UK's market leading independent energy and multi-utility infrastructure and services provider, today announces its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2016.

The Company has continued to improve its performance and strengthen its balance sheet. Trading performance this year to date is strong and prospects for the rest of the year look positive. The Company started paying dividends in 2014/15 with a modest final dividend and the Board's aim was to be able to increase dividends progressively to a stage where a formal dividend policy could be adopted. The Company's performance last year enabled the payment of significantly increased dividends for 2015/16. Today, the Board is announcing a formal dividend policy which it will apply to the current year 2016/17….

Tarsus Group plc (“Tarsus” or the “Group”), the international business-to-business media group, announces that it has conditionally agreed to acquire 80.1 per cent of Connect Meetings, LLC (trading as “Connect”) for a cash consideration of up to approximately $57.0 million (the “Acquisition”), payable by way of initial consideration of approximately $44.0 million plus up to $1.0 million for working capital and up to $12.0 million payable over the next two years subject to certain conditions.
…

James Halstead Plc, the commercial flooring company, is holding its 101(st) AGM today at 12.00 noon at which the Chairman, Mr Geoffrey Halstead, will make the following statement: …

On 15 November 2016, the Board of KLK, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, KLKI, announced the terms of a revised cash offer at 740 pence per share for MP Evans by KLKI to acquire the entire issued and to be issued share capital of MP Evans (the “Increased Offer”). The offer document in respect of the Increased Offer (the “Offer Document”) was published on 18 November 2016.
…

LondonMetric today announces its half yearly results for the six months ended 30 September 2016….

“Building on our solid progress, the team has once again performed strongly to deliver on our objective of sustainable growth in profits. The new financial year has started well. We have much to do across the business to ensure we build on the work of our people over the past year and be able to take advantage of the many opportunities ahead of us.”…

“Following a solid trading performance in the first six months, the Group finished the period with cash reserves and low gearing and is now ideally placed to exploit future business opportunities. These funds will enable us to invest further in Caffyns Cars, our in-house brand of used cars, with the recent acquisition of 2.1 acres of land in Ashford and also in a new site to expand our Audi business in Worthing.”…

Mountview is pleased to announce its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2016….