Concepta PLC (LON:CPT) shares surged 26% higher on Thursday as the firm signed an agreement with SinoPharm, the largest state-owned pharmaceutical company in China for local stock holdings and logistics services throughout the whole of the country for its fertility product myLotus.
Braveheart Investment Group PLC (LON:BRH) saw its shares jump on Thursday after the company said it expects to report substantially increased profit after tax for the year ended 31 March 2018 compared to the prior year.
Seeing Machines Limited (LON:SEE) has confirmed a contract win with an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) in the German car industry.
Graphene-based products supplier Directa Plus Plc (LON:DCTA) returned to revenue growth in 2017.
Futura Medical PLC (LON:FUM) has commenced preparatory work on the first Phase III efficacy trial for MED2002, the company’s topical gel for erectile dysfunction (ED).
Completion contracts specialist FFI Holdings Plc (LON:FFI) has acquired Signature Entertainment, one of the UK’s largest film distributors. Steven Ransohoff, FFI Holdings’ chief executive said Signature is especially well placed in the streaming arena, which is a new captive distribution channel for the group.
Strategic Minerals Plc (LON:SML) has published a work programme to re-start operations at its recently acquired Leigh Creek copper mine in South Australia. Full production is expected around mid-2019 at the Mountain of Light and Lyndhurst projects, while the existing min plan will be extended for five years to include five other deposits and the heap leach pads.
Raymond Akers has been relieved of his executive roles at Akers Biosciences Inc (LON:AKR) (NASDAQ:AKER).
More offices being converted into flats helped Circle Property PLC's (LON:CRC) property values and rental income rise sharply over the past year. The AIM-listed group specialises in acquiring commercial properties that need a bit of TLC/refurbishment and demand for space in good locations in regional cities remains buoyant said John Arnold, chief executive.
Sound Energy PLC (LON:SOU) has released a new competent persons report for the A1 prospect, confirming the potential scale of the gas assets hosted in the Tendrara-Lakbir permit. Preliminary findings of consultant RPS Energy confirm previous estimates of the A1 prospect. Big Pic in October.
Cadogan Petroleum PLC (LON:CAD) has revealed a significant increase in gross profit and narrowing of net losses, thanks to improved oil prices and an upturn in its trading division. The Ukraine focussed oil and gas firm, in financial results for 2017, reported an average realised price of US$41.60 per oil equivalent barrel, up from US$34.5 per barrel in the preceding year.
Range Resources Ltd (LON:RRL) shares were on the back foot in Thursday’s early deals, down 4%, after an incident caused by illegal third-part drilling at the Perlak oil field, in Indonesia, The company revealed, in a statement on Wednesday evening, that a new well being drilled by local residents had caused a blowout and fire, resulting in multiple fatalities and injuries.
Bezant Resources plc (LON:BZT) has told investors that it has agreed to sell the Choco project in Colombia. The group’s wholly owned subsidiary Ulloa Recursos Naturales Naturales, which holds alluvial platinum and gold licences in the Choco region, will be sold to Auvert Mining Group for a consideration of US$500,000.
W Resources PLC (LON:WRES) has announced the completion of the reverse circulation (RC) drilling campaign at its Tarouca tungsten and tin exploration licence in Portugal.The AIM-listed firm said the month-long programme included 29 holes with 1,515 metres of total drilling, completed in lengths between 50 metres and 70 metres.
Savannah Resources Plc (LON:SAV) said bulk sampling is underway at the NOA deposit at its Mina do Barroso lithium project in northern Portugal.
Landore Resources Ltd (LON:LND) said it has begun drilling at its BAM East gold deposit at the Junior Lake property in Ontario, Canada.
As Jersey Oil & Gas PLC (LON:JOG) releases financial results for 2017 all attentions are fixed on the follow-up drilling planned for the Verbier discovery later this year. An appraisal well is planned by project operator Statoil to further test Verbier this summer, and it is described by Jersey as exciting near-term activity.
Capital Drilling Ltd (LON:CAPD) said it has expanded its presence in the West Africa region as an additional 12 rigs arrived in the first quarter.
Metminco Limited (LON:MNC) today confirmed it has completed a A$5.6mln entitlement offer, which forms part of the group’s refinancing and relaunch. It will now issue 694.8mln new shares to subscribing shareholders, with each new share priced at 0.8 Australian cent each. Additionally, the investors will receive options (a total of 231.6mln will be issued) creating the possibility for a further issue of equity before June 2020.
Corero Network Security PLC (LON:CNS), the network security company today confirmed that it has entered into a new debt facility with its bank to provide additional finance of up to £3.0mln (US$4.2mln) on the terms set out in its announcement on 5 April 2018, subject to completion of the Placing and Subscription and certain customary pre-draw down conditions. The company also pleased announced that at its General Meeting held today, the resolutions as set out in the circular dated 5 April 2018 were duly passed without amendment.
Further to the announcement made on 25 April 2018, Cello Group confirmed that its change of name to Cello Health plc (LON:CLL) is now effective.
KrisEnergy Ltd. (SGX:SK3) , the Singapore-listed independent upstream oil and gas company, announced that at its 5th Annual General Meeting and the Extraordinary General Meetings held on 26 April 2018 all the resolutions set forth were duly passed by way of a poll.