Westminster Group PLC (LON:WSG) said its Technology division has been awarded a new US$3.48mln contract for the provision of advanced container screening solutions to two separate ports in an Asian country.
Tekcapital PLC’s (LON:TEK) shares surged on Wednesday morning after its portfolio company, Belluscura, has raised £500,730 in a crowdfunding round.
Switzerland’s medical authorities have given approval for Shield Therapeutics PLC’s (LSE:STX) Feraccru iron deficiency drug to be given to all adults with iron deficiency. Following the decision by the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products, the company will be able to market the drug to any adult whether or not they have been diagnosed with anaemia.
Active Energy PLC (LON:AEG) shares jumped on Wednesday after the biomass firm revealed that the test reactors to produce its proprietary CoalSwitch product have now arrived at its recently acquired commercial plant in Lumberton, North Carolina, and installation has commenced.
IXICO PLC (LON:IXI) shares jumped in early deals on Wednesday after it signed two contracts with new biopharmaceutical clients to help tackle rare neurological diseases.
MaxCyte Inc (LON:MXCT) is looking ahead to a “pivotal year” as demand for its cell engineering technology booms. Revenues swelled by 19% year-on-year to US$16.7mln last year (2017: US$14.0mln), driven by deals with the likes of CRISPR Therapeutics and Gilead-owned Kite to use its Flow Electroporation software.
OptiBiotix Health PLC (LON:OPTI) has launched its SlimBiome Medical weight loss product in the UK market. The company, which develops compounds to help tackle obesity, high cholesterol and diabetes, said SlimBiome would be available to buy from its website in boxes of 30 single-dose sachets from 29 April.
A slimmed-down Midatech Pharma PLC (LON:MTPH) said it was setting out on a “new chapter” and pledged to provide investors two years packed with news flow about its proprietary drug delivery platforms.
Mosman Oil And Gas Ltd (LON:MSMN) shares jumped after it reported a 59% increase in quarterly production. Net production in the three months to the end of March was 6,033 barrels of oil equivalent (BoE), compared to 3,773 BOE in previous quarter.
Sunrise Resources PLC (LON:SRES) said the latest tests at its CS Pozzolan-Perlite project in Nevada show promise for production of premium-value super-coarse horticultural grades of perlite. The recently completed tests were aimed at the production and expansion of super-coarse horticultural grades of perlite from the project. Sunrise said the tests produced coarse expanded perlite with acceptable yields.
Berkeley Energia Limited (LON:BKY) has retained what it says is a “strong financial position” as it updated the market on its progress in the first quarter of 2019. The uranium miner said that during the first three months of the year it had received “a number of favourable assessments” from various regulatory bodies for its Salamanca project in Spain, including two from the Spanish government’s Nuclear Safety Council (NSC).
Taptica PLC (LON:TAP) shares were weak on Wednesday on news of a secondary placing of shares, representing in aggregate about 10.6% of its issued share capital, to which the company is not a party and will not receive any proceeds.
Diversified Gas & Oil PLC (LON:DGOC) revealed that the borrowing base available under its US$1.5bn loans facility has been increased by 31% to US$950mln from US$725mln following the enlargement of its bank syndicate. The firm said its bank syndicate, led by KeyBank National Association, has increased from twelve to fourteen banks and now includes Deutsche National Bank and BBVA Compass.
ADES International Holding PLC (LON:ADES), the leading oil & gas drilling and production services provider in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), announced that it has closed its US$325mln offering of 8.625% senior secured notes due 2024.
Crossword Cybersecurity Plc (LON:CCS) said it has received notices exercising options to acquire 166 ordinary shares at a price of 190p each and 166 ordinary shares at a price of 280p each.
Red Rock Resources PLC (LON:RRR) announced yesterday that it has raised £323,750 by way of a placing of 63,480,391 new ordinary shares at a price of 0.51p each with 1 for 2 warrants exercisable at a price of 0.75 pence per share for twenty-four months. Andrew Bell, Red Rock’s chairman, commented: "The Placing ensures that the Company can manage its cash flow prudently while driving an increased tempo of exploration in the Congo as the scale of the opportunity there becomes more apparent.”