Anglo American Platinum (Amplats), part of the Anglo American group, has agreed to sell its Rustenburg platinum operations to South African gold producer, Sibanye Gold. The total consideration payable is a minimum of R4.5 billion, consisting of an upfront payment of R1.5 billion in cash or shares and a deferred consideration equal to 35% of […]
Crystal Amber has published results for the year ended 30 June 2015. Over the year its NAV rose by 4.6% to 168.26 pence. The dividend increased tenfold from 0.5p to 5p. The total return per share for the year was 5% which compares unfavourably to the FTSE 250 total return of 14.5% and FTSE Small Cap total return of […]
Empiric Student Property is expanding in Exeter with the acquisition, subject to planning, of a site on Bonhay Road, Exeter, for a price of £2.5m. The site is to be developed into a 139 bed new-build premium student accommodation scheme and a forward funding development agreement is expected to be entered into shortly. The Group […]
Cambria Africa has published results for the year ended 31 August 2014 and interims or the six months ended 28 February 2015 and consequently has successfully applied for a restoration of trading in its shares. Key events for the 2014 financial year were: On 8 May 2014, the Company disposed of the Southerton property, which […]
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon has published results for the six months ended 31 July 2015. It was a great period for shareholders in the fund as the net asset value per share (after deducting borrowings at fair value) rose by 17.0% compared to a 6.1% rise in the MSCI Japan Small Cap Index and the share […]
Glencore has suspended mining at two of its higher cost copper mines – Katanga, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Mopani, in Zambia. The operations are expected to remain closed for 18 months until the completion of the expansionary and upgrade projects, which are planned to reduce operational costs. The suspension of these operations […]
Green REIT has announced its results for the year ended 30 June 2015. The NAV rose by 23.6% and the EPRA NAV by 21.6% over the year. The EPRA earnings per share fell by 23.8% to 1.6 cents. Gearing at the year end was 9.5%. The Board expects to declare a dividend of 1.6 cent […]
Trading Emissions has announced that the arbitration tribunal found in favour of Trading Emissions and the €9m claim brought by Yunnan Dianneng (Group) Holding Co. Ltd has been dismissed in its entirety. The tribunal also awarded TEP reimbursement of both HK$2,750,000 (approximately €320,000) of its direct costs and the sums TEP had paid as a deposit […]
Further to the legal proceedings between the Company and Lonrho Limited, Cambria Africa announces it has concluded a settlement agreement with Lonrho with respect to the claims and counterclaims between the parties, in terms of which, Cambria will receive $4,752,000 in full and final settlement of the Claims. After outstanding litigation and other associated costs, […]
Kuala Innovations Limited has announced the acquisition of a 4.9% interest in the issued shares of UK incorporated private company The Diabetic Boot Company Limited. In aggregate, Kuala has acquired 25,978 ordinary shares of The Diabetic Boot Company at a price of £13.37 per share, for total consideration of £347,324, valuing the whole company at £7.05m. Regent […]