Recent articles for private investors with a focus on dividend announcements
Standard Chartered IMS May 2012
Standard Chartered today releases its Interim Management Statement (IMS) for the first quarter of 2012.
B.P. Q1 2012 results - announce dividend
BP today reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2012. Underlying replacement cost profit, adjusted for non-operating items and fair value accounting effects, was $4.8 billion for the quarter, compared to $5.0 billion in the previous quarter. The quarter's result was impacted adversely by a $541 million consolidation adjustment in respect of unrealised profits in inventory held within the downstream business.
N. Brown full year 2011/12 results - dividend announced
N Brown Group plc (LSE: BWNG), the internet and catalogue home shopping company, today announces its full year results for the 53 weeks ended 3 March 2012.
Cobham US navy contract
Cobham Awarded US $39 Million US Navy Contract for AN/ALQ-99 Low Band Transmitters
John Wood Group contract award
HOUSTON, April 30, 2012 - Wood Group Mustang has been awarded the topsidesdetailed engineering and procurement support for the semi-submersible centralprocessing facility (CPF) in the Ichthys field development. The contract wasawarded by Samsung Heavy Industries Co. Ltd., the EPC contractor for the CPF.The project, located off the northwest coast of Australia, in 250 meters ofwater, will be operated by INPEX.The topsides facility will weigh approximately 70,000 (60,000 dry) tonnes witha topside deck footprint of 156m x 132m (514ft x 434ft), making it the world'slargest semi-submersible CPF. It will be designed for a peak gas export rate of1,657MMscfd as well as liquids transfer to the floating production storage andoffloading (FPSO) vessel for condensate production of approximately 85,000 bpd.The semi-submersible platform is a core component of the Ichthys liquefiednatural gas (LNG) project. The Ichthys LNG Project is a joint venture betweenINPEX (76%, the operator) and Total (24%). Gas from the Ichthys Field, in theBrowse Basin approximately 200 kilometres offshore of Western Australia, willundergo preliminary processing offshore to remove water and extract condensate.The gas will then be exported to onshore processing facilities in Darwin via an889km subsea pipeline. The Ichthys LNG Project is expected to produce 8.4million tonnes of LNG and 1.6 million tonnes of LPG per annum, along withapproximately 100,000 barrels of condensate per day at peak.Wood Group Mustang also provided the topsides engineering and design for theThunder Horse production and drilling platform, which is currently the world'slargest semi-submersible production facility."We are thrilled to be participating in this record-setting project," saidSteve Knowles, Mustang president. "Our expertise in topsides design isunparalleled and we appreciate the opportunity to demonstrate our capabilitieson this challenging design."Detailed engineering is scheduled to be completed in the 3rd quarter of 2013and first production is expected by the end of 2016.
Centrica asset acquisition
Centrica completes £1.1 billion Norwegian asset acquisitions from Statoil and ConocoPhillips
Aberdeen Asset Management half yearly 2012 results - dividend increased
ABERDEEN ASSET MANAGEMENT PLC Interim Results for six months to 31 March 2012
Shire Q1 2012 Results
April 26, 2012 - Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPGY), the global specialty biopharmaceutical company, announces results for the three months to March 31,2012.Financial Highlights Q1 2012(1)Product sales $1,107 million +24%Total revenues $1,172 million +21%
AstraZeneca Q1 2012 Results
First quarter results reflect challenging revenue picture. Pipeline strengthened by Amgen collaboration, the agreement to acquire Ardea Biosciences and positive CHMP opinion for FORXIGATM (dapagliflozin) in Europe.
Kazakhmys Q1 Production Report
Kazakhmys PLC Production Report for the First Quarter Ended 31 March 2012 and Interim Management Statement
Capital Shopping Centres Limited IMS
INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1 JANUARY TO 25 APRIL 2012
UBM Interim Management Statement
25th April 2012 Interim Management Statement Good Q1 performance - group guidance maintained Unaudited results for the three months ended 31 March 2012Highlights - Q1 revenue up 11.1% to £264.2m (Q1 2011: £237.7m); underlying revenue growth of 6.9% - Adjusted operating profit up by 25.8% to £56.1m (Q1 2011: £44.6m) - Adjusted operating profit margin up to 21.2% (Q1 2011: 18.8%) - Strong performance from 2011 acquisitions, notably Ecobuild - Group guidance for 2012 confirmed; higher organic growth in Events expected to offset slower pace in PR Newswire and Marketing ServicesDavid Levin, Chief Executive Officer, UBM said:"UBM performed well in the first quarter. We were particularly pleased by theperformance of our Events businesses, most notably Game Developers Conferenceand Ecobuild in its first edition under UBM ownership. PR Newswire has had asolid start to the year with subdued growth in the US partially offset byinternational growth, notably in China. Data Services revenues were lower thananticipated, largely reflecting phasing factors which we expect will unwindthrough the year. As expected, UBM's online Marketing Services revenuesexceeded Print revenues for a full reporting period for the first time.Overall we are on track for the full year. Based on trading conditions so far,we now expect that underlying growth for Events will be in the range of 10% -12%, but this will offset slower growth in PR volumes and advertising activity,particularly in print magazines. We now expect growth in both PR Newswire andMarketing Services to come in at the lower end of our guidance ranges. Althoughconditions in a number of our markets remain challenging, and year-on-yearcomparisons will get tougher as the year progresses, the business is performingwell, and we maintain our consolidated guidance for 2012."
Steven Dotsch writes about Vodafones aquisition of C&W worldwide
Vodafone’s latest deal fuels further earnings growth and dividend support - An article written by Steven Dotsch of Dividend Income Investor.com
Pre-close trading update April 2012
Stagecoach Group plc ("the Group") is today publishing a trading update in advance of a series of meetings with analysts.
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