Aptamer Group Share News (APTA)

(Alliance News) - The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers on AIM on Thursday.

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AIM - WINNERS

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Aptamer Group PLC, up 8.8% at 0.37 pence, 12-month range 0.20p-0.95p. The biotechnology firm announces two new fee-for-service development contracts with existing customers. They are worth GBP231,000 in total. Aptamer, which produces synthetic binders for the life science industry, also says it has struck terms with a provider of speciality enzymes for developed enzyme-modulating Optimer binders. "The first of the two new development contracts, valued at up to GBP105,000, focuses on creating additional enzyme-modulating Optimers to broaden the customer's reagent offering. This is the second project with this customer. The second development contract is with a top 20 global pharmaceutical company. Valued at up to GBP126,000, this new fee-for-service development project will involve the development of Optimer reagents targeting a small molecule for use in the customer's internal research programmes," Aptamer explains. In the deal with the enzyme provider, Aptamer says the pact includes undisclosed milestone payments and a 10% royalty on sales of all Optimer-containing products.

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DSW Capital PLC, up 7.8% at 55.00p, 12-month range 40.60p-77.00p. The provider of professional services via the Dow Schofield Watts and DR Solicitors brands expects to report forecast-topping earnings. DSW expects to report network revenue for the year ended March 31 of GBP25.8 million, a record, jumping 61% from GBP16.0 million. It will be an outcome "ahead of market expectations". Adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation are expected to have surged to GBP1.8 million from GBP600,000, an outcome also ahead of forecasts. "The global economic disruption may create a more challenging M&A market in the year ahead, but we are committed to turning those challenges into opportunities in recruitment, which slowed in FY25 due to the abnormally high activity levels. Our reliance on M&A revenues, however, is much reduced by the addition of DR Solicitors with its more predictable revenues, and we have a more balanced business as we enter FY26," Chief Executive Officer Shru Morris says.

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AIM - LOSERS

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Pebble Group PLC, down 4.2% at 34.50p, 12-month range 34.00p-65.00p. The provider of technology and services for the promotional products industry hits a 12-month low on Thursday. The shares have gone ex-dividend, meaning new buyers will not qualify for the latest payout. Shares are down 24% so far in 2025.

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By Eric Cunha, Alliance News news editor

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