C&C Group Share News (CCR)

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: C&C Group General Counsel Exercises Options

LONDON (Alliance News) - C&C Group PLC Monday said General Counsel Paul Walker exercised options over 27,000 shares at no cost Friday. Shares in the wine maker were up 1.7% at EUR4.70 Monday. By Arvind Bhunjun; arvindbhunjun@alliancenews.com; @ArvindBhunjun Copyright © 2014 Alli

Euromoney Executive more than halves stake

Bashar AL-Rehany, an Executive Director of Euromoney, the international publishing business, this week sold 22,485 shares, reducing his stake to 14,791. The £252,500 disposal, which was made on behalf of his wife, saw the shares sold at 1,123p a piece. The sale was made on Thursday, the same day

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: C&C Group CEO Exercises Options, Sells Shares

C&C Group First-Half Profits Boosted By Cider Brands; Raises Dividend 7.5%

BROKER RATING CHANGES: Goldman Raises Fresnillo, Cuts Other Miners

Carclo FD sells portion of bonus to cover tax

The Finance Director of technical plastics products supplier Carclo made 57,077 pounds from the sale of a portion of shares received under the firm's bonus programme. Half of the shares conditionally awarded to Robert Brooksbank in July 2010 under the Performance Share Plan 2007 vested last week. T

KCOM CFO sells half a million shares

The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of KCOM, the FTSE 250 broadband and communications provider, sold half a million shares at 73.5p each. Paul Simpson, who has held the role of CFO since May 2004, earned £367,500 before tax from the transaction. He now holds 1.02m shares in the group, equal to 0.1

Sector movers: Beverage stocks rise after SABMiller's decent Q3

A well-received third-quarter trading statement from drinks giant SABMiller lifted beverage stocks higher on Tuesday, as markets celebrated an acceleration in sales growth for the Miller Lite and Foster's maker. Reported revenues, which include the effect of acquisitions and disposals, increased by

C&C buys US firm as UK markets dry up

Magners cider brewer C&C Group confirmed it is to buy Vermont Hard Cider to boost its presence in the fast growing US market while sales of cider in the UK fell after a washout summer. Operating profits fell 2.7% to €65.6m for the six months to the end of August from the same period a year earlie

Sector movers: SABMiller lifts beverage stocks higher

SABMiller and C and C were making decent gains on Wednesday, lifting the beverages sector to the top of the pile. SABMiller, the beer giant famous for its Peroni-, Foster- and Miller-branded lagers, was up nearly 3% in afternoon trade after some upbeat comments from Galvan Research. "SABMiller inv

Poor weather dilutes C&C first quarter

C&C Group, the Magners cider brewer, said poor weather in the UK and Ireland resulted in weak cider numbers for the first quarter but it remains confident in earnings growth for the full year. Operating profit for the full financial year is expected to be in the range of €112m to €118m, it said. I

Magners brewer sees cider sales turn sour

C and C Group, the Magners cider brewer, posted a rise in pre-tax profits despite a decline in revenues during a challenging year for the company. Revenue fell from €770m to €716.7m, but a reduction in costs and finance expenses contributed to an increased profit before tax of €110.9 (2011 €79.5m)

C&C chief executive steps down

Irish cider maker C&C's chief executive John Dunsmore is to step down after steering the company through a tough three years. C&C's Magners and Bulmers cider brands enjoyed phenomenal marketing success in the earlier part of this century, but ran into tough times when economic conditions worsened,

Early summer boosts C&C's cider and beer sales

Magners and Bulmers cider group C&C enjoyed a respite as drinkers slaked their thirst during the unseasonably warm weather in the three months to 31 May. Sales of Magners, which is sold in the UK and overseas, were up by 14.9% in volume terms, with revenues up by 11.5% in value terms. The growth wa

Sector movers: SABMiller toasts management change, beverages higher

The beverages sector is going well today, helped by brewing giant SABMiller, famous for its Miller- and Peroni-branded lagers. The company revealed on Monday that Domenic De Lorenzo, who is responsible for mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy and development, will join its Group Executive C