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International Greetings Posts Slight Fall In Annual Profit, Revenues

International Greetings on track to meet targets as annual profits rise

Gift packaging, cards and stationery group International Greetings reported a small rise in profits in the year to March 31st with all operating regions trading profitably. Revenues slipped 0.3% to £224.5m due to currency movements, but adjusted profit before tax increased by 4% to £7.6m, while adj

International Greetings Acquires Dutch Gift-Wrap Maker Enper

LONDON (Alliance News) - International Greetings PLC Thursday said it has signed a deal to acquire the trade and certain assets of Netherlands-based gift-wrap manufacturer Enper Giftwrap BV for roughly EUR1.9 million, which it said will widen its customer base and further strengthen its market po

International Greetings Says Full-Year In Line With Expectations

LONDON (Alliance News) - International Greetings PLC Thursday said that trading in its last financial year was in line with expectations, driven by strong growth in its European business. "Our focus on leverage and overall debt reduction across the group has produced an outcome ahead of cur

NWF non-exec buys 10,000 shares

Monday was a relatively quiet day for director dealings with very few notable transactions taking place. One took place at agricultural and distribution firm NWF Group where Non-Executive Director Yvonne Monaghan acquired 10,000 shares at a price of 138p each. The £13,800 deal represents Monaghan'

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: International Greetings Executive Sells Shares

LONDON (Alliance News) - International Greetings PLC Monday said Executive Director Lance Burn exercised options over 22,400 shares and sold the shares at a price of 73 pence each Friday. Following this transaction, Burn has no interest in the company. Shares in the greeting card comp

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: International Greetings Non-Executive Sells Shares

LONDON (Alliance News) - International Greetings PLC Wednesday said non-executive director Elaine Bond sold 10,000 shares at a price of 70 pence per share. Following this transaction, Bond has no further interest in the company. Shares in the gift wrapping company were down 4.6% at 72

International Greetings Says It Performed Well Over Christmas Period

LONDON (Alliance News) - International Greetings PLC Wednesday said it performed well over the Christmas period, and trading over the third quarter was in line with expectations. The gift packaging and greetings card manufacturer said its debt levels were lower than expected during the peri

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Shares Open Higher; Shell Sells Brazil Stake

LONDON (Alliance News) - Shares have opened higher Wednesday, as fears about emerging market economies has eased ahead of the results of the January US Federal Reserve meeting.<br /><br /><strong>Royal Dutch Shell</strong> has announced another asset sale, this time 23% of its Brazilian offsho

International Greetings does well at Christmas

People buying wrapping paper and gift bags helped packaging and stationery group International Greetings to celebrate a good Christmas. The company said third-quarter results had matched expectations after it did well in festive trading. It said gift bag sales were increasing and it was boosting

International Greetings profit falls, margins improve

- Half-year profit shrinks - Margins improve - Robust order book for the full year 2013/14 Gift packaging, stationery and gifts group International Greetings said sales and profit for the six months to the end of September deteriorated while margins improved. The group, which sells over 2bn feet

DIRECTOR DEALINGS - International Greetings Directors Gives Shares To Sons

International Greetings says a big hello to America

International Greetings, the gift packaging, stationery and gifts group, announced further expansion in the US on Monday, giving its share price a strong lift. The Hatfield-based firm has begun supplying the largest drugstore chain in the US, giving it access to a 7,900-store network in the world's

Small caps round-up: Autologic, Netcall, Animalcare ...

Vehicle services and distribution firm Autologic Holdings is in talks with logistics giant Stobart Group regarding a possible cash offer for Autologic. Netcall, a customer engagement software provider, has continued to trade strongly in the second half of the year, seeing growth across all markets

Millennium and Copthorne Hotels non-exec makes sale

Richard Hartman, a Non-Executive Director of FTSE 250 firm Millennium and Copthorne Hotels, sold 132,694 shares in the company on April 3rd at a price of 478.00p each. The £634,277 transaction followed the vesting of around 479,000 shares under the firm's long term incentive plan on March 30th 200