(Alliance News) - The following is a round-up of updates by London-listed companies, issued on Tuesday and not separately reported by Alliance News:
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Yellow Cake PLC - Jersey-based investor in uranium - Plans to raise USD150 million through placing. Will fund purchase of three millions pounds of physical uranium. "The long term outlook for the uranium price remains strong, driven by the more positive demand outlook and on-going supply constraints, causing the supply deficit to grow every year. We continue to seek further opportunities for value accretive opportunistic uranium purchases at an attractive price," Chief Executive Officer Andre Liebenberg says.
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Mercia Asset Management PLC - West Midlands-based asset manager - Completes GBP1.8 million investment into new portfolio company Forensic Analytics Ltd, alongside GBP2.7 million backing by Mercia managed Northern VCTs. "Following this investment, Mercia holds an 8.9% fully diluted direct equity stake in Forensic Analytics, with the Northern VCTs holding a further 13.9% fully diluted equity stake," Mercia says.
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Tern PLC - investor focused on the internet of things - Says "significant business momentum" continues across principal portfolio firms. Device Authority Ltd investee launches KeyScaler Edge offering to address IoT security challenges. "In addition to new customer wins and repeat orders, Device Authority have recently entered into further distribution partnerships, including with Trusted Objects, a leading independent player in cybersecurity technologies for embedded systems and cloud device management platforms, and with Titan Automotive Solutions, a leading provider of car connectivity solutions with a global presence," Tern says. Tern owns 57% of Device Authority. Virtual reality focused investee FVRVS Ltd, meanwhile, wins deal with company previously using a competitor's product. InVMA Ltd sees "strong sales growth", while Wyld Networks AB "continued to make further significant progress following its IPO on the NASDAQ First North Growth Market in Stockholm".
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Path Investments PLC - Bingley, England-based natural resources investment company - Says longstop date for DG Innovate Ltd buy extended to December 31. "Path and its advisers continue to progress the proposed transaction," company says.
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Caerus Mineral Resources PLC - London-based exploration & resource development company - Says trenching of stockpiles at Troulli project finds "very high-grade visible copper mineralisation". Copper grades are "highly significant", based on semi-quantitative XRF analysis. "Samples have been collected and are ready for dispatch to the assay laboratory," Caerus says. Duplicate samples also sent to partner Jubilee Metals Group PLC for testwork.
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Petra Diamonds Ltd - London-based diamond miner - Says revenue in first quarter ended September 30 improves year-on-year to USD114.9 million from USD77.7 million a year earlier. Says output falls annually to 861,991 carats from 974,346 carats.
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IMC Exploration Group PLC - Dublin-based exploration company focused on Ireland - Says drillhole 21-3850-01 at West Avoca encounters "four zones of massive and semi massive sulphide mineralisation". Says 18.7 metre interval or zinc, lead and silver mineralisation found. "IMC plans that the drill programme will allow an independent resource calculation to be undertaken in addition to that already in place for the spoils' and tailings' project," IMC adds.
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Angus Energy PLC - oil & gas development company - Shares revised competent persons report at Saltfleetby gas field. Says conservative estimate, or P90, of future cashflows to Angus stands at GBP31.7 million. Mid-case, or P50, has it at GBP55.9 million. Angus adds: "In summary the report estimates production giving rise to gross field revenues, before costs on a mid-case basis of GBP230 million (previously GBP141 million) of which Angus's share is 51%."
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Oxford Metrics PLC - software company servicing infrastructure, life sciences, entertainment and engineering markets - Says motion measurement unit Vicon wins deal with volumetric content and virtual production firm Dimension Studios. "Vicon's tracking, of both rigid and full body subjects, will be used alongside Dimension Studio's volumetric and real-time development capabilities by leading visual effects company DNEG for several high-profile virtual production projects - including a major motion picture and a 10-hour TV series," Oxford Metrics says.
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MGC Pharmaceuticals Ltd - Perth, Australia-based medicinal cannabis company - Says third quarter sales "strong" at USD964,000. "Importantly, both the September and June 2021 quarters combined have delivered a record USD2.24 million in cash receipts from customers over the 6-month period, with increasing month on month sales generated from new key markets, such as the UK and Ireland," MGC adds.
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ReNeuron Group PLC - Bridgend, Wales-based exosome therapeutics company - Teams with University College London to research generation of immune cells from induced pluripotent stem cells as a potential cancer therapy. ReNeuron will provide UCL with the stem cells. Company adds: "Induced pluripotent stem cells can differentiate into any cell type found in the body, but unlike most iPSCs, ReNeuron's proprietary CTX-iPSCs carry the conditional immortalisation system incorporated into CTX. ReNeuron's CTX derived iPSC's are available as clinical grade material potentially allowing faster development of arising therapeutics and the company believes that its conditional immortalisation technology could allow the company to manufacture cost efficiently at scale to treat large numbers of patients providing 'off the shelf' cell therapies."
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Omni Egis PLC - debt financing solutions provider for small to medium-sized businesses - Says AQSE listing "not commercial for the company to raise funds at the current share price". Notes market capitalisation currently below liquid resources. Convenes general meeting on November 18 to vote on AQSE withdrawal.
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CATCo Reinsurance Opportunities Fund Ltd - invests in catastrophe reinsurance risks - Receives "substantial level of investor support" for Markel CATCo Investment Management Ltd-funded buyout. Markel is CATCo's manager.
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By Eric Cunha; ericcunha@alliancenews.com
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