PRP.L Share News (PRP)

Prime People To Return GBP1.8 Million To Shareholders; Profit Increases

LONDON (Alliance News) - Recruitment firm Prime People PLC Thursday said it plans to return GBP1.8 million or 15 pence per share to shareholders by way of a capital reduction as it reported an increase in profit for the full-year, driven by a strong performance in the UK and Asia. The compa

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Kingfisher Shares Fall 5% Amid Firm Open

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares are higher at open Thursday, ahead of some US economic data later in the day.

B&Q and Screwfix owner Kingfisher is leading FTSE 100 fallers, down 5.4%. Despite showing a strong increase in its retail profit for the first quarte

Xaar Finance Director builds stake after cautioning on growth

The Finance Director of Xaar Group this week acquired an additional 4,610 shares, boosting his stake by around a tenth. Alex Bevis, who joined the company three years ago, spent 850.61p on each of the shares, spending a total of £39,213. His purchase comes just a week after the group cautioned t

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Prime People Non-Executive Acquires Shares

LONDON (Alliance News) - Prime People PLC Friday said Non-Executive Director John Lewis acquired 109,000 shares at a price of 84.03 pence per share Thursday. Following this transaction, Lewis now holds 1 million shares, which represents 8.5% stake in the firm. Shares in the recruitmen

Aggreko director stocks up ahead of promising full-year results

Non-Executive Director of Aggreko, Diana Layfield, has taken a stake in the group one month after it predicted its full-year results would be slightly higher than previous expectations. Layfield, who joined the board in May 2012, acquired 3,000 shares, paying 1,711p a piece for a total spend of £5

Prime People Profits Rise After Administrative Expenses Fall

Small caps round-up: Caledonia Mining, Hardy Underwriting, Tangent Comms ...

Caledonia Mining made a third quarter net profit of C$1.64m, up from C$826,000 a year ago, on revenue up 28% to C$6.33m. It sold 4,934 ounces of gold at an average sale price of US$1,241 per ounce and a cash cost of US$651 per ounce. The Blanket mine ramped up production by 45% as the first standby

Prime People 3 Mos Group Net Fee Income Up 47% On Comparable

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Prime People PLC (PRP.LN), a recruitment and training services company, announced Tuesday a Group Net Fee Income or NFI for the 3 month period to Jun. 30, is 47% ahead of the same period for the prior year. MAIN FACTS: -The U.K. business recorded an 85% increase in perman

Prime People Buys Back 21,500 Shares At 40 Pence Per Share

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Prime People PLC (PRP.LN), a recruitment and training services firm, said Tuesday it purchased 8,500 ordinary shares of the company on June 16 at a price of 40 pence and purchased a further 13,000 ordinary shares on June 25 at a price of 40 pence. MAIN FACTS: -All of the

London close: Weak finish as banks retreat

London closed in the red after a mixed opening on Wall Street as banks and miners ran into profit taking. Among the big caps, GlaxoSmithKline was the best performer, after rival drug group, Switzerland's Novartis, had to hand back US rights of a drug widely considered a generic copy of Glaxo's top

London afternoon: Back to square one

A mixed opening on Wall Street has provided no guidance for a similarly rudderless London market. Among the big caps, GlaxoSmithKline is the best performer, after rival drug group, Switzerland's Novartis, had to hand back US rights of a drug widely considered a generic copy of Glaxo's top selling

Prime People's cost cutting pays dividends

Commercial property recruitment specialist Prime People is feeling a lot better about its prospects now it has rationalised its cost base. The company, which made a loss at the interim stage, expects to announce a profit when it announces its results for the year as a whole in early June. Reflecti

Small caps round-up: Unite, Styles & Woods, Renewable Energy Generation...

Student accommodation developer Unite Group says that like-for-like rental growth is 9.7% for the 2009-10 academic year. Reservations of 96.5% have been achieved even though 2,800 beds were added for the latest academic year. Unite is negotiating to acquire sites in London that will provide up to

Prime People profit slumps 70%, scraps divi

Property recruitment firm Prime People said profit for the year slumped 70% as challenging conditions continue. Profit before tax fell to £0.73m for the year ended 31 March 2009 from £2.43m the year earlier. Gross fee income for the period fell 14.9% to £20.67m. Managing Director Peter Moore said