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REG – Dart Group PLC – AGM Statement and Announcement of Aircraft Order 03-09-2015 07:00 For best results when printing this announcement, please click on the link below: http://pdf.reuters.com/Regnews/regnews.asp?i=43059c3bf0e37541&u=urn:newsml:reuters.com:20150903:nRSC9146Xa RNS Number : 9146X Dart Group PLC 03 September 2015 3 September 2015 Dart Group PLC ("the Company") Annual General Meeting Statement and Announcement of Aircraft Order At the Company's Annual General Meeting later today, Philip Meeson, Group Chairman and Chief Executive, will make the following statement: "The good start to the financial year has continued with strong summer 2015 trading in our Leisure Travel business. Demand for our package holiday products continues to grow and as a result the number of package holiday customers as a proportion of overall flown customer numbers has increased. The business has also achieved higher airline ticket yields and load factors than in summer 2014. This performance is against a backdrop of slightly lower seat capacity. Early indications for winter 15/16 Leisure Travel bookings are satisfactory. We are also pleased that Fowler Welch, our Distribution & Logistics business, is currently trading ahead of last year as it continues to focus on growing its revenue pipeline and delivering operational efficiency improvements. In view of the continued strong demand for our Leisure Travel package holiday and flight-only products, the Board is optimistic that Group performance for the financial year ending 31 March 2016 will materially exceed current market expectations. The Company will provide a further trading update in mid-October following the half year end. The Board is also pleased to announce that, in order to meet the future anticipated growth of its Leisure Travel business and for planned fleet replacement, the Company has entered into an agreement with Boeing to purchase 27 new Boeing 737-800NG aircraft. These aircraft will be delivered between September 2016 and April 2018. At current list prices, the total value of this transaction is approximately $2.6 billion though the Company has negotiated significant discounts from the list price. The aircraft are expected to be funded through a combination of internal resources and debt." For further information contact: Dart Group PLCPhilip Meeson, Group Chairman and Chief Executive Tel: 0113 238 7444 Gary Brown, Group Chief Financial Officer Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance LimitedNominated AdviserDavid Jones Tel: 020 7131 4000 Canaccord Genuity - Joint BrokerGuy Marks / Mark Whitmore Tel: 020 7523 8000

Marshalls interims pave way for faster full year growth Fri, 28 August 2015 Article viewed 34 times (ShareCast News) - A strong set of interim results from paving slabs specialist Marshalls showed sales growing faster than the wider construction market, leading to analysts upping expectations for the full year. Revenues of £199.1m in the half-year to 30 June were 11% higher than the same period last year, versus rouhgly 5% growth in underlying markets, indicating a strong level of market share won so far this year as the group invested in new products and overseas growth. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation jumped 34% to £29.7m and profits before tax surged 48% to £20.8m. Operating margins rocketed up to 11.1% in the six month from 8.7% in 2014, reflecting improved operational gearing as a result of the market-beating volume growth. Volume growth has been particularly strong in the public sector and commercial end market, where the revenue increase attributable to volume and mix has been 11%. A higher tax charge meant basic earnigns per share were only 39% higher at 8.5p, while the dividend was lifted a quarter of a penny to 2.25p. Chief executive Martyn Coffey said the group was well positioned to grow organically and through selective through acquisitions, with growth remaining the focus during the remainder of 2015 and in 2016. He pointed out that the Construction Products Association had predicted growth in UK market volumes of 4.9% in 2015 and 4.2% in 2016. "In order to drive growth, the group continues to develop the Marshalls brand and invest in product innovation and service delivery initiatives to deliver improved trading margins and increased return on capital employed," he said. Marshalls has noticed a good historical correlation between consumer confidence and domestic installer order books, highlighting a survey of domestic installers at the end of June 2015 that revealed continuing strong order books of 12.0 weeks, up from 11.5 weeks last year and 10.6 weeks at the end of April 2015, to its the highest recorded order book at this time of year. The international business, included 15.8% growth from the Belgian operations in local currency despite a mainly subdued market, while a sales office is being opened in Dubai to focus on the wider Middle East market. Investors and analysts were impressed, with shares in Marshalls up 5.8% to 334.91p by 08:45 on Friday. Shore Capital said that with markets still not firing on all cylinders, with domestic spending expected to flow through and provide a step up in market volumes a little later in the cycle. "If revenue growth can be carried through the second half at the same rate as the first and the same operational gearing delivered then it looks likely that the current consensus PBT to Dec 2015 of £32.5m will be beaten." Numis noted that net debt has also been reduce

UK's Playtech mulls deals in online gambling, trading businesses 27-08-2015 12:59 (Adds details, background) By Esha Vaish Aug 27 (Reuters) – Playtech Plc , the online gaming and betting software provider founded by Israeli billionaire Teddy Sagi, is still hungry for acquisitions even after having spent over $1 billion this year on its foray into forex trading. Isle of Man-based Playtech has made three acquisition with the aim of carving a niche in currency trading, while the gambling industry consolidates to combat higher taxes and tougher regulation in Britain. "We definitely intend to continue considering certain additional M&A opportunities going forward, for both gaming and online CFD trading," Chief Executive Mor Weizer told Reuters. CFD, or contract-for-difference, trading allow a buyer to trade without actually owning the underlying asset. Playtech earlier this year put skin in the forex trading market, where the sudden removal of a long-held ceiling on the Swiss franc in January has spurred M&A activity. The company bought a majority stake in TradeFx and then strengthened its hand by then snapping up Plus500 Ltd and Ava Trade. It funded the first two deals with cash and secured a 200 million euro revolving credit facility at the time of the third. Its has since then secured an additional 40 million euro unsecured facility to fund growth initiatives. "I think given the size and position of Playtech, we can afford to do larger acquisitions," said Weizer, who has led Playtech for more than eight years. He declined name possible targets or a price or even when the company would make an acquisition. Playtech, which has a market value of about 2.9 billion pounds ($4.3 billion), had cash and cash equivalents of 780.3 million euros ($881 million) as of June end. Betfair Group Plc and Irish rival Paddy Power Plc , both licensees of Playtech, on Wednesday agreed to a 5 billion pound merger, to stake a claim to leadership of Britain's online gambling market. ... Playtech said the deal would boost its prospects as the 2.3 billion pound wager by its customer Ladbrokes to combine with bookmaker Gala Coral had done. ... "We definitely see a further opportunity for Playtech to further extend and support companies in the process of their merging," Weizer said. Ladbrokes, on announcing its merger, bought out partner Playtech from a digital marketing service deal. Playtech, which should benefit from the larger footprint of the merged entity, has taken a 9.7 percent stake in Ladbrokes. Playtech's stock was down 1.8 percent at 875 pence at 1123 GMT on the London Stock Exchange. Up to Wednesday's close, it has rise 12 percent since its first acquisition in April. ($1 = 0.6460 pounds) ($1 = 0.8856 euros) (Editing by Anupama Dwivedi and Savio D'Souza) ((esha.vaish@thomsonreuters.com; within UK +44 20 7542 1810, outside UK +91 80 6749 1136; Reuters

Aldermore Group PLC (ALD) – Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Changes August 27th, 2015 Several brokerages have updated their recommendations and price targets on shares of Aldermore Group PLC (LON: ALD) in the last few weeks: 8/27/2015 – Aldermore Group PLC had its “hold” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Numis Securities Ltd. They now have a GBX 268 ($4.20) price target on the stock. 8/25/2015 – Aldermore Group PLC had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Deutsche Bank. They now have a GBX 290 ($4.54) price target on the stock. 8/24/2015 – Aldermore Group PLC had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Nomura. 8/21/2015 – Aldermore Group PLC is now covered by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co.. They set an “overweight” rating and a GBX 325 ($5.09) price target on the stock. 8/20/2015 – Aldermore Group PLC had its price target raised by analysts at Credit Suisse from GBX 235 ($3.68) to GBX 265 ($4.15). They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock. 8/18/2015 – Aldermore Group PLC had its price target raised by analysts at Nomura from GBX 280 ($4.39) to GBX 320 ($5.01). They now have a “buy” rating on the stock. 7/15/2015 – Aldermore Group PLC had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at BNP Paribas. They now have a GBX 280 ($4.39) price target on the stock. 7/8/2015 – Aldermore Group PLC had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Deutsche Bank. 7/2/2015 – Aldermore Group PLC had its “neutral” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Credit Suisse. They now have a GBX 235 ($3.68) price target on the stock. Shares of Aldermore Group PLC (LON:ALD) opened at 304.8000 on Thursday. Aldermore Group PLC has a 12-month low of GBX 205.00 and a 12-month high of GBX 318.10. The stock’s market capitalization is GBX 1.03 billion. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 268.59 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 259.98. Aldermore Group plc (LON:ALD) focuses on specialist lending to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and homeowners. The Company’s lending segments include asset finance, invoice finance, SME commercial mortgages and residential mortgages. It is funded through online retail and SME deposits.

UPDATE 2-British bank Aldermore doubles profit as lending grows 27-08-2015 14:39 First-half profit rises to 44 mln stg vs 21 mln stg CEO sees "minimal" impact from reduced buy-to-let tax breaks Shares rise as much as 11 pct (Adds details, CEO comment, updates share movement) By Aashika Jain Aug 27 (Reuters) – Aldermore Group Plc's <ALD.L> profit more than doubled in the first half of the year, beating expectations, as the up-and-coming British bank issued more mortgages and loans to small and medium-sized businesses. The bank's shares rose as much as 11 percent on Thursday to rank among the top gainers on the FTSE-250 midcap index <.FTMC>. Aldermore, among a handful of London-listed banks set up to challenge the dominance of Britain's big five lenders, reported underlying pretax profit of 44 million pounds ($68 million) for the six months ended June. [ID:nRSa2286Xa] It joined rivals Virgin Money <VM.L>, OneSavings Bank Plc <OSBO.L> and Shawbrook Group Plc <SHAW.L> in reporting a bigger first-half profit fuelled by a housing recovery and more lending to small and medium-sized enterprises. An 8 percent surcharge on profits above 25 million pounds could slow the momentum of these banks when it comes into effect from Jan. 1. The British Banking Association has said the levy could reduce annual lending by up to 10 billion pounds. Aldermore Chief Executive Phillip Monks said he aimed to mitigate the impact of this surcharge. He did not give details about how the bank planned to do this. Aldermore, founded in 2009 and publicly listed since March, said it was on track for net loan growth of about 1.4 billion pounds, or 30 percent, for full-year 2015. With residential mortgages accounting for a large proportion of the bank's loan book, a rise in UK mortgage lending to a seven-year high in July has helped to underpin Aldermore's growth. Challenges lie ahead: a recent survey from mortgage lender Nationwide showed that British house prices rose this month at the slowest annual pace in more than two years. [ID:nEONF8R0RV] Britain is also preparing to cut tax relief on mortgages for wealthy buy-to-let landlords, a move designed to remove some of the advantages they have over people who buy their own homes. [ID:nL8N0ZO34Z] Monks said the impact of these cuts to Aldermore would be "minimal" because the bank deals largely with professional landlords. Properties owned by so-called professional landlords are held in a corporate structure and therefore may not be subject to the cuts. Analysts lauded an improvement in Aldermore's underlying cost-to-income ratio – 53 percent for the first half of 2015 versus 64 percent a year earlier. Monks said he expects a ratio of below 40 percent in 2017. RBC Capital raised its rating on the stock to "outperform" and increased its target price to 325 pence from 300 pence. Aldermore's stock was

Tate & Lyle PLC (TATE:LSE): Last: 519.00, up 17 (+3.39%), High: 526.50, Low: 518.00, Volume: 982.90k BE Deboo at Jefferies turns buyer. BE Growing signals of improving CWM economics lead us to upgrade numbers, and view. The ’16 HFCS pricing round in the US has started early and robustly: a sign of confidence. Experience shows that HFCS is a barometer of wider SFI & Bulk economics and that when the cycle turns, it can do so quickly, and dramatically. With the shares visiting 500p and yielding 5.6%, we turn positive. Opening shots in the pricing round signal confidence…and rising margins. Reports indicate that pricing letters on HFCS for 2016 have been published – the earliest we can remember. Millers are asking for a 15-20% hike, in a climate of flat to falling corn costs. This signals healthily tight utilisation. It may not conclude quite this well, but it doesn’t need to, to sweeten Tate’s bottom line very nicely. BE Benefits Bulk directly, but a positive signal on SFI, too. We obsess on HFCS, unapologetically, not just because it’s now c.40% of profits but also because it’s a visible signal of the wider health of US Corn Wet Milling (CWM), which will account for over 80% of profits following the exit from Europe. There is strong correlation between Tate’s profits in SFI and Bulk and between both and HFCS margins. Complications: tolling, ethanol & Sucralose. 75% of Tate’s HFCS is on de-risked tolling contracts, which moderates any upside, and they are still brewing 40m gallons of (unprofitable) ethanol. Yesterday’s acquisition of Splenda by Heartland might impact tabletop Sucralose volumes. So we skip the final couple of turns of our pencil sharpener. BE Q1 body language positive. Chairman Buying. We’ve been quiet since the Q1. Worth remembering, then, that ‘body language’ on the call – on Sucralose, Allulose, and life generally – was notably more positive, from a what has been a bruised and battered team. The Chairman has just bought 10,000 shares. Dividend provides strong underpin – we think it’s sustainable. Tate is yielding a juicy 5.5%. This is more or less covered by EastStarch proceeds in FY16. From FY17, it has to be funded organically and we have it 1.2x covered by cashflow. Tight but doable we think, in a climate of what should be rising profits & stable £:$ fx. Upgrading. Underlying momentum better than it looks. We upgrade FY16 by 4% and FY17 by 8% FY17 EPS growth is impacted by Europe exit reversal and a rising tax charge. Forecast 12% LFL EBIT growth is the truer measure of momentum for us.

Insider Buying: John Menzies plc insider Buys 5,000 Shares of Stock (MNZS) August 24th, 2015 John Menzies plc (LON:MNZS) insider Bell,Paula acquired 5,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 24th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 450 ($7.05) per share, for a total transaction of £22,500 ($35,255.41). MNZS has been the subject of several recent research reports. Numis Securities Ltd restated an “add” rating and issued a GBX 440 ($6.89) price objective on shares of John Menzies plc in a research note on Monday, August 17th. N+1 Singer reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 494 ($7.74) price target (up previously from GBX 440 ($6.89)) on shares of John Menzies plc in a research report on Tuesday, August 18th. Finally, Panmure Gordon reissued a “hold” rating and set a GBX 416 ($6.52) price objective on shares of John Menzies plc in a report on Tuesday, August 18th. Shares of John Menzies plc (LON:MNZS) opened at 428.2500 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 501.68 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 433.13. John Menzies plc has a 12-month low of GBX 306.25 and a 12-month high of GBX 628.50. The stock’s market cap is GBX 262.51 million. The firm also recently disclosed a dividend, which will be distributed on Friday, November 20th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, October 22nd will be issued a dividend of GBX 5 ($0.08) per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, October 22nd. This represents a dividend yield of 1.06%. John Menzies plc is a United kingdom-based company, which provides support services in fast-moving, time-critical markets. The Company operates through two segments: Distribution and Aviation. The Distribution segment provides newspaper and magazine distribution services in the United Kingdom and Ireland along with marketing services. The Aviation segment provides cargo and passenger ground handling services across the world. The Company is engaged in activities, including ground handling, distribution, cargo handling and cargo forwarding. The Company’s distribution activities are focused in two sectors: the United Kingdom print media supply chain and the United Kingdom retail logistics and parcel delivery market. The Company’s subsidiaries include Menzies Distribution Limited, Menzies Aviation plc and Menzies Aviation Holdings Limited.

Insider Buying: Tate & Lyle PLC insider Purchases 10,000 Shares of Stock (TATE) August 25th, 2015 Tate & Lyle PLC (LON:TATE) insider Gershon,Peter purchased 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 25th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 510 ($7.99) per share, for a total transaction of £51,000 ($79,912.25). The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Friday, July 31st. Shareholders of record on Thursday, July 2nd were given a GBX 19.80 ($0.31) dividend. This represents a yield of 3.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, July 2nd. A number of research firms have recently weighed in on TATE. Numis Securities Ltd reaffirmed a “reduce” rating and set a GBX 545 ($8.54) price objective (down previously from GBX 563 ($8.82)) on shares of Tate & Lyle PLC in a research note on Tuesday, April 28th. Berenberg Bank lowered their target price on Tate & Lyle PLC from GBX 645 ($10.11) to GBX 625 ($9.79) and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 29th. Liberum Capital restated a “sell” rating and issued a GBX 505 ($7.91) price objective on shares of Tate & Lyle PLC in a report on Friday, August 14th. Societe Generale upgraded Tate & Lyle PLC to a “buy” rating and set a GBX 620 ($9.71) price target for the company in a report on Thursday, July 30th. Finally, BNP Paribas cut their price objective on shares of Tate & Lyle PLC from GBX 550 ($8.62) to GBX 540 ($8.46) and set an “underperform” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, eleven have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of GBX 598.25 ($9.37). Tate & Lyle PLC (LON:TATE) traded up 0.89% during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 507.50. 1,909,139 shares of the stock were exchanged. The firm’s market capitalization is GBX 2.35 billion. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 525.15 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 573.53. Tate & Lyle PLC has a 1-year low of GBX 501.18 and a 1-year high of GBX 744.50. Tate & Lyle PLC is a provider of ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage and other industries. The Company uses technology to turn raw materials into ingredients for its customers. These ingredients add taste, texture, nutrition and increased functionality to products. Its customers include industrial, animal feed, pharmaceutical and personal care markets. The Company operates in two segments namely Speciality Food Ingredients (LON:TATE) and Bulk Ingredients (BI). In SFI segment, the Company operates three categories: sweeteners, such as SPLENDA Sucralose and crystalline fructose;

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