Small Caps
Cabot Energy reports higher than expected production rates from 10-32 sidetrack well
AIM-quoted oil and gas company Cabot Energy provided an update on drilling and flow tests at its 10-32 sidetrack well in the Rainbow area in Canada on Friday after that start of its drill programme in December, which ran longer than expected.
Rhythm One tenders off for outstanding YuMe shares
Online advertising firm RhythmOne presented an exchange offer to YuMe shareholders on Thursday to purchase the outstanding shares of the digital video brand, pursuant to the companies' previously announced merger agreement.
Gear4Music shares take hit despite strong sales increase
Shares in online musical instrument and equipment seller Gear4music fell sharply on Friday afternoon despite a 42% increase in sales to £34. 5m in the four months to end December, 2017.
Abzena moves into new Cambridge HQ
AIM-listed life sciences group Abzena said on Friday that it had moved into new headquarters on the Babraham Research Campus in Cambridge.
Premier African Mining returns insufficient ore grades for planned profitability
Premier African Minerals announced on Friday that although throughput at its RHA Tungsten plant during the latter part of December had exceeded its target of 6,000 tonnes in aggregate ore feed, the ore processed had predominantly been from on-strike development at a diluted grade and insufficient to achieve planned profitable production.
Audioboom shares hit the charts after new contract deal
Shares in Audioboom, the spoken word audio on-demand platform, jumped 10% on Friday after the company said it had signed a multi-year contract to host Casefile, a true crime podcast, on its digital platform.
Regal Petroleum gushes as production rates soar
Oil and gas producer Regal Petroleum saw the aggregate rate of production at its three Ukrainian fields jump almost 65% over the 2017 calendar year.
Mporium finalises commercial services agreement with GroupM UK
Mobile technology firm mporium has inked a commercial agreement with British media investment management company GroupM UK to deliver its Impact technology services to a number of the latter's agencies.
Atlantis Resources offloads Canadian joint-venture to partner
AIM-listed tidal power group Atlantis Resources has agreed to sell its stake in its Canadian joint venture in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia to its partner DP Energy.
Crawshaw sales given boost by strong festive showing
Meat-focused retail store business Crawshaw Group saw continued, albeit slight, progress towards the group's strategy of strengthening its position as the UK's "leading value butcher" over the 15 week period leading to 24 December.
Cairn Homes FY revenues jump amid positive market conditions
Irish housebuilder Cairn Homes reported a big jump in full-year revenues on Friday amid positive market conditions.
Petro Matad granted 2 year Mongolia contract extension
Petro Matad, the AIM-quoted Mongolian oil explorer, on Friday said its Block XX production sharing contract had been formally extended by the Mineral Resource and Petroleum Authority of Mongolia for another two years, to July 4 2020.
Wressle wrestle continues as planning inspectors reject Egdon's appeal
UK oil explorer Egdon Resources' appeal over two refused planning applications to develop the Wressle oil discovery has been rejected by planning inspectors, also hitting fellow AIM-listed backers of the project, Europa Oil & Gas, Union Jack Oil and Upland Resources.
Johnson Service sees FY ahead of management's views, buys StarCounty for £3.9m
AIM-listed textile rental provider Johnson Service said on Friday that it results for the full financial year are expected to be slightly ahead of management expectations, as it announced the acquisition of laundry services provider StarCounty Textile.