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14 September 2012 – rejection of offer The independent directors of the group have rejected the 22p cash takeover offer from Mayfair as not being…

13 September 2012 – Director share purchase Following our earlier comment on the company, chairman Keith Daley has bought 250,000 shares at 17p today.  HOLD.

13 September 2012 – interim results Interim results from Petards have revealed slightly lower revenues of £4.7m (2011: £5.2m) although pre-tax profits emerged slightly higher…

13 September 2012 – interim results Challenging trading conditions at engineering products group Elektron have led to lower first half results for the six months to…

12 September 2012 – trading update The software and IT services group has issued a positive trading statement for the year to 30 September as new…

11 September 2012 – AGM statement A good start has been made to the current financial year to next March with further progress expected.  Net…

10 September 2012 – pre-close trading statement In  a trading statement today, the company has confirmed that the year to 31 August will show significant…

10 September 2012 – trading update The group has confirmed that it continues to trade in line with expectations, with lower sales to existing customers…

10 September 2012 – interim results In the six months to 30 June, the group has revealed that net fee income has increased by 3%…

10 September 2012 – acquisitions The group has expanded its operations with the purchase of three motor retail locations from Co-Op Motors for total consideration of…