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Half Year Results

For the six months to 30 April 2018

Key Points

Summary
Encouraging first half results reflect a continuing recovery in farmgate prices across the agricultural sector – farmer confidence is returning
Group saw growth across both Divisions, and acquired 10 country stores in the first half, including 8 in April 2018
Wynnstay remains well-positioned to meet current market expectations for the full year…

The Berkeley Group Holdings plc (“Berkeley”) today announces its audited results for the financial year ended 30 April 2018. …

Harworth Group plc (“Harworth” or the “Company”), the leading land regeneration and property investment specialist, announces that it has purchased the 350-acre former Ironbridge coal-fired power station in Shropshire for an undisclosed sum, further growing the Company's strategic land bank and expanding its presence in the Midlands. …

McCarthy & Stone is today issuing the following trading update ahead of reporting its final results for the year ending 31 August 2018….

The Board of McCarthy & Stone (“the Group”) today announces that Chief Executive Clive Fenton will retire and step down from the Board at the end of this financial year on 31 August 2018. The Board has commenced a search to identify Clive's successor….

Benchmark, the aquaculture health, genetics and advanced nutrition business is pleased to announce its interim results for the six months ended 31 March 2018 (the “period”)….

Highlights:
Share price total return +1.7%
NAV total return +1.8%
Quarterly dividends of 5.0p per share
High conviction, global contrarian investment approach
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The Conygar Investment Company PLC (“Conygar”), the property investment and development group, announces that it has exchanged contracts to forward sell its 80-bedroom hotel at Parc Cybi, on the outskirts of Holyhead, Anglesey to IM Properties PLC. The hotel is currently under construction and once built, it is subject to a 25 year lease with Premier Inn Hotels Limited….