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Assura plc (“Assura” or the “Company”), the leading investor and developer of primary care properties, announces today that Jonathan Davies has been appointed to the Board as Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 June 2018. …

The Brunner Investment Trust PLC (the Company) has today priced an issue of a £25 million fixed rate 30 year unsecured private placement note at a coupon of 2.84% (the Notes). The funding date for the Notes, subject to final documentation, will be 28 June 2018….

Sprue (AIM: SPRP), one of Europe's leading developers and suppliers of home safety products, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mike Stilwell as Group Finance Director with effect from 3 December 2018, having served 6 months' notice at his current employer. In the meantime, the Company's finance function will be run by Zoe Fox, Finance Director of Sprue Safety Products Limited, the Company's principal subsidiary, a role which Zoe has held at the Company since 2010….

Breedon Northern Limited, a subsidiary of Breedon Group plc, a leading construction materials group in the UK and Ireland, announces that it has completed the acquisition of Blinkbonny Quarry (Borders) Limited for an undisclosed sum….

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Card Factory, the UK's leading specialist retailer of greeting cards, dressings and gifts, announces a trading update for the quarter ended 30 April 2018 to coincide with its Annual General Meeting to be held later today. …

A year of significant progress against our strategy with performance in line with expectations…

SHIRES INCOME PLC

ANNUAL FINANCIAL RPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2018

The Company
Shires Income PLC (the “Company”) is an investment trust. Its Ordinary shares are listed on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange.

Investment Objective
The Company's investment objective is to provide shareholders with a high level of income, together with the potential for growth of both income and capital from a diversified portfolio substantially invested in UK equities but also in preference shares, convertibles and fixed income securities….