Pearson (#PSON) – Q3 “underlying group sales” +5% YoY, “on track to meet full-year expectations”

Foxtons (#FOXT) – acquisitions of primarily Reading-focussed Haslams for initial £7.6m and primarily Watford-focussed Imagine Property for initial £5m, further total £3.4m deferred

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#WISE – co-founder and CEO Kristo Käärmann £0.35m FCA penalty re. lack of personal tax situation notification

#GOOD Energy – receives possible offer proposal, “is evaluating”

#TLOU Energy – proposed AIM cancellation, to remain listed on ASX and Botswana Stock Exchange

Nanoco (#NANO) – receives GM requisition notice to appoint Rhys Summerton and Andre Tonkin to the board, “reviewing the content and validity”

Haydale Graphene Industries (#HAYD) – raises £3m including at 0.1325p per new share, up to £0.5m “retail offer”

Lloyds Banking Group (#LLOY) – notes recent motor commission Court decisions, “assessing the potential impact of the decisions, as well as any broader implications, pending the outcome of the appeal applications”

Computacenter (#CCC) – Q3 “broadly in line with the prior year”, now expects FY adj. PBT “modestly behind last year”

Trainline (#TRN) – upgrades guidance “following a strong start to H2”, but just provides net ticket sales, revenue and adjusted EBITDA

Lords Group Trading (#LORD) – acquisition of 90% of heat pumps and renewable energy products business Ultimate Renewables Supplies for initial £0.706m and up to further £0.196m

Roadside Real Estate (#ROAD) – its joint venture agrees to acquire for £70m and leaseback a sites portfolio from Lidl

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boohoo (#BOO) – “clarification on certain matters raised by Frasers” (#FRAS), “continues the process of reviewing the requisitions”

Lift Global Ventures (#LFT) – investee Trans-Africa Energy has not received funding due, loans notes redemption with Lift further extended to 31st December!

Learning Technologies (#LTG) – possible offer discussions “have made material progress and remain ongoing”, deadline extension

Adams (#ADA) – “proposed realisation of investments and return of capital to shareholders”

Kooth (#KOO) – newsletter article “contained outdated information that underestimated the uptake and impact of Soluna in California”

Celebrus Technologies (#CLBS) – H1 growth “in line with management expectations”, “confidence of another year of progress”