N Brown (#BWNG) – 40p per share recommended offer with an unlisted shares alternative

Rank (#RNK) – Q1 LFL Net Gaming Revenue +12% YoY, argues “growth in our Grosvenor venues and UK digital business is particularly encouraging”

Deliveroo (#ROO) – Q3 Gross Transaction Value +5% YoY, maintains FY guidance including “positive” free cash flow

ActiveOps (#AOM) – H1 growth in line with expectations, notes “confidence to invest in our sales team as we seek to accelerate our organic growth rate”

Chemring (#CHG) – FY “in line with the current range of analyst expectations”, “order cover for expected FY25 revenue is building well”

Rentokil Initial (#RTO) – Q3 organic revenue +2.6% YoY, notes an “integration review period” is to delay synergy delivery

Speedy Hire (#SDY) – H1 revenue “marginally down”, expects new contracts H2 “significant growth… meeting its full year expectations”

Ibstock (#IBST) – Q3 “sales volumes were similar to the comparative prior year period”, “adjusted EBITDA broadly in line with our expectations”

AJ Bell (#AJB) – notes FY growth in customers and assets under administration, though “upcoming Budget has introduced unhelpful uncertainty”

#FRP Advisory – £5.5m acquisition of valuation services business Globalview Advisors

Versarien (#VRS) – £0.45m bailout placing at 0.0325p per share

Zytronic (#ZYT) – “challenging” trading conditions, announces “strategic review”

ProCook (#PROC) – Q2 LFL revenue +4.7% YoY, net debt up arguing “prudent intake planning due to the global supply chain disruption”

Oxford Instruments (#OXIG) – H1 update, notes increased currency headwind from appreciation of sterling

#MONY Group – Q3 revenue -2% YoY, confidence for FY “in line with current market expectations”

Whitbread (#WTB) – H1 adj. EPS -6% to 137.1p, DPS +7% to 36.4p, notes increased cost efficiencies

Just Eat Takeaway.com (#JET) – Q3 Gross Transaction Value -3% YoY, reiterates FY guidance

Vertu Motors (#VTU) – H1 EPS down to 4.77p, DPS up to 0.90p, expects H2 stronger used vehicles market than prior year

Sanderson Design (#SDG) – H1 adj. EPS down to 2.21p, DPS to 0.50p, “trading conditions at the start of the second half have been more challenging than expected”

Marshalls (#MSLH) – Q3 revenue -3% YoY, expects FY “in line with its previous expectations… in anticipation of a continued improving demand environment”