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The following stocks are the leading risers and fallers among London Main Market small-caps on Monday. ---------- SMALL-CAP - WINNERS ---------- Treatt PLC, up 18% at 264.50 pence, 12-month range 180.00p-570.00p. The extracts and ingredients manufacturer agrees to a £156.6 million takeover from Natara. Natara is a maker of ‘aroma ingredients products’ and serves the flavour and fragrance industry and its majority owner is Exponent, a UK and European private equity firm. Both Natara and Exponent ‘have been following Treatt for some time and have long admired the business and its strong heritage’, a statement says. Natara will pay 260p cash per Treatt share, a 16% premium to its closing price of 224p on Friday. The sum values the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Treatt at approximately £156.6 million. ---------- Gem Diamonds Ltd, up 1.9% at 3.21 pence, 12-month range 3.15p-13.84p. Shares in the diamond miner recover some lost ground after a 49% plunge on Thursday following weaker annual results. Shares are down 74% over the past 12 months. ---------- SMALL-CAP - LOSERS ---------- TheWorks.co.uk PLC, down 4.2% at 50.78p, 12-month range 17.13p-67.50p. The retailer explains trading has been positive ‘despite the consumer backdrop remaining challenging’. It adds: ‘Significant strategic progress has been made since the beginning of the financial year. This includes two key strategic projects undertaken in advance of our peak Christmas trading period - the recent completion of a new mezzanine level at our retail Distribution Centre, which will increase our operational capacity, and we are in the final stage of transitioning to a new third-party online fulfilment provider.’ It is confident of annual profit in line with market expectations of adjusted earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation of £11.0 million. ---------- Copyright 2025 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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