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The following is a round-up of earnings for London-listed companies, issued on Thursday and not separately reported by Alliance News: ---------- LPA Group PLC - Essex, England-based engineering company focused on electronic systems - Says it is on track to meet market expectations for the current financial year. Expects to deliver ‘a significantly stronger operating performance in the current financial year than we did last.’ Says ‘strengthening customer and stakeholder relationships...is bearing fruit.’ ---------- Aptamer Group PLC - York, England-based synthetic binders developer - Raises £4.28 million gross through the placing of 536.7 million placing shares and a subscription of 175.8 million subscription shares both at 0.6 pence each. Notes ‘strong support from existing and new investors, allowing the company to broaden its institutional following and market support.’ The majority of proceeds are for growth with a ‘small portion’ to allocated to working capital. CEO Arron Tolley says this ‘materially’ extends Aptamer’s runway to 2028 and provides ‘a clear pathway towards Ebitda breakeven.’ The majority will be directed towards the development of Aptamer’s AI model focused on RNA-binding proteins and transcription factors and the generation of key in-vivo animal data for the targeted radiopharmaceutical programme. Also announces retail offer to existing shareholders for up to £500,000 also at 0.6 pence per share. ---------- Premier African Minerals Ltd - developer of the RHA tungsten and Zulu lithium projects in Zimbabwe - Raises 750,000 gross through the issue of 5.95 billion shares at 0.0126 pence. Funding will support ‘ongoing operational activities and the continued installation and commissioning of the Xinhai Flotation Plant, with the objective of advancing Zulu through the commissioning and optimisation phases towards the production of spodumene concentrate at commercially acceptable grades and recoveries.’ ---------- Golden Prospect Precious Metals Ltd - closed-end investor focused on gold and precious metals companies - Christopher Waldron, director at Bluefield Solar Income Fund Ltd and chair of Crystal Amber Fund Ltd is appointed non-executive director, effective immediately. Chair Toby Birch says: ‘I am pleased to welcome Chris as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company. His extensive investment management experience and leadership roles within listed and unlisted companies will bring significant insight and depth to GPM’s governance and strategic oversight.’ Also, portfolio co-managers Keith Watson and Robert Crayfourd resign from its investment manager Manulife CQS. Says it has already received ‘a number of proposals, including from CQS and Tufton Investment Management, Keith and Robert’s new employer.’ Golden Prospect does not expect the investment strategy to change and ‘will consider all proposals received from interested parties.’ ---------- Arecor Therapeutics PLC - Cambridgeshire, England-based biopharmaceutical company - Receives its first milestone payment of $500,000 from Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc, under their royalty financing agreement. In September 2025, Arecor agreed to the sale of the global royalty rights related to AT220, an Arestat-enhanced biosimilar product, and all potential milestone and technology access fees related to AT292 to Ligand. Arecor received an initial $7.0 million upfront cash payment, with an additional $4.0 million payable upon the achievement of certain commercial milestones related to AT220 and AT292. Says Ligand is ‘on track’ to meet remaining milestones under the agreement. ---------- Ixico PLC - London-based medical research company, focused on analysing trial data using neuroscience imaging and biomarkers - Says it is aligning its IXI Platform with Dassault Systemes-owned Medidata. The firm provides clinical trial solutions to the life sciences industry, to support research. Comments: ‘The technology collaboration will create a unique neuroimaging data and analysis offering linking IXICO’s IXI Platform with the Medidata Platform to deliver a differentiated, unified user experience for customers. This powerful combination will enable biopharma companies to conduct neuroimaging clinical trials with streamlined reporting of eligibility and safety criteria and to collect, upload, manage, and receive analysis on complex neuroimaging data within a highly secure, regulatory-compliant system.’ ---------- Beacon Rise Holdings PLC - London-based shell company - Enters advanced subscription agreements with new investors to raise £100,000 gross. Proceeds will go towards transaction fees associated with its proposed acquisitions and admission as well as working capital. To date, Beacon Rise has raised total gross proceeds of around £450,000 in ASA Funds which are pending completion. ---------- Marks Electrical Group PLC - Leicester, England-based electrical products retailer - Provides trading for the year to March 31 2026. Says second half revenue is ‘robust’, up 4.7% from the first half. This follows ‘a good peak trading period and a resilient’ fourth quarter of 2026. Expects 2026 sales of £108.5 million, down from £17.2 million in 2025. This is ‘a direct result of the business placing elevated focus on margin enhancing organic routes to market’. Adjusted Ebitda is expected to be ‘comfortably ahead of consensus and in excess of £2 million.’ Projects cash of £3.5 to £4.0 million. Also, appoints Tom Pallatt as chief financial officer, effective April 1. ---------- dotdigital Group PLC - London-based customer experience and data platform provider - Appoints Mike Harris to the new position of chief revenue officer, effective April 1. Harris has been interim general manager for European Middle East and Africa since July 2025, ‘during which time he has made a strong contribution to the Group’s commercial strategy and revenue performance in the region,’ dotdigital says. ---------- Cerillion PLC - London-based billing, charging and customer relationship management software company - Achieves ‘Diamond-level’ status in TM Forum’s Open API Conformance programme. The mark recognises vendors that have certified more than 50 Open APIs. CEO Louis Hall says: ‘Diamond-level status is an important milestone, but the real story is how those certifications have been achieved. Our API-first approach ensures that TM Forum Open APIs are built into the core of our solution. The result is not just compliance, but proven delivery in live customer deployments - giving our customers real confidence and certainty of outcome.’ ---------- Amigo Holdings PLC - Bournemouth, England-based firm pivoting to the mining sector following the wind-down of its legacy sub-prime lending business - Subsidiary Azima Holdings Ltd is moving forward with the operational development of the Negero-Kilimamzinga and Mazoka gold projects in Tanzania. The project will be executed through Kabete Minerals Company Ltd, 51% owned by Azima. Azima has signed a joint development agreement with its technical collaborator AK Corp - FZCO for the development, exploration and commercial exploitation of the project. Azima says it will provide a minimum of $1.2 million in operational funding to the project over the next 12 months. ---------- Copyright 2026 Alliance News Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
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