ASX300 News Digest
Aventus Retail Property Fund Announces Distribution of 4.07C Per Unit for Quarter Ended 30 June 2018
Aventus Retail Property Fund announced distribution of 4.07c per unit for the quarter ended 30 June 2018. The record date of the distribution is 29 June 2018 and payment date is 31...
BWX Announces Bain Proposal and Strategic Review Update
BWX announced that further to its previous announcements in relation to the unsolicited preliminary, non-binding, indicative and conditional proposal from John Humble, Aaron Findlay...
National Storage REIT Announces Completion of Debt Refinance
National Storage REIT announced that it has negotiated terms for the refinancing of its debt facilities. The existing club banking arrangement continued with all existing financiers...
Dexus Prop Announces Settlement of 140 George Street Parramatta
Dexus Prop announced that it had settled on the sale of the trading opportunity at 140 George Street, Parramatta to the Dexus Office Partnership. The Company had previously...
Credit Corp Group Responses to Anonymous Report
Credit Corp Group responded to an anonymous report stating that the ASIC has defined a "payday loan" in its report R426 published in March 2015 as a Small Amount Credit Contract...
Cochlear Announces Release of Nucleus Smart App for Android
Cochlear announced the release of the Nucleus Smart App for Android offering greater connectivity for people with a Nucleus 7 Sound Processor. The Company updated that users can...
BWP Trust announced an unfranked dividend of 9 cps for the period of period of six months ending 30 June 2018, with a record date of 29 June 2018 and a payment date of 24 August...
Ama Group Announces ATO Decision Means Blackstone Acquisition Will Not Proceed
AMA Group advised that it has received a formal response from the Deputy Commissioner of Taxation refusing its request for a Ruling for Demerger Relief. This ruling was required in...
Growthpoint Properties Australia Provides FY 2018 Guidance, Declared Distribution and DRP
Growthpoint Properties Australia advised that FFO per security for FY 2018 is expected to be at least 24.7c per stapled security. Based on the FY 2018 distribution of 22.2c per...
HT&E Announces Proposal Received to Acquire Adshel
HTamp;E confirmed that it has received a revised proposal from APN Outdoor Group to acquire 100% of its out-of home division, Adshel (Revised Proposal). The Revised Proposal...
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Announces to Increase Share Buy-Back by $1.5bn to $3bn
Australia amp; New Zealand Banking Group announced that it will increase its current on-market share buy-back, commenced on 15 January 2018, by a further $1.5bn to a total of $3bn....
Hansen Technologies Provides FY 2018 Trading Update
Hansen Technologies provided an update on expected earnings for the year to 30 June 2018 (FY 2018) as well as a preliminary outlook for the year to 30 June 2019 (FY 2019). For FY...
Maca Announces Regarding Termination of Tucano Mining Contract
MACA advised that it has mutually agreed with Beadell Resources to the termination of the mining services contract at Tucano in Brazil. The effective date of the termination is 21...
Centuria Industrial REIT Announces Dividend
Centuria Industrial REIT announced an unfranked dividend of 4.85 cps for the period of one quarter ending 30 June 2018, with a record date of 29 June 2018 and a payment date of 27...
Centuria Industrial REIT Announces June 2018 Distribution Declaration
Centuria Industrial REIT noted that Centuria Property Funds No. 2 (CPF2L), as Responsible Entity of the Company confirms that the distribution for the quarter ending 30 June 2018...
CIMIC Group Announces Thiess Being Awarded $225m Contract
CIMIC Group announced that Thiess, has been awarded a A$225 m contract with BHP Nickel West to provide mining services at the Rocky's Reward nickel mine in WA. The 34-month contract...
Bravura Solutions Signs Long-Term Contract with Legal General Investment Management
Bravura Solutions announced that Legal amp; General (Unit Trust Managers) (UTM) has signed a long-term contract for the implementation of the Sonata platform. UTM delegates...
Bravura Solutions Signs Long-Term Contract with Legal General Investment Management
Bravura Solutions announced that Legal amp; General (Unit Trust Managers) (UTM) has signed a long-term contract for the implementation of the Sonata platform. UTM delegates...
GPT Group announced an unfranked dividend of 12.61 cps for the period of six months ending 30 June 2018, with a record date of 29 June 2018 and a payment date of 31 August 2018. The...
Gateway Lifestyle Group Announces Regarding 2H 2018 Estimated Distribution and Suspension of DRP
Gateway Lifestyle Group announced an estimated distribution for the six-month period to 30 June 2018 (2H 2018) of 5.35c per stapled security. The Record Date for determining...
Aveo Group Upgrades EPS Guidance to 21.6cps
Aveo Group upgraded its FY 2018 earnings. The underlying EPS are expected to increase from previous guidance of 20.4 cents per security (cps) to 21.6 cps due to higher than expected...
Gateway Lifestyle Group Announces Dividend
Gateway Lifestyle Group announced an unfranked dividend of 5.35 cps for the period of six months ending 30 June 2018, with a record date of 29 June 2018 and a payment date of 28...
Aveo Group announced an unfranked dividend of 9 cps for the period of twelve months ending 30 June 2018, with a record date of 29 June 2018 and a payment date of 28 September 2018....
Stockland Announces Estimated Distribution For FY 2018
Stockland announced an estimated distribution for the six months to 30 June 2018 of 13.5c per Ordinary Stapled Security. This equates to a full year distribution payment of 26.5c...
APN Outdoor Group Announces Proposal to Acquire Adshel
APN Outdoor Group advised that it has submitted a revised proposal (the Proposal) to acquire 100% of the Adshel businesses in Australia and NZ, from HTamp;E. An acquisition of...
Propertylink Group Announces Regarding Distribution Details for the Six Months to 30 June 2018
Propertylink Group announced an estimated distribution of 3.7c per stapled security for the six months to 30 June 2018. Taking into account the distribution of 3.6c per stapled...
Abacus Property Group Announces Distribution of A$0.0900 for Six Months Ended 30 June 2018
Abacus Property Group announced distribution of A$0.0900 for a period of six months ended 30 June 2018. The record date of the distribution is 29 June 2018 and payment date is 31...
National Storage REIT Announces Distribution of A$0.0490 for Six Months Ended 30 June 2018
National Storage REIT announced distribution of A$0.0490 for a period of six months ended 30 June 2018. The record date of the distribution is 29 June 2018 and payment date is 29...
Credit Corp Group Trading Halted, Pending Company Announcement
The securities of Credit Corp Group will be placed in trading halt at the request of the Company, pending the release of an announcement by the Company. Unless ASX decides...
WorleyParsons Announces Regarding Chevron Australia Awards Extension for Brownfield Services
WorleyParsons noted that Chevron Australia has awarded the Company a contract extension to provide services to support the assets of Chevron's Australasian Strategic Business Unit....
Mesoblast Provides Key Day 100 Survival Results in P3 GvHD Trial
Mesoblast announced key Day 100 survival outcomes of its Phase 3 trial for remestemcel-L, an allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell product candidate, in children with steroid refractory...
Gateway Lifestyle Group advised that on 21 June 2018 it received a confidential, indicative and non-binding proposal from Brookfield Property Group to acquire 100% of the issued...
NRW Holdings Announces Regarding Extension of Isaac Plains East Contract
NRW Holdings announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Golding Contractors has reached agreement with Stanmore Coal to commence production at Isaac Plains East in July 2018. The...
NRW Holdings Announces Regarding Extension of Isaac Plains East Contract
NRW Holdings announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Golding Contractors has reached agreement with Stanmore Coal to commence production at Isaac Plains East in July 2018. The...
NRW Holdings Announces Regarding Extension of Isaac Plains East Contract
NRW Holdings announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Golding Contractors has reached agreement with Stanmore Coal to commence production at Isaac Plains East in July 2018. The...
Wisetech Global Acquires US Parcel Shipping TMS Provider, Pierbridge
WiseTech Global announced the acquisition of Pierbridge, a parcel shipping transportation management solution (TMS) provider to medium and large enterprises in the US. The purchase...
Hotel Property Investments announced an expected distribution of 9.8c per stapled security for the half year ending 30 June 2018. The tax components of the distribution will be...
Pilbara Minerals Announces First Concentrates Produced at Pilgangoora Project
Pilbara Minerals advised that it has produced the first concentrates at its 100%-owned Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Project in WA. The successful production of the initial spodumene...
Ramsay Health Care Provides Update on UK Non-cash Provisioning and FY 2018 Guidance
Ramsay Health Care announced that it has recently undertaken a review of the carrying value of its assets. Given the performance of its UK hospitals in the current challenging...
Bellamy's Australia Announces New Arrangements to Increase Australian Organic Milk Supply
Bellamy's Australia announced three new strategic arrangements to increase the volume of Australian organic milk used in the production of its infant formula products. It is...
Propertylink Group Announces Valuation Gains Deliver Increase to NTA
Propertylink Group announced the result of valuations undertaken across the wholly owned industrial portfolio and investment management platform as at 30 June 2018. All 30...
APN Outdoor Group Announces Unsolicited and Conditional Acquisition Proposal Received
APN Outdoor Group announced that it has received an unsolicited, non-binding and conditional acquisition proposal from JCDecaux SA (JCD) to acquire 100% of the issued share capital...
AMP Announces David Murray to Commence as Chairman
AMP announced that David Murray AO will commence as Chairman of its Board of Directors, effective immediately. Mr. Murray agreed to accept the chairmanship on 4 May 2018. Following...
Woolworths Group Provides Update on Sale of Petrol Business to BP
Woolworths Group announced that it has been notified by BP Australia that BP will not continue with the proposed purchase of the Petrol business as announced on 28 December 2016. As...
Fletcher Building Provides Strategy Presentation
Fletcher Building provided strategy presentation. The Company is Continuing to manage multiple platforms across multiple geographies from a capital and capability perspective was...
Fletcher Building Confirms Strategy and Operating Model
Fletcher Building confirmed its strategy, which is designed to improve financial and operating performance by focusing its portfolio on the NZ and Australian markets and introducing...
Centuria Metropolitan Reit Announces June 2018 Distribution Declaration
Centuria Metropolitan Reit announced that the quarterly distribution for June 2018 will be 4.525c per security. The total distribution for FY18 will be 18.1c per security, in...
Newcrest Mining Announces Proceeds from Cadia Insurance Settlement of US$155m
Newcrest Mining announced that it has settled its insurance claim with the Company's insurers in relation to the 14 April 2017 seismic event at the Cadia operation. The Company...
Centuria Metropolitan Reit Announces Divestment of 3 Carlingford Road, Epping, NSW
Centuria Metropolitan Reit announced that following an on-market Expressions of Interest campaign it has exchanged unconditional contracts for the sale of 3 Carlingford Road,...
Mineral Resources Advises on Atlas Iron - Redstone Offer
Mineral Resources advised on the offer to be made by Redstone Corporation Pty to acquire all of the ordinary shares of Atlas Iron at a price of 4.2c cash per Atlas share (Redstone...
Hotel Property Investments Announces to Appoint Mr Donald Smith as CEO and MD
Hotel Property Investments announced the appointment of Mr Donald Smith as CEO amp; MD, effective 1 October 2018. The Company updated that Con has more than 20 years' property and...
Folkestone Education Trust Announces Dividend of A$0.03775 for the Quarter Ending 30 June 2018
Folkestone Education Trust announced an unfranked dividend of A$0.03775 for the quarter ending 30 June 2018 with a payment date of 20 July 2018 and record date of 29 June 2018. The...
Caltex Australia Provides Unaudited 1H 2018 Profit Guidance
Caltex Australia advised of a correction to the announcement dated 12 June 2018, which discussed the unaudited 1H 2018 profit guidance. As part of this release, the Company stated...
Sydney Airport Provides Traffic Performance for May 2018
Sydney Airport provided traffic performance for May 2018. The passenger growth has remained solid, increasing 2.6% during the month of May 2018 compared to the prior corresponding...
Growthpoint Properties Australia Announces Commencement of New Office Development in Richmond, Vic
Growthpoint Properties Australia announced the commencement of a new office development at the Botanicca Corporate Park in Richmond, Vic. The new development will comprise 19,300...
Northern Star Resources Hits 600,000ozpa Production Target
Northern Star Resources announced that the Company hit its production rate target of 600,000ozpa. Production for the June 2018 quarter to date is 150,000oz. This takes the total for...
OceanaGold Increases 2018 Production Guidance
OceanaGold announced that is has increased its 2018 consolidated gold production guidance on the back of strong operating performance and improvements to the mine plan at the...
Telstra Provides Presentation with Regards to Update
Telstra provided presentation. The Company is to set a new benchmark of trust with its customers. By 30 June 2019 customers will experience a radically simplified, fully- digital...
Telstra Sets New Strategy to Improve Customer Experience, Simplify Structure and Cut Costs
Telstra announced a new strategy to lead the Australian market by simplifying its operations and product set, improving customer experience and reducing its cost base. The strategy...
Tabcorp Holdings Advises on Racing Product Fees
Tabcorp Holdings advised of new race fields fee rates set by Racing Victoria for wagering on Victorian thoroughbred racing from 1 July 2018 and proposed new racing bets levy rates...
Charter Hall Long Wale REIT Announces Distribution of A$0.0680 for Quarter Ended 30 June 2018
Charter Hall Long Wale REIT announced distribution of A$0.0680 for the quarter ended 30 June 2018. The record date of the distribution is 29 June 2018 and payment date is 14 August...
Ardent Leisure Group Announces Distribution of A$0.0650 for Six Months Ended 26 June 2018
Ardent Leisure Group announced a distribution of A$0.0650 for a period of six months ended 26 June 2018. The record date of the distribution is 26 June 2018 and payment date is 31...
Dexus Prop Announces Distribution for Six months Ending 30 June 2018
Dexus Prop announced that the distribution amount for the six months ending 30 June 2018 is 24.1c per stapled security. Considering the distribution of 23.7c per stapled security...
Dexus Prop Announces Higher Market Rents Contribute to Valuation Uplift
Dexus Prop announced that 99 of its 103 assets, comprising 44 office and 55 industrial properties have been externally valued as at 30 June 2018. The external independent valuations...
Monadelphous Group Announces Zenviron Secures Lal Lal Wind Farm Contract
Monadelphous Group announced Zenviron secures lal lal wind farm contract. Zenviron is a full-service balance-of-plant contractor providing engineering, procurement and construction...
Arena REIT announced an unfranked dividend of 3.2 cps for the period of one quarter ending 30 June 2018, with a record date of 29 June 2018 and a payment date of 9 August 2018. The...
Arena REIT Announces a Distribution for the Quarter Ending 30 June 2018
Arena REIT announced a distribution for the quarter ending 30 June 2018 of 3.20c per stapled security. The distribution is in line with its previously announced FY 2018 distribution...
Charter Hall Group Announces 30 June 2018 Half Year Distribution
Charter Hall Group noted that Charter Hall Funds Management as responsible entity for Charter Hall Property Trust and the Company is to announce a distribution of 16.2 cents per...
Charter Hall Group Announces Dividend
Charter Hall Group announced a franked dividend of 16.2 cps for the period of six months ending 30 June 2018, with a record date of 29 June 2018 and a payment date of 31 August...
Brickworks Provides Analyst Presentation and Site Tour
Brickworks provided analyst presentation and site tour. It has a diversified corporate structure that has provided stability of earnings and steady asset growth over the long term....
Insurance Australia Group Announces Regarding Sale of Operations in Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam
Insurance Australia Group announced that it has entered into a sale agreement with Tokio Marine amp; Nichido Fire Insurance. (Tokio Marine) for its operations in Thailand and...
Syrah Resources Provides Balama Production Update
Syrah Resources advised that its Balama Graphite Operation has continued progress on ramp up and optimisation throughout Q2 2018. Reagent dosing and the secondary grinding circuit...
CYBG Provides Investor Presentation
CYBG provided investor presentation stating a recommended all-share offer of 1.2125 new Company's shares per Virgin Money share. The ownership split will be 62% to existing...
CYBG Agrees Terms of Recommended All-share Offer for Virgin Money
CYBG and Virgin Money Holdings (UK) announced that they have agreed the terms of a recommended all-share offer to be made by the Company for Virgin Money to create the UK's first...
Altura Mining Provides Commissioning and First Shipment Update
Altura Mining provided a further update on commissioning as it moves closer to first production from its 100% owned flagship Altura Lithium Project. Following the successful start...
Santos announced further progress on the front-end engineering and design (FEED) phase of the Barossa offshore project with the award of three major engineering contracts. The...
Investa Office Fund Announces Dividend
Investa Office Fund announced an unfranked dividend of 10.15 cps for the period of six months ending 30 June 2018, with a record date of 29 June 2018 and a payment date of 27 August...
GDI Property Group Announces Dividend
GDI Property Group announced an unfranked dividend of 3.87 cps for the period of six months ending 30 June 2018, with a record date of 29 June 2018 and a payment date of 27 August...
Investa Office Fund Announces Regarding Distribution for the Six Months to 30 June 2018
Investa Office Fund noted that Investa Listed Funds Management as responsible entity of the Company announce the distribution for the six months ending 30 June 2018 will be 10.15c...
South32 Announces to Acquire Arizona Mining In Agreed All Cash Offer
South32 advised that the Company and Arizona Mining announced that they have entered into an agreement for the Company to acquire the remaining 83% of issued and outstanding shares...
Senex Energy Partners with Jemena to Bring Project Atlas Gas to the Domestic Market in Late 2019
Senex Energy announced that it has executed agreements with major infrastructure operator Jemena to partner on the accelerated development of Project Atlas. Following the successful...
Pilbara Minerals Announces Regarding First Shipment of Direct Shipping Ore From Pilgangoora
Pilbara Minerals announced that the first shipment of Direct Shipping Ore (DSO) from the Company's 100%-owned Pilgangoora Lithium-Tantalum Project in WA set sail from Port Hedland...
Ausdrill Announces Regarding Appointment of New MD and CEO
Ausdrill announced that, after an extensive international search, it has appointed highly experienced mining services executive Mark Norwell as the Company's new MD an CEO. Mr....
Liquefied Natural Gas Announces Regarding Extension of Contract
Liquefied Natural Gas announced that it has extended the validity period of its current binding engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract with KSJV (a KBR - SKEamp;C...
CIMIC Group Announces Visionstream Awarded Fibre to the Curb Services for NBN
CIMIC Group announced that Visionstream, a services provider to the telecommunications industry, has been awarded new packages of work to deliver Australia's National Broadband...
Mineral Resources Provides Wodgina Project Update
Mineral Resources advised that the construction of the new crushing plant and spodumene concentrate beneficiation plant that the Company will build, own and operate under a life of...
InvoCare Announces Acquisition of Hope Sons Funerals and Whitestone Funerals
InvoCare announced that it has entered into an unconditional sales agreement to acquire the business and assets of Hope amp; Sons Funeral Directors based in Dunedin, NZ and a...
Woodside Petroleum Commences Train 2 LNG Production
Woodside Petroleum announced that the Wheatstone Project has commenced liquefied natural gas (LNG) production from Train 2 at its onshore facility near Onslow, WA. Wheatstone's two...
Cooper Energy Provides Sole Weather Report
Cooper Energy advised the Bureau of Meteorology has forecast weather conditions outside operating limits for the forthcoming weekend. In such weather conditions safe operations of...
CIMIC Group Announces CPB Contractors Wins $260m Mining Infrastructure Works
CIMIC Group announced that CPB Contractors, has been selected by BHP Iron Ore to deliver the construction of bulk earthworks, concrete and underground services for the South Flank...
BHP Billiton Approves South Flank project
BHP Billiton approved US$2.9bn (Company's share; US$3.4bn 100%) in capital expenditure for the South Flank project in the central Pilbara, WA. The South Flank project expands the...