ASX300 News Digest
Wagners Holding Company Provides Boral Cement Supply Agreement Update
Wagners Holding Company updated that it elected to suspend the supply of cement products to Boral following the receipt of a notice from BLD purporting to be a Pricing Notice issued...
Ausdrill Announces to Complete Refinance of $300m Revolving Credit Facilities
Ausdrill announced that it has successfully refinanced its revolving credit facilities. The Company updated that the new facilities, provided on a bilateral basis by HSBC, Standard...
Automotive Holdings Group Responds to AP Eagers Bidder's Statement
Automotive Holdings Group noted that AP Eagers has dispatched its Bidder's Statement to Company Shareholders in relation to its unsolicited and conditional takeover offer for your...
Praemium Provides March 2019 Quarterly Update
Praemium provided update for the March 2019 quarter, with key achievements of combined quarterly gross platform inflows of $744m; UK/International gross platform inflows of $234m;...
EML Payments Signs Multi-Year Agreement with bet365 for Payments Solutions for USA Gaming Customers
EML Payments announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, EML Payments USA, has entered into a multi-year agreement with Hillside (New Jersey), trading as bet365, for the provision...
Paladin Energy Responds to Market Speculation
Paladin Energy noted recent market speculation that the Company is considering an equity raising in order to fund a buy back or early redemption of its 2023 Secured Notes (Notes)....
WorleyParsons Provides Update on Acquisition of Jacobs ECR
WorleyParsons updated that it entered into a binding agreement to acquire Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.'s Energy, Chemicals and Resources division. As reported, the Company...
Paladin Energy Provides Quarterly Activities Report for Period Ending 31 March 2019
Paladin Energy provided quarterly activities report stating that concept study to optimise Langer Heinrich Mine (LHM) is in preparation for a restart decision returned positive...
Saracen Mineral Holdings Announces Sale of Mining Leases and Exploration Tenements
Saracen Mineral Holdings advised that Hawthorn Resources has entered into a binding Asset Sale and Purchase Agreement with the Company and its subsidiary Saracen Gold Mines. The...
Navitas Announces Growth of 6% in Enrolment for University Partnerships Semester One
Navitas announced on 18 April 2019, a 6% growth in student enrolments across its University Partnerships division for the first semester of calendar year 2019 (201901). The...
Downer EDI Announces Being Link Alliance Awarded Auckland City Rail Link Contract
Downer EDI announced that the Link Alliance had been selected by City Rail Link as the preferred bidder for the C3 alliance contract, the largest package of work for the NZ$4.4bn...
Woodside Petroleum Provides First Quarter for 2019 Report
Woodside Petroleum provided first quarter for 2019 report. It issued a $1,500m Rule 144A/Regulation S senior unsecured bond with a coupon of 4.50% and a term of ten years. The bond...
Kogan.com Provides April 2019 Business Update
Kogan.com advised that the business generated strong earnings growth in the March 2019 quarter, while the team continued to lay the foundation for future growth. The Company...
Fortescue Metals Group Provides Quarterly Production Report
Fortescue Metals Group provided quarterly production report. Total exploration expenditure for the March 2019 quarter was US$18m bringing year to date expenditure to US$67m. The...
HUB24 Provides Quarterly Update
HUB24 provided quarterly update. 19 new licensee agreements for the Company's platform were signed during the quarter including agreements with 2 stockbroking firms, 2 large advice...
National Australia Bank Announces Additional Costs for Customer Remediation Matters
National Australia Bank announced additional charges of $525m after tax ($749m before tax) in connection with increased provisions for its customer-related remediation program. This...
St Barbara Provides Quarterly Report
St Barbara provided quarterly report. The Total Recordable Injury Frequency Rate (TRIFR, 12month moving average) increased from 2.9 at the end of Q2 December FY 2019 to 4.1 at the...
Navigator Global Investments Provides March 2019 AUM Update
Navigator Global Investments provided the following update on Assets Under Management (AUM). The total AUM for 31 December 2018 is US$14.72bn and for 31 December 2019 is US$14.89bn....
Sydney Airport Provides Traffic Performance for March 2019
Sydney Airport provided traffic performance for March 2019. International and Domestic passenger numbers declined 3.8% and 3.4% respectively on the prior corresponding period. As...
Graincorp Provides Market Update
GrainCorp announced that its Grains business unit had experienced a disruption to grain trading conditions over the last six weeks of its half year reporting period to 31 March...
Alumina Notes Alcoa First Quarter 2019 Earnings Release
Alumina noted that Alcoa quarterly earnings release. Cash Cost Lower caustic prices partially offset by higher planned maintenance costs. The 2018 final dividend included $193.6m of...
Resolute Mining Announces Regarding New Mining Convention and Extended Mining Permit for Syama
Resolute Mining advised the Company and the Republic of Mali Government have agreed a new Mining Convention for the Syama Gold Mine (Syama). Following execution of the new Mining...
South32 Provides Quarterly Report for March 2019
South32 provided quarterly report for March 2019. Net cash increased by US$48m to US$726m despite an increase in working capital and the allocation of a further US$37m to its...
Sandfire Resources Provides March 2019 Quarterly Report Presentation
Sandfire Resources provided March 2019 quarterly report presentation. Active exploration underway targeting the next VMS discovery across the emerging Bryah Basin VMS district -...
Sandfire Resources Provides March 2019 Quarterly Report
Sandfire Resources provided March 2019 quarterly report. Company cash on hand as at 31 March 2019 totalled $183.5m (unaudited). Group cash on hand as at 31 March 2019 totalled...
Galaxy Resources Provides Quarterly Report
Galaxy Resources reported to shareholders its activities for the quarter ended 31 March 2019. It had US$285.3m in cash and liquid assets at 31 March 2019 and zero debt. During the...
Galaxy Resources Provides Sal De Vida Update
Galaxy Resources provided an update on development activities for the Sal de Vida Project in Argentina. The Company and JP Morgan conducted a comprehensive evaluation of strategic...
Amcor Announces Pro-Rata Dividend Payment Prior to Completion of Bemis Transaction
Amcor announced a pro-rata FY 2019 final dividend of 12.0 US cps, to cover the March 2019 quarter. New Amcor (Amcor plc) will declare its inaugural quarterly dividend for the June...
Amcor announced an unfranked dividend of 12 cps for the period of one quarter ending 31 March 2019, with a record date of 29 April 2019 and a payment date of 13 May 2019. The...
Trade Me Group Advises on Removal from the SP/ASX 200 Index
Trade Me Group advised that Samp;P Dow Jones Indices announced on 17 April 2019, that it will remove Trade Me Group (XASX: TME) from the Samp;P/ASX 200, as a result of the scheme of...
MYOB Group Announces Scheme Meeting Results
MYOB Group announced that at a meeting held in Sydney earlier on 17 April 2019, the scheme of arrangement (Scheme) pursuant to which MYOB will be acquired by an affiliate of...
G8 Education Provides Chairman's And CEO's Addresses to AGM
G8 Education provided Chairman's and CEO's addresses to the Company's AGM. It reported that in terms of network growth, in 2018 the Company acquired 16 early education centres and...
Santos Provides 2019 First Quarter Activities Report
Santos provided quarterly activities report for the quarter ended 31 March 2019. It reported that the first quarter production of 18.4mmboe was a record for the Company and 33%...
Challenger Reports Third Quarter Results
Challenger reported third quarter results, with total assets under management (AUM) increasing by 4% ($3bn) to $81bn, driven by the rebound in investment markets. Total Life net...
Megaport Provides a Global Market Update
Megaport reported quarterly Key Performance Indicators to 31 March 2019 and provided a global market update. In 3Q FY 2019, the Company continued to expand its Network footprint to...
DuluxGroup Provides Update on Scheme Implementation Deed with Nippon Paint
DuluxGroup announced that the Company and Nippon Paint have entered into the Scheme Implementation Deed. The parties have agreed that Nippon Paint will acquire the Company by means...
Spark Infrastructure Group Provides Investor Presentation on Acquisition of Bomen Solar Farm
Spark Infrastructure Group provided investor presentation on Acquisition of Bomen Solar Farm. It reported acquisition of 100% interest in the 120MWDC/100MWACBomen Solar Farm, with...
Spark Infrastructure Group Acquires Bomen Solar Farm in NSW
Spark Infrastructure Group announced that it has acquired a 100% interest in the 120MWDC/100MWAC Bomen Solar Farm (Bomen) from Renew Estate. Bomen is strategically located in 10km...
DuluxGroup Recommends Acquisition Proposal by Nippon Paint
DuluxGroup announced that it has entered into a Scheme Implementation Deed (SID) with Nippon, under which Nippon proposes to acquire 100% of the Company shares for $9.80 by way of a...
Orocobre Provides Quarterly Activities Report for the Period Ended 31 March 2019
Orocobre provided quarterly activities report for the quarter ended 31 March 2019. It reported that the quarterly sales revenue was US$33.4m, up 4% QoQ with a realised average price...
Brambles Provides FY 2019 Third Quarter Trading Update
Brambles reported sales revenue from continuing operations of US$3,409.0m for the first nine months of the fiscal year ending 30 June 2019 (FY 2019), up 7% on the pcp at constant FX...
BHP Group Provides Quarterly Report for the Period Ended 31 March 2019
BHP Group provided quarterly activities report for the quarter ended 31 March 2019. It reported that production guidance for the 2019 financial year remains unchanged for petroleum,...
Evolution Mining Releases Annual Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves Statement
Evolution Mining released its annual Mineral Resources and Ore Reserves (MROR) estimates as at 31 December 2018. The Company remains committed to operating a sustainable business...
Senex Energy Agrees Domestic Gas Supply Contract with CSR
Senex Energy announced it had agreed a domestic gas sales agreement for up to 3.25 PJ of natural gas with south-east Qld manufacturer CSR. The agreement represents the first...
Gold Road Resources Provides Gruyere Gold Project Update
Gold Road Resources provided an update on construction and commissioning progress for the Gruyere Gold Project (Gruyere), which is being developed as a 50:50 JV 200km east of...
Saracen Mineral Holdings Provides Quarterly Activities Presentation
Saracen Mineral Holdings provided quarterly activities presentation. It reported quarterly gold production of 89,208oz at AISC of A$1,035/oz. 7 year production outlook, and...
Saracen Mineral Holdings Provides Quarterly Report for the Period Ended 31 March 2019
Saracen Mineral Holdings provided quarterly activities report for the quarter ended 31 March 2019. It reported that the record quarterly gold production of 89,208oz at AISC of...
Healthscope Announces Booklet Registered with ASIC
Healthscope provided a transaction booklet stating a proposal by Brookfield to acquire all shares in the Company by way of Scheme of Arrangement and a simultaneous Takeover Offer....
Healthscope Announces Court Approves Convening of Scheme Meeting on 22 May 2019
Healthscope announced that the Federal Court has ordered a meeting of shareholders to consider and vote on the previously announced scheme of arrangement under which an entity...
Origin Energy Announces Standard and Poors Credit Rating Upgrade
Origin Energy noted the decision by Standard amp; Poor's Global Ratings (Samp;P) to upgrade its long-term senior unsecured credit rating for the Company to BBB (stable) from BBB-...
Senex Energy Announces Being Awarded Major Surat Basin Drilling Contract
Senex Energy announced that it will start its Surat Basin natural gas drilling program after contracting experienced oil and gas services provider Easternwell. Over the past 12...
Aurelia Metals Provides Peak Exploration Update
Aurelia Metals provided update on recent exploration drilling at Peak Gold Mines. The Company announced in late-February 2019 that it had completed a 19-hole resource extension and...
Santos Announces Corvus-2 Appraisal Well Discovers Important Offshore Resource
Santos announced the successful appraisal of the Corvus field, with Corvus-2 confirming a gas resource in the Carnarvon Basin, offshore WA. The well, located in petroleum permit...
Starpharma Holdings Announces Launch of VivaGel BV in Australia
Starpharma Holdings announced that VivaGel BV has been officially launched in Australia by Aspen Pharmacare (Aspen) as Fleurstat BVgel. The product has undergone distribution across...
Oil Search Provides Quarterly Report for the Period Ended 31 March 2019
Oil Search provided quarterly activities report for the quarter ended 31 March 2019. It reported that in early April 2019, a Gas Agreement was signed between the PRL 15 JV and the...
Blackmores Provides Investor Briefing on Third Quarter Results
Blackmores provided investor briefing on third quarter results. It reported revenue of $141m, down 4% compared to pcp. The softening sales in the quarter due to a deliberate move to...
Cochlear Announces Launch of Nucleus Profile Plus Implant
Cochlear announced the launch of the Nucleus Profile Plus Series cochlear implant, designed for routine 1.5 and 3 Tesla magnetic resonance imaging scans without the need to remove...
Kidman Resources Provides March 2019 Quarterly Activities Report
Kidman Resources provided quarterly activities report for the quarter ended 31 March 2019. It reported that during the first quarter of 2019, the Company continued to advance the...
Blackmores Announces FY 2019 Third Quarter Results
Blackmores announced FY 2019 third quarter results. It reported profit for the first nine months of $44m, down 14% compared to the pcp, with revenue of $460m, up 6% on pcp. Profit...
Rio Tinto Releases First Quarter Production Results
Rio Tinto released first quarter production results. It reported that Pilbara iron ore shipments of 69.1Mt in the first quarter were 14% lower than the first quarter of 2018. 2019...
Transurban Releases March Quarter 2019 Update
Transurban released its March quarter 2019 update. During the period, Average Daily Traffic (ADT) increased by 2.3%, with growth achieved across all markets. Progress has continued...
Lynas Provides Quarterly Report for the Period Ended 31 March 2019
Lynas provided quarterly activities report for the quarter ended 31 March 2019. It reported the invoiced sales revenue of A$101.3m, up 26.8% on prior quarter. The closing cash...
CIMIC Group Provides Analyst and Investor Presentation on 1Q Results 2019
CIMIC Group provided analyst and investor presentation on 1Q results 2019. It reported revenue of $3.4bn up 6% YOY, with positive performances across all Operating Companies. The...
CIMIC Group Provides Results for Three Months to 31 March 2019
CIMIC Group announced substantial increases in cash flow, net cash and work in hand for the three months to 31 March 2019, delivering sustainable returns and cash-backed profit. The...
Perseus Mining Provides Quarterly Report for the Period Ended 31 March 2019
Perseus Mining provided quarterly activities report for the quarter ended 31 March 2019. It reported that the gold production of 67,144oz was within 1.5% of the December 2018...