Financial Times Royal Mail stake sale raises £750mFinancial TimesShares in Royal Mail fell almost 4 per cent on Thursday after the UK government said it had raised £750m from the sale of half of its remaining 30 per cent stake in the company. Banks led by JPMorgan, Bank of America …
Read More »Britain Raises $1.16 Billion in Sale of Royal Mail Shares – New York Times
Mirror.co.uk Britain Raises $1.16 Billion in Sale of Royal Mail SharesNew York TimesLONDON — The British government said on Thursday that it had raised 750 million pounds, or about $1.16 billion, in a sale of half of its remaining stake in Royal Mail, the operator of Britain's postal service. The …
Read More »Fury as £750m Royal Mail shares sold overnight to City fatcats with no offer … – Mirror.co.uk
Mirror.co.uk Fury as £750m Royal Mail shares sold overnight to City fatcats with no offer …Mirror.co.uk"It's disgraceful the Government is rushing to dump its stake in Royal Mail to City speculators without giving ordinary investors a look in," he said. "The Government does not seem to have learnt the lessons …
Read More »Government to sell 15pc of Royal Mail overnight – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Government to sell 15pc of Royal Mail overnightTelegraph.co.uk"Thanks to them, Royal Mail's share price has risen; so we're going to give more of the shares to the staff. "Tomorrow [Thursday] we will announce more details of that, and how much of our stake we have sold.” The Chancellor revealed …
Read More »Royal Mail to roll out Zebra 2D scanning PDAs – TameBay
PR Newswire (press release) Royal Mail to roll out Zebra 2D scanning PDAsTameBaySignatures can be obtained via finger, gloved finger or stylus and the inbuilt scanner can capture 1-D and 2-D barcodes (Royal Mail are now rolling out 2D barcodes). As you'd expect for a device to be used by …
Read More »Government sells half of its remaining Royal Mail shares – BBC News
Andover Advertiser Government sells half of its remaining Royal Mail sharesBBC NewsThe government has sold half of its remaining 30% stake in Royal Mail, raising another £750m for the Exchequer. Postal workers will receive a 1% stake in the company worth about £50m, in addition to the 10% given to …
Read More »Royal Mail shares likely to be priced at 500 pence each -source – Reuters UK
The Star Royal Mail shares likely to be priced at 500 pence each -sourceReuters UKThe British government announced on Wednesday that it would sell half of its remaining stake in Royal Mail, leaving it with about 15 percent of the postal service that was wholly state owned until 2013. (Reporting …
Read More »Dylan Thomas stamp to feature on postboxes to celebrate Royal Mail anniversary – South Wales Evening Post
South Wales Evening Post Dylan Thomas stamp to feature on postboxes to celebrate Royal Mail anniversarySouth Wales Evening PostSTAMPS featuring Welsh icons are set to appear on postboxes across Wales, to celebrate the Royal Mail's 50th anniversary of its Special Stamp programme. The Wales Millennium Centre and Dylan Thomas are …
Read More »Broker Spotlight – Royal Mail, RBS, Sainsbury, FirstGroup, Majestic Wines – Proactive Investors UK
Broker Spotlight – Royal Mail, RBS, Sainsbury, FirstGroup, Majestic WinesProactive Investors UKIs it a case of good riddance? As George Osborne's plans to sell the government's holdings in Royal Bank of Scotland (LON:RBS) and Royal Mail (LON:RMG) are confirmed, JP Morgan Cazenove is upgrading its rating of the latter to …
Read More »UK government raise 750 mln pounds from Royal Mail stake sale – Reuters
UK government raise 750 mln pounds from Royal Mail stake saleReutersIn a speech on Wednesday, Finance Minister George Osborne said the government would also award up to 1 percent more of Royal Mail's shares to staff, after giving them 10 percent of the 500-year old postal operator in 2013. ($1 …
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