Aquis Stock Exchange Weekly Highlights 22/03/24

Supernova Digital Assets Plc announced the completion of its acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Hyperslot PTE Limited for a total consideration of £225,000. The Company describes Hyperslot as a Solana validator company which has a compelling thesis around the future of the SOL in the developing world, with its core thesis being that it can build the largest developing world validator network, focusing on South America, Asia and Africa. The Company already has over 1,500 of its SOL ($250,000 USD) staked on its network and is targeting a pipeline over 115,000 SOL in the near term. Read more…

Marula Mining PLC announced it has signed a long-term offtake agreement with United Kingdom based, global metals, minerals and energy commodities trading group, Fujax UK Ltd ("Fujax") for spodumene ore and concentrate from the Blesberg Lithium and Tantalum Mine located in the Northern Cape Province in the Republic of South Africa. The agreement is based on the sale and purchase of 100% of Blesberg's production of spodumene ore and concentrate to Fujax through to 31 December 2026, with a minimum of 50,000 tonnes ("t") at a grade of 6.00% lithium ("Li2O") (minimum 5.50% Li2O) to be delivered during this period and with an option to extend by a further three years thereafter. Read more…

Shepherd Neame Ltd announced results for the 26 weeks ended 23 December 2023.
Highlights
• Revenue for the half year grew by 4.3% to a record £89.0m.
• Underlying EBITDA grew by 5.2% to £12.0m.
• Underlying operating profit grew by 8.0% to £6.8m.
• Underlying profit before tax grew by 9.9% to £3.8m.

Jonathan Neame, CEO of Shepherd Neame, said: "Consumer demand has remained robust, with exceptional trade over the Christmas period. It has been a particularly strong period for our London pubs as people continue to return to their offices. We are encouraged by the performance of our recent retail developments and have a good pipeline of schemes to deliver to further improve the premium quality of the estate. We have a strong balance sheet, a well-balanced, cash generative business and a fantastic team of dedicated talent that give us confidence in our long-term prospects." Read more…

Ananda Developments plc announced that it has formed a Scientific Advisory Board ("SAB") to provide the Company with expert technical advice and guidance. The SAB will be Chaired by Professor Clive Page, a non-executive director of Ananda Developments plc. The SAB will initially comprise Professor Clive Page as Chairman, Professor Trevor Jones, Professor Marie Fallon, Professor Cherry Wainwright and Charles Morgan. Read more…

Rogue Baron PLC announced that it has received investment from a US based Institutional Investor, which has agreed to invest USD $1,000,000 directly into Rogue Baron's wholly owned US subsidiary, Shinju Spirits Inc. The USD $1,000,000 comprises USD $750,000 in cash and USD $250,000 worth of business enhancement services, which will be provided by the Investor to support the sales growth of Shinju Japanese Whisky, the Company's signature brand. Read more…

KR1 plc announced that the Company has invested a total of US$600,000 into Moondance Labs (“Tanssi”). The investment took place as part of Moondance Labs’ strategic funding round, with participation from other digital asset investors such as Scytale Digital and Arrington Capital. Read more...

Aquis Exchange PLC announced full year results to 31 December 2023, achieving another year of double-digit growth with revenue up 13% to £22.7m and profit before tax up 15% to £5.2m.

Alasdair Haynes, CEO, Aquis Exchange PLC said: “I am really pleased to announce that the Aquis Group has continued to deliver a strong performance with double digit revenue and profit growth across all divisions, despite some of the most challenging market and economic conditions we have ever seen, which have continued into the first quarter of 2024. This makes it all the more noteworthy that Aquis was able to deliver growth across all its divisions, with significant progress made on a number of strategic initiatives, including an increase in the pan-European market share of our Aquis Markets division, and a significant Technology contract secured with a central bank.“ Read more…