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• Pendragon Trading Ahead of Plan

  ReutersUK - 2009-11-17

  LONDON (Reuters UK) - Car dealer Pendragon PDG said it traded ahead of plan in the four months to October 31, with the outcome boosted by the government's "cash for bangers" scrappage scheme, good cost control and a better used car performance."We are confident that this year's results will be...

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• Pendragon warns of Pounds 30m losses

  - 2008-11-11

  The car dealership group Pendragon warned yesterday it expects to make a full-year loss of 30m as the result of a slump in sales, and the costs of a large redundancy programme. The company said the economic downturn has had a "significant impact" on new car registrations in...

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• Pendragon cuts dividend as buyers steer clear of new cars

  - 2008-08-29

  A massive slump in car sales - especially gas guzzling four- wheel-drives - has decimated the profits of the leading motor dealer Pendragon, forcing it to slash its dividend. The company sees no let-up in conditions and is predicting tough trading well into next year. Its shares, which...

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• Investors keen for news on Imperial's suitors

  - 2008-08-26

  THE WEEK AHEAD Imperial Energy, the Russia-focused oil and gas explorer and producer, is due to report interim results this week and, with up to three predators on the prowl, investors are likely to look beyond the numbers for any news about progress in the race to...

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• Pendragon axes 500 jobs and warns of slump in sales

  - 2008-07-01

  A huge drop in sales has forced Pendragon to cut 500 jobs and the country's largest car dealer said profits for the rest of this year "were difficult to predict" as inflation, particularly on the price of fuel, deprives buyers of the cash for big-ticket purchases. Sales of...

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• RBS's huge rights issue 'would end bear story'

  - 2008-04-21

  THE WEEK AHEAD All eyes will be on Royal Bank of Scotland, which is expected to unveil a record rights issue this week. The bank, which is due to hold its annual general meeting on Wednesday, will be raising capital to shore up its finances in the face...

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• Pendragon to sell more older cars

  - 2008-02-21

  BUSINESS NEWS IN BRIEF --Pendragon is shifting its focus on to selling older, cheaper, second-hand cars this year to try to cope with a downturn in consumer spending, after a 50 per cent fall in profits last year. The car dealer's chief executive, Trevor Finn, said that the...

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• Pendragon's profits hit the skids.

  - 2008-02-20

  Pendragon shares are offering a bumper 12 per cent dividend yield, but tough conditions are driving down profits. Amanda Vermeulen Car dealer Pendragon has become the latest victim of the double whammy of the credit crunch and higher interest rates, with intense ...

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• Funds Managed by Pendragon Capital LLP Acquire Securities of Northern Peru Copper Corp.

  - 2008-01-18

  LONDON, ENGLAND, Jan 18, 2008 Marketwire via COMTEX -- Pendragon Capital LLP ("Pendragon") wishes to announce that on January 17, 2008, funds managed by Pendragon acquired 875,400 common shares in the capital of Northern Peru Copper Corp. ("Northern Peru") through the facilities of the Toronto Stock...

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• Funds Managed by Pendragon Capital LLP Acquire Securities of Northern Peru Copper Corp.

  - 2008-01-15

  LONDON, ENGLAND, Jan 15, 2008 Marketwire via COMTEX -- Pendragon Capital LLP ("Pendragon") wishes to announce that on January 10, 2008, funds managed by Pendragon acquired 110,000 common shares in the capital of Northern Peru Copper Corp. ("Northern Peru") through the facilities of the Toronto Stock...

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