-- 埃尼集團(Eni)旗下子公司Plenitude已完成對ACEA集團旗下Acea Energia公司100%股權以及母公司持有的Umbria Energy公司50%股權的收購，交易金額約為5億歐元（約合5.858億美元），此次收購使其在意大利獲得了約120萬億客戶。 兩家公司週五在一份聲明中表示，收購價格基於4.48億歐元的企業價值，並根據截至2024年12月31日的淨現金以及其他標準財務調整進行了調整，其中包括向ACEA支付的8200萬歐元股息。 該交易已獲得監管機構批准，並包含一項最高可達1億歐元的業績獎勵條款，如果ACEA在2027年年中達到某些營運目標，則Plenitude將向ACEA支付該款項。 兩家公司表示，被歸類為「弱勢族群」的客戶不在此次出售範圍內，將繼續由ACEA提供服務。
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Bank of Queensland (ASX:BOQ) reported Wednesday fiscal first-half cash earnings of AU$0.253 per share, down from AU$0.264 a year earlier.Analysts polled by FactSet expected earnings of AU$0.26.Revenue from ordinary activities for the six months ended Feb. 28 was AU$835 million, compared with AU$802 million a year earlier.Analysts surveyed by FactSet expected AU$839 million.The company has maintained its common equity tier 1 management target range at 10.25% to 10.75%, along with an unchanged dividend payout ratio target of 60% to 75% of cash earnings, while also keeping its cost guidance steady and continuing to expect cost growth from 2025 to 2026 to remain below the rate of inflation.The board declared an interim dividend of AU$0.20 per share, up from AU$0.18 a year earlier, payable May 27 to shareholders on record as of May 5.
Carnaby Resources (ASX:CNB) continues to be undervalued relative to its peers and given its production potential, Euroz Hartleys said in a Tuesday note, adding that the market may have missed a near-term production opportunity.The company has commenced a roughly 3,000 meters reverse circulation drilling program at its Greater Duchess copper gold project in Queensland, targeting extensions of high-priority mineralization at the Trekelano deposit.In addition, more assay results from a recently completed diamond drilling program are also pending, providing near-term news flow alongside the current drilling program, the equity research firm said.Leveraging its binding tolling and offtake deals with Glencore provides a low capital pathway to first production for Carnaby, and the first three years of production on Euroz Hartleys' modeling should come from lower-risk open pit reserves in the Trekelano, Mt Hope and Lady Fanny operations, it said.The equity research firm maintain a speculative buy recommendation on the stock with a price target of AU$0.96.
South32 (ASX:S32) reported a 1% increase in alumina production year-to-date to March, helped by record production in its Brazil Alumina segment, according to a Wednesday filing with the Australian bourse.Aluminium production was mostly flat during the period, as its Hillside Aluminium smelter continued to evaluate its maximum technical capacity.Sierra Gorda, a Chile-based copper mine in which South32 holds a 45% stake, delivered a record quarterly distribution of $135 million to the company.South32 said its annual production guidance remained on track for all operations, apart from Australia Manganese, where the fiscal 2026 production outlook was cut by 6% to 3,000 kilo wet metric tonnes due to elevated site water levels and heavy rainfall following Tropical Cyclone Narelle.