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| 2015 | Thorntons : Ferrero says take-up of offer on Thorntons at 75 percent | RE |
| 2015 | Ferrero to buy UK chocolate maker Thorntons for 112 million pounds | RE |
(Reuters) - British chocolate maker Thorntons Plc posted a 47 percent rise in half-year profit after its seasonal confectionery sold better than the company expected over the Christmas holiday season.
Adjusted pretax profit jumped to 7.2 million pounds in the 28 weeks ended January 11 from 4.9 million pounds a year earlier.
Revenue rose 4.5 percent to 139.7 million pounds.
Thorntons' shares closed at 153.50 pence on Friday on the London Stock Exchange.
(Reporting by Aastha Agnihotri in Bangalore; Editing by Robin Paxton)
| 1st Jan change | Capi. | |
|---|---|---|
| +3.73% | 26.95B | |
| +7.47% | 9.23B | |
| -8.81% | 2.12B | |
| -0.57% | 1.51B | |
| +55.19% | 704M | |
| -4.64% | 461M | |
| -20.54% | 401M | |
| -0.90% | 224M | |
| -13.33% | 209M |
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