Additional European Equity News - 1st September 2026
European markets saw solid earnings and buybacks from Bunzl and Aedifica, clinical advances from AstraZeneca and GSK, DHL restructuring, and UK house price gains.
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Aedifica (AED BB) - H1 2026 (EUR): Rental Income 292.3mln, +62% Y/Y; EPRA EPS 2.71, +5% Y/Y. Guides FY26 EPRA EPS at 5.35 and says that expected synergies will accelerate further, reaching a full run-rate impact of at least EUR 16mln during 2027. (Aedifica) AstraZeneca (AZN LN) - Co. announces that its Tagrisso plus Orpathys demonstrated statistically significant and highly clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival in 1st-line MET-overexpressing EGFR-mutated lung cancer. Additionally, the Co. announces that they have acquired worldwide rights to develop and commercialise Zegfrovy. Furthermore, the Co. says Enhertu has been approved in the EU for 1L HER2-positive metastatic breast cancer, based on the Destiny-Breast09 phase III trial. (AstraZeneca) Bavarian Nordic (BAVA DC) - Co. launches the first tranche of its DKK 750mln share buyback programme. The first tranche will result in DKK 250mln of share buybacks. (Bavarian Nordic) Bunzl (BNZL LN) - H1 2026 (GBP): Revenue 5.93bln (prev. 5.76bln Y/Y), Adj. Operating Profit 440.6mln (prev. 404.5mln Y/Y), Adj. EPS 0.877 (prev. 0.778 Y/Y). Raises its FY26 guidance, now sees operating margin to be broadly flat Y/Y (prev. guided slightly down Y/Y). Announces a new GBP 500mln share buyback programme. (Bunzl) DHL Group (DHL GY) - Co. says its Global Forwarding unit has acquired Uruguay's Aero Cargas; no terms disclosed. Elsewhere, the Co. announces that it has completed its corporate reorganisation. Under the reorganisation, Germany's Mail and Parcel business will continue to operate under Deutsche Post. (T21/DHL) GSK (GSK LN) - Co. announces positive phase II data for its mRNA seasonal influenza vaccine candidate and intends to start a phase III efficacy trial in September 2026. (GSK) UK Housing - Nationwide Housing Prices (Aug YY) 1.6% vs. Exp. 2.1% (Prev. 1.4%); MM 0.2% vs. Exp. 0.1% (Prev. -0.1%). (Nationwide) Veolia (VIE FP) - Co. signs 3 strategic MoUs with companies in Saudi Arabia in water technologies and hazardous waste management. (Veolia) Vodafone (VOD LN) - Co. announces that OXG, its fibre JV in Germany, will have a new shareholder. (Vodafone)
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