Breaking pre-market news on Wednesday,
- SAP Q4 profit falls as customers cut spending – statement.
- BBVA Q4 profit plunges 94 per cent to $44m on asset writedowns – statement.
- Tullow Oil to place new shares equal to 10 per cent of current capital -statement.
- Virgin Money announces offer for Church House Trust, Sir Brian Pitman becomes chairman – statement, FT.
- Kraft reduces number of acceptances required to fulfil the acceptance condition for Cadbury from 90 per cent to 50 per cent plus one Cadbury Share – statement.
- Punch Tavern sells eight pubs to Greene King for £15.9m – statement.
- Corporate: Britvic, Johnson Matthey, Island Oil and Gas, Vedanta Resources, Charles Stanley, WHSmith, Petroneft Resources, Greene King, International Power, Investcorp.
