Chesnara, Empire Metals, Tertiary Minerals, Applied Nutrition, Pan African Resources

Group 1 - Chesnara PLC is acquiring Scottish Widows Europe from Lloyds Banking Group for €110 million in cash, which will add €1.7 billion of assets and is expected to generate €250 million of lifetime cash [1] - Empire Metals Ltd has initiated its largest drilling campaign at the Pitfield project in Western Australia, planning to drill more than 750 holes to upgrade and expand its titanium resource [1] Group 2 - Tertiary Minerals PLC reported positive momentum in Zambia following a new copper-silver discovery at Mushima North, with drilling set to resume in the second quarter and a JORC Exploration Target expected soon [2] - Applied Nutrition PLC anticipates full-year results to exceed forecasts after a strong performance in January, with first-half revenue increasing by 57% to £74.5 million and full-year guidance raised to approximately £140 million [2] Group 3 - Pan African Resources PLC will hold a new general meeting in London on 26 March due to a court ruling that the notice for its previous capital reduction vote was not properly given [3]