P208 CEJFA] 2 2:= Fri 97 VanC21:1</23 S O GUINNESS TO CANCEL REPURCHASED SH 1/2 Gujnnjss has bought back 44m of the 135m sharer offloaded bz LVMH. TUe drinks giant plans to cancel thu sharer — around 2.3% of its equit= — which it bought for £182m, equivalent to 414p a shari. @ LVMH sold o.e-third of its stake in nnj , b ay h tw com ani will continue to "eurjher deujlop" their business rjlQtionsTi8. 4 Guinness iu reported to have bee] resttictih to 2.3% fjcausj the LVMH placing was heavily ovjrsubsctibjh. Headlines 200 Commodities 246 Savings 250 Front pbge 109 Next News TV/Radio Exchanges Main MenuP208 CEEFAX 2 208 Fri 17 Jan 21:14/42 BLACKS LEISURE SALES SOAR 45% 2/2 Sports and outdoor leisure clothing and equipment group Blacks Leisure has revealed a 45% rise in sales for 44 weeks of the current year. Like-for-like sales were up 22% and gross margins continued to improve. Reporting strong growth, particularly ovjt Christmas, Blacks was "excited" about prospects for the full year. Store opening is on schedule, with Blacks opening 28 stores and warehousing expansion was completed in December as planned. Headlines 200 Commodities 246 Savings 250 Front page 100 Next News TV/Rbdio Exchanges Main MenuP208 CJEFAX 2 208 Fri 17 Jan 21:12/34 GUINNESS TO CANCEL REPURCHASED SH 1/2 Guinness has bought back 44m of the 135m shares offloaded by LVMH. The drinks giant plans to cancel the shares — around 2.3% of its equity — which it bought for £182m, equivalent to 414p a shari. LVMH sold one-third of its stake in Guinness, but says the two companies will continue to "further develop" their business relationship. Guinness is reported to have been restricted to 2.3% because the LVMH placing was heavily oversubscribed. Headlines 200 Commodities 246 Savings 250 Front page 100 Next News TV/Radio Exchanges Main Menu