Baltimore to leave stock market

THE stock market's doomed love affair with Baltimore Technologies will come to an end on Valentine's Day after shareholders in the former computer security company voted yesterday to delist it from the stock exchange.

But the story took a further twist as a third party walked on to the stage with news of a possible takeover bid.

Shareholders approved motions at an extraordinary general meeting to cease trading in the company's shares on the London stock exchange on February 14.