DCC plc, the procurement, sales, marketing, distribution and business support services group, have announced their operating profit for their first quarter to June 30, 2009 was ahead of budget.

The ISEQ index of Irish shares was valued at 2,420.99 at close today, a marginal rise of 2.51 points.

DCC plc, the business support services group has acquired FindlaterGrants, the Irish wine and spirits distribution business in a deal worth €9.6m.

DCC has announced that its executive chairman, Jim Flavin, has resigned with immediate effect.

A HEARING to decide what compensation must be paid by DCC plc to fruit distributor Fyffes and institutional investors over insider dealing by DCC chief executive Jim Flavin in the sale of the DCC stake in Fyffes in early 2000 has been fixed by the High Court for June 17 next.

ISEQ listed business support services group DCC plc has acquired Carlton Fuels Limited, a north of England based oil distribution business, for an initial cash consideration of €13.3m, excluding debt.

The ISEQ index recovered well this afternoon after a miserable morning of trading to slip 54.03 points to 7363.11.

Financial stocks endured heavy losses this morning as the ISEQ index of shares fell 108.25 to 7308.89 in early trading.

Business support services group DCC plc has announced that it yesterday purchased 1,038,311 of its own shares at a price of €17.90 per share and at a total cost of €18.8m, including stamp duty and commission.

ISEQ-listed business support services company DCC has appointed a new COO.

MARKETING and distribution group DCC Plc posted a smaller-than-expected fall in half-year earnings yesterday and said it expected to nudge into double-digit earnings growth in the second half.

DCC plc has completed the acquisition of the business of Advanced Business Computing SA, a value added distributor of IT infrastructure solutions headquartered in Belgium.

The ISEQ index was down 2.84 to 6761.3 today after a quiet morning on the Dublin market.

DCC plc has announced that, following clearance from the Competition Authority in Ireland, the acquisition of Pilton Company Limited has been completed.

THE legal action by Fyffes plc alleging insider dealing in connection with the €106 million sale of the DCC stake in the fruit distributor concluded at the High Court yesterday.

A FINANCIAL markets consultant has told the High Court that information available to DCC plc chief executive Jim Flavin prior to the €106 million sale of the DCC stake in Fyffes in early 2000 would not have materially affected the price of the shares had it been generally available at that time.

THE chief financial officer of DCC has agreed before the High Court that a letter, which he had requested a Dutch director of a DCC Dutch-registered subsidiary write, gave an incorrect impression about who had suggested the calling in early February, 2000, of a boardmeeting of the Dutch subsidiary to discuss the possible sale of the DCC stake in Fyffes.

The ISEQ index of shares put a lacklustre start to the week behind it this morning as it gained 25.66 points to 6172.27 in early trading.

The ISEQ index of shares ended the day down 10.75 points to 5450.52 despite profit announcements from Thirdforce, CRH and Kerry Group today.

DCC plc has announced that, following clearance from the Competition Authority in Ireland, its Food & Beverage division has completed the acquisition of 100% of Allied Foods Limited.

DCC plc's Food & Beverage division has reached agreement, subject to the clearance of the Competition Authority in Ireland, to acquire 100% of its associate company Allied Foods Limited.

DCC announced today results in the first quarter to June 30 were ahead of budget and the company is confident it will meet market expectations for the coming year.

The ISEQ index bounced back from a bad day yesterday, climbing 17.97 to end the day at 5,418.12.

ISEQ-listed DCC plc's food and beverage division has agreed to acquire Bottle Green Limited, a UK-based wine sales and marketing business with a five per cent share of UK off-trade wine market volume.

Supply chain management services company SerCom Solutions has made two senior director level appointments.