* JOHN WOOD GROUP: John Wood Group said decided to engage with Apollo Management for a firm offer for a final buyout price of 240 pence per share.
* PAGE GROUP: Global recruiter PageGroup Plc forecast near 29% slump in its annual profit.
* QINETIQ: British defence group Qinetiq upgraded its
full-year outlook , guiding profits would come in ahead of analyst expectations.
* S4 CAPITAL: Martin Sorrell, executive chair of advertising group S4
Capital , said he had
successful keyhole surgery in February to remove a tumour.
* BARCLAYS: Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) has recommended
Barclays investors re-elect all board members at its annual meeting in
May.
* STRIKES: Nurses in England rejected offer of 5% pay rise on Friday and set
out plans for further strikes.
* DE LA RUE: British banknote printer De La Rue Plc said on Friday
chairman Kevin Loosemore resigned from role.
* GSK: British drugmaker GSK said on Saturday oral antibiotic drug
to treat uncomplicated urinary tract infections in female adults and adolescents
met main goals in late-stage trials.
* ROYAL MAIL: Britain's Royal Mail and Communication Workers Union reached
proposed agreement over pay and employment terms.
* OIL: Oil prices edged up slightly, supported by OPEC+'s plans to cut more
output, while investors eyed Chinese economic data for signs of demand recovery.
* FTSE: Britain's FTSE 100 ended higher on Friday boosted by shares of big
British banks.
* For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please click on: TODAY'S UK PAPERS > Financial Times > Other business headlines (Reporting by Hani Kollathodi in Bengaluru)
