Preliminary Results, Executive Team Restructuring, Strategic Agreement, and Voting Rights Disclosure - Analyst Notes on Carphone Warehouse, M&S, Thomas Cook, Cineworld and Marston's

LONDON, July 4, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --

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Today, Earnings Review released its analysts' notes regarding Carphone Warehouse Group PLC (LON: CPW), Marks and Spencer Group Plc (LON: MKS), Thomas Cook Group plc (LON: TCG), Cineworld Group plc (LON: CINE) and Marston's PLC (LON: MARS). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://earnings-review.com/4477-100free.

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Carphone Warehouse Group PLC Analyst Notes
On June 26, 2014, Carphone Warehouse Group Plc (Carphone Warehouse) posted preliminary results for FY 2014 (period ended March 29, 2014). The Company, which is set to merge with Dixons Retail plc (Dixons), posted sharp increase in profit before tax for FY 2014 at £67 million, compared to £3 million in FY 2013. The Company said that the proposed merger was progressing in line with the anticipated timetable and has also received European Commission's nod. Meanwhile, the Company reported headline EPS of 18.4 pence (2013: 11.6 pence), in line with the guidance of 17.0 pence - 20.0 pence. Carphone Warehouse's CPW business reported headline EBIT of £151 million, in line with guidance range of £145-£155 million. The Company also announced an agreement to sell Virgin Mobile France to Numericable Group for £325 million. The full analyst notes on Carphone Warehouse are available to download free of charge at:

http://earnings-review.com/4477-CPW-04Jul2014.pdf

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Marks and Spencer Group Plc Analyst Notes
On June 30, 2014, Marks and Spencer Group Plc (M&S) announced a series of changes to executive team's responsibilities to let UK Retail and M&S International being represented at Board level for the first time. The move is aimed at driving accountability and responsibility across the business. To ensure one view of the customer, Laura Wade-Gery, Executive Director, Multi-Channel, has been given the additional responsibility of UK Retail. As part of this major restructuring, the International business will now report in to Patrick Bousquet-Chavanne alongside his current responsibilities as Executive Director, Marketing & Business Development. Commenting on the development, M&S CEO Marc Bolland said, "We now have the right infrastructure in place to take our business forward, and as we enter the next phase of our plan, we need to make sure our team structures and internal processes allow us to move with pace, simplicity and speed." The full analyst notes on M&S are available to download free of charge at:

http://earnings-review.com/4477-MKS-04Jul2014.pdf

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Thomas Cook Group plc Analyst Notes
On June 24, 2014, Thomas Cook Group Plc's (Thomas Cook) subsidiary firm Thomas Cook Airlines entered into a landmark A330 civil leasing deal with AirTanker, the company behind the RAF Voyager (UK Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft) programme. Under the terms of the three-year agreement, Thomas Cook Airlines will lease a single Airbus A330-200 from the AirTanker/FSTA 'surge fleet", to support long haul routes as part of its UK flying programme. Thomas Cook Airlines will operate the aircraft from May 2015 on routes linking Glasgow, Scotland, Manchester, England and London Stansted with Las Vegas, Orlando and Cancun. Commenting on the development, Christoph Debus, Chairman, Thomas Cook Group Airlines said, "This ground-breaking deal with AirTanker, which may be extended in the future, will allow us to bring a brand new A330 to serve our new routes alongside our refurbished long haul fleet." The full analyst notes on Thomas Cook are available to download free of charge at:

http://earnings-review.com/4477-TCG-04Jul2014.pdf

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Cineworld Group plc Analyst Notes
On July 1, 2014, Cineworld Group plc (Cineworld) announced its total voting rights and share capital in accordance with the Disclosure and Transparency Rules. As of June 30, 2014, the Company had approximately 263.8 million ordinary shares, nominal value 1 penny per share, each with one voting right. The full analyst notes on Cineworld are available to download free of charge at:

http://earnings-review.com/4477-CINE-04Jul2014.pdf

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Marston's PLC Analyst Notes
On July 1, 2014, Marston's PLC (Marston's) announced its total voting rights in compliance with the Financial Conduct Authority's Disclosure and Transparency Rules. As of July 1, 2014, the Company had approximately 602.8 million issued ordinary shares of c.7.38 pence each admitted to trading. The Company held c.30.2 million shares in treasury. On a poll vote, an ordinary shareholder has one vote for every 25 pence of nominal value of ordinary share capital. Accordingly, the Company had maximum total voting rights of around 168.9 million attached to its issued ordinary shares. The full analyst notes on Marston's are available to download free of charge at:

http://earnings-review.com/4477-MARS-04Jul2014.pdf


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