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TALKTALK TELECOM GROUP PLC (TALK.LN) said there has been a "significant and sustained" cyberattack on the telecommunications group's website, resulting in the launch of a criminal investigation by the British police.

At 1146 GMT, shares were down 11.5 pence, or 4.3%, at 257 pence.

WILLIAM HILL PLC (WMH.LN), the betting company, said its third-quarter results were hit by a decline in gross win margins and higher gambling duties.

Shares -28.6 pence, or 8.3%, at 317 pence.

Shares in CABLE & WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS PLC (CWC.LN), the telecommunications group, rose after LIBERTY GLOBAL PLC (LBTYA) confirmed it's in discussions about a possible offer.

Shares +4.8 pence, or 6.8%, at 74.8 pence.

NIGHTHAWK ENERGY PLC (HAWK.LN), an oil group, said it has found oil at two wells in Colorado and abandoned a third well as part of a five-hole drilling program.

Shares -0.5 pence, or 14%, at 2.9 pence.

NEW WORLD OIL & GAS PLC (NEW.LN), an oil and gas group, said it has negotiated a 12-month extension to its production-sharing agreement for the oil and gas explorer's Blue Creek Project in Belize.

Shares -0.01 pence, or 7.4%, at 0.1 pence.

CEB RESOURCES PLC (CEB.LN), the investment company, has requested its shares be temporarily suspended from trading on AIM pending the publication of an announcement on Oct. 26.

Shares +0.1 pence, or 11%, at 1.2 pence.

APPLIED GRAPHENE MATERIALS PLC (AGM.LN), a graphene manufacturer, said it has entered into a joint development agreement with Puralube Germany GmbH, or Puraglobe, a German based lubricants and oils business.

Shares +15 pence, or 6.3%, at 255 pence.

CYPROTEX PLC (CRX.LN), a pharmaceutical services group, said its performance for the first nine months of the year has been ahead of market expectations, driven by U.K. growth.

Shares +7 pence, or 10.7%, at 72.5 pence.

HOLDERS TECHNOLOGY PLC (HDT.LN), an electronics and lighting components group, said revenue for the year ending Nov. 30 is forecast to be 18% lower year-over-year at GBP11 million ($17.02 million), with an operating loss of GBP0.2 million, which it blamed on a number of issues at its German printed circuit board division.

Shares -7.5 pence, or 20%, at 30 pence.

ZAMANO PLC (ZMNO.LN), an Internet and mobile technology company, said all discussions regarding the bid approach announced in August have now been terminated, and the company is no longer in talks regarding a possible takeover.

Shares -1.3 pence, or 10.2%, at 11 pence.

FTSE Small-Cap +0.5%

AIM +0.2%

Write to Razak Musah Baba, Rory Gallivan and Ian Walker and Alex MacDonald at uksmallcaps@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 23, 2015 08:09 ET (12:09 GMT)

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