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

At 1350 GMT, shares were down 5 pence, or 1.9%, at 264 pence.

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

Shares -30.5 pence, or 8.8%, at 315 pence.

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

Shares +4.5 pence, or 6.4%, at 74.5 pence.

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

Shares -0.6 pence, or 18%, at 2.7 pence.

NEW WORLD OIL & GAS PLC (NEW.LN), an oil and gas company, 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), an 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, a Germany-based lubricants and oils business.

Shares +12.5 pence, or 5.2%, at 253 pence.

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

Shares +7.5 pence, or 11.5%, at 73 pence.

HOLDERS TECHNOLOGY PLC (HDT.LN), an electronics and lighting components group, said revenue for the year ending Nov. 30 is forecast to fall 18% on the year to 11 million pounds ($17.02 million), with an operating loss of GBP0.2 million, which it blamed on several 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 been terminated.

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 10:16 ET (14:16 GMT)

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