Jan. 28 (Bloomberg) -- The following is a list of companies whose shares may have unusual price changes in the U.K. and Irish markets. Stock symbols are in parentheses after company names and prices are from the last close.

The FTSE 100 fell 6.80, or 0.1 percent, to 5,869.00. The FTSE All-Share Index fell 0.3 percent to 2,990.24. Ireland's ISEQ Index fell 0.8 percent to 6,760.71.

U.K. Companies:

Amino Technologies Plc (AMO LN): A U.K. supplier of digital- television equipment founded in 1997 is due to report earnings. The stock was unchanged at 49.5 pence.

Beale Plc (BAE LN): An operator of department stores in southern England is due to report earnings. The stock was unchanged at 41.5 pence.

Biffa Plc (BIFF LN): The U.K. landfill operator and trash collector may fail to get financing for its leveraged buyout by Montagu Private Equity LLP, Financial News reported on its Web site, citing unidentified banking sources. The stock fell 7.5 pence, or 2.4 percent, to 311 pence.

Collins Stewart Plc (CLST LN): The company's management is considering a buyout of the stockbroker, the Independent on Sunday reported, citing unidentified people. The stock fell 0.75 pence, or 0.5 percent, to 137.25 pence.

Food & Drink Group Plc (FDG LN): The owner of the Henry J. Bean's grill chain is due to report earnings. The stock was unchanged at 72 pence.

Imperial Tobacco Group Plc (IMT LN): The maker of Davidoff cigarettes may consider closing some factories after it completes the acquisition of Altadis SA, Cinco Dias said, citing Gareth Davis, chief executive officer at the British company. The stock rose 202 pence, or 9 percent, to 2430 pence.

Northern Rock Plc (NRK LN): Cerberus Capital Management LP and Five Mile Capital Partners LLC may purchase stakes in Northern Rock after the U.K. government outlined a bond-financing plan for the bank, the Sunday Times reported. The stock rose 7 pence, or 6.7 percent, to 111 pence.

Research Now Plc (RNOW LN): A U.K. provider of online market research is due to report earnings. The stock rose 2.5 pence, or 1 percent, to 255 pence.

Tesco Plc (TSCO LN): The U.K.'s largest retailer plans to take on DSG International Plc by opening outlets for digital and electronic products, the Sunday Times reported, without citing anyone. The stock fell 9.25 pence, or 2.2 percent, to 420.75 pence.

Whitbread Plc (WTB LN): Whitbread investor Asif Aziz has been secretly building up an 8 percent stake in the company for more than a year, the Sunday Times reported, without citing anyone. The stock fell 12 pence, or 1 percent, to 1236 pence.

Xstrata Plc (XTA LN): Cia. Vale do Rio Doce may agree to purchase rival mining company Xstrata within days in a transaction worth more than $80 billion, the U.K.'s Observer newspaper reported, without saying where it got the information. The stock rose 107 pence, or 3.2 percent, to 3500 pence.

Irish Companies:

Aer Lingus Group Plc (AERL ID): Ireland's second-biggest airline has load factors as low as 27 percent on routes to and from its new base in Belfast, Northern Ireland, the Sunday Tribune reported, citing figures from the U.K. Civil Aviation Authority. The stock fell 0.02 cents, or 0.8 percent, to 2.40 euros.

Bank of Ireland Plc (BKIR ID): Ireland's second-largest lender by market value cut charges at its asset management unit to prevent an exodus of funds, the Sunday Times reported, citing the company. The stock rose 0.09 cents, or 0.9 percent, to 10.07 euros.

To contact the reporter on this story: Sabine Pirone in London at spirone@bloomberg.net

Last Updated: January 27, 2008 21:49 EST