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BUZZ-A.G. Barr: weakens as forecasts H1 revenue drop

** Soft drinks maker's shares down 1.7 pct, among top FTSE 250 decliners, after saying it expects H1 revenue to fall by about 5 pct to about 128 mln stg

** Co blames tough prior year comparatives, changes to promotions related to 2014 Commonwealth activity and poor weather in north UK for fall

** Shares (Frankfurt: DI6.F - news) top faller on FTSE 350 Beverages Index with 1.6x its daily avg volume having gone through in the first two hours of trade

** Numis analyst Charles Pick -- rated four stars for recommendation accuracy on co according to StarMine -- cuts PT on stock to 608p, keeps "hold" rating

** Of seven analysts covering stock, 1 has a rating of "buy" or higher, 5 have a rating of "hold", and 1 has a rating of "sell" or lower; median PT of 632p according to Thomson Reuters (Dusseldorf: TOC.DU - news) data (venkateshasoumithri.mamidipudi.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)