Conygar's director buys shares after "excellent" H1 results

8th Dec 2014 16:06

Preston Rabl, executive director at Conygar Investment company, on Monday bought 140,000 shares for 180p each.Rabl now holds 1.49m shares in the company following the £252,000 deal.The share purchase comes one week after the investment firm released its preliminary results for the first half of the year.The company saw a jump in profits before tax to £20.51m from £7.74m and a 13.1% increase in net asset value to 197.5p.Chief executive Robert Ware said it was an "excellent year" for the company as it remains "well funded, cash generative and well positioned to take advantage of opportunities as they arise".Top Director BuysConygar Investment Company (CIC) Director name: Mr Preston Rabl Amount purchased: 140,000 @ 180.00p Value: £252,000Ithaca Energy Inc. (DI) (IAE) Director name: Mr Jack C. LeeAmount purchased: 200,000 @ 58.98p Value: £117,960Foreign and Colonial Inv Trust (FRCL) Director name: Mr Francesca EcseryAmount purchased: 2,811 @ 417.65p Value: £11,740Top Director SellsHelical Bar (HLCL) Director name: Mr Michael SladeAmount sold: 309,013 @ 354.17p Value: £1,094,431Helical Bar (HLCL) Director name: Mr Gerald A KayeAmount sold: 270,386 @ 354.17p Value: £957,626Grainger (GRI) Director name: Mr Andrew R CunninghamAmount sold: 452,780 @ 199.15p Value: £901,711Helical Bar (HLCL) Director name: Mr Nigel McNair ScottAmount sold: 181,545 @ 354.17p Value: £642,978Helical Bar (HLCL) Director name: Mr Matthew Bonning-SnookAmount sold: 123,605 @ 354.17p Value: £437,772Grainger (GRI) Director name: Mr Nick Jopling Amount sold: 170,458 @ 199.15p Value: £339,467Hilton Food Group (HFG) Director name: Mr Nigel MajewskiAmount sold: 86,140 @ 387.00p Value: £333,362Betfair Group (BET) Director name: Mr Alexander Gersh Amount sold: 20,000 @ 1,460.00p Value: £292,000Grainger (GRI) Director name: Mr Mark Greenwood