CRH director builds a stake

11th Aug 2009 17:01

John Kennedy, a non-executive director at the Irish building materials firm CRH has taken a stake in the firm, buying about €17,400 (£14,850) worth of shares.He paid €17.42 each for 636 shares, €17.40 for 296 shares and €17.43 for 68 shares yesterday.The purchase represents his only holding in the company.Kennedy is the chairman of Wellstream Holdings, a FTSE 250-listed supplier of flexible pipelines to the oil industry.Top Director BuysCobham (COB) Director name: Mr Allan E CookAmount purchased: 83,212 @ 192.20p Value: £159,933Indochina Capital Vietnam Holding (ICV) Director name: Mr Gordon LawsonAmount purchased: 25,000 @ $3.93 Value: $98,250Lancashire Holdings (LRE) Director name: Mr Neil William McConachieAmount purchased: 8,000 @ 447.00p Value: £35,760CRH (CRH) Director name: Mr John KennedyAmount purchased: 636 @ € 17.42 Value: € 11,079Top Director SellsInvestec (INVP) Director name: Mr Stephen KoseffAmount sold: 400,000 @ 400.00p Value: £1,600,000SABMiller (SAB) Director name: Mr Tony van KralingenAmount sold: 50,000 @ 1,363.00p Value: £681,500VP (VP.) Director name: Mr Mike HoltAmount sold: 72,100 @ 156.50p Value: £112,836