Director dealings: Centamin chair scoops £17.9m after two days of share selling

10th Feb 2017 16:19

(ShareCast News) - Centamin chairman Josef El-Raghy jettisoned more shares in the Egypt-based gold miner on Friday, taking his proceeds from two days of sales to £17.9m.El-Raghy sold 5m shares in the gold miner at 173.00p each on Thursday, scooping up £8.65m. On Wednesday, he sold 5.45m shares at 170.6p each.On Monday this week, Numis downgraded its rating on Centamin to 'hold' from 'buy' and left its target price unchanged at 170p, noting the outfit's recent share-price appreciation.On 1 February, Centamin declared a bumper dividend as it posted full-year 2016 results that saw EBITDA up 145% to $373m, thanks to higher gold prices, increased production and lower costs. In other director dealings, Dunelm Group chairman Andy Harrison has snapped up almost £200,000 worth of the outfit's shares after it this week reported softer than expected first-half trading and a drop in profit.Harrison bought 31,527 shares at 624.70p each for a total value of £196,950.00.On Wednesday, the mid-cap homewares retailer booked a 26% drop in first-half pre-tax profit amid a weaker market.In the 26 weeks to 31 December, 2016, pre-tax profit fell to £55.9m, down 26% from £75.5m a year earlier. sales rose 2.8% to £460.5m. On a like-for-like basis, sales shed 1.6%.Meantime, earlier on Friday, Numis upgraded the stock to 'buy' from 'add' and reiterated a target price of 825p.Top Director BuysDunelm Group (DNLM)Director name: Harrison ,Andy Amount purchased: 31,527 @ 624.70pValue: £196,950.74Associated British Foods (ABF)Director name: Sinclair,Charles J FAmount purchased: 2,000 @ 2,479.00pValue: £49,580.00Henderson Group (HGG)Director name: Gillingwater,RichardAmount purchased: 21,114 @ 211.20pValue: £44,592.77Associated British Foods (ABF)Director name: Cairnie ,Ruth Amount purchased: 876 @ 2,489.00pValue: £21,803.64Associated British Foods (ABF)Director name: Cairnie ,Ruth Amount purchased: 876 @ 2,489.00pValue: £21,803.64Associated British Foods (ABF)Director name: Cairnie ,Ruth Amount purchased: 602 @ 2,493.00pValue: £15,007.86Diageo (DGE)Director name: Mikells,KathrynAmount purchased: 9 @ 2,245.00pValue: £202.05Mj Gleeson (GLE)Director name: Allanson ,Stefan Amount purchased: 36 @ 557.25pValue: £200.61Qinetiq Group (QQ.)Director name: Wadey ,Steve Amount purchased: 73 @ 274.61pValue: £200.47Interserve (IRV)Director name: Melizan,BruceAmount purchased: 45 @ 334.91pValue: £150.71Share Plc (SHRE)Director name: Ecsery,Francesca Eva Amount purchased: 546 @ 27.50pValue: £150.15Share Plc (SHRE)Director name: Thomas ,Gareth Amount purchased: 546 @ 27.50pValue: £150.15Share Plc (SHRE)Director name: Birkett,Mike Amount purchased: 546 @ 27.50pValue: £150.15Share Plc (SHRE)Director name: Stone,Richard WilliamAmount purchased: 545 @ 27.50pValue: £149.88Softcat (SCT)Director name: Charlton,GrahamAmount purchased: 47 @ 314.15pValue: £147.65Unilever (ULVR)Director name: Pitkethly,GraemeAmount purchased: 4 @ 3,309.12pValue: £132.36Interserve (IRV)Director name: Ringrose,Adrian MAmount purchased: 38 @ 334.91pValue: £127.27Sirius Real Estate Ltd. (SRE)Director name: Coombs,Andrew Amount purchased: 12,200 @ € 0.01Value: € 71.98Top Director SellsCentamin (di) (CEY)Director name: El-Raghy,JosefAmount sold: 5,000,000 @ 173.00pValue: £8,650,000.10Glaxosmithkline (GSK)Director name: Whyte,VictoriaAmount sold: 4,820 @ 1,575.90pValue: £75,958.38