Director dealings: Cranswick chairman's spouse lowers stake

21st Aug 2018 16:34

(Sharecast News) - Linda Davey, Cranswick chairman Martin Davey's wife, offloaded 15,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250 firm on Tuesday.Linda, spouse of the man who joined the food producer back in 1985 and led its entry into the Stock Exchange, disposed of the shares at an average price of 3,340p for a total value of £501,000.02.Back in July, Cranswick had updated the market on its trading for the three months to 30 June, reporting that trading in the first quarter of the financial year had been 'in-line' with its expectations.The FTSE 250 company said revenue in the three-month period had been 3.2% ahead of that recorded over the same time frame last year, with positive contributions from all of its product categories.Total export revenues were also modestly ahead from those one year ago."The UK pig price increased slightly during the period in line with the normal seasonal cycle, albeit the average price was lower than during the same period last year with the fall reflected in lower selling prices," the board said in its statement.As of 1635 BST, Cranswick shares had dipped 1.37% to 3,243p.Top Director BuysTiziana Life Sciences (TILS)Director name: Shailubhai,KunwarAmount purchased: 5,000 @ 101.00pValue: £5,050.00Tiziana Life Sciences (TILS)Director name: Lazzaretti,Tiziano Amount purchased: 2,000 @ 80.00pValue: £1,600.00Kier Group (KIE)Director name: Dew ,Bev Amount purchased: 17 @ 912.00pValue: £155.04Kier Group (KIE)Director name: Veritiero,ClaudioAmount purchased: 16 @ 912.00pValue: £145.92Kier Group (KIE)Director name: Mursell,Haydn Amount purchased: 14 @ 912.00pValue: £127.68On The Beach Group (OTB)Director name: Vickerstaff,KirsteenAmount purchased: 21 @ 466.50pValue: £97.96Top Director SellsCranswick (CWK)Director name: Davey,Martin T PAmount sold: 15,000 @ 3,340.00pValue: £501,000.02