Director dealings: Dechra chairman and CEO raise stakes

18th Sep 2019 15:49

(Sharecast News) - Dechra Pharmaceuticals revealed on Wednesday that chief executive officer Ian Page had offloaded 200,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250-listed veterinary drugs outfit.

Page, who joined Dechra's former services business at its formation in 1989, sold the shares on Tuesday at an average price of 2,916.95p each, for a total value of £5.83.

Chairman Tony Rice also disposed of 20,000 shares at an average price of 2,909.97p each, collecting £581,993.60 in the process.

Earlier in the month, Dechra upped its full-year dividend on the back of improved earnings and revenues following some recent acquisitions.

Dechra raised its dividend 23.9% to 31.6p after its earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation rose by 27.7% to £137.2m for the year ended 30 June, while revenues increased by 17.5% to £481.8m despite supply chain woes at both its own sites and those of contracted manufacturers.

As of 1630 BST, Dechra shares had picked up 1.37% to 2,956p.

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Top Director Sells

Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH)
Director name: Page,Ian
Amount sold: 200,000 @ 2,916.95p
Value: £5,833,900.07

Rightmove (RMV)
Director name: Brooks-Johnson,Peter
Amount sold: 254,510 @ 541.60p
Value: £1,378,435.36

Schroders (SDR)
Director name: Dobson,Michael W R
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Value: £1,265,899.85

Rightmove (RMV)
Director name: Brooks-Johnson,Peter
Amount sold: 217,280 @ 541.60p
Value: £1,176,796.33

Dechra Pharmaceuticals (DPH)
Director name: Rice,Tony
Amount sold: 20,000 @ 2,909.97p
Value: £581,993.60

Rightmove (RMV)
Director name: Perriss,Robyn
Amount sold: 74,830 @ 541.60p
Value: £405,281.98

Rightmove (RMV)
Director name: Brooks-Johnson,Peter
Amount sold: 61,410 @ 541.60p
Value: £332,598.78

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Director name: Perriss,Robyn
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Value: £263,111.04

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