Director dealings: Ferran fires Diageo to new high

4th Oct 2016 11:14

(ShareCast News) - Diageo's chairman designate, Javier Ferran, has splashed out on shares in the Johnnie Walker and Guinness maker, sending the stock price to a new all-time high.Ferran, the ex boss of Bacardi who also sits on the board of Associated British Food, spent more than £410,000 buying 18,500 shares at a price of 2,221p.The Spaniard is due to replace Franz Humer as chairman of the distilling and brewing giant in January.Shares in Diageo hit an all time high of 2,285p intraday on Tuesday, already putting Ferran in the money and up 23% since the start of the year.Not shooting BlanccoBlancco Technology's executive chairman Matthew Peacock no longer has an equity interest in the company after selling his stake this week.Peacock's Hanover Investors firm, a turnaround specialist that took control of what was Oxford-based gadget repair group Regenersis in 2011, sold its last 209,728 shares at a price of 225p.Hanover has made a good profit as shares in Blacco are up 23% since start of 2016 and around 175% since Hanover took control five years ago, with management consultancy fees of the likes of £1.58m paid last year for services provided for corporate finance advice for the two acquisitions and two disposals made.Top Director BuysDiageo (DGE)Director name: Ferran,JavierAmount purchased: 18,500 @ 2,221.00pValue: £410,884.98Revolution Bars Group (RBG)Director name: McQuater,MarkAmount purchased: 113,650 @ 155.00pValue: £176,157.49Informa (INF)Director name: Carter,Stephen AAmount purchased: 12,500 @ 720.50pValue: £90,062.50Vpc Specialty Lending Investments (VSL)Director name: Levy,RichardAmount purchased: 76,489 @ 81.75pValue: £62,529.76Prudential (PRU)Director name: Law,David J AAmount purchased: 3,577 @ 1,388.00pValue: £49,648.76Revolution Bars Group (RBG)Director name: Edelman,KeithAmount purchased: 15,000 @ 155.00pValue: £23,250.00Revolution Bars Group (RBG)Director name: Shallow,MichaelAmount purchased: 12,903 @ 155.00pValue: £19,999.65River And Mercantile Uk Micro Cap Investment Company Limited (RMMC)Director name: Chapman,AndrewAmount purchased: 10,000 @ 118.40pValue: £11,840.00Utilico Emerging Markets Ltd (di) (UEM)Director name: Madeiros,GarryAmount purchased: 4,818 @ 206.50pValue: £9,949.17Utilico Emerging Markets Ltd (di) (UEM)Director name: Rennocks,JohnAmount purchased: 4,020 @ 206.50pValue: £8,301.30Utilico Emerging Markets Ltd (di) (UEM)Director name: Muh,AnthonyAmount purchased: 3,825 @ 206.50pValue: £7,898.63Utilico Emerging Markets Ltd (di) (UEM)Director name: Hansen,SusanAmount purchased: 3,825 @ 206.50pValue: £7,898.63Utilico Emerging Markets Ltd (di) (UEM)Director name: Milne,GarthAmount purchased: 3,825 @ 206.50pValue: £7,898.63Pan African Resources (PAF)Director name: Loots ,Cobus Amount purchased: 25,000 @ R3.78Value: R5,626.07Pan African Resources (PAF)Director name: Loots ,Cobus Amount purchased: 25,000 @ R3.70Value: R5,507.00Vela Technologies (VELA)Director name: FitzPatrick,BrentAmount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 0.15pValue: £1,499.00Novae Group (NVA)Director name: Patel,Reeken Amount purchased: 60 @ 767.50pValue: £460.50Novae Group (NVA)Director name: Fosh,Matthew KAmount purchased: 57 @ 767.50pValue: £437.48Marshalls (MSLH)Director name: Coffey,MartynAmount purchased: 52 @ 292.02pValue: £151.85Marshalls (MSLH)Director name: Clarke,JackAmount purchased: 52 @ 292.02pValue: £151.85Premier Oil (PMO)Director name: Rose ,RichardAmount purchased: 212 @ 71.00pValue: £150.52Ultra Electronics Holdings (ULE)Director name: Anderson,MarkAmount purchased: 8 @ 1,783.00pValue: £142.64Ultra Electronics Holdings (ULE)Director name: Sharma,RakeshAmount purchased: 8 @ 1,783.00pValue: £142.64Premier Oil (PMO)Director name: Allan,RobinAmount purchased: 176 @ 71.00pValue: £124.96Premier Oil (PMO)Director name: Durrant ,Tony Amount purchased: 176 @ 71.00pValue: £124.96Pan African Resources (PAF)Director name: Loots ,Cobus Amount purchased: 491 @ R3.59Value: R104.94Top Director SellsBlancco Technology Group (BLTG)Director name: Peacock,MatthewAmount sold: 209,728 @ 225.00pValue: £471,888.00Galliford Try (GFRD)Director name: Fitzgerald,GregAmount sold: 18,910 @ 1,326.00pValue: £250,746.60Pearson (PSON)Director name: Wolfe,Melinda Amount sold: 25,746 @ 759.00pValue: £195,412.14Galliford Try (GFRD)Director name: Corbett,KevinAmount sold: 8,283 @ 1,326.00pValue: £109,832.58Galliford Try (GFRD)Director name: Corbett,KevinAmount sold: 1,990 @ 1,326.00pValue: £26,387.40Galliford Try (GFRD)Director name: Prothero,GrahamAmount sold: 1,397 @ 1,326.00pValue: £18,524.22