Director dealings: Temple Bar chairman ups stake

7th Mar 2019 16:18

(Sharecast News) - Temple Bar Investments chairman Arthur Copple acquired 20,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 250 resident on Thursday.Copple, who was appointed a director of Temple Bar back in 2011, purchased the shares at an average price of 1,292p each, for a total value of £258,400.Temple Bar revealed back in February that it had underperformed its benchmark in 2018 following a fall in net asset value.During the year, Temple Bar saw its net asset total return turn negative 11.2%, underperforming the total return of the company's benchmark which returned negative 9.5%.As of 1620 GMT, Temple Bar shares had slid 2.10% to 1,280.50p.Top Director BuysTemple Bar Inv Trust (TMPL)Director name: Mr Arthur CoppleAmount purchased: 20,000 @ 1,292.00pValue: £258,400 Future (FUTR)Director name: Ms Zillah Byng-MaddickAmount purchased: 5,425 @ 750.00pValue: £40,688 Tullow Oil (TLW)Director name: Mr Angus McCossAmount purchased: 8,550 @ 230.77pValue: £19,731 Audioboom Group (BOOM)Director name: Mr Roger MaddockAmount purchased: 1,000,000 @ 1.90pValue: £19,000 Verona Pharma (VRP)Director name: Mr David EbsworthAmount purchased: 26,300 @ 56.30pValue: £14,807 DP Poland (DPP)Director name: Mr Nicholas J DonaldsonAmount purchased: 166,666 @ 8.53pValue: £14,217 Top Director SellsGrit Real Estate Income Group Limited NPV (DI) (GR1T)Director name: Ms Bronwyn CorbettAmount sold: 2,464,520 @ $1.37Value: $3,368,506 Tullow Oil (TLW)Director name: Mr Angus McCossAmount sold: 23,881 @ 224.30pValue: £53,565 Tullow Oil (TLW)Director name: Mr Angus McCossAmount sold: 8,690 @ 230.30pValue: £20,013 DP Poland (DPP)Director name: Mr Nicholas J DonaldsonAmount sold: 166,666 @ 8.50pValue: £14,167