Director dealings: Wife of Costain CEO offloads shares

23rd Jun 2026 12:59

(Sharecast News) - Costain revealed on Tuesday that Alice Vaughan, a person closely associated with chief executive Alex Vaughan, had disposed of 415,015 shares in the FTSE 250-listed construction and engineering firm.

Vaughan sold the shares at an average price of 206.38p each, for a total value of £856,495.93.

Following the transaction, Alex Vaughan holds a beneficial interest in 1.8m ordinary Costain shares.

As of 1430 BST, Costain shares were down 2.86% at 204p.

Reporting by Iain Gilbert at Sharecast.com

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Top Director Sells

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Director name: Vaughan,Alex

Amount sold: 415,015 @ 206.38p

Value: £856,495.93