Director dealings: Wife of Experian CFO lowers stake

17th Aug 2018 15:51

(Sharecast News) - Zoe Pitchford, the wife of Experian's chief financial officer Lloyd Pitchford, disposed of 10,000 ordinary shares in the FTSE 100-listed firm on Friday.Pitchford sold her shares at an average price of 1,903.86p, for a total value of £190,385.61.Back in July, Experian reported a slight slowing in sales growth in the first quarter of its new trading year and the credit checker said currency swings looked likely to have a bigger impact on full-year profits than first expected.Group revenue grew 9% in the three months to 30 June, down from 12% in the preceding three months but up from 8% over the past financial year as a whole.Excluding currency swings, growth was up 10%, with the expected impact of foreign exchange on growth of underlying operating profit, which is reported in dollars, was now expected to be 4% for the full year, up from the previous 1% guidance in May.As of 1550 BST, Experian shares had dipped 0.50% to 1,895p.Top Director BuysTiziana Life Sciences (TILS)Director name: Cerrone,GabrieleAmount purchased: 412,914 @ 45.10pValue: £186,224.22Intermediate Capital Group (ICP)Director name: Nelligan,Michael (Rusty) Amount purchased: 12,000 @ 1,017.44pValue: £122,092.80Pressure Technologies (PRES)Director name: MacDonald ,Neil Amount purchased: 40,000 @ 121.00pValue: £48,400.00Londonmetric Property (LMP)Director name: Avery,SuzanneAmount purchased: 20,000 @ 182.80pValue: £36,560.00Tiziana Life Sciences (TILS)Director name: Cerrone,GabrieleAmount purchased: 23,453 @ 48.00pValue: £11,257.44Tiziana Life Sciences (TILS)Director name: Cerrone,GabrieleAmount purchased: 15,000 @ 50.30pValue: £7,545.00Tiziana Life Sciences (TILS)Director name: Cerrone,GabrieleAmount purchased: 10,000 @ 48.50pValue: £4,850.00Tiziana Life Sciences (TILS)Director name: Cerrone,GabrieleAmount purchased: 8,399 @ 55.00pValue: £4,619.45Victrex Plc (VCT)Director name: Cooper,Timothy (Tim) JAmount purchased: 4 @ 3,159.00pValue: £126.36Victrex Plc (VCT)Director name: Court ,Martin Amount purchased: 4 @ 3,159.00pValue: £126.36Jpmorgan Asian Investment Trust (JAI)Director name: Gould,RonaldAmount purchased: 37 @ 340.00pValue: £125.80Top Director SellsExperian (EXPN)Director name: Pitchford,LloydAmount sold: 10,000 @ 1,903.86pValue: £190,385.61