Experian Chairman sells shares and donates proceeds to charity

29th Mar 2012 15:38

Sir John Peace, the Chairman of Experian, the FTSE 100 information services firm, sold 12,633 shares in the firm and gave the proceeds to charity. Peace sold the shares at 990p each for a total of £125,067. "In addition, Sir John made an off-market gift of 5,015 Shares to charity for nil consideration," the company announced.The transaction took place on March 27th, the same day the firm said it would increase its footprint in Japan by buying email marketing company Altovision. Experian did not reveal how much it is paying for Altovision, but did say the acquisition would be funded from existing cash resources.In the first half of March the company made another acquisition, buying Court Ventures, an aggregator of electronically available public records data in the US, for an undisclosed sum. Experian shares have performed well over the past year, climbing over 25%, or 197.00p. However they have taken a slight hit in the last month, dropping just over 1%, or 12.00p. Top Director BuysPetrofac Ltd. (PFC) Director name: Mr Tim WellerAmount purchased: 8,000 @ 1,695.00p Value: £135,600Petrofac Ltd. (PFC) Director name: Mr Andy InglisAmount purchased: 8,000 @ 1,691.00p Value: £135,280Capital & Counties Properties (CAPC) Director name: Mr Soumen DasAmount purchased: 62,700 @ 191.03p Value: £119,776Trinity Mirror (TNI) Director name: Mrs Sylvia (Sly) BaileyAmount purchased: 154,298 @ 38.00p Value: £58,633Earthport (EPO) Director name: Mr Hank UberoiAmount purchased: 250,000 @ 15.75p Value: £39,375Kazakhmys (KAZ) Director name: Mr Clinton James Dines Amount purchased: 3,000 @ 940.00p Value: £28,200Logica (LOG) Director name: Mr Himanshu RajaAmount purchased: 24,776 @ 100.30p Value: £24,850Trinity Mirror (TNI) Director name: Mr Vijay VaghelaAmount purchased: 38,572 @ 38.00p Value: £14,657Charlemagne Capital Ltd. (CCAP) Director name: Mr Micheal P BaerAmount purchased: 84,659 @ 13.00p Value: £11,006Trinity Mirror (TNI) Director name: Mr Paul VickersAmount purchased: 28,285 @ 38.00p Value: £10,748Top Director SellsExperian (EXPN) Director name: Mr John PeaceAmount sold: 12,633 @ 990.00p Value: £125,067Fuller Smith & Turner (FSTA) Director name: Mr Simon EmenyAmount sold: 6,022 @ 706.00p Value: £42,515Brewin Dolphin Holdings (BRW) Director name: Mr Barry HowardAmount sold: 25,000 @ 167.10p Value: £41,775CML Microsystems (CML) Director name: Mr Christopher Arthur GurryAmount sold: 10,530 @ 275.00p Value: £28,958CML Microsystems (CML) Director name: Mr Nigel G ClarkAmount sold: 10,000 @ 275.00p Value: £27,500CML Microsystems (CML) Director name: Mr George William GurryAmount sold: 7,993 @ 275.00p Value: £21,981Rathbone Brothers (RAT) Director name: Mr Richard LoaderAmount sold: 1,000 @ 1,280.00p Value: £12,800