Matchtech's CEO buys shares showing confidence

17th Apr 2015 15:43

The chief executive of Matchtech bought some shares showing confidence in the recruitment agency one week after it reported a drop in its full-year profits.Brian Wilkinson bought 35,000 shares for an individual price of 551.4p, spending £193,000 in the purchase.Following the transaction, Wilkinson holds a total of 45,000 shares in the group.Matchtech said last Thursday that acquisition and restructuring costs hurt its full-year results, with profits falling 10.5% to £5.1m and revenues slightly down from £220.9m to £220.2m.Top Director BuysMatchtech Group (MTEC) Director name: Mr Brian WilkinsonAmount purchased: 35,000 @ 551.43p Value: £193,000GameAccount Network (GAME) Director name: Mr Roger Kendrick Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 40.50p Value: £40,500GameAccount Network (GAME) Director name: Mr Roger Kendrick Amount purchased: 100,000 @ 39.00p Value: £39,000Aquarius Platinum Ld (AQP) Director name: Sir Nigel RuddAmount purchased: 164,664 @ 12.77p Value: £21,028Ashmore Group (ASHM) Director name: Mr David BennettAmount purchased: 10,000 @ 312.45p Value: £31,245Cloudtag Inc (CTAG) Director name: Mr Amit Ben-HaimAmount purchased: 546,831 @ 3.58p Value: £19,577GameAccount Network (GAME) Director name: Mr Dermot SmurfitAmount purchased: 46,000 @ 42.00p Value: £19,320Jubilee Platinum (JLP) Director name: Dr Mathews PhosaAmount purchased: 354,526 @ 5.00p Value: £17,726Cloudtag Inc (CTAG) Director name: Mr Michael HirschfieldAmount purchased: 700,000 @ 2.50p Value: £17,500Top Director SellsThere were no sells today.