Sage's CEO buys £0.25m worth in shares after strong first-half results

14th May 2015 15:18

Sage's chief executive Stephen Kelly bought 46,2000 shares at 541p each, spending a total of £0.25m. Kelly, who has been in the role since November last year, said last week the group delivered a good first half performance and remains on track to meet its full-year targets.TalkTalk's chief executive Dido Harding exercised a chunk of options to pocket £1.17m on the same day as she posted a strong set of final results.Harding sold 307,377 shares for an individual price of 379.35p, bringing home £1.166m. Following the transaction, Harding holds 4.25m shares in the telecoms group.Harding on Thursday raised her target for revenue compound annual growth rate target for 2017 and beyond to 5%, from the previous 4%."British consumers and businesses increasingly appreciate TalkTalk's value for money products, and we are focused on improving our customers' experience still further and growing our already flourishing quad play business," she said.Top Director BuysSage Group (SGE) Director name: Mr Stephen KellyAmount purchased: 46,200 @ 541.00p Value: £249,942Goldbridges Global Resources (GBGR) Director name: Mr Ashar QureshiAmount purchased: 5,880,000 @ 2.80p Value: £164,640Kaz Minerals (KAZ) Director name: Mr Simon HealeAmount purchased: 29,500 @ 256.99p Value: £75,812Kaz Minerals (KAZ) Director name: Mr Simon HealeAmount purchased: 28,500 @ 262.25p Value: £74,741JPMorgan Global Markets Emerging Income Trust (JEMI) Director name: Mr Caroline GulliverAmount purchased: 10,000 @ 116.46p Value: £11,646Top Director SellsTalkTalk Telecom Group (TALK) Director name: Mr Dido HardingAmount sold: 307,377 @ 379.35p Value: £1,166,035Ocado Group (OCDO) Director name: Mr Tim SteinerAmount sold: 125,722 @ 387.35p Value: £486,984Ocado Group (OCDO) Director name: Mr Neill AbramsAmount sold: 31,431 @ 387.35p Value: £121,748Redrow (RDW) Director name: MS Barbara RichmondAmount sold: 11,365 @ 421.50p Value: £47,903