Sports Direct non-exec sells over half his stake

25th Feb 2014 15:48

Simon Bentley, a Non-Executive Director at Sports Direct International, on Tuesday sold 15,000 shares in the FTSE 100-listed retailer, reducing his stake to just 10,000. The director, who sold the shares for 792.50p a piece, was able to benefit from the recent strong rise in the group's share price since it issued a strong set of quarterly results last week. In the three months ended January 26th, the group generated sales of £655.4m, up 11.2% on the same period a year earlier. Gross profit gained 14.6% to £280.7m during the period with growth across all its divisions including Sports Retail, Brands and Premium Lifestyle. Bentley earned a total of £118,875 from the transaction. Top Director BuysLok'n Store Group (LOK) Director name: Mr Charles PealAmount purchased: 450,000 @ 195.00p Value: £877,500Aminex (AEX) Director name: Mr Brian Arthur HallAmount purchased: 4,903,081 @ 1.00p Value: £49,031Aminex (AEX) Director name: Mr F Derek TughanAmount purchased: 3,698,171 @ 1.00p Value: £36,982Aminex (AEX) Director name: Mr Keith Phair Amount purchased: 3,000,001 @ 1.00p Value: £30,000Aminex (AEX) Director name: Mr David S HookerAmount purchased: 2,017,304 @ 1.00p Value: £20,173Imperial Tobacco Group (IMT) Director name: Mr Oliver TantAmount purchased: 829 @ 2,386.00p Value: £19,780FirstGroup (FGP) Director name: Mr John McFarlaneAmount purchased: 8,970 @ 140.00p Value: £12,558Aminex (AEX) Director name: Mr Michael Pereira-RegoAmount purchased: 1,200,000 @ 1.00p Value: £12,000Top Director SellsSports Direct International (SPD) Director name: Mr Simon BentleyAmount sold: 15,000 @ 792.50p Value: £118,875Fuller Smith & Turner (FSTA) Director name: Mr Richard FullerAmount sold: 3,000 @ 955.00p Value: £28,650NR