Two BP Executive VPs slim down shareholdings
2nd Nov 2012 16:39
Making the most of a strong week, two of BP's divisional Executive Vice Presidents have between them sold 130,000 shares in the same week oil giant delivered a better-than-expected performance in the third quarter. Mike Daly, the company's Executive Vice President of exploration, traded in 24,473 s
Read moreHargreaves Lansdown Marketing Director reduces stake by 200,000 shares
26th Oct 2012 16:27
In a deal announced after Thursday's close, Ian Hunter, the Investment Marketing Director of financial services provider Hargreaves Lansdown, has pocketed £1.51m after reducing his stake in the company by 200,000 shares. Hunter, who has held a position of the board since 2009, traded in the shares
Read moreDebenhams CEO tops up stake with 100,000 shares
25th Oct 2012 16:02
Michael Sharp, the Chief Executive Officer of department store chain Debenhams, has added 100,000 shares to his stake in the company on the same day it posted a 2.3 per cent rise in like-for-like sales during a year of 'challenging trading conditions'. The transaction saw Sharp buy the shares at 1
Read moreDevro Chairman buys up despite profit warning
22nd Oct 2012 16:28
Steve Hannam, the Chairman of FTSE 250 sausage casing supplier Devro, has added to 12,594 shares to his and his wife's stake in the company on the same day the company warned that full-year operating profits will be slightly below expectations, although still ahead of last year. Hannam purchased t
Read moreAvanti Comms directors show their faith
10th Oct 2012 16:30
It is fair to say that the market was not over the moon about the full year results from satellites operator Avanti Communications, but the directors believe the share price reaction has been overdone, a view they have been backing up with share purchases. David Williams, Chief Executive of Avanti,
Read moreCLS Executive Chairman sells by tender 368,000 shares
2nd Oct 2012 16:19
Sten Mortstedt, the Executive Chairman of CLS Holdings, a property investment company, has sold by tender 368,371 shares in the company on behalf of himself and his family. The shares were tendered for up to and including the pro rata entitlement of one ordinary share for every 76 ordinary shares
Read moreWorkspace Group CEO boosts stake in company
1st Oct 2012 16:16
The Chief Executive Officer of Workspace Group, which specialises in providing office space to start ups, has purchased 112,525 shares, significantly boosting his stake in the FTSE 250 firm. Jamie Hopkins, who took on the role of CEO in April of this year, bought the shares at 266p each for a tota
Read moreVectura director exercises options after milestone payment
28th Sep 2012 17:17
Shares of Cambridge-based Vectura rose after it confirmed the Japanese government has approved its Seebri inhalation capsules used in inhaler devices. The shares rose 2p to 86.5p, on news that government clearance will trigger a £2.5m milestone payment for Vectura from its partner Novartis. Whethe
Read moreDomino's director slices off 100,000 shares
27th Sep 2012 17:30
Patricia Thomas, the Operations Director at Domino's Pizza UK & Ireland, the main operating subsidiary of Domino's Pizza, sold 100,000 ordinary shares in the company on the same day it reported a slowdown in like-for-like sales growth in the third quarter. Thomas disposed of the shares at an avera
Read moreGalliford Try Finance Director sells as firm doubles divi
19th Sep 2012 16:40
Frank Nelson, the Finance Director of Galliford Try, the house-building and construction firm, has sold 80,000 shares on the same day the company reported soaring profits in the year ended June 30th. Nelson, who was appointed to the board in 2000, traded in the shares at 686.63p each for a total o
Read moreDirectors' deals balance the scale at Advanced Computer Software
18th Sep 2012 17:08
Advanced Computer Software Group has reported separate deals by two of its directors, more or less balancing each other out. The deals were made on Monday, when the healthcare and business management software provider said it expects revenues to have climbed by a fifth in the six months to the end
Read moreCLS's assets on the up
15th Aug 2012 15:40
Property investment company CLS Holdings saw the value of its assets increase in the first half of the year. Net assets per share in the six months to June 30th rose 5.6% to 1037.7p from 983.1p at the end of 2011. The aggregate value of net assets rose 3.1% to £458.5m from the year-end figure of £4
Read moreSainsbury CFO keeps the faith as shares slide
13th Jun 2012 15:41
Sainsbury's Chief Financial Officer John Rogers bought £50,000-worth of shares in the firm on the same day the company unveiled a disappointing period of trading. Like-for-like (LFL) sales in the 12 weeks to June 9th were up 1.4% on the corresponding period of last year, below market expectations
Read more3i director invests in 100,000 shares
30th May 2012 16:15
A Non-Executive Director of 3i, a private equity, infrastructure and debt management group, has taken advantage of the company's declining share price to buy up 100,000 shares. Willem Mesdag, who joined the firm in 2007, bought the shares at 175p a pop for a total of £175,000. Two weeks ago the
Read moreDialight Chairman makes first sale since company listed
28th May 2012 15:59
The Chairman of Dialight, the LED lighting developer, has sold his first batch of shares in the company since the company was listed in 1993. Harry Tee, who made the sale in order to fund an existing financial commitment, earned 955p for each of the 425,000 shares, bagging himself total of £4,058,
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