Avanti 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,

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CLS 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

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Workspace 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

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Vectura 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

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Domino'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

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Galliford 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

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Directors' 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

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CLS'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

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Sainsbury 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

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3i 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

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Dialight 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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Lamprell director sells shares as firm unveils plans for new rigs

27th Apr 2012 16:18

Scott Doak, the integration and development director of Lamprell, the FTSE 250 oil and gas engineering firm, has slimmed down his stake in the same week the company announced plans to build two further rigs for Abu Dhabi's National Drilling Company. In a sale made on April 24th, Doak ditched 21,67

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TUI chief funds tax charges with share sale

19th Mar 2012 16:14

Johan Lundgren, Deputy Chief Executive Officer of TUI Travel, a FTSE 250 company, has sold 124,777 shares at 193.54p each, leaving him with a total of 882,964 shares. The director said the £241,493 sale was made to cover accumulated tax liabilities relating to his move from Sweden to the UK in 20

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Cable and Wireless Comms CEO stocks up

12th Mar 2012 15:33

Tony Rice, the Chief Executive Officer of Cable and Wireless Commnutications, has bought up a chunk of shares in the firm, taking advantage of the stock's ongoing decreased share price. Rice, who last year earned $1.08m in a basic pay, cash bonuses of $466,000, and $2.6m from the firm's five-year

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CLS profit nearly halves

5th Mar 2012 07:58

Property investment company CLS said annual pre-tax profit nearly halved after adverse changes in the value of long term interest rate swaps and a lower increase in the value of investment properties than in 2010. The group, which has a portfolio of £0.9bn properties in London, France, Germany and

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