Greencore director boosts stake after horse meat scandal hits firm

20th Feb 2013 16:27

John Warren, a non-Executive Director of Irish food producer Greencore, has increased his stake in the company just a few days after the company was forced to admit horse meat had been found in its beef bolognese sauce. The director purchased 25,000 shares at 105.60p each, costing £26,400 before ta

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TT Electronics chairman ups stake

15th Apr 2011 16:52

Sean Watson, chairman of TT Electronics, has upped his stake in the sensor and electronic component technology firm, buying a total of 12,550 shares for £29,221. In two separate transactions, Watson bought 7,550 shares at 166.5p per share and a further 10,000 at the same price, 5,000 of which were

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Colefax directors take advantage of price rise

10th Feb 2011 17:01

Four executive directors of furnishings supplier Colefax have sold shares following last months' positive interim figures. All four sold the shares at 292.5p each. The share price has risen 130% in the past year. Chairman and chief executive David Green sold 34,000 shares. That raised just over

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Chrysalis Buys Back 40,000 Shares At 62.0P Each

6th Jul 2010 15:40

LONDON (Dow Jones)--Chrysalis VCT PLC (CYS.LN) said Tuesday it purchased for cancellation 40,000 Ordinary Shares of 1 pence each at a price of 62.0 pence per share. -Shares at 1439 GMT unchanged at 60.0 pence. -By Iain Packham, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9269; [email protected]

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EnQuest non-exec makes second purchase

23rd Apr 2010 16:24

North Sea oil and gas explorer and producer EnQuest is one of the best performers in the FTSE 250 index on the back of buying by non-executive director Alexandre Schneiter. EnQuest was demerged from oil services provider Petrofac on 6 April. Petrofac stayed in the FTSE 100 index but EnQuest fell o

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Thorntons chairman stocks up

11th Sep 2009 17:13

Thorntons chairman John von Spreckelsen has tucked into another helping of shares in the chocolate retailer, spending £55,000. He paid 110p a time for 50,000 shares, taking his holding to 1.05m, which is 1.54% of the firm. The shares have surged since von Spreckelsen last went on a spending spree

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