Directors dealings: LondonMetric directors sell as quarterly dividend declared
24th Aug 2016 17:55
(ShareCast News) - LondonMetric Property directors sold more than £1.5m-worth of shares in the company, which on Wednesday declared a first quarterly interim dividend of 1.8p a share. The ex-dividend date was 1 September, with the record date being 2 September and the dividend payment date diaried f
Read moreFBD Holdings slumps after swinging to first half loss
24th Aug 2015 09:48
(ShareCast News) - Property and casualty insurance group FBD Holdings swung to a loss in the first half of the year and said it was taking actions after a difficult year. In the six months to 30 June, the London-listed company posted a €96.4m pre-tax loss compared with a €4m profit in the correspond
Read moreFBD Holdings director buys shares showing confidence in the business
9th Mar 2015 15:52
A non-executive director at FBD Holdings has bought 3,000 shares in the Irish insurance company. Brian Horan acquired the new shares at an individual price of €11.48, spending €34,455 in the transaction. The purchase shows Horan's confidence in the group, which saw its pre-tax profits of €51.45m in
Read moreTom Albanese stocks up on Vedanta shares
20th Nov 2013 16:14
Tom Albanese, a big player in the mining industry, has bought a round of shares in Vedanta Resources worth 298,290 pounds. Albanese, who is the former chief of Rio Tinto, purchased 30,500 shares at 978p each. In September the director took up an advisory role as Chairman of Vedanta Resources Ho
Read moreGETECH director sells third of stake
20th Nov 2012 16:58
Peter Stephens, a Non-Executive Director of GETECH, an oil services business specialising in the provision of exploration data and geological exploration studies, earned a tidy sum after trading in around a third of his stake in the company. Stephens sold 550,000 ordinary shares at 42.00p each for
Read moreGenus Finance Director sells 43,000 shares
14th Mar 2012 15:32
John Worby, Group Finance Director of Genus, the FTSE 250 animal genetics firm, has sold 43,000 shares, half of the amount he vested earlier this month. Worby sold 43,261 shares at 1,318.41p each for a total of £570,357. The sale was made further to the vesting of 86,523 conditional nil-cost share
Read moreFBD maintains profitability
19th Nov 2010 14:17
Irish insurer FBD Holdings says that it has remained profitable so far in the second half of 2010 even though trading conditions have been difficult. Trading has been modestly ahead of expectations thanks to a better underwriting performance. Management believes that the insurer is on course to re
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Commoditrade, Handmade, Hydrogen...
30th Apr 2010 08:27
Commodity investor Commoditrade narrowed full-year losses to $14.7m from $40.9m in 2008, although revenue sank to $20.1m from $31.1m despite an improvement in the second half. "As a result of the significant changes made during the last year, Commoditrade is in a much stronger position to grow reve
Read moreExperian directors sell after positive figures
19th Nov 2009 16:51
Don Robert, the chief executive of credit checking firm Experian, has raised more than £4m from a share sale the day after the company reported higher interim profits despite tough market conditions. US division boss Chris Callero made a £164,000 profit on 120,150 options he took up on 18 November
Read moreIndus chief sells large stake
8th Sep 2009 15:46
Ajay Kalsi, chief executive of Indus Gas, has sold £60.486m worth of shares in the India-focused oil and gas company. Kalsi has sold 17.79m shares at a price of £3.40 per share through Arden Partners, NOMAD and broker to the company. The shares have been placed with a range of existing and new ins
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Sirius Petroleum, Gem Diamonds, Churchill Mining...
26th Aug 2009 10:55
Sirius Petroleum has been guaranteed at least $80m of debt funding by London-based Capital Investment Office for its first marginal oil field project. 'We now have a substantial funding line which will enable us to execute our first asset deal in line with our strategy to create shareholder value
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