GlaxoSmithKline director sells off shares
22nd Dec 2011 14:42
Jean Stéphenne, president and general manager of Biologicals at GlaxoSmithKline, has sold off 20,000 shares just days after the firm off-loaded its Consumer Healthcare Consumer Healthcare over-the-counter brands. The director, who sold the shares at £14.408, has overseen Biologicals since 1991. E
Read moreSoaring overheads hit Goodwin's profits
26th Aug 2011 12:57
Mechanical engineering firm Goodwin lost almost a tenth of its value on Friday morning after full-year results revealed a 38% slump in profits. Pre-tax profit fell from £13.3m to £8.2m, while profit after taxation more than halved to £4.2m. Part of the £5.1m drop in pre tax profit relates to incr
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Forte Energy, Discovery Metals Proximagen...
21st Dec 2010 09:59
Uranium company Forte Energy has been testing for rare earth elements (REE) in Guinea and the latest assay results indicate "provide a higher level of encouragement that a substantial body of REE mineralisation may exist within the company's 100% owned Firawa uranium project." "REE assays from thes
Read moreORA non-exec adds to stake
19th Oct 2010 16:52
An ORA Capital Partners non-exec has invested more than £15,000 in the company. James Ede-Golightly bought 19,176 shares for his SIPP at 80p each. This takes his stake in AIM-quoted ORA to 199,176 shares. Cambridge graduate Ede-Golightly is a former analyst with Merrill Lynch and Commerzbank.
Read moreBP non-exec increases stake
31st Mar 2010 16:27
On Monday, BP non-executive director George David acquired 18,815 ADSs in the oil and gas giant for $56.89 each, followed by a further 1,185 ADSs at the same price the following day. This equates to 120,000 ordinary shares in total. The equivalent share price is 568.9p. This takes David's stake in
Read moreLegal & General finance chief invests £670,000
19th Oct 2009 16:00
Legal & General's new chief financial officer Dr Nigel Wilson has bought £670,000 worth of shares less than seven weeks after joining the board of the insurer. Dr Wilson tookup his appointment on 1 September 2009. He did not own any shares at the time. Dr Wilson bought 760,948 shares at 88p each o
Read moreHalfords director doubles stake
28th Sep 2009 16:20
Nigel Wilson, a senior independent director at the car parts and bicycle retailer Halfords, has nearly doubled his stake in the firm, spending just less than £70,000 on shares. He took 20,000 at 349p a time and now has 41,000. Wilson, who is also chief financial officer at the business publisher U
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