Director dealings: Jardines ex-MD makes $26m 'family estate' deals

25th Mar 2022 14:15

(Sharecast News) - Jardine Matheson hogged the limelight on both sides of director dealings on Friday, as its former managing director was attached to a disposal and a purchase worth more than $26m.

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Directors dealings: Jardine Matheson boss picks up stock near 52-week high

25th Jan 2017 15:52

(ShareCast News) - Ben Keswick, Jardine Matheson´s chairman and managing director, picked up a large amount of shares in the Asia-focused conglomerate. Kewswick bought 32,250 shares at an individual price of $21.70 for a total consideration of $699,825.02. The transaction took place outside a tradi

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Director dealings: Hostelworld's McCue dips in after warning

1st Jun 2016 15:29

(ShareCast News) - Hostelworld director Andy McCue, who joined the bargain rooms website just before its London flotation last October, has bedded down with the purchase of £45,400 shares after a weak trading update last week. Non-executive McCue, former chief executive of Paddy Power but who left l

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Director dealings: Jardine Matheson's Keswick sells shares

23rd May 2016 14:13

(ShareCast News) - Simon Keswick, a descendent of the founders of Jardine Matheson, has sold US$425,608-worth of shares in the legendary Asian conglomerate. Keswick, a fourth-generation Keswick who joined the group in 1962 and has been a director of its holding company since 1972, sold 8,000 shares

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Sweett Group directors cheers full-year outlook

16th Apr 2014 15:59

A number of Sweett Group board members on Tuesday added to their company holdings following an upbeat trading update from the property and infrastructure consultancy. Non-Executive Chairman Michael Henderson acquired 25,000 shares for a total spend of £10,125, while the wife of Chief Executive Off

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Abcam CEO builds family holding

10th Apr 2014 16:18

Protein research tool developer Abcam on Thursday said that the wife of its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Jonathan Milner, purchased 18,000 shares. Roza Gounari spent 373p a share for a total of £67,140. The deal takes Milner's stake in the group to around 13.8% of the issued share capital. J

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Regenersis CFO tops up stake as results impress

24th Sep 2013 16:44

Jog Dhody, the Chief Financial Officer of Regenersis, on Tuesday acquired 39,000 ordinary shares in the outsourcing partner on the same day it posted "a strong financial performance and good growth" for the year ended June 30th. Dhody bought the shares a price of 255p per share, spending a total o

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Shanta Gold director builds stake after strong results

18th Apr 2013 16:27

Shanta Gold, an AIM-listed miner, announced Thursday that Luke Leslie, a Non-Executive Director of the company, bought 193,891 shares. Leslie, who joined the board in August last year, bought the shares at 13p each for a total of £25,206. On Monday the East Africa focused gold producing company

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Bwin.party non-exec makes double purchase

19th Mar 2013 15:59

bwin.party digital entertainment announced Tuesday that one of its Non-Executive Directors has made two purchases following a report by the company admitting profits had suffered a sharp decline. Geoff Baldwin on Friday purchased 226,000 shares at 147.83p, followed by a further 74,000 on Monday at

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Aggreko execs show their faith with share purchases

21st Dec 2012 16:15

Three executives from Aggreko, the FTSE 100 temporary power and temperature control group, showed their faith in the firm this week, topping up their interests a couple of days after it disappointed the market with a downbeat outlook for 2013. Ken Hanna, Chairman, purchased 6,750 shares at 1,736p e

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DS Smith exec raises one million quid to pay taxes

20th Dec 2012 16:25

Stephen Dryden, the Finance Director of recycled packaging supplier DS Smith, exercised options in the company on Wednesday and subsequently sold half of them for nearly one million pounds. The executive, appointed to the board in April 2008, exercised nil-cost options for 878,903 shares, then sold

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Kate Bostock ditches M&S shares ahead of departure

17th Sep 2012 16:11

Marks & Spencer's departing Head of Clothing Kate Bostock has taken advantage of recent bid speculation to sell shares in the company at 371.60p on Friday. In recent weeks there has been on-going speculation that private equity titan CVC Capital Partners is considering a takeover offer for the Hig

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Forum director exercises options over one million shares

29th May 2012 16:06

Walter Brown, a Non-Executive Director of UK based gas & oil Forum Energy, has exercised one million shares in the company at 31p each. The £310,000 transaction took place on March 25th, the same day the company unveiled the findings of a report which shows an improvement in the previously known r

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FirstGroup Chairman ups his stake

24th May 2012 15:45

Martin Gilbert, Chairman of FTSE 250 transport firm FirstGroup, has ignored broker recommendations to purchase 50,000 shares on the same day the company unveiled its plans to move its UK bus shake-up into the fast lane. Gilbert bought the shares on Wednesday at 217.50p each for a total of £108,750

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Just Car boss refuels

11th Oct 2011 16:12

Just Car Clinics chief executive Barry Whittles has topped up his stake in the car accident repair chain, spending £12,000 on shares. He took 90,115 at 13.46p and now has more than 2m, or about 15.72% of the company. Just Car Clinics announced last month that it is planning to cancel its listing o

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